TWO more Covid-19 vaccination sites have been launched in Somerset this week.

AFTER being ridiculed by people on social media, I'm really annoyed at the attitude of a lot of people regarding fireworks.

TWO cousins from Weston-super-Mare have been jailed for 38 years collectively today (Thursday) following the killing of Mikhail Hanid in June last year.

SOMERSET has seen a total of 23 deaths of patients with Covid-19 in the past 48 hours.

A SERIAL sex offender has been jailed for filming several women without their knowledge of consent.

The footage shows the grim reality of the nation’s health crisis as the PA were granted exclusive access to St George’s Hospital in London.

THERE could be snow in Somerset today and tomorrow..

A ROMANIAN gang who stripped lead from ten Somerset church roofs have been jailed for a combined total of more than 20 years.

IT’S been a difficult start to 2021 as England has gone back into lockdown for the third time.

GP surgeries in England are to begin administering the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine as the UK faces a race to protect the population after the daily reported death toll topped 1,000.

The link then takes unsuspecting victims through to a fake NHS site where they will be asked to provide bank/card details to check identity.

Premium Netflix subscriptions will see a price hike of £24 per year from February.

The restrictions put significant limitations on what people can do - but what fines can be imposed if someone is caught flouting the rules?

A SECTION of a busy main road was closed this afternoon (Wednesday) due to several fallen trees presenting "an immediate hazard".

THE rate of Covid-19 infection shows no sign of letting up in Somerset.

Boris Johnson warned it would take time to ease lockdown restrictions in England which could be in place until the end of March.

Harpers Farm Supplies launch their brand-new online store.

POLICE seized a total of 574 vehicles for various reasons during December - that's an average of more than 18 a day.

RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Courts include:

CLAP for Carers is set to return this Thursday - but this time, people across the UK are being invited to put their hands together for 'heroes' who have helped during the pandemic.

RESCUE services were left with a sinking feeling after a digger became stuck on a beach - while trying to save a stranded truck from the incoming tide.

FIRE crews tackled a blaze - that is still under investigation - at a property in Burnham-on-Sea yesterday (January 5).

A MAJOR Somerset company has announced a new chair.

Professor Chris Whitty said that one in 50 people being estimated to have coronavirus across the UK is “really quite a large number indeed”.

The move will affect all 1,300 restaurants across the UK with the fast food franchise issuing a brief statement on Wednesday January 6.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: “This will be a lifeline to parents and I welcome the BBC playing its part.”

The Department for Education said it recognises this is “an anxious time for students who have been working hard towards their exams”.

His warning comes as hospital admissions of people with Covid-19 have reached another record high, according to NHS England figures.

- PEOPLE across the UK are waking up to a third lockdown after Boris Johnson announced the closure of all schools last night. - The Prime Minister has ordered people to stay home after a huge rise in coronavirus infections. - Businesses, schools a...

THERE have been 644 positive coronavirus tests confirmed in Somerset in the last 48 hours.

GWR will continue to run a reduced service during lockdown.

MORE than 56,000 homes and business premises in Somerset will finally get superfast broadband by 2024 after new contracts were agreed.

ALL 16 of Somerset's recycling sites will be open on standard winter hours for essential use during lockdown.

ENGLAND has entered into a national lockdown for the third time.

HOW do you put on a pantomime in a pandemic?

MORRISONS will be hosting drive-through coronavirus vaccinations from next week. 

GLASTONBURY organiser Emily Eavis has dismissed speculation that the festival has been called off this year.

GLASSES worth thousands of pounds were stolen in a raid on a Somerset opticians.

Boris Johnson has imposed a third national lockdown on England and shut schools to most students to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed by surging coronavirus infections.

The new national lockdown will see schools closed and people told to stay home.

THOUSANDS of pounds worth of designer sunglasses were stolen from an opticians in Somerset.

POLICE have found stolen jewellery - and are hoping to reunite the items with the owners.

PRIME minister Boris Johnson is to make a televised address tonight (January 4), setting out new emergency measures to control the spread of Covid-19 in England.

- Primary schools across England have reopened despite concerns over Covid-19 infection rates - A row has broken out after the National Education Union (NEU) said that it is unsafe for primary schools to reopen today . - Prime Minister Boris Johns...

DO you think Somerset schools should reopen today or remain closed?

The first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca have been administered in the UK.

HEALTH Secretary Matt Hancock has refused to rule out another national lockdown amid concerns the new variant coronavirus is spreading out of control.

FIVE lucky people in Burnham-on-Sea are celebrating after winning £1,000 each thanks to their postcode.

THE Queen’s 95th birthday will be celebrated on one of five new commemorative coins released this year, the Royal Mint has said.

The Prime Minister’s televised address is expected to take place at 8pm on Monday.