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• Love Island fans fume as Will Young kisses bombshell Layla

  14-02-2023 23:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The farmer is coupled up with Australian personal trainer Jessie Wynter and viewers have expressed their unhappiness at his antics
  
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• Bristol Rovers 0-0 Ipswich Town

  14-02-2023 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ipswich's promotion push continued to stutter as they are held to a third successive draw in a 0-0 stalemate with Bristol Rovers.
  
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• Your Reports on Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Town - TWTD.co.uk

  14-02-2023 22:44
  
  Your Reports on Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Town  TWTD.co.uk
  
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• Bristol couple share secrets of their 70-year marriage

  14-02-2023 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A couple celebrating their platinum anniversary on Valentine's Day share marriage tips.
  
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• Harvey Nichols assault claims in Bristol sparks police investigation

  14-02-2023 20:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police said it is looking into the allegation and counter-allegation from the incident which unfolded outside the city centre store between a teenage woman and a security guard
  
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• UFO or mystery balloon spotted flying over Bristol city centre

  14-02-2023 20:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'Balloon' moves steadily across the sky from east to west
  
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• Alex Scott: Bristol City midfielder enjoying 'best' run of form

  14-02-2023 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Midfielder Alex Scott says he is playing his 'best' football for Bristol City, with the Championship team on a run of nine matches unbeaten.
  
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• Appeal after fatal collision near Peasedown St John

  14-02-2023 17:55 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses after a single vehicle collision near Peasedown St John in which, sadly, a woman died. Officers were called to Wellow Road just after 7.45am on Tuesday 14 February. They found a silver VW Polo had left the road. While formal identification has yet to take place, our thoughts are with the woman’s family and they are being supported by a specially-trained family liaison...
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• Bristol Airport: You can travel halfway across the world for just £156

  14-02-2023 17:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We looked at how far you could get for around £160, and you can get a lot further than you think.
  
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• Bristol: Dad who shook baby jailed for manslaughter

  14-02-2023 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Marcus Carter admitted killing his two-month-old son at their home in Easton, Bristol, in August 2020.
  
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• Student earns doctorate from Bristol 52 years after starting PhD

  14-02-2023 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Nick Axten, 76, says he needed "a long hard think" over the intervening decades.
  
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• Easton dad who shook his baby to death is jailed

  14-02-2023 16:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He admitted manslaughter
  
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• "I was handed a parking ticket for a little-known rule"

  14-02-2023 16:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "This is actually a pitfall lots of people have accidentally fallen into"
  
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• New Banksy in Margate already partly removed 'by council'

  14-02-2023 16:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new artwork is believed to be a statement against domestic violence
  
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• Jail for father who fatally shook new-born son

  14-02-2023 15:52 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man who fatally shook his new-born son has been jailed at Bristol Crown Court today (Tuesday, 14 February). Marcus Carter, of Burns Road, Walsall, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his 10-week-old son at a hearing at the same court last month. Today, The Honourable Mrs Justice Hill sentenced the 43-year-old to seven years and eight months in prison. The court heard emergency services were...
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• Bristol school Trinity Academy says allegation about bullying is 'unfounded'

  14-02-2023 15:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The school said it has “a zero-tolerance policy towards any violent or bullying behaviour”
  
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• Calls to create slavery museum in empty Bristol church

  14-02-2023 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Seamen's Mission Church has sat empty since 1987 and recently went on the market for £500,000.
  
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• Brianna Ghey candlelight vigil held in Bristol after fatal stabbing

  14-02-2023 14:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Her family have paid tribute to a 'much-loved daughter, granddaughter and baby sister'
  
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• Love Island's Maya Jama jets back to South African sunshine for 'Casa Amor recoupling'

  14-02-2023 14:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Bristolian presenter expressed how grateful she was for "every single person" who has supported her over the years as she flew to South Africa in style
  
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• Gen Z watches Fawlty Towers for the first time but doesn't understand why it's supposed to be funny

  14-02-2023 13:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I just didn’t find it funny, not one bit"
  
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• ITV Good Morning Britian host Robert Rinder in hospital hours after show ended

  14-02-2023 13:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Judge Rinder was pictured in hospital just hours after co-presenting the breakfast show on Monday
  
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• Rare Portishead Marina - photo gallery

  14-02-2023 13:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rare Portishead Marina - photo gallery
  
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• M49 ghost junction 'not our fault' says South Gloucestershire Council as CPOs approved

  14-02-2023 13:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The roundabout was completed in 2020 but has never been linked to local roads
  
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• DWP cost of living spring payment: Those not eligible and why

  14-02-2023 12:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Almost 551,000 Universal Credit claimants missed out on the first cost of living payment of £326 last summer because of a 'nil award'
  
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• Brianna Ghey: Candle-lit vigils planned across UK for schoolgirl

  14-02-2023 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation is continuing after Brianna Ghey, 16, was stabbed to death in a Cheshire park.
  
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• Bristol hospital's job that will make you fall in love 'over and over again'

  14-02-2023 12:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We really do have the perfect job match for you"
  
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• Dial 999 if you see wanted Bristol man who is suspected of carrying a 'blade'

  14-02-2023 11:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Daniel Gibbons, 35, has links to Bristol city centre, Staple Hill, Kingswood and South Gloucestershire
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson fans outraged as he launches his own range of crisps costing £38 a box

  14-02-2023 10:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "You know exactly where you can shove your overpriced crisps"
  
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• Bristol animal and climate activists paint the streets calling for 'plant-based future'

  14-02-2023 10:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Areas the posters and paint from the activist group can be seen at Millennium Square, Park Street, the Christmas steps and the Harbourside
  
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• New UK Banksy confirmed: 'Mascara' artwork unveiled for Valentine's Day - Bristol Live

  14-02-2023 09:38
  New UK Banksy confirmed: 'Mascara' artwork unveiled for Valentine's Day  Bristol Live
  
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• New UK Banksy confirmed: 'Mascara' artwork unveiled for Valentine's Day

  14-02-2023 09:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's his first work on a wall in Britain for 18 months
  
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• New UK Banksy confirmed: 'Mascara' artwork unveiled for ... - Bristol Live

  14-02-2023 09:00
  New UK Banksy confirmed: 'Mascara' artwork unveiled for ...  Bristol Live
  
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• Lando Norris: McLaren driver says Formula 1 should abandon free-speech restriction plan

  14-02-2023 08:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  McLaren's Lando Norris says that Formula 1's governing body should abandon its plans for an apparent ban on free speech for drivers.
  
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• Bristol Beacon finally confirms reopening date after major £132m revamp

  14-02-2023 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It promises to be one of the best and most accessible venues in Europe
  
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• Bristol Beacon concert hall to reopen in November

  14-02-2023 08:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The reopening of Bristol Beacon will see the return of the Simple Things Festival.
  
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• Bristol City Council given £1m to reform SEN spending

  14-02-2023 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mayor says increasing costs for special educational needs is creating financial deficit.
  
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• Plans to transform former Pure Gym and Mecca Bingo site into 340 home development

  14-02-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The developer is holding a community consultation meeting next week
  
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• Calls for new Gypsy and Traveller pitches near Temple Meads instead of South Bristol

  14-02-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Between six and eight new permanent pitches will likely be built soon near a popular park in South Bristol
  
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• Bristol Live readers react to Dean of Bristol's support for plans to rethink God's pronouns

  14-02-2023 05:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A discussion about the gender - if any - of God sparked a fierce debate among Bristol Live readers.
  
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• Plans for nearly 600 homes north of Bristol granted permission on appeal

  14-02-2023 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A seven-day public inquiry was held last year
  
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• Will shocks Love Island fans as clip suggests he kisses bombshell Layla

  14-02-2023 00:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The lovable farmer is coupled up with Australian Jessie Wynter - but appears to have had his head turned in Casa Amor on the ITV2 show
  
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