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Watch the first look trailer for new documentary Meet the Rees-Moggs

Wingsuit jumper Tim Howell leaps off Mount Kilimanjaro at 5,450m.

Watch: Wingsuit jumper’s 5,450m leap off Mount Kilimanjaro

Tom McMeakin and his view from a paraglider of the Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury Festival site.

Watch: Aerial footage shows Glastonbury Festival site

Sir Paul McCartney. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Going Green: Coastal communities are under threat

The best towns and cities for a Staycation including Liverpool

Cows controlled with GPS tracker which plays music.

Watch: Cows controlled with GPS tracker which plays music

Gary Anderson looking as if he can't believe his eyes during his round-four loss to Brendan Dolan on Saturday at the latest World Darts Championship at London's Alexandra Palace (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)

I was rotten, says former Borderer Gary Anderson after World Darts Championship ...

A scooter rider was caught over the drink-drive limit on a motorway hard shoulder Picture: Avon and Somerset police

Watch e-scooter rider being caught over the limit - on motorway

Two young men were surrounded by armed police at a McDonald's drive-through and ordered out of their car at gunpoint. Driver Joel Thorogood, 21, said he was "shocked and scared" as guns were pointed directly at him and his passenger during the incident in Taunton, Somerset, on Monday evening (4 Dec). Picture: SWNS

Men terrified as armed police surround them at McDonald's over 'gun'

Craig Gillett, 61, as Santa, runs Santa's Grotto Frome alongside his sister Clare Perry, 59, Mrs Claus but is facing eviction over planning permission Picture: Santa's Grotto Frome / SWNS

Santa faces eviction from grotto over planning permission row

Tim Howell, 34, during practice jumps for his wingsuit jump off Everest Picture: Tim Howell / SWNS

Watch wingsuit flyer Tim Howell jump off a mountain

British wingsuit jumper Tim Howell is in training to take his biggest flight yet - off Everest

Tom Morton

Stay in quirky BnB made out of a wombat’s burrow for free - how to enter competition

Fancy a night in a wombat’s burrow?

UK town council declares ‘housing crisis’ as average rental rates soar to £1,500 a month

Town council’s ‘housing crisis’ as average rent hits £1,500 a month

It’s far more cost effective to insulate your home once rather than keep the heating on constantly. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Greener energy is cheaper in the long run

Neil and Lisa Fletcher at home in Watchet, Somerset.

Couple who ‘live in 1930s’ bemoan increase in cost of vintage clothes

A Glastonbury crew member in his 40s was found dead in his tent on Tuesday.

Glastonbury: Second death at festival after crew member found dead

Glastonbury’s iconic Pyramid Stage

Glastonbury 2023: Man dies at music festival

Glastonbury’s iconic Pyramid Stage

Here’s how to watch Glastonbury Festival on TV this year

The moment a driver put their Need for Speed to the test as they drift around a busy roundabout.

Shocking video show moment BMW ‘drifts’ around busy roundabout

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‘Gimp man’ arrested after ‘crawling’ on ground in quiet village

Glastonbury Festival resale tickets sell out in just six minutes

Police are investigating

Police officer charged with rape while on duty

This is the pub reportedly owned by Banksy

Take a look at a pub reportedly owned by Banksy

Diana Ross at Glastonbury.

Glastonbury named best festival in the UK

Joshua Delbono was found “unanimously guilty” at Bristol Crown Court on April 11 - Credit: Avon and Somerset Police

Mother turns son over to police after teen stabbed to death

Queen Victoria’s bloomers are expected to fetch up to £7,000.

Queen Victoria’s knickers expected to fetch up to £7,000 at auction

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Jacob Rees-Mogg’s stunning family home on sale for £2.75 million

Blaise Inn in Henbury, Bristol is one of three restaurants in the are to be awarded by the Michelin Guide

Michelin Guide presents 20 restaurants with Bib Gourmand award

The south west leads the way with the highest number of awards given to restaurants in the region

Chloe Clarke

The property was bought by Gifford’s parents in 1921.

Woman sells her childhood home bought 102 years ago for £200

Author JK Rowling with pupils from Millfield Preparatory School in 1999

Librarian discovers forgotten Harry Potter books signed by JK Rowling

For a food lovers choice experience, this Valentine’s Day stay at The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne (photo: petewebb.com)

Take inspiration from these holiday ideas from Travel PR this Valentine’s Day

A general view of the waterfront in Kirkwall on September 6, 2021

UK’s Top 10 most welcoming places - does your town make the list?

“Reckless” motorist clocked doing 128mph on an icy duel carriageway

Double decker bus overturns and leads to ‘high number’ of injuries

Kerry Collinson, 51, decided to ruthlessly cut back on her gas and electric bill as she saw prices soar.

Woman pays £10 a month for electricity thanks to these thrifty hacks

Paul McCartney performs on the Pyramid Stage stage during day four of Glastonbury Festival 2022 (Pic: Getty Images)

Eminem in talks to headline Glastonbury 2023 - how to buy tickets

Drivers get chance to have their car turned into a Hot Wheels model

Netta Meadows.

Council CEO Netta Meadows set to step down

Get together with friends for a great winter drive (Drobot Dean - stock.adobe.com)

Enjoy UK from the warmth and comfort of your car: Best winter drives

Trudy Hendy from Langford Lakes Christmas Tree Farm gives advice on your own Christmas wreath

Top tips on how to make your own Christmas wreath

The former Clarks outlet. (Photo: BILL McBURNIE)

There could be a move from footwear to fitness in Galashiels if a new planning b...

Here are the UK's most dangerous selfie hotspots

Butlin's reopens its camps with safety measures in place

Councillor Euan Jardine at Clarks in Galashiels.

Nine jobs set to be lost as Clarks closes its Galashiels shoe shop

Watch the moment a quick-thinking dog owner saved his Jack Russell from choking ... Sarah Wilson

KFC restaurants close again as supply problems return

Weddings fit for a royal: the fairytale castles in the UK where you can marry

Democracy defiant in the face of terrorism

Berwick Bandits Speedway

Fans frustrated as Bandits lose six in a row at home

WATCH: Banditsawait play-off opposition

Somerset Rebels 56-34 Berwick Bandits

Bandits to face Rebels and Scorpions

Berwick Bandits 49-43 Somerset Rebels

Farmers, like this one at work near Roxburgh, are enjoying a better spring than last year. Picture by Staurt Cobley

Landlines: Three cheers for spring weather

A fundraising event to be held in Springwood Park in Kelso is to be held to help the farmers of flood hit Somerset. The event includes, dinner, dancing and a luxery auction on May 3rd. L-r, Ailsa Tweedie, Tania Conway, Lucy Armstrong, Susan Thompson, Jill McGregor and Kirsty Barr.

Farmers’ wives organise shindig to help Somerset

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