A homeless woman has been jailed for six years for the manslaughter of a vulnerable man after stealing his mobility scooter and abandoning him in freezing conditions.
Neil Shadwick - who had Parkinson’s disease - died with hypothermia following the incident in Stroud last year.
NEW: Bristol City Council has deferred a controversial decision to approve massive rent increases for allotments in the city.
There were loud cheers from allotment holders. But rises still likely to be approved later this year.
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Three men have been arrested after a man was fatally stabbed on Filton Avenue in Bristol last night.
The road remains closed as forensic teams carry out their investigation.
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A woman has been jailed for 26 months for gesturing, shouting and throwing a missile at police during the violent disorder two weeks ago.
Lisa Bishop was in tears as she was sentenced for her part in the extreme anti-immigration protest which had an ‘aggressive, racist nature’.
NEW: A data engineer has been jailed for 28 months “vile and disgusting” behaviour during an outbreak of violent disorder in Bristol.
Zak Baker, 29, claimed he had been out shopping when he decided to join an extreme anti-immigration protest two weeks ago.
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Another man has been jailed for 20 months for his part in the disorder which left him needing hospital treatment after being bitten by a police dog.
Jamie Easterbrook says he had met friends after Bristol City’s match when he joined the extreme protest and confronted officers.
NEW: Two people have pleaded guilty to violent disorder after widespread unrest in Bristol on Saturday.
Mark Bowen, 40, and Daniel Russell, 47, will be sentenced at Bristol Crown Court next week.
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Anti-racism protesters say last night's gathering in Bristol showed "hope over hate" after a week of disorder across the country.
Hundreds of police officers were deployed following online speculation of far-right unrest.
One arrest was made, but police say for the most part, people behaved in an "exemplary" way.
Here's what happened: https://t.co/JiMAIdyegC
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Despite the speculation and fear of violent disorder online, the anti immigration demo which was supposedly focused on a law firm in Old Market never materialised.
Instead thousands of counter protesters gathered, which one person described as 'hope over hate'.
Enormous crowds at Old Market in Bristol after concerns and speculation there would be another anti-immigration rally and further disorder.
Everyone here chanting ‘refugees are welcome’
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Headteachers say children have been collapsing and vomiting after smoking vapes believed to be laced with Spice.
Watch this shocking exclusive report from @VictoriaITV
'You just don't know how much longer you're going to be there?'
'We are imprisoned, totally imprisoned'
@MaxWalshITV speaks to an asylum seeker living on board the Bibby Stockholm barge on Portland
Please see the statement below in relation to the police presence at Clifton Suspension Bridge today.
Our enquiries are at an early stage and we would please ask people avoid speculation at this time.
Bewilderment and excitement for these pupils from Cornwall as they become the first visitors to @wethecurious_ for more than two years.
The Bristol science museum was forced to close after a major fire in 2022.
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