Ferndown

The latest number of cases of Covid-19 across the county

An outbreak of coronavirus affects a fifth of prisoners at HMP The Verne in Dorset.

It comes after Reading and Leeds organisers said they were "very confident" of holding their events.

The 19th Century fossil hunter's achievements were often overlooked during her own lifetime.

The "angry" officer spent 15 days with a "searing headache" after being spat at by Steven Licorish.

Rubbish, human faeces and graffiti were among the issues caused by day-trippers last year.

The Great Dorset Steam Fair attracts up to 200,000 visitors to its showground near Blandford.

The overflow mortuary at Poole Port was used for a month to support hospital mortuaries.

David Kelsey says a government scheme to restore honours to sacked LGBT personnel is "long overdue".

Mark Coombs from Weymouth died when his motorcycle was in collision with a Land Rover.

Families could be fined hundred of pounds if they visit Dorset during half term, police say.

Eight new operating theatres will be built and a new 24-hour urgent care centre created.

The RSPB and other charities say not returning more of the area to heathland will affect wildlife.

MP Tobias Ellwood says GPs are also "discouraging" patients from using the Bournemouth hub.

Officers board the Chise Bulker in Portland Port and arrest seven people on board.

Laurie Phillips says he painted the crossing as he was worried someone would get hurt on the road.

Patients will be tested for coronavirus before they are taken to hospital in Oxford.