Warning over porn stored on phones

Yeovil Express: Two men have been convicted of possessing "truly disgusting" pornographic images and videos

2:24pm Friday 1st August 2014

A judge has warned members of the public about the dangers of storing pornography on their phones after two men were convicted of possessing "truly disgusting" images and videos.


Two face jail for bomb detector con

Yeovil Express: Samuel Tree and his wife Joan are facing jail after being found guilty of making bogus bomb detectors in their garden shed (City of London Police)

2:24pm Friday 1st August 2014

A couple face jail after being found guilty of making bogus bomb detectors in their garden shed which they said could find missing Madeleine McCann.

Market drops over global crises

Yeovil Express: The FTSE fell sharply as a series of political and economic crises around the world sent global markets running for cover

2:24pm Friday 1st August 2014

Britain's leading share index fell sharply today as a series of political and economic crises around the world sent global markets running for cover.

Bid to save vandalised Banksy mural

Yeovil Express: The Banksy mural has had silver and red paint sprayed over it

11:48am Friday 1st August 2014

Art lovers are in a "race against time" to save a Banksy mural which targets the issue of Government surveillance, after the piece was vandalised.

RBS reiterates independence warning

Yeovil Express: RBS said a Yes vote in Scotland's independence referendum will have a "material adverse effect" on its business

11:12am Friday 1st August 2014

Royal Bank of Scotland has repeated its warning of a "material adverse effect" on its business if Scots vote in favour of independence next month.

Bags advice for Gatwick passengers

Yeovil Express: Passengers walking through Gatwick as the airport is bringing in its own staff to help with the luggage crisis amid fears there could be further chaos this weekend

11:12am Friday 1st August 2014

Passengers are being advised to pack essential items in their hand luggage ahead of another possible weekend of baggage chaos at Gatwick.

Father describes 'devastating' case

Yeovil Express: Allan Young broke down in tears at the Old Bailey

3:48pm Friday 1st August 2014

A father who was wrongly accused of the manslaughter of his newborn son, 16 years after shaking the baby, said the "devastating" prosecution "turned my world upside down".

Pier fire now treated as suspicious

Yeovil Express: Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne meet members of the East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service on Eastbourne Pier, Sussex

6:04am Friday 1st August 2014

The fire which destroyed part of Eastbourne Pier may have been started deliberately, detectives have said.

Home nations continue medal success

Yeovil Express: A spokesman for Glasgow 2014 said there is no Ebola in the Athletes' Village

1:50am Friday 1st August 2014

The home nations continued their success at the Commonwealth Games today as Scotland got the better of England in a lawn bowls showdown.

Man loses battle over privacy laws

Yeovil Express: Appeal court judges have rejected an appeal brought over privacy laws

2:56pm Friday 1st August 2014

A man suspected of child sex abuse who was arrested but faced no charge has lost his battle in the Court of Appeal to use privacy laws to stop the press and media naming him.

Rolf Harris launches appeal bid

Yeovil Express: Rolf Harris is seeking to appeal against his convictions for sex offences

10:43am Friday 1st August 2014

Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris has applied for permission to appeal against his convictions for a string of indecent assaults.

Miliband warns over rail fares rise

Yeovil Express: Ed Miliband said a Labour government would cap annual fares on every rail route

2:24pm Friday 1st August 2014

Some rail commuters could face inflation-busting fare rises of 5.6% in the new year, Labour leader Ed Miliband has warned.

Group 'to sell off three airports'

Yeovil Express: BAA - which used to be known as British Airports Authority - also once ran Gatwick, Stansted and Edinburgh airports

11:12am Friday 1st August 2014

The UK airport empire of the former BAA company could be reduced to just one airport - Heathrow - by the end of the year.

Five years for teenage drug dealer

Yeovil Express: Nicqueel Pitrora, who supplied ecstasy to a group of teenagers which resulted in the death of 16-year-old boy Daniel Spargo-Mabbs.

1:52pm Friday 1st August 2014

An 18 year-old drug dealer who targeted schoolboys has been sentenced to five years in prison after a youngster "with everything to live for" died after taking ecstasy.

Forensic team at MH17 crash site

Yeovil Express: A pro-Russian rebel throws a hat to his comrade as the convoy of the OSCE mission approaches near the village of Rassipne, Ukraine (AP)

11:12am Friday 1st August 2014

An international forensic investigation team has now reached the site of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash site in Ukraine.

3 boys held over Cadbury manor fire

Yeovil Express: Photo taken with permission from the Twitter feed of @HighgateFire of a fire at Birmingham's Northfield Manor House

11:12am Friday 1st August 2014

Three schoolboys have been arrested in connection with an arson attack which engulfed a house once owned by members of the Cadbury chocolate dynasty.

Defendant cuts own throat in court

Yeovil Express: A defendant cut his own throat with a smuggled blade after being sentenced

11:12am Friday 1st August 2014

A defendant who smuggled a blade into court cut his own throat moments after he was sentenced.

Secrets Act call over abuse inquiry

Yeovil Express: An ex-Army intelligence officer claims he was ordered to halt his investigation into Kincora Boys' Home by a senior MI5 officer in 1975

7:51am Friday 1st August 2014

The Official Secrets Act should be suspended to allow former intelligence officers to give evidence about alleged cover ups during the child abuse inquiry, Amnesty International said.

Crews fight power station blaze

Yeovil Express: The blaze at the Ferrybridge Power Station

2:56am Friday 1st August 2014

Firefighters are continuing their battle to put out the last of the flames of a massive fire which tore through part of a landmark power station.

Killers judged 'most weird lyrics'

Yeovil Express: Brandon Flowers has defended his weird lyrics

9:41am Friday 1st August 2014

Chart act The Killers have triumphed in the baffle of the bands - after their hit Human was judged to have the most bewildering song lyric.

Man sentenced over boy's drug death

Yeovil Express: Drug dealer Nicqueel Pitrora supplied ecstasy to a group of teenagers, resulting in the death of 16-year-old Daniel Spargo-Mabbs (Metropolitan Police/PA)

2:56am Friday 1st August 2014

A man is to be sentenced for drug offences today following the death of an ''incredible'' 16-year-old boy as a result of taking ecstasy.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe begins

Yeovil Express: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is set to get under way

2:56am Friday 1st August 2014

This year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe officially gets under way today, with more than 3,000 shows catering for a wide range of tastes.

Father of IRA victim 'shares goals'

Yeovil Express: Colin Parry, left, with his wife Wendy and Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness during the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace event in Warrington

10:11pm Thursday 31st July 2014

A man whose son was killed by an IRA bomb has spoken of the positive relationship he has developed with Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness - a former commander of the republican organisation.

Facebook app launched in Zambia

Yeovil Express: Facebook has teamed up with mobile provider Airtel to give mobile phone owners in Zambia access to health, job and weather information

5:08pm Thursday 31st July 2014

Facebook's quest to bring internet access to the entire planet has seen the company launch a new app that will allow users in Africa to access key services without any data charges.

Good medal haul from home nations

Yeovil Express: England's David Weir celebrates with his gold medal after winning the Men's Para-sport 1500m T54 at Hampden Park, during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

4:42am Thursday 31st July 2014

The Commonwealth Games saw another good day of medals for the home nations - and a bad day for Australia with one of their team convicted of assault.

Prince visits sick Jack Russell

Yeovil Express: The Duke of Rothesay meets Highland Pony Matthew and his handler Alastair Mathieson, during a visit to North Highland College land-based centre for game keeping and veterinary nursing in Halkirk. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday July 31, 20

3:34am Thursday 31st July 2014

The Prince of Wales visited a sick Jack Russell and admired watercolours during a trip to the northernmost tip of Britain.

MPs' concern over violence in Gaza

Yeovil Express: Protesters against military action in Gaza during a demonstration in Bristo Square, Edinburgh

6:09pm Thursday 31st July 2014

Two Conservative MPs have written to the Government expressing their concern over the situation in Gaza as a veteran Liberal Democrat called on the Prime Minister to recall Parliament.

Ethnic minority board test for NHS

Yeovil Express: NHS England has set out a new standard which requires the health service to demonstrate how it has progressed on measures of workforce equality

6:04pm Thursday 31st July 2014

The NHS will be assessed on whether people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are represented on hospital boards, health officials have said.

Three Britons die in Croatia crash

Yeovil Express: Two children and an adult from the UK were killed in a car collision near Dubrovnik in Croatia

3:39pm Thursday 31st July 2014

Three Britons, including two children, have been killed after their car was in a crash with a truck in Croatia, local police say.

Ravel Morrison remanded in custody

Yeovil Express: Footballer Ravel Morrison was remanded in custody until August 7

1:28pm Thursday 31st July 2014

Premier League footballer Ravel Morrison has been remanded in custody after appearing in court accused of punching and slapping his ex-girlfriend and her mother.

Violent robber missing from prison

Yeovil Express: Wayne Whitley was serving a life sentence for a series of violent armed robberies

10:59am Thursday 31st July 2014

A violent armed robber has absconded from open prison in another blow for the Government on a day of damning revelations for the Prison Service.

Ebola 'unlikely to reach Europe'

Yeovil Express: A health expert has said the chances of Ebola spreading to the UK are "very, very, very low"

6:00am Thursday 31st July 2014

A scientist who helped to discover the deadly Ebola virus has said the current outbreak is extremely unlikely to spread to Europe.

Huge blaze erupts at power station

Yeovil Express: Part of the Ferrybridge Power Station near Knottingley on the M62 is on fire

4:07pm Thursday 31st July 2014

A massive fire erupted in a landmark power station, filling the sky with thick smoke and flames.

Chief hails UK's Afghan campaign

Yeovil Express: General Sir Peter Wall meets servicemen and women who operate the Medical Emergency Response Team in Camp Bastion

4:47pm Thursday 31st July 2014

Britain could not have expected a "stronger, more committed, or more courageous" performance from its troops in Afghanistan, the head of the army has said.

Centrica questions Ofgem's claims

Yeovil Express: Profits at British Gas fell 26% to £265 million as earnings were dented by mild weather

7:50am Thursday 31st July 2014

British Gas owner Centrica showed little sign of cutting energy tariffs today as profits fell and it hit back at Ofgem over "deficiencies" in analysis suggesting household margins were set to double.

Grayling defends Tory tennis match

Yeovil Express: A game of tennis with the Prime Minister and the Mayor of London has been auctioned by the Tories for £160,000 to the wife of a former Russian government minister

10:59am Thursday 31st July 2014

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has defended the decision for David Cameron and Boris Johnson to go ahead with a tennis match secured by a controversial £160,000 donation to the Conservatives, insisting big Tory backers do not "buy" party policy.

Tate show to feature Hepworth work

Yeovil Express: Tate Britain will feature the first retrospective of Barbara Hepworth's career to be staged in London since 1968

4:46pm Thursday 31st July 2014

Major exhibitions dedicated to the work of sculptor Barbara Hepworth and the painters Frank Auerbach and Jackson Pollock are among the shows to feature at the Tate's galleries next year.

Shortcomings in response times

Yeovil Express: Ambulances are expected to respond to critical cases within eight minutes

1:50pm Thursday 31st July 2014

Ambulances in three regions of England are "failing" to get to some of the most critical patients on time, new figures suggest.

FO plays down 'Gaza Briton' report

Yeovil Express: A joint statement by America and the UN said they had received assurances that all parties to the conflict had agreed to an unconditional ceasefire (AP)

12:16am Friday 1st August 2014

The Foreign Office has no information to suggest that an Israeli solider feared captured by Hamas is a British citizen, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said.

Crash victim family in mobiles plea

Yeovil Express: Undated handout photo issued by Cambridgeshire Constabulary of 31-year-old Marina Usaceva who has been jailed for six years at Peterborough Crown Court after she crashed her Jaguar X-Type into the back of a Peugeot 206 killing the driver Sukhdeep Singh Jo

1:50pm Thursday 31st July 2014

The family of a man killed by a "remorseless" driver who was using two mobile phones at the wheel have pleaded with others not to repeat her stupidity.

Actor Kenny Ireland dies at 68

Yeovil Express: Kenny Ireland's roles included playing ageing swinger Donald Stewart in ITV comedy series Benidorm

4:07pm Thursday 31st July 2014

A ctor Kenny Ireland, whose roles have included playing the ageing swinger Donald Stewart in ITV comedy series Benidorm, has died at the age of 68.

Doubts over value of mid-life MOTs

Yeovil Express: The 'mid-life MOTs' check on patients in a bid to provide early detection of many ailments

3:39pm Thursday 31st July 2014

Illnesses detected during the NHS's "mid-life MOT" could be "equally well detected" without the check-up, researchers have suggested.

15% of electricity from renewables

Yeovil Express: Some 14.9% of electricity in the UK was generated by renewables such as wind power

1:50pm Thursday 31st July 2014

Almost 15% of the UK's electricity was generated from renewables last year, official figures show.

BT claims advances in football duel

Yeovil Express: BT is about to begin its second season of a £738 million deal to screen 38 top-flight games a year for three years

11:04am Thursday 31st July 2014

BT claimed its Premier League offering was helping it win its battle with Sky today as it grew broadband and TV revenues by a quarter.

Average house price hits new record

Yeovil Express: House price rises slowed in July as new mortgage lending rules took effect

7:39am Thursday 31st July 2014

House prices increased to another new all-time high of £188,949 on average in July but the pace of growth is slowing, Nationwide has reported.

Death in custody figures soaring

Yeovil Express: The number of prison deaths in custody has risen considerably

2:03pm Thursday 31st July 2014

The number of prisoners who died in custody jumped by nearly a quarter in the year to March to reach its highest level for almost a decade, official figures show.

Transsexual loses pension battle

Yeovil Express: A transsexual has lost her High Court fight to retire at the age of 60 as she is still considered a man under the law

1:50pm Thursday 31st July 2014

A transsexual's claim to be entitled to receive the female state pension at the age of 60 has been rejected by the Court of Appeal.

Hoare appointed new Ofsted chairman

Yeovil Express: There were accusations by the Liberal Democrats that former education secretary Michael Gove was trying to politicise the job

11:04am Thursday 31st July 2014

Businessman David Hoare has been selected as the new chairman of schools regulator Ofsted, finally ending a furious Coalition row over the appointment.

Teacher attack suspensions rise

Yeovil Express: The number of attacks on teachers by primary school pupils has increased, according to new figures

11:04am Thursday 31st July 2014

The number of primary school pupils suspended for attacking teachers has risen, official figures show.

Footballer charged with assault

Yeovil Express: West Ham footballer Ravel Morrison has been charged with assaulting two women

8:54am Thursday 31st July 2014

Former Manchester United footballer Ravel Morrison has been charged with assaulting two women.


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