Child rapist jailed for seven yearspublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020
James Loveman, 23, raped an 11-year-old girl in a derelict windmill in Portland.
Read MoreSummary
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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Dan Kerins, Andre Rhoden-Paul and Stephen Stafford
Child rapist jailed for seven yearspublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020
Fire crew helps catch robbery suspect on roofpublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020
08:57 GMT 4 December 2020Firefighters help armed police catch the suspect who had climbed on to the roof of a house.
Read MoreNew bid to develop land alongside historic housepublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020
08:57 GMT 4 December 2020The homes would be built near a grade I listed house which features in Thomas Hardy's work.
Read MoreWeather for the Week Aheadpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
17:42 GMT 3 December 2020Weather for the Week Ahead
Ring lost by husband found five years laterpublished at 15:55 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
15:55 GMT 3 December 2020Alex Francis finds his lost wedding after five years - thanks to a council's social media post.
Read MoreSnow and ice arrives ahead of weather warningpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
14:30 GMT 3 December 2020Arctic air has moved south over Ireland and the UK and will keep temperatures low until next week.
Read MoreDriver injured as two-lorry crash closes roadpublished at 13:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
13:40 GMT 3 December 2020The crash happened in Willis Way at the Fleets Industrial Estate in the early hours.
Read MoreExpecting rain, sleet or snow?published at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
13:05 GMT 3 December 2020Forecasting wintry weather can be tricky, as just a small temperature change can mean the difference between rain, sleet and snow. BBC Weather’s Ben Rich explains what factors may turn raindrops into snowflakes on a winter’s day.
Europe shivers as temperatures plummetpublished at 10:34 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
10:34 GMT 3 December 2020Tomasz Schafernaker has more on the wintry storm that threatens the continent this week.
Coronavirus: Case rates in Dorsetpublished at 08:47 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
08:47 GMT 3 December 2020Here are the latest rates of cases of Covid-19 in Dorset.
The figures are the number of infections per 100,000 people in the seven days up to and including 28 November (previous week's figures in brackets).
The breakdown of the figures by local authority area is:
Dorset - 44.1 (down from 68.7)
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole - 85.5 (down from 147.7)
The figure for England is 154.8 (down from 208.3).
The BBC also provides this tool with a breakdown of the latest national coronavirus figures.
The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, external, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January.
Figures were updated on 2 December and come from the government’s coronavirus dashboard, external
'Stay home,' says US mayor at Mexico beach resortpublished at 04:42 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
04:42 GMT 3 December 2020Steve Adler is the latest US politician accused of Covid-19 double standards, but he denies breaking rules.
Read MoreNight carers who slept on job sentencedpublished at 21:11 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020
21:11 GMT 2 December 2020Two carers admit failing to properly look after a child with a rare syndrome who needed 24-hour care.
Read MoreExpecting rain, sleet or snow?published at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020
17:59 GMT 2 December 2020Forecasting wintry weather can be tricky, as just a small temperature change can mean the difference between rain, sleet and snow. BBC Weather’s Ben Rich explains what factors may turn raindrops into snowflakes on a winter’s day..
Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 16:44 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020
16:44 GMT 2 December 2020Chilly on Friday with rain for many, and snow for some. Becoming less unsettled this weekend and next week. Darren Bett has the details.
Read MoreCash boost to revisit heritage railway link planpublished at 15:57 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020
15:57 GMT 2 December 2020The government cash will be used to revisit plans to create a regular passenger service to Wareham.
Read MoreIce weather warning issued as temperatures plungepublished at 14:04 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020
14:04 GMT 2 December 2020Arctic air has started to plunge south with ice, frost, and even snow in the forecast.
Read MoreHarbour rail track removal paused as lockdown endspublished at 10:52 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020
10:52 GMT 2 December 2020Work to remove the tracks was brought forward to take advantage of quieter roads during lockdown.
Read MoreCoronavirus: Case rates in Dorsetpublished at 08:44 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020
08:44 GMT 2 December 2020Here are the latest rates of cases of Covid-19 in Dorset.
The figures are the number of infections per 100,000 people in the seven days up to and including 27 November (previous week's figures in brackets).
The breakdown of the figures by local authority area is:
Dorset - 43.1 (down from 80.3)
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole - 86.5 (down from 159.9)
The figure for England is 157.3 (down from 217.9).
The BBC also provides this tool with a breakdown of the latest national coronavirus figures.
The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, external, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January.
Figures were updated on 1 December and come from the government’s coronavirus dashboard, external