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• M4 lane was closed by vehicle fire near Bristol

  30-10-2024 19:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The closure was in place heading westbound
  
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• Live: M4 lane closed by vehicle fire near Bristol

  30-10-2024 19:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The closure is in place heading westbound
  
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• Beko factory in Yate confirms closure date with 140 job cuts

  30-10-2024 19:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The factory had been operating at a loss
  
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• Man denies taking group to scene of attack for revenge

  30-10-2024 19:06 via bbc.com
  
  Antony Snook told a court he believed he was taking the boys to a safe house and had no knowledge of violence.
  
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• Hunt for dangerous driver after stolen van crashed with three cars in Bristol

  30-10-2024 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A road was closed as the stolen van was recovered
  
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• Grey Unpleasant Land review: the 240 chamber pots bought on eBay now have interesting company

  30-10-2024 18:41
  Spike Island, Bristol
  From Georgian silver to porcelain toilet bowls and Ghislaine Maxwell’s cast-off curtains, this assemblage of readymade objects asks impudent questions of the well offWhen the centrepieces of this exhibition arrived two weeks after the opening, they hardly seemed like works of art at all. They comprised a pair of wooden chests full of Georgian silver, which until recently belonged to the 9th Baronet Bellingham. Emails printed and pinned to the gallery walls reveal that
  
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• Teacher barred for 'crossing boundaries' with pupil

  30-10-2024 18:34 via bbc.com
  
  The private school teacher tried to "force" his pupil into believing he was gay.
  
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• Man accused of murdering Mason Rist and Max Dixon denies his defence is ‘a nonsense’

  30-10-2024 18:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Antony Snook, 45, admits driving four people to and from the scene of the alleged murders in Bristol but denies any knowledge of weapons or violence
  
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• QEH Bristol music teacher banned for inappropriate behaviour with pupil

  30-10-2024 18:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He bought the boy a beer and gave him wine while they watched television at his home
  
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• Julia Fordham brings UK tour and new album to Bristol - BristolWorld

  30-10-2024 17:54
  Julia Fordham brings UK tour and new album to Bristol  BristolWorld
  
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• Live: A46 heavy traffic after crash near M4 junction

  30-10-2024 17:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are delays of more than an hour
  
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• A46 heavy traffic after crash near M4 junction

  30-10-2024 17:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There were delays of more than an hour
  
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• Live: M4 rush hour chaos after crash near Bristol

  30-10-2024 17:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic is building on the motorway
  
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• Met Office issues verdict on whether UK will see snow in November

  30-10-2024 16:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has given an update on whether we're likely to see snowfall in the UK next month
  
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• 'Amazing' Primark denim trench coat that looks just like £160 Levi's version

  30-10-2024 16:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One woman has shared a video of her new purchase on TikTok and shoppers are now desperate to get their hands on it
  
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• Bargain Hunt expert slams 'weird' Bristol sisters in fiery BBC on-air clash

  30-10-2024 16:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  BBC Bargain Hunt expert Thomas Forrester was left frustrated as he clashed with the Blue team and snapped at them as they debated over buying an item he suggested
  
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• Rachel Reeves announces fuel duty rates in Budget 2024 for the next two years

  30-10-2024 16:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced fuel duty rates in the House of Commons as she delivered her first Budget
  
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• Gadget - work out how much you pay in the hidden tax rise in the Budget 2024

  30-10-2024 15:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Although a freeze income tax thresholds is set to end - people will still be under them for the next four years - here's the impact it will have on your wages
  
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• Warning autumn Budget National Insurance changes could hit worker pay

  30-10-2024 15:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rachel Reeves has announced changes to how much businesses could have to pay in National Insurance contributions to worker salaries
  
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• 'Best ever' Chanel beauty product that 'improves' skin reduced to only £25 in mega deal

  30-10-2024 15:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The designer item typically retails for around £50, but shoppers can take advantage of a fantastic discount just in time for Christmas
  
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• UK: LettUs Grow officially opens its Aeroponic Innovation Centre in Bristol - Verticalfarmdaily.com: global indoor farming news

  30-10-2024 15:00
  UK: LettUs Grow officially opens its Aeroponic Innovation Centre in Bristol  Verticalfarmdaily.com: global indoor farming news
  
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• Driver in double murder trial 'didn't see' co-accused's baseball bat

  30-10-2024 14:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Antony Snook's account that he had no clue he was driving four teenagers on a revenge mission is challenged by lawyers for his co-accused
  
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• Celebrating outstanding acts of public service at our Force Awards 

  30-10-2024 14:54 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  The Force Awards returned on Wednesday 23 October in recognition of outstanding examples of courage, dedication, innovative thinking and tenacity. The event saw 56 individuals receive awards for their exceptional demonstration of public service in front of family, friends, colleagues and chief officers. From single-handedly arresting a violent offender and administering emergency first…
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• More than 140 jobs go as company confirms closure

  30-10-2024 14:51 via bbc.com
  
  The Hotpoint tumble dryer factory in Yate will close on 31 December resulting in over 140 job losses.
  
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• DWP State Pension £470 boost announced for millions in Budget 2024

  30-10-2024 14:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Today marks the first Budget in 14 years for Labour after years of Conservative government
  
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• UK: LettUs Grow officially opens its Aeroponic Innovation Centre in Bristol - hortidaily.com

  30-10-2024 14:44
  UK: LettUs Grow officially opens its Aeroponic Innovation Centre in Bristol  hortidaily.com
  
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• National Insurance changes for employers confirmed - what does the new 15% rate mean for workers

  30-10-2024 14:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves have confirmed £25billion more taxes will be reaped from employer National Insurance contributions
  
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• Budget 2024 gives DWP new powers to get direct access to bank accounts

  30-10-2024 14:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The chancellor Rachel Reeves has also announced plans to compensate victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal and the blood compensation scandal
  
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• Bonfire Night 2024: Weather forecast for Bristol this weekend

  30-10-2024 14:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People around Bristol will be heading out to catch some fireworks this weekend - but what will the weather be like?
  
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• Surveys begin as new reservoir plans resurrected

  30-10-2024 13:44 via bbc.com
  
  South West Water is in the early stages of planning and is carrying out surveys to inform the design.
  
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• Police want to speak to this man after rape in Bristol city centre

  30-10-2024 13:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It happened in Colston Parade
  
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• Police identify man after rape in Bristol city centre

  30-10-2024 13:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It happened in Colston Parade
  
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• Inside the life of Top Gear host Chris Harris from family to amazing car collection

  30-10-2024 13:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Chris Harris has carved out an impressive career in TV industry thanks to his love of cars, but what do we know about him away from the cameras?
  
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• Guilty verdict after baby left disabled

  30-10-2024 13:13 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Trigger warning: this article contains details of the physical abuse of a baby* A man and woman have been convicted after a baby was left profoundly disabled in what Judge Julian Lambert described in court as a “monstrous act”. Tom Kember, 27, and Katherine Reilly, 25, both of Taunton, had both denied the charges against them but were convicted unanimously by the jury today…
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• Tesco F&F shoppers 'speechless' over 'stunning' £35 dress designed by Strictly star

  30-10-2024 13:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Abbey Clancy's latest F&F collection is receiving a lot of admiration, especially for her 'stunning' sequin dress that's wowed thousands
  
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• Bristol mum fights back against trolls after double mastectomy

  30-10-2024 12:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Danielle Moore, 34, noticed a lump in her left breast but at the time was breastfeeding her son Dexter, now four, and thought it was a blocked milk duct
  
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• Asylum seekers relocated from Bibby Stockholm barge to hotels

  30-10-2024 12:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Bibby Stockholm has been moored off the coast of Portland in Dorset and is one of several sites used by the Home Office to house asylum seekers
  
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• Have your say! Are you worried about the Budget?

  30-10-2024 12:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves will today unveil the Budget after months of controversial announcements
  
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• Foreign Office issues urgent travel warning for Spain after devastating floods that killed at least 52

  30-10-2024 12:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The country's Prime Minister has warned that yet more devastation could be to come with forecasters predicting more storms this week
  
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• Kate Middleton's favourite dinner to cook for Prince William - and it's very British

  30-10-2024 12:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Kate Middleton and Prince William have been known to enjoy a variety of cuisines, but there is one classic British dish that she often cooks for her husband
  
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• Proposal to develop former railway tunnel used for criminal activity refused

  30-10-2024 12:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council cited environmental impacts for the refusal of the planning application
  
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• Kat Middleton and Prince William's Halloween tradition with George, Charlotte and Louis

  30-10-2024 12:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The young royals are likely counting down to a host of spooky activities
  
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• Heart attacks: 8 signs 'overlooked' in women due to dangerous reasons, doctor warns

  30-10-2024 11:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  In some cases, patients have even misinterpreted an attack as stress or indigestion, a doctor has claimed
  
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• Budget 2024 sees Martin Lewis share 'free' Inheritance Tax loophole

  30-10-2024 11:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Only about four per cent of the population typically pay this duty upon passing on assets
  
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• Budget 2024 LIVE as Rachel Reeves promises more pounds in pockets

  30-10-2024 11:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is the first Labour Budget in 14 years
  
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• DWP boost worth £4,258 opens up to thousands of people with Budget change

  30-10-2024 11:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce her Budget policies today
  
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• BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden's condition 'so severe' fire crews were called

  30-10-2024 11:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The BBC pro dancer will miss this weekend's Strictly Come Dancing
  
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• Martin Lewis issues blunt pension warning hours before Autumn Budget

  30-10-2024 11:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The DWP benefit is 'critically underclaimed' - find out if you are eligible and how to claim here, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to confirm that benefit payments will increase 1.7% next April
  
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• Newspapers & trending: Is this bench facing the wrong way?

  30-10-2024 10:49 via bbc.com
  
  A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 30 October 2024.
  
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• Grand Tour James May swears as Amazon Prime axe series

  30-10-2024 10:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Bristol-born celebrity threw shade at Amazon following the cancellation with: 'Well, they just didn't want it anymore, miserable...'
  
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