The Latest Breaking News from Hampshire Police

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

The Independent UK · Jan 29

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

The Independent UK · Jan 16

Shock in Southampton as Henry Nowak, 18, Becomes Latest Teen Victim of Street Stabbing

Henry Nowak, 18, a University of Southampton student, was fatally stabbed in Portswood after celebrating with football teammates. Two charged with murder.

International Business Times UK · Dec 8, 2025

Two people charged over funeral directors police investigation

Richard Elkin, 48, and Hayley Bell, 41, of Gosport, will appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on December 19.

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2024

Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury over Church’s child abuse ‘conspiracy of silence’

Justin Welby was under growing pressure to stand down over a damning report into John Smyth QC’s ‘abhorrent’ abuse of children and young men

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2024

Not a secret gig, just Le Creuset: Inside Hampshire’s four-hour, police-patrolled queue for cookware

Officers called in after massive queue for French cookware brand’s sale sparks chaos

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024

Archbishop of Canterbury ‘has lost confidence of clergy after abuse review’

Justin Welby said he has given a lot of thought to resignation but that he will not step down.

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024

Abuser might have been brought to justice had Justin Welby reported it – review

Responses by the Church of England and others were ‘wholly ineffective and amounted to a cover-up’, a review found.

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2024

Alleged racist abuse at linesman stops play during Championship football match

Hampshire Police have launched an investigation after the alleged racist remarks were made the match official at Portsmouth’s Fratton Park

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024

Boy, 3, dies at Chris Evans’ CarFest as Hampshire Police investigate

The toddler suffered a medical episode on the Saturday night of CarFest

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2024