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• Strictly Come Dancing's Nikita 'terrifies' fans with 'mouth stretcher' in bizarre quiz

  20-10-2022 20:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ellie Simmonds dance partner got Strictly fans talking this evening
  
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• Kyle Sinckler: England prop extends Bristol Bears contract until 2024

  20-10-2022 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  England and British and Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler signs a contract extension with Bristol until the summer of 2024.
  
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• Liz Truss: Pointless fans laugh as question about serving Prime Ministers pops up on show

  20-10-2022 19:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Audiences had to laugh about the well-timed question
  
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• Bristol tower block fire: Man arrested on suspicion of arson

  20-10-2022 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Six people were injured in the blaze, with three needing hospital treatment.
  
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• Barton Hill tower block fire: Man arrested on suspicion of arson

  20-10-2022 18:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Six people were injured in this morning's blaze
  
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• Bristol student who died in Pure Gym would not have been saved if staff had been on hand, coroner rules

  20-10-2022 18:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Pure Gym have 'learned lessons' and changed policies after Henry Best's death
  
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• Man arrested after fire at block of flats in Bristol

  20-10-2022 18:13 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A man has been arrested and is in police custody following a fire which led to people being evacuated from a block of flats in Bristol today, Thursday 20 October. Emergency services were called to Eccleston House, Aiken Street, just after 6am. We’re grateful to the community for their support for the displaced residents, with rest centres at Tawfiq Masjid and Centre and St Patrick’s Catholic...
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• Bristolians expected Liz Truss to resign, but say the bigger issue is rising bills

  20-10-2022 17:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Businesses are worried that a new battle for the role of PM will only distract MPs from alleviating the worries of the cost of living crisis and high energy bills
  
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• Bristol mum forced naked out of home in 'distressing' eviction

  20-10-2022 16:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “They’ve broken the doors and trashed my home and all my possessions have been thrown around.”
  
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• Elderly woman knocked out after being pushed to the floor in Clifton

  20-10-2022 16:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She was walking to the bus stop on Whiteladies Road when she was pushed from behind
  
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• Poundland's Halloween pumpkin and ghost lights recalled over 'serious' safety fears

  20-10-2022 16:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The high street chain is asking for customers not to use the lights and to instead return them - no receipt is needed
  
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• 'Lure of easy money' tempted teen into running drugs

  20-10-2022 16:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Brad Forbes busted by eagle-eyed cops in park
  
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• CCTV appeal following incident at Frome events venue

  20-10-2022 16:34 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are releasing CCTV images of two people we would like to speak to following an assault in Frome. Officers believe the two men photographed have information which could aid their investigation into the incident which happened at entertainment venue 23 Bath Street, in Frome, on Saturday 30 April. At around 1am, a man was assaulted inside the venue by two offenders. The victim was at the venue...
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• Bristol GP warns of 'trouble on the horizon' as new committee report released

  20-10-2022 16:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  It is thought 19,000 GPs could leave the sector in the next five years, due to being "demoralised"
  
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• Strictly's Jayde Adams reveals 'overwhelming' response to her sister's story on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour

  20-10-2022 15:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "At the beginning stages of grief, the worst bit about it is how weird it is that they are not around anymore and there is this hole inside of you and nothing but time heals the hole"
  
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• Six people injured in Bristol flat blaze at Eccleston House

  20-10-2022 15:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Six casualties have been affected by the incident; three have been taken to hospital and another three were treated at the scene by ambulance
  
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• Liz Truss resigns: Bristol reacts to Prime Minister standing down after two months - Live

  20-10-2022 15:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Liz Truss has announced she is standing down as leader of the Conservative Party and a new leader will be elected within a week
  
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• Liz Truss resigns: Bristol reacts to Prime Minister standing down after two months

  20-10-2022 15:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Liz Truss has announced she is standing down as leader of the Conservative Party and a new leader will be elected within a week
  
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• Bristol shop owner fined £1,500 for dumping waste in alley behind Gloucester Road store

  20-10-2022 14:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It was left discarded and expected that others would clear it away"
  
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• Pictures show damage caused by Barton Hill flat block fire

  20-10-2022 14:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called out to the scene earlier today
  
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• The Wave near Bristol reassures surfers of safety after water turns green

  20-10-2022 13:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They say it's not harmful
  
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• Man handed seven and a half years for drug and firearms offences

  20-10-2022 13:14 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to seven and a half years for multiple drug and firearms offences. James Ashton, of no fixed address, was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Thursday 13 October after pleading guilty to six offences. Ashton faced two drugs charges including being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs (cocaine) and possession with intent to supply Class B drugs (cannabis).
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• CCTV appeal after public order incident in shop

  20-10-2022 13:12 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Did you witness a public order incident in a store in Bristol last month? A man entered the shop, in Lodge Causeway, and was reported to have acted in a threatening manner at about 9.20pm on Sunday 11 September. We are issuing a CCTV image of a man we wish to identify and talk to in connection with our enquiries. He’s described as black, about 6ft 2ins, in his 40s or 50s. He was wearing a grey...
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• Slavic witch arrives on UK shores for Halloween - Bristol Live

  20-10-2022 12:26
  Slavic witch arrives on UK shores for Halloween  Bristol Live
  
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• Witness appeal launched after assault of woman in her 80s

  20-10-2022 11:42 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appeal for witnesses after a woman in her 80s was assault in Bristol. The victim had been walking with her friend to the bus stop on Whiteladies Road, near the Jack Daniels Bar, on Friday 26 August between 11.30pm to midnight. An unknown offender pushed the woman in the back and caused her to fall to the floor, hit her head and lose consciousness. She was taken to hospital but is now...
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• Renewed appeal to find missing Anthony

  20-10-2022 11:21 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are continuing to ask the public to call the police if they have any information about 50-year-old Anthony who is missing. Anthony was last seen on Sunday 9 October in Yeovil. We are releasing a CCTV image of him, taken shortly before 3.30pm that day, at the junction of Manor Road and South Street. He’s described as about 6ft 1ins, balding with grey hair and a thin goatee beard, of slim build...
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• Bristol fire: Building evacuated and roads closed

  20-10-2022 10:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Firefighters told people to avoid the area and police closed surrounding roads.
  
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• Abell in Lions squad as Archer continues comeback

  20-10-2022 10:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Jofra Archer will travel with the England Lions squad to the training camp in the United Arab Emirates next month as he recovers from injury.
  
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• Firefighters battling flat blaze in Barton Hill - latest updates

  20-10-2022 08:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have received a large volume of 999 calls following the incident
  
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• Firefighters battle flat blaze in Barton Hill - latest updates

  20-10-2022 08:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have received a large volume of 999 calls following the incident
  
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• Fire at Eccleston House in Barton Hill extinguished after residents evacuated

  20-10-2022 08:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Firefighters received a large volume of 999 calls following the incident
  
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• 'Gritty' new Bristol road name inspired by cigarette brand

  20-10-2022 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The initial idea to name the road after a woodland was dismissed as "ridiculous" by a councillor.
  
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• Popular Bristol wild swimming spot could be cleaned up after thousands sign petition

  20-10-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Labour councillors seemed to back calls to scrap a byelaw banning swimming in the river
  
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• Independent inquiry to investigate Bristol council officers monitoring SEND parents

  20-10-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The mayor criticised the Tory calling for an inquiry into the scandal as the 'one of the most disappointing councillors I know'
  
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• Bristol mayor likens ACORN renters' protest to deadly Capitol attack

  20-10-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Marvin Rees criticised for calling City Hall demo an “exercise in entitlement and privilege"
  
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• Clean Air Zone will 'cut the city in two', says driver ahead of launch

  20-10-2022 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'They are basically robbing people, and I don’t think the mayor really understands the implications of this for South Bristol'
  
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