4+ hour, 53+ min ago  (806+ words) After a dramatic conclusion and anxious wait, Wesley Ward made a welcome return to the Royal Ascot winner's enclosure as Bacio blazed a trail in the concluding Palace of Holyroodhouse Handicap on Friday. The 3-1 favourite looked to have given the…...

9+ hour, 41+ min ago  (664+ words) Move over 'chicken wine' - there's a new bottle on the block. Every summer seems to produce an unlikely supermarket star. Last year it was "fish wine" and before that "chicken wine". Now there's a new bottle taking over social media…...

7+ hour, 3+ min ago  (379+ words) Anne Hathaway has revealed she is pregnant. The Devil Wears Prada 2 star, 43, shared a video on Instagram announcing the news. In the clip she was wearing a flowy white dress and walked into the frame with her arms in front…...

9+ hour, 52+ min ago  (38+ words) M5 traffic very heavy in Somerset after report of accident Somerset County Gazette M5 Taunton traffic was 'very heavy' amid reports of crash Our live feed has now finished. - The M5 is delayed in Somerset today (June 19)....

17+ hour, 23+ min ago  (635+ words) Two in three small businesses have raised their prices three times or more in the last five years "- with a quarter set to put them up again before the end of summer. Research of 500 business owners revealed supplier costs (62 per…...

8+ hour, 1+ min ago  (243+ words) Opportunity denied the King and Queen a Royal Ascot winner through Warrant Holder in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes. It is three years since Desert Hero brought the house down by carrying the royal silks to success in the King…...

10+ hour ago  (411+ words) A young wicketkeeper-batter has signed a new two-year contract extension. Jess Hazell, 21, will now stay with Somerset County Cricket Club until at least the end of the 2028 season. Hazell, who came through Somerset's County Age Group system and debuted for…...

12+ hour, 9+ min ago  (573+ words) A MAN has denied that he raped a teenage girl from Somerset and said she instigated sexual intercourse, a court heard. Mehrab Safi, 21, is accused of being the first of four people to rape the 17-year-old girl after allegedly grooming…...

10+ hour, 58+ min ago  (798+ words) Footballer Ella Toone has become an ambassador of Prostate Cancer UK two years after her "hero" dad died of the disease. Toone, who won the European championships with England in 2022 and 2025, lost her father Nick, aged 59, in 2024. The Lioness and…...

11+ hour, 48+ min ago  (414+ words) A rider has proved age is no barrier to success after completing her first international endurance ride at the age of 61. She completed the course on her homebred 18-year-old mare, Dizzy Miss Lizzy. Ms Everson said: "To make the leap…...