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• Police sergeant made 'shocking and appalling' comments at staff party

  03-11-2026 20:16 via Bristol Post - News
  
  He has been banned from ever working in policing again after his colleagues reported him
  
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• Man jailed after attacking woman in her home

  13-11-2026 17:27 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  A 31-year-old has been jailed after breaking into an address and threatening the homeowner in the middle of the night. Curtis Wilson, from St Werburghs, Bristol, pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation, assault by causing actual bodily harm and arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered. Wilson, who had previously pleaded not guilty at his initial hearing on 20 April…
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• DWP gives Friday afternoon payments for state pensions and benefits update after Microsoft outage

  13-11-2026 16:45 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Major global outage saw police forces, the NHS, businesses and schools impacted
  
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• Hepatitis cases at Bristol school spark vaccine rollout

  13-11-2026 16:17 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Two cases of hepatitis A have been found at a school in Bristol. Now a vaccine rollout is planned and will be given to children and staff at the school.
  
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• Rats invading UK homes this winter – pest expert's 24-hour action plan for homeowners

  13-11-2026 14:09 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Two in five UK homeowners would first try to deal with a pest infestation themselves, according to new research
  
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• ‘Large soundsystem’ next to Pero’s Bridge on night of collapse into the harbour

  13-11-2026 14:04 via Bristol Post - News
  
  New details have been revealed behind the city centre bridge's collapse
  
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• Bristol City Council Jewish staff feel 'isolated' after Greens' national Zionism motion, claims

  13-11-2026 13:23 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Council leader spoke out against his own party's vote
  
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• CCTV appeal following e-scooter collision

  13-11-2026 13:18 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  We are releasing an image of a man we would like to speak to following a collision involving an e-scooter and a pedestrian in Peasedown St John. An unknown offender was riding the vehicle along Bath Road, outside the Waggon and Horses pub, when they were involved in a collision with a woman at around 9.20pm on Friday 6 November. The pedestrian was taken to hospital for treatment for a…
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• Microbiologist urges anyone going on holiday to pack £1 item in luggage

  13-11-2026 13:17 via Bristol Post - News
  
  An expert has shared a simple hand-luggage addition that could help protect your health
  
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• Water firm admits health and safety offences after four workers killed in Avonmouth explosion

  13-11-2026 13:11 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The families affected are approaching a degree of closure after a long wait
  
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• BMW car key burglar locked up after two-month crime spree in Bristol and Gloucestershire

  13-11-2026 12:18 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The offences were committed across the region
  
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• Man hit with huge fine after his waste was dumped at Severn Beach

  13-11-2026 12:04 via Bristol Post - News
  
  A warning has been issued to anyone who is paying for their waste to be removed
  
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• Jet2 offering five pairs of free holidays as many have same regret

  13-11-2026 11:52 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Molly Smith and Tom Clare are backing the campaign
  
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• Microsoft outage disrupts hospital communications

  13-11-2026 11:45 via BBC News
  
  Hospitals are issuing guidance to patients as staff are unable to send or receive emails.
  
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• Water firm pleads guilty after four killed in blast

  13-11-2026 11:44 via BBC News
  
  Wessex Water admits failing to ensure employee safety over an explosion at its Bristol site.
  
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• Bristol icon Morph recreated as bronze statues to fund restoration

  13-11-2026 11:00 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The project is 'Bristol through and through'
  
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• New data claims to confirm provider of 'Bristol's fastest broadband'

  13-11-2026 10:45 via Bristol Post - News
  
  It analysed speed tests over the course of a month to draw its conclusions
  
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• Wessex Water due in court on over fatal Avonmouth explosion

  13-11-2026 10:32 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The explosion killed four workers nearly six years ago
  
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• Wessex Water due in court on corporate manslaughter charges

  13-11-2026 10:32 via Bristol Post - News
  
  An explosion in Avonmouth killed four workers nearly six years ago
  
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• Microsoft outage hits hundreds of thousands worldwide as patch issued

  13-11-2026 09:20 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Microsoft has released a new patch for Microsoft 365 after a global outage disrupted Outlook, Teams and Copilot [National news]
  
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• Man sentenced over car key burglaries

  13-11-2026 09:18 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  A man has been sentenced to four years and two months’ detention in a young offenders’ unit after admitting four counts of burglary. Deniz Dikmen, 20, of Coalpit Heath, admitted charges relating to car key burglaries in Bristol, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. Two homes in Cam, one in Westbury-on-Trym and one in Yate were burgled between 15 June and 9 August 2026. In each case…
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• School hack takes 'huge mental toll' on teachers

  13-11-2026 09:15 via BBC News
  
  Teachers at 39 schools run by Bristol City Council say they do not have access to key resources.
  
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• Bristol then and now: Temple Meads and fashion

  13-11-2026 07:19 via BBC News
  
  Another interactive photo gallery showing how the city has changed over the past century.
  
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• Christmas market fears as roadworks cause long delays

  13-11-2026 07:18 via BBC News
  
  Residents said temporarily lifting a liveable neighbourhood scheme would help the congestion.
  
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• Devastated owner of cat hurt in hit-and-run calls for new law

  13-11-2026 07:00 via Bristol Post - News
  
  She's set up a GoFundMe page to help with the cat's treatment
  
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• Controversial plan for phone mast in South Bristol park withdrawn after hundreds object

  13-11-2026 06:39 via Bristol Post - News
  
  It will be put back on a nearby building instead
  
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• M4 accident sparks gridlock between Bath and Bristol

  12-11-2026 22:14 via Bristol Post - News
  
  This is an evolving situation and Bristol Live will be bringing you updates throughout the evening
  
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• No radical change after nationalisation, GWR says

  12-11-2026 21:03 via BBC News
  
  Great Western Railways says it is working on a seamless transition into public ownership.
  
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• Man arrested after teenage girl raped in park

  12-11-2026 20:34 via BBC News
  
  A man in his late teens is arrested on suspicion of rape, police say.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of rape in Bath

  12-11-2026 19:38 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  An arrest has been made this evening in connection with a rape investigation in Bath. A man, in his late-teens, was arrested on suspicion of the rape of a teenage girl in Parade Gardens late last night (Wednesday 11 November). The girl is being supported and kept updated of the latest developments in our investigation.
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