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• Six jailed after officers find cocaine worth £2.4m in car boot

  02-04-2025 15:47 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Six people have been jailed for a combined total of more than 60 years for their role in a drugs supply network which saw officers seize cocaine with a street value of £2.4m. The six received jail sentences at a hearing in Taunton Crown Court, sitting at North Somerset Magistrates’ Court, on Monday 31 March. During the hearing, Judge Paul Cook said the drug supply was on an “industrial scale”…
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• Appeal after serious collision in Falfield

  06-04-2025 21:15 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses following a serious injury collision on the B4509 in Falfield this evening (6 April). We were called by the ambulance service at 6.01pm after the collision involving a motorbike and a car. The motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with injuries that are believed to be life-changing but not life-threatening. The car driver was uninjured.
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• Young woman told hobby is 'a white people thing'

  06-04-2025 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  She first sprang to prominence aged 11
  
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• STI infections rise in Bristol area amid fears it could become 'untreatable'

  06-04-2025 17:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  More than a thousand diagnoses were made
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother star Tiffany Pollard's life - from 'David's dead' to health battle

  06-04-2025 16:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  As Celebrity Big Brother is set to return to our screens, here's everything you need to know about one of the show's most iconic contestants
  
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• Baggage handler shows how your luggage is really loaded onto a plane in viral video

  06-04-2025 16:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A viral TikTok video has revealed how luggage is actually loaded onto a plane - and it is not what you might expect
  
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• NS&I Premium Bonds savers urged to make switch as 'rates are better'

  06-04-2025 15:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The prize fund rate for Premium Bonds has fallen again
  
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• 'I picked retro name for my baby - but people say it sounds like old, balding man'

  06-04-2025 15:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A mum has been urged to rethink her son's name after people told her the 'retro' moniker she's chosen gives them visions of a 'balding old man' rather than a baby
  
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• Rob Beckett's heartfelt reason behind career stepback as he opens up on health issue

  06-04-2025 13:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Comedian Rob Beckett shared how comedy saved him from his tough childhood, following a late diagnosis of dyslexia and ADHD
  
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• 'I tried the seaside tearoom with cakes that would make Mary Berry blush'

  06-04-2025 13:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It was originally a Victorian spa and treatment room
  
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• I had a pint in the pub near Bristol with a suntrap terrace, meat raffle and a dog show

  06-04-2025 13:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The pub also has several screens for live sport and drinks deals
  
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• Huge estate on Bristol outskirts makes the ideal sunny day out

  06-04-2025 13:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It felt a bit like being on a festival
  
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• First look inside brand new Wapping Wharf restaurant

  06-04-2025 13:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It's opening this weekend
  
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• M5 traffic: Serious incident shut motorway in both directions

  06-04-2025 12:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Huge queues formed after emergency services stopped all traffic
  
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• M5 traffic live: Serious incident shuts motorway in both directions

  06-04-2025 12:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Huge queues have formed while emergency services are at the scene
  
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• Martin Lewis' 'last chance' warning to anyone buying stamps as price set to soar

  06-04-2025 12:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis has issued a 'last chance' warning to anyone buying stamps - as the cost of sending a first-class letter is set to rise to £1.70 from April 7
  
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• Sir Keir Starmer to announce new financial support after Trump news

  06-04-2025 12:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister will make a statement this week in the wake of the damaging Trump Tariffs
  
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• Grand National 2025 festival horses that died or were injured

  06-04-2025 12:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Three horses fell during the Grand National race
  
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• Appeal for witnesses after serious A38 collision

  06-04-2025 12:29 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward after a serious collision on the A38 near Biddisham. The three-vehicle collision was reported at about 10pm yesterday (5 April) and involved a grey Seat Leon, a red Isuzu D-max and a black Audi A4. Two passengers from one car were taken to hospital with serious injuries, one remains in a life-threatening…
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• White Lotus and Sex Education star opens up on diagnosis

  06-04-2025 12:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Aimee Lou Wood says she felt 'quite vulnerable'
  
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• Bristol MP Darren Jones 'shocked' after colleague arrested on suspicion of rape and child sex offences

  06-04-2025 11:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Labour MP says the party is 'shocked' and 'saddened'
  
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• Mum had 10cm hole after weight-loss jab left abscess 'size of cabbage'

  06-04-2025 10:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Julia paid for injections in a bid to change the way she looks
  
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• Couple win planning battle over 'George Clarke' train carriage

  06-04-2025 10:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Andrea and Richard have been fighting for two years over the GWR railway carriage that featured on a Channel 4 show
  
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• Skoda car owners find 'secret compartment' that's 'just like a Roll's Royce'

  06-04-2025 10:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  One Skoda owner has taken to social media to share a hidden yet useful feature of their car - and people have been left comparing the vehicle to a Rolls Royce after learning about it
  
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• Big Brother star unrecognisable 7 years after being booted off for 'unacceptable language'

  06-04-2025 09:30 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Big Brother contestant was removed from the final Channel 5 series in 2018 after his 'unacceptable language'
  
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• Travel warning for 30 European countries after April 2 rule change

  06-04-2025 09:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are three new rules and travel industry leaders are warning not to get confused
  
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• DWP secretary Liz Kendall makes Triple Lock state pension announcement

  06-04-2025 08:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The update comes as pensioners get an extra up to £470 from Sunday, and was echoed by Rachel Reeves
  
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• Profile of arrested Labour MP Dan Norris

  06-04-2025 08:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was arrested by police on Friday
  
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• New price rules when booking travel or online shopping from today

  06-04-2025 08:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Changes on Sunday will also ban fake reviews, drip pricing and hidden charges
  
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• Thousands face losing their jobs as new rule comes into force today

  06-04-2025 08:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  For those still in work, budgets will be squeezed as prices are set to soar
  
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