Summary

  • Portsmouth tower blocks cladding removal 'to take months'

  • Henley Regatta gets under way with an increased police presence

  • Poole councillors back Poole hospital as Dorset's main facility for emergency care

  • Thames Water criticised by Ofwat and told to "change the way it operates"

  • Updates from Wednesday 28 June

  1. Henley Royal Regatta 2017: In numberspublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

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    Ever wondered how many bottles of champagne are drunk at Henley Royal Regatta?

    Ever wondered how many bottles of champagne are drunk at Henley Royal Regatta?

    Henley Royal Regatta 2017: In numbers

    Ever wondered how many bottles of champagne are drunk at Henley Royal Regatta?

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  2. Bare-knuckle boxing gets O2 showcasepublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

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    Bare-knuckle boxing can be popular as mixed martial arts, says a fighter.

    Bare-knuckle boxing bouts will be held at London's O2 amid claims the sport will become a big draw.

    Bare-knuckle boxing gets O2 showcase

    Bare-knuckle boxing bouts will be held at London's O2 amid claims the sport will become a big draw.

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  3. New loos for Lulworthpublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Responsibility for public toilets in Lulworth on the Dorset coast are to be transferred from council ownership.

    Lulworth Estate is set to take over the conveniences from Purbeck District Council.

    The estate said the move would allow new facilities to "improve the accessibility and quality" of toilets available to people visiting the lower cove area and beach.

    It is hoped that the new facilities, which are subject to planning permission, will be ready by summer 2018.

    LulworthImage source, Ian Capper
  4. Cladding removal from Windrush Tower beginspublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Work has begun to replace the rain-screen cladding on Windrush Tower in Oxford.

    Windrush Tower

    The city council said it would now use "improved non-combustible material" as a precautionary measure.

  5. Six face Hillsborough disaster chargespublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Ex-Ch Supt David Duckenfield faces 95 charges of manslaughter while five others will be prosecuted.

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  6. Ward-Prowse on England penalty pressurepublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

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    Southampton's James Ward-Prowse has been talking about the pressure the England Under-21 team were under as they lost their European Championship semi final to Germany on penalties.

    The England under-21 captain admitted previous England defeats at Euro 96 and World Cup 1990 were "always in the back of your mind".

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    "It's hard to replicate pressure" of penalties - James Ward-Prowse

  7. Children with special educational needs wait longer for help in Dorset than almost anywhere else in the countrypublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

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    Sindy's son Joshua has autism and Deborah Croney works on education at Dorset Council.

  8. Nautical arrival for Southampton prom studentspublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

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  9. Fire on Isle of Wight houseboatpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

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  10. Island Games: Shooting sisters celebrating successpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Two sisters from the Isle of Wight are celebrating success at the Island Games' shooting competitions.

    Imogen and Shelley Moss have won six shooting medals between them - four golds and two silvers at this year's event on the Swedish island of Gotland.

    Imogen and Shelley MossImage source, Isle of Wight Island Games Association
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    It's amazing to share the experience with someone who is your sister. It means so much to both of us."

    Imogen Moss

  11. Ajax midfielder Clement joins Readingpublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Dutch attacking midfielder Pelle Clement joins Reading on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Ajax.

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  12. Drug '100 times stronger than morphine taking hold in Southampton'published at 15:45 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

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  13. Social worker suspended over 'neglect'published at 15:39 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Yvonne Mieville was found to have "neglected" her responsibility to vulnerable children in her care.

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  14. Six fire engines respond to 'small' tower block firepublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Six fire engines were called to extinguish a small fire at the Plowman Tower in Oxford this afternoon

    It took place in the ground floor store room, and Oxford City Council said it was "very quickly contained".

    Earlier this week the authority, which has five tower blocks, announced cladding would be removed from the Evenlode and Windrush towers after it failed fire tests.

    Nobody was hurt or evacuated, and the city council said the response shows the safeguards in place in Oxford work well.

  15. Victorian toy find for Sherborne Museumpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Some Victorian children's toys were among an unusual find handed in to Sherborne Museum in Dorset.

    The museum said a set of small wheels from a toy wagon, a tambourine, a wooden musical pipe with the mouthpiece missing, a spinning top, a pincushion and a story-advert for Sunlight Soap were donated after being found behind the walls of a house in Long Street in the Dorset town.

    The room was thought to have been a nanny's residence.

    Museum objectsImage source, Sherborne Museum
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    The items are too large to have slipped between floorboards and were probably not deliberately placed with the intention, as some objects are, of warding off evil. They may, however, have been intentionally placed to commemorate the life of a beloved child or perhaps the nanny and her charge were creating a time-capsule.

    Sherborne Museum

  16. Paddington 'inspired by time at BBC'published at 15:08 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Paddington Bear author Michael Bond, who has died aged 91, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire in 2014.

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  17. Eastleigh sign midfielder Yeatespublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Former Notts County, Bradford and Watford midfielder Mark Yeates joins National League Eastleigh on a two-year deal.

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  18. Dog survives 60ft cliff fallpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    A golden retriever is back to her "loveable self" after a coastguard rescue from a Swanage cliff face.

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  19. WATCH: Underwater footage of dolphin in Portsmouth Harbourpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

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