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• Love Island fans in 'tears of laughter' boys play makeup prank on Tom and Shaq

  18-02-2023 23:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fans burst into "tears of laughter" as a prank on Shaq and Tom was shown on tonight's show
  
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• Bristol ease to win over DMP Sharks in Premier 15s

  18-02-2023 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Exeter Chiefs produce a dominant 57-5 win at Worcester Warriors to go top of the Premier 15s table.
  
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• Arrests made after man stabbed – Taunton

  18-02-2023 21:14 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man has gone to hospital after being stabbed in Taunton. It happened in the park area between Baldwin Road and Monmouth Road, Halcon, just before 3.30pm today, Saturday 18 February. Police and ambulance crews attended immediately and found a man with stab wounds. Thankfully his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing and he’s receiving treatment in hospital.
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• Bristol Rovers 1-2 Burton Albion

  18-02-2023 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burton further boost their League One survival hopes with a comeback victory over struggling Bristol Rovers.
  
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• Court remands man charged with rape into custody

  18-02-2023 18:38 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Bristol Magistrates have remanded a man charged with rape into custody ahead of the next hearing. Curtis Otley, 19, of Stockwood, Bristol, did not enter a plea to two charges of rape of a girl aged under 16 when he appeared in court today, Saturday 18 February. He will remain in custody until a hearing at Bristol Crown Court in March. The girl is being kept informed and supported.
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• Sunderland 1-1 Bristol City: Robins strike late from the spot to frustrate Black Cats

  18-02-2023 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nahki Wells converts an injury-time penalty to give Bristol City a point in a 1-1 draw at Sunderland in the Championship.
  
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• Bristol live music venues call for VAT cut on tickets

  18-02-2023 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Owners of venues in Bristol say they need help to cope with rising costs including energy and beer.
  
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• A4 near Bath reopens after fatal collision

  18-02-2023 16:43 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  The A4 near Bath has reopened following an earlier collision in which, sadly, a man died. Emergency services were called just before 8.45am today, Saturday 18 February, to the collision involving a male pedestrian and a lorry. The A4 was closed on both directions between the A46 London Road and the A363 Bradford Road, Bathford. Mill Lane was also closed while collision investigators carried out an...
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• Josie Gibson 'roasted' by Matt Goss after asking a question about Strictly

  18-02-2023 16:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Matt Goss, the BBC Strictly Come Dancing star, was in the studio for an interview with Josie Gibson and Dermot O'Leary on Thursday
  
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• Man appears in court charged with raping girl in Bristol

  18-02-2023 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Curtis Otley, 19, has been remanded in custody to appear at Bristol Crown Court in March.
  
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• Suspects in custody after assaults in Yeovil

  18-02-2023 14:31 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Two suspects are in police custody after a series of assaults in Yeovil. Officers were called at about 6.30am today, Saturday 18 February to Reckleford after a man was assaulted. All available resources were deployed immediately and officers then responded to a second call at 7.30am to Yeo Vale Leisure Park to find two men had been assaulted near Cineworld. Soon afterwards there was a report of...
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• A4 closed near Bath following collision

  18-02-2023 12:10 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Emergency services are at the scene of a collision which has closed the A4 Batheaston bypass between London Road, Bath and the A363 Bradford Road, Bathford. Mill Lane is also closed following the collision involving a pedestrian and a lorry. Police and the ambulance service were called to the scene just before 8.45am today, Saturday 18 February. The road is likely to remain closed for some time...
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• "My six months of night sweats and back pain were an aggressive cancer - I'm disease free and travelling the world"

  18-02-2023 11:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Hannah said she "went to the doctor three to four times a week" and was dismissed repeatedly
  
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• Gourmet burgers and lobster take starring role in historic pub's revamp

  18-02-2023 11:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  New owner has big plans to make The Star Inn in Tickenham a must-visit spot
  
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• National Trust property an hour from Bristol plans for ziplines and café expansion

  18-02-2023 10:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Knightshayes, on the outskirts of Tiverton, is making some changes to its key areas, including its shop and reception
  
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• UK passport holders given nine month warning

  18-02-2023 10:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The change affects Brits entering or exiting the Schengen Area
  
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• Race for Power: Campaign to improve Bristol's race equality

  18-02-2023 10:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The campaign ties together several momentous events to expand the conversation around equality.
  
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• Christian Atsu found dead following earthquake in Turkey, agent confirms

  18-02-2023 10:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The disaster in Turkey and Syria has claimed more than 40,000 lives
  
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• Two homes in one - Clevedon properties still on the market

  18-02-2023 10:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The cottage and lodge both boast views across the Bristol Channel
  
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• Man refused to swap plane seats for an elderly couple because he paid extra for it

  18-02-2023 07:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He refused to move until a flight attended got involved
  
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• Baker speaks out on struggle to hire staff and price of flour skyrocketing

  18-02-2023 06:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He singlehandedly makes hundreds of loaves each day
  
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• What next for Bristol's abandoned Harbourside wasteland that's been left for decades

  18-02-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Yorkshire brewer Samuel Smith's owns the vacant plot
  
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• Please stop sending us Bristol Clean Air Zone fines beg couple in Sussex

  18-02-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A bolt on the number plate of a completely different car is confusing the CAZ cameras
  
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• Bristol women beaters and molesters sent to prison in the last six months

  18-02-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cases have included a man who believed he could beat his wife, rapists and a man who robbed a woman of her car at knifepoint.
  
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• All the death notices and funeral announcements from Bristol Post this week

  18-02-2023 05:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
  
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• One of Bristol's deprived areas struggling to cope with cost of living crisis as winter drags on

  18-02-2023 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Business owner says ‘he’s taking money out of his own pocket’ for business to survive
  
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