The Latest Breaking News from Somerset

James Rew shines with the bat as Somerset set up Hampshire chase – as it happened

James Rew is on 58 with Somerset needing 148 more runs to win with Hampshire requiring seven wickets

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19

Lancashire to put matches behind paywall; Rew sparkles for Somerset on rain-hit day – as it happened

James Rew’s unbeaten 77 helped put Somerset in a strong position after bowling out Hampshire for 238, while Jamie Porter made inroads for Essex at Egbaston before the weather intervened

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17

County cricket: Northants make history with four hundreds as Leics frustrate Surrey – as it happened

Leicestershire refused to collapse against Surrey as Luke Procter hit 261 for Northants against Kent

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11

‘Fear is good’: my scary subterranean journey into Underland, the film of Robert Macfarlane’s dazzling book

As the hit travelogue about the worlds beneath us becomes a film, its maker takes us on a voyage through Las Vegas storm drains and the caves of Yucatán – via Goatchurch Cavern in the bowels of Somerset

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18

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’.

The Independent UK · Mar 13

Police Federation boss arrested on suspicion of corruption

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

The Independent UK · Mar 4

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 · Feb 27

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 · Feb 20

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 · Feb 19

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 · Feb 16