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Shoulder blow for Alves
Barcelona have confirmed that Brazilian star Dani Alves has been ruled out for up to two months after breaking his collarbone.

Bent will battle on
Darren Bent has taken his omission from England's Euro 2012 squad on the chin and has vowed to force his way into Roy Hodgson's plans in the future.

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Have A Happy Easter!

Saturday April 7th 2012
Wishing you all a happy easter from The Onlines Team!May your belly be chocolate filled by all the eggs, we know ours will be!
Facebook Buys Instagram

Facebook Buys Instagram And Its Employees For $1 Billion(629m)

Tuesday April 10th 2012
Facebook has recently shown interest into taking over the photo sharing network Instagram and its employees; it is said that Facebook is paying approximately $1 billion (629m) for the takeover. Instagram is a free photo application that was founded in October 2010; and was originally only available as an app for iPhone but last week also became available as an app for Android. The application allows users to apply 17 different digital filters to a photo they take. The user is then given the option to upload/share the image on a variety of social networking sites. The app is a huge success, with more than a billion photos uploaded; and with around 30 million users uploading 5 million new pictures each day. Kevin Systrom a CEO at Instagram has...
Artificial heart kept Joe alive whilst he waited for his transplant

Somerset National News: Artificial Heart Allows A Three-Year-Old To Survive 251 Days

Wednesday April 11th 2012
Three-year-old Joe Skerratt was kept alive by an artificial organ for 251 days whilst waiting for a donor heart; and has now undergone a successful heart transplant.   The toddler had been diagnosed with a dilated cardiomyopathy shortly after birth; this is a condition where the heart is enlarged and weakened. After being attached to a machine for 9 months about the size of a little chest fridge a donor heart was found for Joe. His was treated with medication at first, but his heart became weaker and stopped three times when he was taken quickly to Great Ormond Street Hospital; and when he arrived at the hospital, Joe was placed on a machine that took over his weakened lungs and heart. Shortly after it was discovered that the three-year-old...

Somerset Local News: Air Ambulance Safety Checks

Wednesday April 11th 2012
After a fault was found, safety checks have been ordered on air ambulance's across England.
 
The fault was a crack which was discovered on the main rotor hub of a Eurocopter EC135 helicopter in Scotland.
 
This called for a safety warning by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
 
While an investigation is carried out, pre-flight checks have been ordered for the aircraft. Around 1,000 of the aircraft are in use around the world.
 
The EASA have said the condition if not detected and corrected, could lead to main rotor hub failure and consequent loss of the helicopter.
 
A North West Air Ambulance spokesman has said it was notified about the safety directive.
 
Operating two EC135 helicopters,...

Somerset National News: Energy Companies to Guarantee Best Deals

Thursday April 12th 2012
Energy Companies are to be required to let customers know what the best deal available to them is, in a move which ministers say could save households up to £100 a year.
 
Firms will be obliged to inform a person of their most suitable tariff if they request it.
 
Deputy PM, Nick Clegg, announced the move saying that 7 out of 10 people have the wrong deal and are paying too much.
 
Labour have accused energy firms of “ripping people off” and said that there must be more competition in the market.
 
Environmental campaigners have not backed the initiative, classing it as “tinkering” and are calling for far-reaching changes to how energy is produced and consumed.
 
Increases between 15% and 18% where seen on...
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Somerset National News: Do You Have Five Friends You Can Rely on?

Thursday April 12th 2012
Due to a survey carried out it is said that the majority of people believe if in a crisis or need advice or help, they have five or less friends they can rely on. Even though people may have hundreds of friends listed on social networking sites.New research has alleged that around two-thirds of people said they have a group of five friends or less; and about half said they have one in ten of their true friends on social networking websites such as Facebook. Furthermore it is said that six out of ten people have less than a fifth of their friends online; who they can rely on, or they could ask for advice or support in difficult times.   “Every successful person needs people backing them and behind them to push them forward.” stated...

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HMS Dauntless taken by Brian Burnell

Somerset National News: HMS Dauntless Setting Sail To The Falklands

Friday April 6th 2012
One of the UK's largest and most powerful air defence destroyers,  HMS Dauntless, has set sail for the Falkland Islands.
 
The MoD says...
Jequirity bean bracelets

Somerset Alert -Jequirity bean bracelets

Thursday April 5th 2012
We have received an alert regarding the sale of the following bracelets that have been on sale at EdenProject in Cornwall and another 36 retailers across...

Somerset Local News: Great Western Rail Route Set For Upgrade

Thursday April 5th 2012
£350m is being invested into a scheme to upgrade signalling on the Great Western mainline is to begin.
 
Network Rail have said the improvements...
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Somerset National News: Coroner's Report On Whitney Houston's Death

Thursday April 5th 2012
On Wednesday the 4th of April 2012, the coroner's report was released; investigating the death of Whitney Houston. It is said that the singer was...

Somerset National News: Shrewsbury Pickets Campaign

Thursday April 5th 2012
A campaign group has gone to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to help clear the name of TV actor Ricky Tomlinson and 23 others of picketing...

Somerset National News: Airline Gridlocks Expected

Wednesday April 4th 2012
Airlines have issued out warnings to the home secretary, stating that Britain "risks gridlocks" at airports over the Easter break, due to staff shortages.
The...
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Featured Competition: Win a Signed Preston North End Shirt!

Wednesday April 25th 2012
Brite-matmousemat are running a superb competition!All you need to do is like their Facebook page, which can be found here, for a chance to win a Preston...
Lionel Richie - Hello

Featured Music Video: Lionel Richie - Hello

Tuesday February 14th 2012
Music Video Of The Week (For Valentines Day)
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Wednesday February 1st 2012
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Tuesday January 31st 2012
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Game Of Thrones Series 2

Featured TV: Game Of Thrones

Sunday January 22nd 2012
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Avon And Somerset Sport

Live - Surrey v Somerset

Live - Surrey v Somerset

Wednesday May 16th 2012
Live commentary and scorecard from day one of the County Championship Division One match at The Kia Oval (11:00 BST).
VIDEO: Pentathlete's emotional title celebration

VIDEO: Pentathlete's emotional title celebration

Wednesday May 16th 2012
British modern pentathlete Mhairi Spence launches into a breathless celebration as she wins the world title in Rome.
Somerset fail to sign Du Plessis

Somerset fail to sign Du Plessis

Tuesday May 15th 2012
Somerset are still searching for an overseas player after Faf du Plessis decides to honour his commitments with South Africa.
Four opt against Yeovil contracts

Four opt against Yeovil contracts

Tuesday May 15th 2012
Yeovil Town fail to secure the services of four players next season, including top scorer Andy Williams.
Spence wins title to seal GB spot

Spence wins title to seal GB spot

Sunday May 13th 2012
Team Bath's Mhairi Spence wins gold and Samantha Murray bronze for GB at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships to book their Olympic places.
Live - Durham v Somerset

Live - Durham v Somerset

Saturday May 12th 2012
Live commentary and scorecard from day four of the County Championship Division One match at Emirates Durham ICG (1100 BST).

Other Avon And Somerset Headlines

Children rescued from flat fire

Children rescued from flat fire

Thursday May 17th 2012
Three children, aged between seven and 15, are rescued from the roof of a house in Weston-super-Mare, after fire breaks out.
London 2012 torch relay map

London 2012 torch relay map

Wednesday May 16th 2012
Explore our map to find out where the London 2012 Olympic torch is going on each stage of its 70-day route.
Plant 'could cost economy £47m'

Plant 'could cost economy £47m'

Wednesday May 16th 2012
Congestion caused by building a new nuclear power station in Somerset could cost the Bridgwater economy £47m, it is claimed.
Power station fire extinguished

Power station fire extinguished

Wednesday May 16th 2012
Firefighters are called to a fire at the Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in Somerset.
Man keeps 25lb bomb as souvenir

Man keeps 25lb bomb as souvenir

Wednesday May 16th 2012
A man finds a bomb in the garden of his Somerset home and decides to keep it as a souvenir.
Extra train carriages announced

Extra train carriages announced

Wednesday May 16th 2012
More than 100 extra carriages are to be introduced on the South West Trains network.
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