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• Mum loses 6st in 11 months using one little-known diet

  08-12-2025 10:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Meg, 32, weighed almost 17 stone at her heaviest
  
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• Man gets 'petty revenge' on neighbour with sweary 6am karaoke

  10-12-2025 14:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Kieran Dobson became infuriated by his neighbour
  
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• Man goes into Burger King and orders sandwich with 10 beef patties

  10-12-2025 14:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Competitive eater Reece Chadfield is 6ft 2in but weighs just 11-stone and decided to prove his chomping chops by tackling a 10-patty burger - that had to be built 'off menu'.
  
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• Car overturns after crashing into lamppost on Bristol road

  10-12-2025 14:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The road remains closed
  
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• Away Resorts offering Winterfest UK holidays at five locations

  10-12-2025 14:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Theer are festive activities, events and installations
  
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• Rachel Reeves issues new warning over more taxes 'at any point'

  10-12-2025 13:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor of the Exchequer has appeared before MPs today
  
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• Cote Brasserie launches New Year Eve menu for dine-in and at home

  10-12-2025 13:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is a range of options with delivery from December 18
  
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• South Gloucestershire Council could run out of cash reserves in two years

  10-12-2025 13:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The authority faces a £49m budget gap in the next four years
  
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• How long people live in different parts of UK as women get four more years

  10-12-2025 12:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One town has a life expectancy for men of just 73.7 years while others will live well into their 80s
  
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• Royal Mail asks homeowners to 'wait ten minutes' in Christmas post update

  10-12-2025 12:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The postal delivery service explained when people should follow a 'ten-minute rule' after receiving post
  
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• Woman who hasn't been Primark in ages returning now for 'amazing' £7 candle

  10-12-2025 12:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One impressed shopper said she is 'definitely going' to Primark, even though she hasn't been 'in ages'
  
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• Surgeon's 14-day warning over Christmas cancer sign

  10-12-2025 12:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dr Andrej Bozic says there are steps you should take and signs to watch for
  
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• Live: Major response after car overturns on busy Bristol road

  10-12-2025 12:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police, firefighters and paramedics are at the scene
  
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• NHS-approved 52p drink 'from Aldi' treats symptoms thousands are suffering

  10-12-2025 12:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The simple home brew can help to ease some of the worst symptoms of winter illnesses
  
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• CCTV appeal after girl sexually assaulted in Weston-super-Mare

  10-12-2025 12:09 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  CCTV footage is being released as part of our ongoing enquiries into a sexual assault that happened in Weston-super-Mare over the weekend. An unknown man is reported to have approached a 12-year-old girl in Byron Recreation Park, at about 9.20pm on Saturday 6 December. He is reported to have touched her waist and kissed her, before she ran away and disclosed what happened to a group of…
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• 200 babies born from sperm donor with cancer causing gene

  10-12-2025 11:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The man has a genetic mutation that increases the cancer risk up to 90 per cent
  
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• Lisa Faulkner admits 'it's a big challenge' as she opens up on new move

  10-12-2025 11:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Actress Lisa Faulkner is set to make a return to the stage for the first time in 23 years alongside former Strictly star Kym Marsh
  
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• Crash near Bristol Airport seriously injures two men

  10-12-2025 11:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses
  
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• Parenting expert says forcing kids to go to school can cause 'severe burnout'

  10-12-2025 11:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Abi Clarke believes children should also be able to take mental health days
  
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• Six-step plan to make sure you don't blow your budget at Christmas

  10-12-2025 11:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  January is a long month, especially if you get an early December salary payment, and maxed out credit cards is a horrible way to start the year
  
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• Witness appeal to serious collision on A38

  10-12-2025 10:37 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for witnesses in relation to a serious collision on the A38 near Bristol last month to come forward with information. Enquiries continue into a collision involving a blue Range Rover and a blue Toyota Yaris, at a junction near the Darlington Arms, Redhill, at around 8pm on Wednesday 19 November. The road was closed for several hours while investigations were carried out…
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• Witness appeal after serious collision on A38

  10-12-2025 10:37 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for witnesses in relation to a serious collision on the A38 near Bristol last month to come forward with information. Enquiries continue into a collision involving a blue Range Rover and a blue Toyota Yaris, at a junction near the Darlington Arms, Redhill, at around 8pm on Wednesday 19 November. The road was closed for several hours while investigations were carried out…
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• Treasury gives state pension tax exemption £12,570 update as backing soars

  10-12-2025 09:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A petition is calling for the government to introduce a new tax code for pensioners that would double their personal tax allowance to £25,140
  
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• Aldi to open 5 stores in next 24 hours in UK - full list

  10-12-2025 08:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol store one of those to open in surge before Christmas
  
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• Woman died after catching disease from dirty holiday hot tub

  10-12-2025 08:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Soon after the holiday she became ill and her condition quickly deteriorated
  
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• 20pc of A&E patients now treated in a corridor or waiting room

  10-12-2025 07:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Patients are also being seen in doubled-up cubicles and ambulances waiting outside hospitals
  
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• Energy drinks linked to strokes and heart disease ahead of new ban

  10-12-2025 07:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Researchers say there could be a link with dangerously high blood pressure
  
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• New tinnitus therapy slashes symptoms and you could get it on your phone

  10-12-2025 07:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One session has an effect that lasts for three weeks
  
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• Multiple weather warnings remain in place after M4 and M66 closed

  10-12-2025 07:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dozens of flights and trains were cancelled with widespread flooding and power cuts
  
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• Hosepipe ban lifted for millions but parts of UK still in drought

  10-12-2025 07:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Water bosses say we need a lot more rain if we want to avoid trouble in 2026
  
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