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A story about the opening of Jeremy Clarkson's new pub, The Farmer's Dog, was among our most-read stories of the week.

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

Haunting Titanic newspaper article found in wardrobe

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The newspaper had been kept safe for 112 years

A newspaper published in the aftermath of the sinking of the Titanic has been discovered in a wardrobe.

The edition of The Daily Mirror from 20 April 1912 shows a photo of two women waiting for the list of survivors to be posted on a wall in Southampton.

Beneath the picture of the women, the article described "tragedy upon tragedy" for Southampton where "the majority" of the crew lived.

Inside the newspaper, which sold for £34, is a double-page spread with photographs of some of the victims.

Hundreds queue for opening of Jeremy Clarkson's pub

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People queued outside the pub for up to four hours before it opened

Hundreds of people queued on the opening day of Jeremy Clarkson's new pub in Asthall, near Burford in Oxfordshire.

The Farmer's Dog opened to the public at noon on Friday.

The former Top Gear presenter revealed earlier this year he had paid less than £1m for the pub, previously known as The Windmill.

There are fears it could bring more traffic problems, following the success of his Diddly Squat farm shop.

New home for disabled chimp saved from bushmeat trade

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The chimp had been cared for in Kenya for 20 years

A disabled chimpanzee, orphaned by the illegal bushmeat trade in Africa, has been given a new home.

The Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Wareham, Dorset, welcomed Chocolat, who had been cared for in Kenya for 20 years.

The female chimp was an infant when her family were hunted and killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Chocolat has been gradually introduced to six other chimpanzees who are now her adopted family.

Thousands sign petition to stop CO2 pipeline

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Exxon Mobil is seeking permission for an underground pipeline from its Fawley oil refinery

Thousands of people have signed a petition against plans for a carbon dioxide pipeline project on the Isle of Wight.

Exxon Mobil is seeking permission for an underground pipeline to transport captured CO2 from its Fawley oil refinery near Southampton.

Little Atherfield resident Christopher Davis started the petition and said the project would leave a "massive scar" across the island.

Exxon Mobil says it wants "to listen and to understand" and encouraged people to take part in a consultation.

Swan-handling skills aim to prevent train delays

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Swans are regularly trespassing on the railways

Rail workers are being trained on how to safely remove swans from the tracks after they were found to be one of the most prolific trespassing animals.

Network Rail has teamed up with The Swan Sanctuary in Shepperton to provide the training in a bid to prevent train delays.

Swans can become aggressive when approached and, with much of the railway electrified, removing them can be challenging.

There were 1,432 trespasses last year by animals including deer, cats, dogs, badgers, a donkey, a tortoise, hedgehogs and bees.

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