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The Latest Breaking News from Dorset

Digger stolen from Dorset found 1,200 miles away in rural Poland

Hitachi digger tracked down to town of Pruchnik, with arrangements made to reunite it with its owner

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: The last redstart till spring

Purbeck Heaths, Dorset: On a 22-mile fundraising walk, I spotted two rusty-red birds about to embark on their own epic journey

The Guardian - UK

Afternoon Update: Wong alarmed by Middle East ‘escalation’; RBA holds cash rate; and Dorset ‘Stonehenge’ discovered

Foreign affairs minister says 2024 is on track to be the deadliest year on record for aid workers

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Dorset ‘Stonehenge’ under Thomas Hardy’s home given protected status

Enclosure found under late novelist’s garden is older than Salisbury monument and wins national recognition

The Guardian - UK

Royal Navy serviceman killed in helicopter crash named as family pay tribute to ‘wonderful boy’

The Merlin Mk4 helicopter crashed during a night flying exercise with HMS Queen Elizabeth off the Dorset coast on Wednesday night

The Independent UK

Royal Navy member dies after Merlin helicopter crashes into Channel

Two others rescued after incident during training with HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier off Dorset coast

The Guardian - UK

10 of the best regions in Europe for sparkling wine

The bubbles don’t just stop in champagne country. Here’s where to find the fizz from Germany to Romania via Dorset and Catalonia

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Why Dorset needs to be your next foodie staycation

The southwest county has become a haven for gastronomists, where organic produce and the freshest coastal plunder are cooked by trailblazing chefs. Rosalyn Wikeley rounds up the very best places to get a taste of the burgeoning scene

Evening Standard

Tragic shipwreck off Dorset linked to Wordsworth family granted protection status

Earl of Abergavenny’s sinking is one of UK’s worst maritime disasters

Evening Standard

Wreck of ship captained by William Wordsworth’s brother given protection

John Wordsworth drowned when East India Company ship sank off Dorset in 1805 and its story is important, says Historic England

The Guardian - UK

Ellie Aldridge cherishes kitesurfing gold after battle to handle heavy equipment

The 27-year-old from Dorset became the first Olympic champion in the high-speed event.

The Independent UK

Team GB reach 50-medal mark at Paris Olympics as Ellie Aldridge delivers 13th gold in kitesurfing

Dorset sailor becomes the maiden champion in event making its Games debut this summer

Evening Standard

Could the British Riviera become the new Med?

As Europe gets hotter and more crowded, we’re looking to holiday closer to home — as are the A-list

Evening Standard

10 pro tips for photographing brilliant coastal landscapes with a Canon camera

Canon pro landscape photographer Jack Lodge teaches PhotoPlus Apprentice Gary to chase the light down in Dorset

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The Independent UK

The most and least expensive seaside locations to buy a house revealed

The rich do like to be beside the seaside

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s nothing else like it’: Dorset glow-worm survey charms volunteers

The insects are being looked after in a conservation project that encourages visitors to enjoy their ‘piercing’ light

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm barge to close as asylum accommodation, says Home Office

Vessel moored in Dorset, which is home to 400 people, to be shut down in January when contract ends

The Guardian - UK

The fossil finder: one man’s lifelong search for fragments of Britain’s Jurassic past – photo essay

Richard Forrest has spent half a century combing beaches for ammonites and other fossils. Along the Dorset coast, the constant shift of earth, rocks and sand continually reveals fresh evidence of life millions of years ago

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The Sherborne is Dorset’s new cultural hub

The Sherborne in Dorset has got a facelift by architects Spase, giving the cultural destination a new rooftop extension and flexible spaces

The Independent UK

Elderly woman plunges 70ft to her death at Dorset quarry

The woman, in her 80s, slipped and fell while walking with her husband at Winspit Quarry, Dorset, on Saturday

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Pair arrested on suspicion of murder after man found dead in lake at holiday park in Dorset

Dorset police were called to Warmwell Holiday Park in Crossways in early hours of Sunday morning

The Guardian - UK

Boy survives after falling off Dorset clifftop while having photo taken

Emergency crews astonished as 15-year-old walks away from 18-metre plunge at Old Harry Rocks in Studland

The Guardian - UK

Flagship free school that cost £35m closes due to lack of pupils

Government funded Parkfield, in Dorset, after ‘unbelievable’ lack of due diligence, says expert

The Guardian - UK

Crime and thrillers of the month – review

Deep-sea divers feel the pressure, Stephen King returns with some masterly tales, a mother fears her own son, and a Dorset resort isn’t as restful as it seems

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A celebrity pair of ospreys that have mouths to feed

Poole Harbour, Dorset: They have been in the news as the first pair to breed in southern England for 200 years

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