Shepton Mallet Carnival performer taken to hospital after falling from cart

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A carnival performer has been taken to hospital after falling from a cart during a street parade.Police confirmed the person's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing after the incident at Somerset's Shepton Mallet Carnival at about 20:40 GMT on Wednesday.The procession was brought to a standstill for more than an hour while members of St John's Ambulance administered first aid.Shepton Mallet Carnival organisers have been approached for a comment.Rob Bayly, who was in the crowd…

New review urges UK to repatriate Shamima Begum, others from Syria | News

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Conditions at Syrian al-Hol and al-Roj camps are “inhuman, dangerous, and degrading”, independent report says, urging UK to comply with international obligations.The United Kingdom government should voluntarily facilitate the return of former repentant ISIL (ISIS) member Shamima Begum and others living in Syrian camps and deprived of British nationality, a new report has urged.The Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice said the current stance of the government towards nationals and former nationals detained in Syrian…

Landmark research uncovers why type 1 diabetes is more aggressive in young children

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· In young children with type 1 diabetes, nearly all insulin-producing cells are destroyed before they can mature, helping explain why the condition is more aggressive and harder to manage in early childhood · Major breakthrough could redefine how type 1 diabetes is understood and treated, refocusing research and offering new ways to stop the condition before it starts Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding why type 1 diabetes is more aggressive in young children, offering…

Exeter City Football Club investigation after fire at stadium

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BBCDozens of firefighters attended the blaze amid fears it would spread to the stadium's standsAn investigation is being launched after a fire broke out at Exeter City's stadium, causing some damage.Firefighters tackled the blaze at St James Park after smoke was seen billowing from a portacabin near the Well Street end of the ground at about 22:00 GMT on Wednesday. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue said the fire started in an electrical unit, before spreading to a…

Exeter City Football Club investigation after blaze at stadium

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Getty ImagesDozens of firefighters attended the blaze amid fears it would spread to the stadium's standsAn investigation is being launched after a fire broke out at Exeter City's stadium.Firefighters tackled the blaze at St James Park after smoke was seen billowing from a portacabin near the Well Street end of the ground at about 22:00 GMT on Wednesday. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue said the blaze started in an electrical unit, before spreading to a temporary building.…

Man, 24, arrested on suspicion of raping woman in Bournemouth

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A man has been arrested in connection with a reported rape in Bournemouth.Dorset Police said a woman, aged in her 30s, reported being attacked by a man in a wooded area off Maxwell Road on 5 November at about 21:20 GMT.The force said the woman had walked to the road, which runs alongside Winton Recreation Ground, with an unknown man who had approached her earlier in Charminster where she had met up with someone she knew.A 24-year-old man…

Developers vie for Weymouth council office site

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Two sets of developers are in the running to buy and transform the site of a former council building, 10 years after it was first put on the market.The former borough council's offices at North Quay in Weymouth, Dorset, were almost sold in 2016 but the deal fell through amid a planning row.Council documents show Castletech Projects and a partnership between Our Place and DJ Property have submitted fresh proposals for mixed residential and commercial schemes.Dorset Council cabinet…

BCP Council to trial swipe-card access for libraries

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Tristan PascoeDorset political reporter, BournemouthBCP CouncilHamworthy library is one of several in the BCP area chosen to trial the new technologyA council in Dorset is hoping to bring swipe-card access to some of its libraries in a bid to encourage more library use by residents.Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has applied for grant funding from The Arts Council.It wants to introduce "open access" so users can access their local libraries outside of normal opening hours.The system is…

Bridgwater development approved despite right of way concerns

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A housing development which will see more than 320 properties built on the edge of a town has been approved, despite concerns around public rights of way.Persimmon Severn Valley said it would build 323 homes over two phases on land south of the A39 Quantock Road near Bridgwater, Somerset.Durleigh Parish Council criticised the proposals, saying the site lacked well-lit and safe walking and cycling routes. Somerset Council approved the plans at a meeting on Tuesday, subject to recommendations…

Somerset A361 cameras ‘catch thousands’ not wearing seatbelts

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BBCSeth Marks, 21, says he needs round-the-clock care after being seriously injured in a crashNew Artificial Intelligence (AI) cameras installed on a stretch of road have shown thousands of drivers and passengers are not wearing seatbelts, a council has found.The cameras were put in place along the A361 Frome bypass in Somerset, where six people have died in the last five years.Somerset Council said 4,407 people were spotted not wearing seatbelts in the four months between March and…

Historic Meldon Viaduct needs up to £3m of repairs

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A historic viaduct on Dartmoor will need up to £3m of repairs over the next 10 years it has emerged.Meldon Viaduct is 165m (540ft) long and was constructed just outside Okehampton in the 1870s to cater for the London and South West Railway line.The viaduct is a scheduled monument and one of only two surviving railway bridges in the UK built with wrought iron lattice piers and trusses.The Meldon Viaduct Company that was set up in 1998 to…

Cornish blind surfer wins silver in world championships

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A blind surfer from Cornwall has won a silver medal at the World Para Surfing Championships.Melissa Reid, from Porthtowan, was one of three women who won medals for Team England in the ISA World Para Surfing Championships at Oceanside Pier, California in the USA, on 7 November.Zoe Smith, from Bournemouth, won silver in the para surfing stand 2 category and Hannah Dines, who is based in Manchester and Glasgow, won copper in the para surfing prone 2 event.During…