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stevep | 24/04/2009 2:51 pm

  • Dramatic crash closes the A378 at Fivehead - THE A378 at Fivehead has been closed after a car rolled, felled an electricity pylon and caught fire.
  • Celebrity backing for Taunton charity swim - SWIMMERS in Taunton are being invited to make a splash for charity in April as part of the Marie Curie Cancer Care Swimathon 2010 challenge.
  • West Monkton Scout group looking for leaders - WEST Monkton Scout Group is looking for new leaders to assist in the running of Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.
  • More cash for Haiti - GENEROUS people in Taunton are being thanked for their efforts to raise cash for survivors of the earthquake in Haiti.
  • King's College trio heading for Oxford - THREE Sixth Formers at King’s College, Taunton, have won places at Oxford University.
  • Roadworks in Taunton and Wellington area - TEMPORARY traffic lights will be installed on the B3187 Station Road, Wellington, from Monday until Friday, February 26 during work on Tonedale Railway Bridge.
  • Police helicopter in Taunton - THE police helicopter has been buzzing above the skies of Taunton this afternoon.
  • Self-milking cows on Taunton farm - A HERD of cows on a Taunton farm are now milking themselves – and no, it’s not an early April Fool.
  • Taunton Deane court cases - HERE'S a list of recent cases dealt with by Taunton Deane Magistrates’ Courts.
  • Help for Haiti - YOUNGSTERS at Bishop Henderson School used their heads to raise cash for survivors of the earthquake in Haiti.
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  • Celebrity auction helps out Haiti - A celebrity eBay auction organised by Glastonbury's Emily Eavis raises over £120,000 for the earthquake victims in Haiti.
  • GP's 'trust' of care home accused - A Somerset doctor told a court that he had trusted a care home manageress on trial for murdering two elderly women.
  • Three killed in Somerset crashes - Two women in cars and a cyclist die in two separate crashes which happen in Somerset over a two-day period.
  • Eel passes help endangered fish - A scheme pioneered in a Somerset river is helping to preserve the endangered European eel.
  • Next stage of bus priority scheme - Bus priority measures on the A367 in Bath are extended to help cut traffic congestion.
  • More news sites - Links to other local news internet sites in Somerset
  • How to contact us - How to contact BBC News Interactive's Somerset team
  • 3D famous people - Sculptures made of recycled wood, stone and metal.
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  • Toyota in global recall of Prius - Carmaker Toyota is recalling 400,000 hybrid cars worldwide, including 8,500 in the UK, because of braking problems.
  • City regulator boss steps down - Hector Sants, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, announces he is to step down as head of the City regulator.
  • BBC reveals total performer pay - The BBC reveals the total amount paid to its performers who broadcast on radio and television.
  • Iran 'ups nuclear fuel enriching' - Iran has begun the process of enriching uranium to 20% at its plant at Natanz in defiance of the West, state media says.
  • Ice 'probable cause' of BA crash - The fault which caused a plane to crash land at Heathrow Airport in January 2008 was "unrecognised", a report says.
  • Brown faces vote reform rebellion - Gordon Brown is facing a backbench rebellion over plans for a referendum on changing Britain's voting system.
  • Student terror conviction quashed - A man branded a "wannabe suicide bomber" will not face a retrial on terrorism charges after a conviction is quashed.
  • Online safety for five-year-olds - Children as young as five are being targeted in an online safety campaign.
  • Gascoigne held in second incident - Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne is quizzed by police for the second time in two days after a disturbance at a hotel.
  • Fertile forties pregnancy warning - Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility wanes at a certain age.
  • Kat and Alfie to make EastEnders comeback - Actress Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie are to reprise the roles of Kat and Alfie in EastEnders this autumn, it is announced.
  • Super Bowl becomes US TV's most watched programme - The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl is the most-watched programme in US TV history, early figures show.
  • Pompey hopeful over court battle - Portsmouth say they are close to reaching an agreement to avoid being wound up in the High Court.
  • West Ham fear relegation meltdown - West Ham owner David Sullivan says the club faces "Armageddon" if they are relegated from the Premier League.
  • Robinho was not up to it - Bowen - Mark Bowen, Manchester City's former assistant manager, says Robinho "massively underperformed" at Manchester City.
  • How do you protect your children online? - Children as young as five are being targeted in a new online safety campaign. Is this the right approach?
  • Open plan - Why surprise plays little part in latest Afghan operation
  • 'I thought I'd die' - Hero pilot on the Heathrow crash landing
  • dot.Rory - Child web safety: Which browser should you choose?
  • Poll quandary - Will Ukraine PM Yulia Tymoshenko challenge outcome?
  • Barking at moon - Benicio Del Toro's werewolf film goes back to basics
  • Chance encounter - Metropolitan Police Commander Ali Dizaei's downfall
  • Woman's skeleton found by workmen - Police investigate the death of a woman whose skeleton was found wrapped in carpet at a Manchester building site.
  • Inquiry into Scottish trafficking - An inquiry begins to establish the extent of human trafficking in Scotland and whether victims have enough protection.
  • Delay threat to shopping centre - New shopping centre developers are "frustrated" at trying to persuade a government agency to move from the site.
  • Three arrests over officer murder - Three people are being questioned by police over the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll last year.
  • Senators debate ill Yar'Adua exit - Nigerian senators are debating a motion demanding sick President Umaru Yar'Adua hand over power to his deputy.
  • Jackson doctor denies manslaughter - Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, denies a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death.
  • Pro-Shalit protest outside jail - Protesters calling for the release of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit block Palestinian visitors to an Israeli jail.
  • Charges over Philippine massacre - The Philippines charges 196 people with murder over a pre-election massacre which left 57 people dead.
  • Tymoshenko bloc 'contests result' - Members of Yulia Tymoshenko's bloc say it will contest the conduct of Ukraine's presidential vote after her reported defeat.
  • India refinery 'threatens locals' - An alumina refinery in east India run by a UK-based firm causes pollution threatening the health of locals, a rights group says.
  • January chill for housing market - Activity in the UK housing market was frozen by the snowy weather although prices continued to rise, surveyors say.
  • Social care flat fee plan denied - Health Secretary Andy Burnham denies planning a £20,000 compulsory inheritance levy to help pay for social care for the elderly in England.
  • 'Third-hand smoke' risk warning - Lingering residue from tobacco smoke that clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, warn experts.
  • Teacher qualifications 'too low' - MPs say entry requirements for teacher training courses in England are too low and damage the status of the profession.
  • Enceladus water story reinforced - The Cassini probe returns yet more data to back up the idea of a sub-surface sea on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
  • Sheen charged with assault - Actor Charlie Sheen is charged with assaulting and threatening his wife Brooke Mueller during an argument on Christmas Day.
  • Smartphone keys get quantum trick - A quantum physics trick is set to give smartphones and hand-held devices pressure-sensitive switches and touchscreens.