Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

Mycologist Andy Knott came across the unusual fungus at Bere Marsh Farm during a fungi foray event

The discovery of a mushroom once thought to be extinct in the UK at a Dorset farm was among our most read stories this week in the south.

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.

Sale of seized golf course and £14m home under way

Zamira Hajiyeva spent millions at Harrods over a decade

Moves to sell a Berkshire golf club and a £14m Knightsbridge house which were forfeited by a jailed banker’s wife have begun.

Zamira Hajiyeva agreed to give up the assets after a six-year National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation, which resulted in the UK’s first unexplained wealth order.

Mrs Hajiyeva's husband, Jahangir, was the chairman of the state-controlled International Bank of Azerbaijan from 2001 to 2015 and is serving a 16-year jail sentence for fraud and embezzlement.

The NCA confirmed a trustee had been appointed by the High Court to sell the Mill Ride Golf Club in Ascot and the London house.

Ryanair fine over 'potentially oversize' cabin bag

Catherine Warrilow said the "added extra" culture was stressful for air passengers

An air passenger has said she was ordered to pay £75 by Ryanair for having a cabin bag that had the potential to be oversize.

Catherine Warrilow, a branding consultant for travel firms, said her expandable case "fit flush" into the airline's measuring cage.

However, the 45-year-old from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, said Ryanair staff told her she might have to kneel on it to get it into an overhead locker on the plane.

The airline told the BBC the bag "exceeded the dimensions allowed".

Rare mushroom found growing at farm

The crown-tipped coral or candelabra coral was thought to be extinct in the UK

A rare mushroom, once thought to be extinct in the UK, has been spotted growing at a farm.

The crown-tipped coral, or candelabra coral, was discovered by expert mycologist Andy Knott during a walk at Bere Marsh Farm in Shillingstone, Dorset.

It takes its name after the crown-like tips of its branches.

Mr Knott said cultivating the rare mushrooms "is the next best thing in ensuring we can all enjoy them”.

'We want people to be proud of their blackness'

Helena Boyce features in the exhibition

Portraits are being displayed around a city to celebrate and understand the impact of black heritage and culture.

The exhibition titled A Study in Colourism is taking place in Southampton, Hampshire, as part of Black History Month 2024.

Colourism is prejudice against people who have a darker skin tone or the preferential treatment of those who are of the same race but lighter-skinned.

Don John, a local resident who curated the exhibition, said more discussion and awareness about the issue of colourism was "crucial".

Fossil 'treasure trove' found at landslip site

Ammonites and other fossils have been extracted from the boreholes

A "treasure trove" of fossilised creatures has been found after boreholes were drilled following a vast landslip on the Isle of Wight.

The three boreholes reaching down 130m (437ft) on Leeson Road at Bonchurch, near Ventnor, were put in place to house monitoring equipment.

The land fell away on 10 December last year, leaving some homes teetering on the edge of the cliffs.

Isle of Wight Council said the fossils dated back more than 100 million years.