Calls from Sir Keir Starmer and other world leaders for calm amid the mounting conflict appeared to fall on deaf ears.

Iran has launched retaliatory missile and drone strikes on Israel, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, after a series of Israeli attacks on the heart of Tehran’s nuclear programme and ...

More than 30,000 lightning strikes were recorded overnight as powerful thunderstorms swept across the UK. The Met Office said the “vast majority” of the lightning struck over the sea, but torrential ...

A Bournemouth pub has been named one of the UK's top ten venues for live music. Eat Drink Meet, a website and app that helps users find pubs, bars and restaurants, has included Sixty Million Postcards ...

Flooding and thunderstorms are threatening disruption for large parts of the UK on Saturday, hot on the heels of the warmest day of the year to date. The Met Office said Santon Downham in Suffolk ...

Dorset has been revealed as the best county in the south west for motorcycle parking. Research by UK motorcycle insurance broker Bikesure found that Dorset has 199 spaces dedicated to motorbikes in ...

Concerns about child neglect are the main reason for NSPCC Helpline referrals to agencies. From April 2024 to March 2025, the helpline made 957 referrals in the south west, where neglect was seen as ...

AN INQUEST has opened into the death of a man after he was found unresponsive at home. Brendan Allen, area coroner for Dorset, formally opened the inquest into the death of 54-year-old Stephen William ...

South West manufacturers have seen a strong start to summer with increased orders in aerospace and defence. This is according to a survey by Make UK and BDO, which said the sector is worth nearly £4bn ...

Various maintenance works are taking place, with several roads temporarily closed or subject to traffic signals.