Bristol news

• Police update on nine people interviewed in Colston investigation

  17-09-2020 16:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Andy Marsh from Avon and Somerset Police has said five people will be offered corrective cautions
  
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• Sex offender jailed and 'banned from speaking to women' after assault on Tube train

  06-10-2026 19:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Siljan Lacaj, 33, was stopped by an off-duty cop and said he was just trying to help the girl get home [National news]
  
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• Four sentenced for grooming and raping teenage girl in Bristol

  06-10-2026 19:20 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Three men and a 17-year-old boy who groomed and raped a teenage girl in Bristol last year leaving her “broken beyond resistance” have received custodial sentences. Mehrab Safi, 21, and Salman Habibkheil, 19, arranged for the victim to be brought into Bristol where they, together with Awal Ahmadzai, 19, and the 17-year-old boy, plied her with alcohol and raped her.
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• Three men from Afghanistan raped girl and then fled in back of lorry to France

  06-10-2026 19:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They were picked up by French authorities and returned to British police
  
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• Almondsbury man spared prison despite running drug dealing crew

  06-10-2026 18:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was handed a suspended sentence
  
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• Tesco introduces major new rule for staff - 'Safe Leave' explained

  06-10-2026 17:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The move by the supermarket has been praised by union officials
  
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• Witness appeal following Weston-super-Mare assault

  06-10-2026 17:03 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are appealing for any witnesses and those with information relating to an assault in Weston-super-Mare to come forward and assist with our enquiries. Two men, in their late teens, were knocked unconscious during an incident on The Grand Pier at around 1.30am on Sunday 9 August. We have spoken to one of the victims who has provided an account of the incident, and he did not seek…
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• Bristol dropped affordable housing rule weeks after meeting major Temple Island developers

  06-10-2026 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  New documents reveal developers L&G specifically requested the policy be relaxed
  
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• Monster locked away after mum noticed something was wrong

  06-10-2026 16:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Craig James has been jailed for seven years and seven months after sexually abusing a child
  
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• Two Primark items urgently recalled over 'asbestos contamination'

  06-10-2026 15:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Customers have been advised on what to do
  
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• Iconic Bristol venture returns to city as new glassworks rises from the ashes

  06-10-2026 15:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It was all we knew. It's a way of life and we wanted to carry that on"
  
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• Man charged following incident in Stoke Gifford

  06-10-2026 12:40 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We received multiple calls in relation to concerns surrounding a naked man displaying erratic behaviour in Hatchet Road, Stoke Gifford, at around 1.40pm today (Friday 2 October). Goitom Asefa, 25, of Lockleaze, Bristol, has been charged with outraging public decency and has been released on conditional bail until his first court hearing on Wednesday 11 November.
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• Two thirds say their most useful skills were learned outside the classroom

  06-10-2026 12:31 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A new poll discovered 67% of Brits learnt their most useful skills outside the classroom as the majority wished they had been taught more practical lessons at school.
  
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• UK savings and investment confidence rises - with Southampton leading the way

  06-10-2026 12:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An annual study of over 4,000 adults found UK financial confidence has risen from 79% to 85% since 2024, with Southampton topping the financial confidence index
  
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• Charity warns of gap between concern and action on working animal welfare

  06-10-2026 12:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Working Animals International says there is a gap between concern and action on working animal welfare, as new video highlights ongoing challenges.
  
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• Bristol dad spends £8k on sewage repairs only for Wessex Water to tear it all up again

  06-10-2026 11:58 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nik was told the issue needed to be fixed by the homeowner before Wessex Water found a fault on its own network underneath
  
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• ASOS 'hacked' with customers sent 'we will leak it' notification

  06-10-2026 11:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Customers have been sent into a panic after being sent a threatening app message [National news]
  
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• Universal Credit 'from £1' rule to be changed affecting 1.5m claimants

  06-10-2026 08:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The eligibility rules for an extra payments scheme are changing
  
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• Counter-terrorism barriers to be installed at University of Bristol

  06-10-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The changes are being made ahead of a forthcoming change in the law following the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017
  
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• Council-owned nurseries in Bristol can’t balance the books in funding crisis

  06-10-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But there are signs of progress now as the collective deficit has been reducing
  
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• Bistro owner felt 'violated' after burglary as she was getting married in Greece

  06-10-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Her bistro within Bristol city centre was burgled when she was away
  
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• A4 Portway in Bristol to become 'world's most expensive bus lane'

  06-10-2026 07:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The major road is undergoing a £23m transformation
  
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• Binman settles debate on where to put your old light bulbs

  06-10-2026 05:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dispose of your light bulbs properly with the advice from a popular binman on TikTok.
  
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• Jeffrey Archer, novelist and former Tory MP, dead at 86, publisher confirms

  05-10-2026 22:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Novelist and former Conservative MP Jeffrey Archer has died aged 86, his publisher has confirmed [National news]
  
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• Traffic was held on M4 near Bristol after crash

  05-10-2026 22:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are at the scene
  
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• Man 'attacked by members of a counter-protest' near University of Bristol

  05-10-2026 21:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police said the demonstration 'had transitioned into a protest and counter-protest'
  
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• RSPCA footage shows muck-smeared house where 86 animals were found in squalid conditions

  05-10-2026 21:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The grimy Spaniels are visible along the stairs while the walls surrounding them are covered in mud [National news]
  
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• Enquiries ongoing following protest in Bristol

  05-10-2026 18:35 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Officers were called to attend reports of a demonstration in Bristol today (Monday 5 October). A solo-crewed officer attended at around 11.30am and the demonstration had transitioned into a protest and counter-protest in Woodland Road. An incident broke out when a man was grabbed, resulting in a physical altercation involving a small number of people. The officer was able to…
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• Bridge replacement delayed due to summer heatwaves

  05-10-2026 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The key route will have shut to traffic for more than two years by the time it opens in early 2028.
  
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• Drug driving arrest after car driven into parked vehicle in Whitehall

  05-10-2026 17:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was also arrested on suspicion of possessing a class A drug
  
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