MORE than seven years since they started, two Dorset women have completed a personal challenge to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path ...

George Edward James Haldenby, 56, died at the Verne Prison on Portland on January 29, 2022. A pre-inquest review into the death of Mr Haldenby, formerly of Dorchester, was presided over by the Senior ...

The new ‘innovator passport’ will mean technology that has been robustly assessed by one NHS organisation can easily be adopted by others.

Cameras fitted in offenders’ homes and “smell detectors” to catch out drug use in and outside of prison could be introduced as new technology to monitor criminals and curb reoffending. Tech companies ...

US President Donald Trump said that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen. Mr Trump announced the development on ...

Sherborne Town Council is among the objectors to an alcohol licence for a new supermarket at a former bank building. The council fears it could lead to noise and disturbance in the area, 87-89 Cheap ...

The number of NHS operations carried out in private hospitals or clinics has hit a record high, according to new analysis. Data from the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) show that ...

Compensation payments will increase up to tenfold from July 2 for problems such as low pressure, disruptions to supply or sewer flooding.

Childhood obesity has risen to “alarming” levels, academics have said as they called for action to prevent unhealthy lifestyles setting in among babies and toddlers. Experts said that a child’s ...

An activist for the LGBTQ+ community who founded the only library dedicated to queer literature in Portland says it is vital people see ...

Thousands of women with advanced breast cancer could be denied life-extending drugs because of the “unfair” way they are assessed for use on the health service, a charity has warned. Breast Cancer Now ...

Sir Keir Starmer will face a grilling from MPs on Wednesday as he attempts to repair relations with his backbenchers.