A NEW Lidl has opened in Somerset replacing a former store that was nearly half the size of it now. The new supermarket on Strawberry Way in Wells, Somerset, opened its doors to the public today ...

Sir Mark Rowley, who heads the country’s largest police force, has previously warned of ‘eye-watering’ cuts to the force’s spending ...

A Taunton primary school has received its Ofsted report this month after more than 6 years since the last visit.

The Princess of Wales left her mark when she followed tradition and made a handprint for a children’s hospice she described as a “lifeline”. Kate celebrated becoming patron of Ty Hafan children’s ...

The 45-year-old and his partner Gemma Watts, 49, have admitted murder and perverting the course of justice by dismembering Ms Mayhew’s body, distributing the parts at “various locations” and cleaning ...

Israel has released 110 Palestinian prisoners after eight hostages in the Gaza Strip were freed by Hamas-led militants earlier in the day. It was a sometimes chaotic process that briefly called the ...

Joe Saumarez Smith has stood down from his role as chair of the British Horseracing Authority with immediate effect due to deteriorating health.

Mr Trump blamed previous administrations’ efforts to promote diversity at federal agencies for contributing to the crash.

The former head of a South African arts festival has been appointed chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. Tony Lankester joins the society from Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, ...

City will face one of those two European heavyweights in the Champions League next month after scraping through to the play-off round on Wednesday.

The 34-year-old Edinburgh forward’s Test career appeared to be over after he was not selected for a single squad last year.

Channel 4 chief executive Alex Mahon has said the UK media industry must avoid becoming an “American news swamp” where young people get their news from unregulated platforms such as social media.