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The Latest Breaking News from Dorset

‘What a girl!’ Lost dog returns after swimming to island on 100-mile journey

Adventurous Amber spotted by two men in a boat in Poole Harbour after travelling across Hampshire and Dorset

The Guardian - UK

Anger as Dorset estate withdraws public entry to ‘stunning’ local landmark

Visitors lament ‘tremendous shame’ as notice withdrawing public access appears after £30m sale of Bridehead Estate

The Guardian - UK

The Salt Path taps into a long history of searching for healing on England’s south-west coast

Moth Winn was diagnosed with a terminal illness at the age of 53 and in the same week he and his wife, Raynor, lost their home. As the bailiffs arrived, the couple made a remarkable decision: to take a 630-mile year-long coastal walk from Somerset to Dorset, through Devon and…

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‘Game of Thrones-style families’ behind 2,000-year-old Dorset massacre

The Maiden Castle skeletons were first unearthed in 1936 with ‘skulls smashed to oblivion’

The Independent UK

Overnight fire destroys Bournemouth beach huts

Crews from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to East Beach on Bournemouth seafront

The Independent UK

Residents of Dorset village that inspired Thomas Hardy fight back against expansion

Row breaks out in Marnhull, location used in Tess of the d’Urbervilles, over plans to build 120 homes

The Guardian - UK

Police end investigation into three deaths at Dorset care home

Officers say two residents at home in Swanage died of natural causes and third had serious kidney infection

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Police say no ‘third party involvement’ in deaths of three people at care home

Two men and a woman died at a care home in Swanage, Dorset, in October 2024.

Evening Standard

Experience: I walked the length of the UK with a donkey

After a relationship breakup, rambling 700 miles from the Highlands to Dorset with Martin helped restore my faith in people

The Guardian - UK

Long-running department store holds ‘Rachel Reeves closing down sale’ over Labour tax hikes

Beales, which has been trading since 1881, is closing its store in Poole, Dorset at the end of the month

The Independent UK

Scotland set for 'once in a decade' Northern Lights display this year

The Aurora Borealis stunned the nation last year, with dazzling light displays being visible as far south as Dorset, Essex, Cambridgeshire and…

The National (Scotland)

Eight Earth Day reads that span the roots of the climate crisis and offer hope for the future

‘Humbling and hopeful’ in different ways, these timely reads help people of all ages navigate the climate and ecological crises.

Euronews

‘Last chance saloon’: the scramble to save Dorset’s vanishing Purbeck puffins

Numbers have plummeted in recent years, but the problem is no one really knows why nesting pairs fail to rear young

The Guardian - UK

Moment wrong-way minibus driver smashes head-on into car

A wrong-way minibus driver smashed head-on into a driver near Sherborne, Dorset, in September 2023, newly-released footage shows.

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Forget Dress to Impress and Blue Lock Rivals, my new favourite Roblox experience is literally driving around Dorset

Back to the home land.

The Guardian - UK

Woman, 20, died after being caught in ‘vortex’ while diving off Dorset, inquest told

Body of Emily Sherwin was never found after she was separated from her friend near Swanage

The Independent UK

‘Loving’ student caught in underwater vortex while swimming off Dorset coast

Her disappearance sparked a large search involving the Coastguard, police, RNLI and local boat-users

Evening Standard

Woman died after being caught in vortex while diving off Dorset rocks – inquest

Emily Sherwin, 20, from Poole, went missing after a dive off Old Harry Rocks, near Swanage, Dorset.

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Evening Standard

Wildlife ‘could take five years to recover’ from heathland fires

Firefighters fought blazes across Dorset and Scotland amid dry weather this week.

The Guardian - UK

UK set for warmest day yet this year as firefighters warn of more wildfires

Temperature could hit 24C in central England on Friday with ‘very high to extreme’ risk of wildfires across Britain

The Guardian - UK

Fire crews battle blazes across UK amid ‘very high to extreme’ risk for weekend

People urged not to light fires as crews attend outbreaks in Stirling and Dunbartonshire and on Dorset heathland

The Independent UK

Videos show fire raging across Dorset as UK warned of ‘extreme risk’

This video shows just one of the wildfires the emergency services across the UK are tackling as warm, dry weather creates an "extreme" risk.

Evening Standard

Fire crews battle blazes across UK as ‘extreme’ wildfire risk remains

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service warned a ‘very high to extreme’ risk of wildfire remains in place across Scotland until Monday.

The Independent UK

Huge blaze hits UK nature reserve as dry weather prompts major wildfire fears

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue are investigating the cause of the flame

Evening Standard

Approval for traveller site opposed by Martin Clunes delayed at last minute

The Doc Martin actor has opposed the plans for land next to his Dorset home.

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