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Latest News... (Source: BBC News)
Minehead 'wildlife observation' tree house removal ordered
A planning inspector rules the tree house in Minehead must be dismantled.
Taunton GP surgery opens in homeless hostel
The service allows people housed by the council to have access to healthcare on site.
Oscar Mayer factory: Possible closure 'would devastate Chard'
Business leaders and union officials say they fear the wider impact the Oscar Mayer closure would have.
Murmuration crowds urged not to flock to Somerset Levels
Normally up to 1,000 visitors head to the Avalon Marshes to spot the natural phenomenon.
Police 'failing to tackle illegal deer hunting'
Police say they have "more important things to do" than investigate hunting crimes, activists allege.
Chard's Oscar Mayer sites to close risking 860 jobs
Food company Oscar Mayer has three sites in Somerset set to be moved to other parts of the UK.
Covid: Can I go to the cinema with my family? And other questions
We answer some of your questions about the rapidly changing rules and restrictions in the UK.
Coronavirus: What do Covid rules mean for half-term holidays?
Where can I go and what can I do on a holiday in the UK?
Local lockdown rules: What Covid tier is my area in?
Use our search tool to find out about coronavirus rules and restrictions where you live.
Covid blood plasma donation: What is blood plasma?
The NHS wants us to donate blood plasma to help fight Covid-19. But why?
Support bubbles: How do they work and who is in yours?
Some people across the UK have been able to form "support bubbles" or "extended households".
National League confirms funding split, with ex-English Football League clubs receiving more
The National League is to distribute the £10m support package based on attendances, meaning seven ex-EFL clubs receive a larger sum.
Dagenham & Redbridge 0-0 Yeovil Town
Dagenham are held to a goalless draw at home despite Yeovil playing the final half an hour with 10 men.
County Championship: Competition returns in 2021 alongside Bob Willis Trophy
The County Championship will return next summer with the 18 first-class counties split into three groups.
England include Obano and De Glanville
Worcester's uncapped centre Ollie Lawrence, 20, is added to England's training squad but scrum-half Ben Spencer misses out.
FC Halifax Town 1-1 Yeovil Town
Yeovil remain winless in the National League this season after a draw with FC Halifax at The Shay.
Latest Sports News... (Source: BBC News)
Gold vexed by Joseph's Bath link
Bath coach Gary Gold berates "irresponsible" reports linking London Irish's Jonathan Joseph with a move to the Rec.
Somerset support Rehman's return
Coach Andy Hurry says Somerset had no qualms in bringing Pakistan's Abdur Rehman back to Taunton despite his drugs ban.
Trego signs new Somerset contract
All-rounder Peter Trego signs a new three-year deal with Somerset after an impressive year with ball and bat.
Rehman to make Somerset return
Somerset announce Pakistan Test bowler Abdur Rehman is to return to Taunton for the latter part of the 2013 campaign.
Big Buck's likely to miss season
Racehorses Big Buck's and Al Ferof likely to miss rest of season after "problem" discovered by trainer Paul Nicholls.
England bring in Buttler & Woakes
Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler replace James Anderson and Jonathan Trott in England's one-day squad to face India.
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National News Headlines
Covid: Nottingham to move into tier 3
Some parts of the surrounding county will also face the toughest Covid rules.
Leicester attacks: Boy, 10, had neck cut open
Carlos Vinodchandra Racitalal is charged with attempting to murder four people.
Toddler in pushchair killed in crash in Ruislip
A man has been arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs, police said.
Free meals: North Devon MP Selaine Saxby urged to quit
Selaine Saxby says she "deeply regrets any offence which may have been caused" by her Facebook post.
Derby child killer Mairead Philpott to be released
She was jailed for her part in the blaze that killed her six children in Derby in 2012.
Tanker stowaways: Seven men arrested over ship's ?hijacking?
The stowaways had posed "a clear threat to life on the ship", the Defence Secretary says.
Ex-paratrooper attempts record jump from helicopter without parachute
John Bream jumped out of a helicopter at 130ft and hit the water in The Solent at about 80mph.
Manchester Arena bomber 'smiled' as he walked to his death
Salman Abedi was on his mobile phone when he made his "final walk" as crowds emerged from concert.
MP Stuart Anderson 'received death threats' over school meals vote
Stuart Anderson says some Conservative MPs "are afraid to go outside their house at the moment".
Cranswick Country Foods meat plant Covid-19 cases reach 144
Norfolk County Council says the positive test rate at the plan is a "cause for concern".
Allan Isichei: Man convicted of killing ex Wasps rugby player
Allan Isichei was fatally stabbed while walking home from a pub in west London.
Driverless trains 'poor value' says leaked TfL study
Boris Johnson is calling for driverless trains to be a condition of future funding for TfL
Source: BBC News
