A key mediator has stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal. But Israel has yet to weigh in as its military prepares an offensive on ...

US President Donald Trump suggested American aircraft could help European nations police a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

A fundraising appeal has been launched to rebuild a bridge destroyed during extreme weather, writes Phil Hill. And if you can afford to put up £5,000 for a new Vendors Wood Footbridge, then a ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken with the UK’s allies in the so-called coalition of the willing on Tuesday.

A JUDGE from BBC's MasterChef is hoping to reopen a pub near Taunton that closed this month. The White Hart, in Wiveliscombe, near Taunton, closed last week with signs going up informing potential ...

A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024 – nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas, the UN humanitarian office said. UN humanitarian chief Tom ...

The UK Government has dropped its demand for Apple to access users’ data amid a privacy and encryption row, according to the US director of national intelligence.

West Somerset Railway treated Taunton Breast Friends members to a free carriage on Saturday (August 9). They caught the Lady of Legend steam train from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead for a day out.