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• Domestic abuser's sentence lengthened after Attorney General intervenes

  22-10-2026 20:30 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Aiden Ford threatened his victim's life and suffocated her with his arm
  
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• Biker in hospital with serious injuries after crash

  22-10-2026 19:51 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Motorists are asked to avoid the area.
  
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• Team has to chip in with more goals - Skubala

  22-10-2026 18:55 via BBC News
  
  Bristol City need more players to contribute to goals and assists says manager Michael Skubala with his side struggling to score.
  
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• Witness appeal after serious collision

  22-10-2026 17:53 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses after a collision involving a black motorbike and a black Ford Ka car on Stoke Road. We were called by the ambulance service at 1.32pm and officers attended alongside the fire and ambulance services. The motorcyclist was taken to hospital with injuries that are serious, but not believed to be life-threatening. No other injuries have been reported.
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• Serious crash closes road in Clifton - live updates

  22-10-2026 17:53 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Motorists are asked to avoid the area.
  
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• Royate Hill shut due to emergency services incident

  22-10-2026 17:14 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The closure caused slow traffic
  
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• F1 racing car simulator company opens new Bristol facility and is hiring

  22-10-2026 17:10 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The fast-growing tech firm works with major motorsports teams and is advertising for a number of jobs
  
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• Judge's murder trial instructions will not be reviewed by court

  22-10-2026 17:04 via BBC News
  
  The Attorney General rules there is not a point of law which needs "further clarification".
  
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• Shoplifting fears over Redcliffe Asda Express bid for late-night licence

  22-10-2026 16:59 via Bristol Post - News
  
  It will do alcohol deliveries 24/7
  
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• 'Vile' paedophile jailed for raping young girls

  22-10-2026 16:42 via BBC News
  
  Timothy Mealing was convicted of 24 sexual offences against four "very young" girls.
  
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• Healthcare workers walk out on 24-hour strike

  22-10-2026 15:40 via BBC News
  
  One striking worker says she goes home and cries because she no longer feels she is making a difference due to work pressures.
  
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• UK's first 'Flower Pharmacy' opens to boost mood as clocks go back

  22-10-2026 15:17 via Bristol Post - News
  
  UK's first 'Flower Pharmacy' has opened in London, prescribing mood-boosting bouquets instead of medicine as the clocks prepare to go back.
  
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• 'My childhood was stolen from me' - predator raped and sexually assaulted young children

  22-10-2026 15:13 via Bristol Post - News
  
  He tried to bribe one of his victims to stop them talking to police
  
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• Rylan Clark Halloween prank stuns cinema fans as The Witches tops scary film list

  22-10-2026 15:06 via Bristol Post - News
  
  TV presenter Rylan Clark left unsuspecting cinemagoers screaming after pulling off a series of real-life jump scares for Halloween at Vue Cinema in London
  
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• Currys to play together for first time in 16 months

  22-10-2026 14:23 via BBC News
  
  Tom and Ben Curry start for Sale for first time in 16 months while Christian Wade looks to break the try record, in team news from the Prem.
  
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• Supermarket blocked from building on city's edge

  22-10-2026 13:57 via BBC News
  
  Bath and North East Somerset Council turn down the plans, which Lidl said would have created 40 jobs.
  
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• Man charged over 2024 fatal collision

  22-10-2026 13:48 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  A 53-year-old man has been charged following a fatal collision on the A361 in Frome. Jobey Jason Smith, of Chilcompton in Radstock, appeared before Bristol Magistrates Court on Friday 9 October, after being charged with causing death by driving without due care and attention while over the prescribed limit for alcohol. It follows an investigation into a two-car collision at the junction…
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• First person confirmed dead after deadly virus moves from cattle into humans

  22-10-2026 13:28 via Bristol Post - News
  
  [International news] The Shamonda virus has claimed its first human casualty, French authorities have announced
  
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• Man jailed for 32 years for raping children

  22-10-2026 13:13 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  A “vile” 34-year-old man who raped and sexually assaulted multiple young children has been jailed for more than 30 years. Timothy Mealing, of no fixed address, was convicted of 24 sexual offences committed against four girls and of attempting to bribe one of the survivors to withdraw their support for the police investigation. At Bristol Crown Court on Monday (19 October) he was handed…
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• Woman found with knife wound in St Pauls early hours incident

  22-10-2026 12:26 via Bristol Post - News
  
  A man was initially arrested in South Bristol
  
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• Royate Hill shut due to 'emergency services incident' - updates

  22-10-2026 12:07 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The closure has caused slow traffic to build
  
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• Royate Hill shut closed due to 'emergency services incident' - updates

  22-10-2026 11:31 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The closure has caused slow traffic to build
  
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• Man taken to hospital after 'serious' attack in Old Market

  22-10-2026 11:27 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Police and ambulance were called
  
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• Bristol area could go a year without library after closure at abandoned shopping centre

  22-10-2026 11:25 via Bristol Post - News
  
  A temporary location is being searched for
  
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• Revolut 'it may take a few days' alert to millions of customers

  22-10-2026 10:34 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Revolut now has millions of UK customers
  
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• Christa Pike 'speaking in sentences' after botched Tennessee execution

  22-10-2026 10:26 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Christa Pike, who survived two lethal injections during a botched execution in Tennessee, is now speaking in full sentences and walking more independently, her attorney has said.
  
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• East Bristol road closed due to 'emergency services incident' - updates

  22-10-2026 10:16 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The closure has caused slow traffic to build
  
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• Met Office list of storm names as Storm Austen sparks warnings

  22-10-2026 09:20 via Bristol Post - News
  
  We can expect very strong winds and heavy rain
  
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• Warning to people who take vitamin gummies

  22-10-2026 08:44 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Health conscious shoppers have been warned
  
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• Dad unrecognisable after committing to cycling every day

  22-10-2026 08:30 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Nick Drane weighed 23st 7lbs before he set himself the challenge
  
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• Girl, 12, gets her own fashion show billboard

  22-10-2026 07:27 via BBC News
  
  Carmela, who has muscular dystrophy, says it was "amazing" to see herself on the billboard.
  
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• Race to save 1960s Windrush front room exhibition

  22-10-2026 07:23 via BBC News
  
  The Dominican Front Room installation at the Watershed was meant to be temporary but proved popular.
  
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• 'An £8k service charge left me unable to pay bills'

  22-10-2026 07:19 via BBC News
  
  Housing association Curo defends large increases to leaseholder bills.
  
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• Timeline in full as Bristol UWE student jailed for life for murdering housemate

  22-10-2026 07:00 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Jamie Collins, described as a 'gentle soul' suffered 30 stab wounds and was left to die near his home
  
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• Librarians warn of safety risk in plan to use volunteers to open branches for longer

  22-10-2026 07:00 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Some could soon open on Sundays, but without hiring any more paid staff
  
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• Big drop in the number of asylum seekers staying in Bristol after ‘two hotels close’

  22-10-2026 07:00 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The use of hotels to house asylum seekers had sparked violent protests
  
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• 'I had no idea I was pregnant but gave birth 8mins after doctors examined me'

  22-10-2026 06:42 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Annalise Harry had no idea she was pregnant and barely noticed the extra few pounds she'd put on
  
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