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A MAN ‘living a double life’ during an affair was blackmailed into paying £15,000, a court heard. Giles Wates, of Blandford, faced Bournemouth Crown Court to appeal the revocation of his firearms ...

Researchers in Sweden and the US suggest measuring levels of lipoproteins may be a more accurate risk predictor.

President Masoud Pezeshkia visited those injured in the blast which killed 40 people at the Shahid Rajaei port outside of Bandar Abbas.

UPFs often contain high levels of saturated fat, salt, sugar and additives, which experts say leaves less room for more nutritious foods.

A VILLAGE road is to be closed during daytime hours for maintenance works to be carried out. West Stafford Road in West Stafford, near Dorchester, will be shut from May 15 between 9am and 4pm until ...

US President Donald Trump has described the death of Virginia Giuffre, who settled a sexual assault lawsuit against the Duke of York, as “a horrible thing”. Ms Giuffre died in Western Australia on ...

Construction at the four-way Maumbury Cross junction in Dorchester is in its final stages, with road surfacing, line marking and connecting ...

A £2 MILLION redevelopment is set to transform a sports centre into a community hub. Dorset Council and Active Dorset have announced the ambitious project for Redlands Leisure and Community Park in ...

SOUTH Dorset MP Lloyd Hatton has vowed to stand with campaigners after they began the process to appeal controversial plans to build a ...

Daniel Graham, 39, of Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 32, of Wigton, Cumbria, will go before a jury at Newcastle Crown Court.

Monday is likely to be the hottest day of the year then the temperatures will peak on Wednesday or Thursday, the Met Office said.