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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Volunteers urged to help preserve 'much-loved' path - Volunteers are needed to maintain The Stop Line Way between Chard and Ilminster.
  • Pharmacy 'owes thousands' to community centre - The charity that runs the centre says it is spending thousands on legal fees to chase unpaid rent.
  • Thatcher nomination papers discovered in garage - Documents that led to Britain's first female Prime Minister are expected to fetch £100,000.
  • 'Guide dog incident' and 'peaceful protest' - A look at the stories which are trending across the West of England on 16 October.
  • New £7.7m Chard primary school and nursery confirmed - A 210-place primary school and 40-place nursery will be built at Holyrood Academy in Chard.
  • Singer wants to 'empower' aspiring new musicians - Victoria Mason is sharing her industry experience as a university lecturer in commercial music.
  • Thousands in UK sue Johnson & Johnson over talcum powder cancer risks - The claim involves 3,000 people and focuses on internal memos and scientific reports, seen by the BBC.
  • School taking action as teens 'terminally online' - One head teacher is considering using locking magnetic pouches so pupils cannot use their phones.
  • Cyclist beats current world champion in uphill race - Andrew Feather was the only rider out of 1,189 cyclists in the charity race to beat Tadej Pogačar.
  • Council tax could rise by up to 20% to fix 'broken system' - Council leader Mike Bell says the authority's spending could go £25m over budget next year.
  • Television and film productions help boost economy - Companies who chose Somerset have contributed millions to the economy according to the council.
  • Carnival to try and make event more accessible - Two parents of children with additional needs are calling for the event to be more accessible.
  • Man in court after woman raped in park - Manoj Chinthathira faces two counts of rape and one of strangulation after the weekend attack.
  • New NHS practice in 'dental desert' is praised - The opening makes the new practice the first in a decade in the town.
  • More obese people being rescued by West fire crews - Specialist fire service equipment is often being used to help ambulance staff move patients safely.
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  • Trump says he will meet Putin in Hungary for Ukraine talks after 'very productive' call - The call comes a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the White House.
  • 'Wrong' to block Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa match, says PM - Followers of the Israeli club will not be allowed to attend the Europa League game over safety concerns.
  • MI5 chief says China is daily threat to UK and voices frustration over spy case collapse - Sir Ken McCallum says the Security Service acted against Chinese activity in the last week, as a parliamentary inquiry is launched into the spy case.
  • Former Trump adviser John Bolton criminally indicted - Bolton is the third of the US president's political opponents to face charges in recent weeks.
  • Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury Prize for album of the year - "I didn't think that was going to happen at all," the star says, as judges laud his "classic" album.
  • Strange shrieks as tensions rise in Celebrity Traitors - For many social media users, it was the subtitles that stole the show.
  • KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74 - The member of the US rock band, known for his Spaceman persona, died surrounded by his family.
  • Aid group suspends Gaza operations after ceasefire - The US and Israeli-backed GHF group was heavily criticised before it announced a “pause” on its operations.
  • Reeves plans 'targeted action' on bills in Budget - The chancellor is planning moves to help households with the cost of living in the Budget.
  • Netanyahu 'determined' to pressure Hamas to find remaining dead hostages - The Israeli prime minister's comments come after Hamas said it could not access the bodies of 19 hostages in Gaza.
  • Housing designed to combat loneliness wins top architecture award - Appleby Blue Almshouse in London wins the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Prize.
  • What was alleged against the men who were accused of spying for China? - The two were accused of passing information to an agent who forwarded it to a high-ranking Chinese official.
  • Rating Raducanu's season - and what does future hold? - BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller looks at how Emma Raducanu's 2025 season went - and what the future could hold.
  • French PM survives major test but breathing space will not last long - Sébastien Lecornu survives two confidence votes in parliament and can now focus on passing the 2026 budget.
  • The real problem with Britain's asylum hotels - and the woman with a bold plan to solve it - Instead of using private contractors to provide hotel rooms to asylum seekers, could paying councils to buy more properties be the solution?