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  • Updates from Monday 8 October

  1. Tributes to M4 school bus crash victimspublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Lorraine Maclellan, from Farnborough, Hampshire, died in a collision on M4 on Thursday.

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  2. Endangered baby zebra born at Marwell Zoopublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    An endangered Grevy's zebra has been born at Marwell Zoo in Hampshire.

    Mother Imogen gave birth to the female foal in the early hours of Friday.

    Keepers say both mother and the yet-to-be-named foal are doing very well.

    The latest arrival takes the total number of Grevy’s zebra at the zoo to eight and is the first foal to be sired by resident stallion Fonzy.

    In the late 1970s there were 15,000 Grevy’s zebra in the wild. Today there are estimated to be around 2,800 remaining.

    baby zebraImage source, Jason Brown
  3. M40 crash involving vehicle travelling wrong waypublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

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  4. Nigel Farage walkabout in Christchurchpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Tristan Pascoe
    BBC Radio Solent political reporter

    The former UKIP leader and South West MEP Nigel Farage has arrived in Christchurch for a walkabout ahead of a "Leave Means Leave" rally at the BIC this evening.

    He'll be sharing a platform with Bournemouth West MP Conor Burns, Pub chain Wetherspoons chief executive Tim Martin and the DUP's Sammy Wilson.

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  5. 'Nazi' posed in 'KKK robes with baby'published at 16:54 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Neo-Nazi Adam Thomas took photos with his newborn son while wearing the hooded robes, a court hears.

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  6. Road re-opens after tank crashpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    The A352 has re-opened after being closed earlier because of a collision between a Warrior tank and a Motorbike.

    The motorcyclist was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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  7. Van in sinkhole after water pipe burstspublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Police say no-one is hurt, but drivers should seek alternative routes while the road is closed.

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  8. Chris de Burgh set for Bournemouth datepublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Chris de Burgh has announced he is to play the Bournemouth International Centre as part of his 70th birthday tour.

    It's one of only 8 UK dates he'll be playing in autumn 2019.

    Chris de BurghImage source, EPA/Jacek Bednarczyk
  9. Dad jailed for baby shake murderpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Jack McLaren died in hospital as a result a "forcible shake" which caused bleeding on his brain.

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  10. Lifeboat crew called to fish boat crew's aidpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

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  11. Motorcycle rider sought after Andover hit and runpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    A pedestrian has been seriously injured in a hit and run crash in Andover.

    The 48-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a motorbike in New Street shortly after 23:00 on Sunday.

    The motorcyclist left the scene before police arrived.

    New StreetImage source, Google
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    The motorcyclist left before we arrived. However he or she left their motorbike at the scene so they must have made off on foot. It’s likely that this person would have come off their motorbike as a result of the collision. Did you see someone in the area who looked injured or disheveled? Do you think you know who this person is?

    Sgt Rik Grant, Hampshire Constabulary

  12. Father jailed for life for murder of baby sonpublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 15 October 2018
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    A father who was found guilty of murdering his baby son has been jailed for life at Reading Crown Court.

    Daniel McLaren will serve a minimum of 22 years in prison until he is considered for parole after he was found guilty of murdering his four-month-old baby Jack on 2 June 2017.

    More to follow.

  13. Plans for redevelopmement of Isle of Wight's Priory Bay Hotelpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    A former hotel on the Isle of Wight could be transformed in a multi-million-pound makeover with tree houses, woodland retreats, a restaurant, farm shop and spa.

    A planning application is due to be submitted to the Isle of Wight Council to redevelop the Priory Bay Hotel

    The plans include refurbishing the outbuildings to provide 14 hotel suites, a restaurant, bar and spa as well as 56 holiday lodges, 10 tree houses, 12 woodland retreats, a gym, village barn and farm shop installed.

    Aria Resorts, which also owns Rookley Country Park, St Helens Holiday Park and holiday cottages in Colwell, bought the hotel, located near Bembridge, in December.

    The company has come under fire after caravan owners at Rookley and St Helens were given notice to quit the sites to make way for their regeneration.

    Priory Bay HotelImage source, Aria Resorts
  14. Motorbike and tank collide on A352 near Warehampublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    A motorbike and a Warrior tank have collided on the A352 near Wareham in Dorset.

    The motorcyclist was been taken to hospital in Poole following the crash shortly before 11:30. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

    The road is closed while recovery of the vehicles takes place.

    A352Image source, Google
  15. Navy jets trial new 'rolling' landingpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    The UK is the only nation currently planning to use the landing manoeuvre on its aircraft carriers.

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  16. 'I'm Indiana Jones - with prosthetics'published at 13:23 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Oxford Professor Liz Frood returns to Egypt for the first time after nearly dying of sepsis.

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  17. Brothers' pumpkin squashes UK recordpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Ian and Stuart Paton broke their existing record with a giant 174 stone (1,105kg) squash.

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  18. Sabotaged parachute jump survivor jumps againpublished at 12:23 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    Victoria CilliersImage source, Facebook

    A woman who survived a skydive wearing a parachute which had been sabotaged by her husband, has jumped again.

    Victoria Cilliers suffered near-fatal injuries when both her main and reserve parachutes failed during a 4,000ft jump at Netheravon, Wiltshire, on Easter Sunday in 2015.

    The highly experienced parachute instructor took the two-mile plunge on 7 October at an airfield in Oxfordshire, raising money for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance.

    Speaking afterwards she said: "When I landed I felt an incredible sense of relief and release.

    "Although I had made a fantastic physical recovery, in psychological terms my head was lagging behind.

    "Jumping was an integral part of fixing that."

    Her husband, ex-Army sergeant Emile Cilliers, was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 18 years after being convicted at a retrial of two attempted murder charges and a third count of damaging a gas fitting recklessly endangering life.

    Emile CilliersImage source, PA
  19. A352 closed following serious crash near Warehampublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    The A352 is currently closed following what police are calling a serious a crash at the junction with B3070 Holmebridge near Wareham.

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  20. CCTV appeal over Weymouth race hate incidentpublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 15 October 2018

    CCTV of a man has been released by police investigating a race hate incident in Weymouth.

    The man used abusive and offensive language after entering McColl’s on East Street in Chickerell on 16 August, causing a staff member to leave.

    The man has not yet been identified and police have appealed for anyone who recognises him to get in touch.

    CCTVImage source, Dorset Police