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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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…

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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

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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.

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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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UK school leavers and new students to be offered meningitis B vaccine

One-off programme to begin in July after recent MenB outbreaks in Kent, Dorset and Berkshire killed three people

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‘Shock’ as rare white-tailed eagle born in UK disappears in suspicious circumstances

The bird, known as G834, was the first to be born in Dorset for centuries as part of a rewilding project

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The desirable UK seaside towns where homebuyers are flocking to

Homebuyers can pick up a house for £120k in one seaside town

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Britain’s seaside hotspots where house prices are growing the fastest

Seaside locations are defying the dip and outpacing the nationwide market

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Dorset's 100-Year-Old Cerne Giant Faces Climate-Fuelled Wear—Volunteers May 'Chalk Him More Often'

The Cerne Giant, a historic chalk figure in Dorset, faces accelerated erosion due to climate change, prompting more frequent restoration efforts by the National Trust.

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Rechalking beloved Cerne Giant is a sticky process – and climate crisis is making it worse

Volunteers head to Dorset countryside to restore the figure, but increasing heat means techniques have had to be adapted

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Country diary: Perilous puffins and a plucky underdog

Swanage, Dorset: While the seabirds here make the headlines, my eye is drawn to the unassuming rock pipit and its accelerating song

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Ex-police officer who detained suspected shoplifter charged with GBH

A former Dorset Police officer, Lorne Castle, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after intervening to detain a suspected shoplifter. The 47-year-old is accused of seriously injuring Daniel Meyrick during an altercation outside the Castlepoint shopping centre in Bournemouth, Dorset, on June 19 last year. The incident took…

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Country diary: A butterfly haven of orange tips and holly blues

Powerstock Common, Dorset: I’m hopeful that the mixed habitats here and bright weather will bring them out in their droves – and I’m not disappointed

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Three meningitis B cases confirmed in Dorset as young people offered vaccines

UK Health Security Agency says cases have been treated successfully and antibiotics are being given as a precaution

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Meningitis B outbreak hits schools in Weymouth prompting fresh vaccine rollout

Antibiotics and vaccines are being offered to young people in school years 7 to 13 across the Weymouth, Portland and Chickerell areas of Dorset

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‘The party was chilled until police sent in the riot squad’: when a Dorset free rave turned violent

The organisers of Eggtek in Lulworth and local police have two very different stories about how trouble started at the Easter event

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