A broken-down vehicle caused delays to motorists yesterday evening. Police were called to reports of a broken down vehicle at 5.11pm on the A354 Weymouth Relief Road towards Dorchester.

Water companies United Utilities and South West Water have said they will raise dividends to shareholders as they confirmed consumer bill increases of 32% and 23%, respectively, over the coming five ...

Alison Hitchcock, co-founder of From Me To You Letters, has created a 24-hour letter writing marathon to mark World Cancer ...

The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as Ecowas, the body said. It is the culmination of a year-long process ...

England captain Heather Knight says having a “point to prove” could be the factor that helps the Three Lions bounce back from a string of losses and avoid a total Ashes whitewash. Starting on Thursday ...

Dorset National Landscape, formerly the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), was selected to work with writers and artists as part of the national Nature Calling programme.

Aston Villa also hope to seal a top-eight finish with victory in their ‘Battle of Britain’ against Celtic – the Scots have already qualified for the play-offs – while table-toppers Liverpool will ...

Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede early on Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country ...

The vacancy has just been advertised for a new chief executive at Dorset Council, paying up to £200,000 a year. The post also comes with generous financial help of up to £8,000, tax free, for moving ...

Residents have ‘strongly objected’ to plans to turn a former church into flats with the main concern about lack of parking ...