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Local News
Convenient use for old phone box
A 73-year-old man from Somerset comes up with an unusual way to re-use an old red telephone box.
3 September 2010 | 4:26 pm | read more »
Police questioning Pakistan trio
Police are questioning the three Pakistan players accused of corruption, while the ICC says that the players implicated have a disciplinary case to answer.
3 September 2010 | 4:03 pm | read more »
County council to axe 1,500 jobs
Somerset County Council is to cut as many as 1,500 posts by 2013 in an attempt to plug a £75m deficit in its finances.
3 September 2010 | 12:26 pm | read more »
Opponents visit wind turbine site
An energy company hoping to build wind turbines in Somerset take opponents to see one in the hope of changing their minds.
2 September 2010 | 10:00 pm | read more »
International News
Plane body women face no charges
Two women who were arrested after trying to take a dead relative on to a plane at Liverpool John Lennon Airport will not face charges.
3 September 2010 | 6:38 pm | read more »
Cargo plane crash near Dubai road
A cargo plane has crashed near a major motorway in Dubai, setting some cars on fire, local officials and media reports say.
3 September 2010 | 6:37 pm | read more »
Fans jailed for Uefa screen riot
Eleven football hooligans who took part in the worst destruction Manchester has suffered 'since the Blitz' will be going to jail, a judge has said.
3 September 2010 | 6:27 pm | read more »
New phone hacking inquiries call
Senior Labour politicians urge fresh inquiries into phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper.
3 September 2010 | 6:23 pm | read more »
Explosion at Hare Krishna temple
An explosion partly destroys a Hare Krishna temple in Leicester, but none of the worshippers are seriously hurt.
3 September 2010 | 6:20 pm | read more »
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