All news on the topic: 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.
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Keagan Kirkby was inspired by Ruby Walsh and spoke of 'dream job' with Nicholls
The horse racing industry is mourning the loss of Keagan Kirkby, who died in a fall at Charing point-to-point in Sunday. Dozens of people have paid tribute to the 25-year-old, who worked for 14-time champion trainer Paul Nicholls
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It's not Glastonbury, but Bristol City Women are doing matchdays differently
Bristol City Women sit bottom of the league table and have not won a game at home but the club are creating one of Europe's highest average attendances by making matchdays different than your average
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'Emotional' Ben Stokes considered not flying to India over Shoaib Bashir visa
Shoaib Bashir, a British Muslim with Pakistani heritage, was ruled out of contention for a Test debut in Hyderabad on Thursday due to delays with his application
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Beautiful UK seaside town 'now a dump that hasn't been updated in 30 years'
Weston-super-Mare in Somerset is home to a long, sandy beach, a helicopter museum, Weston-super-Mare Museum, Grand Pier and the seasonal Wheel of Weston
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Once thriving town is a 'dump with a sea view' that's 'not updated in 30 years'
Weston-super-Mare in Somerset has been labelled a 'dump with a sea view' as tourists fume at the lack of things to do in the once 'thriving' resort, online reviews show
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Hidden beauty spot with fantastic walks where the ground 'sparkles'
Ubley Warren was once an industrial landscape with glowing ore smelters and piles of black slag - but today it is of the “most scenic beauty spots” in Somerset’s Mendip Hills
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The UK town 'where hooligans say sorry' and that's 'best place to be homeless'
Rough sleepers have praised Glastonbury as the "best place" to live on the streets in the UK, and praised its community spirit showed by members of the emergency services
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UK seaside resort so 'underrated' that homes sell in days as they are ‘so cheap'
The beach town in Somerset is misunderstood by most of the country - but locals in the area are flocking there because of its affordable houses, beautiful beaches and well-connected transport links
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Dibble Decker lands huge Wincanton gamble as Lord Of Thunder impresses
The Tom Lacey-trained Dibble Decker, a Value Scope selection for Mirror Racing, won at odds of 11-2. Lord Of Thunder, from Joe Tizzard's stable, looks like a horse to follow after he was steered to an easy success by Brendan Powell
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New Year Honours list in full from Mary Earps and Leona Lewis to Paul Hollywood
Mary Earps, Millie Bright and Lauren Hemp joined diverse figures from Sajid Javid, Tim Martin, Tony Blackburn and the Archbishop of Canterbury on the New Year Honours List
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UK family spend four months travelling 10,000 miles to get to wedding
One family's journey to get to a relative's wedding in Australia has finally ended after four months on the road in a bid to reduce their carbon footprint by cutting out flying