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FPL gameweek 30 tips: Captain Bruno Fernandes and triple Arsenal defence There is still no Erling Haaland in the FPL team of the week while the captain's armband goes to one of the most trusty assets in the game.

Captain Fernandes and triple Arsenal defence - FPL team of the week

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Iconic harbour walkway closed after death - BBC Sounds Dorset council has closed part The Cobb in Lyme Regis following two separate incidents.

Iconic harbour walkway closed after death

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AFC Bournemouth - Will draws cost the Cherries European football? - BBC Sounds Bournemouth fan Josh Wyatt discusses with Jono Holmes.

AFC Bournemouth

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Weymouth turns red for Greg James' Comic Relief tandem bike challenge Radio 1 DJ Greg James is due to start his 630-mile tandem bike ride from Weymouth on Friday.

Town turns red for Greg James' Comic Relief ride

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'Extinct' large tortoiseshell butterfly spotted across southern England There has been a flurry of early sightings of the large tortoiseshell butterfly, a charity says.

'Extinct' butterfly found across southern England

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Start date for Dorset tip booking system announced Bookings start 23 March at recycling centres in Dorchester, Wimborne, Shaftesbury and Sherborne.

Start date for tip booking system announced

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Heating oil customers see orders cancelled and prices hiked South of England households report cancelled orders, price hikes and heating oil supply issues.

Heating oil orders cancelled and prices hiked

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Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall 'encouraging next generation' Screenwriter, producer and author Chris Chibnall is curating a film festival in Bridport.

Broadchurch writer supporting 'next generation'

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In pictures: Daffodils dazzle across the South Thousands of the trumpet-like flowers have come out in force creating a burst of colour.

In pictures: Daffodils dazzle across the South

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Council closes part of The Cobb in Lyme Regis after death Part of The Cobb in Lyme Regis is closed after two serious incidents involving reported falls.

Iconic harbour walkway closed by council after death

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Dog rescued after Seatown cliff plunge on Jurrasic Coast The dog fell off the cliff top on Dorset's coast ending up on a ledge 20m (66ft) below.

Dog rescued after cliff plunge on Jurrasic Coast

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Pokemon cards worth thousands stolen in £30k Trove market raid Seven traders lost cards and stock worth £30,000, according to Trove indoor market.

Pokémon cards stolen in £30k shop raid

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Kerbside battery collections end in BCP after waste fires BCP Council said 11 fires linked to batteries had been recorded since January 2025.

Kerbside battery collections end after waste fires

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Dance classes could help lower back pain Dorset study finds Bournemouth researchers looked to see if dancing could improve the condition.

Dance classes could help with lower back pain

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Live bullet find stops Dorset museum staff in their tracks The round was hidden inside a Panzer III at The Tank Museum in Bovington for more than 80 years.

Live bullet find stops museum staff in their tracks

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Why councils think winning Town of Culture would be a 'turbocharge' BBC Politics South looks at why towns in the south of England are bidding to be UK Town of Culture.

'Winning would turbocharge culture in our town'

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'Extinct' large tortoiseshell butterfly spotted across southern England There has been a flurry of early sightings of the large tortoiseshell butterfly, a charity says.

'Extinct' butterfly found across southern England

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Dorchester road cordoned off over 'dangerous' building fears Fire crews worked from an aerial platform after safety concerns over part of a three-storey building.

Road cordoned off over 'dangerous' building fears

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Harry's Horses shows Redknapp's competitive spirit in racing The former football manager-turned racehorse owner has enjoyed success on the racecourse.

Harry's Horses shows Redknapp's competitive spirit

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MPs in south of England warn of economic impact of Iran conflict The conflict in the Middle East will affect fuel prices, inflation and household budgets, MPs have warned.

MPs warn of economic impact of Iran conflict

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Weymouth turns red for Greg James' Comic Relief tandem bike challenge Radio 1 DJ Greg James is due to start his 630-mile tandem bike ride from Weymouth on Friday.

Town turns red for Greg James' Cominc Relief ride

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Weekly round-up: Five stories from the south you may have missed A pilot escaping a plane crash with minor injuries was among our most read stories in the south.

Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

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Pregnant woman hit by e-bike in Poole feared her baby had died Siobhan Barling's baby was born six weeks early and seriously ill after being hit by an e-bike.

'I thought my unborn baby had died in e-bike crash'

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Start date for Dorset tip booking system announced Bookings start 23 March at recycling centres in Dorchester, Wimborne, Shaftesbury and Sherborne.

Start date for tip booking system announced

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Big Picture: This week's images from the south of England The best images sent to us from Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire.

Big Picture: This week's images from the South

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Pokemon cards worth thousands stolen in £30k Trove market raid Seven traders lost cards and stock worth £30,000, according to Trove indoor market.

Pokémon cards stolen in £30k shop raid

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'I cried when the railway closed at Shillingstone' Paul Antell shares his childhood memories of the railway at Shillingstone which closed 60 years ago.

'I cried when the railway shut - it was like a family'

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Live bullet find stops Dorset museum staff in their tracks The round was hidden inside a Panzer III at The Tank Museum in Bovington for more than 80 years.

Live bullet find stops museum staff in their tracks

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Why councils think winning Town of Culture would be a 'turbocharge' BBC Politics South looks at why towns in the south of England are bidding to be UK Town of Culture.

'Winning would turbocharge culture in our town'

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South of England weekly news quiz - 7 March 2026 Test your knowledge of news from Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight with our quiz.

South weekly quiz: What was Rafferty's magic song?

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