The Latest Breaking News from Dorset

Just days after being moved in, people seeking asylum were removed from the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge due to legionella bacteria on board. Dorset council, where the barge is located, has raised concerns that delays in removing people increased their risk of exposure to the potentially fatal bacteria.

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All 39 of those who arrived on the vessel, docked in Portland Port in Dorset, this week have disembarked as a ‘precautionary measure’.

Footage shows rocks and mud crashing down the side of the cliffs at West Bay, Dorset, on Tuesday

Asylum seekers removed from Bibby Stockholm after bacteria which can cause serious lung infection found in water

All 39 on board have been taken off the barge after samples revealed levels of bacteria in its water system

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Refugee groups insist that asylum seekers have every legal right to challenge their forced relocation to the barge

Alex Chalk defended the remarks made by the Ashfield MP after just 15 migrants entered the Bibby Stockholm barge off the Dorset coast on Monday.