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The Latest Breaking News from Dorset

Asylum seekers set to return to Bibby Stockholm barge following Legionella discovery

It is understood that their return will be protested by several groups at Portland Port in Dorset

Evening Standard

Protesters could try to block asylum seekers being brought to Bibby Stockholm

Home Office is expected to start bringing people back to be accommodated on the barge at Portland, Dorset, on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Portland mayor mounts legal challenge against council over Bibby Stockholm

Urgent hearing comes days before Home Office is due to return asylum seekers to barge in Portland

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Victorian steam locomotive hauls first train in 78 years

The T3 class No. 563 engine, which dates back to 1893, was relaunched on the Swanage Railway in Dorset.

The Independent UK

Mayor loses fight with Government over migrant barge

Carralyn Parkes wanted to challenge the lawfulness of the use of the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland Harbour, Dorset

The Independent UK

Key decision due in fight over Bibby Stockholm migrant barge in Dorset

Carralyn Parkes wants a judge to give her the go-ahead to challenge the lawfulness of the use of the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland Harbour

The Independent UK

Hunt saboteurs face ‘violent rampage as homes targeted and car windows smashed’

North Dorset Hunt Saboteurs say they have stepped up efforts to stop hunters targeting wildlife

The Independent UK

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‘Predatory’ policeman who raped friend threatened to abuse victim with truncheon

Dorset Police has confirmed that Canhye, who had been in public service for more than 20 years, was suspended after the allegations were made and faces misconduct proceedings

The Independent UK

‘Predatory’ policeman who raped friend is jailed for more than 16 years

Pc Ravi Canhye, of Dorset Police, raped one woman and assaulted another at his home in April 2022.

The Independent UK

London leavers: ‘we swapped west London for walks on the beach in Dorset’

Renting a house in Dorset only costs £50 more a month than the rent for their one-bedroom flat in North Kensington

Evening Standard

PJ Harvey review – Dorset ghosts come alive

The uncanny world of the singer-songwriter’s first album in six years acquires a more corporeal form on stage, alongside a satisfying deep dive into her back catalogue

The Guardian - UK

Council removes ‘disrespectful’ arts installation from Bournemouth beach

The move follows a complaint from the family of Joe Abbess, 17, who drowned off the Dorset beach in May.

The Independent UK

Sunak fails to say how much unused Bibby Stockholm barge is costing taxpayers

The Prime Minister said the giant vessel, docked in Portland Port, Dorset, is ‘viable’.

The Independent UK

PJ Harvey review – haunting journey into a fantastical Dorset world

The singer presents her latest album, I Inside The Old Year Dying, in full before a storming run through older songs around themes of transformation and transgression

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The Independent UK

Son describes father struggling in sea before drowning during coasteering event

Iain Farrell, 49, died during the activity day near Swanage, Dorset, in May 2019.

The Independent UK

Coroner ‘unsure about boat’s involvement’ in connection to deaths off beach

Joe Abbess and Sunnah Khan drowned after after they were suspected to have been caught in a riptide off Bournemouth beach.

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm migrant barge made ready to rehouse asylum seekers after legionella outbreak

Work follows a fire inspection which called for five changes to improve safety at the barge moored at Portland Docks, Dorset

The Guardian - UK

Deadliest legionella strain found onboard Bibby Stockholm

Exclusive: Data from Dorset council shows Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 was discovered on 15 August

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The Independent UK

Police appeal for person ‘acting suspiciously with black suitcase’ near human remains in Boscombe

Dorset Police said the discovery is linked to their current investigation into the death of Simon Shotton.

The Independent UK

Further human remains discovered amid Boscombe murder investigation - OLD

Dorset Police said the discovery is linked to their current investigation into the death of Simon Shotton.

The Guardian - UK

Travel sick! Celebrity road trips are nauseating – why won’t TV stop making them?

Danny Dyer in Italy. Bradley Walsh in an RV. And now Mel Giedroyc and Martin Clunes in … Dorset. These shows are beyond desperate, but commissioners insist that plenty more are coming

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Mel Giedroyc and Martin Clunes embark on a literary journey through Dorset

The two friends take off Meryl Streep and read Thomas Hardy. Plus, more blood and gore at the Colosseum. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Conversation

Tory MP's historic family links to slavery raise questions about Britain's position on reparations

“Reparations have been paid for other wrongs and obviously far more quickly, far more speedily than reparations for what I consider the greatest atrocity and crime in the history of mankind: transatlantic chattel slavery.” So noted the eminent Jamaican international jurist Judge Patrick Robinson, when launching the 115-page Brattle Report…

The Guardian - UK

‘Wyke whiff’ befouls Dorset village – and angry residents have had enough

People say summer stink has been ‘horrendous’, with blame put on a Wessex Water sewage works

WhatToWatch

Mel Giedroyc and Martin Clunes Explore Britain by the Book: release date, interview and everything we know

Mel Giedroyc and Martin Clunes Explore Britain by the Book sees the actors showcase Dorset’s literary heritage.

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