Jury selection has begun as Russell Brand faces trial on rape and sexual assault charges. The 51-year-old is accused of groping women and forcing them into sexual acts, in allegations spanning 10 ...

The Nobel Memorial Prize in economics has been awarded to Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The final award in this year’s Nobel cycle, it was ...

A new campaign is calling for targeted government support to boost the economies and wellbeing of coastal communities.

The School Sleep Easy initiative, organised by YMCA Bournemouth, has raised an average of around £75,000 each year for the ...

SOBO Beach could lose its site after delays and a disputed BCP Council process, as concerns grow over Bournemouth’s financial crisis, services and leadership.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service attended 12 incidents involving solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in 2025, up from five the previous year and marking the highest annual total since at least ...

Residents and staff at Moors Manor Care Home in St Leonards are celebrating this week after the home was named a finalist in the Ringwood Business Awards ...

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra has launched a series of events for pupils, teachers and aspiring musicians across Dorset, including Poole and Bournemouth.

People living with rare diseases in Dorset are being offered two years’ free access to an AI-powered app designed to help them.

Air strikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa have killed one person and injured 12 others, Yemen’s Houthi-run health ministry said. A ...

Two men have been charged with possessing flares at the south coast derby at St Mary's Stadium. Luke Hodder, 20, of Hope Road, West End, and Dylan Wentworth, 18, of Shires Close, Ringwood, have both ...

Emmet Mullins is already thinking of a Cheltenham Festival tilt with his Prix Chaudenay third Winday, who could be become a flagship dual-purpose performer for the handler when he makes his switch to ...