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BBC partly upholds complaints over Bob Vylan set

The outspoken punk duo caused controversy when they chanted for the ‘death’ of the Israel Defence Forces at the Somerset festival in June.

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2025

‘She never got help’: mother says daughter who died on motorway was failed by care system

Tamzin Hall, 17, was struck by a vehicle after leaving a police car on the M5 motorway in Somerset after being arrested at a children’s home

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2025

More bus workers to be balloted on potential strike action

RMT members at First South West in Somerset and Cornwall will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action.

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2025

Pope among the runs as Surrey build against Warwickshire: county cricket, day two – as it happened

Tom Abell reached three figures against Yorkshire while Josh Tongue ripped through Worcestershire

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025

Tributes paid to 'extraordinary' Scots dad as man charged with murder

A SCOTTISH father who died following an incident in Somerset has been described as an “extraordinary man” who lifted the spirits of everyone…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 8, 2025

Former Tory MP David Warburton found dead in London flat aged 59

David Warburton represented the Somerton and Frome constituency in Somerset from 2015 until June 2023

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025

Activists blend science and folklore as they try to revive Somerset’s eel population

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Feargal Sharkey back campaign to save the animal, which once inspired placenames, songs and stories

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025

Teenager wins university place after poolside chat led to life-changing bursary

Former competitive swimmer-turned rower, Felix Merritt, 18, gained a 110% bursary to attend Millfield School in Somerset.

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2025

Teenager secures university place after life-changing chance encounter

Former competitive swimmer-turned rower, Felix Merritt, 18, gained A grades in maths, physics and product design

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

Man pleads guilty to murdering his 73-year-old father

Christopher Monro pleaded guilty to killing Peter Monro, who died following an incident in Bath, Somerset, in February

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025