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

Council sued over cyclist death

8:20pm Sunday 9th March 2014

The widow of a charity cyclist who died after hitting a pothole while on his bike says she has been left no option but to sue a council.

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Cameron calls for Sri Lanka probe

7:54pm Sunday 9th March 2014

David Cameron is pushing for an independent, international investigation into alleged atrocities during the Sri Lankan civil war to begin within a year as pressure mounts on the regime in Colombo.

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Hague offers help to Malaysia probe

11:04am Sunday 9th March 2014

The UK has offered assistance with investigations into the disappearance of a Malaysian Airlines plane with 239 people on board, Foreign Secretary William Hague said.

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Putin: We want peaceful resolution

10:53am Sunday 9th March 2014

Russia wants to find a peaceful resolution to the Crimea crisis, Vladimir Putin has told David Cameron in a telephone conversation, Downing Street said.

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Murray keeps quiet on independence

3:33am Sunday 9th March 2014

Andy Murray will not make his views on Scottish independence known because he does not want a repeat of the furore that followed his comments about the England football team.

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Raise TV licence fee 'by inflation'

3:20am Sunday 9th March 2014

A report into the future of BBC funding recommends increasing the licence fee in line with inflation and raising the amount of money it makes through commercial ventures, the corporation said today.

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UK basks in warmest day of the year

1:26am Sunday 9th March 2014

Parts of Britain enjoyed their warmest weather of the year today as temperatures reached 20C (68F) for the first time in nearly six months.

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Prison day release to be restricted

1:26am Sunday 9th March 2014

Day release from prison is to be scaled back following a series of serious crimes committed by offenders temporarily out of jail, such as murderer Ian McLoughlin.

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Clegg 'to remain leader until 2020'

12:17pm Sunday 9th March 2014

Nick Clegg intends to remain as Liberal Democrat leader until at least 2020 - whether or not the party is in power - his office said today as speculation about the Deputy Prime Minister's future overshadowed his spring conference speech.

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Co-op boss to get £3.6m pay package

11:26am Sunday 9th March 2014

The Co-operative is to hand a £3.6 million pay deal to its chief executive, despite facing a £2 billion loss after the biggest crisis in its history.

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Technology festival heads to city

12:17pm Sunday 9th March 2014

A major technology festival, described as "truly the Greatest Show and Tell on Earth", is heading across the Atlantic to London's Olympic Park.

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DJ knocks Pharrell off top spot

7:01pm Sunday 9th March 2014

A 20 year-old London-based DJ has knocked mega-selling US singer/songwriter and producer Pharrell Williams from the top of the charts.

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Minister backs 'assisted dying' bid

1:24pm Sunday 9th March 2014

Care minister Norman Lamb has backed moves to legalise "assisted dying".

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'Party atmosphere' at fracking demo

6:33pm Sunday 9th March 2014

Around 1,000 anti-fracking demonstrators have marched through Manchester in what organisers have described as a "party atmosphere".

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Events to mark dam burst disaster

2:45pm Sunday 9th March 2014

Events have begun to mark the 150th anniversary of the deaths of at least 240 people in what many see as a largely forgotten British disaster.

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Girl adoption due to grooming fears

12:09pm Sunday 9th March 2014

A family court judge has ruled that a toddler whose maternal grandfather is a suspected child abuser must be placed for adoption.

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Judge sorry after PIE support claim

11:26am Sunday 9th March 2014

A senior judge has apologised over his links to a campaign which reportedly supported a paedophile group that tried to legalise sex with children.

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Probation service changes slammed

1:26am Sunday 9th March 2014

Plans to privatise probation services are being pushed through to an "impossible timetable" as ministers battle to claw back millions of pounds, campaigners have claimed.

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Clegg to make the case for the EU

1:26am Sunday 9th March 2014

Nick Clegg will build up to his head-to-head European election debates with UK Independence Party (Ukip) leader Nigel Farage by promising today to take on "backwards-looking politics" and making the case for membership of the EU.

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Don't give up on Afghans - general

1:26am Sunday 9th March 2014

The former head of the armed forces has appealed to Britain and other Western powers not to give up on Afghanistan after the final withdrawal of international forces later this year.

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World wide web anniversary marked

3:38am Sunday 9th March 2014

The 25th anniversary of the w orld wide web will be celebrated around the globe this week.

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Extra cash to mend damaged roads

1:26am Sunday 9th March 2014

Councils are to get an additional £140 million to fix roads damaged by England's record wettest winter , the Government announced.

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Radiation problem apology demanded

1:26am Sunday 9th March 2014

Alex Salmond has demanded an apology from David Cameron for failing to tell Scottish ministers about a radiation problem at a nuclear submarine test reactor.

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Man held after 'explosives' found

1:26am Sunday 9th March 2014

Dozens of people who were evacuated after potentially explosive materials were found in a house have been allowed to return to their homes.

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Family seek murder exhibits retest

3:20am Sunday 9th March 2014

The family of a man serving life for murdering his ex-girlfriend are preparing for a last-ditch legal attempt to have key forensic exhibits retested.

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Ordering by phone the way forward

2:46am Sunday 9th March 2014

T he way we shop has completely and irreversibly changed in the 25 years since the launch of the World Wide Web.

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Stars launched into orbit by web

2:46am Sunday 9th March 2014

As the web prepares to celebrate its 25th birthday, we take a look back at the superstars launched into orbit by the revolutionary technology.

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Z-Cars star James Ellis dies at 82

7:33pm Saturday 8th March 2014

Actor James "Jimmy" Ellis, who played Bert Lynch in Z-Cars, has died, the BBC has reported.

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Man held in trader shooting probe

6:16pm Saturday 8th March 2014

A 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the shooting of a City trader.

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Miliband vows new armed forces laws

6:16pm Saturday 8th March 2014

Ed Miliband promised swift action from a Labour government to beef up legal sanctions to protect the armed forces from assault and discrimination in the UK as he met troops in Afghanistan.

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Man held after 'explosives' found

3:43pm Saturday 8th March 2014

Dozens of people who were evacuated after potentially explosive materials were found in a house have been allowed to return to their homes.

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Britain set for sunny, warm Sunday

3:52am Saturday 8th March 2014

Britain is set to bask in the highest temperatures of the year so far tomorrow - warmer than some holiday spots in the Mediterranean, according to forecasters.

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Ukip defends its use of EU funding

3:04am Saturday 8th March 2014

The UK Independence Party said its use of European Union taxpayers' money was "entirely legitimate and within the rules" as a Liberal Democrat said he would seek an official investigation into claims it may have breached Brussels regulations.

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Western allies seek Crimea solution

11:50am Saturday 8th March 2014

Western leaders were engaged in renewed efforts to secure a diplomatic solution to the Crimea crisis tonight - as a team of observers was once again denied entry to the peninsula.

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Missing plane call query raised

11:50am Saturday 8th March 2014

A leading aviation safety expert has said it is "extraordinary" that the pilots of a missing Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 239 people did not make a distress call.

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Call for e-cigarette advert ban

12:19am Saturday 8th March 2014

Adverts that encourage children to try electronic cigarettes should be banned, council leaders have said.

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Father welcomes Clare's Law rollout

12:19am Saturday 8th March 2014

A father whose daughter was murdered by an ex-boyfriend with a secret violent past today said he was "absolutely delighted" women across the country have today been given the "right to know" their partner's history.

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Clegg warns over TV licence plans

12:19am Saturday 8th March 2014

Nick Clegg has warned against any move to reduce the pressure on TV licence- dodgers after Tory ministers signalled interest in decriminalising non-payment.

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Pankhurst family in feminist march

11:50am Saturday 8th March 2014

The great-great granddaughter of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst followed in her ancestral footsteps today by leading a feminist march through London.

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Corrie is fixing cobbles wobble

2:51am Saturday 8th March 2014

A "Caution: Roadworks" sign might have to appear on Coronation Street after stars reportedly complained about the safety of the cobbles at the soap's new set.

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Branson: phone-in sparked space bid

12:19am Saturday 8th March 2014

Businessman Sir Richard Branson has admitted he got the idea for his commercial space flight venture during a phone-in on a children's TV show.

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Save your woman from heart disease

12:19am Saturday 8th March 2014

People are being urged to talk to the women in their life about the risks of heart disease.

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Tennis stars backing Elena Baltacha

3:15am Saturday 8th March 2014

UK tennis stars have rallied behind former British women's tennis number one Elena Baltacha after she revealed she has liver cancer.

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Undecided Will.i.am takes a break

12:19am Saturday 8th March 2014

Tonight's episode of The Voice is put on hold when Will.i.am has to nip out for a black-eyed pee.

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Finalists for businesswoman award

12:19am Saturday 8th March 2014

Three finalists have been announced for the prestigious Veuve Clicquot businesswoman award, all coming from large UK businesses.

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