The Bakhsahli manuscript has now been found to date from the 3rd or 4th Century.

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A dog which put its head into a biscuit jar to lick the crumbs had to be freed by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.

The pug and Chihuahua cross-breed puppy, named Buddy, became stuck at his owner's home in Southampton on Sunday.

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Animal Rescue Tactical Adviser Anton Phillips decided not to break the jar for fear of injuring the animal.

He said: "I used manual manipulation... There was a pop as I got its head free.

"I have dealt with a lot of animals over the years and I always say if they can get it in, I can get it out.”

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Aberystwyth University experts have been among the first to use a new x-ray unit to study tiny diamonds, a million of which could fit on a pin head.

The VERSOX facility in Oxfordshire was developed by a team including Prof Andrew Evans, head of the university's Department of Physics.

He said researchers could use it to study the atomic structures, chemical nature and composition of surfaces.

Designed to work as a giant microscope, experts are studying nanodiamonds.

A dog that attacked three alpacas in Hampshire, killing one, has been issued with a control order

The alpacas were mauled around the neck and face on a farm near Bartley in the New Forest on 22 December.

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Hampshire police said it could not pursue a criminal case because alpacas were not classed as livestock.

It brought a civil action at Southampton magistrates' court against the dog owner, 60-year-old Anthony Hughes of Woodlands Road, Woodlands.

Mr Hughes was ordered to pay police costs of £1,500 and to keep the dog muzzled and on a lead in public.

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A man suspected of escaping from lawful custody has appeared before magistrates.

Michael Ashley Presley, from Didcot, was charged following an incident at HMP Spring Hill on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old is due to appear at Aylesbury Crown Court on 17 November.

Police have seized a blue BMW 330, an alleged fake police warrant card and a covert earpiece from a driver who was stopped in Bournemouth.

The 21-year-old Christchurch man has been questioned by police after being detained in Riverside Avenue on Wednesday evening.

Earlier police said they had received a report that a vehicle had been seen driving in Christchurch with a blue light and what appeared to be a camera or speed detection equipment.

Officers have appealed for anyone who may have been stopped in East Dorset by a man in plain clothes who claimed to be a policeman to contact them.

Manager Eddie Howe says Bournemouth will be judged on results against sides such as Brighton after a winless start.

Mark Savage
Music reporter

Oxford band Radiohead have teamed up with composer Hans Zimmer to work on the soundtrack to the BBC's forthcoming natural history series, Blue Planet II.

Inspired by the sounds of the sea, the band have recorded an orchestral version of the song Bloom, from their 2011 album The King Of Limbs.

Called (ocean) bloom, the piece will be featured in a five-minute prequel, released on 27 September.

It features new vocals from Thom Yorke alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra.

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"Bloom was inspired by the original Blue Planet series so it's great to be able to come full circle with the song and reimagine it for this incredible landmark's sequel," said Yorke in a press release.

"Hans is a prodigious composer who effortlessly straddles several musical genres so it was liberating for us all to work with such a talent and see how he wove the sound of the series and Bloom together."

Campaigners fear increased travel times for ambulances would put patients at risk.

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Recommendations for a major rethink of NHS health services in Dorset have received mixed reactions.

Campaigners in Shaftesbury have been celebrating after their community hospital was given a reprieve while residents in Purbeck are fearful about the closure of Poole's A&E.

The recommendations aim to tackle a predicted funding shortfall of £158m by 2021.

Campaigner Damien Stone of Keep Our NHS Public said: "It is, at the end of the day, all about cuts.

"Whichever way you look at the figures, there are going to be more people taking longer to get to Bournemouth than they would going to Poole."

Dorset CCG chairman Dr Forbes Watson: "We have looked very closely at the travel times and we worked closely with the ambulance trust and they have offered us absolute assurance that they can continue to deliver a safe service for our patients with these changes."

The Competition and Markets Authority says there will still be strong ticket price competition.

Jack Singh Brar hopes to secure his European Tour card after individual success in the Walker Cup

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A takeover bid for the Isle of Wight Festival has been cleared by a watchdog.

The inquiry by the Competition and Markets Authority was launched after Live Nation became a majority shareholder of the event in March.

It says evidence collected shows the Isle of Wight and Live Nation's existing festivals were "not competing particularly closely for customers".

It also says a merger "would not materially strengthen Live Nation's position in booking artists".

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A former public toilet has gone on the market, external in West Oxfordshire

The building in Witney was converted in 2008 by Jon Du Croz, who runs an architectural practice in the town.

Estate agents Breckon & Breckon describe it as a contemporary home "brimming with warmth and personality".

The asking price is £500,000, which is case you were wondering is 50,000,000 pennies.

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A man who died in a crash on the M3 near Winchester on Wednesday has been named as Jason Mullin.

The 45-year-old lived on Columbia Road in Bournemouth.

No other vehicles were involved in the incident.

Police are still investigating the circumstances that led to his death.

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An ancient Indian manuscript has been found to contain the earliest recorded origin of the zero symbol.

Carbon dating research shows the Bakhshali manuscript, held by the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, dates from the third or fourth century.

It makes it older than a ninth century inscription of a zero on a wall of a temple in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

Festival organisers say they have a "zero tolerance" to the use of illegal drugs.

Bestival organisers have defended their drug policy following the death of Louella Michie whose body was found in woodland on the edge of the Lulworth site on Monday.

Her father, Holby City actor John Michie said the 25-year-old appeared to have taken an "illegal substance" with a male friend before her death.

In a statement, , externalfestival organisers said they had a "zero tolerance" policy on the use of drugs, with searches and specialist passive drugs dogs at all entrances.

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It said its team had worked closely with its security contractor and Dorset Police to "deliver a safe event" at the Lulworth Estate.

The rodents ate and soiled a couple's belongings being kept at a storage facility in Reading.