Missing mum murder police search townpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
Police investigating the disappearance of Sarah Wellgreen are now searching a site in Dartford.
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Missing mum murder police search townpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
90-year-old hardware store to closepublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
Image source, GoogleA family-run hardware store which has been trading in Reading for almost 90 years is set to close.
Drews the Ironmongers says it is shutting its doors after Christmas because it can no longer compete against online shopping.
Chairman David Drew said telling the store's 26 staff they were going to be made redundant was "the worst day in our family's life".
Debenhams 'seeks to close 50 stores'published at 15:50 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
Image source, ReutersDebenhams is understood to be seeking to close 50 of its 166 stores in a radical overhaul as it prepares to reveal a record £500m loss.
The struggling department store chain has previously said 10 stores were earmarked for closure over the next five years but has raised that target.
It is not known which stores will be affected but branches in the south include Southampton, Bournemouth, Reading, Oxford, Winchester, Weymouth, Thatcham, Portsmouth, Basingstoke and Witney.
Teen sentenced for school stabbingpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
The schoolgirl was standing in a queue at break-time when the boy stabbed her.
Read MoreRail firms say 'sorry'published at 14:44 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
South Western Railway and Network Rail have apologised for the problems on services, external to and from Waterloo yesterday.
Passengers were advised not to travel following the signalling cable fault between Woking and Surbiton.
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End of twitter postMore children at risk of abuse or neglectpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
A rise in protection plans for children leaves councils claiming they are pushed "to the brink".
Read MoreArrest as girl, 4, escapes 'arson attack'published at 13:32 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
The girl was among four people who escaped the fire through a first-floor window.
Read MoreSuspected illegal immigrants found in lorry near Bicesterpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
Thames Valley Police, external officers were called to a layby in Oxford Road, Bicester, yesterday evening after reports that 19 people were in the back of a trailer.
A police spokesman said a number of people had been taken to hospital for checks.
Others who did not require hospital treatment were either handed over to social services or immigration officers for further investigation, he added.
Problems continue at Cowes chain ferrypublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
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A person has been seriously injured in a crash in Christchurch.
Police were called just after 08:40 BST to Barrack Road, which remains closed.
Drivers are advised to avoid the area.
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End of twitter postDorset Echo: Developer commits to regenerating sitepublished at 10:21 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
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End of twitter postRoad closed after 'serious' crashpublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
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End of twitter postCowes Floating Bridge out of actionpublished at 08:04 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
The floating bridge chain ferry service at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight is out of action this morning.
Isle of Wight Council says it's due to a snapped west prow cable.
A foot passenger service is in place.
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An unannounced inspection was prompted by by concerns from whistleblowers and a series of mistakes.
Read MoreSeven held after Trident protestpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
An anti-Trident group blocked approach roads to prevent workers entering a nuclear weapons factory.
Read MoreOutfoxed by a fencepublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Image source, DWFRSA not-so-sly fox had to be rescued by firefighters after getting its paws stuck in a picket fence.
Animal rescue specialists were called to Hanlon Close, Bournemouth, shortly after 06:45 BST.
The fire service said the creature appeared to have been "hanging around" overnight but was freed, unharmed, by 07:45.
Image source, DWFRSWorld War One Tommys erected in Test Valleypublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Three Tommy silhouettes have been put in place in Test Valley to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One.
The council-funded silhouettes have been placed in Andover, Romsey and Stockbridge.
The statues are part of the There But Not There nationwide campaign to represent those who lost their lives.
Image source, Test Valley Borough CouncilQuote MessageThese silhouettes will stand tall for all to see and make sure those who gave their lives are remembered in the most honourable and respectful way.
Dorothy Baverstock, Culture champion, Test Valley Borough Council
Illegally smuggled chimp safely rehomed in Dorsetpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Naree the chimpanzee, a victim of the illegal wildlife trade, has been safely rehomed at the UK rescue centre Monkey World.
She was smuggled into Thailand and made to perform in a circus, pulling an orangutan and a tiger around the ring in a rickshaw.