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Wanted rapist who absconded from prison may be living ‘off grid’, police say

Police have re-issued an appeal to find a convicted rapist who absconded from prison over two months ago, warning he may be living “off grid”. Sean Phipps, 51, failed to return to HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire after being released on a ...

05 Aug 2022 at 15:20

Teenage boy fatally stabbed in Somerset named

A 16-year-old boy stabbed to death in a Somerset town at the weekend has been named as Charley Bates. Emergency services were called to a car park in The Street, Radstock, at around 6.40pm on Sunday after reports of disorder involving a ...

03 Aug 2022 at 15:00

Man charged with murder of woman missing for decade

A man has been charged with the murder of a woman who disappeared a decade ago, police said. Darren Osment, 40, will appear before Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Thursday accused of murdering 32-year-old Claire Holland. Ms Holland, from ...

03 Aug 2022 at 23:10

Man accused of missing woman’s murder remanded in custody

A man has been remanded in custody accused of the murder of a woman who disappeared a decade ago. Darren Osment appeared before Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Thursday accused of murdering 32-year-old Claire Holland. The shaven headed ...

04 Aug 2022 at 11:31

Man to face trial accused of murdering missing woman

A man will face trial next year accused of the murder of a woman who disappeared a decade ago. Darren Osment appeared before Bristol Crown Court accused of murdering 32-year-old Claire Holland. The shaven-headed 40-year-old faces a ...

05 Aug 2022 at 12:04

‘Significant development’ in Claire Holland murder case after suspect rearrested

A 40-year-old man has been re-arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman who disappeared in Bristol a decade ago. Claire Holland, from Lawrence Weston in north west Bristol, was last seen leaving city-centre pub Seamus O’Donnell’s ...

02 Aug 2022 at 16:51

Police appeal after charity’s lion statue stolen from Bristol outdoor exhibition

Police are appealing for the public’s help in tracking down a bronze sculpture of a lion that was stolen from an exhibition in Bristol. Twenty-five life-size statues of the animals were installed on the Downs in Clifton in early ...

03 Aug 2022 at 11:51

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 ...

19 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Kill the Bill protester jailed for arson

A Kill the Bill protester convicted of arson during a rioting in Bristol city centre has been jailed for nine months. Jasmine York, 26, led the crowds in chants of “f*** the f****** feds” and “Whose streets? Our streets!” as ...

14 Mar 2022 at 13:25

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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 ...

24 May 2022 at 16:51

Police treating teenage girl’s disappearance as ‘child abduction’

The disappearance of a 15-year-old girl from Bristol is now being treated as “child abduction”, detectives have said. Madison Thomas, known as Maddie, has not been seen in 15 days, since leaving her foster parents’ ...

11 May 2022 at 18:25

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 ...

12 May 2022 at 16:25

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