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Channel 4 series 'axed over ratings' weeks after casting call for new contestants

Channel 4 has apparently axed a reality show after just one series due to disappointing ratings

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Brits mix up common birds as screen time 'disconnects' people from nature

Research shows Brits struggle to identify common UK birds, with some blaming screen time for a growing disconnect from the outdoors.

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Driving instructor shares 1 clothing trick to help learners pass their test

A driving instructor has shared an unconventional tip that could help learners master their clutch control - and it's all to do with what you're wearing when you drive

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Six in 10 Brits say lack of funding is biggest barrier to starting a business

A survey of 2,000 adults found confidence and fear of failure also hold people back – but lack of funding was cited most often

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Plans for 100 homes on countryside farm east of Bristol would ‘harm views of Cotswolds’

A vote will be held next Thursday on whether to permit the plans

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James Holder Superdry co-founder is jailed for raping woman after night out

Multi-millionaire James Holder, 54, went back to his victim's home uninvited after a night in Cheltenham [National News]

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UKHSA issues new hantavirus update as Brits return to UK from virus-hit cruise ship

The UKHSA has issued a new hantavirus update as British nationals begin returning to the UK from the virus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship, where three people have died

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Shock as second headteacher leaves Bristol's biggest school in a year

Whoever the next permanent headteacher is will be the seventh in four years

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Call for more local community role models for Bristol's young people

'Just being around someone that works, that has a job, is a different environment for them'

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Top police officer apologises to community after Speedwell shooting

The recent shooting led to schools getting locked down

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Devastated family say Jo Shaw made the 'ultimate sacrifice' to save child in explosion

"She will always be remembered not for the violence inflicted upon her, but for her bravery, her protective instinct, and the ultimate sacrifice she made for others"

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Over a third of Brits support the legal driving aged to be increased to 18

Over one third of Brits want the legal age to be increased from 17

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TOWIE’s Jake Hall, 35, dies after ‘tragic accident’ at Majorca villa

Reality TV star Jake Hall has been found dead at a Spanish holiday villa in Majorca after suffering head injuries in a freak accident, aged 35 [NATIONAL NEWS]

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Man attacked with knife in Hartcliffe after car windows smashed

Police want to speak to the man pictured, who may have suffered a leg injury

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Doctor warns anyone heading abroad not to wear perfume or cologne

There are also rules you need to be following in the UK

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Trains cancelled after lorry crashes with level crossing near Avonmouth

There was disruption this morning

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Finance expert says 'it's far from over' as TGJones shuts 150 branches

It comes after the closure of Claire's Accessories and The Original Factory Shop

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German tourist wins payout after holidaymakers reserved sun loungers

The man took his tour operator to court

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EBLN faces legal challenge over disabled access 'this fix doesn’t fix anything'

Disabled residents in Redfield are crowdfunding to launch a legal challenge

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Graham Kilsby, co-founder of Bristol Aero Collection, has died

His passionate work laid the foundations for Aerospace Bristol