Fifteen new affordable homes are to be built in Poole.

Sovereign Housing's application for the homes to be built on council-owned land at Chichester Walk in Merley has been approved by Borough of Poole's planning committee.

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Hard or soft Brexit - which would be better for the UK?

The Bracknell parliamentary constituency debate is over this morning, the last topic was Brexit.

All candidates believed that we should leave, as it was the will of the people. However, how we leave the European Union, and under what terms, was the subject of plenty of debate.

Paul Bidwell said Labour want to remain in the single market, which would include a commitment to freedom of movement. Liberal Democrats Patrick Smith argued that the public did not vote on what Brexit should look like, so they should vote in a second referendum on the terms of our exit.

UKIP's candidate, Len Amos, wanted a hard brexit, saying that allowing freedom of movement would not allow us to control terrorism, while Phillip Lee, standing for the Conservatives, argued that we were unlikely to join the single market because it would involved a commitment to freedom of movement.

Paul Bidwell, Labour

"We want to make sure that we don't lose the environmental and employment protections that we have had over the last 20-30 years. It's quite clear that we want access to the single market, how we do that is part of the negotiation".

Patrick Smith, Liberal Democrat:

"I don't... believe that democracy stopped at that point, as there wasn't a clear picture of what leaving the EU looks like. When we actually know the deal that's on the table, why on earth wouldn't we go back to the public and ask whether they are happy with the deal?"

Len Amos, UKIP:

"There will be money left. When I was a youngster, before the common market, countries were quite happily prepared to deal with us."

Phillip Lee, Conservatives:

"If we do not sign up to one of four pillars, one of which is freedom of movement, then we don't get access to the single market. To get the best deal, who do you trust more, Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn?"

A hotel immortalised in Thomas Hardy's novel The Mayor of Casterbridge is to reopen next year, its owners have said.

The Kings Arms Hotel closed in November 2015 after going into receivership 10 months earlier under previous owners.

It had originally been due to reopen in spring this year but was put back to late 2017 after planning delays.

New owner, pub company Draco, says work for the revamp is due to go out to tender "in a few weeks" with the opening now earmarked for mid-2018.

Isle of Wight Council is investing £2.1m to develop the centre for Scottish firm Ascensos.

The follow-up will focus on the stunt team from The Empire Strikes Back.

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Detectives investigating the death of a newborn baby girl found in Manor Park, Aldershot are still trying to trace the mother.

The baby name "Baby M" by Hampshire Constabulary was found on Friday afternoon.

The force have urged the baby's mother to get in touch or go to a hospital, as they are "concerned for her welfare".

A memorial service for the child was held in the park last night.

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Bournemouth secured their highest top-flight finish with a draw at Leicester on the final day of the 2016-17 Premier League season.

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Junior Stanislas put the Cherries ahead after just 59 seconds, smashing in a rebound from Ryan Fraser's shot at the end of Lys Mousset's driving run.

Leicester started poorly but were transformed after the break and Jamie Vardy poked in Islam Slimani's knockdown early in the second half.

Vardy had a goal incorrectly ruled out for offside nine minutes later as he stabbed in after Slimani's blocked shot, while Slimani headed badly wide when found in space by a Riyad Mahrez free-kick with five minutes to play.

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• AFC Bournemouth are celebrating a top-half finish in just their second season at Premier League level
• The Southampton manager Claude Puel has refused to talk about losing his job after yesterdays final game of the season at Saint Mary's
• Oxford United owner Darryl Eales says a takeover of the club isn't imminent though he does admit there has been a bid for the club from Urugyuan businessman Juan Satori
• Oxford United's women were beaten 4-0 by Doncaster in the final match of the Spring Series
• In Rugby Union, Oxforshire's men have reached the County Shield final at Twickenham
• Meanwhile Oxfordshire's women missed out on a Twickenham final after they were beaten 26-19 at home by Leicestershire
• Dorset's cricketers missed out on a place in the quarter finals of the Minor Counties Unicorns Trophy after being heavily beaten by 131 runs by Berkshire, after being set a target of 308
• Hampshire cricketers well beaten by an innings and 97 runs by Essex in the County Championship with more than a day to spare
• In speedway, Poole Pirates pair Jack Holder and Brady Kurtz have both qualified for the World Under-21 Championship

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BBC South

How would you tackle the immigration crisis?

All the candidates agree the UK needs immigrant workers to keep the economy strong.

Candidates' opinions vary on how much immigration should be reduced or managed and how this should be done, with suggestions including a points system, cap on numbers or better planning.

Len Amos, UKIP:

"The immigration crisis at the moment is causing a real problem. We need a system similar to the United States, Australia and New Zealand, so we can cap the amount of people coming through, by getting their employers to vet them, guarantee their jobs and actually give them a work permit. We want a system where there is in effect, zero immigration in a 'one in, one out' system."

Patrick Smith, Lib Dems:

"If you go out and have a really hard look at immigration, it is not the cause of a lot of the problems people believe it is. We talk about an immigration crisis but we have record high employment levels at the moment.

We have things like the NHS which are absolutely dependent on migrant workers."

Paul Bidwell, Labour:

"When I'm talking to people on the streets I struggle to understand who we don't want to come into our country to help us work. We don't want to stop students coming in, we don't want to stop people coming in to do work in the fields, we don't want highly qualified scientists to be refused entry. In order for our economy to grow we must have enough labour and if we stop immigration too significantly we won't grow as a nation.

We will not put on caps, will not put a points system in."

Philip Lee, Conservatives:

"We are Brexiting, we are leaving the European Union already, our controls over the borders are going to come with the complex negotiations with the EU over the next couple of years. What I would like to see is that we don't hold back our economy back by stopping the right people with skills, with the work ethic from coming here.

"I am an enthusiast about immigration where it is planned for and managed.

"I'm a supporter of the ambition to reduce immigration below 100,000."

Adam Whitty
BBC South

Why have tuition fees gone up so much?

BBC Radio Berkshire's Andrew Peach is putting questions to the parliamentary candidates in Bracknell this morning.

Patrick Smith, Lib Dems:

"In 2010 I felt really strongly about this issue, and I did feel let down [by the Liberal Democrats], so I completely feel the concern. I passionately believe that university education should be free, although that is not in our manifesto. It is something we should be working towards".

Phillip Lee, Conservatives:

"Increased funds have helped make British universities, like Reading University, world leaders. I was the first member of my family to go to university. I struggle with the idea that my family, who never wanted to go, should be paying for other people to go to university. On balance I think tuition fees are a good thing in that regard."

Len Amos, UKIP:

"I think students should pay some form of fee, but I don't see why we should be paying £9,000 for the cost of a degree. I would approve of the original costing [when introduced by Labour in 2004] of £3,000-£4,000."

Paul Bidwell, Labour:

"I think that it's only reasonable that everyone in society gets the chance to go to university. By putting extremely high fees on everybody, then it's going to put off some of those people. People late in life and still having to pay for those loans. We have fully costed [an abolition of fees] through taxation."

Three postcards featuring and signed by the popular children's author Enid Blyton have fetched £180 at auction.

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The cards, written in the 1930s and addressed to fan Nellie Browning of Banbury, Oxfordshire, featured pictures of Blyton and her dog Bobs.

They were sold at Elliots UK Auctioneers in Dorset, where many of the novelist's books, including the Famous Five series, were set.

Elliots said the postcards showed "an interesting insight into the author".

The candidates are being put through their paces by a studio audience.

You can watch it live on Facebook now.

Adam Whitty
BBC South

You may have heard, but there is an election campaign going on.

As part of a roadshow around constituencies in the county, BBC Radio Berkshire is putting on a debate for all of the candidates in the Bracknell parliamentary constituency, infront of a live studio audience asking the questions.

Candidates from all the major parties are taking part - and we will bring you live updates of what they are saying this morning.

You can see a full list of the candidates for Bracknell here.

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A decline in the number of eels on the Isle of Wight has led to a rather unusual engineering project...

An ice rink used to train contestants for ITV's Dancing on Ice is to reopen in March 2018 after a £7.7m refit.

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Slough Ice Arena, which was built in 1986, closed in November 2016 after the borough council said it was in a "shabby state".

The authority originally hoped the ice rink would open in December 2017, with an extension complete in April 2018.

A spokeswoman said opening the whole complex at the same time would mean less inconvenience for skaters.

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A minimum of six UK music festivals are expected to introduce an initiative allowing revellers to test their illegal drugs this summer.

Reading and Leeds Festivals and a number of other live music events are aiming to introduce the scheme with the support of local police forces.

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The move follows a spate of drug-related deaths at festivals in recent years, including Olivia Christopher, from Buckinghamshire, who died last year at BoomTown Fair Festival in Winchester.

She is the fourth person to have died during the seven-year history of BoomTown.