One man dead, 15 injured after two trains collide in Wales
A man has died following a collision between two trains in Wales, British Transport Police have said. A further 15 people have been taken to hospital after the collision near Llanbrynmair in Powys, ...
Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna receives honorary doctorate
Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna, who secured back-to-back promotions for the football club from League One into the Premier League, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of ...
Hockey, squash and diving not included in 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Hockey, squash and diving are among the sports which will not feature in the scaled-down 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
China holds live-fire drills opposite Taiwan, a week after large-scale exercise
China is staging live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province facing Taiwan. The drills come just a week after a massive air-and-sea drill held as a so-called punishment for Taiwan’s ...
Glasgow confirmed as host of 2026 Commonwealth Games
Glasgow has been chosen to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, it has been officially confirmed. The Games will take place from July 23 to August 2, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has announced ...
Tropical Storm Oscar heads toward the Bahamas after dumping rains on Cuba
Tropical Storm Oscar was heading toward the Bahamas late on Monday after dumping heavy rain across eastern Cuba. Its maximum ...
Lamar Jackson leads Baltimore Ravens to fifth straight victory
Lamar Jackson threw for five touchdowns as the Baltimore Ravens made it five straight wins with a 41-31 win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jackson completed 17 of his 22 pass attempts for 281 yards as ...
Weymouth: 'Town needs a new hospital as DCH A&E is so busy'
So many A&E patients at Dorset County Hospital are from Weymouth, this letter writer says, the town really needs a purpose-built hospital ...
Story of the Charmouth road tunnel on the old A35 road
The former Charmouth road tunnel, which used to span the trunk road between Charmouth and Axminster, became redundant when the village bypass was built in 1990. This Grade II listed structure was ...
Robert Kenneth ‘Ken’ PACKER
PACKER Robert Kenneth ‘Ken’Passed away peacefully at Dorset County Hospital on11th October 2024 aged 95 Years.Dearly loved husband of ...
Tributes of radio journalist Kevin Gover of Dorchester
TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘dedicated and talented’ former radio journalist who has died. Kevin Gover, formerly of Dorchester, passed away aged 64 at Flowerdown Care Home in Winchester, after a ...
Charles and Camilla take charge of the tongs at Sydney ‘sausage sizzle’ barbeque
The King and Queen took a pair of tongs each and clicked them in anticipation for a traditional Aussie barbeque – known locally as a ...