Bristol news

• Big Brother's Lauren Harries undergoes surgery for life-threatening spinal tear

  18-07-2023 22:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Big Brother star has stayed in hospital for three months following an unsuccessful spinal operation and is reportedly having to learn how to walk again
  
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• This Morning star Iris Jones splits from Egyptian toyboy husband and replaces him with cat

  18-07-2023 21:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Iris Jones, from Weston-super-Mare, was married to Mohamed Ibriham for two years but now says her furry feline friend keeps her happy
  
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• Locals could lose all their land if new bypass approved

  18-07-2023 20:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One is worried for the welfare of his animals as he is set to lose all his land
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover-owner set to build battery factory near Bristol

  18-07-2023 19:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Plans for the new gigafactory in Somerset were revealed last month, but reports indicate an update on the proposal could be announced this week
  
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• Somerset man to face trial over black latex suit charges

  18-07-2023 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joshua Hunt, 32, denies two charges of putting someone in fear of provocation or violence.
  
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• Bristol's welcoming spaces to keep running this winter as cost of living crisis continues

  18-07-2023 18:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The spaces were opened last October to help people struggling to heat their homes
  
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• Marauding sheep terrorise gardeners by munching prized flowers

  18-07-2023 18:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Green-fingered locals had spent months planting the foliage for the upcoming ‘Britain in Bloom’ competition
  
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• Kids banned from major shopping centre after mass brawl

  18-07-2023 17:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Several police officers were hurt in the chaos
  
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• Bollard madness as resident's driveway is blocked off by council

  18-07-2023 17:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The resident says she has not driven her car since March and is 'so embarrassed' about the incident that she keeps her blinds closed
  
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• Ian handed all of his money to a cult thinking it was a stop-smoking course

  18-07-2023 16:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A chance meeting with a woman while he was out shopping saw him sucked in quickly
  
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• Man accused of being 'Somerset gimp' appears in court

  18-07-2023 16:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Joshua Hunt, 32, has denied two charges of putting someone in fear of provocation or violence
  
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• Bristol family need help to fly dad home from Bulgaria after balcony fall

  18-07-2023 16:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They need help get the Bristol builder home after he suffered serious head injuries
  
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• Man accused of Somerset 'gimp suit' incidents appears in court

  18-07-2023 16:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Joshua Hunt has denied the charges, which include jumping out on two women while wearing a black gimp suit
  
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• Urgent search for 13-year-old girl missing for a week and last seen in Bristol

  18-07-2023 16:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Calyse was last seen in Whitehall Road, Bristol, on Friday, July 14, but was reported missing on Tuesday (July 11)
  
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• Robert Giles: Paedophile extradited from Spain jailed

  18-07-2023 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robert Giles, 76, pleaded guilty to 12 offences including the rape of a child under the age of 13.
  
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• Family fly home early to escape 43C 'giant oven' holiday hotel

  18-07-2023 16:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Much of Europe has been experiencing very high temperatures
  
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• Beau's skull is broken apart and put back together to stop his brain being crushed

  18-07-2023 15:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The surgery has left him with a giant zig-zag scar across his head
  
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• AI has created Johnny Cash singing Barbie Girl and fans 'can't stop' listening

  18-07-2023 15:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It's bizarrely enchanting"
  
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• Three men suspected of causing death by dangerous driving in fatal two-car M4 crash

  18-07-2023 14:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police currently has three men in custody following the incident which led to the deaths of two women on the M4 motorway near Bristol on July 17
  
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• Love Island fans have 'heart attack' as they confuse Rita Ora for ex-star

  18-07-2023 14:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  After Iain Stirling teased that the popstar was entering the villa for a special performance, some fans were convinced that a former contestant was being brought back in
  
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• Couple stunned after council blocks new driveway with bollards

  18-07-2023 14:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The authority said the householders had not requested permission to pave their drive
  
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• Seven holiday travel scams that ruin British tourists' trips abroad

  18-07-2023 14:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rip-off taxi fares, dodgy hotels, pickpockets, casino scams and more, British tourists are all too often seen as easy prey for scam artists and criminals when they are on holiday abroad
  
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• RAF parachutist 'lucky to be here' after collision at 900ft

  18-07-2023 13:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He is aiming to complete his fifth half marathon in October
  
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• Mum of seriously ill baby in Bristol hospital feared losing home

  18-07-2023 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jodie said money worries while her son was in hospital for six months had added to the stress.
  
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• Top five baby names inspired by 90s toys

  18-07-2023 13:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Toy-themed baby names are apparently on the rise
  
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• Heart surgeon busts biggest health myth and food to avoid if you want to lose weight

  18-07-2023 13:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "If you are a food company, your goal is to get people to buy more food"
  
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• Stacey Solomon jokes she and Joe Swash 'won't make it' to wedding anniversary after row

  18-07-2023 13:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Loose Women star was speaking to her millions of Instagram followers from her dream Pickle Cottage kitchen when her husband started to wind her up following a trip away
  
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• A home away from home: How Cots for Tots supports families with babies in NICU

  18-07-2023 12:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  When Devon-based reporter Lewis and his wife Rebecca had their first son Edward, their excitement soon turned to horror, when complications meant, he was rushed to St Michael’s Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Bristol for life-saving treatment. The couple became just one of thousands of parents to be looked after by Anne Clements, the friendly face of the city’s Grand Appeal charity, who welcomes new parents into her care, offering a listening ear, a warm embra
  
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• Baby Sky believed to be one of smallest to survive at just 350g

  18-07-2023 12:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She is thought to be one of the smallest babies to have survived in the UK
  
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• M4 fatal crash: Three arrested men remain in custody

  18-07-2023 12:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police have given an update on the incident in which two women died. The motorway was closed near Bristol for most of Monday as an investigation took place.
  
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• Five-star TUI holiday turns to chaos with cancelled flight and bed bugs

  18-07-2023 12:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  TUI has apologises and launches an investigation into couple's nightmare experience
  
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• Elbit Systems UK opens Horizon facility in Bristol - ADS Advance

  18-07-2023 12:05
  
  Elbit Systems UK opens Horizon facility in Bristol  ADS Advance
  
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• Covid vaccine praise for Bristol team tackling health 'inequity'

  18-07-2023 12:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Despite the recent successes, the government has stopped funding some of the innovative work
  
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• Primark’s ‘stunning’ pleated dress near-identical to £2,310 Saint Laurent item

  18-07-2023 11:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Costing just £18, Primark’s dress is a steal
  
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• Home Secretary Suella Braverman says Bristol MP should be sacked from climate change job

  18-07-2023 11:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Kerry McCarthy has dismissed Suella Braverman's attack as 'ludicrous'
  
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• James Bracey: Wicketkeeper to stay with Gloucestershire until 2025

  18-07-2023 11:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wicketkeeper James Bracey signs a new two-year contract with Gloucestershire to stay until the end of the 2025 season.
  
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• Taylor Swift fans complain about 'absolute chaos' as little-known rule could mean they miss out on seeing star

  18-07-2023 11:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "This is terrible"
  
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• 'Absolute chaos' as little-known rule could mean fans miss out on seeing Taylor Swift

  18-07-2023 11:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "This is terrible"
  
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• Good Morning Britain's travel expert Simon Calder's advice on holiday cancellation as wildfires rage in Europe

  18-07-2023 11:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some Brits are contemplating cancelling their holidays as temperatures soar on the continent, with southern Spain melting under a burning 44.8°C yesterday (July 17)
  
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• Mum 'distressed' after daughter, 12, is beaten up at school and video posted on social media

  18-07-2023 11:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The mum of the 12-year-old student, who is autistic, said the incident has had "a massive effect" and the video emerging on social media has added to her distress
  
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• Mum 'distressed' after daughter, 12, beaten up at school and incident posted on social media

  18-07-2023 11:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The mum of the 12-year-old student, who is autistic, said the incident has had "a massive effect" and the video emerging on social media has added to her distress
  
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• Bristol City host Leicester in WSL season opener

  18-07-2023 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reigning Women's Super League champions Chelsea will play Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on 1 October in their first match of 2023-24.
  
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• Bristol named as one of UK's most cycle-friendly cities - Bristol24/7

  18-07-2023 11:06
  
  Bristol named as one of UK's most cycle-friendly cities  Bristol24/7
  
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• ‘Football boots for all’ initiative re-launches in Bristol

  18-07-2023 10:44 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  An Avon and Somerset police officer is re-launching a scheme to provide football boots for disadvantaged children in Bristol after hundreds of pairs were donated following a successful campaign two years ago. Neighbourhood Constable Ryan Day, who works as an engagement and prevention officer with schools in Bristol, created the “Caring for the Community: Football Boots Initiative” in 2021 to give...
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• Spain tourists warned about potentially dangerous cocktail sellers

  18-07-2023 10:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Serious concerns raised over rise in number of illegal vendors selling unhygienic drinks to overheated people on beaches
  
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• Warning of temperatures peaking at 52C as 'UK government still arguing about onshore wind turbines'

  18-07-2023 09:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "The tragedy is upon another tragedy, in that, we knew about all of this from the 1970s"
  
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• 'I saw signs of my dad's Alzheimer's 23 years before diagnosis'

  18-07-2023 09:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Richard was diagnosed two years ago
  
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• Bears to host Leicester in Premiership opener

  18-07-2023 09:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premiership champions Saracens will start the new season with a trip to Exeter Chiefs on Saturday, 14 October.
  
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• Clair got married to herself after too many 'crash and burn' relationships

  18-07-2023 09:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Her decision came after a string of unsuccessful relationships
  
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• Summer travel warning for millions of UK holidaymakers still using a red passport

  18-07-2023 08:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Make sure you check your passport before you arrive a the airport
  
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