A police officer will appear in court after being charged with sexual offences. Stephen Phipps, aged 43, who is based in Bridgwater, will appear before Taunton Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Thursday 26 ...

A 15-year-old has been sentenced for throwing beer barrels at a police car during the disorder in Bristol last month. The boy, who cannot be named because of his age, threw two metal barrels at a ...

Paul’s family said they will “never come to terms” with losing him, in a statement released following the trial.

Four men have been charged with murder by police investigating the disappearance of 37-year-old Michael Wheeler from Yeovil. Michael hasn’t been seen or heard from since Saturday 24 August. Concerns ...

Five men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with our investigation into the disappearance of a man from Yeovil. Serious concerns were raised to police about Michael Wheeler’s ...

A 57-year-old man has been jailed for 26 months for his role in last month’s disorder in Bristol. Wayne Murray, of Winterbourne, was seen aggressively shouting at and gesturing towards police officers ...

A national surrender campaign launched by the Home Office has led to over 1,000 zombie-style knives and machetes being handed in to Avon and Somerset Police. The campaign took place ahead of a ban on ...

Shakawan Siddiqi, 32, has been remanded after being charged with the murder of 25-year-old Kunta Ceesay (pictured).

A quantity of cash was stolen during a burglary at a shop in High Street between 11am and 1am on Wednesday 21 August.

An investigation is being carried out after tyres on a large number of vehicles were damaged in Bath. We understand the damage was caused to vehicles parked in Bloomfield Road at some point between 11 ...

Neighbourhood policing teams across South Somerset and the Mendips delivered a successful week of action in mid-September.

The fire was quickly extinguished, although we understand there has been some damage to an external part of the church building. Nobody was injured. Officers attended and a man, in his 40s, has been ...