9+ hour, 2+ min ago  (422+ words) Firefighters are tackling a blaze which has extensively damaged a historic building on Princes Street in Edinburgh. Emergency services were called to the fire at the old Debenhams building in the city centre at 2. 52am on Thursday. The roof and top…...

7+ hour, 22+ min ago  (580+ words) Rupert Lowe has sparked outrage after incorrectly claiming there was just "one murder" during the Dunblane massacre. The Restore Britain leader told Joe Rogan, the world's most popular podcaster, that handguns in the UK were banned "because there was a…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago  (604+ words) A coroner has concluded she cannot determine how a sex offender, who was wanted by the police, came by his death. An inquest into the death of 71-year-old Richard Scatchard took place in Taunton today (July 9). Senior coroner for Somerset,…...

13+ hour, 37+ min ago  (334+ words) A FAMILY-RUN law firm based in Taunton has won big at an awards ceremony celebrating the very best Devon and Somerset have to offer. Walker Family Law is celebrating a successful evening at the Devon and Somerset Law Society Awards,…...

13+ hour, 37+ min ago  (490+ words) The drivers of youth crime, violence, and anti-social behaviour are complex, writes Clare Moody. Many young people are not only at risk of becoming involved in offending, but also of being exploited or harmed themselves. There is no single cause,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (208+ words) Five people have been arrested after police shut down a cannabis factory in Somerset. Officers attended an address in Frome on Monday, July 6, following reports of suspicious activity. A large cannabis grow was discovered and five people were arrested. Specialist…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (333+ words) Police are continuing to appeal for information after the serious sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in Somerset. The incident happened in a wooded area near the Clarks Way playground in Odd Down, Bath, between 5pm and 5. 30pm on Wednesday, June 24. Avon…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (132+ words) A 16-year-old boy found carrying weapons was arrested after allegedly wounding two 13-year-old girls at a German school, police have said. The suspect was carrying a knife and a firearm, but it was not immediately clear how he wounded the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (863+ words) A WOMAN who was found dead at the home of a sex offender living in Somerset has been declared to have been unlawfully killed, an inquest has heard. Kelly Faiers, 61, was found at the home of her former partner, Richard…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (541+ words) Tens of thousands of drivers were caught flouting 20mph speed limits across the UK. An investigation by the RAC has revealed that 32, 548 motorists were recorded driving at 30mph or more on roads with a 20mph limit last year, including cases of extreme speeding....