Wallaroos' World Cup hopes dashed by dominant Canada The Wallaroos have missed the chance to reach the Rugby World Cup semi-finals, losing heavily 46-5 to Canada in Bristol. AAP · Sep 13, 2025
‘It was personal, critical’: Bristol parents’ long battle over council Send services Three years after leak led to claims of social media spying, city authorities have agreed to independent investigation The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025
Captain Zoe Aldcroft returns as England reveal team for Scotland quarter-final Aldcroft returns in the back row as Helena Rowland steps in for an injured Ellie Kildunne at full-back The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025
As Bristol and Cardiff airports tussle, is it time for the ‘far-fetched’ Severnside? As the cities clash over their hubs, the case for one facility on an artificial island first proposed in 2003 gets stronger The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025
Workhouses in England and Wales linked to transatlantic slave trade, study suggests Report highlights how British workhouses were funded and supported by those who profited from slave economy The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025
Israeli arms manufacturer closes UK facility targeted by Palestine Action Exclusive: Elbit Systems UK Bristol site was subject of protest days before direct action group was proscribed The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2025
Bristol returns cultural artefacts taken from Larrakia people in Australia Objects including three-metre spears were collected in late 19th and early 20th centuries and donated to city’s museum The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2025
Meet the van dwellers living in a beautiful Bristol park – and the locals who want them out As tempers flare over dozens of people living in vehicles on The Downs, Alex Ross hears from van dwellers at the centre of a campaign to remove them, and the Green-led council being forced to act The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2025
Jenny Cox obituary Other lives: Botanist and primary school teacher who became a concertina player and organiser of bands and performance weekends The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025
Strikes at Airbus plants postponed as workers prepare to vote on improved offer The aerospace company has factories near Bristol and in North Wales. Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025
Quella's latest bike is more than just an able commuter, it's a force for good The UK brand is donating 25% of the sales of the bike to the Bristol-based charity Life Cycle Cycling Weekly · Aug 29, 2025
Bus strikes to cause travel disruption across the UK These are the cities affected by the planned industrial action throughout August and September The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025
A Life in Tandem review – bicycling cancer survivor brings family issues along for the ride Bristolian Luke Grenfell-Shaw decided to ride from Bristol to Beijing when he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer – which makes for a good story but a rather annoying film The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025
Scuffles, arrests as protesters across UK rally against asylum hotels Protesters met with counter-demonstrators, prompting scuffles, including in Bristol and Liverpool. Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2025
International Business Times UK · Aug 23, 2025 Bristol's Forwards Festival Replaces Doechii with Nia Archives: Fans Divided Over Last-Minute Swap Doechii's exit from Forwards Festival 2025 (23-24 Aug) led to Nia Archives' last-minute headline slot, sparking fan debate
The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2025 Police clash with protesters as asylum hotel demonstrations take place in UK Counter-protests also taking place, with police separating rival groups in Bristol
Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2025 Clashes as asylum protests take place across the UK Protests against the use of asylum hotels and counter-demonstrations have taken place, with police trying to keep the groups apart.
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2025 Takayo Nembhard: Police issue new appeal three years after man stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival Bristol resident Takayo Nembhard died while visiting London for Carnival in 2022
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2025 Asylum hotel protests latest: More anti-migrant demos underway as Government promises to overhaul appeals system The Government plans to set up a new independent panel focused on asylum appeals to help reduce the backlog of 51,000 asylum appeals.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2025 ‘Bee buffets’: the pollinator pathways turning drab alleys into insect havens Corridors of nectar-rich plants encourage pollination and brighten up city streets at the same time
The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025 Airbus workers vote to strike for 10 days next month in pay dispute Unite says stoppages at Broughton and Filton factories could disrupt production of wings and delay deliveries
Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2025 Late Queen ‘refused to open airport terminal’ after relative stopped with guns Lord Ivar Mountbatten revealed what the monarch quipped when he was banned from taking his guns on a flight from Bristol as he travelled to Balmoral.
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025 Late Queen Elizabeth ‘refused to open airport terminal’ after relative stopped from boarding plane with guns Lord Ivar Mountbatten revealed what the monarch quipped when he was banned from taking his guns on a flight
Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2025 Rapper Doechii pulls out of performances at All Points East and Bristol festival No reasons have been given for the absence of the 27-year-old at the events.
BANG Premier · Aug 19, 2025 Doechii pulls out of All Points East set, leaving organisers scrambling for last-minute replacement Doechii will no longer play London's All Points East, Paris' Rock en Seine and Bristol's Forwards Festival.