Bristol Rovers sign midfielder Liam Sercombe for an undisclosed fee from fellow League One side Oxford United.

The dead man has been identified as a 35-year-old from Gosport in Hampshire.

More than 1,000 newborn babies have been signed up to their local library as part of a Hampshire County Council initiative.

In the past year, 1,267 new babies have received their own library cards from the county's Library Service.

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Three-day-old Jennifer Baker received her library card when her parents Jane and Stephen Baker registered her birth in Winchester.

Mrs Baker said: “I think it’s a lovely idea. We’re very supportive of our local library and we’re keen for our daughter to use it when she’s older, not just for reading but activities like rhyme time."

A Victorian steam locomotive that featured in the theatre adaptation of The Railway Children has been unveiledat Corfe Castle station.

Locomotive No. 563, which hauled trains on the London and South Western Railway, has been given to the Swanage Railway by the National Railway Museum.

It appeared in stage adaptations of Edith Nesbit's classic in Canada and London.

The locomotive survived being scrapped as it was selected for restoration for a display at the centenary celebrations for London's Waterloo station in 1948. The Swanage Railway's volunteers will now work on conserving and preserving it.

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The subject of the NHS and health funding came up during the BBC South Election Debate last night.

Watch as the panel members discuss questions from the audience about the NHS.

BBC Radio Solent's Sport team discuss the departure and replacement of Portsmouth manager Paul Cook - who would you like to see in charge at Fratton Park?

Fans of the famous Flying Scotsman are being urged to keep off the tracks as the locomotive tours the south today.

The train is journeying from Salisbury, through Hampshire, Berkshire and on to London Paddington.

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Network Rail and British Transport Police are warning those who are planning to view it of the dangers of straying on to the tracks.

Alongside the risk of being hit, rail lines in the south west are powered by an electrified "third rail" running parallel to the tracks.

The death of a man in his 30s, found in the car park of an Asda supermarket, is not being treated as suspicious, Hampshire police has confirmed.

Officers were called to the car park in Maynard Road, Totton, when the man's body was discovered shortly after 02:00 BST.

The store is open as usual and there is access to the car park for customers.

Experienced Oxford United defender Joe Skarz leaves the League One club by mutual consent.

An invited audience quizzed representative of the main political parties during last night's BBC South Election Debate on BBC One.

The subject of Brexit raised passions as the panel discussed its impact and what it means for the economy in the South of England.

Peter Henley and an audience of local voters questioned would-be MPs about the issues that matter in the south of England last night.

Brexit, social care and NHS funding were among the subjects brought up by the audience during the programme.

The candidates taking part in the debate were (in alphabetical order of surname):

• Suella Fernandes (Conservative)
• Simon Letts (Labour)
• Martin Lyon (UKIP)
• Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat)
• Larry Sanders (Green)

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BBC Radio Solent

Bournemouth have signed keeper Asmir Begovic from Premier League champions Chelsea for an undisclosed fee.

Begovic was on the Cherries' wish list in January, but Chelsea's failure to sign a replacement for him stalled his move to Dorset.

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But Eddie Howe has got his man now, and - despite Artur Boruc having an impressive season - Begovic has surely been brought in to start the season as first-choice.

Bournemouth are still keen to secure a deal for Begovic's former Chelsea team-mate Nathan Ake, while a minor issue at the Sunderland end continues to delay the announcement of Jermain Defoe's Dean Court return.

With eight days to go until the general election, BBC Radio Solent's Breakfast in Dorset is giving you the chance to hear from the people hoping to be the next MP for Dorset South.

Candidates taking part:

• Richard Drax (Conservative)
• Howard Legg (Liberal Democrat)
• Jon Orrell (Green)
• Tashi Warr (Labour)

Candidates standing in the Reading West constituency are taking part in a live general election debate on BBC Radio Berkshire.

Listen live as Andrew Peach chairs the debate from Battle Library.

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BBC South

• The number of marriages in Oxfordshire rose by almost 10% during 2016/17
• Oxford University offers its support to Central European University in Budapest that says it is under threat of forced closure
• Didcot Town FC looks to sell off land to help financial pressures

Stephen Stafford
BBC South

• Police continue to investigate the death of a woman who was found dead in a garden pond in Bournemouth
• Bournemouth mums' walking group calls for men to get involved to improve fitness
• Dorset Wildlife Trust launches half-term wildlife activities