Overnight spate of slashed tyres in Somerset village

A number of parked cars had their tyres slashed in Somerset over Christmas. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incidents which happened overnight between December 24 and December 25 in Flax Bourton. Avon and Somerset Police say the incidents took place on Church Lane, Orchard Close, Post Office Lane, …

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FTSE 100 Closes 0.3% Lower as Royal Mail, B&M Plummet

The FTSE 100 closed down 0.3% on Friday, but it continued to outperform most global markets. “The energy sector is helping to keep the FTSE 100 afloat, helped by another two-month high for Brent crude prices, which is keeping a floor under BP and Royal Dutch Shell,” Michael Hewson from …

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