The Latest Breaking News from Dorset

A great Dorset coast walk to a great pub: the Sailor’s Return

A hike over rolling hills, taking in a ghost village and smugglers’ coves, ends with delicious seafood and a pint

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022

Beach hut goes on sale for £450,000 - despite having no electricity or washing facilities

Britain's beach hut boom continues to roll on after a wooden cabin has gone up for sale in the exclusive Mudeford sandbanks in Christchurch Harbour, Dorset

Daily Mirror · Jul 21, 2022

Bachelor otter couples up with new mate after years of being 'mugged off'

Badger the otter has lived a single life for 10 years at Weymouth Sea Life centre in Dorset where he has now coupled up with Isa after several years of failed attempts

Daily Mirror · Jul 21, 2022

Gaia Pope-Sutherland’s family criticise police for failures after inquest ends

They said Dorset Police had failed the teenager when she reported she had been raped and also failed her in the first two days after she went missing.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

The police failed my cousin, Gaia Pope. Five years on, others like her are still at risk

While we are devastated by the inquest’s failure to hold Dorset police accountable we hope some change will come, says social justice campaigner Marienna Pope-Weidemann

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2022

Gaia Pope’s family call for change after inquest highlights missed chances

More than 50 instances, family say, when public services missed opportunities to help Dorset teenager

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2022

Search launched for missing girl, 13, who hasn't been seen in two days

Kiara Millward, aged 13, has not been seen since Wednesday morning and Dorset Police has said it is "concerned for her welfare" while appealing to the public for information

Daily Mirror · Jul 15, 2022

Crossbred ewe named Mary had five little lambs in north-east Victoria and four survived

Last year, Karen Ritchens' crossbred Poll Dorset and Merino ewe Mary had a little lamb. This year, in what has been described as a "one-in-a-million" occurrence, Mary gave birth to five offspring.

ABC News · Jul 14, 2022

Jury retires to consider conclusion in Gaia Pope-Sutherland inquest

The 19-year-old, who suffered from severe epilepsy, was reported missing in Swanage, Dorset, on November 7 2017.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Crying woman caught trying to flee after UK-wide 'Rolex ripper' gang crime wave

Stefania Tinica is the first member of the group, behind dozens of distraction thefts of men's designer watches across the country, to be convicted

Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022