In the 2010s, trans characters were part of many popular TV shows. Trans Bristolians reflect on declining representation in ...

Nicholas Stone died after being pushed over by officers at a demo in January. Other antifascist protesters have been arrested ...

The average Quaker in Britain is old enough to claim a state pension. Under-35s — known as Young Friends — made up just 6.5% of members and attenders in 2023. Quakerism dates back to the 1650s, ...

The rhythmic lilt of Hebrew chanting echoes around a crowded room — not in a synagogue or at Shabbat dinner on a Friday night, but from the stage of The Louisiana. Why am I hearing a liturgy written ...

With long waiting lists for treatment, negative media coverage and rising transphobia, everyday life is becoming harder for Bristol’s trans community “This stuff around bathrooms is awful but it’s ...

This investigation was reported by the Cable in partnership with Liberty Investigates, Lighthouse Reports and WIRED, whose reporting on this issue you can also find here. Children at risk of ...

The Cable attended the sentencing of four Palestine Action activists as judge applies a terrorism-related enhancement to criminal damage for the first time in the UK “In order to hear the birds, the ...

The Avon Pension Fund, which manages pensions for 135,000 public‑sector workers, has long been on The Bristol Cable’s radar. We’ve reported before on its big investments in oil and gas, and how to ...

Welcome back after a short break to Bristol Unpacked, and the start of our new season running through until summer 2026. For the first episode we welcome Yassin Mohamud, a Green councillor since 2021 ...

It’s late May 2024. Students have been camped for weeks in the University of Bristol’s Royal Fort Gardens, demanding the institution cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide on Gaza. What ...

For almost a year, Bristol Patriots have led a campaign of harassment and intimidation in our city. But after last week’s hate-filled demo exposed their true colours, with out-and-out neo-Nazis, a ...

A jury at Woolwich Crown Court in London has refused to convict six Palestine Action activists who broke into an Israeli arms facility Elbit Systems UK on the outskirts of Bristol. Campaigners hailed ...