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• Heart experts say two cholesterol-lowering foods 'mimic statins'

  11-04-2025 13:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  For people who struggle to tolerate cholesterol-lowering statins, certain foods may be useful alternatives
  
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• Maya Jama addresses Celebrity Traitors drama as fans rush to her defence

  10-10-2026 17:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol-born presenter Maya Jama has admitted she had no idea James Acaster and Hannah Fry didn't want to be Traitors when she recruited them in BBC's Celebrity Traitors
  
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• Bedminster eyesore covered in scaffolding for seven years to be demolished

  10-10-2026 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The scaffolding is needed as the building is dangerous and has been condemned
  
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• Pope weighs in on death row killer Christa Pike's failed execution calling it 'attack on dignity'

  10-10-2026 16:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Christa Pike was sentenced to death after murdering 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995 [World news]
  
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• Donald Trump's furious outburst after Nobel Peace Prize snub - 'I settled 8 wars'

  10-10-2026 16:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former UN human rights chief, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for efforts that the award committee said promoted international law [World news]
  
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• Two men named and charged with murdering Bristol student

  10-10-2026 14:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Both men have been remanded to appear at Kidderminster Magistrates Court on Saturday, October 10
  
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• M5 drink-driver who put lives at risk avoids jail

  10-10-2026 10:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police could immediately smell alcohol on him when he was arrested at a service station
  
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• Martin Lewis encourages home appliance switch as it 'can be a lot cheaper'

  10-10-2026 10:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He said the device can be much more efficient compared to other options
  
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• Bristol man jailed after father-of-two tortured, set alight and killed

  10-10-2026 09:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The men kidnapped the dad and claimed to be from Interpol
  
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• The 3,000 new homes NOT being built in Bristol

  10-10-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Developers stalling despite being given planning permission
  
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• A Bristol man has broken world record for longest podcast interview

  10-10-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'By the second night, Ollie was hallucinating and suffering intense stomach cramps'
  
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• Rare archive photos of classic Bristol scenes from the 1960s - spot the changes

  10-10-2026 06:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was a time of continuing post-war regeneration and modernisation in Bristol
  
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• Drivers of certain ages face 'extra charge' of more than £50 this year

  10-10-2026 04:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Young motorists are being hit by a rise in car insurance costs even as premiums fall
  
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• Man arrested for 'wearing face mask' at Bristol demonstrations

  09-10-2026 22:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There were a total of two arrests during the evening
  
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• Christa Pike feared 'scary' pain from lethal injection before botched execution

  09-10-2026 21:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Death row inmate Christa Pike, 50, survived a botched execution in Tennessee after being administered two doses of pentobarbital in the death chamber, suffering severe burns and blisters on her arms
  
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• Armed police swoop to detain man with machete in Pucklechurch

  09-10-2026 21:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They discharged a Taser and fired baton rounds
  
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• Pensioner arrested on suspicion of woman's murder

  09-10-2026 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emergency services found the victim, who was in her 70s, with serious injuries at a property.
  
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• Bradley Stoke murder probe: Man arrested after woman dies

  09-10-2026 21:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A police investigation is in its early stages
  
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• Magnitude 8 quake rocks waters near Panama prompting tsunami warnings

  09-10-2026 20:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Buildings from miles away in the capital were reportedly shaking after the major tremor
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder

  09-10-2026 20:45 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We have arrested a man in connection with the death of a woman at an address in Bradley Stoke. Emergency services were called to a property in Sherbourne Avenue at around 2pm on Friday 9 October. A woman, in her seventies, was found with serious injuries and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. A man, also in his seventies, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and enquiries…
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• In photos - police line splits rival Bristol rallies as chants ring out

  09-10-2026 20:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dramatic pictures show the scene unfold
  
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• Police hunt 'Bru-bandits' after Irn-Bru lorry reported stolen from Cumbernauld

  09-10-2026 20:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police Scotland are investigating after a bright orange lorry carrying 41,184 bottles of Irn-Bru worth £30,000 was reported stolen from a depot in Cumbernauld on Sunday, 27 September 2026, with the vehicle later spotted on CCTV heading south into Cumbria.
  
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• Death confirmed for Countryfile star Frank Carr as tributes pour in

  09-10-2026 20:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Frank Carr's last episode on the show was aired in August, weeks before his tragic death
  
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• 'Bullying and anxiety' making children skip school

  09-10-2026 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mental health is one of the "central drivers of absence" in secondary schools in Bristol, a council reports says.
  
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• Two charged with student's murder after stabbing

  09-10-2026 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Indian student Vijay Kumar, who was studying in Bristol, was fatally stabbed in Worcester.
  
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• Bristol Rises far-right demo and counter-protest in city centre - updates

  09-10-2026 18:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
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• Accused Speedwell shooter dumped gun in park and burned clothes out of fear, court heard

  09-10-2026 17:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  William Scammell - who denies attempted murder - took to the stand at Bristol Crown Court on Friday
  
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• Far right 'were asked to move' protest for cancer charity fundraiser

  09-10-2026 17:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police say they asked far-right Bristol Rises protesters to change their plans but 'an agreement could not be reached' so now the big Cancer Research event has been postponed
  
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• Far right refused to move protest for cancer charity fundraiser

  09-10-2026 17:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police say they asked far-right Bristol Rises protesters to change their plans but 'an agreement could not be reached' so now the big Cancer Research event has been postponed
  
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• Over-40s think they're 'too old' to start a business, new study finds

  09-10-2026 17:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Britain could be missing out on more than £391 billion of entrepreneurial potential as more than four million over-40s put their business plans on hold, research finds
  
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