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Two men have died in a crash involving two cars on a rural road in Dorset.A black Audi A4 and a Blue Volkswagen T-Roc collided on the B3078 at Knowlton, near Wimborne, Dorset Police said.The two drivers, aged 24 and 57 and both from Poole, were pronounced dead at the scene. There were no passengers in either vehicle.Road closures were put in place while investigation work was carried out.Sgt Richard Stroud said: "Our thoughts are with the families…

Sophie CridlandSouth of EnglandChoir's nude calendar in memory of former memberA group of singers has gone nude for a photo shoot to raise money for a charity following the death of a fellow choir member.Relight My Choir, from Bournemouth, Dorset, are fundraising for the Natalie Kate Moss Foundation, which works to help prevent brain haemorrhages.Leanne, who the singing group describe as "larger than life" and a "huge part of our choir", died from a brain bleed in May…

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Downing Street has insisted the government backs pubs, as a growing number sign up to a campaign to bar Labour MPs from their premises in protest at tax rates.The Labour MP ban was kicked off a week ago by Andy Lennox, landlord of the Old Thatch in Dorset, championing the ban and more than 250 pubs, restaurants and hotels signing up all over the country.Mr Lennox said the ban was a last resort after multiple campaigns spelling out…

The family of a grandmother who died in an SUV crash in Dorset have said they are "forever proud" of her.Rebecca French, 51, and a man in his 30s were travelling 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 there were no other vehicles involved in the collision and the pair were both pronounced dead at the scene.In a statement to police,…

The cost of tackling two major wildfires in summer has pushed a fire service over budget.A meeting of Dorset and Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service's (DWFRS) Finance & Audit Committee – on which councillors from Swindon, Wiltshire, Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole scrutinise spending – heard that the service's projected overspend was £620,000.The costs racked up as a result of two major blazes – at Holt Heath and another in Newton Heath – both in Dorset.Firefighters from across…

Marcus WhiteSouth of EnglandPA MediaFlu jab appointments in the south of England are scarce, the BBC foundThe flu surge in the south of England is behind the rest of the country, leaving time for people to get vaccinated, a senior doctor has said.The first week of December saw an average of 100 patients a day in hospital with flu across the whole of Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire, according to NHS data - fewer…