The year has not been short of dramatic events and developments, and here the PA news agency provides a month by month look back on 2024.

The National Trust says 2024 was good for trees, heather and seals but bad for bees, butterflies, bats and natterjack toads.

A learner Honda Jazz was pulled over as well as a Ford Transit that was seized because it had no insurance. Meanwhile, a silver Skoda was also pulled over in Wallisdown Road for having no insurance. A ...

Figures have revealed gynaecology negligence claims have cost Dorset NHS Trust £1.5m. University Hospitals Dorset has had 29 claims and incidents of gynaecology medical negligence reported to the NHS ...

Thanks to streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Now TV, we have been spoiled for choice when it comes to TV series and films to watch in recent years. Netflix remains the most ...

President Zoran Milanovic is seen as a favorite ahead of Sunday’s presidential election, although he is unlikely to score an outright victory.

NEW signs for the NatWest bank in Institute Road, Swanage feature in the latest applications to Dorset Council in the Purbeck area. Also among the list is an application for the continued use of an ...

A SCREENWRITER from Poole is starring as Popeye in a new horror film version that will be out in January 2025. Steven Murphy is appearing as Popeye in the film produced by Rene August and directed by ...

Before we head into 2025, we thought it would be a great opportunity to take a look back at some of the trends and key moments that took place between January and December this year. Did you fully ...

Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife is said to have instructed a former aide to organise protests against political opponents.

A £3 MILLION project will look at how communities in Swanage and Charmouth can adapt to the effects of climate change on the coast. The Environment Agency funded work, to be led by Dorset Council, ...

The Eagle S is flagged in the Cook Islands but was described by Finnish customs officials as a suspected part of Russia’s ...