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The "narco-sub" was intercepted in waters off the Dominican Republic

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A story about the Royal Navy's first 'narco-sub' drugs seizure and cafes stopping remote workers from "hogging" tables were among our most-read stories of the week.

We have picked five stories from the past seven days in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorset, Berkshire and Oxfordshire to keep you up to date.

Golfers hit back-to-back holes-in-one

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Steve Wilmshurst (l) and Liam Nairn were "overjoyed" to get consecutive holes-in-one

Two golfing friends who achieved consecutive holes-in-one described the experience as "wonderful".

Steve Wilmshurst, 58, and Liam Nairn, 70, achieved their extraordinary feat at Studley Wood Golf Club, near Horton-cum-Studley in Oxfordshire on Monday.

The amateur golfers were playing the 167-yard par 3 16th hole with two other players at the time.

According to the National Hole-In-One-Registry the odds of two players from the same foursome acing the same hole is 17 million to 1.

Royal Navy makes first 'narco-sub' drugs seizure

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Bales of cocaine were seized by Royal Navy and US Coast Guard teams

A Royal Navy patrol ship seized drugs from a semi-submerged vessel and a speedboat in the Caribbean.

HMS Trent said 2,000kg (more than 4,000lb) of cocaine was intercepted south of the Dominican Republic on 26 August.

US Coast Guard, which brought the drugs ashore on Monday, said 11 suspects were arrested.

The Royal Navy said the operation was its first-ever seizure of a so-called "narco-sub", a semi-submersible or fully-submersible vessel used by drugs smugglers.

Landslip house to be auctioned - guide price £10

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The vacant two-bedroom semi-detached house requires refurbishment

A house near the scene of a landslip at the edge of a cliff is up for auction with a guide price of £10.

About 40 acres (16 hectares ) of land fell away in the collapse near Leeson Road, Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight, in December.

The vacant two-bedroom semi-detached house is up for auction to cash buyers only, and is "requiring refurbishment".

"The property is adjacent to an area of recent landslip, however, only minor structural damage is apparent to the building and site itself," the online listing reads.

Stop hogging tables, cafes tell remote workers

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Alex Middleton manages The Collective coffee shop in Caversham

Two coffee shops have introduced policies aimed at stopping remote workers from "hogging" tables and limiting turnover.

The Collective, in Caversham, no longer allows the use of laptops between 11:30 and 13:30 BST on weekdays - with the devices completely banned at weekends.

Manager Alex Middleton said the policy was about finding a "balance", where it "doesn't compromise us losing money".

Newbury-based coffee shop Milk and Bean has also implemented similar policies in hope of boosting turnover.

Life-saving TV presenter gets defibrillator training

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Alexis Green received training on how to use an automated defibrillator

A weather presenter who helped save a man's live with CPR was given formal training in using a defibrillator.

BBC South Today's Alexis Green used her basic first aid training to help the man who collapsed at a sporting event in August.

The experience prompted her to take up Southampton-based charity Heartbeat's offer of training in the use of defibrillators.

Ms Green said the extra knowledge had made her "even more confident" in potentially helping someone who had gone into cardiac arrest.

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