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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    Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook ruptures the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee for a second time in his career.

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  2. Homes left without power after wind hits Walespublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2021

    A weather warning for strong wind across Wales ends after thousands of homes have power cuts.

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  3. Clubs condemn Bolasie & Danjuma abusepublished at 11:29 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2021

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  5. Man arrested after burglars caught on CCTVpublished at 09:50 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2021

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  6. Overturned lorry closes road as high winds hit regionpublished at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2021

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  7. PC who killed lover faces sentence review waitpublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2021

    Senior judges consider arguments to change the sentence of Timothy Brehmer, who killed Claire Parry.

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  8. Legal action in footballer Sala's crash death casepublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2021

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  11. New Forest visitor 'frenzy' fear as lockdown easespublished at 06:18 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2021

    Wild camping, litter, BBQs and people feeding animals are causing problems at the national park.

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  12. Woman dies after 'accidental' house firepublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2021

    The elderly woman, who had been inside the house, died in hospital.

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  14. Woman seriously hurt in house firepublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Firefighters and ambulance crews are called to the property in Purewell shortly after 13:00 GMT.

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  15. War games can continue at disused prisonpublished at 13:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

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  16. Winds could reach gale force across countrypublished at 11:12 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

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  17. Man jailed for raping sleeping womanpublished at 11:07 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

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  19. Cliff collapse prompts coastguard warningpublished at 09:48 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    The coastguard warns people "not to attempt to climb or play" on sandy cliffs.

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  20. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021

    Low pressure is on its way to the UK bringing some very wet and windy conditions

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