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  • Thousands of people descend on the city to take part in a Pride Parade, to mark the pinnacle of LGBT+ celebrations.

  1. Birmingham hit late winner to sink Robinspublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Birmingham City captain Harlee Dean heads a late winner to end Blues' six-game winless run with victory over Bristol City.

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  2. Bristol snatch last-gasp win over Saintspublished at 22:25 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020

    Bristol fly-half Sam Bedlow scores a last-minute penalty to inflict a ninth consecutive Premiership defeat on Northampton.

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  3. Boy, 16, among Avonmouth explosion victimspublished at 20:48 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020

    The teenager and three men were killed in the blast at a water treatment works in Bristol.

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  4. Trial set for parents accused of murdering babypublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020

    Five-week-old Sean Clark died in January 2018 at a property in South Gloucestershire.

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  5. Cause of blast that killed four investigatedpublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020

    Three employees and a contractor were killed in the blast at a water recycling centre in Avonmouth.

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  6. Drop-in for homeless reopens after £150k revamppublished at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020

    The Wild Goose drop-in has served one million hot meals to homeless people in a decade in Easton.

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  7. Four dead in 'tragic' Avonmouth explosionpublished at 18:06 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

    An investigation is under way into a fatal blast at a waste water treatment works in Avonmouth, Bristol.

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  8. Prime Minster Boris Johnson 'saddened' over deaths at Avonmouthpublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

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  9. Four dead following Avonmouth explosionpublished at 17:11 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
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    Four people have died following an explosion at a waste water treatment works in Bristol, police have confirmed.

    Firefighters were called to Wessex Water's premises in Avonmouth, Bristol, at about 11:20 GMT.

    Emergency services are leading a rescue operation. The blast is thought to have involved a chemical tank, police said.

    Chief Inspector Mark Runacres told a press conference at the scene three employees of Wessex Water and one contractor died in the incident.

    “Emergency services were called at approximately 11.20am to reports of a large explosion involving one of the chemical tanks at the site off Kings Weston Lane,” he said.

    “The fire service led the rescue operation but sadly, despite the best efforts of all those involved, we can confirm there have been four fatalities. This includes three employees of Wessex Water and one contractor.

    “Specially trained officers have this afternoon made contact with each of the families of those individuals and informed them of the sad news.

    “This is a tragic incident and our thoughts and sympathies go out to them.”

  10. Avonmouth explosion: What we know so farpublished at 16:44 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

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    Fire crews, police and paramedics responded to an explosion at the Wessex Water waste treatment site in Avonmouth on King Weston Lane at 11:20 GMT.

    • At 13:30 GMT Avon Fire and Rescue confirmed six crews attending the scene and eyewitnesses reported seeing more than ten ambulances.

    • Avon Fire and Rescue Service reported multiple casualties.

    • The monthly Severnside siren tests due to sound at 15:00 GMT were cancelled due to the on-going incident.

    • At 15:00 GMT Avon Fire and Rescue handed the incident over to the police.

    • Avon and Somerset Police announced a full investigation was to be conducted.

    • Emergency services are still currently at the scene.
  11. Avonmouth eyewitness describes the search for missing peoplepublished at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

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    Avonmouth explosion eyewitness describes search for the missing

  12. Eyewitness describes search for missing peoplepublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

    Eyewitness Patrick McCrory spoke to one of the Wessex Water workers after the explosion.

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  13. Fire service hands incident over to policepublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

    Fire crews and other emergency services have been at the scene of a chemical blast in Avonmouth which has left several people injured.

    Avon Fire and Rescue says police are now taking the reins.

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  14. Eyewitness describes search after explosionpublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

    Patrick McCrory

    Patrick McCrory was delivering furniture to a nearby building when the explosion happened.

    He spoke to someone who saw the explosion.

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    I did speak with one of the workers there, and I asked him: 'Why have those rescue fire tenders just arrived with the cranes on, and they've only arrived now?' He said: 'There's still somebody missing, one of the people they haven't recovered.' He said that he had helped as part of a search party, with other colleagues to try and find people before the emergency vehicles arrived, so it was obviously quite traumatic for the people that were there.

    Patrick McCrory, Eyewitness

  15. In pictures: Avonmouth tanker blast locationpublished at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

    The explosion happened at a Wessex Water plant in Avonmouth close to Kings Weston Lane.

    Here's a map to get your bearings:

    Map of Avonmouth
  16. The latest from the scene - via our Facebook livepublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

    Reporter Andrew Plant has been at the scene in Avonmouth and has taken us through what we know so far.

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  17. Eyewitness describes 'shaking warehouse'published at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

    Kieran Jenkins

    Warehouse worker Kieran Jenkins was working nearby when the explosion happened.

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    I think it was around 11:20 or something like that. An explosion, I moved inside the warehouse and the whole warehouse was shaking. And we literally stood there in shock because we thought everything was going to fall in. People started coming out from the warehouses over there, started coming out, saying, 'look over there'. The next thing we know, we look out the windows, all we see is people running.

    Kieran Jenkins, Eyewitness

  18. Pictured: Ruptured gas tank at Avonmouthpublished at 15:02 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

    There have been "multiple casualties" after an explosion at a waste water treatment works near Bristol.

    Emergency services remain at the scene in Kings Weston Lane in Avonmouth.

    This photo, taken by Avon and Somerset Police, shows the storage tank roof which was ruptured in the blast.

    Ruptured gas tank, AvonmouthImage source, PA/Avon and Somerset Police
  19. Home Secretary Priti Patel reacts to explosionpublished at 14:50 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

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  20. 'Multiple casualties' after Avonmouth explosionpublished at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020

    A large explosion has taken place at a waste treatment works in Avonmouth, Bristol.

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