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  1. Bristol Waste backs down over homeless noticespublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Kerry, homeless in Bristol

    Bristol Waste says it "understands" handing out notices to homeless people giving them 24 hours to move their stuff before it's removed is "a really sensitive issue".

    It says it has received complaints from businesses and other city centre users.

    But it adds it has been told today there will be a meeting later this month convened by the mayor, Marvin Rees, to discuss the issue.

    In the meantime, it says it will not move any further possessions and will not hand out any more notices.

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    This meeting will look at how the city can deal with this increasing problem of abandoned items while continuing to offer people the support they need to get off the streets. The company has no desire to remove possessions and will not do so. No further notices will be placed until the multi-agency approach is agreed.

    Bristol Waste

  2. Aircraft wreckage taken away for further testspublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has taken away the plane that crashed in Worcestershire on Monday afternoon, killing two men.

    It was on a training flight when it came down on Bredon Hill near Overbury.

    Crash scene

    More tests on the wreckage will now be carried out at Farnborough to try to work out what caused the deaths.

  3. Homeless in Bristol given 24 hours to move belongingspublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Letter to homeless in Bristol

    People living on the streets of Bristol say they're outraged after letters were stuck to their belongings demanding they move.

    The letters appear to have been written by the council-owned Bristol Waste company.

    It follows controversy over plans to remove homeless people from the streets of Windsor ahead of the royal wedding.

  4. Family preparing four-year-old for US heart surgery trippublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

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    Watch: Hear from Freddy and his parents

    Four-year-old Freddy Vallender, from Bawdrip near Bridgwater, is flying to Boston for a life-changing operation to remove a tumour from his heart.

    His mother, Cathryn, said removing his tumour would mean his defibrillator could be removed and he would no longer be dependent on medication.

  5. Weather: Fog has descended on parts of Gloucestershirepublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

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  6. Man pleads guilty over 'widely shared' indecent videopublished at 17:11 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    A man has pleaded guilty to eight sexual offences after several police forces were alerted in December to a video containing indecent images of two children.

    Police in Northamptonshire, Bristol and Brighton issued warnings and a school in Bristol urged parents to check their children's phones for the "widely shared" video.

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    Daniel Norton, 26, pleaded guilty at Southampton Crown Court to three counts of causing a child aged under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

    He also admitted three counts of making indecent photos of a child, and charges of distributing indecent photos and possessing an extreme pornographic image.

    Norton, of Cheadle, Stockport, was remanded in custody to be sentenced on 1 February.

  7. Train named after Paddington creatorpublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

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    Michael Bond's daughter Karen Jankel (left) was invited to name the train

    Great Western Railway has named one of its new trains after Michael Bond, the author of Paddington.

    His name will adorn one of the company's Intercity Express Trains which serve Reading, Oxford, Bristol and South Wales from London Paddington.

    Michael Bond, who died last year, published the first Paddington bear story 60 years ago.

    In that first story Paddington bear is discovered at Paddington Railway Station by the brown family.

  8. Woman died in 'violent assault'published at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Police are still waiting to question a man they arrested, who is currently in hospital receiving treatment.

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  9. Travel: M5 crash causing delays in South Gloucestershirepublished at 16:36 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

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  10. Councils aims to clean up by doubling litter finespublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

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    The fine for dropping rubbish in Gloucester could double, from £75 to £150, to cut the cost of clearing up the city's streets.

    Tougher penalties are being considered, even though no fines were handed out last year.

    It costs the council around £1m every year to clean up the city's streets.

    Councillors at Gloucester City Council are meeting tonight to consider the plans to increase the fines.

  11. Drones used over Bristol for dramapublished at 15:41 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Filming on Leopold Street, BristolImage source, Courtesy of Bristol Film Office

    Drones were used extensively for filming over Bristol for a new drama series that starts tonight.

    Award-winning actress Sarah Lancashire stars as social worker Miriam in Kiri,which looks at issues surrounding fostering and adoption.

    It begins on Channel 4 tonight at 9pm.

    Shooting for the series took place over two weeks last August in locations around Bristol, and the Bristol Film Office had to to negotiate special permission for drone filming above the city.

    The Film Office now issues official Filming with Drones Guidance , externalfor productions looking to use UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles).

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    This particular shoot involved a large amount of drone shooting, which is steadily rising in popularity in TV production. Making this possible required a great deal of liaison with park authorities and other partners to arrange special permissions, given the new drone regulations and bylaws introduced last year. The result is some really stunning on-screen footage of Bristol from the skies.

    Natalie Moore, Bristol Film Office

  12. Police still wait to question man over Nailsea deathpublished at 14:58 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018
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    Claire TavenerImage source, Claire Tavener

    Police are still waiting to question a man after a 27-year-old woman was found fatally injured at a house near Bristol on Monday.

    Claire Tavener, was found with serious injuries at the house in Brendon Gardens, Nailsea, shortly before 7am.

    A 45-year-old man who was arrested at Nailsea and Backwell railway station soon after her body was found "remains in hospital receiving treatment", police have just said.

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    A forensic post-mortem examination has been carried out which confirmed the victim died as the result of a violent assault. We're treating this as an isolated incident but would still like to speak to anyone with any information which could help us - even if the information may seem insignificant.

    DI Mike Buck, Avon and Somerset Police

  13. Boy, 4, flies to US for heart operationpublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Freddy Vallender was born with a tumour on his heart which causes him to go into cardiac arrest.

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  14. See amazing big cat footage from new BBC seriespublished at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

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  15. Why are doctors in India keen to work in Somerset?published at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Health officials in Somerset are recruiting for doctors in India in a bid to solve a staff shortage.

    Figures show there's a huge variation between hospitals in the West of England when it comes to doctor vacancies.

    Weston General has been forced to close its A&E at night because of staff problems.

    Parag Singhal is a consultant at Weston General Hospital, and also represents the British Association of Physicians of Indian origin - an organisation that supports doctors arriving from India to work in the NHS.

    He's been interviewing doctors in Mumbai.

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    Why are doctors in India keen to work in Somerset?

  16. Special-needs pupils 'struggle' with new testspublished at 13:26 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Primary school league tables show pupils with special needs are dropping further behind their classmates.

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  17. Gloucestershire re-sign Australia's Tyepublished at 13:18 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Australia fast bowler Andrew Tye re-signs for Gloucestershire as an overseas player for the 2018 T20 Blast competition.

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  18. Trains running normally again after signal faultpublished at 13:18 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

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  19. Why are doctors in India keen to work in Somerset?published at 13:01 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Matthew Hill
    BBC West health correspondent

    It’s hard to imagine what it means for patients in India who cannot afford healthcare, and have to rely on public hospitals.

    I tried to get permission to film in one of Dehli’s main public hospitals, but they never got back to me.

    I wandered in to take a look round what resembled a multi-story car park . There were patients lying on concrete floors, and security guards armed with batons to deal with any disruption.

    In rural areas it is even harder to find public hospitals. According to the World Bank,for every 10,000 patients in India there are just 4.8 practicing doctors. That compares with 28 per 10,000 in the UK.

    Under this recruitment scheme there is no middle man making huge fees, it is entirely done by BAPIO.

    The junior doctors they take are only given a visa for two years to work in the UK. But, from my experience, it seems the majority will ultimately make a new life for themselves in the UK.

  20. New drama filmed in Bristol airs tonightpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Sarah LancashireImage source, PA

    A new drama series filmed in Bristol and looking at issues surrounding fostering and adoption goes to air this evening.

    Kiri stars award-winning actress Sarah Lancashire and was written by Bristol-born Jack Thorne, who also worked on the series National Treasure.

    The drama centres on the abduction of a young black girl named Kiri, who is soon to be adopted by her white foster family. Sarah Lancashire plays the social worker.

    Filming took place over two weeks in Bristol last August at locations including the Gloucester Road, St Andrews Park, The Downs, the Cumberland Basin area near Spike Island, Napier Road and the Bear Pit.

    Kiri begins on Channel 4 tonight at 9pm.

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    We filmed all of the exteriors there. It’s Miriam’s patch. It’s fantastic, vibrant, really colourful, really edgy, completely non-conformist, which is very much who she is. They sort of complement one another... it was a really good place to film.

    Actress Sarah Lancashire, Speaking about filming in and around Bristol’s Gloucester Road