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The Latest Breaking News from Taunton

Chess: Adams loses first British Championship game since 1988 to rising star

The Taunton grandmaster had been unbeaten in 87 games in a row, during which time he had won all his nine titles

The Guardian - UK

England seal six-wicket win against India in deciding women’s T20 international –as it happened

Alice Capsey and Heather Knight take England to a soaring win against India at Taunton to top off their World Cup preparations

The Guardian - UK

Freya Kemp stars as England beat India in Bristol to level T20 series

England restricted India to 142 for nine to set up a winner-takes-all clash in Taunton on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

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'Cross with myself': Ton of anger for Aussie batter

Daniel Hughes has made it two centuries in successive county championship matches but Sussex's Australian veteran was still furious with himself at Taunton.

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Olly Stone shines for Notts, Surrey’s Sibley hits century: county cricket, day two – as it happened

The Nottinghamshire bowler took five Leicestershire wickets at Grace Road while Dom Sibley dug in against Sussex

The Guardian - UK

"I know people don't want to hear me saying such things, but they're true." Francis Rossi comes clean on Status Quo, Rick Parfitt and new solo album The Accidental

With Status Quo now history and Francis Rossi enjoying his An Audience With tours, a new album was far from his mind

Louder

Taunton house explosion: Bodycam video shows police hunting hydrants as fire leaves mother, daughter critically burned

Dramatic bodycam footage has captured the chaotic moments after a powerful gas explosion triggered a massive house fire in Taunton, Massachusetts, leaving a young mother and her toddler with life-threatening burns.

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Ian Botham criticises ‘appalling’ Taunton pitch after game ends inside two days

Somerset coach Jason Kerr hailed the ‘incredible’ surface after the win over Durham but former England captain Botham did not agree.

The Independent UK

Durham toil as 22 wickets fall on first day at Taunton

Yorkshire shrugged off the absence of Imam-ul-Haq to take the upper hand against Surrey, while Leicestershire took a step towards promotion.

The Independent UK

Sciver-Brunt hits late flurry as England race to ODI series sweep of West Indies

Nat Sciver-Brunt, the England captain, made an unbeaten half-century in a rain-affected game at Taunton to seal a 3-0 series win over West Indies

The Guardian - UK

County cricket day four: Somerset beat Essex, Middlesex edge Kent and more – as it happened

James Rew was the hero as Somerset roared back to beat Essex by three wickets at Taunton

The Guardian - UK

Minibuses used by disabled people and school children destroyed in fire

Police and fire crews were called to the incident at Silk Mills Park and Ride in Taunton, Somerset, shortly after 7.50pm on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Fire destroys seven minibuses used by disabled people and school children

Police and fire crews were called to the incident at Silk Mills Park and Ride in Taunton, Somerset, shortly after 7.50pm on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Ill-fated Monmouth rebellion remembered 340 years on in Somerset

Exhibition opens this week in Taunton Castle, where mass death sentences were infamously issued during Bloody Assizes

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New lease of life for 102-year-old woman after hip replacement

Joy Palfreman was fitted with a new hip at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton.

The Independent UK

Amateur jockey completes smooth success from classroom to Taunton

Teenage rider successfully swops the classroom for the racecourse

The Guardian - UK

From dream to reality: Go-op, Britain’s first cooperative railway

With approval to run trains between Swindon, Taunton and Weston-super-Mare, services could start in 2026

The Guardian - UK

Green signal given for first UK co-operatively owned railway service

Regulator approves bid by open-access operator Go-op to run trains in south-west England from late next year

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The Independent UK

Girl 17, dies after being struck by car on M5 motorway

The M5 is closed in both directions between junctions 24 (Bridgwater) and 25 (Taunton).

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Somerset pull off dramatic win over Surrey in thrilling finish – as it happened

Surrey batting collapse hands victory to Somerset and breathes new life into County Championship title battle

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Surrey edge dramatic day at Somerset, Essex docked 12 points – as it happened

Tom Curran’s 86 and Shakib Al Hasan’s wickets kept Surrey in front despite an inspired cameo from the injured Tom Banton

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Blast holders Somerset beat South Group Surrey to boost quarter-final hopes

Tom Kohler-Cadmore’s 51 helped Somerset chase down 183 at Taunton.

The Guardian - UK

England v Pakistan: second women’s ODI abandoned due to rain – as it didn’t happen

England are still 1-0 up in the series after the second ODI was washed out at Taunton

The Independent UK

England keen to be more ‘ruthless’ as they look to clinch Pakistan ODI series

Hosts England can take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series with victory at Taunton on Sunday.

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