‘Quality job’: Can you spot the design flaw at new £365,000 Bristol house that is drawing ridicule from stumped social media users? A new build property in Bristol has been built with one glaringly obvious issue Reddit users shared a picture of the baffling gaffe and ridiculed the mistake Questioned who made the decision and … Read more
First case of ANOTHER UK covid variant – that has a mutation that may weaken vaccines – is discovered in the US, CDC director reveals The US has discovered its first case of the ‘Bristol variant’ that emerged in the UK Variant has same mutations as the UK’s earlier B117 variant that make it 70% … Read more
First case of UK’s ‘Bristol variant’ of coronavirus that has a mutation that may weaken vaccines is discovered in the US, CDC director reveals The US has discovered its first case of the ‘Bristol variant’ that emerged in the UK Variant has same mutations as the UK’s earlier B117 variant that make it 70% more … Read more
Coronavirus infections must plummet to fewer than 10,000 cases before Boris Johnson should start easing brutal lockdown restrictions, a leading scientist and Sage adviser has warned. Pushing back against growing calls for a quick exit, Sir Jeremy Farrar said there were still 750,000 cases in Britain which was 75 times higher than he wants it to … Read more
The coronavirus variant detected in Bristol has the ‘potential’ to reinfect vaccinated Britons, a senior SAGE scientist has warned. Professor John Edmunds said it could be ‘very dangerous’ to the UK’s mammoth jab drive if the mutant strain is allowed to spread around the country. Public Health England has so far found 21 cases of … Read more
The mutated coronavirus variant first found in Bristol was today labelled a ‘variant of concern’ by UK scientists. Public Health England said it has now found 21 cases of this version of the virus, with 14 in Bristol and the South West, four in Manchester and three ‘scattered’ across the UK. It is a version of … Read more
Coronavirus strain found in Bristol that is similar to South African virus is listed as a ‘variant of concern’ and has been spotted 21 times across the UK New Bristol variant adds to confusion of virus types circulating in Britain It is characterised by key mutations from Kent and South Africa variants in one This … Read more
Man in his 20s is found dead in house on outskirts of Bristol after suffering ‘serious injury’ as 25-year-old is arrested on suspicion of murder A man in his 20s has died after suffering serious injury at a home in Kingswood Police have stepped up patrols in the South-West town following Sunday’s death A 25-year-old … Read more
Police officers based at Bristol Airport are stopping passengers and checking if their journeys are essential after the government made it illegal to go on holiday abroad. Under Covid-19 restrictions, people must stay at home and must not travel without a legally permitted reason. It is illegal to travel abroad for holidays and other leisure … Read more
This is the moment police disrupted an illegal drum ‘n’ bass rave in Bristol and handed out £10,400 worth of fines – while elsewhere officers caught 15 women at a Soho pyjama party. Officers arrived at the house on Tyndalls Park Road in Bristol at 2.30am on Saturday to find more than 50 people inside. … Read more