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• Gloucestershire beat Derbys in One-Day Cup opener

  01-08-2023 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kent's Joey Evison and Ben Compton score two of four hundreds on the opening day of the One-Day Cup - with two hat-tricks as well.
  
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• Man stabbed with machete after row over mobile phone, jury heard

  01-08-2023 19:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ronaldo Griffiths denies the murder of Adam Ali Ibrahim in January. He is currently standing trial at Bristol Crown Court
  
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• Woman in hospital after being stabbed by man in Knowle West

  01-08-2023 19:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for information in a bid to identify the offender
  
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• Heartbroken mum tells Bristol 'the fighting and killing must stop' as thousands donated to fundraiser for teen's family

  01-08-2023 19:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "That the fullness of Eddie’s promise will go unfulfilled is a deep tragedy for a Bristol family – and thus, for our whole city" - Mayor Marvin Rees
  
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• Recap: M4 reopen after two-vehicle crash near Bristol

  01-08-2023 18:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There was slow traffic heading eastbound this afternoon (August 1)
  
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• Live: M4 lane closed by two-vehicle crash near Bristol

  01-08-2023 18:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is slow traffic heading eastbound this afternoon (August 1)
  
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• Jonnie Irwin issues health update as fans rush to support him

  01-08-2023 18:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jonnie has been battling terminal lung cancer for two years
  
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• Teenage boy stabbed by two balaclava-clad burglars in South Bristol

  01-08-2023 17:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police say the offenders fled the scene on Wallingford Road on motorbikes yesterday afternoon (July 31)
  
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• Gender pay gap at Avon Fire & Rescue Service widens for first time in years

  01-08-2023 17:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Annual gender pay gap report shows difference in earnings between the sexes - but it remains "significantly lower than the national average"
  
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• Appeal after teenager injured in aggravated burglary – Bristol

  01-08-2023 17:09 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information following an aggravated burglary in south Bristol yesterday (Monday 31 July). Two people wearing balaclavas forced entry into a house on Wallingford Road at 3.40pm and assaulted the occupant, a boy in his late teens. The victim was taken to hospital where he received stitches for a stab wound before being discharged the same day. The offenders, who were both male...
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• Appeal after teenage injured in aggravated burglary – Bristol

  01-08-2023 17:09 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for information following an aggravated burglary in south Bristol yesterday (Monday 31 July). Two people wearing balaclavas forced entry into a house on Wallingford Road at 3.40pm and assaulted the occupant, a boy in his late teens. The victim was taken to hospital where he received stitches for a stab wound before being discharged the same day. The offenders, who were both male...
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• I'm A Celebrity 'in talks' with Boris Johnson as he pushes for more money than Matt Hancock

  01-08-2023 16:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The ex-Prime Minister, who finally stepped down as the country's leader last year, could be rubbing shoulders with Bristol's Josie Gibson in camp
  
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• Radio 1 DJ taken off air after row with co-host during live show in Ibiza

  01-08-2023 16:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Arielle Free was involved in an unusual on-air exchange with friend and co-star Charlie Hedges during Saturday evening's Dance Anthems show broadcast live from Ibiza
  
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• Boy, six, needs £200,000 for treatment after GP said cancer was ear infection

  01-08-2023 15:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Doctors didn't think Sebastian would make it out of hospital, but he battled back - now he faces another fight
  
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• Bristol house prices 'set to fall by 20 per cent'

  01-08-2023 15:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  As the Nationwide Index reveals the biggest drop in 14 years, one expert says the city is in for a 'correction' rather than a 'collapse'
  
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• Five-year-old boy dies in swimming pool after arriving at holiday park

  01-08-2023 15:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Robin and his family had just arrived for a week-long break
  
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• Sisters who died in tragic Frome collision named

  01-08-2023 14:53 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are continuing to appeal for witnesses to a collision in Frome in which two sisters sadly died. On Tuesday 25 July at around 10.30pm, officers were called to the A361 Frome Bypass following a fatal collision involving a VW Polo and an Audi RS6. Formal identification has now taken place and we can confirm the deceased are sisters Madison, aged 21, and Liberty North, aged 17, known as Maddie and...
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• New driving laws to come into force today as pavement parkers could be faced with fines

  01-08-2023 14:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A few changes are being made to motoring laws as of today, August 1, including the expansion of ultra low emission zones (ULEZs), like the one we have in Bristol
  
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• Some Bristol City Council chiefs 'confused about what a saving is'

  01-08-2023 14:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Councillor "shocked" by report that concludes some City Hall directors have been counting the wrong kind of budget cuts to try to balance the authority's books
  
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• Craig Ogborne jailed for multiple sex offences

  01-08-2023 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of Craig Ogborne's victims says she still struggles to sleep properly because of his crimes.
  
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• Drastic action after jet ski yobs cause havoc off West Country coastline

  01-08-2023 14:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Locals and tourists have been complaining about the anti-social behaviour
  
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• Cranes remove new Bristol homes due to foundation problems

  01-08-2023 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The completion date of 185 modular homes in Bristol is expected to be delayed by up to a year.
  
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• Alex Scott: Bristol City will not sell midfielder for less than £25m - Nigel Pearson

  01-08-2023 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol City will not be able to go on a spending spree even if they sell midfielder Alex Scott, says manager Nigel Pearson.
  
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• Anger tourist slams 'dirty' West Country town that's 'worst than Blackpool'

  01-08-2023 13:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Undoubtedly the worst seaside town in England"
  
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• 'I got revenge on stranger who refused to swap plane seats with me so I could sit with my kids'

  01-08-2023 13:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "What kind of parent books seats that aren't with their kids?"
  
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• Bristol’s Portway Park & Ride station opens | Rail Business UK - Railway Gazette

  01-08-2023 13:03
  
  Bristol’s Portway Park & Ride station opens | Rail Business UK  Railway Gazette
  
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• Bristol charity creates second most complained advert of the year

  01-08-2023 12:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some viewers claimed the advert was “offensive”, “distressing” and “vilified meat eaters”
  
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• Medium's wife explains life sharing home and bed with spirits of relatives

  01-08-2023 12:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We'd be in bed and feel the bed dip down and I'd ask who that would be... Sometimes it would just be a small dip and then other times it would feel like someone really bouncing their bum down on the bed"
  
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• Maya Jama praised by Love Island fans for saving 2023 final amid chaos

  01-08-2023 12:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Love Island host stole the show with her lovable personality and stunning final ensemble as she brushed off technical errors
  
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• Banksy disciple spray-paints unusual royal portraits across Bristol

  01-08-2023 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Artwork featuring members of the Royal Family has appeared in Bristol over the last few days.
  
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• DWP benefits claimants may see August payment dates change

  01-08-2023 12:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People claiming benefits could get paid earlier this month as a result of the summer bank holiday at the end of August
  
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• Meet the Bristol community who built a wind turbine that can generate £1 million of electricity each year

  01-08-2023 12:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "There is money in this renewable energy lark so why can't we have a stack in that?"
  
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• Bristol group built wind turbine that can generate £1M of electricity each year

  01-08-2023 12:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "There is money in this renewable energy lark so why can't we have a stake in that?"
  
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• 'My husband died aged 43 but his loss drove me to find new love'

  01-08-2023 11:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Karen's husband Simon suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while out cycling with a friend
  
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• 'I had tinnitus then woke up having lost 28 years thinking I was 41'

  01-08-2023 11:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Glenn thought her grown-up children were still teenagers after a mass in her brain was missed
  
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• Potholes in South Gloucestershire ‘getting worse each year’ council chiefs admit

  01-08-2023 11:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They say the problem is due to a lack of funding from the government
  
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• Teenager taken to hospital after Knowle West stabbing

  01-08-2023 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two people were seen leaving the area on motorbikes after the attack, police said.
  
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• Met Office thunderstorm and lightning warning for Bristol

  01-08-2023 10:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Yellow weather warning in place for heavy rain and thunderstorms which could cause travel disruption and localised flooding
  
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• Kasey Aldridge: Somerset all-rounder signs two-year contract extension

  01-08-2023 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Somerset all-rounder Kasey Aldridge signs a contract extension to keep him at Taunton until the end of 2025.
  
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• Andrew Tate mum shames Amanda Holden as singer's fans rush to defend her

  01-08-2023 09:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Divisive social media personality Andrew Tate took aim at the Britain's Got Talent judge after she shared a harmless holiday snap online
  
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• Parking officer 'hides behind bush' to hit shoppers with £100 fines

  01-08-2023 09:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People are parking for free at a retail park then visiting the nearby designer outlet shopping village
  
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• Model shares stark warning on deadly disease caused by items millions of people use

  01-08-2023 09:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 'super' healthy model was 'ten minutes from death' when emergency workers found her
  
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• Man jailed for more than two decades for sexual offences

  01-08-2023 09:33 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A 37-year-old man has been jailed for 21 years after being found guilty of sexual offences against a woman and two children. Craig Ogborne, of Yate, was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Friday 28 July after being found guilty of six offences in 2018 and 2019. He was found guilty at trial on Thursday 6 July of two multiple rape charges against a woman, one count of raping a child...
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• Symptoms of rare 'silent killer' condition runners should look out for

  01-08-2023 09:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis can appear any time after injury. Anyone who thinks they have the condition should seek medical advice "right away".
  
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• Mum who nearly had to use seatbelt extender on holiday flight loses 105lbs in a year

  01-08-2023 09:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Genevieve was horrified by the pictures from her holiday in Spain, but after a new diet has returned to the same destination
  
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• Mum blasts popular West Country beach after family swam in poo without realising

  01-08-2023 08:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "I am concerned that the emergency pump overflow is being used routinely as opposed to 'emergency use'"
  
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• Mum says miracle cream cured baby son's eczema within hours

  01-08-2023 08:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rachel says baby Caleb was 'like a snake' when he was born and the itchy pain caused endless nights without sleep
  
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• 'Naan before mans' - Bristol woman celebrates her divorce in unusual way

  01-08-2023 07:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Saag aloo before I do"
  
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• Bristol woman celebrates her divorce in unusual way

  01-08-2023 07:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Saag aloo before I do"
  
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• Travel warning to holidaymakers heading to France, Spain, Italy and Portugal

  01-08-2023 07:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Health experts have urged travellers to carry out seven checks before they leave the UK
  
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