Bristol February 27 Headlines: Campaign launched after rise in knife crime

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A new campaign has been launched to bring the Knife Angel to Bristol after a spate of stabbing incidents in the city. Anti-knife campaigner Leanne Reynonds is hoping to raise up to £5,000 to bring the 27-foot statue to the city for the first time.

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00:00 Hello, I am MMA here with your local news headlines.

00:08 Kings of Lyon will play their first Bristol gig for 21 years this summer at the Ashton

00:12 Gate Stadium. The multi-platinum, multi-award winning band will visit the city as part of

00:18 their Can We Please Have Fun world tour.

00:23 Police in Bristol have confirmed that the three children who died in C Mill's house

00:28 suffered knife injuries. The investigation is ongoing.

00:34 And finally, a new campaign has been launched to bring the Knife Angel to Bristol after

00:38 a spate of stabbing incidents in the city. Anti-knife campaigner Leanne Reynolds is hoping

00:44 to raise up to £5,000 to bring the 27-foot statue to the city for the first time.

00:51 That's you up to date with your local news headlines.

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