5+ hour, 50+ min ago   (400+ words) The River Stour and Christchurch Harbour matter. They are where children sail, families spend time together, and people connect with nature. I love spending time there myself. But none of us can enjoy these waters if we're left wondering whether…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (244+ words) The owner of a nightclub in Bournemouth who wants to extend opening hours to 5am has said he wants to “be the best” for the town’s late-night economy. Lost nightclub has submitted a licence variation request to change hours on Fridays,…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (599+ words) Flight disruption that caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers has eased, as airports said their operations have returned to normal. A technical issue at National Air Traffic Services (Nats) caused more than 2,000 flights arriving or departing the UK…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (576+ words) A “flirty” former PE teacher who “exploited her position” has been convicted of having sexual relationships with three of her students. Bronwen James, 30, was found guilty of three counts of sexual activity with a 16-year-old schoolboy at Bitterne Park School in…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (507+ words) Hundreds of people have queued to see the Bayeux Tapestry as it went on public display in Britain for the first time since it was created almost a thousand years ago. Visitors from across the globe flocked to the British…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (462+ words) Swimmers left 'disgusted and furious' were forced to cancel their club session after reports of sewage discharges into the sea off a Blue Flag beach. Elizabeth Mills, who runs East Dorset Open Water Swimming Club, cancelled the group’s weekly session…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (543+ words) Richard Rogers’s Wimbledon home that inspired the Centre Pompidou and Lloyd’s of London has been given to the National Trust. Described by the trust as a “landmark example of 20th-century design” and “one of the most significant homes in British…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (889+ words) The Transport Secretary has told MPs she did not believe the air traffic control problems that have caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers were “unavoidable”. Travellers were caught up in the disruption after hundreds of flights were cancelled…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (267+ words) The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation after allegations that Reform UK breached foreign donation rules. Scotland Yard said detectives had assessed “a number of reports” and decided there were “potential offences”, without explicitly naming the political party. Reform…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (175+ words) A private hospital’s failure to provide preventative medication contributed to the death of Sir Richard Branson’s wife, an inquest has concluded. Lady Joan Branson, 80, died on November 24 after suffering a cardiac arrest at the private Lister Hospital in Chelsea, west…...