New research has found that Fiddler crabs are playing an unheralded role when it comes to hoovering up microplastics found in the world’s mangrove forests and salt marshes. Scientists studying…
Sarah TurnnidgeWest of England PAA post-mortem found the preliminary cause of Aria's death was a single stab woundA 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe.Aria…
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Rescuers save six Palestinians, including two children, in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp after family home collapses.Published On 17 Dec 202517 Dec 2025Click here to share on…
A project to improve a cycle route has been scrapped because it is too difficult to implement, a council says.Active Travel England provided Somerset Council with £1.5m to carry out…
A jockey who switched careers to focus on neuroscience research following injury was among those celebrating at the University of Exeter’s winter graduation. Tommy Eyston, 25, completed a Masters in…
A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a red cocker spaniel that disappeared from a kennel outside a village home in Dorset.Gerry went missing from Hilfield,…
Fans at the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in London are well known for enjoying the atmosphere as much as the sport.BBC South Sport's Millie Payne went along…
A councillor has said news that a golf course will not be included in plans to create more natural green spaces is a "win for residents".Bournemouth, Christchurch and Pool (BCP)…
Ros TappendenSouth of EnglandPowerfuel PortlandThe proposed incinerator would be built on land owned by Portland PortAn application to burn more types of waste at a planned incinerator on the Dorset…
Dave HarveyBusiness and environment correspondent, West of EnglandBBCDairy farmer Richard Clothier sees cow manure as "nature's crude oil"How many homes could be heated by cow muck?It is not a question…