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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Supermarket closed after car crashes through window - Police said there were no injuries in the incident at the Lidl store on Roman Road in Taunton.
  • Damaged car park losing council £269k a year - The council is paying £500,000 a year to rent the car park - even though it is only partially open.
  • Historic coin hoard set to go on display at museum - More than 2,500 silver coins discovered in Somerset in 2019 will return to the county next summer.
  • Queen hands out seeds and cuttings from her garden - During her visits she watered the flowers, unveiled commemorative plaques and helped make cupcakes.
  • The hidden team behind Wimbledon's floral displays - Will Bliss Carter and Karen Dehalu have been horticulturalists at Wimbledon for five years.
  • 'I had terrifying thoughts of hurting my newborn' - The number of new mums being referred for mental health treatment has risen by 80% in three years.
  • 'It's heartbreaking leaving women sleeping rough' - An outreach worker helping homeless women at risk of violence in a Somerset town.
  • 'It's a normal festival - we're just naked' - "It's a place you can be yourself," said one festivalgoer.
  • 'Tech haul' and 'swarm of bees halts demolition' - A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 10 July.
  • 'People get quite scared - as first responders, we give reassurance' - Responders play a particular role in rural areas, often reaching patients before an ambulance does.
  • Sacked hospital surgeon loses employment tribunal - Seryth Colbert claimed he was unfairly dismissed for whistleblowing about patient safety concerns.
  • Reservoir to shut to public during weekend heatwave - Access to the permissive path will be suspended from sunset on Thursday until Monday morning.
  • Rescued baby owl being nursed back to health - A charity says the bird, which was found under a tree, will be ready to be released soon.
  • Penguin says it did 'all necessary due diligence' with The Salt Path - Raynor Winn has defended herself against accusations she gave misleading information in the 2018 book.
  • Woman's wait for heart could take 'many more years' - As NHS waiting lists grow, Kerry Fear says she "would not waste the gift" of a transplant.
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  • UK to return some migrants to France within weeks, Starmer says - The PM says the "one in, one out" deal with France would prove trying to get to the UK via the Channel would be "in vain".
  • 'One in, one out' sounds simple - but the deal could be complicated - Details aside, the agreement is likely to encounter legal, political and practical obstacles.
  • Gregg Wallace faces backlash over autism defence for misconduct claims - The TV presenter was criticised after he appeared to link claims of misconduct to his autism diagnosis.
  • Children queuing for supplements killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, hospital says - Eight children were among 15 people reportedly killed while queuing outside a clinic in the central town of Deir al-Balah.
  • As UK faces third heatwave, is this weather 'just summer'? - 2025 is already shaping up to be an extraordinary year for weather records in parts of the UK.
  • Surgeon dropped by private practice works at NHS - Marc Lamah, dropped by a private provider, continues to operate on NHS patients in Brighton.
  • Police officer punched in Manchester Airport brawl was 'absolutely terrified' - Mohammed Amaaz, 20, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, deny assaulting police officers in Terminal 2.
  • Russia's intensifying drone war is spreading fear and eroding Ukrainian morale - Ukraine is in danger of being overwhelmed by deadly strikes as Russia sends in swarms of drones.
  • Watch: The story of Jane Birkin's £7.4m handbag - Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag sells for a record-breaking €8.6m (£7.4m; $10.1m) at an auction in Paris.
  • Arsenal poised to make Liverpool's Smith first £1m female footballer - Arsenal have a world-record bid in excess of £1m accepted by Liverpool for forward Olivia Smith.
  • Man stabbed to death near five-star hotel in London's Knightsbridge - The man, aged 24, died at the scene outside the five-star Park Tower Hotel on Wednesday night.
  • More asbestos fragments found near south Belfast bonfire - The Northern Ireland Environment Agency says fragments of suspected asbestos were found at five locations on the site at Broadway Industrial Estate.
  • Is there a secret formula for election-winning slogans? - Political strategist Chris Bruni-Lowe claims in a new book that eight words hold the key to electoral success.
  • Weekly quiz: Which French chef made a meal fit for a King? - How much attention did you pay to what's being going on in the world over the past seven days?
  • In the country with the world's lowest birth rate, fertility clinics are booming - Growing demand for IVF treatments is stoking some optimism in South Korea's demographic crisis.