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Eno Gajda, 58, will be sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court next month after the vessel was intercepted off Portland, Dorset, carrying 17 passengers. Read more here: bbc.in/4e019DA
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Lifting bridge to shut for week for repairs bbc.in/3W3pEd2

Twin Sails Bridge in Poole set to shut for week for repairs

Poole's Twin Sails Bridge will be closed from 30 November until 6 December for repairs.

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Will the Chancellor help the South's housing market? bbc.in/4koq0Vs

What can the Chancellor do for the South's housing market?

Both buyers and sellers say they are looking to the budget for help for the housing market.

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Man, 64, guilty of alley rape of woman in her 20s bbc.in/4ikrCgq

Man, 64, guilty of alley rape of woman in her 20s in Weymouth

Russell Tudor Jones was charged in February, two years after the attack in 2024.

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Man admits smuggling Albanians on Channel yacht bbc.in/4BHTRyG

Man admits smuggling Albanians to Dorset on Channel yacht

Eno Gajda, 58, will be sentenced next month after the vessel was intercepted off Portland.

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Cats Protection recommends keeping your pet inside on Halloween and Bonfire Night, not dressing them up and making sure your cat is microchipped. Read more here: bbc.in/4z5Pb3J
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From filming in a mock-up shed in Southampton, to filming in his actual shed in Dorset, Jack Hargreaves' TV show Out of Town was regularly topping TV ratings across the South of England. Read more here: bbc.in/4BGQrfA
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How long?!馃槺 The remains of the 10m (33ft) ichthyosaur were found on the coast of Dorset by Michel and Carine Plissart, who have been scouring the area for fossils for 35 years. Read more here: bbc.in/4zYYDpP
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Couple campaigns to save their wedding venue bbc.in/4yABMQ5

Couple campaigns to save their wedding venue hotel in Weymouth

The Riviera Hotel in Weymouth has been closed since 2022.

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Businesses and charities in Hampshire and Dorset say the rising cost of fuel has left them fighting for survival, and have called on the Chancellor to cut fuel duty in his first Budget on Wednesday. Read more here: bbc.in/4kgBWbN
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Businesses call for help with 'impossible' fuel prices bbc.in/4snHfIF

Businesses and charities in the South call for fuel prices help

Companies and charity groups across the South are calling on the Chancellor for help in the Budget.

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Halloween warning to black cat owners from charity bbc.in/4spWGQr

Dorset animal adoption centre warns cat owners ahead of Halloween

Around a third of cats at the Ferndown Centre are black or black and white, compared with half at other Cats Protection centres.

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Giant sea reptile found by couple goes on display bbc.in/4yLxx4v

Belgian couple鈥檚 Dorset beach find is 10m ichthyosaur fossil

The 175-million-year-old reptile is the first ichthyosaur found in its rock layer.

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'Our town is a good vibe - if you know where to look' bbc.in/47FQvyl

Open mic event in Bournemouth giving artists a voice

Jack and Yannick have run the events as OPB Collective since 2024, and have helped platform a variety of creatives

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Big Picture: This week's images from the South bbc.in/47zFr5Q

Big Picture: This week's images from the South of England

The best images sent to us from Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire.

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Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed bbc.in/4zR45uE

Weekly round-up: Five stories from the South you may have missed

A 86-year-old learning to read and a cancer surgeon's portrait were among our most read this week.

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Beach road may close as high tides bring flood risk bbc.in/4z6ZODl

Portland Beach Road may close as high tides bring flood risk

Motorists are being urged to check journey routes before setting out between Weymouth and Portland.

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New rain warning issued for England and Wales as Storm Boelo hits UK bbc.in/4z77IwH

Storm Boelo: New rain warning issued for England and Wales as Storm Boelo hits UK

After Storm Austen hit on Friday, Storm Boelo is bringing more wind and rain - the Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain for large parts of England and Wales.

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He helped change the course of World War Two and laid the foundations for modern computing 馃捇 but 100 years ago, Alan Turing was just a 13-year-old boy starting school in Dorset. Now, pupils in Sherborne have been celebrating his extraordinary legacy.
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South weekly quiz: Who started - and ran - the Great South Run? bbc.in/4sovp0P

South of England weekly news quiz - 24 October 2026

Test your knowledge of news from Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight with our quiz.

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