A DERELICT building was destroyed and residents told to avoid the area after a fire broke out. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a blaze in derelict buildings between Okeford ...

Israel has struck tents outside two major hospitals in the Gaza Strip overnight, killing at least two people, including a ...

A MAN has been charged after a dog was reportedly let loose and bit a police officer in Poole. It was previously reported that Dorset Police were called to suspicious activity involving a vehicle on ...

Asian stocks across the board were sinking to new lows after the US president said he will not back down on his sweeping import taxes.

Demand is ‘returning to normal and new applications slowing’ now that buyers beating a stamp duty deadline have completed purchases, ...

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POLICE are investigating ‘ongoing issues’ with anti-social behaviour involving off-road bikes on a heathland. Officers received the most recent report hours before a huge fire broke out on Canford ...

Fire Brigades Union general secretary Steve Wright has criticised a real-terms cut to fire and rescue services across England.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of the Second World War’s harshest battles was fought 80 years ago. The visit by Naruhito ...

Next month, 58-year-old Kevin Spear will embark on a solo journey kayaking 289 km around the Isle of Skye to raise funds and awareness for #Willdoes, a charity supporting young people’s mental health ...

Plans for 14 houses and 3 flats on land next to a Grade II listed barn have been approved by New Forest District Council.

The New Forest District Council (NFDC) has reported significant progress in meeting its Corporate Plan targets.