Summary

  • Christchurch council to join merger committee

  • Reading progress in EFL Cup, Pompey and Oxford go out

  • Crews tackle Portsmouth house fire

  • Weather: A cool, cloudy and damp day

  • Updates from Wednesday 9 August

  1. Luxury yacht fire at island harbourpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    Diesel has leaked from the vessel and members of the public are advised to avoid the area.

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  2. Good eveningpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    That's it for today's South Live.

    We will be back at 08:00 tomorrow with all of the region's latest news, travel, sport and weather.

  3. Two men jailed after unprovoked GBHpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    Jamie Malloy (left) and George GrimesImage source, Thames Valley Police
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    Jamie Malloy (left) from Slough and George Grimes from Priory Mead. Somerset, were both found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent

    Two men who staged an unprovoked attack on two people in Maidenhead have been jailed for four and a half years each.

    Jamie Malloy, 20, and George Grimes, 19, kicked and punched a man and twice punched a women as she was on the ground, leaving her with scarring.

    It happened at about 03.30 (GMT) on 4 December 2016 in Queen Street.

    Malloy and Grimes were sentenced at Reading Crown Court on Tuesday after being found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

  4. Housing appeal dismissedpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    The Secretary of State has dismissed an appeal for two large housing schemes in Thatcham.

    West Berkshire Council had previously refused permission for 760 homes by Croudace Homes and A2 Dominion.

    Planning councillor Hilary Cole said: "I am delighted with the Secretary of State’s decisions regarding the Thatcham appeals. They show clear support for the council’s plan led approach to development."

  5. Premier League Predictions: Southampton to finish 14thpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer

    New season. New manager. New season. More speculation about their best player.

    This seems to be life almost every summer at Southampton as Mauricio Pellegrino replaces the sacked Claude Puel, who seemed harshly dealt with after an eighth-place finish and a Wembley final, while Virgil van Dijk sits on the sidelines declining to figure in pre-season as he craves a £60m move to Liverpool.

    Southampton seem to thrive in this environment but surely there will come a time when they cannot pull off this trick of succeeding surrounded by such turbulence.

    Mauricio PellegrinoImage source, Getty Images
  6. Premier League Predictions: Bournemouth to finish 10thpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer

    Bournemouth will be starting to feel almost established in the Premier League now as they enter their third season, still with manager Eddie Howe and the likes of top scorer Josh King.

    And this status is reflected in the additions they have made to the squad in the summer.

    Asmir Begovic is a goalkeeper of experience and reliability, Nathan Ake is a defender of rich promise while Jermain Defoe will hope to continue the Indian summer of his career towards next year's World Cup with England in Russia.

    Bournemouth and Howe are growing together and I expect that to be reflected in another season of good consolidation.

    Eddie HoweImage source, Getty Images
  7. Funding bid for storm-hit Hurst Spitpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    A bid for £300,000 to help protect a storm-hit beach home of one of Henry VIII's castles is to be made to the Environment Agency.

    Hurst SpitImage source, Oast House Archive

    New Forest District Council has agreed it would apply for the funding for Hurst Spit, near Milford on Sea.

    The 1.5m (2.5km) shingle bank was hit by major storms in 1996, 2013 and 2014.

    The cash would allow a study to be carried out to access the viability of restoring the beach material, the council said.

  8. Adderbury 'in need' of dementia facilitypublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    Dementia facility plansImage source, TPM Landscape

    A specialist nursing home for people with dementia is to be built in north Oxfordshire because the area has a "clear need" for it, a planning committee has decided.

    Cherwell District Council approved the 36-bedroom two-storey building in Adderbury, near Banbury.

    It will be developed on a greenfield site near the Gracewell nursing home.

    It is expected 36 full-time jobs will be created at the site which will provide 24-hour care.

  9. BBC Oxford: Hair Loss in Womenpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    As part of BBC Oxford's special series on hair loss in women Lilley Mitchell visits a salon that Carron Collins runs from her home, in an effort to make it more comfortable for women.

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  10. Pellegrino can bring success - Bednarekpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    Southampton defender Jan Bednarek believes the club can enjoy success under new boss Mauricio Pellegrino.

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  11. Premier League kick-off: Cherries training sessionpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    Kris Temple
    BBC Radio Solent

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  12. Rail union in plea to transport secretarypublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    Chris Grayling is urged to broker "round-table talks" after the union and Southern did not reach a deal.

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  13. Bowls final conceded after 'headbutt'published at 16:46 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    A bust-up at the Hampshire County Men's final left a player with a broken finger after falling to the ground.

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  14. Notes left at scene of arson attackpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    A door to the building appeared to have been forced open and the notes left inside.

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  15. VIDEO: Sunseeker yacht wrecked in blazepublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

  16. Notes left at scene of pavilion arson attackpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    Slades FarmImage source, Google

    Written notes have been discovered at a sports pavilion after it was damaged in a suspected arson attack.

    Pavilion A at Slades Farm, Bournemouth, is thought to have been torched on Sunday - the damage was discovered on Monday morning.

    Police said a fire exit door had been set alight and a 2ft-wide hole burnt in the top of the door, which had recently been boarded up after previous damage.

    Another door appeared to have been forced open and notes were discovered saying the fire had been discovered and an extinguisher and buckets had been used to put it out.

    The author said in the notes that they did not contact emergency services for fear of being in trouble.

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  17. Dementia care home plans approvedpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    Cherwell District Council approved the 36-bedroom two-storey building in Adderbury, near Banbury.

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  18. Clotet wants Johnson consistencypublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    Oxford boss Pep Clotet urges Marvin Johnson to show more consistency after defeat by Cheltenham Town in the EFL Cup.

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  19. Sunseeker yacht destroyed by firepublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    Sunseeker yacht on fire

    A luxury yacht has been destroyed by fire and is sinking in Ryde Harbour, Isle of Wight.

    Fire broke out on the 30ft Sunseeker shortly after 13:30.

    One person received treatment for the effects of breathing smoke.

    Isle of Wight Council said the pontoon next to the boat had also been severely damaged.

  20. Animal abusers 'get away with it' and avoid jail, report findspublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 9 August 2017

    KittensImage source, RSPCA

    North Hampshire MP Ranil Jayawardena has said "bad people are still getting away with" causing suffering to pets.

    The Conservative politician, who contributed to a report about tackling animal abuse, called such acts "wholly abhorrent".

    The report has called for the maximum sentence for offenders to be increased from six months to five years.