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Catalogue of failures led to woman’s murder in Bristol care home, coroner finds

Managers described as ‘reckless’ over supervision of Melissa Mathieson’s killer, who had history of sexual violence

The Guardian - UK

UK switches on AI supercomputer that will help spot sick cows and skin cancer

Hopes £225m Isambard-AI in Bristol will unleash new era of technological, medical and social breakthroughs

The Guardian - UK

UK’s most powerful supercomputer comes online in major AI drive

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle flicked the switch on the Isambard-AI machine in Bristol on Thursday.

Evening Standard

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‘They lump us all together’: van-dwellers and homeowners clash over life near Bristol Downs

People living in vans on the park are the subject of a campaign from those living nearby – and the Green-led council is being forced to act

The Guardian - UK

Lapin, Bristol: ‘We’re not in Cafe Rouge now’ – restaurant review

Peculiar, meta, slightly earnest, definitely delicious

The Guardian - UK

Father given £1,173 refund from nursery in England after ‘top-up’ fees investigation

Preschool establishment asked for extra fee for ‘consumables’ without making clear it was optional

The Guardian - UK

V&A launches investigation after museum staff 'racially profiled' teenagers during school trip

Teachers at City Academy in Bristol have called for a boycott following the alleged incident involving students last month

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Man accused of suitcase murders claims he feared for his life

Yostin Mosquera admits to killing Albert Alfonso but claims it was manslaughter and that Mr Alfonso had killed Paul Longworth first.

The Independent UK

Care home staff unaware of killer’s history before teenager’s murder – inquest

Melissa Mathieson, 18, was strangled by Jason Conroy at Alexandra House in Bristol in 2014

Evening Standard

School staff warned care home that resident posed danger to others, inquest told

Melissa Mathieson, 18, was strangled by Jason Conroy at Alexandra House, in Bristol, in 2014.

Evening Standard

Teenager murdered in care home said social services ‘destroyed my life’, inquest told

Melissa Mathieson, 18, wrote in a letter that she felt ‘dragged away from my home’ when she was placed in Bristol

The Guardian - UK

Teenager killed in care home said ‘social services destroyed my life’ – inquest

Melissa Mathieson, 18, was murdered by Jason Conroy at Alexandra House in Bristol, which provided care for adults with learning disabilities.

Evening Standard

Nat Sciver-Brunt remains confident England can take something from India series

England slipped to a second T20 defeat against India with a 24-run loss in Bristol.

The Independent UK

Rodrigues and Amanjot set up second thumping India win over England in T20 series

England fell to a second successive defeat against India at Bristol on Tuesday, falling 25 runs short in their chase of 182

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The Independent UK

England slip two down to India in five-match women’s T20 series

The hosts were beaten by 24 runs in Bristol on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Man ‘dismembered couple, left some remains in freezer and took rest to bridge’

Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, is on trial for the murders of Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on July 8 last year.

The Guardian - UK

Parents of baby found with ‘catastrophic injuries’ went for cigarette as medics tried to save him, court hears

Two-week-old Brendon suffered injuries akin to falling from a high building while at special care baby unit with his parents, Bristol court told

The Independent UK

Ryland Headley evaded police for 58 years. Then a single handprint brought him to justice

For decades, Ryland Headley went undetected for the violent murder of Louise Dunne in Bristol, until police officers re-examining the case discovered key links to the killer from boxed evidence

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The Independent UK

‘Depraved’ killer, 92, finally jailed for rape and murder cold case after 58 years

Ryland Headley told he will die in prison after forcing open window at Louisa Dunne’s Bristol home and attacking her nearly six decades ago

The Guardian - UK

Man, 92, jailed for 1967 rape and murder of Louisa Dunne in Bristol

Ryland Headley sentenced to minimum of 20 years after what is thought to be oldest cold case solved in modern English policing history

The Independent UK

Palestine Action blockades defence company in fresh protest

The move comes as the group faces a ban under anti-terror legislation

Evening Standard

Palestine Action blocks Israeli defence firm UK site ahead of proscription vote

A spokesperson for the group said activists are ‘successfully disrupting’ business-as-usual at Elbit Systems in Bristol.

The Independent UK

A look back at the UK’s longest-running cold cases

Ryland Headley, then aged 34, forced entry into the home of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in Bristol in June 1967

Evening Standard

Man, 92, convicted of 1967 murder in Britain’s longest-running cold case

Ryland Headley, then aged 34, forced entry into the home of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in Bristol in June 1967 before attacking her.

The Guardian - UK

Man, 92, convicted of raping and murdering Bristol woman in 1967

Ryland Headley found guilty of killing Louisa Dunne after DNA breakthrough in cold case review

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