Hawaii wildfire victims spared from testifying after last-minute settlement deal
Hawaii Governor Josh Green announced the 4 billion dollar (£3.2 billion) settlement — agreed by the state, power utility Hawaiian Electric, large landowners and others — about a year after the ...
Homebase: The Range to open another superstore in Dorset
BLANDFORD’S Homebase store will reopen as a new superstore on Friday. The Range Superstore will open in the ex Homebase unit in Stour Park on January 31 at 9am. It will feature the usual items sold by ...
Council to consider lowering fines for 'freebie flytippers'
HEFTY fines imposed for people who ‘flytip’ on the pavement outside their house could be lowered under new proposals by BCP Council.
BCP Council needs to borrow £57.5million from government
BCP Council will need to borrow £57.5million to keep it afloat from the SEND deficit. Negotiations with the government are ongoing and the money is expected to fund the estimated expenditure over and ...
Honda RC30: Motorcycle icon listed for auction
AN icon of modern motorcycles has been entered into a Dorset-based auction. The Honda RC30 is estimated to sell for between £30,000 and £35,000 when it is sold at Sherborne-based Charterhouse’s ...
Poole: Twin Sails bridge to undergo 'critical' maintenance
TWIN Sails Bridge will undergo “critical” maintenance next month. A notice has been sent out to mariners via Poole Harbour Commissioners and from BCP Council saying it will carry out the work on ...
Poole's iplicit expanding with £25million investment
Cloud accounting platform iplicit, which has its base in Poole, has announced a £25 million investment from leading technology growth investor One Peak. The new investment marks iplicit’s first ...
Lady Gaga blows kiss and wears black gown in waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds
A waxwork of Lady Gaga blowing a kiss and dressed in a black and white gown has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds London. The ...
Fewer than half of parents think Reception pupils should know how to use books
Children are entering primary school with delays in basic motor skills and a lack of core strength, teachers have suggested.
Housing market ‘off to its strongest start in three years with sales up by 12%’
The housing market has got off to its strongest start in three years, according to a property website. The volume of new sales agreed was up by 12%, when comparing the four weeks to January 24 2025 ...
New bowel cancer test shows greater than 90% accuracy in high-risk patients
Experts hope to create a blood test to see which patients with inflammatory bowel disease are most at risk of bowel cancer.
Non-students in pro-Palestinian camps ‘likely to have extended protests’
The encampments made Jewish students ‘fearful’ and they may have encouraged students to engage in antisemitic behaviour, a report says.