North Somerset faces the UK’s highest council tax rise, as soaring social care costs and government funding cuts force local service reductions.

Mare, according to the Met Office. The full forecast, subject to change, is available to view at metoffice.gov.uk. Thursday, March 19, will see clear skies all day, with temperatures reaching 17°C and ...

A beauty therapist from Weston-super-Mare has been named a finalist in a national competition. Leigh Joseph, 23, is in the running for beauty therapist of the year 2026 at the UK Hair and Beauty ...

Construction begins on Valley Oaks, Winscombe - 68 new homes, including 32 affordable, from Alliance Homes and Woodstock Homes. EPC A, eco-friendly.

The US president said Israel would make no more attacks on Iran’s South Pars gas field but vowed to ‘massively blow it up’ if ...

Some economists had previously been expecting policymakers to deliver a cut, prior to the escalation of the war in Iran.

Peers also rejected an attempt to overturn the move by MPs to decriminalise women terminating their own pregnancy.

Labour backbenchers have urged the Government to change course on overseas aid as the Foreign Secretary prepares to set out her plans for the development budget. Yvette Cooper will address MPs on ...

Reform UK Scotland is set to reveal an “unashamedly ambitious” Holyrood manifesto ahead of the elections in May. The party’s plan is to scrap all net-zero subsidies, reintroduce North Sea oil and gas ...

Ministers said the move, boosting production from 30%, would be coupled with reductions in steel import quotas as part of new trade measures to preserve steel production for criti ...

An endangered monkey whose foot was saved from amputation thanks to pioneering surgery has given birth. Fifteen-year-old roloway monkey Masaya welcomed infant Lagertha months after a complex operation ...

Energy firms have been warned not to rip off businesses as the Middle East crisis forces prices up. Regulator Ofgem and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband have written to business suppliers to demand ...