Mystery still surrounds the identity of a woman six months after her body was found in the River Mersey. Police appear to be no closer to identifying the slightly built woman, wearing a lime-green ...

The family of a banker who was shot on his doorstep say they have lost confidence in Police Scotland as his murder remains unsolved almost 20 years on. Relatives of Alistair Wilson branded police ...

Great Paxton Scarecrow Festival returned on September 14 and has seen locals recreate musicians including Taylor Swift – 22 hat included – and Oasis in straw form and given the names T’Haylor Swift ...

The New Zealand pilot who has been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said on Saturday. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, ...

Greg Bateman and Kai Horstmann will be climbing Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis and cycling the 675 kilometres between them.

The Ropemakers on West Street, Bridport, is our Pub of the Week - it's at the heart of the local community and offers regular live music and ...

AN IDEA to pay relatives to provide care in Dorset seems unlikely to get off the ground. The suggestion came from Sturminster Newton councillor Carole Jones during a discussion about reasons for ...

South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death on Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials could not get the drugs needed for lethal ...

A weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers is in force across much of southern England and Wales. The Met Office says damage to buildings as a result of lightning strikes, disruption to ...

Multiple roads will be closed in West Bay on Wednesday, October 2 while electrical work is carried out by the National Grid ...

Kate Winter is the winner of the 2024 Klaus Flugge Prize for her picture book The Fossil Hunter, a true life story about Mary Anning ...

Seaside historian Dr Kathryn Ferry will be charting the part these items all played in a talk entitled the History of the British Seaside in 100 Objects. The talk will take place at the Bridport Town ...