Two people have been arrested after a man found with life-threatening injuries dies in Yeovil.
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Newborn baby found dead in garden
Police are "extremely concerned" about the baby's mother and appealed for her to come forward.
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Newborn baby found dead in garden
Police are "extremely concerned" about the baby's mother and appealed for her to come forward.

Murder probe after seriously injured man dies
Two people have been arrested after a man found with life-threatening injuries dies in Yeovil.

Covid outbreak claims lives of care home residents
La Fontana care home in Somerset says "a number of residents" have died with the disease.

Farmer died after clothing got caught in machinery
David Farrant, 76, had been working in a remote field in Somerset and was found by a friend.

Families pay tributes to workers killed by blast
The three men and a teenage boy died in the explosion at the Wessex Water site last week.

Cancer centre plan scrapped after council vote
The previous authority had agreed in principle to sell part of Galmington Playing Field to the cancer charity.

'Not Banksy' monolith appears at Glastonbury Tor
The structure featuring stencils in the style of street artist Banksy surprised walkers on the hill.
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Newborn baby found dead in garden
Police are "extremely concerned" about the baby's mother and appealed for her to come forward.

Murder probe after seriously injured man dies
Two people have been arrested after a man found with life-threatening injuries dies in Yeovil.

Covid outbreak claims lives of care home residents
La Fontana care home in Somerset says "a number of residents" have died with the disease.

Farmer died after clothing got caught in machinery
David Farrant, 76, had been working in a remote field in Somerset and was found by a friend.

Families pay tributes to workers killed by blast
The three men and a teenage boy died in the explosion at the Wessex Water site last week.

Cancer centre plan scrapped after council vote
The previous authority had agreed in principle to sell part of Galmington Playing Field to the cancer charity.

'Not Banksy' monolith appears at Glastonbury Tor
The structure featuring stencils in the style of street artist Banksy surprised walkers on the hill.

Murder probe after seriously injured man dies
Two people have been arrested after a man found with life-threatening injuries dies in Yeovil.

Covid outbreak claims lives of care home residents
La Fontana care home in Somerset says "a number of residents" have died with the disease.

Farmer died after clothing got caught in machinery
David Farrant, 76, had been working in a remote field in Somerset and was found by a friend.
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Severe disruption: A30 Somerset both ways
BBC News TravelA30 Somerset both ways severe disruption, from A37 Dorchester Road to A3088.
A30 Somerset - A30 Hendford Hill in Yeovil closed in both directions from Quicksilver roundabout to Horsey roundabout, because of a police investigation.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
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Severe disruption: M5 Somerset southbound
BBC News TravelM5 Somerset southbound severe disruption, from J24 for A38 Taunton Road to J25 for A358.
M5 Somerset - One lane closed on M5 southbound from J24, A38 (Bridgwater South) to J25, A358 (Taunton), because of a police investigation. Traffic is coping well.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Kitty Macfarlane and the Somerset Levels
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Video caption: Singer-songwriter Kitty Macfarlane explores how the Somerset levels inspires her music. Singer-songwriter Kitty Macfarlane explores how the landscape of the Somerset levels has inspired some of her music, from clouds to curlew, bitterns to eels.
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Severe disruption: M5 Somerset southbound
BBC News TravelM5 Somerset southbound severe disruption, at J24 for A38 Taunton Road.
M5 Somerset - M5 lane closed on exit slip road and it's heavy southbound at J24, A38 (Bridgwater South), because of a lorry that's broken down.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Eight more Covid hospital patients die

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Eight more hospital patients with coronavirus have died with the virus in the South West.
It brings the total number of Covid-related deaths in the region's hospitals to 610.
The latest deaths include five at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, and one each in Northern Devon, Torbay and Somerset.
Of the region's deaths, 342 have been in Devon and 96 in Cornwall.
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Severe disruption: M5 Somerset southbound
BBC News TravelM5 Somerset southbound severe disruption, from J24 for A38 Taunton Road to J25 for A358.
M5 Somerset - One lane closed and it's heavy on M5 southbound from J24, A38 (Bridgwater South) to J25, A358 (Taunton), because of a car that's broken down.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
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