Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

A dental university in Weymouth would aim to retain talent in the county

Stories about a new golden toilet being cast, a dental school for Weymouth and a pub cancelling its fireworks display were just some of this week's popular reads.

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

Second casting of stolen gold toilet up for sale

The second version of the solid gold loo is due to go under the hammer in November

A second solid gold toilet is to be auctioned off after the first casting was stolen from Blenheim Palace in 2019.

America, created by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, is a fully functional toilet, fashioned from more than 15st 13lb (101.2kg) of solid 18-carat gold.

The first version of the work was initially installed in a public bathroom at the Guggenheim museum in New York in 2016 but hit the news again three years later when a gang of thieves stole it from Blenheim in Oxfordshire.

Now the existence of a second golden toilet has been revealed, which is due to go under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York City on 18 November.

Family find 'exceedingly rare' Stone Age hand axe

The Harrison family with friend Laura, tour guide Martin Simpson, and the prehistoric axe head

An "incredible discovery" and a "chance finding" is how a family described uncovering a prehistoric hand axe on the Isle of Wight.

Mel Harrison picked up the hand-sized flintstone which tour guide Martin Simpson immediately recognised as a Stone Age implement at Brook Bay.

She said: "It's incredible to think that this stone tool was made between 250,000-600,000 years ago and has lain undiscovered all this time."

New university being considered for seaside town

A new university is among the potential projects for Weymouth's regeneration

A new university specialising in dentistry is one of the projects being considered as part of a town's regeneration.

Dorset Council said its cabinet was set to work with partners on a number of ideas aimed at turning Weymouth into a "thriving coastal destination".

The council said a new Allied Health Professional University in the town, with funding already allocated for a dental faculty, was one of the proposals being considered.

National park pub cancels fireworks after outcry

The pub is situated on the edge of the New Forest National Park

A pub on the edge of the New Forest national park cancelled a fireworks display after protests over the welfare of animals.

The planned event at The Alice Lisle, at Rockford, near Ringwood, Hampshire, sparked an online debate about the effect on livestock and pets.

Pub managers said they had heard the community's concerns.

Nearly all drivers say headlights are too bright

The Berkshire-based Transport Research Laboratory carried out the research

Nearly all UK drivers said they thought headlights were too bright and that they have been dazzled by oncoming vehicles, according to a major study.

The government said last week that it will take a closer look at the design of cars and headlamps after concerns about lights dazzling drivers.

A study by Berkshire-based Transport Research Laboratory found 97% of people surveyed found they were regularly or sometimes distracted by oncoming vehicles and 96% thought most or some headlights were too bright.