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. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    Weather for the Week Ahead

  2. Seafood industry 'under threat from Brexit delays'published at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    Company says exports are taking twice as long to reach clients due to paperwork and IT issues.

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  3. Older people urged to rebook jab after snow hitspublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2021

    An NHS trust tells elderly people not to travel to the Covid-19 vaccine site in Newcastle.

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  5. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    There'll be a battle between colder and milder weather in the coming few days, before it turns chillier once again.

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  6. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 18:06 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    Weather for the week Ahead

  7. Amber warning of heavy snow for North Eastpublished at 14:28 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    There's a warning heavy snow and icy conditions could cause disruption in parts of the North East.

    The Met Office issued the amber warning, external for snow in Newcastle, Durham, Gateshead and Northumberland from 15:00 today until 10:00 tomorrow.

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    It predicts up to 10cm to 20cm of snowfall across parts of northern England, and Scotland.

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    Travel delays on roads and some delays and cancellations to rail and air travel are likely.

  8. Plans to turn ex-prison into shooting game venuepublished at 13:11 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    The owners of Dorchester Prison are struggling to start a residential development at the site.

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  9. Man found dead after fire at retirement flatspublished at 11:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    The housing provider said it was helping authorities to investigate the resident's death.

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  10. Police officers being trained to drive ambulancespublished at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    A pool of trained police officers are set to drive ambulances to help the service.

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  11. Lockdown chicks dumped as they turn into cockerelspublished at 06:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    People trying raise hens from eggs during lockdown ended up with cockerels instead, a charity says.

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  12. 'We're on front line' say teachers who want jabpublished at 01:22 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021

    Parents of disabled children are calling for teachers in special schools to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

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  13. Smith earns Millwall draw at Bournemouthpublished at 22:12 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2021

    Substitute Matt Smith scores with his first touch to give strugglers Millwall a well-deserved draw at Bournemouth.

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  14. 'Dramatic' rise in county's Covid patientspublished at 18:17 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2021

    The number of Dorset hospital beds occupied by Covid patients more than quadruples in two weeks.

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  15. Spain records temperatures of -25C after snowstormpublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2021

    Plunging temperatures inland follow heavy snow at the weekend and lead to deaths and injuries.

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  16. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2021

    Weather for the Week Ahead

  17. Spain races to clear snow as temperatures plungepublished at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2021

    Extra measures are taken to distribute Covid vaccines amid fears the snow could turn to ice.

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  18. In pictures: Europe's unusual January weatherpublished at 11:13 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2021

    Spain has seen heavy snow and plunging temperatures, while in Greece it is unusually warm.

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  19. Snow storms bring deadly chaos to Japanpublished at 08:07 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2021

    Japan is hit by severe snow storms, killing at least eight and bringing some regions to a standstill.

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  20. Bench arrest video 'stage-managed', say policepublished at 21:53 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2021

    Three people were arrested during an anti-lockdown protest, including the woman seen in the video.

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