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.

Live Reporting

Dan Kerins, Andre Rhoden-Paul and Stephen Stafford

  1. Weather for the Week Ahead

    The unsettled weather pattern will continue for the foreseeable future, with some further heavy showers to come over the next few days.

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  2. Weather for the Week Ahead

    Weather for the Week Ahead

  3. Coroner urges live rail warnings after teen death

    Callum Evans, 17, died when he fell while playing on tracks at a railway station.

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  4. Wondered why May has been so wet?

    Just past half way through May, Wales has already had 157% of its average monthly rainfall.

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  5. Picnics not BBQs urged in bid to stop wildfires

    Last year a fire, thought to have been started by a barbeque, wiped out 540 acres of Wareham Forest.

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  6. Council considers thousands of homes on green belt

    Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council is struggling to meet government-set housing targets.

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  7. 'Change your path or you could end up in prison'

    Luke Chapman turned his life around after associating with the wrong crowds as a teenager.

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  8. New councils take control in Dorset

    Nine councils have been merged into two to make savings and protect services.

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  9. Cyclone Tauktae to bring further torrential rain

    The powerful storm is now moving inland, after battering parts of coastal India in recent days.

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  10. Cyclone Tauktae to bring further heavy rain as it tracks inland

    Cyclone Tauktae to bring further heavy rain as it tracks inland

  11. Bournemouth 'still have it all to do'

    Bournemouth take a 1-0 lead over Brentford from their Championship play-off semi-final first leg thanks to Arnaut Danjuma's goal.

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  12. Cancer patient 'given drug overdose in error'

    Barbara Curtis was being treated for leukaemia at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, an inquest hears.

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  13. Bypass remains shut as sinkhole work continues

    The large sinkhole appeared on the A35 Puddletown bypass a week ago.

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  14. Woman sexually assaulted near nature reserve

    Police want to trace a dog walker and a jogger who came to the woman's aid on Sunday morning.

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  15. Cyclone Tauktae: India braced for strong winds and flooding rain

    Cyclone Tauktae: India braced for strong winds and flooding rain

  16. Relive Bournemouth's Championship play-off semi-final first-leg win over Brentford

    Relive Bournemouth's Championship play-off semi-final first-leg win over Brentford as it happened.

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  17. How could the weather impact sport in 2050?

    BBC weather presenter and meteorologist Simon King looks at how the weather could impact sport in 2050.

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  18. Weymouth 2-1 Altrincham

    Andrew Dallas scores a brace as Weymouth recorded a 2-1 home win over Altrincham in the National League.

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  19. Weather for the Week Ahead

    The first half of May has been unsettled and rather cool. Is there any change forecast for the second half of the month? Sarah Keith-Lucas has more details.

  20. India braces Tropical Cyclone Tauktae

    The powerful storm in the Arabian Sea is set to bring torrential rain to parts of western India this weekend. Susan Powell has the details