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• M4 shut after body found on carriageway

  22-02-2025 21:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Enquiries are underway to identify the deceased
  
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• Live: M4 and M48 shut after 'police incident'

  22-02-2025 20:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The M4 between the M5 and the Prince of Wales bridge has closed
  
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• Live: M4 and M48 shut after human remains found on motorway

  22-02-2025 20:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The M4 between the M5 and the Prince of Wales bridge has closed
  
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• BBC Dope Girls cast in full - Mare of Easttown and Little Women stars leading new drama

  22-02-2025 20:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dope Girls is a new BBC drama set to take a look at the 'end of the world as we know it' after World War One and the cast is full of big names including Eliza Scanlen
  
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• Amanda Holden issues plea to ex BGT co-star David Walliams amid comeback after show axe

  22-02-2025 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Amanda Holden reunited with her former Britain's Got Talent co-star David Walliams to discuss his upcoming projects, following ongoing reports that Little Britain could be returning
  
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• Updates as thousands of Hanham homes without power

  22-02-2025 17:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  More than 2,600 homes are reported to be without power this afternoon
  
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• Uncertain future for former Bristol station where two trains collided

  22-02-2025 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The former train station may be reopened in the future, but is more known for boulders rather than transport
  
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• Red Roses stars say role models are 'everything' for young girls

  22-02-2025 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Four members of the Red Roses attended a rugby club on the outskirts of Bristol
  
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• Nursery given permission to expand after having 40% more children than allowed

  22-02-2025 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The nursery had been in breach of its original planning permission
  
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• Parents 'heartbroken' as school announces closure

  22-02-2025 16:49 via bbc.com
  
  Fairfield PNEU School told parents it will close in August due to the "economic environment".
  
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• BBC TV licence fee set to rise but remains free for pensioners born in these years

  22-02-2025 16:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The TV licence fee is set to rise by £5 from April
  
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• Mum chooses baby name that's so unique she 'keeps spelling it incorrectly'

  22-02-2025 16:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A woman has shared the bizarre tale of a mum who gave her son a unique baby name, but couldn't decide on a spelling for it, so she still manages to get it wrong
  
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• 'My in-laws shame me for breastfeeding – they think I'm exposing myself'

  22-02-2025 16:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A woman has been left fuming after her in-laws "shamed her" for breastfeeding her newborn child in her own home when they came to visit. They claimed it was "distracting"
  
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• M32 traffic held due to vehicle fire - live updates

  22-02-2025 15:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The fire was reported just before 2pm this afternoon
  
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• Reacher star Alan Ritchson says one supplement all men should take

  22-02-2025 14:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The actor has explained how he achieved, and keeps, the Reacher body as season three hits Amazon
  
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• Longevity expert swears by easy meal loved on island where 'third of locals live past 90'

  22-02-2025 14:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thousands of residents on Ikaria are thought to have some of the longest life expectancies in the world, with one-third of locals reportedly living past the age of 90
  
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• Girl, three, dies in city centre tram crash

  22-02-2025 14:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have sealed off the area and all trams have been halted
  
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• Ingredient in drink millions have every day 'triggers dangerous spike'

  22-02-2025 13:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It has been linked to serious heart disease
  
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• Bradley Walsh's ITV co-star 'favourite to replace him' on The Chase as he announces new move

  22-02-2025 13:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Chase presenter Bradley Walsh is set for a whole new venture away from the ITV show, where viewers will see him exploring the monuments of Ancient Egypt
  
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• Fitness expert says doing one stretch every day will keep your body feeling young

  22-02-2025 13:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Physical therapist Andy Fata-Chan has shared the one simple stretch he does every day to help keep his body feeling young and healthy
  
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• Healthy breakfast recipe full of protein 'keeps you full with no slump' - not overnight oats

  22-02-2025 13:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  If you're looking for a breakfast that's healthy, full of protein and will keep you full until lunchtime then you may want to give this recipe a try
  
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• Lower blood pressure by regularly eating popular sweet treat

  22-02-2025 13:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  High blood pressure symptoms are difficult to detect, but there are some foods that can help keep it at bay
  
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• Gogglebox viewers 'turn off' Channel 4 show after 'disturbing' scene

  22-02-2025 13:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Goggleboxers have returned to their sofas for a new series of the Channel 4 show
  
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• Two helpings of treat every week could protect you from bowel cancer

  22-02-2025 13:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A major new study in the USA has found a link between higher consumption of one food and lower rates of aggressive bowel cancer tumours
  
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• Michelin-star restaurants mapped as tens hold award across UK - Bristol Live

  22-02-2025 13:01
  Michelin-star restaurants mapped as tens hold award across UK  Bristol Live
  
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• Michelin-star restaurants mapped as tens hold award across UK

  22-02-2025 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol now has two restaurants boasting the award
  
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• Award-winning St Andrews house that will make your jaw drop is up for sale

  22-02-2025 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It has been creatively designed
  
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• Independent city centre opticians relocates to South Bristol after nearly three decades

  22-02-2025 13:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The owner of the business said he took a "massive risk" moving premises
  
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• Bristol's best pancake spots in case you're missing Pancake Day in February

  22-02-2025 13:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  From fluffy souffle pancakes, to American buttermilk stacks, and crepes
  
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• Bristol house prices increase by thousands in just a year

  22-02-2025 13:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The latest figures from the Land Registry are in
  
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• Plans for 10-storey Bristol student block would create 'dangerous and forbidding' side streets'

  22-02-2025 12:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A planning application has been submitted to Bristol City Council
  
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• City venue swaps 'rowdy' rave for calm meditation

  22-02-2025 12:59 via bbc.com
  
  The Prospect Building in Bristol hosted the event where people could sit down and relax to calming music.
  
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• Pope Francis at risk of sepsis as he is seriously ill, Vatican updates

  22-02-2025 12:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Pope remains in hospital where he is battling pneumonia and ' complex respiratory infection'
  
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• MAFS Lacey and Nathan clash over 'fake showmance' claim as reunion sparks huge row

  22-02-2025 12:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A sneak peek at the MAFS UK reunion episode has revealed that there is a huge row between one former couple, as they continue to disagree on why their relationship came to an end
  
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• DWP plans to get people with 'invisible' disabilities back into work

  22-02-2025 12:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The DWP was asked how it will help people with fibromyalgia, ADHD and "other invisible disabilities" get back into work - and a minister responded
  
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• UK snow maps show exact date eight major cities face '5cm per hour' blizzard

  22-02-2025 12:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Forecasters predict as much as 5cm of snow may fall every hour
  
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• Earthy can 'hopefully kick on' - Manning

  22-02-2025 11:53 via bbc.com
  
  George Earthy can "hopefully kick on" after he scored both Bristol City's goals in their win against Middlesbrough says manager Liam Manning.
  
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• Phil Collins 'very sick' update as star battles two serious conditions

  22-02-2025 11:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Genesis singer and drummer has spoken about his health problems
  
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• BBC's Naga Munchetty tells co-star 'you could have prepared better' in awkward moment

  22-02-2025 11:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Saturday Kitchen host Matt Tebbutt was left asking for BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty to be "cut off" after she made a brutal swipe about his lack of preparation
  
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• Dentist shares how to actually whiten teeth for good and the 'white coat rule'

  22-02-2025 11:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are a lot of products out there promising to give us a whiter smile, and a lot of myths online about home remedies that can help too. But what actually works?
  
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• Doctor Amir Khan says you should keep one thing in loo to 'aid bowel movement'

  22-02-2025 10:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's not the easiest thing to talk about, but going to the loo is something we all have to do. ITV's Dr Amir Khan recently shared a tip for making it a little bit easier
  
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• Parents say findings of new inquest into baby’s death ‘everything we fought for’

  22-02-2025 10:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Allyn and Jenny Condon’s son Ben, who was born prematurely, died in the intensive care unit of Bristol Children’s Hospital on April 17 2015,
  
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• Beer to be made weaker from next week due to new Government rules

  22-02-2025 10:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It comes ahead of further changes set to add another 20p to the price of a pint
  
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• Mum finally gets diagnosis after planning her funeral 400 times

  22-02-2025 10:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ariana has been struggling for decades and the first signs began when she was a child
  
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• Police 'increasingly concerned' for runner missing for four days

  22-02-2025 09:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jenny Hall, 23, has not been seen since Tuesday afternoon
  
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• City-killer asteroid heading towards Earth caught on film

  22-02-2025 09:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It now has a one in 32 chance of hitting the Earth
  
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• BBC Breakfast paused for 'breaking news' as Charlie Stayt forced to apologise to guest

  22-02-2025 09:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt was forced to cut his interview with former UK ambassador to Ukraine Simon Smith short to cover the 'breaking news' in Gaza
  
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• 'I was so scared of needles I risked paralysis - then I found answer'

  22-02-2025 09:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sarah avoided needles so long she had to be rushed to hospital and medics said she was at risk of a heart attack and lifelong paralysis
  
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• Stacey Solomon addresses family struggles as she considers 'step-back' from TV

  22-02-2025 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Stacey Solomon, starring in a new series of Sort Your Life Out, opened up about her relationship with her kids and constant 'battle' between life on and off screen in a candid interview
  
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• Make hard towels 'fluffier than ever' by adding 1 item to washing machine

  22-02-2025 08:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Overloading the washing machine or using too much fabric softener can mean towels lose their softness - but there's an easy fix
  
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