At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, rebel authorities said on Saturday.

Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez on Friday announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights ...

West Country flooding leaves homes and businesses devastated as government response criticised. Calls for action as Somerset, Devon, Dorset, ...

Six Somerset restaurants have been named as being among the best in Squaremeal’s new 2026 roundup of the UK’s Top 100 Restaurants.

This week, the members of Somerset Camera Club have been taking photos of water and reflections as the wind and rain has battered Somerset.

PEOPLE living in flats in Somerset can expect changes regarding their recycling waste collections. Somerset Council has announced changes to a recycling collection service for households that have a ...

The Sunday Times Tax List showed that the top 100 taxpayers paid a total of £5.758 billion worth of tax last year.

Disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell sent an email to an address signed “A” – believed to be Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor – in which she referred to them as “sweet pea”, and expressed her ...

Rob Jetten emphasised the need for stronger European co-operation to ensure security and prosperity rather than focusing on ...

An email exchange from August 2002 shows the two accounts talking about organising a weekend together on ‘the Island’.

The US Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis nurse killed ...

The US leader said Vladimir Putin had agreed to halt attacks on power in the Ukrainian capital and other regions as bitter winter weather takes hold.