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• Lucy Letby inquiry will be upgraded to statutory, Health Secretary confirms

  30-08-2023 19:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The move to a statutory footing means the inquiry has legal powers to compel witnesses, including both former and current hospital staff, to provide evidence
  
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• Homes plan at former Bristol Zoo site backed by government

  30-08-2023 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Houses will be built on the former Bristol Zoo site after the government decided not to intervene.
  
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• Prince Harry says return from Afghanistan war zone sparked his ‘unravelling’

  30-08-2023 19:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The duke said the trigger to was returning from Afghanistan, but much of its root cause was from losing his mother at the age of 12
  
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• Artwork commemorates 60th anniversary of Bristol's civil rights bus boycott

  30-08-2023 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A commemorative 60th-anniversary design will remain on the Bristol First bus for a year.
  
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• easyJet passengers sleeping at Gran Canaria Airport feel 'forgotten' after Bristol flight cancelled

  30-08-2023 18:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They are stuck in a Spanish airport with 'cockroaches' for company after their flight home was cancelled
  
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• Weston-super-Mare Old Town Quarry closed due to safety concerns

  30-08-2023 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  North Somerset Council says it will demolish a building on the site later this year.
  
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• Much-loved Bristol plant shops close down due to 'ever rising costs'

  30-08-2023 18:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The owner says Bristol's independent shopping scene is 'haemorrhaging businesses'
  
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• Former GCHQ worker admits attempting to murder US spy with two knives

  30-08-2023 17:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Joshua Bowles punched and stabbed the woman multiple times in the shocking attack
  
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• Bristol Bus Boycott anniversary sees brand new bus design unveiled

  30-08-2023 17:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The four-month Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963 was sparked after bus operators introduced a new rule banning Black and Asian people from becoming drivers and conductors
  
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• Bristol Airport ranked as best and worst in UK are named - Bristol Live

  30-08-2023 17:28
  Bristol Airport ranked as best and worst in UK are named  Bristol Live
  
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• Bristol Airport ranked as best and worst in UK are named

  30-08-2023 17:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A source of memories - both good and bad - for many passengers, Bristol Airport has been ranked by Which? following a survey of thousands of people that have used UK airports in the last year
  
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• Wilko redundancies could restart on Thursday if deal falls through, says union

  30-08-2023 17:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The future of Wilko’s 400 shops and 12,500 workers are at stake
  
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• Bristol planning chair defends U-turn decision on Broadwalk Shopping Centre in letter to Government

  30-08-2023 16:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Housing Secretary Michael Gove is considering whether to call in the decision for further scrutiny
  
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• Met doubles down on coronation arrests as more than half face no further action

  30-08-2023 16:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Despite the figures, assistant commissioner Matt Twist insisted that any suggestion protest was prohibited during the coronation was not supported by the evidence
  
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• Van driver denies causing death of mental health nurse by careless driving

  30-08-2023 16:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Simon Hardy to face trial after collision in Downend
  
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• Ima's baby was born so small his dad's wedding ring fit as a bracelet

  30-08-2023 16:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ima Carnelus, 37, went into labour with Jaxson due to a urinary tract infection
  
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• Unhealthy ultra processed foods you thought were good for you

  30-08-2023 16:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  While all foods contain some nutritional benefit, ultra processed foods have been linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease
  
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• Bristol Bus Boycott celebrated in St Mary Redcliffe Church windows

  30-08-2023 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new set of stained glass windows are replacing ones that commemorated slave trader Edward Colston.
  
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• RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Bristol stars to appear as celebrity guest judges in fifth series - Bristol Live

  30-08-2023 15:54
  RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Bristol stars to appear as celebrity guest judges in fifth series  Bristol Live
  
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• RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Bristol stars to appear as celebrity guest judges in fifth series

  30-08-2023 15:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The BBC has announced which celebrities will appear as guest judges in the fifth series of Ru Paul's Drag Race UK, which will be sashaying onto our screens soon
  
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• Six-foot long boa constrictor found abandoned in quiet village housing estate

  30-08-2023 15:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Despite not having access to heating, light or water, the snake was found in good health
  
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• Bristol Zoo housing development plans to go ahead after Government refuses to intervene

  30-08-2023 15:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Construction on the Zoo Gardens is expected to begin in 2025
  
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• Woman forced to postpone chemotherapy after swab left inside her during surgery

  30-08-2023 14:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The hospital has apologised and agreed an out-of-court-settlement with the patient
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing's worst scores include infamous record holders and Fright Night horrors

  30-08-2023 14:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 2023 series of Strictly will mark the 21st time the BBC show has danced across the airwaves and there is no doubt that this year's series will bring with it at least one questionable dancer
  
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• Passengers heading to Bristol Airport left sleeping on the floor after being removed from plane

  30-08-2023 14:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Zac O'Donnell found himself sleeping on the floor at Barcelona Airport after passengers were forced to leave their seats after the plane had been boarded
  
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• Ryanair passenger 'stuck in empty airport' after being taken to wrong destination

  30-08-2023 13:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Greg says he and other passengers were left for hours in searing heat miles from their intended destination
  
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• Tributes to hero police officer who died after helping man on track

  30-08-2023 13:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Flags at the force HQ have been lowered to half-mast while floral tributes were laid
  
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• Family waited 30 hours at Bristol Airport only to be told flight was cancelled amid airline chaos

  30-08-2023 13:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ant Langston saved for a holiday to Turkey for three-years as a treat for his teenage daughter but says she has been left 'devastated' after their flights were cancelled
  
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• Triplets go through 6,240 nappies and 3,436 bottles of milk in their first year

  30-08-2023 13:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Caitlin and husband Jake were told at a 22-week scan they were expecting three babies
  
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• Council orders man to rip down bridge and decking built in back garden

  30-08-2023 12:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Councillors were astounded by his persistence after repeatedly refusing the plans
  
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• West Country cultural site closes 'with immediate effect' for safety reasons

  30-08-2023 12:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A condemned structure will now be demolished before the site can reopen
  
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• Disneyland Paris holiday turns into nightmare as family left sleeping on airport floor

  30-08-2023 12:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sarah, her husband Shaun and their two sons are facing a four-day wait at the airport
  
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• Updates: The Horsefair closed by 'police incident'

  30-08-2023 12:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic is moving slowly in the area
  
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• Recap: The Horsefair reopens after ambulance and police called to incident

  30-08-2023 12:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic was moving slowly in the area
  
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• 'I fell asleep in the back of a taxi and woke up with both legs shattered'

  30-08-2023 12:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Matt Dosa, 38, used his time off work to pursue his dream and become a successful mural artist after his taxi crashed into a lorry at high speed
  
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• Bristol weather forecast ahead of rare Blue Supermoon which won't be seen again for 14 years

  30-08-2023 11:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  With the Met Office predicting cloud over Bristol tonight (August 30) it doesn't seem to be good news for anyone hoping to see the Blue Super Moon
  
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• Suspected drug dealer among six people arrested in North Bristol

  30-08-2023 11:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police said officers carried out a 'successful operation' in the area with two people being charged for offences
  
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• Work on 'underground cavern' in back garden has been going on for five years without permission

  30-08-2023 11:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The structure has a staircase, water feature and a statue of a man deep in thought
  
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• Strictly's Neil Jones 'ready' for first child as he prepares for dancefloor return

  30-08-2023 10:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The professional dancer and his fiancée Chyna Mills - a former Love Island contestant - are expecting their first child
  
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• Air traffic control blames disruptions on inbound 'flight data'

  30-08-2023 10:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Initial investigations have found that the massive failure of air traffic control's systems was caused by incoming flight data, which caused its systems to suspend its automatic processing.
  
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• Two charged and four arrested during police operation – Bristol

  30-08-2023 09:49 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Two people have been charged and four others arrested during a proactive operation in north Bristol. The following action was taken by officers last week...
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• 'I got caught in the BNPL trap and ended up £3,000 in debt'

  30-08-2023 09:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Chantal is urging people not to make the same mistakes she did
  
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• Police pay tribute to Nottinghamshire officer who died saving a man's life

  30-08-2023 09:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sergeant Graham Saville was hit by a train while attempting to help a distressed man on the tracks during an incident on August 24
  
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• Man who thought he'd pulled a muscle in his back dies, aged 20

  30-08-2023 09:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dylan went to A&E for pain relief thinking he had pulled a muscle
  
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• 'I was diagnosed with tumours at uni, so now I have two careers'

  30-08-2023 09:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Alexis says her condition prompted her to create a safe space online for larger men
  
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• Decision to be made on Bristol cemetery expansion

  30-08-2023 08:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The expansion of South Bristol Crematorium and Cemetery has been recommended for approval.
  
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• Ex-vegan says unusual Primal Diet cured his gut health and acne

  30-08-2023 08:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jones says he has never been healthier since switching a vegan diet for something most people wouldn't even consider food
  
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• Bristol City Council propose tighter measures for private renting

  30-08-2023 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Residents will be consulted on a new licensing scheme to improve private accommodation in Bristol.
  
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• Royal Victoria Park duck pond to get £75k of restorative work

  30-08-2023 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The project will help preserve the wildlife in and around the ponds in Bath.
  
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• Wapping Wharf to throw huge party when Gaol Ferry Bridge finally reopens

  30-08-2023 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The closure of the bridge has had a big impact on the bars, restaurants, cafes and shops of Wapping Wharf
  
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