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• Step inside our control room… without leaving your sofa

  19-10-2026 08:47 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  To launch Control Room Week (26-31 October), we’ll be bringing you live social media coverage straight from the heart of our operations between 1pm and 9pm on Monday 26 October. Using Facebook, Instagram and TikTok Stories, our social media team will share basic, anonymised details of calls being received throughout the shift, where doing so will not impact frontline policing.
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• Update on investigation into fatal collision in Bristol

  27-10-2026 17:00 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  We can confirm the identity of the teenage boy who died in a fatal collision in Bristol on Sunday 25 October. Oscar Hathway, 17 and from Knowle, was the passenger of a white Nissan Juke that was involved in a collision with a black Audi S3 just after 4am on the A37 Wells Road. Enquiries into the collision are ongoing. A 17-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of causing death…
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• 50p coin sells on eBay for £124.08 - worth checking your change

  27-10-2026 16:13 via Bristol Post - News
  
  eBay buyers kept pushing up the price as they tried to get hold of the item
  
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• Asda pulls 3 items priced £8 to £12.50 after new tests - 'could pose risk to reproductive system'

  27-10-2026 14:45 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The items, priced at or under £12.50, could pose a health risk, the UK supermarket is telling customers
  
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• 'I had my bra strap pinged by flirty ghost at haunted objects museum'

  27-10-2026 13:33 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Video captured the moment Julie Staniland jumped in shock after the incident
  
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• Parents' tribute to teenager Oscar after fatal South Bristol crash

  27-10-2026 13:26 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Heartfelt tributes have been left to the youngster by his loved-ones
  
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• Heartbreaking tributes left at scene of South Bristol crash that killed teenager

  27-10-2026 13:17 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The youngster has been named locally
  
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• Heartbreaking tributes left at scene of Bristol crash that killed teenager

  27-10-2026 13:17 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The youngers has been named locally
  
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• '9 hate crimes a day' reported in Bristol but rise is 'in some ways a good thing'

  27-10-2026 12:24 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Around nine crimes were reported on average every day
  
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• Appeal after burglaries in Long Ashton

  27-10-2026 09:45 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  We are releasing an image of a person we would like to speak to in connection with a number of burglaries in North Somerset. We received multiple calls to three burglaries and five attempted burglaries at addresses in Long Ashton at around 1.30am on Thursday 8 October. Two vehicles and three pairs of shoes were stolen during the incidents. We will maintain contact with the victims and…
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• Jesy Nelson reportedly pulls out of I'm A Celebrity 2025 for heartbreaking family reason

  27-10-2026 09:06 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Jesy Nelson has reportedly withdrawn from a six-figure deal to appear on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!
  
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• Date minimum wage will rise to £13.20 an hour 'confirmed' on Wednesday

  27-10-2026 09:02 via Bristol Post - News
  
  More than a million low-paid workers are set for a pay boost Chancellor John Healey is poised to announce
  
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• 'Stop using middle shelf' as expert shares 'better tasting pizza' oven tip

  27-10-2026 09:01 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Many people may not realise that putting it on the middle shelf may affect taste and texture
  
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• 'Ugly, rowdy and expensive' - readers vote this the worst Canary Islands resort

  27-10-2026 08:22 via Bristol Post - News
  
  A new Which? reader ranking of the Canary Islands' 15 biggest resorts has placed Playa de las Américas in Tenerife at the bottom, with readers criticising its atmosphere, shopping and value for money
  
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• 'Total nonsense' bollards to cut traffic on busy Horfield road

  27-10-2026 07:00 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Local businesses fear they could lose half their trade
  
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• Cleaning boss sexually assaulted teenager and left her 'deeply traumatised'

  27-10-2026 07:00 via Bristol Post - News
  
  She was 16 while he was 42
  
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• Bristol Airport's free car park moved as major works start

  27-10-2026 07:00 via Bristol Post - News
  
  The changes have been clearly signposted, according to the airport
  
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• Tea towels will be fresh and won't smell with simple cleaning method — no washing machine

  27-10-2026 04:01 via Bristol Post - News
  
  A chef shared a simple laundry trick that can help remove bacteria and stubborn odours from tea towels — no washing machine needed
  
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• Living with undiagnosed autism diagnosis 'ruined 45 years' for Jamie Oliver's wife

  26-10-2026 21:49 via Bristol Post - News
  
  [National news] Jools Oliver has shared how her life has changed since she received some important medical news
  
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• World-renowned gardener killed by falling tree during Storm Boelo

  26-10-2026 19:37 via Bristol Post - News
  
  [National news] Richard Baines was curator of the award-winning Logan Botanic Garden
  
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• Tributes paid to couple from Minehead after A358 fatal collision

  26-10-2026 16:59 via Avon and Somerset Police
  
  Two families have shared their heartbreak after the death of a Minehead couple in a fatal collision near Taunton. Officers were called to the A358 in Combe Florey on Wednesday 30 September. A white Mazda Bongo van and a Volvo lorry collided at around 6.40am. Despite the efforts of emergency personnel, 60-year-old Karen Cozens and 52-year-old David Cozens sadly died at the scene.
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• Man still in hospital after being shot by police in Eastville

  26-10-2026 16:51 via Bristol Post - News
  
  He suffered serious injuries
  
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• Nine in 10 UK staff work when sick as GP warns against 'powering through'

  26-10-2026 16:36 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Nine in 10 workers feel pressured to “soldier on” when they’re sick - but a GP warns that easing symptoms isn’t the same as properly recovering.
  
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• Storm fells doomed Clifton tree before axe could fall

  26-10-2026 16:32 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Campaigners had hoped to save it
  
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• Full list of 75 Bristol roads getting new 20mph limit

  26-10-2026 15:46 via Bristol Post - News
  
  But the idea has faced some opposition
  
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• Police issue statement as forensics enter building in Bristol city centre - updates

  26-10-2026 15:12 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Emergency services are at the scene
  
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• Man attacked in flat found injured in Bristol street

  26-10-2026 14:54 via Bristol Post - News
  
  There's been a huge police presence at the scene
  
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• 'Christmas comes early' for Rolls-Royce and Babcock ahead of Budget

  26-10-2026 14:44 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Chancellor John Healey's Budget is set to bring more good news
  
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• Police end debate on using Google Maps behind the wheel

  26-10-2026 14:42 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Plenty of people think a quick glance is okay - but you need to be careful
  
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• Forensics enter building as police lock down Bristol city centre street - updates

  26-10-2026 13:09 via Bristol Post - News
  
  Emergency services are at the scene
  
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