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. 'Biblical' hail and thunderstorms in north Walespublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    North Powys, Gwynedd and Conwy have been the worst affected areas in Wales.

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  2. Europe basks in brief spring warmthpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    After a chilly start to spring, warmer air moves into Europe. But will it hold? Tomasz Schafernaker has the details.

  3. Star Wars filming takes place in quarrypublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    A galaxy far, far away is recreated at a disused quarry on the Jurassic Coast.

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  4. Man who survived cliff fall leaves hospitalpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Alex Tridico suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung when he fell near Old Harry Rocks.

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  5. Tourism warning over rail seat cutspublished at 12:26 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    A "seaside special" between north Dorset and Weymouth will not run this summer.

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  6. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    The weather will remain unsettled throughout the coming week, as low pressure brings some further heavy showers.

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  7. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Weather for the Week Ahead

  8. Warnings over forest stallions breeding seasonpublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Twenty approved stallions are being let loose in the New Forest during the annual breeding season.

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  9. Crumbling brewery in community asset bidpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    The Victorian brewery building is on the market after developers went into receivership.

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  10. Kenyans puzzle over car stuck in ditchpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Kenyans online are sharing an image of a vehicle that has been stuck in a ditch on a major road in the capital, Nairobi.

    The Uhuru Highway, which runs across the central business district, is under construction and a section of it has been closed off for about a month.

    It is not clear how the car got into the ditch that is filled with water – after heavy rains fell in the city over the weekend.

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    Some online are questioning why someone would be using the road at that section despite warnings it was closed:

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  11. Sutton United 2-0 Weymouthpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Sutton keep up the pressure at the top of the National League with a 2-0 win over Weymouth at Gander Green Lane.

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  12. Play-off bound Bournemouth beaten by Stokepublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Play-off bound Bournemouth fall to their third straight defeat without scoring as Stoke end six-match winless run at the Vitality Stadium.

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  13. Motorist films 'tornado' winding through car parkpublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    What appears to be a tornado has been caught on film racing through a car park in Gateshead.

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  14. New police and crime commissioner in Dorsetpublished at 21:28 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    David Sidwick takes the place of independent Martyn Underhill who is standing down.

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  15. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Feeling rather milder this week but with plenty of showers along the way

  16. PCC counts begin in Dorsetpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    The counting for the Dorset police crime commissioner is underway at Redlands Community Sports Hub.

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  17. Hundreds more trains as Covid restrictions easepublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    More services for London and the south of England are added to the latest timetables.

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  18. Elections 2021: Results from the South of Englandpublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Local election and PCC results from Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight

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  19. Skiers 'giddy' to take advantage of snow in Maypublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    Covid-19 restrictions forced the 85-year-old Lake District Ski Club to close during the winter.

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  20. Weather for the Week Aheadpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    Weather for the Week Ahead