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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Police to charge 5% more in council tax from April - The county's police and crime panel voted on Tuesday in favour of the force increasing its bill.
  • Baby death detail 'kept back until after cremation' - A father claims doctors "intentionally" waited until after his son's cremation to reveal how he died.
  • Teens arrested after stabbing released on bail - A man and a teenage boy suffered non-life threatening injuries in the assault on Wednesday.
  • Farmers call for new rules amid bird flu risk - One free range farmer says he should be allowed to keep his birds indoors to prevent infection.
  • Police officer assaulted as suspect attempts to flee - Police are appealing for help to identify the suspect, who fled the scene following the assault.
  • NHS urged to issue full report into triple killer - A major investigation into the care of triple killer Valdo Calocane was announced in January 2024.
  • Council considering tighter dog control measures - The authority launches a public consultation as it considers reintroducing exclusion zones.
  • Closure of 'lifeline' respite service put on hold - The council say the care home will remain open until alternative placements can be found.
  • Olympics to the NHS frontline, athlete does it all - Modern pentathlete Kerenza Bryson went from the Paris Olympics to working as a doctor at the RUH.
  • Remembering Fleur Lombard and former MP joins Ukraine military - A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 4 February 2025
  • Somerset Council allowed to raise tax by 7.5% - The figure is 2.5% above the national cap of 5% and comes amid significant financial pressures.
  • Operator failed to send ambulance to baby, inquest hears - A 111 call handler referred his parents to a GP instead of sending an ambulance, an inquest hears.
  • Man dies in collision between pedestrians and car - Another person was taken to hospital with injuries believed to be life-threatening.
  • Leisure centre reopens after major refurbishment - Tor Sports and Leisure in Glastonbury now has new facilities and state-of-the-art equipment.
  • Hospital patients can garden in new outdoor space - The new garden at Bridgwater Community Hospital marks its 10th anniversary.

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  • 'Clear failings' found in NHS care of triple killer - Valdo Calocane was given a hospital order for killing Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar in 2023.
  • Billionaire and spiritual leader the Aga Khan dies - The philanthropist and spiritual leader died "peacefully" at the age of 88 in Lisbon, Portugal.
  • US Postal Service stops accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong - It says the suspension will be in place "until further notice" and did not offer a reason for the decision.
  • School phone bans don't boost grades or wellbeing, study suggests - It is the first study to look at school phone rules, alongside measures of pupil health and education.
  • What we know so far about Sweden school shooting - Police say "around 10" people have died, in the worst school shooting in Sweden's history.
  • Banksy fan badger wins hearts in wildlife photo competition - Ian Wood put up the Banksy design in the hope of an 'art-imitates-life' photo op
  • Time limit for child sex abuse claims to be removed - Victims will be able to file claims when they are ready and are likelier to receive an apology, the government says.
  • Ros Atkins on...What is the US getting out of tariffs? - The BBC's Analysis Editor takes a look at the latest round of tariffs announced by President Trump - and what the US has got in return.
  • UK faces paying more in Chagos deal, Mauritius PM suggests - UK PM Keir Starmer intends to "push on" with the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands, Navin Ramgoolam says.
  • Why are medical experts disputing evidence used to convict Lucy Letby? - The nurse is serving 15 whole life sentences after being found guilty of murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven others.
  • Top chef beaten to death by 'monster', court told - Mussie Imnetu worked under Gordon Ramsay and Marcus Wareing and was in the UK on a business trip.
  • Chris Mason: Can Starmer make good vibes last with EU and US? - Something is likely to have to give, as the UK tries to keep both major trading partners on side.
  • The Papers: 'Baby killer or victim?' and victim's mother hits out - New evidence on the Lucy Letby case from a panel of experts leads many of the papers.
  • Could US criminals be sent to El Salvador's mega-jail? - El Salvador has offered to take in criminals deported from the US and house them in its mega-jail.
  • 'It's like hell': Race to evacuate residents from Ukraine front-line city - Ukrainian volunteers are going house to house in Pokrovsk as Russian drones hunt from the skies.

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