Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

The toilet was part of an art exhibition at Blenheim Palace in West Oxfordshire

A story from a trial looking at whether three men stole or conspired to transfer a £4.8m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace was among our most read this 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.

Gold toilet worth £4.8m 'stolen in five minutes'

The solid gold toilet disappeared from Blenheim Palace in 2019

Thieves stole a £4.8m solid gold toilet from Blenheim Palace in an "audacious raid" which took just five minutes, a court has heard.

The toilet was plumbed in and fully functioning as part of an art exhibition at the Oxfordshire stately home in September 2019.

Michael Jones, 39, from Divinity Road, Oxford denies a charge of burglary. Fred Doe, previously known as Frederick Sines, 36, from Windsor, and 41-year-old Bora Guccuk, from west London, have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to transfer criminal property.

Their trial at Oxford Crown Court was told the toilet was most likely broken up and was never recovered.

BMW delays electric Mini over 'uncertainty'

BMW said "multiple uncertainties facing the automotive industry" had led to its decision

BMW has confirmed it is delaying the reintroduction of electric vehicle production at its Oxford Mini plant.

The vehicle manufacturer said "multiple uncertainties facing the automotive industry" had led to its decision to pause work on the £600m upgrade of its plant in Cowley.

It said it had decided not to accept a related £60m grant from the government but remained in "close dialogue".

The UK automotive industry has been in a long-running debate with the government over its targets for electric vehicle production.

Charity gave former homeless teen 'everything'

Tori was 16 when she was introduced to No Limits

"The patience and the care they had for me, when I was so vulnerable, I have never had anything like it in my entire life."

Tori is one of hundreds of young people in Southampton who have been helped out of homelessness by the charity No Limits.

Whilst the charity doesn't provide direct housing, it advocates for young people and provides a support network, as well as shower and laundry facilities on site.

It is partly funded by Comic Relief - which has just announced at least £1m of grants for charities across the country thanks to a donation by prize-draw company Omaze.

Otters spotted on estate for first time since 1950s

The mother and baby otters were captured by cameras set up at the Ewhurst Park estate near Basingstoke, Hampshire

Otters have been spotted on a rural estate for the first time in 70 years.

The pair of otters - a mother and baby - were seen at Ewhurst Park, a 1,000-acre estate near Basingstoke.

In September, it was announced two beavers born in the park were the first in 400 years.

The former shooting estate has been the subject of a rewilding project since it was bought by Malaysian-born model, actor and entrepreneur Mandy Lieu in 2020.

Tributes paid after last Buchenwald airman dies

Former squadron leader Stanley Booker was 22 years old when his aircraft was shot down

Tributes have been paid to a 102-year-old RAF veteran who survived "brutal interrogations" by the Nazis during World War Two.

Former squadron leader Stanley Booker, from Christchurch in Dorset, died in January and a memorial service is taking place on Friday.

He was 22 years old when his aircraft was shot down over northern France in June 1944 and was the last of the "lost airmen of Buchenwald".

Mr Booker, who was born in Gillingham, Kent, was imprisoned until May 1945 and later received an MBE for his post-war work with British intelligence.