All news on the topic: Somerset

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Ex-neo-Nazi withdraws as Conservative candidate following public outrage
A former neo-Nazi who was selected as a Conservative council candidate has said he will no longer stand for election.
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Former neo-Nazi activist convicted of harassing Jewish MP standing as Tory candidate in local elections
A former far-right activist, who has a string of convictions including harassing a Jewish MP, has been selected to stand as a Conservative candidate in upcoming local elections.
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Teen cleared of killing 9-year-old girl after court hears "accident" stabbing claim
A teenage boy has been acquitted of the murder and manslaughter of a nine-year-old girl who died from a fatal stab wound.
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Tesco evacuated after two caravans deliberately set on fire in Glastonbury
A Tesco store was evacuated after two caravans were deliberately set on fire, according to emergency services.
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Rogue builder guilty of £1.25m fraud after scamming homeowners across West England
A prolific rogue trader who lured customers in with his "charm and charisma" has been found guilty of a £1.25m fraud.
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Boy, 10, named as Oliver Price, dies in Somerset school coach crash after zoo trip
The student died at the scene after the coach left the A396 at Cutcombe Hill, overturned, and slid down a 20ft slope.
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Child killed, over 20 injured: school bus plunges off slope after zoo trip
A child has been killed after a coach carrying them home from a trip to the zoo flipped and fell down a 20ft slope.
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Tragedy at the gym: PureGym visitor dies during workout
A person has died after suffering a medical emergency at a PureGym in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
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Jack Ayres’ family seeks answers after his body is discovered in a drainage ditch
An appeal has been launched after a 22-year-old man was found dead in a body of water in Somerset.
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Police catch Britain’s fastest driver on M1 after recording ’highest speed ever recorded on any road’
Freedom of Information Act disclosures reveal the extent of the speeding issue on Britain’s roads, with nearly half of UK police forces recording drivers reaching 90mph on 30mph roads.
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Two police officers issued misconduct notices following the death of a girl on the M5
Tamzin Hall, 17, was hit by car after fleeing police vehicle that had pulled over on M5 in Somerset
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Teenager sentenced to life in prison for the zombie-knife murder of a 16-year-old boy at a house party
A teenager who stabbed Mikey Roynon, 16, to death with a zombie knife has been jailed for life.
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Team GB swimming sweethearts to marry days after competing at Paris Olympics
The couple, who swim more than 100km a week between them, will tie the knot on August 22 – 11 days after the 2024 Olympics in the City of Love
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Photographer snaps jaw-dropping image of comet spotted in skies over UK
Sky watchers will be on the lookout for 12 P/Pons-Brooks as it is predicted to brighten throughout March, and may even become visible to the naked-eye before the end of the month
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Council 'tell 101-year-old to fill own potholes' on "worst road in England"
Residents, including a 101 year old, claim a council told them to fill the potholes on their road themselves. Some describe the situation as 'awful' and 'very unsafe' for drivers, walkers and cyclists alike
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Nicolas Cage's baffling chip shop order exposed - as he's a 'big fan of pickles'
Self-confessed Anglophile Nicolas Cage owns a rustic cottage in Somerset, and lucky locals can sometimes see him out and about. One fish and chip shop worker remembers one incident vividly - no doubt partly because of his strange food order
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'I visited Britain's best fish restaurant loved by celebs and the odd ghost'
Knights Fish Restaurant in Glastonbury has been named Restaurant of the Year at the National Fish and Chip Shop Awards 2024. Mirror writer Jackie Annett went to find out what all the fuss was about
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Two-week-old baby boy dies in hospital as two arrested on suspicion of murder
Daniel Gunter, 25, and Sophie Staddon, 20, both of no fixed address, were arrested and charged with two-week-old Brendon Staddon's alleged murder at Yeovil District Hospital
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Brits wake to freezing fog as temperatures plummet to -4C overnight in UK
Temperatures are set to drop to -4C in some places as millions of people start their working weeks with freezing fog after clear skies overnight, dropping the mercury
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Moment lorry driver is caught four times over the drink-drive limit by police
Shocking dashcam footage released by the Somerset police shows the moment drunk lorry driver Ihar Shynkevich, 35, was found to be four times the limit after swerving across lanes on the M5
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Mourners asked to wear Bristol Rovers colours to tragic jockey's funeral
The funeral of the 25-year-old amateur rider, who died after suffering multiple injuries when riding in a point-to-point in Kent, will take place in the Somerset village where he worked for Paul Nicholls
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Entire UK to be swamped by midweek deluge in latest Met Office forecast
The Environment agency warned flooding from rivers and surface water was "probable" as more rain was forecast to fall on already saturated ground after flooding in several areas this weekend
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Communities battle floods as Met Office issues warning of more rain
Roads have been cut off, leaving rural communities with disrupted connections to the outside world as rivers burst their banks causing misery for thousands of Brits.