The Latest Breaking News from Portsmouth

Final whistle for the ‘pink ’un’: British football’s last-surviving matchday newspaper closes

After 119 years, Portsmouth’s Saturday evening Sports Mail has printed its last issue. A dedicated reader bids this singular British institution a fond farewell

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2022

The march of Mordaunt could take an unknown quantity all the way to Number 10

The Portsmouth MP is surfing a Tory revolt against the party’s more established names

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022

‘We disagree politically, but she knows how to run things’: Penny Mordaunt’s sudden rise to bookies’ favourite no surprise to Portsmouth locals

Even some of her political opponents back the Portsmouth North MP in the race to succeed Johnson

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2022

NHS to test using drones to fly chemotherapy drugs to Isle of Wight

Trial will take treatments from Portsmouth to St Mary’s hospital and health service plans similar drops elsewhere in England

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2022

Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales returns to base after Nato exercises

The ship sailed into Portsmouth Naval Base on Saturday morning.

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2022

Portsmouth fire: Blaze on boat sparks Mayday call as black smoke billows in sky

Lifeboat teams discovered the boat ablaze on arrival and warned all other vessels to stay clear after a fire broke out in the engine room with two people on board

Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2022

The sailor who turned the tide on HIV in the military

When naval officer Oliver Brown found that an HIV diagnosis was a barrier to serving in the armed forces, he knew he had a battle on his hands…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022

Drug overdose deaths up 15% in Virginia last year, with fentanyl the driving factor

NORFOLK, Va. — The number of people who died from drug overdoses rose to 2,656 deaths in Virginia in 2021, setting a record for the state for the second year in a row, and fentanyl continued to be the driving force behind the spike.

Tribune News Service · Jun 4, 2022

Global coach brand FlixBus adds first Welsh partner to its UK network

FlixBus launched into the UK market in 2020 with four routes between London and Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford and Portsmouth

Birmingham Post · Jun 3, 2022

North East firm launches 'world's first' automated offshore wind vessel charging technology

The kit was recently displayed at an industry showcase in Portsmouth

Birmingham Post · Jun 2, 2022