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. Cherries' Stanislas racially abusedpublished at 11:56 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2021

    Bournemouth condemn "disgusting" racist abuse directed at midfielder Junior Stanislas after the Cherries' Championship win at Stoke City.

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  2. Stanislas hits Cherries winner at Stokepublished at 23:04 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2021

    Junior Stanislas races clear to score a 79th-minute winner as Bournemouth beat Stoke to bounce back from their defeat at Brentford.

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  3. Further weather warning for snow and icepublished at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2021

    Driving conditions could remain difficult in places on Saturday, the Met Office says.

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  4. Tier 4 couple rearrange wedding in two hourspublished at 17:37 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2021

    Sam and Hannah Freeman bring forward the ceremony ahead of new coronavirus rules.

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  5. Weymouth 1-1 Eastleighpublished at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2021

    Struggling Weymouth fight back to earn a point and deny Eastleigh a first National League win since December 1.

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  6. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2021

    With the weather staying cold, any rain could turn to sleet or snow in the coming week

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  7. Manx litter bugs 'should be hit in the wallet'published at 00:56 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2021

    People caught littering in the Isle of Man's capital should face higher fines, a councillor says.

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  8. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2021

    A cold start to 2021 thanks to the jet stream dipping south and staying there a while.

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  9. Four ponies killed in national park crashpublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2021

    They were hit while licking freshly laid salt on a road which is a black spot for animal accidents.

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  10. Teenage girl raped near car parkpublished at 18:02 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2020

    Officers say the 15-year-old was attacked in Poole after she became separated from her friends.

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  11. Brentford beat Bournemouth to go secondpublished at 19:58 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    Substitute Tariqe Fosu sends Brentford second in the Championship with a late headed winner against fellow high-flyers Bournemouth.

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  12. Blanket of snow and travel disruption forecastpublished at 18:32 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    A yellow weather warning for snow has been issued for all areas of the country from 18:00 on Wednesday.

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  13. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 18:15 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    Weather for the Week Ahead

  14. Covid restrictions tightened across Dorsetpublished at 15:52 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole move to tier four and the rest of Dorset will be in tier three.

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  15. Christmas lights train services cancelled due to Covidpublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    Swanage Railway has been forced to cancel its remaining Christmas lights services.

    It blamed the "unprecedented rise in reported Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours and the rapid emergence of the new variant".

    The cancellation affects the services due to run today and tomorrow.

    The heritage railway asked customers not to contact them and said refunds would be issued over the next 10 days.

    It is hoped the event can return next year.

    Christmas lights train serviceImage source, Swanage Railway
  16. Snow and ice warnings in force for north Walespublished at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    There is a risk of snow and ice up until New Year's Eve, say Met Office forecasters.

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  17. Tropical storm Chalane hits Mozambiquepublished at 11:43 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    The powerful storm made landfall in the country on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and wind to an area devastated by Cyclone Idai nearly two years ago. Chris Fawkes has the details.

  18. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 17:46 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2020

    Weather for the Week Ahead

  19. Wilshere training with Bournemouthpublished at 13:44 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2020

    England midfielder Jack Wilshere, who has been without a club since October, is training with Championship Bournemouth.

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  20. Snow attracts crowds to Brecon Beacons in lockdownpublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2020

    Roads leading to Pen y Fan were lined with cars despite "stay at home" lockdown restrictions.

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