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  • Updates from Thursday 18 October

  1. Injured man held over house explosionpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    Investigations are focussing on gas cylinders at the house in Poole.

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  2. Wrong-way caravan fatal crash pair namedpublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    Driver and passenger who died driving Subaru and caravan wrong way on M40 were from High Wycombe.

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  3. Explosion investigation 'focussed on cylinders'published at 18:01 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    The fire service says its investigation into an explosion at a flat in Poole is focussed on gas cylinders at the property.

    A man was airlifted to hospital in Bristol with serious injuries following the incident in Sterte Road.

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  4. M40 wrong-way crash victims namedpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
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    Traffic on the M40 following the crashImage source, @MARTB6969

    Police have named two people who died in a car which collided with two others as it was driven the wrong way down the M40 in South Oxfordshire.

    John Norton, 80, and Olive Howard, 87, from High Wycombe, were in a car towing a caravan, which was travelling in the wrong direction on the northbound carriageway on 15 October.

    The road was closed for 15 hours between junction 6 for Watlington and junction 8A for Oxford.

    Another car driver, Stuart Richards, 32, from Stockport, also died.

  5. New Premier Inn chain shrinks rooms in halfpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    Whitbread aims new ZIP chain at travellers on very tight budgets who are willing to sacrifice space.

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  6. Speed limit lowered on crash roadpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    A speed limit reduction on Weymouth's Preston Road has been given the go-ahead by Dorset councillors.

    The decision to drop the B3155 from 50 to 40mph follows an increase in accidents on the road, including two fatalities - and five resulting in serious injuries.

    The slower speed limit is expected to be put in place between the entrance to Lodmoor Country Park and Overcombe Corner.

    It will cost £2,500 to implement and is expected to be ratified by the cabinet in December.

    Weymouth's Preston RoadImage source, Google
  7. Woods searched for missing mum-of-fivepublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    Hundreds of people join the search for Sarah Wellgreen who disappeared nearly two weeks ago.

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  8. Man claims to beat buggy marathon recordpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    Dr David Bruce, from Bristol, claims to have shaved 15 minutes off the current men's world record.

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  9. Man 'fatally stabbed rival drug dealer'published at 15:46 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    Zandrae Smith is accused of murdering Tommy Ferris in an alleyway in Andover in April.

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  10. Two rescued after explosionpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

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  11. A horse walks into a swimming pool...published at 14:53 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    The 26-year-old mare had to be hauled out of the pool by firefighters in Dorset.

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  12. Largest ever Turner exhibition set for Blenheim Palacepublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    Blenheim Palace is preparing to host a JMW Turner exhibition - the largest to ever go on display in Oxfordshire.

    The exhibition will feature early architectural paintings and engravings.

    Works to go on show include a painting of one of Oxford's most picturesque streets, various lecture diagrams and many of Turner's famous artworks.

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    Turner's "The High Street"Image source, ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
  13. Appeal over £20k post office robberypublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

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  14. Man's body found at country parkpublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    The body of a man has been found at Durlston Country Park in Swanage, Dorset.

    Police said the 21-year-old was discovered shortly after midday yesterday.

    His death is not being treated as suspicious and his next of kin have been informed.

    Durlston Country ParkImage source, KEVIN LEGG
  15. Cocaine-dealing gang leader gets 25 yearspublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    Erald Mema was jailed for supplying cocaine across the Midlands, Oxford and Bracknell.

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  16. Byway closures across the island come into forcepublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

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  17. Run aground ferry captain suspendedpublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    The Red Falcon ran aground on Sunday, weeks after its sister ship tore yachts from their moorings.

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  18. Painted rocks to remember fallen servicemenpublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    Soldiers from Blandford Forum - who lost their lives in World War One - are being remembered on decorated rocks hidden around the town.

    The names of the 117 men have been painted on the rocks so finders can go online to learn more about the person they discover.

    People are being asked to post a picture of the rocks they find on the Blandford Rocks Facebook Group, external and then hide them again.

    The names of the fallen servicemen from the Great War 1914-1918 are inscribed on the two war memorials on the Town Hall in the Market Place.

    Blandford rocksImage source, Blandford Forum Town Council
  19. 'Inspirational' teachers score top markspublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    A drama lecturer and sign language teacher are among 13 gold winners at the annual awards.

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  20. Rare Titanic poster sells for £62,000 at auctionpublished at 10:25 British Summer Time 22 October 2018

    A poster advertising the Titanic's return voyage from New York to Europe has fetched £62,000 at auction.

    It would have been displayed in New York, and most were destroyed after the liner sank on its way to the city from Southampton on 15 April 1912.

    Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge described it as "one of the rarest Titanic posters in existence".

    Titanic posterImage source, HENRY ALDRIDGE