Bristol

Teenage entrepreneur launches wearable tech to tackle Covid-19 transmissions from face touching

Vybro demonstration footage credit: VybProA 15-year-old entrepreneur from Bristol has developed a new wearable technology aimed at tackling one of the key transmission pathways of Covid-19 – face..

Who was Edward Colston, why was his statue toppled?

Edward Colston becomes symbol for UK's Black Lives Matter movement as his statue is brought down in Bristol.

Airbus planning to cut 1,700 jobs in UK as result of coronavirus crisis

Aerospace giant Airbus is planning to cut 1,700 jobs in the UK as a result of the coronavirus crisis, the company announced. The news is a huge blow to its site at Broughton in north Wales, where wings..

50 years since Brunel’s SS Great Britain refloated

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the refloating of the world’s first great ocean liner. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the SS Great Britain was the first iron-hulled, propeller-driven..

Bristol statue saved from harbour and paint will be kept

Fran Coles, the Documentation and Conservation Manager for Bristol City Council, talks about the condition of Edward Colston statue after they retrieved it today from the harbour and says that they..

Sign taken down from Colston Hall in Bristol

Music venue Colston Hall has removed lettering from the outside of its building ahead of a planned name change. It was named after Edward Colston, the 17th century slave trader, and built almost 150..

Bristol mayor responds to criticism over toppling of slave trader statue

Bristol mayor Marvin Rees responds to criticism from Westminster over the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston by Black Lives Matter protesters.

Mayor calls on politicians to understand statue incident

Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees has called on national politicians to understand the pulling down of a statue in his city and not simply dismiss it is criminal damage. Mr Rees says politicians needs to..

Home Office minister: Pulling down statue was a crime

Home Office minister Kit Malthouse says the pulling down of a statue of Edward Colston in Bristol was a crime, and police will be investigating the matter. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at..

Starmer: Edward Colston statue should've been properly taken down a long time ago

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says that the toppled memorial to slave trader Edward Colston that was dumped into Bristol harbour should've been taken down with consent a long, long time ago.

Bristol statue toppled and sunk could be recovered for museum

Police are investigating the toppling of a statue of a 17th century slave trader during an anti-racism protest in Bristol. The bronze memorial of Edward Colston was pushed into the harbour. Avon and..

Black Lives Matter Protesters Toppled Slave Trader Statue

Reuters Black Lives Matter protesters in the UK tore down a statue of Edward Colston, a former slave trader. Protesters in Bristol on Sunday used rope to topple the statue before rolling it into the..

Moment protesters tear down Edward Colston statue

A statue of slave trader Edward Colston was pulled down during the Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol. The statue was then rolled through the city centre before being thrown into Bristol harbour...

Patel: Edward Colston statue toppling is ‘disgraceful’

Home Secretary Priti Patel says that the toppling of an Edward Colston statue in Bristol is "utterly disgraceful". It comes after anti-racism protesters pulled down the statue during a Black Lives..

Controversial statue pulled down during protest in Bristol

Protesters in Bristol have pulled down the controversial statue of a 17th century slave trader. The bronze memorial to Edward Colston situated in Bristol city centre since 1895, was torn down during..

Rare lemur born at British zoo

A critically endangered lemur has been born at a British zoo at the Wild Place Project, near Bristol. The tiny Lake Alaotra gentle lemur is smaller than a tennis ball but its birth is crucial to the..

Woodpecker chick insists on food deliveries from busy parents

A great spotted woodpecker chick is fed by its parents in Bristol. The great spotted woodpecker is one of three extant species of woodpecker in the UK, and is common across Great Britain and the east..