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Swanage care home deaths: Police quiz woman, 60, suspected of manslaughter

Dorset Police said the 60-year-old local woman was arrested on Wednesday evening

Evening Standard

Woman questioned on suspicion of manslaughter after care home deaths

Dorset Police said the 60-year-old local woman was arrested on Wednesday evening.

The Independent UK

Dorset care home latest: Three found dead and four in hospital after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

Four residents of Gainsborough Care Home taken to hospital and others – some thought to have dementia – moved to nearby church

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Bibby Stockholm: Timeline of government chaos over controversial migrant barge

Row erupts over response to discovery of Legionella bacteria on barge as asylum seekers evacuated just days after boarding vessel

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Lessons may be learned after Legionella detection on asylum seeker barge – No 10

The Government is standing by the use of barges to house migrants, amid a blame game about the response to the situation on the Bibby Stockholm.

The Independent UK

Health Secretary defends action over Legionella-hit asylum seeker barge

Traces of Legionella were found on the Bibby Stockholm, leading to the removal of all the asylum seekers on board.

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: Health secretary claims asylum seekers was cleared as soon as ministers knew of Legionella

Government facing questions after council claims officials told of bacteria four days before asylum claimants moved

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Bibby Stockholm: Government workers were told about deadly legionella and still moved migrants onboard

Discovery led to eventual removal of 39 people on board on Friday

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Council says Home Office contractors told of Legionella on day of barge transfer

Dorset Council has said a Home Office official was told about the preliminary results on Tuesday.

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Home Office faces mounting questions over ‘incompetent’ Bibby Stockholm transfer

Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock wrote to his opposite number demanding answers to a series of questions about the barge.

The Independent UK

All 39 asylum seekers off Bibby Stockholm after Legionella found in water supply

All 39 of those who arrived on the vessel, docked in Portland Port in Dorset, this week have disembarked as a ‘precautionary measure’.

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Dramatic moment beachgoers cheat death as tons of rock plummet to the beach

Footage shows rocks and mud crashing down the side of the cliffs at West Bay, Dorset, on Tuesday

The Independent UK

What will life be like for migrants on board the Bibby Stockholm barge?

After a series of delays, the first residents arrived on Monday amid continued safety and overcrowding fears.

The Independent UK

What will life be like for migrants aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge?

The barge, docked in Portland Port, Dorset, is the first procured by the Government to house asylum seekers while their claims are processed.

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Migrant barge not a floating prison, Home Office says

Officials were keen to stress efforts the department had made to allay the concerns of people in Portland as they led a tour of the vessel.

The Independent UK

Portland not the right place to be homing all of these people, say protesters

The Bibby Stockholm barge will house 500 asylum seekers.

The Independent UK

Council probes traveller status of applicants in Martin Clunes planning row

Theo Langton and Ruth McGill have lived in a 45ft by 16ft mobile home close to the actor’s home in Dorset for 25 years.

Daily Mirror

Massive rockfall at popular beach sparks emergency search amid fears of people trapped

Coastguards received a flurry of 999 calls from members of the public and fishermen after the cliff at Broadchurch beach gave way on the coast at West Bay, Dorset, at 8.25pm on Sunday evening

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'Beautiful' UK river declared 'ecologically dead' after sewage spillages

The River Lim, in Lyme Regis, was once a booming wildlife haven for countless species but has now been declared 'ecologically dead' with locals saying sewage leaks are responsible

Wales Online

Right-wing protest fears as asylum seekers barge arrives in Cornwall

The vessel, which will house around 500 migrants, is then expected to be moved into position at the Portland of Port in Dorset

The Independent UK

Tory council and police chief raise concerns about asylum seeker barge

Dorset Council and the local police and crime commissioner said the Home Office has failed to answer questions about the Portland Port barge plan.

Daily Mirror

Furious Tory MP calls for 'quasi prison' barge for asylum seekers to be scrapped

Richard Drax - who said opponents are considering legal action against the Home Office plans - claims he wasn't consulted before Home Secretary Suella Braverman told him of the plan to house more than 500 asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset

Birmingham Post

Dorset Chamber launches first-ever Business Festival with new backing and keynote speaker

The Dorset Business Festival – the first event of its kind in the chamber’s 74-year history – is being held from October 10 to 12 in Bournemouth

Wales Online

Martin Clunes fights plans for travellers’ site next to his farm

Mr Clunes, 61, and his wife Philippa have lodged an objection to the plans along with several neighbours

Wales Online

Barge plan confirmed to house 500 asylum seekers for at least 18 months

Estimates have put the overall price tag of the charter and the berthing at more than £20,000 a day

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