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• ITV Celebrity Big Brother fans say 'that's it' as they predict 2025 winner

  07-04-2025 23:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  ITV Celebrity Big Brother kicked off on Monday night with a new line-up of stars entering the Big Brother house, but viewers already think they know who will win.
  
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• Woman sentenced for killing Hubert Brown

  25-04-2025 18:18 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A woman was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court today, Friday 25 April, over the death of a man in St Paul’s, Bristol, in 2023. Christina Howell, 37, of Easton, was handed a hospital order under the Mental Health Act, after previously admitting manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. Hubert Brown, 61, widely known as Isaac, was peacefully sitting on a wall at about 3.20…
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• Family statement: Hubert Brown (Isaac)

  25-04-2025 18:18 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Hubert Brown was the middle of seven siblings, a brother, son, uncle, cousin and a dear friend to many. On behalf of Hubert Brown’s family, his cousin, Dion Johnson, read their victim personal statement to the court.
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• New series from Netflix Adolescence creator being filmed in Bristol

  25-04-2025 18:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The romantic Channel 4 drama series will star Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu
  
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• Police to stop searching people because they smell cannabis

  25-04-2025 18:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Force chiefs have brought in the new policy following concerns
  
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• Met Office says UK to be hit with 'much warmer' weather due to 'amplified' jet stream

  25-04-2025 17:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The UK is set to be hit with much warmer weather next week, with temperatures reaching the early to mid 20s and peaking at 24C in London, as the Met Office has explained that this is due to an "amplified" jet stream
  
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• Popular Bristol bakery to hand ownership over to employees after being family-run for 99 years

  25-04-2025 17:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The bakery will adopt a similar structure to Aardman Animations which handed ownership over to its employees in 2018.
  
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• What does the Celebrity Big Brother winner receive?

  25-04-2025 17:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The final of Celebrity Big Brother 2025 will take place on Friday and will see the winner of the series crowned, but what does the winning housemate receive?
  
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• BBC Top Gear's Paddy McGuinness says he 'loves' Freddie Flintoff after co-star's sad admission

  25-04-2025 17:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Paddy McGuinness has declared his love for his former Top Gear co-star Freddie Flintoff after the cricket legend admitted he hadn't seen him for some time
  
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• Inside Gogglebox's Roisin and Joe's life off-screen from jobs to home

  25-04-2025 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Roisin and Joe have been dating for almost five years and moved in together at Joe's family home at the start of the pandemic - they then went on to join the cast of Gogglebox
  
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• Social media find among police dogs joining the ranks

  25-04-2025 16:55 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A dog found through a social media appeal is among the six pups recognised, along with their handlers, at a passing out ceremony this week. Four specialist search dogs and two general purpose dogs and their handlers celebrated the end of their initial training yesterday (Thursday 24 April) at a ceremony at the Wilfred Fuller Centre in Clevedon. The pairings have undergone an intense…
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• Laurence Fox appears in court to face Sexual Offences Act charges

  25-04-2025 16:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He will next appear at a crown court, having elected a trial by jury
  
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• Fans think Celebrity Big Brother final could be closest ever

  25-04-2025 16:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's a close call between the finalists
  
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• Heavy police presence as man arrested as part of harassment investigation

  25-04-2025 15:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A large police presence was seen in the area
  
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• Peppa Pig's mum reveals gender of new baby and everyone is saying the same thing

  25-04-2025 15:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Mummy Pig announced the gender of the new baby
  
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• Calls for more homes for families as hundreds of student flats set for approval

  25-04-2025 15:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The developer Dominus is applying to redevelop the site - currently known as Premier Business Park on Sussex Street - with student accommodation and a new community centre
  
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• M&S says 'truly sorry' as it stops taking website and app orders

  25-04-2025 15:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Marks and Spencer has been facing issues since last weekend
  
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• Man who raped woman 23 years ago in Bristol jailed for 10 years

  25-04-2025 15:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "The emotional impact will stay with me forever"
  
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• Spain rule that could see UK travellers denied entry

  25-04-2025 15:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Many Brits visit Spain for holidays each year
  
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• ITV Celebrity Big Brother winner 'sealed' as co-star drops huge hint

  25-04-2025 15:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Celebrity Big Brother will come to a close on Friday night as the final six housemates compete in one last public vote to be crowned the winner of the series
  
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• Rob Rinder shows off newly toned body and shares his secret

  25-04-2025 15:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The TV personality has shared a new picture of his impressive physique
  
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• Davina McCall says she's 'basically had Alzheimer's' in health update after brain surgery

  25-04-2025 15:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Davina McCall has shared an update five months on from undergoing surgery to remove a rare type of benign brain tumour, called a colloid cyst
  
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• Vogue Williams says TV show producers were 'straight on' after Brian McFadden split

  25-04-2025 14:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Vogue Williams married former Westlife star Brian McFadden in 2012, but says she was left 'painfully embarrassed' when the pair split three years later
  
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• Experts urge drivers to follow advice when driving during hay fever season

  25-04-2025 14:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  High pollen counts could lead to dangerous driving
  
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• Man who raped a woman 23 years ago is jailed for more than 10 years

  25-04-2025 13:49 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man who attacked and raped a woman in Bristol more than 23 years ago has been jailed for ten-and-a-half years. Inderjit Singh Bains, 46, of Heneage Lane, Falfield, committed the attack on a woman after picking her up in his van. The victim, now in her fifties, reported the incident to the police in January 2022 and had crucially memorised the offender’s number plate…
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• Video captures chilling moment 'ghost patient' slides glass across table 'like ouija board' in hospital

  25-04-2025 13:15 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Amy Turner was lying in bed after spending the night in hospital when she noticed her glass begin to slide
  
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• Teenager's '14 minutes that changed my life' after sunbed left her scarred for life

  25-04-2025 13:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  WARNING- GRAPHIC IMAGES: Urgent safety checks carried out across tanning salons after a 15-year-old girl suffered horrific burns with life-long from using dangerous sunbed
  
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• Mum fears family 'could have been killed' when Lanzarote hotel room ceiling collapsed

  25-04-2025 13:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Linsey Rees was on holiday with her mum and two kids when they were woken up by a 'big crash' at 3am
  
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• 'Gorgeous' £23 Primark dress that 'looks expensive' is 'giving Bridgerton'

  25-04-2025 13:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Primark shoppers have been going wild for a 'perfect' floral dress that fans say is 'stunning for summer'
  
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• Somerset burglar and shoplifter jailed

  25-04-2025 12:49 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A shoplifter and burglar has been jailed for seven months for offences committed in Somerset. Thomas Wilkinson pleaded guilty to 10 shoplifting offences which he carried out between August 2024 and February 2025. He also admitted breaking into a house via a window in Peasmarsh, near Ilminster, on 26 December, in which he stole a number of items, including jewellery. Wilkinson…
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