Women were particularly likely to say they were worrying more about money now than a year ago, StepChange Debt Charity research found.

Bridgwater and Albion Second XV kept up their promotion bid when they travelled to play Somerton where they recorded their 13th victory of the season by winning 46-0.

Work on Bridgwater’s new health and social care academy will begin by the autumn of 2025, Somerset Council has promised.

Campaign group the 4 Day Week Foundation said traditional five-day working patterns are ‘no longer fit for purpose’.