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• Joe Cokanasiga: England and Bath winger signs a new deal

  01-02-2023 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England and Bath winger Joe Cokanasiga signs a contract extension to remain with the Premiership side.
  
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• Love Island fans all say same thing as 'fiery' Zara dumped from villa

  01-02-2023 23:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fans have described the model's exit as a 'big loss'
  
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• LIVE: Saltford power cut leaves almost 1,000 homes without electricity

  01-02-2023 22:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The National Grid says 980 properties are without power tonight (February 1)
  
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• Bristol murder suspect charged after death of 'loving dad'

  01-02-2023 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victim Paul Wagland's family pay tribute to a "loving dad" after he was found dead early on Monday.
  
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• Bristol parents take unpaid leave due to teacher strikes

  01-02-2023 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The strike over pay means some schools are having to close in cities such as Bristol.
  
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• Woman charged with murder after death of Paul Wagland in Hartcliffe

  01-02-2023 21:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sonja Blenkiron, 41, remains in police custody and will appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Thursday, February 2)
  
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• Woman charged with murder of man who died in Hartcliffe

  01-02-2023 20:26 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’ve charged a 41-year-old woman in connection with the death of a man in Hartcliffe, Bristol, on Monday (30 January). Sonja Blenkiron has been charged with the murder of 52-year-old Paul Wagland, who died at a property on Gatcombe Road. A post-mortem examination concluded the preliminary cause of death as a single stab wound. Blenkiron, of Gatcombe Road, remains in police custody and is due to...
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• Thousands attend protest march in Bristol on 'walkout Wednesday'

  01-02-2023 19:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There was disruption in the city centre
  
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• A358 closed at Ashill after collision

  01-02-2023 19:32 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Emergency services are at the scene of a collision on the A358 at Ashill. The road is closed following a collision involving a car and a lorry at about 4.15pm today, Wednesday 1 February. The driver of the car has been airlifted to hospital. Their family are aware. The driver of the lorry is unhurt. Motorists are urged to avoid the area and follow the diversions at junction 25 of the M5...
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• Bristol teachers say schools have been stripped bare as they demand fairer pay during strike

  01-02-2023 19:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  NEU members joined other striking workers at College Green for the TUC rally
  
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• Castle Park stabbing: Man, 20, arrested on suspicion of murder

  01-02-2023 19:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The man was arrested at a property in Henleaze earlier today (February 1)
  
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• ‘I should have saved them’ – young witness tells double murder trial

  01-02-2023 19:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Andrew Innes, 52, is accused of murdering Bennylyn Burke , 25, and her daughter, Jellica, two,
  
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• Man arrested as part of Castle Park murder investigation 

  01-02-2023 18:54 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder today (Wednesday 1 February) as part of our investigation into the death of a man who was stabbed in Castle Park. Uniformed officers, with support from specialist units including the drone and dog unit, attended an address in Henleaze, Bristol, where they detained the man. He has been taken into police custody and will be questioned.
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• LIVE: M32 lane closed after car and van crash in Bristol

  01-02-2023 18:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are delays between Eastville and Hambrook this afternoon (February 1)
  
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• St Pauls Carnival to return to the streets of Bristol

  01-02-2023 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The celebration of Caribbean and African culture will be back in July for the first time since 2019.
  
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• Flat in Vestry Hall - a former cinema

  01-02-2023 16:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Flat in Vestry Hall - a former cinema
  
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• Fire escape plan for Bristol council tower blocks could be a 'recipe for disaster', tenant fears

  01-02-2023 16:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  City council housing bosses launch communication plan to dispel residents' myths over sprinklers and alarms
  
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• The WHO announces Bristol gig as part of first UK tour in six years - Bristol Live

  01-02-2023 16:39
  The WHO announces Bristol gig as part of first UK tour in six years  Bristol Live
  
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• Lawrence Weston man risked gas explosion at shop

  01-02-2023 16:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Adrian Chivers pleaded guilty to burglary and damaging property being reckless as to whether life was endangered
  
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• Three-week legal battle begins for the future of housing plan on Brislington Meadows

  01-02-2023 16:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The wildlife haven in south east Bristol could soon see 260 homes built on it
  
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• Bristol’s 'most expensive' one-bed flat is on the market for £3,500K a month

  01-02-2023 16:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Located on the Eastville/Fishponds border this property is stunning - but very pricey
  
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• Witnesses sought to incident in Wells

  01-02-2023 15:56 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses to an incident in Wells. A man approached an 11-year-old girl on Glastonbury Road as she walked home from school on Monday afternoon (30 January). The man, believed to be aged in his 20s, asked the girl to take a photograph of him and then kissed her when she returned his phone to him. The girl subsequently crossed the road to distance herself from the man and called...
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• Hartcliffe murder investigation: Man who died named as family issue touching tribute

  01-02-2023 15:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The victim has been described as 'artistic, caring, funny and ambitious' and was the best 'pap' to his three grandchildren
  
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• Nick Anderton: Bristol Rovers' communal head shave evokes team spirit of 2021-22 promotion

  01-02-2023 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nick Anderton says Bristol Rovers' communal head shave after his cancer diagnosis evokes the spirit of last season's promotion campaign
  
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• Appeal after collision leaves man, 94, in hospital

  01-02-2023 15:25 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a collision which has left a 94-year-old man in hospital. The man was walking along Styles Hill, Frome, at about 2.25pm on Monday 30 January when he was involved in a collision with a black BMW X3. The driver of the car, a man in his 80s, also went hospital as a precaution. If you saw the collision or the vehicle in the moments beforehand...
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• Strikers unite across England: ‘Our disputes may be separate but we have one aim’

  01-02-2023 15:18
  
  Voices from picket lines and protests in Bristol, Birmingham and London on a day of mass industrial actionIn what was billed as the biggest day of industrial action in a decade, workers from teachers to train drivers, civil servants to university staff went on strike on Wednesday. Guardian reporters spoke to groups of workers on picket lines and at demonstrations in Bristol, Birmingham and London. Continue reading...
  
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• Maya Jama doesn't diet or work out - she loves Bristol kebabs

  01-02-2023 15:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Love Island host has admitted that she "eats terribly"
  
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• Murder investigation launched after man dies in Bristol Castle Park stabbing

  01-02-2023 14:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police want to hear from anyone who saw two groups of men in the area yesterday, all of whom were black, involved in what might have appeared to be a disagreement
  
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• Jill Dando's brother hopes Netflix series can help find her killer

  01-02-2023 14:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The BBC broadcaster who hosted shows including Crimewatch, Holiday and Songs of Praise was shot and killed on her doorstep in London in 1999
  
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• Man's 420-mile 'worthwhile' new year walk raise charity funds

  01-02-2023 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Martin Syrett walked 13.5 miles (22km) every day in January in aid of a children's hospice.
  
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• Ron and Lana's Love Island oat milk debate triggers hilarious Oatly response

  01-02-2023 14:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Milk brand Oatly decided to clarify any misunderstanding in a statement after Ron Hall's major milk blunder left viewers baffled
  
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• Bristol stabbing: Castle Park cordon in pictures

  01-02-2023 14:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A man died after being stabbed
  
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• Appeal for witnesses as detectives launch murder investigation following man’s death

  01-02-2023 14:10 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man who was stabbed in Bristol yesterday (Tuesday 31 January). Emergency services were called to Fairfax Street at 4.26pm by a member of the public who had stopped to help an injured man. The man, aged in his 30s, was taken man to hospital, where he sadly later died. Chief Inspector Robert Cheeseman said: “We understand these events...
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• Two jailed after Hungerford car chase and hours-long manhunt

  01-02-2023 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kyle Marshall and Finley Phillips ran off after the stolen car was stopped with a police stinger.
  
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• Stephen Merchant mocked at Glastonbury and made to feel like a 'freak show'

  01-02-2023 13:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He also joked that he would like a statue of himself in Bristol
  
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• Bristol woman sets new record completing ‘world’s toughest row’ for the second time

  01-02-2023 13:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Huge walls of water, sleep deprivation and severely blistered hands were all part of the journey
  
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• New Paramount+ drama The Killing Kind filming in Bristol

  01-02-2023 12:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Emma Appleton, Colin Morgan, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Rob Jarvis, Kerr Logan, Sara Powell and Nicholas Rowe have joined the cast as Paramount+ produce an adaptation of bestselling author Jane Casey's novel
  
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• Drunken easyJet passenger on Bristol plane sexually assaulted flight attendant

  01-02-2023 12:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Robert Sheldon downed half a bottle of duty-free vodka on flight from Turkey to Bristol, court told
  
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• Bristol Arena transport package under review as costs soar

  01-02-2023 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cost of the transport package to the planned Bristol Arena has risen by more than £3m.
  
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• Aldi recruiting 500 apprentices - and you can earn up to £378 a week

  01-02-2023 12:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's the chain's biggest-ever apprenticeship recruitment drive
  
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• UK High Court approves Bristol Airport’s expanded capacity - Passenger Terminal Today

  01-02-2023 12:29
  
  UK High Court approves Bristol Airport’s expanded capacity  Passenger Terminal Today
  
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• My client's 'too tall for cell', says barrister of man who shone laser at police helicopter

  01-02-2023 12:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jesse Geaney is remanded in custody awaiting sentence - even though his barrister said he's too tall for a cell
  
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• Weston Tropicana: New open-air arena set to open near Bristol

  01-02-2023 11:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Council chiefs reveal plans for seafront venue
  
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• Trio steal catalytic converter in Horfield before fleeing in Audi

  01-02-2023 11:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police has appealed for the public to report 'anything out of the ordinary' straight away
  
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• School closure list in Bristol and South Gloucestershire as teachers go on strike

  01-02-2023 11:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The seven days of planned strike action are expected to affect tens of thousands of schools in England and Wales
  
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• Love Island: Amanda Holden says islanders only want to become famous as she bans daughter from show

  01-02-2023 11:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It’s just amazing telly but it's not really for love so I don’t want my daughter anywhere near”
  
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• Catalytic converter stolen from car in Horfield

  01-02-2023 10:54 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses following the theft of a catalytic converter from a car in Bristol. The car, which was parked in Rodbourne Road, Horfield, was targeted by three offenders at about 9.45pm on Wednesday 25 January. The offenders, who were all wearing black clothing, were seen to leave the scene in a silver Audi A3, with a 08 reg plate, driving along Butterfield Road...
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• LIVE: M4 crash blocks lane and slow traffic near Bristol

  01-02-2023 10:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It happened near to junction 21, Awkley Interchange
  
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• LIVE: M4 clear after crash blocked lane near Bristol

  01-02-2023 10:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It happened near to junction 21, Awkley Interchange
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson calls for pension to be paid to 18-year-olds instead of pensioners

  01-02-2023 10:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People were not impressed with his latest column
  
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