Local news from the Yeovil Express covering Yeovil, South Somerset and Somerset.

Screening call as liver deaths soar

Yeovil Express: A FibroScan uses sound waves to assess the degree of tissue damage

6:51am Saturday 31st January 2015

Deaths from liver disease have risen 400% in the last 40 years, according to a health charity which is calling for early screening.

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Front-line cops 'must have Tasers'

3:02am Saturday 31st January 2015

All rank-and-file police officers should be armed with a Taser because of the heightened security threat, the head of the Police Federation has said.

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Clegg: I've wanted to slap Cameron

12:12am Saturday 31st January 2015

Nick Clegg has admitted he wanted to slap David Cameron on more than 20 occasions during their time in coalition.

Business chiefs urge taxes shake-up

12:09am Saturday 31st January 2015

Business leaders have called for big changes to taxes raising less than £5 billion, saying they should be merged or scrapped.

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Big freeze sparks ice roads alert

12:09am Saturday 31st January 2015

Motorists have been warned to expect difficult driving conditions as icy weather continues to grip the UK.

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Charles household 'like Wolf Hall'

12:09am Saturday 31st January 2015

The Prince of Wales' household is so riddled with backstabbing and in-fighting it is nicknamed Wolf Hall, a new book has revealed.

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'No evidence' for paedophile claims

12:20pm Saturday 31st January 2015

A secret file about the sexual "proclivities" of a retired diplomat reveal that there was "no evidence" he had any sexual activity with children.

Time running out for tax returns

12:07pm Saturday 31st January 2015

Time is running out for thousands of people who have yet to file their tax returns as the midnight deadline looms.

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Ebola monitoring of military worker

10:19am Saturday 31st January 2015

A British military healthcare worker has been brought back to England for Ebola monitoring after suffering a needle-stick injury while treating a person in Sierra Leone.

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Chindits 'must be added to forces'

4:38am Saturday 31st January 2015

A new Army unit which will use psychology and social media to help Britain "fight in the information age" should not be created at the expense of combat troops, a former commander of British forces in Afghanistan has said.

1.8 million sign up to Paym service

12:09am Saturday 31st January 2015

Nearly two million people have registered to receive payments under the Paym scheme, which has the potential to eventually link up every current account in the country with a phone number, new figures released by the service show.

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Savers with richest Isas revealed

12:09am Saturday 31st January 2015

Savers in Harrow in London and Kirkwall in Scotland typically have the highest Isa balances in the country, according to data based on amounts held with Britain's biggest building society.

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Plea to limit stolen mobile fees

12:09am Saturday 31st January 2015

A consumer group has called on mobile phone providers to do more to protect customers who face huge bills if their handset is lost or stolen.

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Sawalha shown the Big Brother door

12:09am Saturday 31st January 2015

Actress Nadia Sawalha branded her time in the Big Brother House "hell" as she became the fourth celebrity to be voted out.

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Voice hopeful 'didn't tell Wallace'

12:09am Saturday 31st January 2015

Jessie Wallace's boyfriend was so worried about his audition on The Voice he did not tell the EastEnders star he had tried out for the BBC singing show.

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Son criticised over care decision

12:09am Saturday 31st January 2015

A man who arranged for his sick elderly mother to be taken to Saudi Arabia in spite of a declaration that she should stay in a care home in England has been condemned by a judge.

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Richey Edwards family pain revealed

12:09am Saturday 31st January 2015

The sister of missing Manic Street Preachers lyricist Richey Edwards has spoken of how difficult it was for her father to die without knowing what happened to his son.

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Blessed withdraws after collapse

7:11pm Friday 30th January 2015

Veteran actor Brian Blessed has withdrawn from a production of King Lear just over a week after collapsing on stage.

100mph chase crash driver jailed

7:11pm Friday 30th January 2015

A banned driver who flipped his car over a hedge after reaching almost 100mph with a four-year old-boy in the back while trying to escape from police has been jailed for a year.

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Hardship fund to be cut by 25%

7:11pm Friday 30th January 2015

A hardship fund to help welfare claimants struggling financially following housing benefit reforms is being cut by nearly a quarter.

Call to probe rendition claims

7:11pm Friday 30th January 2015

Terror suspects were interrogated on the British territory of Diego Garcia for weeks at a time, a senior aide in the Bush administration has said.

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Hostage's brother 'haunted' by face

7:11pm Friday 30th January 2015

The brother of murdered aid worker David Haines said he is haunted by the look on his face in video released by Islamic State (IS) militants.

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Body found in missing Samantha hunt

3:39pm Friday 30th January 2015

Detectives searching for missing mother-of-four Samantha Henderson have found a body in a lake.

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Evans 'tested for prostate cancer'

1:52pm Friday 30th January 2015

Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans has told listeners he is "in the middle of the tests" for prostate cancer.

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Migrant votes 'key in marginals'

12:13am Friday 30th January 2015

Migrant voters could have a "decisive" impact in a range of key marginal seats in the forthcoming general election, a new study has found.

Long jail terms for 'savage' attack

8:09am Friday 30th January 2015

Four burglars jailed for a "drugs and alcohol fuelled" raid on a university professor's home targeted him because they had the wrong address, the victim claimed today.

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Tributes to Churchill 50 years on

12:13am Friday 30th January 2015

Winston Churchill was remembered as "a great leader and a great Briton" at events to mark 50 years since the former prime minister's state funeral.

Police probing Keane 'incident'

4:56pm Friday 30th January 2015

Police are investigating an alleged road rage incident involving former Manchester United captain Roy Keane.

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US GDP growth slower than UK

3:08pm Friday 30th January 2015

The UK's claim to be the fastest growing major economy last year was today cemented by official figures confirming that US gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 2.4% in 2014.

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Fears as more FGM cases identified

12:51pm Friday 30th January 2015

More than 500 cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) were newly identified in December, according to figures published today.

Doctors warn on training times plan

10:47am Friday 30th January 2015

Leading doctors have warned that plans to shorten their medical training in the UK could compromise patient safety.

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Jihadists porn-driven losers: Boris

2:55am Friday 30th January 2015

Boris Johnson has branded religious extremists lured by organisations such as Islamic State (IS) as "w*****s" who are obsessed with pornography.

Dozens at funeral of Great Escaper

2:56am Friday 30th January 2015

Dozens of mourners gathered at the funeral service of a war veteran who sprang to international prominence when he left his care home to attend last year's 70th anniversary D-Day events.

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Man jailed over laptop terror links

12:51pm Friday 30th January 2015

A former baggage handler caught with links to an electronic bomb-making manual and videos on his computer, and who emailed similar links to an al Qaida magazine, has been jailed for two years and eight months.

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Biological clock predicts lifespan

12:52pm Friday 30th January 2015

Scientists have identified a biological clock that could help predict a person's lifespan.

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'One-in-12 teachers quit each year'

12:52pm Friday 30th January 2015

The number of teachers quitting the profession has reached a ten-year high, according to official figures.

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Attack victim fund rises to £10,000

9:39am Friday 30th January 2015

Well-wishers have donated more than £10,000 for a 4ft 6in, frail and visually impaired pensioner who was mugged outside his house.

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Church warns over triple-DNA babies

2:57am Friday 30th January 2015

A leading Church of England figure has said changing the law to allow IVF babies to be born with DNA from three different people would not be "responsible", according to reports.

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Ice warning as cold snap continues

12:13am Friday 30th January 2015

Travellers were today warned to beware of ice as the spell of wintry weather continued.

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Cliff raid coverage up for TV award

10:47am Friday 30th January 2015

The BBC's controversial coverage of the police raid on the home of Sir Cliff Richard has been shortlisted for a prestigious industry award.

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Beer sales rise after duty cuts

10:07am Friday 30th January 2015

Beer sales have increased for the first time in a decade, but more booze is now sold in supermarkets and off-licences than in pubs for the first time on record.

Teacher cleared over underage sex

12:52pm Friday 30th January 2015

A primary school teacher has been cleared of having underage sex with teenage girls.

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River rescue student in hospital

12:51pm Friday 30th January 2015

A student is being treated for hypothermia after he was rescued from a river in which three undergraduates have drowned in just over a year.

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Coltrane 'fine' after flight scare

11:57am Friday 30th January 2015

Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane is "fine" after he was taken to hospital after falling ill on a flight to the US, his agent said.

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£100m boost outlined for navy base

10:47am Friday 30th January 2015

Chancellor George Osborne has outlined his strategy to make the Royal Navy the "most modern in the world" with his aim of building a new warship every two years.

The Voice spot for 1D star's cousin

10:47am Friday 30th January 2015

The cousin of One Direction star Liam Payne says he does not want to follow his relative's route to fame after he auditioned for The Voice.

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A&E figures show fresh improvement

10:36am Friday 30th January 2015

Waiting times in accident and emergency departments at NHS hospitals in England have improved for the third week in succession, but still failed to meet the target of 95% of patients seen within four hours.

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Stage star Outhwaite juggles roles

8:26am Friday 30th January 2015

Tamzin Outhwaite admitted it was not easy juggling being a single mother with starring on the West End stage, at the opening of new show Di and Viv and Rose.

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Jets 'linked to Litvinenko probe'

8:26am Friday 30th January 2015

A former RAF pilot has suggested the presence of Russian military planes close to UK airspace could be linked to the Litvinenko inquiry.

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Farage fears dirtiest-yet election

5:53am Friday 30th January 2015

This year's general election campaign could be the "dirtiest" Britain has seen, according to Nigel Farage.

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