Dorset and Wiltshire Fire & Rescue has issued advice to motorists in the wake of Storm Herminia, which continues to batter the county today, with a weather warning for wind in place until tomorrow ...

The former home of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoss has been transformed into a research centre devoted to fighting extremism, with the building officially opening to the public on the 80th ...

Palestinians have been allowed to return home to the largely destroyed region of northern Gaza after more than 12 months of besiegement by Israel. Israel’s withdrawal comes in the wake of a fragile ...

A series of yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office across large parts of England and Wales.

Here are some of the latest planning applications for the west Dorset area - extensions, garden buildings, security cameras and solar panel ...

An award-winning Lyme Regis company specialising in environmental education is offering schools the chance to win funds to reduce their energy use ...

Staff at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) in Dorchester hosted their very own bake sale to raise money for the YFW Bloodbike group which provide a time critical, emergency medical motorcycle courier ...

Lyme Regis Town Council is preparing to move its offices this spring. The town council will be relocating from its offices at the Guildhall Cottages in Church Street to an office space at St Michael's ...

The city’s capture came following a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons.

A 30-year-old man is set to appear in court charged with murdering his father after the “highly respected” 75-year-old was stabbed to death. Scotland Yard said officers were called in the early hours ...

Janine Webber BEM, 92, hid under a wardrobe with her family to avoid Nazi persecution during the Second World War.