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• Snow forecast for Bristol as white stuff set to hit city

  18-11-2024 21:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The weather is expected to turn icy this week, with flurries of snow due to fall in Bristol
  
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• British Airways facing 'global outage' with flights grounded as IT systems go down

  18-11-2024 20:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is being reported that the airline has lost all communications to aircraft around Europe
  
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• Bears sign Scotland's Jordan for next season

  18-11-2024 20:08 via bbc.com
  
  Bristol Bears sign versatile Scotland international Tom Jordan from Glasgow Warriors for 2025-26.
  
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• Robins prospect Skinner signs first pro deal

  18-11-2024 19:25 via bbc.com
  
  Teenage forward Luke Skinner signs a first professional contract with Bristol City.
  
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• Investigation underway after woman assaulted in Bridgwater

  18-11-2024 18:53 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re investigating an incident in which a woman was assaulted by three other women in Bridgwater. The incident happened in an alleyway off Victoria Road at about 9.20am on Thursday 24 October. The victim, a woman in her thirties, suffered a facial injury as a result. The three offenders are described as white and in their thirties, with one driving a silver VW people carrier.
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• Live: Bristol woman has been missing for a month

  18-11-2024 18:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police are growing concerned for the welfare of missing Ifeoma
  
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• Young Bristol campaigner lands role as UK wildlife champion - Bristol24/7

  18-11-2024 18:22
  Young Bristol campaigner lands role as UK wildlife champion  Bristol24/7
  
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• First All-New Dacia Spring Delivered to UK Customer - Bristol Street Motors

  18-11-2024 17:55
  First All-New Dacia Spring Delivered to UK Customer  Bristol Street Motors
  
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• Criminal Behaviour Order issued in bid to tackle antisocial behaviour hotspot in Bristol

  18-11-2024 17:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The order was issued to Steven James Edmunds on Thursday, November 14
  
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• Live: Man with distinctive face tattoo wanted on recall to prison

  18-11-2024 17:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  If you see Jack Davey, call 999 immediately
  
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• Court order bids to tackle ASB in Southville

  18-11-2024 17:10 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Magistrates have granted a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) in an attempt to reduce alcohol-related anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Southville, Bristol. Steven James Edmunds, 49, of North Street, was handed the order by Bristol magistrates on Thursday 14 November. Breaching the conditions of a CBO can lead to arrest and result in the courts imposing a fine, a prison sentence, or both.
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• Toxicologist issues infertility warning over item found in most homes

  18-11-2024 17:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dr Yvonne Burkart has issued a stark warning about the everyday products that could be releasing toxins in your home
  
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• Development site for nine homes in North Somerset goes to auction this week

  18-11-2024 16:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The site, which has planning permission to build nine homes, has a guide price of £500,000 and could be worth in excess of £3 million once building is complete
  
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• Boy, 4, remains in life-threatening condition after hit-and-run

  18-11-2024 16:31 via bbc.com
  
  The four-year-old boy remains in hospital and one man remains in police custody.
  
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• Four-year-old boy fighting for life after BMW crash in Bristol

  18-11-2024 16:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Officers are looking for a blonde woman in connection with the collision
  
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• Britain's Got Talent star died days after being discharged from hospital

  18-11-2024 15:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Kerri-Anne Donaldson found fame on the show with the dance troupe Kings and Queens
  
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• Boy remains in hospital after Lawrence Weston collision

  18-11-2024 15:21 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A four-year-old boy remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition following a collision in the Lawrence Weston area of Bristol yesterday afternoon (18 November). An 18-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs remains in police custody. It follows a collision on Long Cross…
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• Man arrested following serious assault in Bridgwater

  18-11-2024 15:20 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man has been arrested in Bridgwater following a serious assault on Friday night (15 November). Officers, alongside the fire and ambulance service, were called to Fore Street following the incident at around 8.30pm. A man in his fifties was badly injured in the incident and has been taken to hospital where he remains. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life changing.
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• Staffordshire bull terrier stolen from owner in Bristol as search is launched

  18-11-2024 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Staffy Hazel was taken from her distraught owner
  
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• I'm A Celeb host Ant McPartlin's life-changing diagnosis that 'makes sense'

  18-11-2024 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The TV personality had no idea he had the condition until fairly recently
  
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• Safety experts warn ice-bomb will create dangerous 'glaze ice'

  18-11-2024 14:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The condition is reported to be more dangerous, and harder to spot, than black ice
  
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• Mum who 'lived for her four kids' dies suddenly on Egypt holiday

  18-11-2024 14:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'She was one of the funniest people I had ever met in my life'
  
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• Tesco car park attack leaves man with head injury

  18-11-2024 14:06 via bbc.com
  
  Police say the man, in his 70s, was slapped by a woman and then punched by a man.
  
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• Appeal after dog stolen in Bristol

  18-11-2024 14:00 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses and information after a female Staffy was stolen in Bristol. The Staffy, called Hazel, was taken from the Small Street area of St Phillips at around 9pm on Friday 1 November. We want to speak to anyone with information about the whereabouts of Hazel, who belongs to a man in his twenties. If you can help, please contact us.
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• Exact temperature your home should be to avoid 'frozen pipes' as UK braces for snow

  18-11-2024 13:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  As snow is set to hit parts of the UK this week, homeowners could face the added stress of frozen pipes - but there are simple steps you can take to prevent this
  
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• M&S shoppers find 'bargain' Christmas stocking filler reduced from £50 to £25

  18-11-2024 13:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are ten products in the £25 Wellness Bag, including five full-size items, four deluxe mini products and a tote bag
  
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• Dog owners warned over spilled liquid that could kill dogs this week

  18-11-2024 13:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dogs can't resist drinking it but even a small amount can prove fatal
  
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• Shopper slapped and punched in face by man and woman in Tesco car park

  18-11-2024 13:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The victim suffered a serious head injury
  
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• Police investigating assault allegations at protest inside Bristol bailiffs' offices

  18-11-2024 13:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Allegations and counter-allegations have been made by both sides
  
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• £10,000 reward offered after UK dad and son 'murdered in Malaga' - Bristol Live

  18-11-2024 13:24
  £10,000 reward offered after UK dad and son 'murdered in Malaga'  Bristol Live
  
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• £10,000 reward offered after UK dad and son 'murdered in Malaga'

  18-11-2024 13:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The pair’s luggage was left in their hotel together with their passports, their hire car as found abandoned
  
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• Man pleads guilty over XL bully attack that killed his neighbour

  18-11-2024 13:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police shot the dog at the scene to protect the public
  
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• Police shut down illegal rave in Bedminster as officers are assaulted

  18-11-2024 13:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Emergency workers were punched and spat at
  
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• UK town to dazzle with winter wonderland illuminations to rival Blackpool's - Bristol Live

  18-11-2024 13:11
  UK town to dazzle with winter wonderland illuminations to rival Blackpool's  Bristol Live
  
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• Witnesses sought following altercation in Keynsham

  18-11-2024 13:07 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses after an altercation in Keynsham last week in which a man suffered a serious head injury. At about 1.25pm on Tuesday 5 November, in the car park of the Tesco in Danes Lane, a man aged in his 70s was slapped in the face by a woman before being punched to the jaw by a man, causing him to fall to the ground and sustain the head injury. He was treated in…
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• Bristol city councillors unanimously back motion to tackle river sewage

  18-11-2024 13:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Wessex Water backed the proposals but said some of the language about 'dumping sewage' was unhelpful
  
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• Man attacked at Burnham-on-Sea takeaway

  18-11-2024 12:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The victim's eye was also injured during the beating
  
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• Two British men killed in Spain after car hits suspected drug traffickers’ boat

  18-11-2024 12:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The inflatable boat reportedly fell onto a dual carriageway after becoming detached from a trailer
  
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• Two arrests after police assaulted at Bristol rave

  18-11-2024 12:49 via bbc.com
  
  Police say officers were "spat at" and had objects thrown at them as they broke up the event.
  
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• Baileys price cut by £12 at Tesco for 20 days starting imminently

  18-11-2024 12:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tesco has announced a price cut on its 1L bottles of Baileys, just in time for the festive season - and it's the cheapest price so far this year
  
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• Bristol care home residents help beer making

  18-11-2024 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Care home residents enjoy the first taste of a beer brewed from their own hops.
  
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• DWP two-week warning over £25 Cold Weather Payments landing in accounts

  18-11-2024 12:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The payments go out when temperatures fall below zero across several days
  
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• Arrests and equipment seized after unlicensed music event in Bristol

  18-11-2024 12:09 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Music equipment was seized and two people were arrested during the police response to an unlicensed music event in Bristol over the weekend. Four officers were also assaulted, and a police vehicle was damaged, at the event in Willway Street, Bedminster. We received our first report at 10.19pm on Saturday 16 November and officers were on scene in less than 20 minutes…
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• People born between 1985 and 2006 can get £1,000 free money every year

  18-11-2024 12:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Gardener Stanley Fulker, 27, is hoping to use his money to buy a new home with his partner saying 'it offers a beacon of hope'
  
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• The Bristol school where pupils “excel and thrive” obtains perfect Ofsted report

  18-11-2024 11:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The school was inspected last month and was rated as ‘Outstanding’ in every key judgement
  
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• Newspapers & Trending: Carnival highlights

  18-11-2024 11:57 via bbc.com
  
  A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 18 November 2024.
  
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• ASB Awareness Week: Working together to make our communities safer 

  18-11-2024 11:49 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  For Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week on 18–24 November, we’ll be raising awareness of its devastating impact on our communities. We want to send a strong message to the public that everybody has the right to feel safe where they live, and we all have a part to play. ASB is not a low-level issue While anti-social behaviour (ASB) isn’t always classified as a crime…
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• CCTV appeal after man assaulted in takeaway – Burnham-on-Sea

  18-11-2024 11:46 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We want to identify the man in this CCTV image in connection with an assault in Burnham-on-Sea.​ A 53-year-old man was punched repeatedly during the incident in a takeaway on South Road, which happened at around 9.30pm on Saturday 28 September.​ The victim suffered concussion and is undergoing further medical assessments by eye specialists.​ The man in the image is described as…
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• Drinking these with fatty foods 'can help counteract negative effects'

  18-11-2024 11:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  New research has found that a flavanol-rich drink can protect the body against stress - even after eating high-fat dishes. It means that green tea and cocoa can help counteract negative effects of fatty foods
  
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• Urgent DWP warning for State Pension and Universal Credit recipients

  18-11-2024 11:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The DWP has issued a warning to benefits claimants
  
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