11+ hour, 15+ min ago   (424+ words) Relations between Britain and America have been further strained after Donald Trump expressed support for a united Ireland. The US president claimed Irish unification was inevitable as he spoke to reporters alongside Taoiseach Micheál Martin, adding it “may as well…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (813+ words) Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary should “rectify” remarks comparing other airlines to rapists, Ireland’s deputy premier said, after the businessman was accused of “trivialising” rape. Mr O’Leary was heavily criticised by politicians and victims’ campaigners in Ireland and the UK, as…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (487+ words) Ed Miliband said he “regrets” Israel’s response to a ban on trade with illegal settlements in the West Bank, but insisted it was “the right thing to do”. The Foreign Secretary’s announcement of the ban triggered a diplomatic row, with…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (523+ words) The death of a student who was stabbed by paranoid schizophrenic Valdo Calocane was potentially preventable if he had different medical treatment at the scene of the attack, a panel of experts found. Calocane was detained under mental health laws…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (411+ words) Hundreds of protesters have descended on Portsmouth, where a small boat thought to be containing asylum seekers and heading towards the coast sparked a major response with a helicopter, aeroplane and lifeboats sent to the scene. The boat’s occupants have…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (99+ words) Four US missiles have struck a tanker about six miles from Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, Iranian broadcasters said. The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting said the crew are being evacuated and there were no casualties. Kharg Island is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (105+ words) Members of Somerset Camera Club have been busy taking pictures of all creatures great and small in the region. The club was set a theme of all creatures great and small for this week's collection of pictures and members delivered....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (368+ words) Spain’s Prime Minister has rejected suggestions that Moroccan authorities helped orchestrate the deadly mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, as pressure grows over his handling of the crisis. “I can assure you that no…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (896+ words) The German government on Tuesday blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives, and announced that it would shut down a Russian consulate among other measures. The drone was found…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (496+ words) What happened at Whitegates in Wembdon recently is completely unacceptable, writes Sir Ashley Fox MP. An unlawful encampment occupied this popular local beauty spot for almost two weeks. When it was eventually vacated, 18 tonnes of waste were left behind, including…...