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.

  1. Weymouth 1-0 Stockport Countypublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2021

    Andrew Dallas boosted Weymouth's survival hopes with the game's only goal to sink promotion-chasing Stockport .

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  2. Preston hit back to hold Bournemouthpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2021

    Daniel Johnson's sixth goal of the season gives Preston a share of the points against promotion hopefuls Bournemouth.

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  3. Wheelchair user spat at and verbally abusedpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2021

    Police arrest 26-year-old man after reports man with cerebral palsy was verbally abused and spat at.

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  4. Men's Sheds group 'gave a sense of purpose'published at 09:15 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2021

    Members of a community group for men say its closure has left them feeling aimless and depressed.

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  5. Boy, 4, drowned at 'woefully lax' activity centrepublished at 18:18 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021

    The body of George Miller was found in a swimming pool almost three hours after he went missing.

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  6. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 18:06 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021

    Mainly dry, settled and chilly over the next few days. But how long will this last? Stav Danaos has the details.

  7. 'Hovering ship' photographed off Cornish coastpublished at 20:21 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    An illusion called "superior mirage" caused the vessel to look like it was hovering above the sea.

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  8. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Weather for the Week Ahead

  9. 'Potential new evidence' in teenager's deathpublished at 14:57 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Gaia Pope's body was found near the Dorset coastal path 11 days after she went missing.

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  10. A year of Covid-19 in south west Englandpublished at 13:26 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    The south west of England has had about half the number of cases of the national average.

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  11. Regeneration 'turbocharged' with £21.7m grantpublished at 10:29 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Plans include the demolition of a shopping centre and the creation of a new "urban neighbourhood".

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  12. Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    BBC Weather Watchers

    The clouds aren't likely to shift today, but there'll be a slight breeze and top temperatures of about 7C.

    Today's BBC Weather Watchers picture comes via Helen Earth in Cropwell Bishop.

    Cropwell BishopImage source, Helen Earth
  13. Cherries earn late win at Bristol Citypublished at 22:42 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    Cameron Carter-Vickers moves Bournemouth back into the play-off places with a late winner at Bristol City.

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  14. Chancellor announces £1bn for 45 areas of Englandpublished at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    The list of places in England receiving funds is dominated by the north west, Yorkshire and Midlands.

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  15. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    Weather for the Week Ahead

  16. Tourist services in doubt amid funding cutspublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    Dorset Council is due to withdraw funding for its remaining tourist information centres in April.

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  17. How does fog form?published at 12:36 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    What causes the low-level cloud to form and how it differs from mist? Matt Taylor explains.

  18. Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    BBC Weather Watchers

    A rainy and windy Wednesday is on the cards for many, with cool temperatures topping out at about 7C.

    Today's BBC Weather Watchers picture comes from zannamac in Ashby de la Zouch.

    Ashby de la ZouchImage source, zannamac
  19. Police officer 'pretended to have leukaemia'published at 18:59 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    PC Olivia Lucas exploited colleagues who held events to raise money for her, a misconduct panel says.

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