Bristol man died in ladder fall tying Union flags to lampposts

BBC NewsJanuary 22, 2026 at 07:22 PM UTCBbc
Bristol man died in ladder fall tying Union flags to lampposts
Paul Lumber was putting up flags in Bristol when he fell and suffered a fatal head injury.

A man suffered fatal head injuries after falling from a ladder intoxicated, while tying a Union flag to a lamppost, an inquest heard.

After watching a football match, Paul Lumber, 61, had gone to at… [+433 chars]

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