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The wife of a Somerset Royal Marine convicted of murdering a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan says she has to remain "optimistic" as her agonising wait to hear whether he can appeal his conviction continues.Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 42, from Taunton, is believed to be the only British serviceman convicted of murder on the battlefield after he shot an injured insurgent in Helmand Province five years ago.Last December his wife, Claire Blackman, born in Compton Bishop, submitted an...

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Weston-super-Mare family call for help after their £3,000...

September 24, 2016, 10:00 pm

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A Weston-super-Mare family are appealing for help after their £3,000 van was torched and completely destroyed during the night on Tuesday (September 21).Police are now investigating the incident after fire crews were called to Nightingale Close in Worle, near Weston-super-Mare, just before midnight on Wednesday night.It is believed that the van was set alight deliberately, and eyewitness reports describe "screaming and shouting and people chasing each other", along with a...

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September 24, 2016, 10:00 pm

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A Burnham-on-Sea man has been warned he could be facing serious jail time after he admitted being in possession of an illegal stun-gun, disguised to look like a torch.Stuart Kilcoyne from Briar Close will have to wait until October 20 to find out if he will be sent to prison after he was found with the weapon on him on February 3 this year.The 46-year-old appeared in front of Recorder Malcom Gibney at Taunton Crown Court today, and pleaded guilty to a charge of being in possession of a...

Huge fire in Yeovil being treated as 'suspicious'

September 24, 2016, 11:40 pm

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Fire fighters spent hours battling a 'suspicious' fire which destroyed a caravan and shed as well as damaged a garage and a summer house last night.The fire service was called out at 9.45pm after receiving several reports of a large wooden shed and caravan on fire in Clifton View, Barwick, Yeovil.Two Somerset fire engines from Yeovil and one Dorset fire engine from Sherborne were mobilised.Upon arrival both shed and caravan were found to be heavily alight.MORE: Motorcyclist killed just outside...

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September 26, 2016, 3:00 am

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A Wiveliscombe man will face a judge and jury later this year after a dispute with neighbours spiraled out of control.Robert Norman appeared before Taunton Crown Court today to deny a charge of being in possession of a firearm and intending to cause fear of violence after an incident on March 23 this year.He also admitted charges of assault and another of being in possession of a shotgun without a license.He will face a three day trial early next year in relation to the first charge, at a date...

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September 26, 2016, 3:30 am

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Convicted double killer Christopher Halliwell had a "direct relationship" to Linda Razzell, according to a former detective who arrested him.Linda's former husband, Glyn Razzell, has always denied killing his wife but was sentenced to life in prison for her murder in 2003. Ex-detective, Steve Fulcher, spoke on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme about Christopher Halliwell and whether he was connected to other murders.Mr Fulcher said Halliwell told him that police wanted to interview him...

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September 26, 2016, 9:15 am

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A woman has been spared jail despite plying a vulnerable 13-year-old boy with cider and sleeping with him in an attempt to get pregnant.The court heard that Hannah Cox, 29, of Priory, Wellington, had serious learning difficulties, an IQ of 70 and had been under the control of an abusive partner when she committed the offences.Hearing this, Judge David Ticehurst said justice must be "tempered with mercy."Prosecuting, Jenny Talentine, said the couple targeted the boy, who had learning...

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September 26, 2016, 10:05 am

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Police are hunting a robber who threatened staff at the Halifax bank in Keynsham.The man entered the bank in the High Street at 11.30am on Monday (September 26) before fleeing with a sum of money.A spokeswoman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "We are currently responding to reports of a robbery at Halifax on the High Street in Keynsham."A man went into the branch just after 11.30am and made threats to staff. He made off with a quantity of cash and a search is underway in the...

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September 26, 2016, 10:00 pm

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Police officers are keeping an "open mind" into the possibility Christopher Halliwell may have killed more women.Halliwell has been convicted of murdering two women and on Monday, September 26, the former detective who interviewed him told Radio 4 he believes there may be eight victims.One of the names mentioned by Steve Fulcher was Linda Razzell who said Halliwell had a "direct relationship" to her. Her husband, Glyn, who lived in Crewkerne, was jailed for her murder in 2003...

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September 27, 2016, 8:39 am

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A 22-year-old teaching assistant conspired with his 15-year-old girlfriend to cover up their relationship, telling her he would "get away with it" if she told police she had claimed to be 16, a court heard today.Hamid Bhatti, now 24, allegedly slept with the teenager 14 times after grooming her while on a work placement at her school in Yeovil.The defendant from Sladen Street, Rochdale, denies five counts of sexual activity with a child at least 14 times between May 2014 and February...

CCTV of Keynsham bank robbery suspect released as Somerset police...

September 27, 2016, 1:06 pm

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Efforts to catch a bank robber responsible for a raid on a Halifax in Somerset have been stepped up by the police, after CCTV images of a suspect were released.Staff were threatened on Monday (September 26) when a man entered a bank on Keynsham High Street and handed a cashier a note which suggested he was armed.The offender entered the bank shortly before 11.40am and was captured on CCTV. He is described as white, medium build man with a dark beard.READ NEXT: WATCH - Terrifying footage shows...

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September 27, 2016, 10:00 pm

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The family of convicted killer Glyn Razzell, who has protested his innocence for more than a decade, has acknowledged the "huge significance" of new information linking Christopher Halliwell to his estranged wife.Mr Razzell, who lived in Crewkerne, was jailed for life after he was found guilty of killing his wife, Linda, in 2002. The prosecution's case centred on blood found in the boot of a car that matched her DNA but he has always denied he killed her.Christopher Halliwell was...

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September 28, 2016, 6:19 am

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An offender has racked up nearly 300 previous convictions but been jailed for just 60 of them.The criminal in the South West was the most prolific offender in the region given a non-custodial sentence in 2015, according to figures released following a Freedom of Information request to the Ministry of Justice.They had 276 previous convictions, including 128 for theft offences, 86 for summary offences excluding motoring, 32 public order offences, 10 miscellaneous crimes against society, two for...

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September 28, 2016, 6:45 am

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Two Ashcott brothers are campaigning to find out who broke into their car.Sam and Ethan Boxell went for a walk at Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve with their girlfriends, but when they got back to the car park they discovered Ethan's car had been broken into.The girlfriends had their handbags stolen, which contained items including keys, work keys and purses.MORE: Does this iOS app hold the key to actually getting Glastonbury Festival tickets?By the time they discovered what was missing,...

​Police investigate claims cats died after eating poisoned...

September 28, 2016, 7:02 am

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Police are investigating reports that two cats died after consuming poison in a park in Bath and North East Somerset.It comes after a woman from Whitchurch claims she returned from holiday to find her ten-year-old cat dead in her garden – two days before her other cat had to be put to sleep by a vet because of a suspected poisoning.Karen Gould is now warning people living in the area to be on their guard for anything suspicious as she mourns the death of Oscar, 10, and Trigger, 4. Karen,...

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September 28, 2016, 7:39 am

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A woman was attacked in a serious and "very concerning" sexual assault in the early hours of Friday (September 23) in Weston-super-Mare.The woman, who is in her forties, was attacked by a man in Albert Avenue between 2am and 4.30am on Friday and police are looking for an older man who came to her aid after she had gone through the sickening ordeal.The woman had to be referred to The Bridge Sexual Assault Referral Centre following the attack, and police are appealing for any information...

Man arrested following Keynsham bank robbery appeal

September 28, 2016, 9:43 am

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Avon and Somerset Police have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with a robbery at a bank in Keynsham.The man, from the Keynsham area, was arrested soon after a CCTV appeal was issued by the police.The robbery took place shortly before 11.40am at Halifax on High Street on Monday (September 26).The man remains in police custody while inquiries continue.IN OTHER NEWS: Police investigate claims cats died after eating poisoned chicken in North East Somerset park

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September 28, 2016, 11:24 am

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A 22-year-old teaching assistant accused of sleeping with a 15-year-old girl had been reported to the school three times for inappropriate conduct around pupils a court heard today.Teachers at the Yeovil school were concerned about his behaviour after they spotted him returning a kiss blown to him by the pupil he is accused of sleeping with. He also got into trouble for sitting with a group of year 10 girls at a school dance showcase and for showing another group of girls a video on his phone in...

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September 29, 2016, 2:54 am

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Police sent a letter out to residents of Winscombe earlier this week after a worrying spate of thefts in the village.Three serious thefts occurred in the space of just three days, with jewellery, iPads and meat stolen. A vehicle was also broken into.Homes on Sandford Road Road in Winscombe received the letter, and residents have been urged to stay vigilant by police.The letter read: "During the evening of September 23, a burglary occurred at Wells Close Winscombe and a window was forced...

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September 29, 2016, 6:30 am

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A Somerset woman will embark on a mammoth trek of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for those affected by female genital mutilation (FGM).DCI Leanne Pook, who leads Avon and Somerset Constabulary's FGM taskforce, will scale the famous mountain in aid of the Divinity Foundation, which runs a rescue centre in Kenya that cares for girls who have been saved from FGM and child marriage.Leanne has been in intense training for the expedition, which has included treks in the Lake District and a gruelling...