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. Storm Eloise hits Mozambiquepublished at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2021

    The tropical cyclone has made landfall in the southern part of the country. Earlier, it lashed Madagascar with torrential rain and damaging winds. Darren Bett has the details.

  2. Weather for the week aheadpublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Weather for the week ahead

  3. Care home outbreaks 'account for 15% of cases'published at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Coronavirus outbreaks at care homes in part of Dorset are fuelling infection rates among over-60s.

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  4. Man and woman found dead at housepublished at 12:57 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    The bodies were found at an address in Dorchester Road in Poole on Thursday.

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  5. Mozambique braces for Storm Eloisepublished at 11:48 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Mozambique braces for Storm Eloise

  6. Storm Christoph floods tracked by satellite radarpublished at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    The scale of the difficulties faced by many property owners is evident in images acquired from orbit.

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  7. 'Frustrated' professional bowler kicked out of USpublished at 06:20 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Britain's Verity Crawley usually spends the year competing in ten-pin bowling events across the US.

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  8. Evacuations amid Storm Christoph floods and snowpublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    Severe flood warnings remain in place in England and Wales, as further rain is expected next week.

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  9. 48 hours of Storm Christophpublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    In the last 48 hours Storm Christoph has brought over a month's worth of rain to some areas as well as snow. Severe flood warnings are in force for parts of England and Wales.

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  10. Weather for the week aheadpublished at 17:47 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    A colder spell of weather in the days ahead with some frosty and icy nights. There's more rain and snow in the forecast too.

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  11. Learner driver fined over 130-mile lockdown trippublished at 16:36 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    Officers seize man's car after stopping him on the M25 near Chorleywood in Hertfordshire.

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  12. Hospitals 'on a knife-edge' move Covid patientspublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    A Nightingale facility will take coronavirus patients from Dorset hospitals after a rise in numbers.

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  13. Knob-throwing cancelled because of Covidpublished at 15:05 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    The tradition of tossing the savoury biscuits on a Dorset field is cancelled because of coronavirus.

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  14. Pharmacies start vaccination programmepublished at 15:02 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    Five chemists across the South West are offering appointments for Covid-19 vaccinations.

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  15. 'Relief' as major floods avoided in at-risk areaspublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    The Environment Agency says there is an "improving picture" despite river levels remaining high.

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  16. Storm Christoph in picturespublished at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    The storm brought heavy rain, flooding and snow to parts of England and Wales.

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  17. 'Extreme' weather causes five car pile-up on M5published at 12:11 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    Downpours of rain, hail and sleet result in vehicles "skidding around" on the motorway near Bristol.

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  18. Covid-positive police officer admitted to hospitalpublished at 06:59 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    The officer tested positive for coronavirus after policing an anti-lockdown rally.

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  19. 'One person's crazy is another person's normal'published at 05:59 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    With pools closed during lockdown, many swimmers are taking to the open water to get their fix.

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  20. Homes evacuated as Storm Christoph batters Walespublished at 22:40 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2021

    Heavy rain is causing flooding and travel disruption, with a warning for ice also forecast.

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