Security officials at the scene said the man killed in the port city of Sidon was a member of the Palestinian Hamas group.

Multiple South Somerset roads in the Chard, Crewkerne and Ashill areas are implementing closures for essential works, starting this week.

Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to a five-count indictment charging him with leading a racketeering conspiracy from 2004 to ...

Britons have been advised not to travel to parts of India and Pakistan following a deadly escalation in conflict between the two nations. Officials said at least 19 people have been killed and 38 ...

President Donald Trump plans to announce on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the US will refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia, two US officials said on Tuesday.

Ms Haigh said Labour should ‘properly explore’ a tax on the wealthy as an alternative to ‘cutting money from the people who can least ...

At least 19 people were killed in the strikes with India saying three civilians also died in shelling in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Israel attacks on Yemen’s capital have killed at least seven people, according to Houthi rebels. They said two days of attacks, which the Israeli military said had disabled the airport in Sanaa, ...

The Met Office has forecast mostly sunny conditions for Chard this week. Wednesday, May 7, will start with sunny intervals, changing to cloudy in the afternoon, with temperatures reaching a high of ...

The cakes were selected from hundreds of entries at the event, which is hosted by British Baker magazine at the NEC in Birmingham.

People are more willing to empathise with groups of people rather than individuals, a study suggests. Empathy – a person’s ability to understand and share the feelings of another – is also viewed as ...

The Somerset Libraries Winter Coat Exchange, which is run by Somerset Council, saw 2,470 coats donated and 2,086 coats taken by people in need.