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.

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    There are warnings that, with ground drying out, more land slips and rockfalls could happen.

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    The former soldier from Fleet ran five back-to-back marathons for 12-year-old Aggie Candy-Waters.

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  3. Millionaire-murder accused appears in courtpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    Thomas Schreiber is charged with murdering one of UK's richest men, Sir Richard Sutton, in Dorset.

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  5. Watch a fast-moving cyclone lash Western Australiapublished at 04:51 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

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  6. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 11 April 2021

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  7. Man charged with millionaire hotelier's murderpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 11 April 2021

    Thomas Schreiber is charged with murder, attempted murder and dangerous driving.

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  8. Danjuma double as Bournemouth beat Coventrypublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 10 April 2021

    Arnaut Danjuma's first-half double helps play-off hopefuls Bournemouth beat Coventry.

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  9. Torquay United 2-1 Weymouthpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 10 April 2021

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  11. Tributes to 'serviceman to the end' Prince Philippublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The Duke of Edinburgh's military service and "wry" sense of humour are being remembered in Dorset.

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  12. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

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  13. Save our wine! Freeze spells disaster for vineyardspublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    Vineyards in some areas are reporting extensive damage and the government is declaring a disaster.

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  15. Man charged after teen injured in 'hit-and-run'published at 11:01 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The 13-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries when he was struck in August, police say.

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  16. Sir Richard Sutton stab suspect in hospitalpublished at 08:24 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    Sir Richard, one of the UK's richest men, was found dead and a woman hurt at his mansion in Dorset.

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  17. One of UK's richest men stabbed to deathpublished at 21:23 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Police were called to a property in Dorset after Sir Richard Sutton and a woman were stabbed.

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  18. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Turning colder in the next few days, but how long will this last? Nick Miller has the details.

  19. Detective pushed wife in self-defence, court hearspublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Dorset Police detective David Alway is accused of assaulting his wife at their home in 2019.

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  20. Man arrested after fatal stabbingpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Police were called to Higher Langham in Gillingham after a man and woman were stabbed.

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