Marine A Alexander Blackman served Royal Marines with distinction...

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Sergeant Alexander Blackman was jailed for life and dismissed in disgrace from the Royal Marines after serving with distinction for 15 years. The 42-year-old, from Taunton, has now won an appeal against his murder conviction at the Court Martial Appeal Court in London. Above - Alexander Blackman's wife Claire Blackman speaks outside court Five judges reduced his conviction for shooting an injured Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan in 2011 to manslaughter by diminished...

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Attacker Hosam Khamis bound ex's hands and threatened to kill her

March 15, 2017, 11:00 pm

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A 41-year old man has been told prison is inevitable after he admitted subjecting his ex-partner to an horrific ordeal.Hosam Khamis, who appeared in Taunton Crown Court in custody had previously denied charges of false imprisonment, assault by beating and assault occasioning actual bodily harm and had been due to stand trial this week.But after a morning of discussions between the defence barrister and the prosecution, he admitted both assault charges, and the accusation of false imprisonment...

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March 16, 2017, 1:43 am

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The Conservative Party has been fined £70,000 by the Electoral Commission for failing to accurately report its election expenses. The independent elections watchdog said the party had made "numerous failures" in reporting its expenses for the 2015 General Election and three by-elections in 2014. Commission chairman Sir John Holmes said that the Tories' failure to follow the rules "undermined voters' confidence in our democratic processes", and said there was a risk...

Somerset businesses warned to watch out for tool sharpening...

March 16, 2017, 3:36 am

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Somerset businesses are being warned to be wary of scam artists who may be offering tool sharpening services. Devon and Somerset Trading Standards has issued information about itinerant traders who were operating across the county last year, and may be heading back this way again. The men in question targeted businesses in Bridgwater, Dawlish, Exeter, Frome, Highbridge, Shepton Mallet and Weston-super-Mare last year, and have used similar methods in Suffolk. The scam works by the men...

CCTV shows man wanted after burglary in North East Somerset

March 16, 2017, 3:58 am

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Police have released CCTV images as part of their investigation into a burglary in north east Somerset. Avon and Somerset Constabulary is investigating the incident, which occurred at around 4pm on February 19 at the Taylor Wimpey building site on Park Road in Keynsham. A spokesperson said that "a large amount of damage was caused" during the incident, going on to describe a man to whom officers wish to speak as part of their inquiries. The spokesperson said: "CCTV at the...

Man tries to 'grab' Midsomer Norton schoolboy and pull him into...

March 16, 2017, 4:06 am

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A Midsomer Norton mother is warning people to not let their children walk alone after a man tried to grab her son. Cailin Horwood's 12-year-old son was walking from Somervale when he was approached by what he described as a light blue mini being driven by a white man. In her warning to other parents in the town, Cailin said: "The man tried several times to persuade my son to get into the car, telling him he worked with his parents and also trying to grab him by the arm and pull him into...

Paedophile Geoffrey Tift dies in prison from chest infection 6...

March 16, 2017, 6:00 am

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One of Britain's worst paedophiles, who lived in Somerset and was described by a judge as "nothing short of evil", has died in prison after contracting a chest infection. Geoffrey Tift, 68, raped and sexually assaulted girls between the ages of five to 15 over a 40-year period across the UK. The monster began offending in Kent before moving to North Wales, Somerset, Devon and Bristol. He was convicted of 25 crimes and jailed for 18 years in 2010. An inquest heard that he became...

Templecombe's David Bool spared jail for £18,000 jewellery...

March 16, 2017, 7:42 am

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A man who stole thousands of pounds worth of diamond rings from his mother's new partner has been spared a jail sentence. Dale Bool, 29, of Hillcrest Road, Templecombe, had previously denied a charge of stealing jewellery worth £18,000, but admitted a charge of theft when he appeared before Taunton Crown Court today. Prosecutor Rebecca Bradberry said that the stolen items had belonged to the late wife of the victim who was the new partner of Bool's mother. "He is not sure...

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March 16, 2017, 10:00 am

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A registered sex offender who downloaded thousands of indecent photos and movies of children along with extreme pornography depicting humans having sex with dogs has been sent to Taunton Crown Court to be sentenced. Basil Al-Mudalal committed the offences over a three month period at his home in Street, and was found in possession of the illegal material which spanned all categories of seriousness. When he appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates they were told that the 63-year-old...

Man charged after drug warrant in St Michael's Avenue in Yeovil

March 16, 2017, 12:59 pm

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A 19-year-old man from London has been arrested and charged after police executed a drugs warrant this morning (Thursday March 16). Police say they had been tipped off about drug use at the home on St Michael's Avenue in Yeovil.They found evidence of drug use at the house and arrested Mahomad Yussuf. Yussuf was charged with breaching a community protection notice and was taken out of the Avon and Somerset police area.He is now due at Yeovil Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, April 4. Sergeant...

Radstock man Clive Hill jailed after 12 mile car chase, footage...

March 16, 2017, 10:00 pm

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This astonishing video shows a high speed chase involving a banned Radstock driver during which he struck three cars and a lorry. He led police on a 12 mile chase – at one point on two wheels. The driver of the vehicle was Clive Hill, of Butcher's Close, in West Hill. The 41-year-old was driving a friend in his Ford Mondeo when he failed to stop when required on the A370. He accelerated off at speed, overtook a bus on a bend and bashed one vehicle so hard the left side of his car...

Bridgwater McDonald's flasher Luke Rice jailed after going...

March 17, 2017, 3:21 am

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A man has been jailed for flashing at people including young children in a Somerset McDonald's. Luke Rice, 22, was arrested in February for indecent exposure at a McDonald's.Rice, from Bridgwater, was reported to have been wrestled to the ground by police after he was seen to be exposing himself in the McDonald's restaurant on Gallagher Retail Park in Bridgwater, which was filled with young children and their parents, on Monday February 13.However, Rice also went missing shortly after he was...

Wincanton couple admit fraud worth £25,000 but claim it was...

March 17, 2017, 4:00 am

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A Wincanton couple who fiddled the books and reclaimed tax rebates totalling more than £25,000 admitted allegations of fraud when they appeared in court. Craig and Kayleigh Jones made numerous amendments to their tax returns over a three-year period and when tax inspectors became suspicious of their book-keeping they made further investigations and uncovered the offences. When they appeared before Somerset Magistrates their solicitor said their actions were not done to help fund a...

Radstock man jailed for drink-driving night before court...

March 17, 2017, 6:33 am

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A man has been jailed for drink-driving after being caught five times over - the night before he was due in court for the same offence on a different occasion. Sozzled Stephen Guare, 63, was caught by police after a tip-off from a vigilant member of the public in Wingfield Road Trowbridge, Wiltshire. He was stopped just before 9pm on Wednesday, March 15, evening and found to be over five times above the legal limit. Guare, from Radstock, Somerset was already due to appear in court...

Matthew Mills spared jail for horrific Hallowe'en attack which...

March 17, 2017, 7:47 am

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A man who threw a lampshade, pint glass and bedside cabinet at his girlfriend in a horrific Hallowe'en attack has been spared jail. Matthew Mills, 28, of no fixed address, had been drinking heavily in Taunton following the death of his friend and had walked out of his job on October 31 last year. Prosecuting, Kirsty Real said he had been in a relationship with his girlfriend for around two months leading up to the incident and there had been no previous problems between them. "His...

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March 17, 2017, 9:18 am

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Angry after being told a man had taken his cousin out shoplifting, a Yeovil man attacked him outside a town centre restaurant, raining blows and kicks on his head. Victor Anastasiu approached the victim while he was outside having a cigarette, and without warning, punched him to the ground and then carried out the brutal and sustained assault. The defendant appeared to be drunk and then fell on the floor himself giving the victim time to flee the scene, and the defendant then went into the...

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March 17, 2017, 9:42 am

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A WELLS man accused of sexually assaulting a woman has been ordered to stand trial before Somerset MagistratesAlan Robert Kerle allegedly gave the complainant a kiss on the lips and touched her between her legs, over her clothing, on two occasions.Kerle, 47, of Manning Close, appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates, sitting at Yeovil.He pleaded not guilty to a charge that on November 25 last year at Wells he intentionally touched a female and that touching was sexual when she did not...

Mother of convicted Ilminster Broadway brothers faces prison...

March 17, 2017, 12:19 pm

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The matriarch of a notorious crime family has admitted trying to smuggle a Sim card into her son at a prison in Devon. Mary Broadway was visiting her son Rocky, aged 32, who was serving a seven year term at Channings Wood, near Newton Abbot, for a series of burglaries at farms around Somerset. Mary, aged 57, of Clubbards Cross, is also the mother of Charlie Broadway, who was jailed for life for shooting dead neighbour Wilf Isaacs last year. His two brothers John, aged 37, and Billy, aged...

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March 17, 2017, 11:01 pm

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Another week has been and gone, and the courts have been full of people having to face the consequences of their actions. Here's our round-up of the biggest cases magistrates and judges have presided over this week. Marine ALet's start with the case that everyone has been talking about – that of 'Marine A'. Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 42, from Taunton was a Royal Marine who shot an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan. This week, he won an appeal against his murder...

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March 18, 2017, 4:30 am

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were told about a man being shot dead at an airport in Paris while meeting survivors of terror attacks on Nice and the Bataclan theatre in Paris, according to reports. A man has been shot dead today (March 18) after seizing a rifle from a soldier guarding Orly Airport in Paris. No-one else in the busy terminal was hurt, but thousands of travellers were evacuated and flights were diverted to the city's other airport. Prince William and wife Catherine are...