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• Woman badly hurt in crash with unmarked police car

  25-11-2024 22:27 via bbc.com
  
  The car was responding to an emergency when it hit a 19-year-old woman who was on foot.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after A4 lorry crash

  25-11-2024 20:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The A4 was closed this morning after a motorcycle and a lorry crashed on the road
  
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• Live: Crash blocks A-road near Bristol Airport

  25-11-2024 20:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The A38 is blocked in both directions
  
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• NI want to prove Euro qualification 'wasn't a fluke'

  25-11-2024 19:56 via bbc.com
  
  Jackie Burns says Northern Ireland want to prove they can compete with the best teams ahead of Friday's Euro 2025 play-off with Norway.
  
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• Man, 33, dies in crash between lorry and motorbike

  25-11-2024 19:38 via bbc.com
  
  Despite efforts from paramedics, the motorcyclist died at the scene.
  
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• Witness appeal after fatal collision in Keynsham

  25-11-2024 18:52 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses after a man died in a collision on the A4 Bath Road in Keynsham this morning (25 November). Shortly before 8.30am, between the Hicks Gate and Broadmead roundabouts, a lorry and a motorcycle collided. The motorcyclist, a 33-year-old man, suffered serious injuries. Sadly, despite the best efforts of paramedics, he died at the scene. Our thoughts are with his…
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• Bristol Zoo auctions off Victorian benches despite legal threats

  25-11-2024 18:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The sale follows Friday's auction which netted £160,000 for the Zoo
  
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• Live: M32 crash leaves rush hour traffic queuing through Bristol

  25-11-2024 18:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are long delays on the motorway
  
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• Brits 'to get extra bank holiday' in 2025 to mark anniversary

  25-11-2024 18:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Plans to honour next year's momentous milestones are set to include a four-day jamboree
  
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• Debut for Canada 'still sinking in' - Knight-Lebel

  25-11-2024 18:26 via bbc.com
  
  Bristol City on loan teenager Jamie Knight-Lebel tells BBC Radio Bristol's Sound of the City podcast about making his debut for Canada.
  
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• Young woman seriously injured in crash with police car

  25-11-2024 18:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The teen suffered potentially life-changing injuries
  
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• 'Cold Arctic air' in place as Met Office warns of 10cm snow and ice

  25-11-2024 17:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The UK has already shivered through a "significant period of cold" with temperatures dropping last week and now a new weather map has revealed the possibility of an Arctic blast in a matter of days
  
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• Police car in collision with pedestrian in Emersons Green

  25-11-2024 17:15 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  An unmarked police car responding to an emergency was in collision with a pedestrian in South Gloucestershire on Sunday (November 24). The incident happened on the roundabout where the A4174 joins Badminton Road, in Emersons Green, at around 6.30pm. The police car was using blue lights and a siren at the time of the incident. Officers provided first aid to the pedestrian…
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• Police say finding out what happened to missing Jack O'Sullivan is their priority

  25-11-2024 16:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jack, 23, was last seen in Bristol after a night out in the city
  
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• Primark shoppers 'love' £30 statement boots that look like £1,650 Fendi pair

  25-11-2024 16:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Primark shoppers are eyeing up a pair of statement boots that are perfect for the party season, and they look almost identical to a pair by high-end brand Fendi
  
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• Nursery and preschool in South Bristol closes with immediate effect due to “safeguarding breaches”

  25-11-2024 16:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The director of the community hub, where the nursery is located, has expressed concerns over the safeguarding breaches
  
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• Four Brits 'among missing' after tourist boat sinks off Egypt coast

  25-11-2024 16:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The yacht went down following warnings about rough weather in the area
  
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• Laundry expert warns against popular drying hack that 'can cause mould growth'

  25-11-2024 16:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  As the UK weather gets colder, many people will be looking for ways to dry their clothes indoors without that annoying damp smell - and it seems one popular hack could be doing more harm than good
  
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• Bristol man fighting for his life after being hit by tram in Germany

  25-11-2024 15:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An appeal has been launched to help the family
  
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• 'You can’t erase history'. Bristol City Council finally agrees on wording for Colston plaque

  25-11-2024 15:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes after six years of debate
  
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• Dr Hilary names the one habit you should do each morning to lose weight

  25-11-2024 14:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dr Hilary Jones explained the one thing everyone should do each morning if they're wanting to lose weight, and it's a simple enough routine to follow
  
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• Orchestra celebrates 30 years of music diversity

  25-11-2024 14:52 via bbc.com
  
  The Bristol Ensemble is working with three schools on pieces to be played at an anniversary concert.
  
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• Storm Bert: Chipping Sodbury train lines flooded as region is battered by heavy rain

  25-11-2024 14:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Great Western Railway has issued an urgent 'do not travel warning'
  
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• Bristol Airport lays out plans for long-haul flights

  25-11-2024 14:25 via bbc.com
  
  It hoped to provide direct flights to destinations like the east coast of America and the Middle East.
  
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• Potential witnesses who helped two girls in Frome supermarket asked to come forward

  25-11-2024 13:46 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are hoping to trace a man and a woman who helped two teenage girls at a supermarket in Frome. The unknown woman was approached by the girls in the toilets at Asda, at some point between 9.30-11.30am on Thursday 5 September, and asked to fetch a member of staff. She left the toilets and asked the man to fetch an employee, and having done so, both left the store together.
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• Doctor warns of ‘calorie bomb’ festive drinks that will tank your weight loss journey

  25-11-2024 13:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The expert highlighted how you can avoid putting your waistline at risk and still enjoy your favourite winter warmers
  
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• The Book of Mormon adds Bristol to UK tour dates - WestEndTheatre.com

  25-11-2024 13:24
  The Book of Mormon adds Bristol to UK tour dates  WestEndTheatre.com
  
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• 17 people missing after tourist boat sinks on Red Sea in Egypt

  25-11-2024 13:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The ship had set sail for a five day tour
  
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• M&S shoppers are bulk buying 'luxe' fragrance gift set on offer for half price

  25-11-2024 12:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Marks and Spencer's fragrance gift set is being snapped up by shoppers who love the scents included in the discounted set
  
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• Avon and Somerset Police engage with communities and young people in national knife crime week of action  

  25-11-2024 12:49 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Last week, all 43 police forces across England and Wales came together for Operation Sceptre, a national effort to tackle knife crime and make our communities safer. This campaign, which runs twice a year, focuses on removing weapons from the streets, educating young people about the dangers of carrying knives, and building stronger relationships with the community to prevent future violence.
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• Council buildings 'firesale' delayed amid mystery 'serious concerns'

  25-11-2024 12:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One of the vacant properties is covered in scaffolding and has shut a Bedminster bus lane for six years
  
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• Unusual lumps on hand could be early warning sign of high cholesterol say experts

  25-11-2024 12:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  High cholesterol - a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke - does not usually cause any symptoms, but certain indicators may be visible on the knuckles
  
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• Former deputy mayor defends her involvement in £600,000 council training programme

  25-11-2024 12:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Asher Craig said she 'always adhered to clear ethical boundaries and professional standards' over Stepping Up
  
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• Relief centre set up after homes and roads are flooded in Yate after Storm Bert

  25-11-2024 12:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The area was hit by a barrage of heavy rain over the weekend
  
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• Bristol Airport reveals huge expansion plans with flights to America and a longer runway

  25-11-2024 12:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The airport has only just won a four-year legal battle to expand but now wants to grow even bigger again
  
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• David Lloyd gym in Bristol allowed to keep padel courts installed without planning permission despite wildlife fears

  25-11-2024 12:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Councillors were divided over the plans after neighbours likened the noise from the courts as 'gunshots'
  
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• Best-selling author Barbara Taylor Bradford has died, aged 91

  25-11-2024 12:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The author of A Woman of Substance has died 'surrounded by loved ones'
  
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• Doctor says 'common' symptoms are sign of low-survival cancer

  25-11-2024 11:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The symptoms could also be associated with much less serious conditions, sometimes resulting in misdiagnosis
  
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• 'Lung X-ray shows why vaping put me in hospital for three weeks'

  25-11-2024 11:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nicola says she thought she was going to die and doctors said she was far too young to have lungs so badly damaged
  
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• 'I'm a professor - eat this food to help fight off Covid and long Covid'

  25-11-2024 11:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology said what we eat can have a huge impact on how well we fight off viruses
  
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• Ovo Energy customers can now get help to cut energy bills forever

  25-11-2024 11:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The energy supplier said the tie-up with HSBC means its four million customers will not need an account with the bank to access financing to install green energy devices
  
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• Girl, eight, seriously injured in shooting as two others taken to hospital

  25-11-2024 11:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have described it as “an appalling incident”
  
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• Ben Fogle's quiet life in countryside village with homes worth over £2.6 million

  25-11-2024 11:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ben Fogle has become a household name as a TV presenter, but away from the cameras, he lives a quiet life in the countryside with his wife and two children
  
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• Bristol Airport put up for sale by its pension fund owner

  25-11-2024 11:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The news comes as the South West transport hub unveils major plans for expansion
  
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• Pick of the stats - Watford v Bristol City

  25-11-2024 10:57 via bbc.com
  
  The key stats ahead of Watford's clash with Bristol City in the Championship on Tuesday night.
  
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• Live: A4 Bath Road closed after crash in Keynsham with traffic building

  25-11-2024 10:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The road is shut in both directions
  
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• A4 Bath Road closed after serious two-vehicle crash in Keynsham

  25-11-2024 10:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The road was shut in both directions
  
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• Woman, 26, 'doesn't exist' and can't get licence, job or passport

  25-11-2024 10:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Caitlin was born in the UK and says she is stuck in limbo - classed as a 'white British immigrant'
  
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• Theft from charity shop in Bath under investigation

  25-11-2024 10:33 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re issuing a CCTV image of a man we want to speak to in relation to a theft from a charity shop in Bath. A man entered the store in Argyle Street at about 1.30pm on Friday 1 November, and made his way into the staff locker room, where he broke into lockers and stole two purses containing credit cards, keys and personal documents. These cards were then used fraudulently at stores in…
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• Massive lottery jackpot on Tuesday could be third biggest win in UK

  25-11-2024 10:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The winner would instantly become richer than some of the biggest stars of Christmas
  
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