The floods swept away people and homes and submerged hundreds of houses and buildings, forcing thousands of residents to flee to temporary shelters.

Lukas Skinner won a medal at the International Surfing Association World Junior Surfing Championships on Sunday.

Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe awaits a bruising round of questioning from the former president’s lawyers on Tuesday after ...

The Kremlin said that this will be Mr Putin’s first foreign trip since he was sworn in as president and began his fifth term in office.

Bakery chain Greggs has cheered a strong start to the year after notching up a sales hike as its expansion continues across Britain’s high streets. The firm reported a 7.4% rise in like-for-like sales ...

DORSET MPs have voted to amend a policy which could see politicians banned from Parliament if arrested for sexual offences.

BOURNEMOUTH are off to a winning start in the ECB Southern Premier League, South Wilts losing eight wickets for 41 runs in a catastrophic ...

Temporary traffic lights are causing delays on Magna Road 👷‍♂️ The lights are in place for roadworks 📅 The roadworks are due to end on June 14 💻 We will be bringing you updates as we get them ...

HOW much do Dorset Council’s newly-elected councillors get paid? This depends on which positions you hold – but varies from £51,280 for the council leader to £14,689 for ‘back bench’ councillors.

Zhang Zhan, who had been jailed on charges of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’, has finished serving her sentence at Shanghai’s ...

A court is expected to deliver its verdict in the trial of one of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party, who is accused of knowingly using a Nazi slogan in a speech.

A WEYMOUTH Green Party councillor is to join Dorset Council’s Lib Dem controlled Cabinet. Rodwell and Wyke councillor Clare Sutton will take up the children’s services, education and skills role.