Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 21 April 2021
Weather for the Week Ahead
Summary
Huge numbers of visitors flock to beaches in Dorset and Hampshire
BCP Council declares 'major incident' in response to the numbers of people
People from as far away as the midlands have come for the day to the coast
The scenes have been described as a "complete breakdown of decent, normal behaviour"
Reports of anti-social behaviour, illegal parking, piles of litter, overnight camping and gridlock
A councillor said she was verbally abused and spat at as she directed traffic.
Live Reporting
Dan Kerins, Andre Rhoden-Paul and Stephen Stafford
Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 21 April 2021
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NHS sites set to be sold in services shake-uppublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 21 April 2021
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Read MoreTyphoon Surigae lingers in the Philippinespublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 21 April 2021
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Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 20 April 2021
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Read MoreTyphoon Surigae sweeping past Philippinespublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 20 April 2021
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Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 19 April 2021
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Read MoreTyphoon Surigae stays east of Philippinespublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 19 April 2021
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Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 18 April 2021
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Read MoreTyphoon Surigae stays east of Philippinespublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 18 April 2021
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Read MoreFresh cliff fall prompts new warnings to stay awaypublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 17 April 2021
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Read MoreWeather for the Week Aheadpublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
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Man jailed for spitting at PC who caught Covidpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
14:59 BST 16 April 2021A judge in Bournemouth tells Steven Licorish there was "absolutely no excuse" for his actions.
Read MoreExcavations at seaside town's Civil War sitespublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
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