AERIALS OF FLOODING ON SOMERSET LEVELS

Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise

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WOMAN DIES AFTER TAXI STABBING

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LAZY FROG

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BASHFUL ORANGUTAN

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SLAM DUNK DA FISH

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CHILD SHEPHERDS OF THE SIMIEN MOUNTAINS

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WINKING SQUIRREL

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