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ITV Love Island fans fume 'wrong couple' dumped from villa days before final

Love Island fans were left fuming as one couple was dumped from the ITV villa immediately in a shock twist.

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Man who threw kittens off bridge into river shouting 'let them die' spared jail

Andrew Shephard, 59, was supposed to be helping his daughter find new homes for her three kittens

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Black bin bag hoarder hauled to court over piles in his garden

It just kept mounting up

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Bristol Cathedral to get its first new permanent artwork in years

'Let There Be Light' will be a 'response' to the cathedral's Colston memorial window

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Love Island star hosts 'spicy' new reality series coming soon to ITV

ITV2's new reality series The Heat sees 10 ambitious chefs compete in Barcelona, blending cooking competition with personal drama

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Dott e-bike catches fire on busy South Bristol high street

The teal rental bikes are a common sight on the city's roads

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Elderly driver struck two six-year-old children on pedestrian crossing

"The boys stepped into the road and my whole life changed"

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Homeless Bristol boxing club's incredible international success

'To come away with two golds, three silvers, and a Best Team award is an incredible achievement'

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Benidorm trip to watch Cheltenham Festival up for grabs in competition

Four racing fans have the chance to watch the Cheltenham Festival from Benidorm, with flights, hotels and meals included

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John Thomson talks 'ageing positively' and 'tweaks' for a healthy lifestyle

A new study has revealed the top signs that you're getting old - but actor and comedian John Thomson shares 'you can still live life to the full'.

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Cyclist in his 80s dies after M32 slip road crash

The collision involved a cyclist and a vehicle

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'I'm from the US and there's insulting British phrase I can't get over'

Paige Wester has been sharing her favourite British insults and phrases since moving from the US to the North East of England, praising the 'top-tier' vocabulary

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ITV Love Island star Belle Hassan's huge family net worth exposed

Love Island All Stars contestant Belle Hassan's father Tamer is a well-known actor from The Football Factory and Game of Thrones

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HMRC's 'claim your £2,200' reminder as thousands now become eligible

People could be entitled to more than £2,000 of free cash

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Love Island All Stars heats up ahead of final as couple forced to leave villa

Meanwhile one couple's new label spells trouble for another pair in the Love Island villa

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Mercury, Venus and Jupiter in six-planet spectacle next week - exact time and date

Planetary parades, or alignments, take place when major planets in the solar system appear aligned from our viewpoint on Earth

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7 groups exempt from Ramadan 2026 fasting and the key reasons why

Millions of Muslims across the globe will refrain from eating and drinking from dawn until sunset

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Baby-faced attacker threw corrosive substance at teenager

The victim was rushed to hospital

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Breakthrough laser blood test could detect lung cancer earlier than CT scans

Scientists in China have built a simple blood test that can spot warning signs of lung cancer far earlier than a tumour would show up on a hospital scanner

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Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies as family issue emotional statement

His family says he died on Tuesday morning