The Latest Breaking News from Winchester

Double murder accused strangled HMP Exeter cellmate while awaiting trial

Jury at Winchester crown court told James Desborough was convicted in March of murdering Steven Kempster

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20

Are King Alfred the Great’s remains buried under a Winchester car park?

IN FULL

The Independent UK · Jul 13

Researcher claims he’s found King Alfred the Great under a car park in Winchester

After 13 years, researcher Graham Phillips claims his hunt for the remains of Alfred the Great has concluded

The Independent UK · Jul 13

Britain’s Got Talent dancer died of suicide after ‘child sexual offending’ arrest

An inquest held at Winchester was told tKerri-Anne Donaldson was arrested on June 4 and questioned at a police station about the ‘sexual’ offence

The Independent UK · Feb 19

Kate pays tribute to ‘connection between nature, creativity and craft’

Earlier this week, Kate made a private visit to The Arc, in Winchester, where she saw an exhibition on the artist William Morris.

Evening Standard · Jan 31

‘They’re scrubbing the files to take Republican names out’: Jeffrey Epstein’s brother says Trump cover-up underway in Winchester, VA facility

Is the fix in?

We Got This Covered · Nov 18, 2025

London leaver: 'I miss Vauxhall's diversity but we're saving £1,000 pcm on housing costs in Winchester'

Calm, peaceful, less crowded than London — and significantly cheaper — this family’s move to Winchester has been a net positive

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2025

Statue of Jane Austen unveiled to mark 250th anniversary of her birth

Artist Martin Jennings created the sculpture installed in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral.

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025

You can now rent Winchester Cathedral’s Deanery for a holiday stay

The public has never previously been able to stay in the property

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025

Why snappy dogs, scratchy cats, and hungry worms were part of a medieval woman’s vision of the afterlife

The afterlife is not typically associated with aggressive pets and insatiable worms. But these are exactly the creatures that appeared to an unnamed woman recluse living in Winchester, England, over the course of three nights in the summer of 1422. The woman was an anchoress. That means she had chosen…

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2025