Summary

  • Updates from Wednesday 21 June

  • Prince Philip admitted to hospital after attending Ascot

  • South West Trains running at reduced speed

  • Southampton school closure after break-in

  • Oxford United head coach joins Leicester

  • Ex-Reading councillor jailed for child abuse images

  • Today is the longest day

  1. City council to set up online lotterypublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    The lottery will cost £1 to play, with 58p going to good causes.

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  2. Number plate recognition considered for hospitalspublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    John Radcliffe HospitalImage source, Press Association

    The introduction of Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras is being considered for the John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals.

    Oxford University Hospitals Trust, which runs both sites, said the move was being looked at to "improve parking and traffic flow", although nothing has been finalised.

    It follows a major consultation on NHS services in Oxfordshire which found there was "widespread frustration" about parking at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

  3. Crash at Dorset junction causing delays this afternoonpublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    A collision between two vehicles is causing traffic delays this afternoon.

    The crash happened at the Wimborne junction between Leigh Road and Avenue Road.

    Both roads are partially blocked.

    Dorset Traffic Police are on the scene and said recovery is on route as the larger car cannot be moved.

    It is not known if anyone was injured in the collision.

    crashImage source, Dorset Traffic Police
  4. Have you seen her?published at 13:34 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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  5. Totton water pipe cracks in hot weatherpublished at 13:20 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    Homes and a school have been left without water after hot weather caused a pipe to burst on Jacobs Gutter Lane in Totton, Hampshire.

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    Water floods along Jacobs Gutter Lane after pipes crack in hot weather

  6. Heads warn parents of 'cash-starved schools'published at 12:54 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    Headteachers in England are keeping up the pressure on school funding, sending a letter warning about "cash-starved" schools to almost two million families.

    Teacher with pupilsImage source, iStock

    As the government prepares to set out its plans in the Queen's Speech, school leaders across 17 councils - including Oxfordshire and Dorset - are calling for urgent action over a funding gap.

    Claims over school funding shortages became an election battleground and a doorstep issue with voters.

    The Conservative manifesto promised an extra £1bn per year from savings.

  7. Warning after Swanage dog cliff rescuepublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    The coastguard has warned dog walkers to keep their pooches on their leads while walking on the cliff tops.

    Bella being rescuedImage source, Swnaage Coastguard

    It comes after the Swanage team rescued a dog named Bella from the Downs after it went 60ft (18m) down a cliff yesterday and was unable to get back up. Bella was recovered to the top of the cliff using ropes and was unhurt.

  8. Royal Ascot: The band strikes up!published at 12:38 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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  9. Duke of Edinburgh admitted to hospitalpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to hospital last night as "a precautionary measure", Buckingham Palace has said.

    The Queen and The Duke of EdinburghImage source, AFP

    The 96-year-old is being treated at the King Edward VII Hospital, London, for an infection arising from a pre-existing condition.

    The BBC understands his hospital stay is "not a cause for serious concern".

    The Queen has delivered her speech to parliament ahead of attending Royal Ascot this afternoon as planned, Buckingham Palace has said.

  10. Travel latest: Southbound South West Trains services 'running at reduced speeds'published at 12:22 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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  11. Fire warning for Queen's Windsor Estatepublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    Visitors to the Queen's Windsor Estate are being warned the forest is at "heightened risk" of wildfire during the hot weather.

    The Crown Estate has asked people to "exercise additional caution" at Windsor Great Park after the Met Office set its Fire Severity Index level to "very high" for the attraction.

    Windsor

    The Forestry Commission said the area's 8,000 acres of forest were "particularly vulnerable".

    Temperatures of 31C were forecast.

  12. Gushing water as pipe cracks in heatpublished at 12:14 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    The water company said the dry ground caused pipes to shift and crack.

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  13. Dorset travel latest: Sheep blocking Weymouth roadpublished at 11:27 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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  14. Fire ravaged Hartley Wintney church reopenspublished at 11:23 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    A Hampshire church that lost its roof in a fire more than a year ago has celebrated its reopening.

    The blaze started in a shed at the rear of the Catholic Church of St. Thomas More, Hartley Wintney, on 17 May 2016, it spread, engulfing the church roof.

    Bishop Philip Egan led a service on Tuesday evening and consecrated the church and its new altar.

    Firefighters who fought the blaze said they were "honoured to attend the service".

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  15. Church reopens after roof lost in firepublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    Firefighters who fought the church blaze say they were "honoured" to attend its reopening service.

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  16. Watermain bursts in Totton 'due to hot weather'published at 11:10 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    A watermain has burst in Totton due to the hot weather, Southern Water has said.

    Burst watermain in TottonImage source, Catherine George

    It happened in Jacobs Gutter Lane and has caused the water to Hounsdown School to be temporarily shut off.

    In a message on its website, external, the school said Southern Water informed it the hot weather had dried out the ground, causing the pipes to shift and crack.

    Pupils are being provided with bottled water and there are limited toilet facilities.

    A decision over an early closure will depend on information about how long repairs are likely to take, the school said.

  17. Poole residents' anger over 'stinking' closed toilet blockpublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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  18. Wyvern College parents angry after pupils 'left to melt' in full school uniformpublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

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  19. Duke of Edinburgh admitted to hospitalpublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    The Duke of Edinburgh, who was at Royal Ascot on Tuesday, was admitted to hospital last night as "a precautionary measure", Buckingham Palace says.

    The Queen and Duke of EdinburghImage source, Getty Images
  20. Heat closes Andover schoolpublished at 10:54 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    Andover Church of England Primary School will close at 11:30 BST today "due to increased heat levels", a message on its website says, external.

    Andover Church of England Primary SchoolImage source, Google