A weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers is in force across much of southern England and Wales. The Met Office says damage to buildings as a result of lightning strikes, disruption to ...

Trading Standards are the primary enforcement authority for making sure that businesses maintain accurate weighing and measuring equipment, and this function is delivered locally by Dorset Council.

Weymouth Water Fest kicks off on Sunday from 11am to 2pm offering a range of activities sea swimming, kayaking, and paddle boarding.

A pub which has been described by landlords as ‘a home from home’ is our pub of the week. The Turks Head can be found nestled down East Street, Chickerell. It is run by husband and wife Mark and ...

South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death on Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials could not get the drugs needed for lethal ...

There are plans to turn more Dorchester business premises into homes – following a trend which started after Covid ...

AN IDEA to pay relatives to provide care in Dorset seems unlikely to get off the ground. The suggestion came from Sturminster Newton councillor Carole Jones during a discussion about reasons for ...

The comments come days after pagers and other tech exploded across Lebanon, reportedly killing 37 people and injuring more than 3,400 others.

The Daily Mirror leads with a press conference hearing how there was a “systematic failure of corporate responsibility” in the Mohamed Al Fayed case, with lawyers labelling the late billionaire a ...

Voters lined up to cast their ballots in Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia – the states with the first early in-person ...

Sri Lankans began voting on Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.

The popular Weymouth Family Science Festival will be returning to the Nothe Fort, Barrack Road, on Sunday, September 22 from 10.30am to 4pm.