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• Reading 1-1 Bristol Rovers

  07-11-2023 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reading remain rooted to the bottom of League One after being held to a scrappy draw by Bristol Rovers
  
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• Live: Bristol Temple Meads pro-Palestine protesters call for 'ceasefire now' at station sit-in

  07-11-2023 19:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dozens of protests have been held across the country over the last week - including several in Bristol - to call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
  
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• Nestle confirms it has scrapped iconic bar after making 'difficult decision'

  07-11-2023 19:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The bar has been manufactured for more than 60 years and is the latest confectionary product disappearing from the shelves following Cadbury scrapping some Dairy Milk varieties
  
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• Nestle confirm they have scrapped iconic bar after making 'difficult decision'

  07-11-2023 19:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The bar has been manufactured for more than 60 years and is the latest confectionary product disappearing from the shelves following Cadbury scrapping some Dairy Milk varieties
  
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• Ex-soldier William Howitt accused of terror plot tells of drink, drugs and mental health issues

  07-11-2023 18:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  William Howitt, who was in the Grenadier Guards, is accused of a far-right plot to set fire to a left-wing bookshop
  
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• Bedminster fire CCTV appeal launched over 'significant' flat blaze

  07-11-2023 18:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A top-floor flat was 'severely damaged' by fire in May. Avon and Somerset Police is now attempting to identify this man as part of its investigation
  
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• South Bristol's new Youth Zone launches with a new name and a prank

  07-11-2023 18:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "So far this process has been such an amazing experience and something I thought I’d never be part of"
  
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• Reading v Bristol Rovers

  07-11-2023 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Live coverage of Tuesday's League One game between Reading and Bristol Rovers.
  
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• CCTV images released to help ongoing arson investigation

  07-11-2023 17:54 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A fire that caused substantial damage to a residential property in Bristol remains under investigation. We are releasing CCTV images of a man we want to talk to in connection with our enquiries. The fire took place at about 1am on Thursday 18 May at an address in East Street in Bedminster. Detective Sergeant Mike Coleman said: “Although the property sustained a significant amount of damage...
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• International Championship: Stephen Maguire ends Trump's 22-match winning run

  07-11-2023 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Judd Trump's hopes of a fourth straight world ranking title are dashed as he is beaten by Stephen Maguire at the International Championship.
  
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• Liam Manning: Bristol City appoint Oxford United boss as head coach

  07-11-2023 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol City appoint Oxford United boss Liam Manning as head coach after Nigel Pearson was sacked last month.
  
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• First picture of 'beautiful boy' killed waiting for school bus as man arrested

  07-11-2023 17:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Freddie Coleman died and a second teenager was airlifted to hospital following the crash on their way to school
  
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• Eight year warning issued for inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn's

  07-11-2023 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Medical experts said that changes in the body can start long before any diagnosis of serious bowel conditions can be made
  
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• 'I was beaten and whipped after being locked up by the Taliban but the mental anguish was worst'

  07-11-2023 16:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  British aid worker Ian Purchase was locked up in Afghanistan for five months, walking miles in his cell every day to stay sane
  
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• Witness appeal after Minehead assault

  07-11-2023 16:21 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses after an assault in Minehead last week. A man was punched and kicked while walking on Warren Road, near the play park, at approximately 7pm on Friday 3 November. He suffered minor injuries and did not require hospital treatment. The offender is described as white and believed to be about 40 years old. He was wearing a green coat and dark jeans.
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• E4 MAFS UK star Gemma Rose 'should never have been on show' battling '£1K-a-day' cocaine addiction

  07-11-2023 16:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Gemma Rose Barnes has been open about her addiction, which saw her lose her family home. The West Country hairdresser has now been clean and sober for more than seven months.
  
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• Woman bitten by large dog in Lockleaze's Stoke Park left 'shaken'

  07-11-2023 16:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police said the victim was not seriously injured following the incident. Officers are trying to identify a man who was seen walking in the area at the time
  
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• Weather maps show new 'storm' approaching UK with deluge of rain expected

  07-11-2023 16:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The radar shows that around 10mm of rain per hour could fall in some areas of the nation
  
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• Owners banned from keeping pets for 10 years after their marmoset was found 'screaming'

  07-11-2023 16:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The white-faced marmoset - commonly known as a Geoffroy’s marmoset monkey - named Precious, was put to sleep on veterinary advice to prevent further suffering
  
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• Sarah Beeny faces fresh heartache with death of beloved dad

  07-11-2023 15:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The TV presenter who has been fighting cancer since last year paid tribute to her wonderful and supportive father
  
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• Woman dies after crashing into lamppost in Saltford

  07-11-2023 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information following the low speed crash in Saltford on Monday.
  
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• Bristol drugs gang jailed for decades for cocaine supply

  07-11-2023 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police dismantle the network after hacking into an encrypted messaging service used by criminals.
  
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• Appeal after dog bite incident in park

  07-11-2023 15:13 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are appealing for the public’s help to identify this man. Officers are keen to speak with this man as part of an investigation into a dog bite incident in Stoke Park on Saturday 30 September. They believe the man may have information to aid our investigation into the incident which happened between 12.30-1pm. The man is described as around 6ft, of slim build, in his mid to late 50s.
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• Woman dies after crash near Bristol

  07-11-2023 15:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant footage of the fatal crash to come forward
  
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• Man dies in West Country house fire after huge 999 call-out

  07-11-2023 14:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A fire engine came off the road on the way to the incident
  
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• Bristol Rovers' South Stand 'not detrimental to the area' as Memorial Stadium scheme recommended for approval

  07-11-2023 14:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A detailed 28-page council report concludes that the positives for fans outweigh the negatives for local residents
  
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• Sainsbury's Tu Clothing's 'flattering' £10 autumn dress that hides all lumps and bumps

  07-11-2023 14:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Shoppers say they 'absolutely love' the dress and it looks better than it appears in Tu's photographs
  
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• Woman dies after collision in Saltford

  07-11-2023 14:33 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A woman has died after a collision in Saltford yesterday (Monday 6 November). Emergency services were called to Pepys Close shortly before 6.40pm after a BMW 320D collided with a lamppost and a parked car at low speed. Paramedics attended but sadly the driver, who was a woman in her 70s, was pronounced deceased at the scene. There was a passenger in the BMW at the time and they sustained no...
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• BBC EastEnders star's celebrity mum, footballer dad and famous friends

  07-11-2023 14:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Kitty Castledine is joining the BBC soap as part of the Branning family. She happens to have a very famous family herself.
  
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• M5 reopens near Bristol after crash and long queues

  07-11-2023 14:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There were delays heading southbound this afternoon (November 7)
  
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• Live: Crash closes Bristol M5 lane with traffic queues building

  07-11-2023 14:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are delays heading southbound this afternoon (November 7)
  
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• Families flee as fireworks malfunction at school display with people and homes hit

  07-11-2023 13:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Footage shows the incident unfold at the display, sending people running, with an investigation now under way
  
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• Nutritionist explains why you shouldn’t be eating three meals a day

  07-11-2023 13:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The structure of three meals a day started in the 17th century, with experts now claiming it no longer suits us
  
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• BBC Strictly Come Dancing Angela Rippon's 'painful' split from ex-husband who now lives abroad

  07-11-2023 13:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The veteran broadcaster says she likes to keep her romances private after her first marriage broke up
  
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• Hundreds sign petition asking Bristol City Council to join calls for Gaza ceasefire

  07-11-2023 13:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The petition also asks for City Hall to be lit up for Palestine as it was for Israel
  
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• 'Face' seen on doll 'haunting' woman during live stream

  07-11-2023 13:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Ghost Company placed the doll, who they believe is attached to a teen named Theresa, sitting down in front of a camera for a live stream and some were left baffled
  
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• Heartbroken Married At First Sight groom defends wife after "checking out of marriage"

  07-11-2023 13:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Married at First Sight groom said his bride, Rozz Darlington, made his 'heart feel like shining gold' and she had 'unlocked his soul'
  
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• New café plan to replace toilet block on Bristol Downs resurfaces

  07-11-2023 13:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Earlier this year it emerged a plan for a larger café would be blocked by an ancient Victorian law
  
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• M4 Bristol: Man pleads guilty after crash that killed women

  07-11-2023 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liam Slade, from Newport, admitted two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.
  
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• Symptoms of measles as outbreak declared with highly infectious Victorian illness on the rise

  07-11-2023 13:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Measles is highly infectious and spreads easily and a director of public health has urged parents to make sure their children have been vaccinated
  
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• MAFSUK viewers left divided as groom calls bride "little girl" in front of friends

  07-11-2023 12:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Viewers have been left divided as husband Paul called his new wife a "little girl" in front of his friends
  
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• ITV confirms I'm A Celebrity 2023 start date as rumoured celebrities spotted Down Under

  07-11-2023 12:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The full line-up is yet to be confirmed by ITV but some fans think they know who will be going into the jungle this year. Among the celebs speculated to be in the line-up include a sports legend and a Bristolian TV host
  
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• Channel 4 Bake Off's Alison Hammond could not believe she had to audition for show

  07-11-2023 12:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The star said she asked the producers if they knew who she was as they dragged her to a garden centre as part of the audition process.
  
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• M32 lane reopened after car and lorry crash near M4

  07-11-2023 12:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There was heavy traffic building following the crash this morning (November 7)
  
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• Team news: UK Armed Forces vs Bristol Bears - Bristol Bears

  07-11-2023 12:01
  
  Team news: UK Armed Forces vs Bristol Bears  Bristol Bears
  
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• Woman who had brother's baby says she would 'do it again'

  07-11-2023 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sabreena and her four sisters all said they'd become a surrogate for Shane when he came out as gay at 16
  
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• Boy, 15, arrested after machete seized by police in Knowle

  07-11-2023 11:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police said the boy was also arrested for possession of a class B drug after the stop and search on Sunday (November 5). He has been released under investigation
  
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• Saturn's rings are disappearing and time is running out to see them

  07-11-2023 11:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  NASA has warned stargazers that there will be a major change in the sky within the next two years
  
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• Married At First Sight UK star hits back after viewers blast her for argument with husband

  07-11-2023 11:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Laura Vaughan has addressed the fallout with her husband Arthur Poremba during 'Homestay Week' as many viewers were left unimpressed
  
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• John Lewis shares first look at its 2023 Christmas advert - and fans can't wait

  07-11-2023 11:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  John Lewis has given fans a glimpse of what they can expect for this year's Christmas advert that many eagerly anticipate every year
  
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