Carolyn Bell and Caroline Easton had never met before teaming up to perform CPR on a stranger.

Richard Hardy was found fatally stabbed in Farnborough in January.

A man who robbed a convenience store while brandishing a knife has been given a life sentence.

Dion Kevin Levy, 40, admitted a charge of robbery and possessing a bladed article in a public place at Taunton Crown Court on Monday 8 October 2018 after stealing £757.65 from the Spar Store in Yetminster.

He jumped over the counter and was seen by a member of staff with a knife, before demanding money and grabbed the till drawer before leaving the shop.

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Levy was arrested by officers from Avon and Somerset Police in Yeovil the following day.

He was also sentenced for a further robbery and an offence of possessing a firearm with intent relating to an incident at Martock Post Office in Somerset on 4 January 2018 and was handed a life sentence.

Levy was told he would have to serve a minimum jail term of seven years before being eligible for parole.

Two drivers were left with "serious injuries" after two-car collision in Oxfordshire, where one car left the road and came to a stop in a neighbouring field.

The pair were cut free from their cars by crews from Oxfordshrie Fire and Rescue on Watlington Road, Lewknor, and taken to hospital with what the service described as "serious injuries".

Station Manager Andy Ford said the change in weather conditions meant rain can potentially result in "slippery conditions caused by oil and debris being brought to the surface of the road".

A police investigation has begun into the cause of the crash.

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It's estimated 150,000 residents in Dorset don't know how to access the internet, according to figures released by Superfast Dorset.

The company is working alongside Dorset County Council by offering the help of "digital champions" to teach people basic online skills.

Terry Fox is taking part of the scheme and said the thought of going online scares her.

"I'm the sort person and at that age that it's just a stab in the dark. I think someone is going to steal all my money. I don't know what I'm doing."

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Jack McLaren died after a "head trauma" from a "shaking-impact type injury", a jury hears.

A car towing a caravan hit two other vehicles while driving into oncoming motorway traffic.

Catherine Walter was raising money to go to the world championship.

A man, who has not yet been identified, was found in cardiac arrest and died at the scene.

The campaign to restore access to the beach began over four years ago. Friends of Castle Cove Beach Steve Elsworth says, "the local community has raised £10,000 and Weymouth & Portland Borough Council has approved a grant of £20,000". A loan for £4,000 has been negotiated to address a small shortfall, so fund-raising will continue until Easter next year. Discussions have also taken place with Natural England and Dorset County Council to close the path and part of the beach during construction of the steps on the slope to the sand.

A controversial new secondary school in Oxford has been approved - despite original plans being rejected by councillors.

The Swan School, in Marston, will cater for up to 1,300 pupils and is set to open in September 2019.

Oxford City councillors originally turned down the plans over concerns about the green belt and cycling safety, but their decision was reversed on Monday night.

A review committee said the U-turn was due to the "very real problem" of a lack of school places in the area.

Waiting times for young people in Berkshire needing eating disorder treatments are some of the longest in the country, figures show.

NHS trusts are being ordered to treat all under 19 year olds within four weeks by the government.

But Berkshire Health NHS Foundation Trust sees 55% of patients within that time - the fifth worst of any trust in the country.

The trust said its eating disorders service for young people was "currently under pressure" due to referral numbers increasing by 50% in the last year.

Dashcam footage shows a car towing a caravan driving the wrong way along the M40 before a crash.

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Improvements totalling £90m are to be made at train stations across the South West.

South Western Railway said the work would be carried out at locations including Axminster and Honiton (pictured) in Devon, and Weymouth and Dorchester in Dorset.

Improvements would include some new and refurbished trains, better wi-fi coverage, new benches at stations, new ticket barriers and more parking, staff said.

South Western Railway (SWR) has services from London to Exeter, via Honiton and Salisbury.

The caravan was recorded by a motorist's dashcam before the crash on the M40 in Oxfordshire.

Journeys on the M40 continue to be delayed after the northbound carriageway was reopened following a crash.

Highways England closed the stretch between junction 6 for Watlington and junction 8A for Oxford overnight while repairs took place.

The road was closed after a car towing a caravan driving the wrong way on the M40 was involved in a crash with another vehicle on Monday.

But Highways England said a vehicle had crashed between junction 5 and 6 this morning, which is continuing journey delays.

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The mother of murder victim Lucy McHugh, 13, said she felt a "complex layer of sorrow and heartache".

The mother of a teenager stabbed to death in Southampton says she has experienced "complete emptiness and disbelief".

Claire Busby is suing Berkshire Bed Company, saying her new divan was in a "defective state".