Bristol news

• BBC Breakfast comes to a stop as host steps in to deliver 'breaking news'

  16-02-2025 08:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  BBC Breakfast was interrupted on Sunday morning as Ben Thompson's co-star delivered a breaking news announcement
  
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• Masked gang left passengers 'vomiting blood' after tear gas attack at airport

  11-09-2026 22:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  [National news] three men have been sentenced for a gas attack at Heathrow Airport that left bystanders coughing and vomiting
  
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• Bristol police officer who lied to ex is sacked and barred

  11-09-2026 20:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He made his former partner think she was being stalked
  
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• Football coach pretended to be KFC driver in 'terrifying' drug debt attack

  11-09-2026 17:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He pretended to be delivering KFC but launched a vicious attack
  
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• UK heat surge as South West regions set for unseasonable warmth

  11-09-2026 17:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Enjoy it while it lasts!
  
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• Appeal to find owners of bikes suspected stolen

  11-09-2026 17:20 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are seeking to reunite two owners with their bikes which we believed to have been stolen. Officers were called to a report of a burglary in the St George area of Bristol on Monday (31 August). Upon arrival, the suspect had already left the address but later returned 20 minutes later and was arrested. When officers searched the address, two bicycles were found and seized as they…
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• Two arrested after armed police swoop on Kingswood cannabis grow

  11-09-2026 17:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have surrounded a property
  
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• Lidl launches new 50 per cent off shopping deal until September 23

  11-09-2026 17:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Shoppers could get an exclusive coupon to use at the till several times this month
  
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• Officer dismissed and barred following misconduct hearing

  11-09-2026 17:00 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A police officer who falsely told his former partner he’d been sent photos of her house by an anonymous person, causing her to fear for her safety, has been barred from policing. PC Matthew Farmer, who joined Avon and Somerset Police in September 2024 and was based in Bristol, appeared at an accelerated misconduct hearing held at Police HQ earlier today (Friday 11 September).
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• Shocking details emerge of 'targeted' attack at Bristol Airport

  11-09-2026 16:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Witnesses thought it was an act of terror
  
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• Jack O'Sullivan's mum slams police's 'total failure' after 'shocking' revelation

  11-09-2026 15:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'We have been totally let down by the police and more importantly, Jack has been totally let down'
  
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• Bristol avian botulism outbreak response 'not good enough'

  11-09-2026 15:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The outbreak was branded a 'disgrace'
  
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• Five jailed following violent assault outside Bristol Airport

  11-09-2026 15:04 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Five men have been jailed for a combined 16 years and 10 months after a serious assault outside Bristol Airport. Vladamir Stan, Able Marin, Florin Stan, Constantin Stan, aged 29, and Emanuel-Ronaldo Dumitru, aged 27, all pleaded guilty to violent disorder during a sentencing hearing at Bristol Crown Court on Friday 28 August. Vladamir, Able and Florin, aged 52, 21 and 28 respectively…
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• Police give update after house damaged with 'weapon'

  11-09-2026 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Two men were arrested in connection with the incident
  
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• Plans submitted for new town on the edge of Bristol

  11-09-2026 14:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Three new schools and a new town centre right on the edge of the city
  
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• Police close Kingswood road after cannabis grow found - updates

  11-09-2026 14:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested
  
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• Big Brother's Bov Boys collab explained as stars set to take over house

  11-09-2026 13:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Big Brother is set to return to ITV2 and ITVX, and ahead of Sunday's launch, the Bov Boys have been brought in to test out the iconic house
  
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• Big Brother fans fume 'who asked for this' as ITV confirm twist days before new series

  11-09-2026 13:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  ITV has announced a groundbreaking Big Brother twist ahead of the new season's launch
  
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• Iconic Bristol shipping container restaurant Box-E to close

  11-09-2026 12:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's been a Wapping Wharf favourite for a decade
  
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• Former officer barred from policing

  11-09-2026 12:40 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A Police Constable Degree Apprentice is barred from policing and would have been dismissed had she not already resigned, following a finding of gross misconduct. PC Rebecca Greville was found to have breached the standards of: The breaches related to her handling of a suspected drink driving incident on 9 September 2025 in Weston-super-Mare. She took the individual for a…
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• Real reason Love Island's Julia Majchrzak and Lorenzo Alessi split up 'exposed'

  11-09-2026 11:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Love Island 2026 winner Julia Majchrzak has now shared the heartbreaking reason behind her split from fellow ITV star Lorenzo Alessi
  
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• Man jailed for shop theft

  11-09-2026 10:47 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man has been jailed for eight weeks after pleading guilty to several shop thefts in South Gloucestershire. Anton Varga, 39, from Berkeley House, Staple Hill, was sentenced for six counts of shop theft at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 3 September. Varga had only recently been handed a suspended sentence for previous offences and went on to commit these further thefts…
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• Oasis confirm 2027 tour announcement with list of clues to venues

  11-09-2026 10:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Oasis lit up the Manchester skies to officially announce their 2027 return [National news]
  
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• Big Brother fans sent into frenzy over 'awesome' ITV update ahead of new series launch

  11-09-2026 10:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Big Brother 2026 is set to return to screens this weekend and ITV has shared a major update ahead of the new series
  
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• Bristol City Council leader rejects call to hand back £20k deputy mayor salary

  11-09-2026 09:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cllr Tony Dyer hit back at questions from a journalist
  
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• Waitrose issues recall as contamination linked to meningitis

  11-09-2026 07:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Food Standards Agency has issued a 'do not eat' alert
  
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• New warning for anyone taking menopause supplements

  11-09-2026 07:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Some women spend substantial amounts of money on the products
  
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• Bristol couple describe 'terrifying' moment Flight 175 flew over their heads on 9/11

  11-09-2026 07:08 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They were on holiday in New York City celebrating their wedding anniversary when the 9/11 attacks happened — and witnessed Flight 175 pass directly overhead
  
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• Spiders will never enter your house again with homemade deterrent they 'hate'

  11-09-2026 07:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  With spider mating season in full swing, one woman shared a simple hack to keep those eight-legged creatures well away from your home – and you just need one item
  
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• 'It's disgusting' - residents call for action over bed bug infestation at three tower blocks

  11-09-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'We are not dirty people, and have a lovely clean home that’s been taken over'
  
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