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• MAFS Australia fans 'expose' groom's TV past as they realise why he looks familiar

  19-03-2026 23:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fans have 'worked out' the real reason MAFS groom Scott McCristal looks so familiar
  
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• Stokes Croft restaurant to close in 'end of an era'

  19-03-2026 22:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It will be shutting down soon
  
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• Greg James reduced to 'floods of tears' during BBC Comic Relief challenge

  19-03-2026 22:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  BBC Radio One presenter Greg James is currently cycling 1,000km through England, Wales and Scotland for Comic Relief.
  
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• MAFS Australia groom leaves fans concerned for his welfare after brutal scenes

  19-03-2026 22:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  E4 viewers were left saying the same thing after tense scenes aired in the latest episode
  
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• Mum's guilt when she discovered her child's Bristol nursery teacher was a paedophile

  19-03-2026 21:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nathan Bennett, 30, was jailed for raping young children at a Bristol nursery
  
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• BBC The One Show taken off air as Alex Jones announces change

  19-03-2026 21:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Alex Jones and Roman Kemp announced The One Show would not air on Friday night.
  
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• M4 fire updates as video captures lorry blaze

  19-03-2026 21:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fire crews are at the scene
  
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• 'I'm not Banksy' - Builder breaks silence after speculation

  19-03-2026 20:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Pictures have re-emerged
  
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• Controversial 'Bristol Patriots' return under new name and put flags up at Southmead Hospital

  19-03-2026 18:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The first act was to put flags up outside a Bristol hospital
  
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• MAFS Australia 2026 star flaunts new fiancé amid TV marriage drama

  19-03-2026 18:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The reality star is expecting a baby boy with her ex-boyfriend, just as UK viewers are watching her TV marriage unfold
  
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• Bristol coffee shop worker injured in chocolate coin tussle

  19-03-2026 17:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police want to talk to a man captured on camera without any shoes on
  
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• Tributes to former Bristol councillor who was ‘bundle of energy and joy’

  19-03-2026 17:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Richard Pyle represented Henbury for a decade
  
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• Avon & Somerset cop allegedly made inappropriate comments to colleague

  19-03-2026 17:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The officer faces a misconduct hearing at force HQ
  
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• CCTV appeal following Bristol coffee shop incident

  19-03-2026 16:59 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We have released a CCTV image of a man we would like to speak to in connection with an incident at a coffee shop in Bristol. An unknown suspect entered an outlet on Augustines Parade and used violence to steal items at around 9.30am on Sunday 1 March. A staff member suffered bruising to her back, arms and a leg as well as cuts to her left hand and arm before an unknown quantity of large…
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• Eating one food over 60 can reduce risk of dementia, study shows

  19-03-2026 16:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new research could lead to tailored dietary advice
  
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• Bin man hits out at 'selfish' households who put certain item in recycling

  19-03-2026 15:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A bin man is pleading with people to stop putting a certain item in their recycling bins simply because their general waste is overflowing - as he explains an alternative solution
  
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• Police name girl killed and man missing after Wisbech river crash

  19-03-2026 15:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A body was recovered from the river [national story]
  
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• Airline donates 500 tablets to tackle the 'digital divide' in education

  19-03-2026 14:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An airline has handed £150k of their ex-crew's tablets to children who are lacking technology for school.
  
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• Who is eligible for meningitis jabs as MPs call for mass vaccination

  19-03-2026 14:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  40 MPs have written to the Health Secretary calling for a nationwide vaccination project
  
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• RSPCA 'deeply saddened' after horse found dead on South Gloucestershire street

  19-03-2026 14:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The horse was reportedly pulling a cart with two men on board
  
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• Must be yolking! Cadbury suggests serving Creme Eggs on toast - but horrified chocolate fans brand it 'evil'

  19-03-2026 14:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fans have been revolting at Cadbury's suggestion to spread melted Creme Eggs on toast
  
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• Nigel Farage paid to send 'morale boosting' video to Bristol rioter

  19-03-2026 14:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He told the jailed protester "I'm with you"
  
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• 'I thought I had concussion from falling down stairs - the truth was devastating'

  19-03-2026 14:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Student Alice Chawner was enjoying Freshers week when she fell down 15 steps, then a trip to the hospital revealed a heartbreaking diagnosis
  
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• Millennials advised to make 1 key CV change to land more interviews

  19-03-2026 13:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An expert has urged people aged 30 and over to make a specific change to their CV while also tailoring their job applications to help combat certain biases in the job market
  
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• 'Dangerous' Bristol serial rapist who assaulted woman while she slept jailed for 19 years

  19-03-2026 13:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nolan raped a woman while she slept at her home in Bristol
  
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• Morrisons worker contracted meningitis in current outbreak

  19-03-2026 13:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The supermarket says his place of work remains open and operating as normal
  
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• Huge queues at Bristol petrol station as fuel prices soar

  19-03-2026 12:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The conflict in Iran has resulted in petrol and diesel price spikes
  
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• Vulnerable man left homeless after Bristol City Council changed locks and dumped his belongings

  19-03-2026 12:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol City Council has 'apologised unreservedly' for the distress caused
  
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• Sir Chris Hoy says 'you've got to find hope' after terminal cancer diagnosis

  19-03-2026 11:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Olympic cycling champion revealed in 2024 that his prostate cancer was terminal
  
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• Suspected loan shark arrested in Bristol as documents seized

  19-03-2026 11:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'If you have been offered a loan but then been threatened when you couldn’t pay then you may have been targeted'
  
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• Ryanair, TUI, easyJet ban common electric item from checked in luggage

  19-03-2026 10:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Airlines have published rules around devices NOT allowed in hold baggage and said they must be in hand luggage - strictly not to be used at take off
  
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• Saints and Bath lead race for top four as Prem returns

  19-03-2026 09:37 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Sport takes a look at how things stand in Prem rugby as the league returns after an eight-week break with Northampton top of the table and six teams in play-off contention.
  
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• Police release image after 'sexual assault' at packed Wetherspoons in Northampton

  19-03-2026 09:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The incident took place in December [National Story]
  
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• Update from Nationwide, NatWest, Lloyds, Barclays, HSBC as rule changes today for anyone with a debit or credit card

  19-03-2026 09:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thursday, March 19, sees the change come into effect
  
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• easyJet is giving away 500 iPads

  19-03-2026 08:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The airline says it wants to help bridge the country’s digital divide
  
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• Full list of 97 Bristol roads that could soon have a 20mph speed limit

  19-03-2026 08:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new plan focuses on busy residential main roads,
  
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• 'Fatal' Iran war warning for anyone in UK with asthma

  19-03-2026 07:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Charity Asthma + Lung UK has issued an alert
  
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• Ozempic and Wegovy found to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression

  19-03-2026 07:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Semaglutide is associated with a 44% decreased risk of depression and a 38% decreased risk of anxiety
  
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• Bristol Airport hits back at study claim it's the most complained about in UK

  19-03-2026 07:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'This study is far from robust or indeed representative of customer experience'
  
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• Workers at 389 companies to get share of £7.3m - full list

  19-03-2026 07:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Every employer has been told to check their payroll
  
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• Mum who lost her baby gives others help at charity

  19-03-2026 07:08 via bbc.com
  
  A mother who lost a baby now works with mothers and families who suffer with prenatal depression.
  
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• Historic pier gets £19m to complete restoration

  19-03-2026 07:07 via bbc.com
  
  The Grade II-listed pier has been closed for more than 30 years due to safety concerns.
  
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• How Bristol teens came together for perfect 'School Wars' antidote

  19-03-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Despite all that going on at the moment and the messages were really powerful"
  
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• Almost 100 roads in Bristol could soon get a 20mph speed limit in push for safer streets

  19-03-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The public will be consulted on the changes to speed limits
  
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• £6,000 of park flowers ruined as locals say apology ‘not enough’

  19-03-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Deputy leader Heather Mack says the council is 'incredibly sorry' for the mistake at St George Park and promises 'we will never have another incident like this'
  
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• 400,000 families to benefit from DWP rule change within days

  19-03-2026 06:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Families may see their entitlement increase by thousands
  
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