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Wessex Water Hosepipe Ban in Effect Amid Record Heat: These Everyday Uses Are Now Restricted

Wessex Water enforces a hosepipe ban across Bath, Somerset, Dorset, and Wiltshire amid record heat and dry weather. Learn how it affects outdoor use, exemptions, and conservation tips.

International Business Times UK

Wessex Water Hits 1.4 Million Customers With First Historic Hosepipe Ban Since 1976 as Drought Worsens

Wessex Water's first hosepipe ban since 1976 will affect 1.4 million customers across Bath, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire as drought worsens.

International Business Times UK

Block export of ‘national treasure’ UK fossils, says MP

Sale of one of UK’s top collections overseas prompts call new rules to help keep items in country

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In 2017, conservationists began moving young ospreys from Scotland to Dorset; five years later they bred in southern England for the first time since 1847

Conservationists successfully reintroduced ospreys to Dorset, England, after a century-long absence. A study revealed pioneering pairs are crucial for rapid species expansion into new territories. These birds establish separate breeding groups, accelerating population growth significantly. Translocation projects create artificial pioneers, saving decades of natural recolonisation time. New osprey populations are…

The Times of India

Dennis Wardleworth obituary

Other lives: Researcher for the Atomic Energy Auhority, keen student of art and stalwart supporter of the Labour party in Dorset

The Guardian - UK

One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’

Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable to pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institution

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s Jurassic gold rush: the fossil hunters chasing fortunes on Dorset’s beaches

Social media and soaring prices are fuelling a fossil-hunting boom, with rare discoveries worth thousands of pounds

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Hosepipe ban for millions more Brits – which new areas are affected?

South West Water is implementing temporary hosepipe restrictions for customers across Devon , Cornwall , parts of Dorset and Somerset , and the Isles of Scilly . The ban, effective from midnight tomorrow (Saturday 8 August), is a response to prolonged dry weather, significantly below-average rainfall and high demand. These…

The Independent UK

Postcode Lottery results: Check if your area has won today’s jackpot

Postcodes in Manchester, Newcastle, South London are some of 20 streets that have won

The Independent UK

Dorset man guilty of murdering love rival with samurai sword

Michael Bretton was arrested in January and has now been convicted of the murder of Craig Hurcombe

The Independent UK

Dorset puffin colony sees its first chick for first time in decades

The 13 volunteers took turns to observe the nesting ledge, contributing around 150 hours of their time

The Independent UK

‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades

Puffling excites volunteers trying to save the last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern England

The Guardian - UK

King ‘drowns sorrows’ with pint and brewery tour after World Cup heartbreak

Charles sipped an amber ale the day after England captain Harry Kane and his teammates lost their semi-final match 2-1 to Argentina.

Evening Standard

Britain hunted beavers to extinction around 400 years ago, but they are now returning to England's wetlands to rebuild rivers and restore disappearing ecosystems

For generations, the sound of a beaver working along an English waterway was something found only in history books. The animals that once shaped rivers and wetlands across Britain disappeared after centuries of hunting, leaving behind only traces of their former presence. Now, a new chapter has begun in Dorset,…

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Summer 2026 matches 1976 for days above 30C as UK swelters in third heatwave

Temperatures on Monday peaked at 30.1C in Hurn in Dorset.

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King Charles takes tank ride as Prince Harry fires fresh blows at Royal Family

King Charles focused on a military engagement in Dorset as Buckingham Palace and Prince Harry gave conflicting accounts over accommodation during the Duke of Sussex’s latest visit to Britain.

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A story of water pollution, told in seaweed

Charmouth, Dorset: On a busy beach day, I find bright green gutweed thriving by the river mouth. It’s resilient – and loves the nutrients found in sewage

The Guardian - UK

From burning bogs to boutique bonanzas: how did Britain become a nation of festival obsessives?

They used to mean crusties, hippies, all-male lineups, near riots and burning toilets. Now, from Dorset to Inverness, there’s a festival – and a costume – for everyone. What caused this boom? And is there a dark side?

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British man arrested in Ecuador after woman’s body found in suitcase in Colombia

Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith, from Dorset, is accused of killing Natalia Villalba in an apartment in Bogotá

The Independent UK

British man arrested after woman’s body found in suitcase in Colombia

Dorset Police are said to have been among the authorities that assisted with locating him in an international manhunt

The Times of India

Britain's largest chalk hill figure gets 17 tonnes of fresh chalk and a new method to fight climate-driven erosion

Britain's largest chalk hill figure has spent over a thousand years staring out from the slopes of a Dorset hillside, and this May it needed more than a touch-up. In late May 2026, around 300 volunteers and National Trust staff descended on Giant Hill above the village of Cerne Abbas…

The Independent UK

Woman dies on beach in Dorset as 40C heatwave grips UK

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Woman dies after medical emergency on popular Dorset beach

Emergency services were called to Southbourne beach in Dorset on Monday afternoon to attend to the incident

The Times of India

18-year-old stabbed to death, dumped outside UK hospital after being driven from attack scene; 5 arrested

An 18-year-old man died after being found with a suspected stab wound outside Poole Hospital in Dorset during the early hours of Friday, prompting a major murder investigation and the arrest of five people.

The Independent UK

Homes evacuated and man arrested after suspected explosive device found at property

Dorset Police have arrested a man on suspicion of firearms offences following the discovery in Suffolk Avenue, Christchurch

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