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Andrew Ibrahim
A student is jailed for a minimum of 10 years for plotting to blow himself up using a home-made "suicide vest".

A tourist suffers slash wounds to his head when he was attacked by a bird of prey while out jogging in Cornwall.

The Prince's Trust organises a 12-week development programme in Bristol, aiming to improve the prospects of the unemployed.

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Two men have lucky escapes from falling ice blocks


Bath chosen as ParalympicsGB base
The British Paralympic team will be based at the University of Bath in the run up to the 2012 Paralympic Games.

Mobile device helps poor readers
New software which can be deployed through a simple mobile phone helps people with reading difficulties.

Mail deliveries affected in city
People living in parts of Bristol will have disruption to postal deliveries as about 170 Royal Mail staff take industrial action.

'Pants man' gets pop star message
A man who hired a cinema to show a film of him dancing in his pants ahead of him proposing receives his own surprise.



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