The University of Bristol has announced the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor to take over from Professor Hugh Brady who will be leaving the university this year following a seven stint.

Around 350 students due to move into a new halls development at the University of Bristol have been informed that they will be put up in hotels due to delayed completion of St Thomas Street accommodation.

The University of Bristol is offering new students a financial incentive to defer their entry until September 2022, amid the unprecedented number of students achieving the grades of their entry offer, challenging the University’s capacity on some courses and in halls accommodation.

The public have been asked to avoid the area around Nelson Street in Bristol's city centre, after a fire hit Bristol nightclub SWX during the early hours of Tuesday morning.