Summary

  • Updates from Tuesday 7 November

  • Flock of sheep stolen from Dorset farm

  • Nurses recruited in India for Oxfordshire hospitals

  • Tributes paid to woman found dead in Reading

  • Fossils of earliest ancestors found in Dorset

Live Reporting

  1. Dorset Echo front page: '£12k legal bill for bogus claim'

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  2. Murder victim 'a beautiful young mum'

    Simone GraingerPolice handout

    A 30-year-old woman found with fatal head injuries at a house in Reading has been described as a "beautiful and kind young mum" by her family.

    A murder investigation was launched after Simone Grainger was discovered at a house in Windsor Way, Calcot, on Saturday afternoon.

    In a statement, her relatives said they were "lost in grief on an unprecedented scale" and paid tribute to "our angel".

    A 32-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody.

  3. Dead dog found in zipped-up rucksack

    The dead dogRSPCA

    A dead dog was found in a zipped-up rucksack which had been dumped in the New Forest, the RSPCA has said.

    The male Staffordshire bull terrier, which was not microchipped, was discovered with its legs bound together by cable ties and wrapped up in a duvet cover and gaffa tape in woodland near Dibden Purlieu on Monday.

    RSPCA inspector Penny Baker said the animal charity was investigating the "upsetting" find and urged anybody with information to come forward.

    “He was in normal bodily condition with some scabbing around his groin area and bruising inside his mouth but it is not clear how he died," she added.

  4. Missing family found safe and well

    A man and his two young sons who had been missing for more than a month have been found safe and well, police have said.

    An "urgent" search was launched after Michael John Cole, 43, and sons Michael Lee, eight, and Harry, seven, were reported missing from Arborfield in Berkshire on 2 October.

    Thames Valley Police said the trio had been located late on Monday night and thanked the public for their assistance during the campaign to find them.

  5. Oxford Mail front page: 'See the light'

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  6. Flock of sheep stolen from farm

    Sheep

    Twenty sheep have been stolen from a farm in Dorset.

    The livestock were taken from a field protected by a locked gate near Halstock at some point between 12:00 GMT on Sunday and 13:00 on Monday.

    Police said the surrounding area has been checked, and they did not believe the sheep had escaped.

    A witness said bleating could be heard at about 03:00 on Monday.

  7. Weather: Cloudy and damp day ahead

    An overcast and damp day lies ahead with highs of 13C

  8. Reading player scores from kick-off

    What a hit! Fara Williams scores from kick-off

    Watch Reading's Fara Williams score a stunning winner immediately from the restart as Reading beat Arsenal in the FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup.

  9. Morning headlines

    • A 30-year-old woman found with fatal head injuries at a house in Reading has been described as a "beautiful and kind young mum" by her family
    • Changes to commuter trains from Henley to Paddington are causing huge disruption, some passengers have claimed
    • Nurses are being recruited in India to work in Oxfordshire hospitals after a fall in applications from EU nationals
    • Fossils of the oldest-known ancestors of most living mammals, including human beings, have been unearthed in Dorset
    • The RSPCA is trying to find out what happened to a dog found dumped with its leg tied together in the New Forest

  10. Fossil of 'our earliest ancestors' found in Dorset

    MammalMark Witton

    The mammals ventured out at night to hunt insects

    Fossils of the oldest-known ancestors of most living mammals, including human beings, have been found in Dorset.

    Teeth belonging to the extinct shrew-like creatures, which scampered at the feet of dinosaurs, were discovered in cliffs Durlston Bay near Swanage.

    Scientists who identified the specimens say they are the earliest undisputed fossils of mammals belonging to the line that led to humans.

  11. FA Cup: Oxford City get Notts County and Slough draw Rochdale

    Oxford City have been drawn against Notts County from League Two in the second round of the FA cup.

    It follows the National League South side's shock FA cup first round victory over Colchester United on Saturday.

    Oxford City manager, Mark Jones, said Notts County was "a good draw" and would be "really big test" for his side.

    Elsewhere Slough Town were drawn against League One Rochdale in the draw which took place at Slough Town Football Club.

  12. Good morning

    Welcome to South Live on Tuesday 7 November.

    Today we'll be bringing you the latest local news, weather, sport and travel from across the region until 18:00.

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