News from Taunton, M5, Somerset, Wellington, Minehead, West Somerset from Somerset County Gazette

7:04pm Monday 21st May 2012

A violent boyfriend who strangled his aspiring-model girlfriend in a jealous rage has been described as "evil" by the dead teenager's grieving family.

6:57pm Monday 21st May 2012

David Cameron has reaffirmed plans to withdraw British troops from Afghanistan amid fresh warnings the country could re-emerge as a terrorist haven once international forces have gone.

6:24pm Monday 21st May 2012

A couple murdered their "westernised" teenage daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court has heard.

5:53pm Monday 21st May 2012

The widow of murdered police officer Constable Stephen Carroll has spoken of her "disgust" at the jail term handed to one of the killer gang.

5:18pm Monday 21st May 2012

A violent and obsessed boyfriend has been found guilty of murdering his aspiring model girlfriend in a jealous rage.

4:47pm Monday 21st May 2012

Sir Mervyn King is to come under increased scrutiny after an independent review was announced into the Bank of England's actions at the height of the financial crisis.

4:43pm Monday 21st May 2012

A couple murdered their teenage daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court has heard.

4:37pm Monday 21st May 2012

The publication of a controversial report on employment law reforms has been brought forward, after an earlier draft was leaked to the press.

4:31pm Monday 21st May 2012

Two dissident republicans convicted for their part in the murder of a policeman in Northern Ireland must serve a minimum of 25 and 14 years in jail.

4:24pm Monday 21st May 2012

Extracts from a record of a phone call between Tony Blair and George W Bush on the eve of the Iraq War must be released, a tribunal has ruled.