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Murder inquiry after man stabbed in Bristol
There has been another fatal stabbing in Bristol on the day organisations across the city published an open letter demanding an end to the scourge of knife crime.
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Bristol Arts funding cuts: how ‘cultural social services’ are hit
This week Birmingham’s artistic institutions warned the city faces ‘cultural deprivation’, after the council announced massive funding cuts to the arts.
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Three children including 10-month baby found dead at Bristol house
Police have named three children – one of them a small baby – whose bodies were found in a house in Bristol. A 42-year-old woman has been arrested and taken to hospital. She remains in police custody.
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400 people left homeless after Bristol block of flats evacuated
Residents living in a tower block in Bristol are evacuating their homes after the local council declared a major incident this afternoon over the safety of the building. 400 people – including 100 children – were told to leave the building in Redfield immediately and stay with family and friends, or at a temporary rest centre, causing confusion amongst residents.
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Bristol bus boycott campaigner Roy Hackett dies aged 93
In 1963, it was entirely legal for the Bristol Omnibus Company to have a ban on employing Black and Asian drivers and conductors.
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‘Steadfast’ Queen has ‘seen us through a great number of changes’, says Bristol Lord-Lieutenant
We’re joined by Peaches Golding. As Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol she’s the Queen’s representative in the city and county, and was at the service at St Paul’s Cathedral earlier today.
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Natasha Abrahart: Bristol University found guilty of discrimination
When physics student Natasha Abrahart was unable to complete academic tasks because of her deteriorating mental health, she was given ever-lower grades.
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Bristol Mayor says empty plinth where statue of Edward Colston stood ‘represents where country and city are right now’
In Bristol, the statue of Edward Colston was dumped in the water, the catalyst for the protests that swept the country.
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Bristol’s Colston statue on display again a year after being pulled down
It’s been 12 months since a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston was torn from its plinth in Bristol’s centre and dumped in the harbour.
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Boris Johnson condemns third night of Kill the Bill protests in Bristol as ‘disgraceful’
Boris Johnson has condemned a third night of violence during protests in Bristol as “disgraceful” – claiming there was a mob which was “intent on violence”.
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Policing bill protests continue in Bristol following violent clashes
More than 1,000 people have gathered in Bristol for the third time in less than a week for a protest against moves to give the police more powers.
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Patel condemns ‘anarchic and violent scenes’ at Bristol protests
The Home Secretary Priti Patel has condemned what she called the “anarchic and violent” scenes in Bristol yesterday evening, when a protest against plans to give police increased powers descended into violence.
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Avonmouth explosion: Four die in blast at waste water plant near Bristol
Avon and Somerset Police say four people have been killed in a large explosion at a water waste treatment works near Bristol.
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Questions raised about UK landmarks after Bristol statue torn down
Since the fall of Edward Colston’s statue on Sunday, questions have been asked about other landmarks.
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Bristol confronts darker aspects of its past after slave trader statue torn down
After protesters in Bristol tore down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston, there’s now a debate over what should replace it.
