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The Latest Breaking News from Somerset

‘Feels like a losing battle’: the fight against flooding in Somerset

Emergency pumps are deployed in attempt to stop water inundating homes around River Parrett

The Guardian - UK

Don McCullin review – shattered stone heads and severed limbs echo the horrors he saw in war

The feted photographer’s latest exhibition starts with images of ancient scultures depicting devotion and violence, before moving to war pictures and brooding Somerset landscapes

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Rowdy or charming, there’s no one way to wassail

Wellington and Wiveliscombe, Somerset: This movable pagan feast can be celebrated very differently, but it’s all to thank the apple trees and fire up their sap

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Retired couple fear ‘scariest’ Storm Chandra flooding as major incident declared

Lesley and John Parker, from Somerset, also criticised the Environment Agency for their response to the storm

The Independent UK

Environment Agency tells people to stay vigilant as flood risk continues

About 63 properties have been flooded across the country.

Evening Standard

‘Like a sea out there’: flooded Somerset residents wonder how water can be managed

People in south-west mop up after Storm Chandra and prepare for next bout of rain, with major incident declared

The Guardian - UK

Storm Chandra latest: Fears further heavy rainfall could bring worst flooding in more than a decade

Dozens of flood warnings remain in place across the UK a

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Hundreds of flood warnings and alerts follow Storm Chandra heavy rain

A major incident was declared in Somerset on Tuesday evening.

Evening Standard

Major incident declared as Storm Chandra brings flooding

Somerset Council said on Tuesday evening that an estimated 50 properties have been affected by flooding.

Evening Standard

In Somerset, I found glorious proof that England can build great council houses. So what is holding us back?

It was life-affirming to meet the residents of Rainbow Way in Minehead. But so much still stands in the way of Labour’s vision for social housing, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Paul MacLeavy obituary

Other lives: Drainage engineer who later became a magician, performing professionally, and for charity, in Somerset

The Guardian - UK

London leaver: 'My £400k Glastonbury home cost a third what I sold for in Camberwell'

Katie Young says swapping south London for Somerset offered an affordable new start post divorce

Evening Standard

London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast

West Somerset Lagoon would harness renewable energy for UK’s AI boom – and create ‘iconic’ arc around Bristol Channel

The Guardian - UK

Bob Vylan hope police decision on Glastonbury set ‘inspires others to speak up’

Avon and Somerset Police said ‘no further action’ will be taken following an investigation into comments made during the punk duo’s Glastonbury set.

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One of UK’s rarest plants brought back from brink of extinction

The Species Recovery Trust aims to remove 50 species from the edge of extinction in the UK by 2050

The Guardian - UK

Sign of a wet sense of humour in Somerset

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Police end investigation into Bob Vylan’s IDF chants at Glastonbury

Avon and Somerset police says there is ‘insufficient’ evidence for realistic prospect of conviction

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‘We’ve seen it decimate areas’: Somerset town’s traders oppose parking charges

Traders on Clevedon’s Hill Road say they fear the proposals could hasten the decline of independent retail as councils across Britain look to raise income by forcing shoppers to pay to park

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‘You can’t beat a wintry walk on a crisp, bright day’: readers’ favourite UK winter activities

From rock pooling in Somerset to stargazing in Northumberland, our readers share their favourite seasonal outdoor activities

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Boy, 15, charged with murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe in Somerset

Teenager appears in court over death of girl in Weston-super-Mare on Monday

The Guardian - UK

Teenage boy arrested on suspicion of murder over death of girl, 9, in Somerset

Boy was arrested on Monday evening after officers were called to property in Weston-super-Mare

Evening Standard

Teenage boy arrested after death of nine-year-old girl

The boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

Evening Standard

Inspecs agrees to £85m takeover involving retail entrepreneur Luke Johnson

The Somerset-based company accepted the offer and turned down an alternative bid from a rival manufacturer.

Livingetc

5 Lessons in Minimalist Country Interiors From Somerset’s Coolest Farm-to-Table Restaurant — A 16th-Century Inn Reborn as a Bathed-in-Sunshine, Characterful Hideout

At chef Merlin Labron-Johnson's Michelin-starred eatery with rooms, Osip, a new farmhouse (life)style is on the rise, one where tactile notes, nature-inspired flavors, and contemporary craft intertwine

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Somerset street renamed "Lando Lane" for F1 champion Lando Norris as former teacher reflects

A pedestrian street in Somerset has been renamed Lando Lane in honour of local hero Lando Norris

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