Somerset

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Jun 28, 2026 • via BBC News

Acquittal Follows Nine-Year-Old's Fatal Stabbing

Teen cleared despite CCTV re-enactment and single wound to the heart

The verdict in Aria Thorpe's case exposes persistent gaps between knife crime trends and criminal justice outcomes for youth offenders.

Jun 20, 2026 • via the Guardian

Two Years of Temporary Work at the Bridgwater Site

Agratas sacks contractor after £400m spent without formal contract

Budget overruns and repeated contractor exits push the Tata gigafactory past its third revised start date.

May 12, 2026 • via the Guardian

Somerset Roads Defy Their Stabilisers

45-degree lorry lists in peat sinkhole during council pothole patrol

A stabilisation firm's truck sinks on a Somerset road it arrived to fix, exposing peat vulnerabilities, chronic underfunding, and institutional shortcuts in UK highway maintenance.