Local Weather
Current Conditions: (as of 03:00)
Partly Cloudy. -5°C (Feels like -10°C). Humidity: 79% Wind: 7 mph NNE.
All times shown are local to Taunton, England. Five Day Forecast Today: Partly Cloudy. Lo -5°C Hi 0°C Precip chance 5%
Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy. Lo -1°C Hi 1°C Precip chance 5%
Friday: Showers. Lo 0°C Hi 1°C Precip chance 95%
Saturday: Partly Cloudy. Lo -1°C Hi 3°C Precip chance 60%
Sunday: Light Showers. Lo 0°C Hi 6°C Precip chance 80%
Local News
Art Fund Prize longlist revealed
The Holburne Museum in Bath is among the 10 institutuions on the longlist for this year's £100,000 Art Fund Prize.
7 February 2012 | 8:44 pm | read more »
Water firm neglected sewage works
South West Water is fined for sub-standard conditions at three of its small treatment works.
7 February 2012 | 7:46 pm | read more »
Injury blow for England's Wilson
England prop Dave Wilson suffers a broken jaw while playing for Bath and will miss the remainder of the Six Nations.
7 February 2012 | 3:47 pm | read more »
Holiday lizard ends up in a spin
A stowaway lizard is discovered in Somerset after surviving a 3,000-mile flight and a machine wash
7 February 2012 | 2:30 pm | read more »
International News
Corals inflate to escape the sand
Time-lapse footage reveals how mushroom corals inflate and deflate to free themselves from smothering sand.
8 February 2012 | 3:38 am | read more »
Santorum declared Missouri winner
Rick Santorum is declared the winner of Missouri's Republican primary and, according to initial results, is leading in Minnesota and even Colorado.
8 February 2012 | 3:36 am | read more »
Whales 'stressed by ocean noise'
A study of hormones in whale faeces shows that right whales are stressed by propeller noise from shipping.
8 February 2012 | 3:28 am | read more »
Pakistan US drone 'kills eight'
A missile attack by an unmanned US drone aircraft in north-west Pakistan kills eight people, Pakistani security officials say.
8 February 2012 | 3:25 am | read more »
Ministers admit benefits backlog
The Department for Work and Pensions admits to a large backlog of new sickness benefit claims, as tens of thousands await a decision beyond the 13-week assessment period.
8 February 2012 | 2:55 am | read more »
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