Local Weather

Current conditions (as of 23:20)

Clear. 11°C (Feels like 11). Humidity: 94% Winds: 2 mph NE.
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Five Day Forecast

Today: Cloudy / Afternoon Sun. Low: 10°C. High: 20°C. Chance of precipitation: 5%
Tomorrow: Afternoon Rain. Low: 12°C. High: 20°C. Chance of precipitation: 70%
Sunday: Cloudy. Low: 14°C. High: 20°C. Chance of precipitation: 25%
Monday: Morning Rain. Low: 9°C. High: 18°C. Chance of precipitation: 95%
Tuesday: Thunderstorms. Low: 8°C. High: 17°C. Chance of precipitation: 90%

Local News

Police hunt for escaped prisoner

A 39-year-old man who has absconded from Leyhill Open Prison has connections with Weston-super-Mare.
3 September 2010 | 7:13 pm | read more »

Convenient use for old phone box

A 73-year-old man from Somerset comes up with an unusual way to re-use an old red telephone box.
3 September 2010 | 4:26 pm | read more »

County council to axe 1,500 jobs

Somerset County Council is to cut as many as 1,500 posts by 2013 in an attempt to plug a £75m deficit in its finances.
3 September 2010 | 12:26 pm | read more »

Opponents visit wind turbine site

An energy company hoping to build wind turbines in Somerset take opponents to see one in the hope of changing their minds.
2 September 2010 | 10:00 pm | read more »

International News

Castro addresses rally in Havana

Fidel Castro addresses a rally for the first time since handing the Cuban presidency to his brother Raul in 2006.
3 September 2010 | 11:04 pm | read more »

Blair in 'radical Islam' warning

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.
3 September 2010 | 10:58 pm | read more »

US cargo plane crashes in Dubai

A UPS cargo plane crashes at an air force base shortly after take-off from Dubai airport, killing two crew members on board.
3 September 2010 | 10:46 pm | read more »

Murder inquiry launched in Armagh

Detectives in Armagh have begun a murder inquiry after a man's body was found in the Castle Street area on Friday.
3 September 2010 | 10:33 pm | read more »

Worshippers 'just escaped blast'

A Hare Krishna temple in Leicester was evacuated seconds before an explosion almost destroyed the building, it emerges.
3 September 2010 | 10:33 pm | read more »