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• Love Island winner says ITV should bring back two things and 'drama will follow'

  01-08-2026 14:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Former Love Island winner has suggested ITV should make a big change for future applicants
  
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• New £1 Bristol ferry ride will take you across the harbour during bridge closure

  18-08-2026 17:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The emergency closure of Pero's Bridge has impacted movements around the floating harbour
  
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• Brits pretending to be on top of things and winging life's big moments, research reveals

  18-08-2026 17:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Research of 2,000 people suggests 60% of Brits are learning life on the job yet 74% are acting like they're not
  
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• Shocking moment Fishponds crash sends car flying through air

  18-08-2026 16:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One driver suffered injuries and was taken to hospital
  
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• Bristol Water shares hosepipe ban update as city battles drought

  18-08-2026 15:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Water has advised customers to conserve water
  
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• Biker dies after South Gloucestershire crash with tractor

  18-08-2026 15:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Our thoughts are with his family
  
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• Future of Poundland with 600 UK stores 'under discussion'

  18-08-2026 15:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was rescued just one year ago
  
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• Ban for one of Bristol's oldest cabbies brings 'painful' end to 45-year career

  18-08-2026 14:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The taxi driver made a plea for one last chance to get back on the roads
  
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• Stop making this heatwave mistake: 5 free cooling tips for a good night’s sleep

  18-08-2026 14:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  As the UK continues to swelter through a summer heatwave, many people are struggling to sleep due to soaring temperatures
  
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• Teen attacked by gang on railway path day after man found seriously injured

  18-08-2026 13:52 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police have released the descriptions of eight people in connection to the robbery
  
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• IKEA set to launch second-hand marketplace in UK - what you need to know

  18-08-2026 12:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  IKEA is expected to launch its new Second-hand Marketplace in the UK
  
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• Travellers issued 'before you go' UKHSA health alert for disease that kills thousands

  18-08-2026 12:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The UK Health Security Agency has issued a reminder to holidaymakers this summer
  
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• Love Island fans say same thing after Julia's cryptic update

  18-08-2026 12:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Love Island 2026 winner Julia Majchrzak has been flooded with fan support after she shared a TikTok video that sparked concern amongst followers
  
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• Operation clamps down on illegal tobacco trade

  18-08-2026 11:32 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Officers and customs officials seized a significant number of cigarettes, tobacco and other items in a multi-agency operation targeting criminality and exploitation in North Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police, North Somerset Council’s Trading Standards officials and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customers (HMRC) visited 13 retailers in Portishead, Yatton, Nailsea and Weston-super-Mare over two…
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• New delay warning for UK holidaymakers flying to Spain

  18-08-2026 11:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Travel experts say it could be a particular problem if you have booked onward travel or transfers
  
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• Witness appeal following robbery on railway path

  18-08-2026 10:54 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in South Gloucestershire. The victim, who is a boy in his late-teens, had a grey Carrera Crossfire 2 bicycle stolen from him by a group of unknown individuals during the incident that happened on Wednesday 12 August. He sustained minor physical injuries. The robbery took place on the Bristol to Bath Railway Path, close to the old…
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• Update on fines for using parent and child parking spaces in UK as 'half agree'

  18-08-2026 10:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The reserved bays are designed to help families and are often seen at places like supermarkets
  
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• Several hundred properties without power near Bristol

  18-08-2026 09:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Power is estimated to be restored later this morning
  
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• Several hundred properties without power near Bristol - updates

  18-08-2026 09:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Power is estimated to be restored later this morning
  
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• Government warns against 'risky' medical treatment in Cyprus

  18-08-2026 08:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The UK Government has warned against travelling to the north of Cyprus, citing risks
  
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• 18st Bristol woman gets 'revenge body' losing 6st after Valentine's Day split

  18-08-2026 08:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Mollie Maclennan says her dating standards have improved
  
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• Cats Protection issues 'check' warning to all pet owners

  18-08-2026 07:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The animal welfare charity has shared an important alert for pet owners
  
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• Morrisons has cut almost 5,000 jobs as it is overtaken by Aldi and Lidl

  18-08-2026 07:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is now the UK’s sixth-largest supermarket group
  
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• Tens of thousands of bin collections missed in Bristol due to heat

  18-08-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of bin collections missed in Bristol due to heat
  
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• Saving the Bristol Onion: £300k project launched to protect Avon Gorge’s unique species

  18-08-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Gorge is one of just two places in the world where the Endangered White’s Whitebeam tree survives
  
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• 28 acres of 'poor quality' school playing fields in South Bristol to be sold off for housing

  18-08-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The development there will include hundreds of new homes and a new school
  
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• MAFS Australia experts share sad confession on first season without Mel Schilling

  17-08-2026 21:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A new season of Married at First Sight Australia is now in production
  
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• Exact time heavy rain will mark an end to South West's fifth heatwave

  17-08-2026 21:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Things will finally cool down a bit
  
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• M5 delays as car bursts into flames

  17-08-2026 20:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are queues on the motorway towards Bristol
  
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• M5 delays as car bursts into flames - live updates

  17-08-2026 19:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are queues on the motorway towards Bristol
  
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