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Medics battling to discharge patients for Christmas after virus 'quad-demic'

Doctors say viruses are expected to rise in the coming days as families and friends get together.

Kidnappers who put victim through 'terrifying ordeal' jailed for 28 years

Traders urge Christmas shoppers to spend locally as 'tricky year' looms

Poorly shih tzu receives 'get well soon' cards from Tokyo, New York and Canada

Former Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees and ex-Bristol MP given peerages

'Incredible' scenes as city footballers meet young fans at children's hospice

Lanes reopen after lorry carrying hay bales catches fire on motorway

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Devon children reimagine Sir Winston Churchill speeches to mark 150th anniversary of his birth

Bristol Christmas Market stallholders talk about preparing for the big day and working at the event

From the archives: Meet the Wiltshire man who celebrated Christmas every day, complete with turkey

Holnicote from the skies: A bird's-eye view of the West Somerset estate

Cost of living: Impact on young people

Mum left skipping meals as she struggles to clothe toddler this winter

'I work endlessly and get nowhere - sometimes I can't afford to shower'

Petrol, showering, or food? Brutal choices forced on young people

The Bristol charity helping young people during cost of living crisis

Domestic Abuse: A West Country Series

Domestic abuse charity calls for more support saying system is 'broken'

'Violence doesn't discriminate': Domestic abuse survivor speaks out

'Frightened all the time' - Teen's experience growing up in violent home

'I used to abuse my wife - this is how I changed my ways'

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Medics battling to discharge patients for Christmas after virus 'quad-demic'

Kidnappers who put victim through 'terrifying ordeal' jailed for 28 years

Lanes reopen after lorry carrying hay bales catches fire on motorway

'Incredible' scenes as city footballers meet young fans at children's hospice

Traders urge Christmas shoppers to spend locally as 'tricky year' looms

Former Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees and ex-Bristol MP given peerages

Poorly shih tzu receives 'get well soon' cards from Tokyo, New York and Canada

Tributes paid to 'beloved' young men who died in crash

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Packham and Lucas quit RSPCA roles after animal cruelty claims

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Owners of collapsed building ordered to carry out repairs

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Heroic boy, 8, saves his classmate from choking as he didn't want him 'to die'

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Why Washington could reject Mandelson as Britain's next US ambassador

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Germany Christmas market attack: Who is the suspect and how did events unfold?

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Thousands gather to celebrate winter solstice at historic sites

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Relief and joy for workers as historic shipyard is saved by rescue deal

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Child, 9, among dead after car driven into crowd at Christmas market in Germany

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Shop owners in Jersey lament low Christmas shopping sales

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Was PM blindsided by Mandelson reaction or did he hope to weather the storm?

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Harry and Meghan share rare picture of children on newly released Christmas card

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Passengers warned of potential flight disruptions following Storm Eowyn

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University changes its name to improve 'graduate outcomes'

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Transport Secretary to discuss 'escalating emergency' of Gateshead flyover

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Man jailed for attempting to smuggle four migrants in hidden lorry compartment

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Tom Grennan surprises nurses with call of thanks for saving grandad's life

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Rainbow sea slug found in Devon is indicator of climate change

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James Corden and Ruth Jones to give Gavin & Stacey ‘lovely’ send off

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Man who killed 71-year-old neighbour with kitchen knife jailed

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School fined £300,000 for SEND student death after he was left unsupervised

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Teen driver who caused friends' deaths after inhaling laughing gas jailed

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Woman stabbed partner 30 times before stopping for a cigarette

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Nearly a quarter of staff at high school face redundancy amid rising costs

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Teen who thought she had appendicitis has surprise baby on holiday in Turkey

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Chris Packham: I loathed myself and thought I was broken before autism diagnosis