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• Rail services across England hit as 20,000 staff stage strike

  26-08-2023 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  RMT members walk out over pay and working conditions, disrupting many people's bank holiday travel plans.
  
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• National Lottery draw live updates - tonight's Lotto and Thunderball winning numbers

  26-08-2023 20:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It could be your lucky day with an estimated £3.8million jackpot in the Lotto draw and a top prize of £500k in the Thunderball draw
  
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• Bristol Rovers 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

  26-08-2023 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Bristol City defender Joe Low plays the role of local villain to perfection to put Wycombe on course for a victory over lacklustre Bristol Rovers.
  
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• Maya Jama and Stormzy spark reunion speculation as Love Island spin-off unveiled

  26-08-2023 17:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Bristolian took to Instagram to highlight a new show coming from the Love Island universe - but that was not the main thing that caught followers' eyes
  
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• 'We got engaged after six days and pregnant two months later'

  26-08-2023 16:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jenny Koos and Lovemark Boadu say they proved their doubters wrong because they had a deep connection at first sight
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson welcomes 'fantastic' piggy additions to farm

  26-08-2023 16:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The former Top Gear host has been sharing updates on social media about life on the farm which features in his hit Amazon Prime show
  
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• M48 Severn Bridge: Drivers warned of closure for runners

  26-08-2023 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The M48 Severn Bridge will be closed for five hours on Sunday for a half-marathon event.
  
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• Met Office weather forecast: 'Changeable' conditions for Bristol across Bank Holiday weekend

  26-08-2023 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some showers are predicted across the long weekend
  
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• ‘Much-loved’ motorcyclist remembered by family

  26-08-2023 12:51 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A ‘fiercely loyal’ motorcyclist has been remembered by his family after he tragically died earlier this week. Jamie Howarth, aged 34, sadly died in a collision on Marsh Road, in Standerwick, near Frome, on Tuesday 22 August. Officers were called to the scene at around 5pm following a collision involving a car, motorcycle and combine harvester. Sadly, Jamie was pronounced dead at the scene.
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• Police pay woman £40,000 after officers 'burst into home and pinned her against wall'

  26-08-2023 12:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Louise Badman said she was forcefully arrested after officers barged into her home at 2.30am and pinned her to a wall
  
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• Rail services across England hit as 20,000 staff begin strike

  26-08-2023 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  RMT members walk out over pay and working conditions, disrupting many people's bank holiday travel plans.
  
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• Slimming World transforms life of festivalgoer who was 'too tired' to watch fave band as he loses 14st

  26-08-2023 11:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The moment at the 2021 event was a wake-up call for Aaron and he went on to transform himself and his health as a result
  
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• Jet2 passengers 'locked in boiling plane' after it's diverted to different airport

  26-08-2023 10:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The flight eventually landed at its intended destination eight hours late, one of the passengers on board said
  
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• Bristol Cathedral light and sound show hopes 'to inspire'

  26-08-2023 10:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The immersive show will explore the relationship between religion and the four elements.
  
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• Two warnings in your feet that could indicate vitamin B12 deficiency

  26-08-2023 09:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It can be related to a condition called pernicious anaemia, particularly in older adults, which is where the body's immune system attacks the stomach cells
  
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• Celebrating our Police Dogs past and present

  26-08-2023 09:30 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Today is International Dog Day, and we are marking the occasion by highlighting the history of our invaluable police dogs. From our first ever police dog, to the current four-legged officers keeping our streets safe, here are their stories. Words and research by Avon and Somerset Police force historian Alan Vowels “It was on a Summer’s Day in the mid-1920s that Father O’Connell first spotted the...
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• The violent offenders jailed in Bristol between January and July this year

  26-08-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We compile the list of people we reported on who were sent to prison after being convicted of a violent offence
  
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• Much-loved motorcycle shop in Bristol set to become flats after it closed down years ago

  26-08-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The closure of the decades-old business left a prominent unit empty on the Bath Road
  
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• Bristol rapist who 'shouldn't have been allowed bail' is still missing months on

  26-08-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was sentenced to eight years in prison in his absence, and is now the subject of a 'national and international' wanted appeal
  
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• Bristol great-gran is lifting 100kg deadlifts for fun at 79 years old

  26-08-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  With eight children, 21 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren and another two on the way, she wants to compete in a weightlifting competition once she turns 80
  
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• Doctor gives five tips to stop kids getting colds when go back to school

  26-08-2023 05:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  When youngsters go back after the summer break they usually get everything going around immediately - but there are things parents can to try to stop it happening
  
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• Warning as bank holiday revellers could be hit with unlimited fines

  26-08-2023 01:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Many people will be hitting the town over the bank holiday weekend. But many may take undue risks while on the road.
  
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