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Elusive capybara remains at large two weeks after daring escape

A capybara named Samba has evaded capture for two weeks after escaping from Marwell Zoo near Winchester, Hampshire. Zoo staff have deployed extensive resources, including sniffer dogs, thermal drones, and camera traps, but say that Samba has proven "particularly adept at avoiding detection". Samba, who escaped with her sister Tango…

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Reform UK suspends mayoral candidate over comments on Jewish group

Chris Parry referred to members of neighbourhood watch group as ‘cosplayers’ after ambulance arson attack

The Guardian - UK

Capybara on the run after breaking free from Hampshire zoo enclosure

Another capybara was also on the loose, but has since been recovered

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Kate’s subtle tribute to late Queen Elizabeth II at St Patrick’s Day Parade

The Princess of Wales attended the regiment’s annual St Patrick’s Day parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, Hampshire

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UK recruiter emerges from insolvency for third time, avoiding millions owed in tax

Hampshire business seems to have benefited from ‘phoenixism’, which costs the taxpayer about £800m a year

The Guardian - UK

Pilot ‘crawls out’ after plane crashes on to beach in Gosport

Bystander describes ‘loud crashing sound from the rocks’ as light aircraft goes into sea at Lee-on-the-Solent

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On The Brink Of Silence: 5 Dog Breeds The World Is Slowly Losing

Dogs have walked beside humans for thousands of years, guarding us, hunting with us, comforting us, and loving us without conditions. Yet, in a strange twist of time, some of the most loyal and remarkable dog breeds are quietly disappearing. Not because they failed us, but because we failed to…

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Lovejoy episode helps antiques dealer identify stolen Napoleon III artefacts

Repeat of BBC series gave clue to Paul Gostelow about 19th-century altar cards taken from crypt in Hampshire

The Guardian - UK

Lovejoy episode helps antiques dealer spot plaques stolen from Napoleon III tomb

Paul Gostelow identified a motif on the prayer frames, which were taken in a burglary at a Hampshire monastery in 2014.

Evening Standard

Antiques dealer spots stolen Napoleon III crypt plaques on 30-year-old episode of Lovejoy

Hampshire Constabulary has since returned two of the plaques

The Independent UK

Girl, seven, and woman, 43, killed after horror car crash on the A3

A seven-year-old girl and a 43-year-old woman have been killed in a crash in Hampshire.

Evening Standard

Funeral directors jailed after decomposing body found in mortuary

Grieving families described Richard Elkin, 49, and Hayley Bell, 42, as ‘vile’ and ‘evil’

The Independent UK

Funeral directors jailed over decomposing body found in mortuary after 36 days

Richard Elkin, 49, and Hayley Bell, 42, who ran Elkin and Bell Funerals in Gosport, Hampshire.

Evening Standard

Motorists warned of icy roads as temperatures plunge

A yellow ice alert has been issued for the south-west of England, parts of Hampshire, Wales, and Northern Ireland

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Woman faces murder charge over death of one-year-old girl

Samara Jay Glover has been charged with murder and with causing or allowing the death of a child

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‘Not surprised at all’: Fareham voters size up Suella Braverman’s Reform switch

Some in Hampshire constituency happy to vote for former Tory MP again but others find defection ‘quite alarming’

The Guardian - UK

Coroner calls for more guidance on doulas after baby’s death in Hampshire

Prevention of future deaths report issued after delay in taking mother of Matilda Pomfret-Thomas to hospital

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Man, 39, arrested on suspicion of murder of housekeeper in Hampshire village

The suspect was found with ‘life-threatening’ injuries and remains in hospital.

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BMW driver caught drifting with passengers ‘hanging out of windows’ banned from road

The charges relate to incidents that took place in Basingstoke, Alton, Petersfield and Yateley in Hampshire, and Earley in Berkshire

Golf Monthly

The Golf Club That Moved One Mile... But Also A Million Miles!

The story of a Hampshire golf club that relocated just a mile or so physically, but otherwise a million miles away

The Conversation

How to listen to a forest

I was walking in Alice Holt Forest on England’s Surrey-Hampshire border when I stopped to listen. Despite there being nobody nearby, a slow “breathing” sound filled my ears. This was not a trick. An artwork was turning live forest data into sound, making the air feel like it was gently…

Evening Standard

Don't deprive voters in London commuter belt from taking part in local elections, Starmer warned by watchdog

Elections in nine areas, including Essex, Surrey, Hampshire and East and West Sussex, have already been delayed by 12 months until next year

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s upset us all’: New Forest residents unnerved by man leaving animal carcasses by churches

Case of man who apparently targeted Christians is latest in series of incidents in Hampshire of animal remains being dumped

Evening Standard

Farage faces calls to sack candidate who claimed Lammy should ‘go home’

Hampshire and the Solent mayoral candidate Chris Parry’s conduct on X was described as ‘racist and grossly offensive’ by the Labour Party.

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: The clock is ticking for these colourful castaways

Hayling Island, Hampshire: Piles of goose barnacles are stranded on the beach after a long journey hitched on a barrel. They’re fascinating creatures, but they won’t survive long

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