Summary

  • Updates from Monday 26 February

Live Reporting

  1. Pedestrian, 31, dies after car crash

    A 31-year-old pedestrian has died after he was struck by a car in Hampshire.

    The crash involving a grey Vauxhall Corsa happened on Smannell Road, Andover near the Cricketers Way junction at about 17:10 on Sunday.

    Hampshire police said the driver of the car, an 18-year-old man, has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.

    Anyone who witnessed the crash or who has dashcam footage is urged to contact police.

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  2. Billy Morgan flies the flag at Winter Olympics

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    Southampton snowboarder Billy Morgan didn't disappoint at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics.

    He was chosen as the flag-bearer for Team GB after his bronze medal in the Snowboard Big Air gave Great Britain a record-breaking haul in Pyeongchang.

    At one point the 28-year-old was even captured balancing the flag on his chin, while other flag-bearers looked on in awe.

    Billy Morgan with flag on chinPA

  3. Man rescued from car after Portland Bill cliff plunge

    A man has been rescued from a car after it plunged over the edge of a cliff onto rocks amid an incoming tide.

    Emergency services were called to the scene near Portland Bill lighthouse in Dorset at 23:15 GMT on Saturday.

    A spokesman for the coastguard said it was "a race against time" to cut the man free from the vehicle before it was consumed by the waves.

    The driver, believed to be in his 50s and from Weymouth, was taken to Dorset County Hospital with serious injuries.

    Portland Bill car plungeWyke Coastguard

  4. Weather: Cold and breezy with some sunny spells

    Today is set to be cold and breezy with some sunny spells, but also a good deal of cloud with the risk of a few snow showers, especially along the coast.

    Weather forecast for 26 February

  5. Delay warning over A34 closure

    Police have closed the A34 southbound after a minibus crashed at Bullington Cross in the early hours.

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