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Everything we know after M5 closure caused chaos in Somerset
It was chaos in the extreme heat as there were eight miles of queues and almost two-hour delays
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From redundancy to 10 years running beloved Bath bakery the Grumpy Baker
Success was far from a piece of cake
Bath woman given £32,000 from NHS Trust after 'unnecessary' thumb operation in bizarre mix-up
'My thumb isn’t what it was, and I guess it will never be the same.'
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Welcome to the Bath charity where they've had bricks through the window and the owner lives in hiding
The team have fought hard to keep it safe
M5 Devon live updates 'Police incident' closes motorway near junction 28
There is currently no estimated reopening time
Taunton Town statement as ex-CEO one of 13 accused of sex offences
He will face trial later this year
'It's only a matter of time before somebody dies' - urgent warning over Bath swimming spot
'I have watched people lie down on a 90mph mainline railway to take a selfie. The next person who does that may not get up'
Four convicted of grooming and raping teenage girl from Somerset in Bristol
Three men and a teenage boy have been found guilty of grooming and raping a 17-year-old girl from Somerset in Bristol last year
Drivers warned to avoid M5 due to delays of almost two hours following incident
The M5 has reopened after closing for several hours following an electrical incident that occurred, leading to National Grid and police responding
Ex-Somerset football CEO one of 13 accused of helping rapist husband abuse his wife
55-year-old Karl Lindsay, from Taunton, denies all the charges against him
Pilot found dead after plane crashes at airfield near Somerset
Emergency services are at the scene of an airfield near the Somerset border, where a plane has crashed
Broken fridges and freezers leave Taunton Tesco with no meal deals or ice cream
Taunton's Tesco store has several broken-down fridges and freezers following high temperatures in an unprecedented heatwave
Taunton shop reopens seven months after police shut it down
Taunton Market, which was found selling illegal goods worth thousands of pounds, has reopened its doors to the public
Work starts on replacing 88,000 faulty red recycling bags
'I know many residents have been frustrated'
M5 diversion routes in full as incident sparks monster two-hour delays
It's not known when the motorway will reopen
Fresh hope to save Somerset library from closure
Its funding has been cut by North Somerset Council but now the town council could save it
Police step up patrols after girl, 11, sexually assaulted near Bath park
Police are hunting the offender who has a 'distinctive neck tattoo'
Former chief executive of Taunton Town FC named as co-defendant in rape case
Karl Lindsay has been named as a co-defendant of a man accused of conspiring to drug and rape his unconscious wife
M5 in Somerset closed both ways amid major emergency incident - LIVE
The M5 in Somerset is closed both ways between J22 and J23 due to a risk that overhead electricity cables could fall onto the road. National Grid UK are assessing this situation