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• Bristol PCs trained to use overdose drug after heroin deaths

  19-07-2023 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It follows warnings that a particularly dangerous batch of the drug was being sold in Bristol.
  
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• Recap: M5 lane reopen after crash near Cribbs Causeway

  19-07-2023 22:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The collision took place heading northbound shortly before 9.14pm this evening (July 19)
  
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• Live: M5 lane closed by crash near Cribbs Causeway

  19-07-2023 22:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The collision took place heading northbound shortly before 9.14pm this evening (July 19)
  
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• New charity department store to open at Cabot Circus

  19-07-2023 19:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The launch party is set to take place on Thursday and the store will then be open seven days a week
  
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• Children at West Country asylum seeker hotel are 'malnourished' and 'isolated'

  19-07-2023 19:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Local councillors have hit the hotel with damning concerns
  
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• Toxic waste including asbestos sheets dumped on Bristol Downs

  19-07-2023 19:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A cyclist raised the alert on the rubbish which lay on the side of the road for at least five days
  
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• Council slammed for spending £300,000 on storing thousands of unused wheelie bins

  19-07-2023 19:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The bins, which were purchased in 2021, are still being kept at a secret location - at eye-watering expense
  
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• Asda’s fuel margin targets were three times the 2019 level by 2023, MPs told

  19-07-2023 18:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  MPs were also told that the supermarket reduced prices at the pump more slowly than the drop in wholesale fuel costs
  
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• World Aquatics Championships: Britain's Kate Shortman makes history

  19-07-2023 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kate Shortman makes history at the World Aquatics Championships by winning Britain's first artistic swimming medal with bronze in solo free final.
  
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• Perverted teacher who used to work at Bristol school admits kissing and groping pupils

  19-07-2023 18:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Graham Digby-Rogers, 86, has been jailed for historic sexual abuse of three girls
  
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• Plans refused for 144 homes on South Bristol wildlife haven on dangerously steep hill

  19-07-2023 18:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Council officers said the housing development would be ideal for "regular alpine climbers"
  
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• Live: West Country crossbow incident sparks manhunt and heavy police presence

  19-07-2023 17:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is a heavy police presence and a helicopter has been deployed in Plymouth following reports of a man armed with a crossbow
  
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• Mother hails ‘justice’ for son after fourth murder trial

  19-07-2023 17:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ramane Wiggan was killed after being “lured” to a balcony at a block of flats
  
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• Anna Kilb: Bristol teenager on 'amazing' selection for GB water polo team

  19-07-2023 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol water polo player Anna Kilb says it "feels amazing" to be representing Great Britain at the Under-17 European Championships.
  
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• Woman tells of ex-soldier rapist who 'ruined her life'

  19-07-2023 16:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nathan Giles has been jailed for life after being found guilty of nine offences against two victims. He is a danger to women and will be on the sex offender register for life
  
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• MP says buses are less reliable in Bristol since First promised improvements in April

  19-07-2023 15:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But First Bus says reliability has “significantly improved” since April
  
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• M5 closure live as vehicle fire causes traffic chaos in Somerset

  19-07-2023 15:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic on the M5 has been held due to a vehicle fire. Smoke was blowing across the carriageway after the vehicle burst into flames on the southbound carriageway this afternoon
  
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• Worst 20 NHS trusts for waiting lists revealed in new list

  19-07-2023 15:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There were a total of 385,022 people who had been on the waiting list for treatment for over a year in the latest figures - up 15 per cent
  
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• Family facing spiralling bill as teenager falls critically ill on holiday in Spain

  19-07-2023 15:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The cost is expected to rise by thousands every day
  
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• Terrified girlfriend screamed 'he's locked all the doors' - hours later she was dead

  19-07-2023 15:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Courtney Boorne climbed onto a window ledge and shouted 'he won't let me out' as she tried to flee the attack by teenager Liam Cain
  
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• Rapist 'humiliated' victim and torched her belongings

  19-07-2023 15:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  James Hardy found guilty of violence and sexual violence
  
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• Safety concerns for missing boy, 13, from Lawrence Weston

  19-07-2023 15:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Mitchell, 13, was last seen in Knowle on Sunday, July 16, and also has links to Bishopsworth, Hartcliff and Hengrove
  
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• Missing boy, 13, from Lawrence Weston found safe and well

  19-07-2023 15:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Mitchell, 13, was reported missing after last being seen in Knowle on Sunday, July 16
  
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• M4 crash: Bristol school worker's death leaves family 'devastated'

  19-07-2023 15:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The community has been left shocked and saddened after two Bristol women died in the M4 tragedy
  
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• Arrest made as fatal M4 crash victim named

  19-07-2023 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
  
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• ‘Dangerous’ man jailed for life after raping two women

  19-07-2023 15:00 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A 34-year-old man has been jailed for life after assaulting and raping two women in ‘horrific’ attacks. Nathan Giles, of Wrington, was found guilty in December last year of nine offences against two victims. The offences included four counts of rape, one of attempted rape and two of controlling/coercive behaviour. He was also found guilty of one count of assault and one of sexual assault.
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• Fourth man arrested over M4 crash which killed two women

  19-07-2023 14:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police officers added three other men arrested over the incident have been bailed and have confirmed the name of one of the victims
  
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• What inflation is and how the latest fall will affect you and your money

  19-07-2023 14:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The rate dropped more than had been predicted - but it doesn't mean prices have started falling
  
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• Flying ant day: What is it and why does it happen at different times in different places?

  19-07-2023 14:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Flying ant day has come back around - or has it? Experts say the annual event takes place at different times for different locations
  
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• Next national emergency mobile phone alerts being planned says Cobra director

  19-07-2023 14:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A fresh test of the UK Emergency Alerts service could be held after the first trial, in which a loud alarm was sent to millions of handsets across the nation
  
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• Further arrest made in M4 fatal collision investigation

  19-07-2023 14:00 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A fourth person has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the fatal collision on the M4 earlier this week. A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He is in police custody. On Monday 17 July at around 12.05am, emergency services were called to a two-car collision on the M4 eastbound between junction 22 (M49) and 21 (M48).
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• University of Bristol student doctor wins comedy award

  19-07-2023 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Riki Msindo plans to fit gigs around his first job as a doctor after winning a student comedy award.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing signs up legendary star as 'oldest contestant ever'

  19-07-2023 13:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Rip Off Britain star is rumoured to be waltzing out onto the dance floor 25 years after hosting Strictly Come Dancing's inspiration - Come Dancing
  
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• Bristol Airport predicts busiest summer dates as passengers urged to plan ahead

  19-07-2023 13:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It could see almost 40,000 passengers a day during peak times in the summer holidays
  
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• Saira Khan says Loose Women told her to be 'loud and gobby' one

  19-07-2023 13:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Saira says TV roles are 'directed and edited' and she wanted to be fun, but that was the role given to Stacey Solomon
  
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• Person injured in kitchen fire in Weston-super-Mare

  19-07-2023 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firefighters rescued one person from a top floor flat and evacuated people from the building.
  
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• Gemma Atkinson gives birth to baby boy with Strictly Come Dancing's Gorka

  19-07-2023 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Strictly Come Dancing couple have welcomed a 'lovely little' baby boy to their family
  
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• Thousands of people now receiving around £6,650 each owed by DWP

  19-07-2023 12:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Letters are to be sent out this autumn to another 210,000 people due to get Government money
  
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• Ben Shephard's pride in wife Annie's achievement shared in beautiful post

  19-07-2023 12:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Friends and fans have joined the TV host in celebrating
  
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• West Country leisure centre tragedy as two die in separate incidents

  19-07-2023 12:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The two men - a swimmer at the centre and a man working at a building in the park - suffered medical incidents in and around the grounds of the venue
  
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• Urgent warning after Labrador needs emergency op after swallowing batteries from flashing ball

  19-07-2023 11:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The pup was playing with the toy ball when his family realised a battery was missing
  
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• Bristol police officer re-launches football boot appeal

  19-07-2023 11:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PC Ryan Day is collecting unused boots to pass on to disadvantaged school children.
  
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• Wanted man at centre of police hunt found and arrested

  19-07-2023 11:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police has confirmed 32-year-old Bradley Rich has been located following a manhunt which sparked an urgent 999 appeal from the force
  
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• Timothy Spall explains the secrets of his dramatic weight loss

  19-07-2023 11:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The actor looks very different in his latest role in The Sixth Commandment
  
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• Date confirmed for British passports to be issued in name of King Charles

  19-07-2023 10:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  New British passports will now bear the title 'His Majesty' for the first time since 1952
  
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• Martin Lewis shares letter that left tears in his eyes on Good Morning Britain

  19-07-2023 10:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Martin read a letter from a woman whose life has changed after following benefits advice
  
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• Cathy noticed something was wrong when she looked at her stomach

  19-07-2023 10:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cathy has spoken about her experience in a warning to others
  
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• Gethin Jones says new career move is 'job of dreams'

  19-07-2023 10:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Gethin made the announcement to his fans on social media
  
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• Adam's 16 hours a day gaming left him with permanent wrist damage

  19-07-2023 09:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was kicked out of uni
  
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• Domino's free pizza offer rapped after disappointed customers turned away

  19-07-2023 09:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fast-food giant offered a free medium pizza to people who ordered via their app
  
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