Pope Francis is suffering from a cold and will deliver his Sunday blessing from indoors, the Vatican has said. The precaution ...

FREE crossings are being offered on the Sandbanks Ferry this Christmas Day. Those taking advantage of the crossings are being invited to instead make donations to the company’s chosen charity this ...

REDHILL splash park is not included in the council’s multi-million-pound investment in play parks. The park is under threat of closure and is the remaining one in the conurbation that has not come ...

A NUMBER of cafés, pubs, restaurants and takeaways across Dorset and the New Forest have been handed new food hygiene ratings recently.

British troops serving on Nato’s eastern flank over Christmas are sending a “powerful message” to Vladimir Putin about the UK’s commitment to European security, John Healey said. The Defence Secretary ...

Storm damage to trees in the past month has cost council taxpayers in excess of £150,000, a senior councillor has said.

A former bishop who helped in the aftermath of a bin lorry crash which claimed six lives has said he will be praying for the victims on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy. The incident on December 22 ...

Following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the Halo Trust is gathering information on dangerous explosives littering the country.

New laws promised by the Government will have a “tangible positive impact” on people’s lives, a Cabinet minister has claimed. Commons Leader Lucy Powell said legislation already passed by Parliament ...

Labour has called on the Scottish Government to do more to keep women and girls safe, after it emerged only a third of Scottish schools are running a flagship programme aimed at combating gender-based ...

NEW ways to improve hospital discharges in Dorset could be in place within six months. At peak times up to a quarter of local acute hospital beds are being occupied by people who are well enough to ...

Tyson Fury’s mission to avenge his only professional defeat ended in crushing disappointment as he lost on a unanimous points decision to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh.