1. Application to protect nightclub grantedpublished at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2020

    Its new status means the venue in Reading, which has hosted Radiohead, cannot be demolished.

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  2. Locomotive decked out with 13,000 Christmas lightspublished at 00:07 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2020

    A heritage railway is running special seasonal services in the run up to Christmas.

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  3. Seven injured in street fight involving 30 menpublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020

    Police use extra powers in Reading after seven people are injured in a fight involving 30 men.

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  4. Man dies in crash between HGV and minibuspublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020

    A man in his 40s dies in a crash between a minibus and an HGV in Faringdon

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  5. Last D-Day craft opens to public after revamppublished at 11:13 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020

    LCT 7074 sank in 2010 but has been renovated and gone on display at the D-Day Story museum.

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  6. Pedestrian dies after being hit by carpublished at 09:08 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020

    The woman in her 70s was struck by a car on Quay Road in Christchurch on Tuesday.

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  7. How to make a Brussels sprouts Christmas wreathpublished at 00:04 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020

    The unusual wreath Andrea Hillyard gave to her daughter has proved popular on social media.

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  8. M4 closure for further bridge demolition workspublished at 20:21 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    The weekend closure between junctions five and six will last until Monday, Highways England says.

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  9. Wood given suspended gambling banpublished at 18:13 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Hampshire seam bowler Chris Wood is given a two-month suspended ban for placing bets on nine cricket games between 2011 and 2016.

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  10. Blinded snakebite charity worker back in UKpublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Ian Jones was treated in intensive care after being bitten by a cobra in an Indian village.

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  11. Hotel murder suspect held under Mental Health Actpublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    A woman in her 20s, who was working as a receptionist, was found dead at a Bournemouth Travelodge.

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  12. Stevenson extends Hampshire contractpublished at 15:04 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Hampshire seam bowler Ryan Stevenson agrees to extend his contract until the end of the 2021 season.

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  13. Warnings after further scam calls in Dorsetpublished at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    An elderly couple have been conned into handing over their savings to fraudsters, in a scam being linked to two others.

    Redbridge Road, CrosswaysImage source, Google

    A man and woman living in Bridport, Dorset, lost £10,700 in two separate scams on Wednesday involving people posing as couriers after receiving calls from bogus police officers.

    On Thursday a couple in their 70s received a call from a man claiming he was a detective inspector and that a woman working for their bank was being investigated.The caller then told them to withdraw £6,000 before claiming the serial numbers on the notes were fraudulent.A fake courier then collected the cash from their home on Redbridge Road in Crossways.

    Dorset Police has warned people to be "extremely vigilant" and appealed for witnesses.

  14. Armed officers respond to man on roof in Bournemouthpublished at 14:10 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Cecil RoadImage source, Google

    A man has been arrested after climbing on the roof of a building in Bournemouth.

    Dorset Police said armed officers and a police helicopter responded to the incident in Cecil Road, Boscombe, around 08:30 GMT.

    They said four vehicles parked nearby were damaged.

    The 39-year-old man was brought to safety and arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, the force said.

  15. Breath-control sailor completes 3,000-mile trippublished at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Natasha Lambert, who has athetoid cerebral palsy, uses her breath and tongue to control her boat.

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  16. Parcels stolen from delivery vehicle in Poolepublished at 10:55 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Almost 100 parcels have been stolen from a delivery vehicle.

    Compton Avenue, PooleImage source, Google

    The courier parked on Compton Avenue in Poole on 4 December but left the keys in the ignition as she delivered a package, Dorset Police said.

    The car was stolen and found on Monday in Highview Gardens but the 96 parcels left inside had been taken.

    PC Jade Harper said: "I am aware there have been a number of similar thefts from delivery vans in the Dorset area recently, but this incident is not believed to be linked at this time."She urged witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.

  17. Bogus police officers scam elderly residentspublished at 09:30 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Elderly residents have been duped into withdrawing thousands of pounds and handing it to people posing as couriers after receiving calls from bogus police officers.

    Happy Island Way, BridportImage source, Google

    A woman in her 70s, from Bridport, Dorset, received a phone call from someone pretending to be a detective sergeant from Oxford police on Wednesday

    The caller told the victim a man had been caught with her bank card and urged her to go to the bank and withdraw £4,700. She later handed the cash to a man who collected it from her home in Happy Island Way.

    He was described as white, very tall and thin, aged in his early 20s and with dark, curly hair. He was wearing a high-visibility jacket, head torch and leggings.

    Also on Wednesday a man in his 80s, from Bridport, received a call from someone purporting to be a detective inspector from Bristol police. He was told his bank account had been scammed and to withdraw £6,000. He later handed the cash to a man at his home in Hillview.

  18. Coronavirus: Case rates in Hampshire and Isle of Wightpublished at 08:35 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Here are the latest rates of cases of Covid-19 in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight.

    The figures are the number of infections per 100,000 people in the seven days up to and including 6 December (previous week's figures in brackets).

    The breakdown of the figures by local authority area is:

    Portsmouth - 149.4 (up from 114.9)

    Southampton - 70.9 (down from 71.3)

    Gosport - 94.3 (down from 150.9)

    Havant - 137.9 (up from 94.3)

    Winchester - 48.1 (down from 79.3)

    Fareham - 74.8 (down from 88.6)

    East Hampshire - 59.7 (down from 72.8)

    New Forest - 65.0 (up from 38.3)

    Basingstoke and Deane - 92.9 (down from 98.5)

    Rushmoor - 86.7 (up from 66.6)

    Eastleigh - 53.2 (down from 56.1)

    Test Valley - 40.4 (down from 57.1)

    Hart - 78.3 (up from 63.9)

    Isle of Wight - 16.2 (down from 30.3)

    The figure for England is 156.2 (up from 154.2).

    The BBC also provides this tool with a breakdown of the latest national coronavirus figures.

    The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, external, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January.

    Figures were updated on 10 December and come from the government’s coronavirus dashboard, external.

  19. Coronavirus: Case rates in Dorsetpublished at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Here are the latest rates of cases of Covid-19 in Dorset.

    The figures are the number of infections per 100,000 people in the seven days up to and including 6 December (previous week's figures in brackets).

    The breakdown of the figures by local authority area is:

    Dorset - 41.2 (down from 43.6)

    Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole - 63.7 (down from 84.0)

    The figure for England is 156.2 (up from 154.2).

    The BBC also provides this tool with a breakdown of the latest national coronavirus figures.

    The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, external, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January.

    Figures were updated on 10 December and come from the government’s coronavirus dashboard, external.

  20. Coronavirus: Case rates in Berkshirepublished at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Here are the latest rates of cases of Covid-19 in Berkshire.

    The figures are the number of infections per 100,000 people in the seven days up to and including 6 December (previous week's figures in brackets).

    The breakdown of the figures by local authority area is:

    Slough - 252.1 (down from 302.3)

    Windsor and Maidenhead - 107.0 (up from 99.7)

    Reading - 179.9 (up from 134.8)

    Wokingham - 146.7 (up from 99.9)

    Bracknell Forest - 171.4 (up from 97.1)

    West Berkshire - 64.4 (up from 51.8)

    The figure for England is 156.2 (up from 154.2)

    The BBC also provides this tool with a breakdown of the latest national coronavirus figures.

    The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, external, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January.

    Figures were updated on 10 December and come from the government’s coronavirus dashboard, external.