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030223 Taunton stabbing BPM Media

Man in hospital and two teens arrested after stabbing

The incident happened on Colin Road in Taunton at around 11:40pm last night (2 February).

Yesterday

A firefighter helping a baby out of a stranded vehicle

Six-month-old baby rescued from stranded car in floodwater

Firefighters were called to near Creech St Michael after it was reported a baby was trapped in a submerged vehicle.

15 Jan

Funeral held for war hero who was a spy on the beaches of Normandy

The funeral has been held for Taunton's D-Day veteran Jim Booth, who died in December at the age of 101.

6 Jan

Man threatened stranger with a knife in front of their child

Paramedics speak of hospital queues and 'intense' days in 'broken' system

High street store closed after selling vapes to children

D-Day hero who survived horrific hammer attack dies aged 101

Tributes paid to 'kind' and 'loving' teacher who died in car crash

'People are scared' - venues double up as warm spaces as temperatures drop

Fire breaks out at petrol station in Taunton

Girl, 16, dragged and punched by man trying to kidnap her

How a mild winter is making many plants behave strangely

Woman left with incurable cancer after being wrongly diagnosed for months

House branded 'hub for anti-social behaviour' shut down by police

Army veteran on 'essential' help for ex-military as Poppy Appeal launches