At least 151 people have been confirmed dead after heavy rainfall unleashed flooding in a market town in north-central Nigeria. More than 3,000 people were displaced in the flooding in the town of ...

This week, the members of Somerset Camera Club have been taking photos of activities relating to the bank holiday. Every week, members of the group are challenged to come up with new photographs ...

IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi has warned that ‘Iran is the only non-nuclear weapon state enriching to this level’.

The former Bridgwater & Taunton College pupil Keeley, who re-joined the team at the beginning of the 2024/25 season from Aberdeen, has been an integral part of the squad, controlling the tempo of the ...

A boy rescued from the River Thames is in a stable condition as the search for a missing girl continues, police said. A search was launched after two children got into trouble in the water near the ...

The drowning of two teenagers off the coast of Co Donegal remains an “open wound”, a priest has said. The funeral of Matt Sibanda heard that the 18-year-old was “undeniably wise and good beyond his ...

A nine-old girl was killed in a strike on the front-line village of Dolynka in the Zaporizhzhia region, and a 16-year-old was injured.

As previously reported by the Mercury, Bridgwater United’s new manager had signed three new players in Owen Howe, Josh Ford and Lloyd Mills. Now the club has confirmed five more new signings including ...

Which? revealed that Aldi has been crowned as the UK’s cheapest supermarket for the 18th month in a row. Now, we've compared the price of staple items that we pick up weekly to see if Aldi did beat ...

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to crack down on small boat crossings including with measures targeting smuggling gangs.

Two adults and a teenager have died in a car crash on the M5 in south Gloucestershire while a second child suffered serious injuries. A white BMW was involved in a single-vehicle collision at around ...

The Avro Lancaster was the star of the recent VE Day celebrations, leading the ceremonial flypast over London.