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• Live: M4 lanes shut after multi-vehicle crash

  22-12-2025 22:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Man arrested after car crashes into bus stop in Germany leaving three injured

  22-12-2025 20:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A 32-year-old man has been arrested after a car crashed into a crowd waiting at a bus stop in Giessen, Germany. Three people were injured, one seriously, in the incident which police are treating as an accident.
  
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• Man's life will never be the same again after vicious Boxing Day stabbing

  22-12-2025 19:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The vitcim has to learn to walk and talk again following the horrific attack
  
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• Four men jailed for stabbing outside restaurant

  22-12-2025 19:14 via bbc.com
  The victim suffered multiple serious wounds and brain damage in the incident in 2023.
  
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• Cowboy builder jailed for 14 years for £1.25m fraud

  22-12-2025 19:10 via bbc.com
  Mark Killick, who has now been convicted of fraud for a fourth time, used multiple names.
  
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• Two identical Banksy murals appear in London

  22-12-2025 19:05 via bbc.com
  Artist confirms mural near Notting Hill is his, after an identical one appeared in central London.
  
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• Sentences totalling 75 years for Boxing Day stabbing

  22-12-2025 18:15 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Four men have been handed sentences totalling 75 years for their parts in the brutal stabbing of a man in Bristol on Boxing Day 2023. It is almost certainly only thanks to the members of the public who came to his aid, emergency services at the scene and hospital staff that he survived. Today, Monday 22 December, at Bristol Crown Court, three men were jailed after a jury found them…
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• New Bansky appears at foot of London skyscraper - in pictures

  22-12-2025 18:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It shows two people looking up
  
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• Timetable changes for festive bin collections

  22-12-2025 17:52 via bbc.com
  Bin and recycling collections will change over Christmas and New Year because of bank holidays.
  
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• Stunning sky-high pictures of bridges that connect Wales and England covered in fog

  22-12-2025 17:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The incredible shots were captured by the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity as they flew over the area recently
  
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• Lovely moment two brothers cook 200 Christmas meals for the homeless

  22-12-2025 17:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Matt Cox and Dave Gorwill spent hours in the kitchen this weekend
  
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• M32 one of the 'most dangerous' motorways in the country

  22-12-2025 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The number of collisions and average delays on the road far exceed the national average, according to a new report
  
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• Arson suspect cycled away from vehicle fire

  22-12-2025 16:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was carrying a jerry can
  
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• Lack of player sales behind Bristol City's £18.6m loss

  22-12-2025 16:42 via bbc.com
  Bristol City post pre-tax losses of £18.6m in their accounts for 2024-25, a huge increase from the previous year.
  
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• MAFS UK star issues stark warning after suffering collapsed lung

  22-12-2025 16:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The reality TV star shared his horror injuries with followers on Instagram
  
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• Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea dies, aged 74

  22-12-2025 16:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The singer has become synonymous with the festive period
  
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• Aldi confirms change happening at all 1,050 UK stores in middle aisle update

  22-12-2025 16:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The supermarket has confirmed what will happen in the middle aisle
  
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• CCTV appeal amid investigation into suspected arson

  22-12-2025 15:54 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing to the public to help us identify the man in this CCTV image as part of an investigation into a suspected arson. Avon Fire and Rescue Service suspect a vehicle fire in Abbott Road, Severn Reach, was started deliberately at around 1.55am on Thursday 18 December. The suspect is believed to have arrived and left the scene on a bicycle with a jerry can. The man in the…
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• 'Top-secret' place to hide Christmas presents so children never find them

  22-12-2025 15:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One expert has shared the best places to hide Christmas presents from children - and one idea has gone down very well with parents
  
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• The 'ginger Penaud', a rivalry renewed & Genge's coffee - Prem talking points

  22-12-2025 15:32 via bbc.com
  Ellis Genge's long-range score, George Hendy's hot streak and Saracens and Exeter renewing their rivalry feature in our Gallagher Prem round-up.
  
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• Comedian collapses at gig - he couldn't believe who his nurse was

  22-12-2025 15:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Stand-up comic Simon Cain collapsed at a gig and was shocked to find out who his nurse was
  
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• M4 traffic clears after crash near service station

  22-12-2025 15:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Pictures showed monster queues
  
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• M4 traffic chaos after crash near service station

  22-12-2025 15:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Pictures showed monster queues
  
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• Live: M4 traffic chaos after crash near service station

  22-12-2025 15:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Pictures show monster queues
  
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• I had surgery to fix my uneven jaw - my friends don't recognise me

  22-12-2025 14:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Luke McLuckie began to develop an underbite aged 13, which left his bottom jaw jutting out 1.5cm beyond his upper one but has surgery has changed that
  
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• Aldi unveils giant Cuthbert-shaped Christmas tree - and pokes festive fun at M&S

  22-12-2025 14:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A Christmas tree replica of Cuthbert was pictured doing the rounds in Brighton, visiting the pier and Royal Pavilion, before reaching its permanent home in front of an Aldi store in Eastbourne
  
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• Bristol City agree deal to sign free agent Morsy

  22-12-2025 14:35 via bbc.com
  Bristol City agree deal to sign free agent Sam Morsy on an initial six-month contract.
  
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• Key witness sought following fatal collision

  22-12-2025 14:07 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Officers investigating a fatal collision are appealing for a key witness to come forward. At around 9.40pm yesterday (Sunday 21 December), we were called to a collision on the A303 Eastbound between South Petherton and Cartgate. The collision involved a Seat Leon and a pedestrian and occurred just before the A356 Crewkerne junction. Sadly, the pedestrian died at the scene.
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• Widespread bank branch closures ‘severing lifeline services’

  22-12-2025 13:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There were calls to protect Post Office branches and set up new banking hubs
  
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• Don't get caught out over Christmas gift returns rules, Martin Lewis warns

  22-12-2025 13:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Your legal rights to return Christmas gifts will vary by store and whether you bought the item in person
  
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• 'Unique' gold jewellery stolen as three men with hammer smash South Bristol shop

  22-12-2025 13:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the incident
  
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• Live: Fire crews rush to 'building fire' in city centre

  22-12-2025 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Fire crews rushed to emergency incident in city centre

  22-12-2025 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Prepare for Robins to keep hold of purse strings

  22-12-2025 12:56 via bbc.com
  Fan writer David Pottier says Bristol City seem unlikely to loosen the purse strings in January and loans may be the only arrivals.
  
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• Love Island star confirms split 'with great sadness' days after rumours

  22-12-2025 12:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The pair each confirmed the news with a statement following seven months together
  
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• Check Christmas opening hours for HMRC, DWP and Jobcentre here

  22-12-2025 12:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have confirmed festive opening hours for Christmas 2025 - here's what you need to know
  
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• University threatened with legal action after protest at academic's talk

  22-12-2025 12:00 via bbc.com
  Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a "zombie apocalypse" during the protest.
  
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• 10 week closure of busy Post Office branch

  22-12-2025 11:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's expected to reopen in March
  
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• Kate Spade £205 necklace reduced to £39 with pearl pendant

  22-12-2025 11:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Kate Spade Dot Wrap Pendant Necklace has been reduced by 81% on Secret Sales
  
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• Man arrested after two teens die in Tesla horror smash

  22-12-2025 11:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A third teen is fighting for his life in hospital after Saturday's crash
  
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• Labour's claim people are better off by £516 this year slammed by Tories

  22-12-2025 11:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Conservatives have slammed the government's 'economic incompetence'
  
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• 'Winter solstice' and 'Strictly winner'

  22-12-2025 11:29 via bbc.com
  A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 22 December.
  
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• 'Spending Christmas Day alone is so freeing'

  22-12-2025 11:17 via bbc.com
  Whether it is alone or with strangers, not everyone celebrates Christmas Day in the same way.
  
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• BBC star Nina Warhurst admits 'it hurts' as she faces first Christmas without dad

  22-12-2025 10:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  BBC presenter Nina Warhurst has shared a poignant tribute to her late father Chris, who passed away in July after being diagnosed with dementia in 2022
  
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• Lorett – Humans of Avon and Somerset

  22-12-2025 10:24 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  For anyone who knows me, I’m usually the bubbly one. The chatty Scouser who’s always smiling, laughing, trying to lift the mood. I wear my heart on my sleeve, what you see is what you get. But like so many of us, there have been times when what was going on inside didn’t match what people saw on the outside. Life has thrown its challenges at me – twice in my career, I reached a point where…
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• Robins show gutsy resolve in statement Boro win

  22-12-2025 09:45 via bbc.com
  BBC Final Score reporter Adam Cottier praises the Robins’ resolve in the 2-0 win over Boro, particularly Emil Riis, Adam Randell and Rob Atkinson.
  
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• Police found machete in murderer's car eight days before he was involved in double killing of teens

  22-12-2025 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The jury in the Max and Mason murder trial were not told
  
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• Kate McCallister's Paris to Chicago dash crowned best Christmas movie travel moment

  22-12-2025 09:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Research into festive travel scenes finds Home Alone mum's epic dash home tops the list of memorable Christmas film journeys
  
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• GP says 'only see doctor' if you've got these three symptoms with flu

  22-12-2025 08:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  New strain is causing more cases of “significant illness” than in previous years - and he said 'wear a mask' if you have to go out
  
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• Plea to 'use right NHS service' as pressure mounts

  22-12-2025 07:19 via bbc.com
  The NHS is urging patients to avoid A&E for minor issues and use 111 or pharmacies instead.
  
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