Dorset resident loses legal challenge over Bibby Stockholm barge
A Dorset resident has lost a legal challenge over a council’s decision not to consider using its powers over the mooring of the Bibby Stockholm in waters off its coastline,
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Man jailed for six and a half years for ‘brazen’ rape of 15-year-old girl in sea
A 20-year-old man has been jailed for six and a half years for the rape of a 15-year-old girl in a “brazen” attack on Bournemouth beach on a busy summer’s
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Man convicted of ‘brazen’ rape of 15-year-old girl in sea off busy beach
A 20-year-old man has been found guilty of the “brazen” rape of a 15-year-old girl after he took her out of her depth in the sea off Bournemouth beach on
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Residents tell of sadness at ‘predictable’ death of asylum seeker on Bibby Stockholm barge
Local residents have spoken of their sadness at the “predictable” death of an asylum seeker aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge. Dorset Police have confirmed the “sudden death” of a resident
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Barge leased to house 500 asylum seekers off Dorset coast, despite legal threats from local Tories
A barge docked off the Dorset coast will hold around 500 asylum seekers for at least 18 months, the Home Office has confirmed despite facing legal threats from local Tories.
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Family question police actions before care worker died in suspected murder-suicide
The family of a mother-of-five who was killed in a suspected murder-suicide question whether her death could have been prevented if police had handled a call differently the day before
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Gary Glitter victim says his prison release ‘not the justice she was promised’
A victim of disgraced pop star Gary Glitter has said his release from prison “was not the justice” she was promised. The paedophile glam rock singer – who had a
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Ex-care worker had made complaint to police the day before her death in ‘murder-suicide’
A mother-of-five who was stabbed and strangled to death in a suspected murder-suicide had made a complaint to police of harassment on the day before her death, a pre-inquest review
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Gaia’s family call for ‘rapist’ probe review and accuse police of lying to jury
Gaia Pope-Sutherland’s family have claimed police “lied” after her death and dismissed evidence that may have helped prosecute her alleged rapist as they called for an independent probe into the
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Social worker ‘not told of missing Gaia’s mental health assessment’ – inquest
Teenager Gaia Pope-Sutherland’s social worker was never told she had undergone an assessment under the Mental Health Act just weeks before she disappeared, an inquest heard. Sarah Lock said she
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