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VIP donor with ultra-rare blood says she feels ‘honoured’ to help sick patients

Staff at the NHS blood and transplant frozen blood bank in Liverpool said meeting Mina Stoddart-Stones was like ‘meeting royalty’.

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Police Federation boss arrested on suspicion of corruption

Officers carried out search warrants in Wales, Somerset, London and Surrey

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves set to approve Leonardo helicopter deal for Somerset plant

The Italian company’s Yeovil site had been left in limbo as it awaited the Government’s decision on whether to award the contract.

Evening Standard

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Hinkley Point C nuclear plant delayed to 2030 as costs climb to £35bn

French utility company EDF says operations in Somerset will start a year later as delay costs firm €2.5bn

The Guardian - UK

How extreme flooding in Somerset has created birdlife winners and losers

Wet fields drive away rodents, leaving barn owls without much prey, but gulls of all kinds are attracted by the water

The Guardian - UK

Make places like Somerset take more migrants, Danish minister tells UK

Denmark’s employment minister warns that centrist parties need to get a grip on immigration

The Independent UK

I’m a hotels expert and these are the best UK stays for Mother’s Day

Whether they’re a foodie, spa expert or luxury lover, spoil the maternal figure in your life with a weekend away at one of our favourite stays

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10 of the most romantic hotels, pubs, cabins and cottages for a cosy UK getaway

It’s an ideal time of year for snuggling up on a countryside break. We pick accommodation from shepherds’ huts in Somerset to a chateau in Wales

The Guardian - UK

Beavers released at two sites in Somerset to help restore river and wetland

The beavers released included a mother and her three children, and a pair.

Evening Standard

Birdwatch: Rain, water, wings – a winter’s gift at Cheddar reservoir

Vast flocks of birds return to Somerset and a rare grebe turns an ordinary walk into something special

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s sacred and transformative’: Somerset holds Saxon-inspired festival to embrace ‘month of mud’

Community organiser Jon Barrett says event, inspired by the tradition Solmōnaþ, aims to reconnect people with benefits of mud

The Guardian - UK

MP Dan Norris further arrested over sex offence allegations

Avon and Somerset Police began investigating a man in his 60s in December 2024.

Evening Standard

Further rainfall could exacerbate flooding in south-west England – Met Office

A yellow rain alert has been issued for Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset for Monday and into Tuesday, which will affect previously sodden ground.

Evening Standard

Nearly 150 flood alerts in place across England in aftermath of Storm Chandra

Met Office issues yellow rain alerts in south-west, with 66 flood warnings – indicating expected flooding – in force

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‘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

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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

The Independent UK

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

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Environment Agency tells people to stay vigilant as flood risk continues

About 63 properties have been flooded across the country.

The Guardian - UK

‘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 Independent 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

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

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