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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman dies following flats fall

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman died following a fall at a block of flats in Bristol. Emergency services were called to Lansdowne Court in Easton at 12.30am on Tuesday by a member of the public. The woman was found at ...

19 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Three men arrested as missing girl, 15, is found after more than two weeks

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after a teenage girl missing for over two weeks was found in Bristol. Police issued multiple appeals to find Madison, 15, when she vanished from her foster home, in the Southmead area, ...

12 May 2022 at 16:25

Hunt after convicted murderer absconds from open prison

Police have launched a hunt to find a convicted murderer who has absconded from an open prison. Officers have urged anyone who sees Jason Mills to call 999 and have warned people not to approach him. Avon and Somerset Police said Mills attended ...

07 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Concern mounts for teen missing for two weeks

Police are growing increasingly concerned for a 15-year-old girl missing for 14 days. Madison, known as Maddie, vanished on April 26 after leaving her foster parents’ address in Southmead, Bristol, to say she was going to the shops. She has ...

10 May 2022 at 14:25

Pair admit manslaughter of man in Somerset

Two men have admitted the manslaughter of a man in Somerset. Daniel Bond, 34, and Lee Conlon, 37, pleaded guilty to killing Jason Lock on May 19 2022 following an incident in Stockers Close, Wiveliscombe, two days earlier. The defendants, ...

16 Jun 2022 at 12:30

Dangerous driving suspect detained by police dies in hospital

Police are investigating after a driver who was forcibly removed from his van in Bath due to alleged erratic behaviour died in hospital. Avon and Somerset Police received multiple calls about the van being driven dangerously on Wellsway ...

18 Jun 2022 at 16:20

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EFL welcomes sanctions imposed by Avon and Somerset Police over fan misconduct

The EFL has welcomed sanctions imposed by Avon and Somerset Police over fan misconduct at matches, including a ban for a 16-year-old boy who admitted assaulting a Scunthorpe player during a pitch invasion at Bristol Rovers earlier this ...

24 May 2022 at 16:51

Five arrested after man dies during disorder

Five men have been arrested on suspicion of murder following disorder in Bristol which left one man dead and several others injured, police said. Officers were called by a member of the public shortly before 10pm on Tuesday to reports ...

25 May 2022 at 08:32

New footage surfaces of incident where boy, 12, ‘hit by woman with paddle’

Police are examining new footage of an incident in which a white woman allegedly hit a 12-year-old black boy in the face with a canoe paddle. Avon and Somerset Police faced criticism for its initial decision not to prosecute the ...

12 May 2022 at 17:55

Johnson says we should ‘preserve our cultural, artistic and historical legacy’

The Prime Minister said people should not “go around seeking retrospectively to change our history” after four people were cleared of tearing down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol. Rhian Graham, 30, Milo ...

06 Jan 2022 at 14:55

Murder conviction 21 years after attack believed to be legal first

The murder conviction of a man whose former partner died 21 years after he set her alight is believed to be a legal first. Steven Craig, 58, was initially jailed for life in 2000 for committing grievous bodily harm with ...

28 Oct 2022 at 17:02

Emergency service taking calls about children playing on frozen ponds and lakes

Emergency services have been taking calls about children walking and playing on ice in the same week that four boys died after being pulled from a frozen lake. Avon and Somerset Police issued a safety warning on ...

17 Dec 2022 at 18:22

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