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The Latest Breaking News from Dorset

Notes on chocolate: life is sweet at a seaside tasting session

Big colourful slabs of chocolate disappear in Dorset. By Annalisa Barbieri

The Guardian - UK

Pups and their owners hit the waves at annual Dog Surfing Championships

The surf was up as dogs and their owners raced for a winning spot at the event in Poole, Dorset.

The Independent UK

A great Dorset coast walk to a great pub: the Sailor’s Return

A hike over rolling hills, taking in a ghost village and smugglers’ coves, ends with delicious seafood and a pint

The Guardian - UK

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Beach hut goes on sale for £450,000 - despite having no electricity or washing facilities

Britain's beach hut boom continues to roll on after a wooden cabin has gone up for sale in the exclusive Mudeford sandbanks in Christchurch Harbour, Dorset

Daily Mirror

Bachelor otter couples up with new mate after years of being 'mugged off'

Badger the otter has lived a single life for 10 years at Weymouth Sea Life centre in Dorset where he has now coupled up with Isa after several years of failed attempts

Daily Mirror

Construction firm bought out of administration, saving 150 jobs

Dorset-based Woodmace has been acquired by its original founder

Birmingham Post

‘We couldn’t cool down’: Firefighters on a ‘non-stop’ day of blazes and what they expect from climate change

‘It was something I’ve not experienced before,’ firefighter says as he describes tackling fire in record-breaking heat

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Oldest English shipwreck given government protection

‘Exceptionally preserved’ wooden hull from 13th century and cargo including marble grave slabs found in Dorset waters

The Guardian - UK

Medieval shipwreck found in Dorset waters given protected status

The Mortar wreck is one of three newly discovered sites to be granted special protection on the advice of Historic England

The Independent UK

Gaia Pope-Sutherland’s family criticise police for failures after inquest ends

They said Dorset Police had failed the teenager when she reported she had been raped and also failed her in the first two days after she went missing.

The Independent UK

The police failed my cousin, Gaia Pope. Five years on, others like her are still at risk

While we are devastated by the inquest’s failure to hold Dorset police accountable we hope some change will come, says social justice campaigner Marienna Pope-Weidemann

The Guardian - UK

Gaia Pope’s family call for change after inquest highlights missed chances

More than 50 instances, family say, when public services missed opportunities to help Dorset teenager

The Guardian - UK

Search launched for missing girl, 13, who hasn't been seen in two days

Kiara Millward, aged 13, has not been seen since Wednesday morning and Dorset Police has said it is "concerned for her welfare" while appealing to the public for information

Daily Mirror

Crossbred ewe named Mary had five little lambs in north-east Victoria and four survived

Last year, Karen Ritchens' crossbred Poll Dorset and Merino ewe Mary had a little lamb. This year, in what has been described as a "one-in-a-million" occurrence, Mary gave birth to five offspring.

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The Independent UK

Jury retires to consider conclusion in Gaia Pope-Sutherland inquest

The 19-year-old, who suffered from severe epilepsy, was reported missing in Swanage, Dorset, on November 7 2017.

Daily Mirror

Crying woman caught trying to flee after UK-wide 'Rolex ripper' gang crime wave

Stefania Tinica is the first member of the group, behind dozens of distraction thefts of men's designer watches across the country, to be convicted

Manchester Evening News

'Rolex ripper' gang member caught trying to leave UK after crime wave

Dozens of victims up and down the country have had their expensive timepieces stolen

The Independent UK

‘Rolex ripper’ jailed for robbing pensioner of £15,000 watch by trying to hug him in street

Hampshire Police are said to be investigating more than 30 similar thefts in their county alone

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The Guardian - UK

Tory MP Tobias Ellwood’s home attacked after he allegedly ran over cat

Police called after MP’s Dorset home targeted with eggs and windows smashed with croquet mallet

Wales Online

The four best foodie campsites in Wales named among the top 25 in the UK

They have been listed as some of the best alongside campsites all over the UK, including in areas such as the Scottish Highlands, Cumbria, Gloucestershire and Dorset

Wales Online

First of Rolex Rippers honeytrap gang who targeted rich men is jailed

Tinica relieved one victim of his £15,000 Rolex watch without him realising

The Independent UK

Temperatures soar as long heatwave possible for parts of UK

The Met Office expects many UK counties in the South West, including Devon, Dorset and parts of Wiltshire, to have marked the first day of a heatwave.

Birmingham Post

Online marketplace OnBuy appoints new marketing director

The Dorset e-commerce company said former AO boss Cherie Cook would help its efforts to become a ‘household name’

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A profusion of poppies on Chesil Beach

Cogden Beach, Dorset: It’s not easy to survive in this pea-size gravel, but some species are in their summer best

Birmingham Post

Dorset trade park with McDonalds and Starbucks could create 250 jobs

Property firm Godwin Developments has submitted an application to transform a site in Bere Regis

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