MoneyWeek editor, latest on the UK house price crash « Peter J. Cooper’s W...

"Money Programme interview with the Editor of MoneyWeek, Merryn Somerset Webb on UK house prices which have been falling at their fastest pace in history over the past two months. This lady has been proved right for steering buyers away from property in recent years. Listen...

Clean-up in wake of flash floods

Flash floods have battered SouthWest England this week, where a months' worth of rain has fallen in just a couple days."A clean-up operation is under way after torrential rain caused flash flooding across south-west England.Firefighters evacuated homes in the worst hit areas...

Aristocrat's Lexus car badly damaged in frenzied sexual attack - by a randy p...

"Visitors to a stately home have been warned to keep away from a randy peacock after he caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a car he mistook for a mate. The amorous bird swooped on the "peacock blue" Lexus car in the grounds of eccentric aristocrat Sir Benjamin...

Barking dogs cost couple £1,250

"A couple have been ordered to pay a total of £1,250 in fines and costs for breaching a noise abatement notice over their barking dogs. Andrew and Susan Watts, of Chescombe Road, Yatton, admitted three offences of failing to comply with the notice at North Somerset...

Police given greater Taser gun powers

"Police in Northamptonshire will be able to use Taser stun guns in a wider range of circumstances from Friday. They will take part in a 12-month pilot scheme involving 10 forces allowing ordinary officers to carry the stun gun after training. Only firearms officers have until...

This is Bakelite, do not adjust your dial

A travel story which puts Sophie Cambell in an old water mill in Somerset, between Bridgwater and Minehead. Yes, you guessed it, it’s the Bakelite museum. If your not familiar with it, you should...

US Sheriff's Bid to Find Policeman

"A retired US deputy sheriff has written to people in West Somerset asking for help to find out more about a 19th Century West Country policeman. Mackenzie Allen of Tacoma, Washington, bought a clock with a plaque dedicated to Mr William Uriah Self, Supt of Police, Williton...

2 hours of lying in urine, patient no right to complain

"Last Modified: 28 May 2007 Source: PA News A nurse has resigned after telling a heart attack patient that he had no right to complain about being left lying in urine for two hours on a trolley, it has emerged. Mark Wright, 39, was shocked when the nurse refused to listen to...

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Arctics to headline Glastonbury

The Arctic Monkeys and Bjork are the first major acts to be confirmed for this year's Glastonbury music festival. The Arctic Monkeys will headline the main Pyramid Stage during the event on Michael Eavis' Somerset farm in June. Images Courtesy of: Getty Images via news.bbc.co.uk