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A miniature Shetland pony that was found abandoned in a field is the star of the RSPCA Christmas advert.
Twenty-seven days of strike action by Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members began a week ago.
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RMT union members are taking 27 days of strike action on South Western Railway.
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Julian Clegg hosts his last show on BBC Radio Solent on his 60th birthday after nearly 23 years.
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RMT union members are in the second of 27 days of strike action on South Western Railway.
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It follows a row over guards on South Western Railway services, which run from London Waterloo.
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South Western Railway's managing director, who has been leading talks to avert strike action, will move to a new role.
Read moreVicars who know how to rock and roll
An ambulance smashed into a cycle shop after crashing with a car in the New Forest.
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The writer criticises paramedics for "fully blocking" their driveway during an emergency callout.
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Felicity Clough's body was found near to Yeovil District Hospital the day after she left.
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The stoppage will affect South Western Railway services in December and on New Year's Day.
Read moreFlooding causes problems in Dorset
A woman had to be rescued by firefighters when her car became stuck in floodwater in Dorset.
The 60-year-old became stuck when her vehicle was stranded in a ford in Aller Lane, Ansty, shortly before 14:00 GMT.
Trains have been suspended on Great Western Railway between Weymouth and Yeovil due to flooding on the railway.
The Environment Agency has issued flood warnings for the River Wriggle and Chetnole and the Upper Frome near Maiden Newton.
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service also warned that the A35 - the main route across the county - was under 3ft of water west of Winterbourne Abbas.
Gaia Pope was found dead 11 days after being reported missing from her home in Dorset in 2017.
Gaia Pope had told police she was raped by a man who was later jailed for sexual offences.
Read moreThe stoppage will affect South Western Railway services in December and on New Year's Day.
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A department store is forced to let shoplifters go because police are not responding to calls.
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Will Chalk
Newsbeat reporter
It's 25 years since the first ever National Lottery - we speak to someone who's won it.
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An 18-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the victim was stabbed in Bournemouth.
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A woman in her 40s was attacked in Bournemouth's Lower Gardens in the early hours of Wednesday.
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Police cordon off Bournemouth's Lower Gardens following the attack early on Wednesday.
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Youth service cuts are a potential cause of rising crime among young people in Dorset, a PCC says.
Read moreSouth West unemployment lower than UK average
BBC Business News
Some 2.6% of “economically active” people - those aged over 16 - in the South West of England were unemployed in the three months to September, latest figures show.
The figure is lower than the UK figure of 3.8%.
However, UK wage growth has slowed and the figures showed the biggest annual drop in job vacancies in nearly 10 years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The ONS said this was down to falling numbers of people working in retail, after the collapse of several store chains and the implementation of shop closure programmes by other firms.
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The council said the bridge would reopen after the replacement of a half-tonne bearing next month.
Read moreThe stoppage will affect South Western Railway services in December and on New Year's Day.
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Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon will join Hampshire as an overseas County Championship signing in 2020.
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Previous owner PegasusLife had planned to demolish Lyndhurst Park Hotel to build retirement flats.
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Simon Jack
Business editor
Businesses have faced painful uncertainty for three years as Brexit scenarios have come and gone.
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Michelle Roberts
Health editor, BBC News online
Public Health England says it has found tick-borne encephalitis virus in ticks in the UK for the first time.
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Dorset Council is to pay two neighbouring authorities for residents to use their tips.
Read moreNinebarrow in Dorset
Clare walks with Jon Whitley and James (Jay) La Bouchardiere, two childhood friends born and bred in Dorset who moved back there after university and began playing folk music. Jon’s father had run a folk club so it was in his blood so to speak as is the Dorset countryside. When they started writing songs it was a natural process to incorporate the landscape and folklore of the county and this eventually led to them producing a book of the walks that they have enjoyed and written songs about. They perform as a duo called Ninebarrow, a hill near Corfe Castle. They’re walking one of their favourite and oldest walks of coastline, a circular walk beginning and ending in Worth Matravers. OS Ref SY 974 777 Producer: Maggie Ayre
The football manager's company will redevelop the former Belgravia Hotel in Bournemouth.
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Hampshire wicketkeeper Lewis McManus signs a contract extension until at least 2020.
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The man died nearly a week after being involved in a collision in which a pedestrian was killed.
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Seven buildings in the deserted village have been found to be unsafe, the MoD said.
Read more£1.8m EuroMillions ticket unclaimed in Dorset
The search is on to find the owner of an unclaimed £1.8m EuroMillions ticket bought in Dorset.
The prize-winning ticket was drawn on 4 October. It has five matching numbers plus one Lucky Star paying out a total of £1,844,973.60 but no-one has come forward.
The ticket holder has until 1 April to claim their prize otherwise it will be donated to the lottery's good causes fund.
The night sky above parts of Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire and Somerset is granted the protection.
Read moreJosh Goodwin aims to win the British Grasstrack Championships 500cc sidecar title in memory of his dad.
Chain ferry on track for return
It's been a long wait, but users of the Sandbanks ferry have been told the service is on track to return at the end of the month.
The ferry, which crosses the mouth of Poole Harbour, was taken out of service on 12 July after its drive shaft broke.
But it looks like it will back up and running in the next few weeks...
Gaia Pope's family say a probe into Dorset Police has been repeatedly delayed "with little explanation".
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The council said a misunderstanding meant thousands of its magazines were never delivered.
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The BBC Radio 1 presenter expressed support for the festival after it was cancelled for 2020.
Read moreLines reopen but delays to last a while yet
Some lines have now reopened after a signalling problem between Brockenhurst and Weymouth.
But South Western Railway has warned delays are still likely to last for the rest of the day.
Train problems to last 'until the end of the day'
There's not good news for people affected by signalling problems between Brockenhurst and Weymouth...
Train delays due to signalling problem
Rail passengers are being warned of delays until 14:00 due to a signalling problem at Brockenhurst Station.
Commuters have reported services being delayed by up to an hour.
We've also been told of a power cut affecting Poole station.
The football manager's company will redevelop the former Belgravia Hotel in Bournemouth.
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Organisers are searching for a new venue in Dorset after leaving Kingston Maurward College.
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Council bosses review proposals to reshape a groyne at Hengistbury Head to help create waves.
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