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The Latest Breaking News from Dorset

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

The Guardian - 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

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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 Independent UK

Deadliest legionella strain found onboard Bibby Stockholm

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

The Guardian - 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

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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 Independent 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 Guardian - UK

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 Conversation

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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.

WhatToWatch

Searches of area where human remains discovered to continue for ‘some days’

The ‘partial’ remains were found by a member of the public near the Manor Steps Zig Zag, off Boscombe Overcliff Drive in Dorset.

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Murder probe after human remains found near Dorset cliff path

The ‘partial’ remains were found by a member of the public near a cliff-side path in Dorset

The Independent UK

Murder probe after human remains found near cliff path

The ‘partial’ remains were found by a member of the public near the Manor Steps Zig Zag in Dorset.

The Guardian - UK

Braverman’s plan to house UK asylum seekers on ‘deathtrap’ barge faces legal hurdle

Exclusive: Fire Brigades Union outlines ‘serious fire and safety concerns’ over Bibby Stockholm

The Independent UK

Dorshi, Dorset: Funky Malaysian dumplings are a hit on the south coast

Jollyon Carter and Radhika Mohendas’s Malaysian dumpling eatery on the south coast is worth a visit – providing there aren’t any train strikes, writes Kate Ng

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Bibby Stockholm: legionella is not the only health threat on the asylum barge

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.

Evening Standard

Migrants to return to Dorset barge in ‘next few days’, says minister after Legionella scare

As Government pushes back on EU reports

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: Timeline of government chaos over controversial migrant barge

Row erupts over response to discovery of Legionella bacteria on barge as asylum seekers evacuated just days after boarding vessel

The Guardian - UK

Ministers ‘only told of Bibby Stockholm legionella three days after test results’

Health secretary says he does not know if Dorset council informed Home Office officials about presence on barge earlier

The Guardian - UK

Contractors told about legionella on day asylum seekers boarded barge

Dorset council says it flagged test results about potentially deadly bacteria on Monday, but evacuation didn’t take place until four days later

The Independent UK

Charmouth: Suspected gunman arrested after ‘wielding firearm’ in Dorset village

Man arrested on Charmouth beach on Saturday morning

The Independent UK

All 39 asylum seekers off Bibby Stockholm after Legionella found in water supply

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

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