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The Latest Breaking News from Taunton

Ill-fated Monmouth rebellion remembered 340 years on in Somerset

Exhibition opens this week in Taunton Castle, where mass death sentences were infamously issued during Bloody Assizes

The Guardian - UK

New lease of life for 102-year-old woman after hip replacement

Joy Palfreman was fitted with a new hip at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton.

Evening Standard

Amateur jockey completes smooth success from classroom to Taunton

Teenage rider successfully swops the classroom for the racecourse

The Independent UK

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From dream to reality: Go-op, Britain’s first cooperative railway

With approval to run trains between Swindon, Taunton and Weston-super-Mare, services could start in 2026

The Guardian - UK

Green signal given for first UK co-operatively owned railway service

Regulator approves bid by open-access operator Go-op to run trains in south-west England from late next year

The Guardian - UK

Girl 17, dies after being struck by car on M5 motorway

The M5 is closed in both directions between junctions 24 (Bridgwater) and 25 (Taunton).

The Independent UK

County cricket: Somerset pull off dramatic win over Surrey in thrilling finish – as it happened

Surrey batting collapse hands victory to Somerset and breathes new life into County Championship title battle

The Guardian - UK

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County cricket: Surrey edge dramatic day at Somerset, Essex docked 12 points – as it happened

Tom Curran’s 86 and Shakib Al Hasan’s wickets kept Surrey in front despite an inspired cameo from the injured Tom Banton

The Guardian - UK

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Blast holders Somerset beat South Group Surrey to boost quarter-final hopes

Tom Kohler-Cadmore’s 51 helped Somerset chase down 183 at Taunton.

The Independent UK

England v Pakistan: second women’s ODI abandoned due to rain – as it didn’t happen

England are still 1-0 up in the series after the second ODI was washed out at Taunton

The Guardian - UK

England keen to be more ‘ruthless’ as they look to clinch Pakistan ODI series

Hosts England can take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series with victory at Taunton on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Heather Knight wants more from England’s batters despite opening ODI win

The second game of the three-match series against Pakistan is in Taunton on Sunday.

The Independent UK

LGBTQ rainbow path in park painted over as police probe ‘wilful act of vandalism’

The LGBTQ path was covered in white paint three years after it was designed to make Taunton feel more inclusive

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The Guardian - UK

Richards, Hick and Lara: how David Foot saw three of the greatest innings

A new book draws together writing from David Foot’s 50 years on the county circuit, with a 1985 day in Taunton the highlight

The Guardian - UK

‘This is just a Tory line – they don’t care about us’: Taunton’s voters refuse to buy into Sunak’s net zero U-turn

Many in the Somerset town refused to buy into the PM’s claims he dumped his net zero pledges to help struggling families

The Hindu

Consolation 69-run win for England in final Women's Ashes ODI against Australia

Nat Sciver-Brunt hit another century as England claimed a Women’s Ashes series draw with a 69-run win over Australia under the DLS method in the third and final one-day international at Taunton.

Evening Standard

England claim Women’s Ashes series draw after fresh heroics from Nat Sciver-Brunt

Nat Sciver-Brunt was the hero again as England claimed a Women’s Ashes series draw with a 69-run win over Australia on the DLS method in the final ODI in Taunton.

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The Independent UK

Nottingham attack victim Barnaby Webber’s mother delivers poignant eulogy

Emma Webber told 600 mourners in Taunton that despite the darkness her family currently feels ‘one day the dawn will break for us again’.

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds attend funeral of Nottingham attacks victim Barnaby Webber

Tributes paid to teenager’s ‘swirl of laughter and kindness’ during emotional send-off in Taunton

The Independent UK

Hundreds gather for funeral of Nottingham attack victim

The funeral of 19-year-old Barnaby Webber took place in Taunton, Somerset.

The Independent UK

Funeral takes place of Nottingham victim Barnaby Webber

Family and friends will gather in Taunton, Somerset to pay their respects to Barnaby Webber, 19, who died after being attacked on June 1.

The Independent UK

England continue stunning Ashes fightback to level series with ODI win

There are remaining ODI games in Southampton and Taunton.

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Dan Lawrence lights up Blackpool with century – as it happened

The Essex batter hit a timely 135 to send a message to England selectors, while Durham continued their march towards promotion

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Rew and Yates hit double centuries as English young guns fire

There were runs all over the country as some of England’s potential Test players of the future made hay and smashed glass

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