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An exhibition where sci-fi meets sea-life with digital sea creatures swimming in glowing waters and interacting with visitors is on show at a museum.The Sound of the Sea exhibition at Poole Museum, in Poole, Dorset, uses body-tracking sensors so visitors can see their avatars on screen and interact with colourful, futuristic sea creatures that respond to movement.Previously shown in Norway, the museum is the first to host the exhibition in the UK. The museum said the experience, where…

An NHS trust has paid a six-figure sum to relatives of a hospital porter who claimed asbestos caused his death.Geoff King, 76, worked for 21 years at Poole Hospital in areas contaminated with asbestos dust and debris, lawyers said.He died from mesothelioma - an asbestos-related cancer - in December 2021, according to legal firm Leigh Day.University Hospitals Dorset, which made the payment without admitting liability, said asbestos was commonly used in many hospitals and it had strict protocols…

A fire service have revealed the cause of a blaze that ripped through a cafe on a high street a year since it happened.The Gorge Cafe on South Street, Dorchester was completely destroyed and neighbouring buildings were damaged on 9 December 2024.Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service said: "The fire report states the most probable cause of the fire was a fault with an electrical item."The building contractors have removed the debris and rubble by hand and are working…

Trevor Bevins,Local Democracy Reporting ServiceandStephen Stafford,South of EnglandPowerfuel PortlandThe proposed incinerator at Portland Port would be built on land owned by Portland PortEmissions from a waste incinerator set to be built on the Dorset coast will be monitored by the county council.Powerfuel Portland Ltd is planning to build the incinerator on land at Portland Port after the Court of Appeal dismissed a legal challenge brought by campaigners last month.Dorset Council said it would sample both emissions from the…

A man in his 70s has died in hospital three days after being hit by a bus.The pedestrian was struck on Somerford Road in Christchurch shortly before 08:45 GMT last Wednesday.Dorset Police said he died in hospital on Saturday morning and his family were being supported by specially trained officers.A 36-year-old man from Poole was arrested on suspicion of driving offences and has since been released pending further inquiries. The force said officers were continuing to establish the…

A woman and a man travelling in an SUV on a main route in east Dorset have died in a crash.The pair were in a white Vauxhall Grandland on the B3082 Blandford Road near Badbury Rings when it crashed on Sunday shortly before 21:55 GMT.Dorset Police said the woman, in her 50s, and the man, in his 30s, were both pronounced dead at the scene. Their families have been informed.Witnesses and anyone with relevant dashcam footage are being…

Galya DimitrovaSouth of EnglandGalya Dimitrova and Patrick HughesBBC News, South of England, DorchesterBBCStaff and volunteers from different organisations came together to raise funds and awareness about the library A hospital has launched a fundraising initiative to provide books to children and young people during their hospital stay.Kate Parish, youth worker at Dorset Youth who is due to start working at the hospital soon, said she believed the dedicated children's library within the hospital would be the first of…