1+ week, 1+ day ago   (476+ words) A police officer is taking on a gruelling physical challenge this weekend in memory of his father’s near-fatal battle with sepsis. Barry Ashdown, 54, from Wareham and a serving officer with Dorset Police, will carry a rowing machine up four peaks…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (225+ words) A person was rescued after suffering a “severe fall” while walking over a groyne near the Haven Hotel in Poole. The incident happened at around 12.45pm on August 30 and involved a multi-agency response requested by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre. Poole…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (538+ words) A new £1 million fund will launch a mobile dental unit to deliver essential care to rough sleepers and other vulnerable groups. The scheme, led by the mydentist Foundation, aims to reach more than 850 people in its first year across the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (289+ words) Fourteen babies have died after a fire erupted at a nursery for newborns in a major government hospital in Pakistan’s capital, officials said. The nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad housed at least 15 newborns when the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (445+ words) Vulnerable people such as young children, pregnant women and older adults should avoid eating runny eggs in cafes and restaurants because of a risk of salmonella. It comes amid an outbreak that has left one person dead and hundreds of…...