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More than 70,000 social and affordable homes to be built across England
Funding has been granted to Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire as well as £6bn for London.
Iran says it is ready for what US calls 'greatest financial offensive ever'
The US calls its latest sanctions on Iran an "economic D-Day", but Tehran says it has a plan to counter them.
Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start
The trial of a Libyan man is delayed for a third time, after new evidence on the 37-year-old case came to light three days ago.
Beyond China's humanoid robots, a quieter machine revolution is unfolding
There are more than two million robots working in China's factories - and they are scaling up fast.
UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources', says Kremlin adviser
The comments on BBC Newsnight come after the UK announced it has agreed to hand over blueprints for British-made missile components to Ukraine.
The grieving family who says the coroner's courts aren't working
One man's death highlights the growing strains on the UK's coroner's courts
Kit Harington joins HBO's Harry Potter series as Gilderoy Lockhart
The role marks Harington's third collaboration with HBO, after starring in the tentpole Game of Thrones and financial drama The Industry.
Organised crime arrests as police investigate A66 crash that killed two officers
Nine men and three women are arrested as police investigate the lead-up to the crash that killed seven people.
HPV home-testing kits available for women in England who have missed cervical screening
Nearly four million women in England can order a self-testing kits to check for high-risk HPV.
Moment tornado tears through southern France
The tornado has injured more than 40 people and destroyed homes in villages.
US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism
The Trump administration has embraced Syria's new president, former al-Qaeda linked militant Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Asbestos killed my mum in her 40s – was her school to blame?
Caroline Bryan died three months after being diagnosed of an incurable cancer linked to asbestos.
'What you see is what you pay' - why some US restaurants are banning tips
Tips are central to US dining culture but some eateries think that they are unfair.
Charity? Acting? The Cotswolds? What will Harry and Meghan's UK life look like?
The couple's return to the UK is imminent - and what they'll be focusing on here is gradually becoming clearer.
The Papers: 'Burnham hints at tax increases' and 'Halt the hellrides'
Several of the papers are calling on social media platforms to stop the sharing of videos posted by joyriders.
Videos showing dangerous driving easily found on social media
At least one of the young people killed in the crash appears in videos posted on TikTok showing dangerous driving.
New 10p coin enters circulation - will you spot one?
The coin has been designed to feature King Charles III and a Scottish grouse close to extinction.
French tourist dies in Death Valley after car gets stuck in mud
The 68-year-old man was found dead in California's salt flats amid 116°F (46.6C) heat.
World's oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows
The record "is another clear signal of an ocean under growing stress", according to Dr Samantha Burgess from the European Copernicus climate change service.
US-Canada trade war escalates as Trump threatens tariff hike on vehicles
Mark Carney accused Trump of wanting to "destroy" Canada's auto industry, and said he would only resume trade talks if the US comes with the "right attitude".
Teenager arrested after four viable devices found in security alert
Police said four viable explosive devices were found and removed from the property for forensic examination.
Briton fighting for Russia killed in Ukraine
Bradley Townsend left South Yorkshire in April, telling his family he was going to Romania.
Fast-moving wildfire forces thousands to evacuate near Reno, Nevada
Firefighters are still working to contain the blaze, which has burned 15,000 acres and injured seven people, officials say.
Bournemouth Echo
Discover the forgotten Boscombe festival that transformed Shelley Park 20 years ago
Relive Boscombe Arts Festival 2006 with Latin music, family-friendly entertainment, workshops and live acts at Shelley Park.
‘Goosebumps’ as Dorset hospice receives first Outstanding rating
The chief executive of a leading Dorset hospice charity said she had “goosebumps” after it received its first-ever Outstanding rating from the care watchdog.
Council welcomes PM’s pledge to tackle rough sleeping by Christmas
A national programme aiming to get people who are homeless off the streets by Christmas has been welcomed by BCP Council
Village pub hit by two floods braces for wet weather after storm forecasts
A pub that was forced to close twice in one year due to flooding is bracing for the potential of more wet weather.
Bournemouth Airport pit stop for epic 3000-mile charity rally
Bournemouth Airport provided an unusual pit stop when an epic 3,000-mile charity rally called on its journey home to Scotland.
Beaulieu invites firefighters and families for free day out
Beaulieu invites members of the Fire and Rescue Service and their families to enjoy a free day out over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Woman diagnosed with rare eye cancer after lights 'flickered' in work meeting
A woman was diagnosed with a rare eye cancer after complaining to confused colleagues that the office lights were 'flickering'.
‘I feel like a criminal’: Farm resident faces eviction from lifelong family home
A man who has lived on a farm since childhood says he feels like a 'criminal' after being faced with eviction after more than 60 years.
'While other seaside towns are packing up, Bournemouth is still going'
Whilst other seaside towns are packing up, Bournemouth is still going.
Celebrities attend SEND students’ fun summer festival in Wimborne
Harry Redknapp and Great British Bake Off star Nelly Ghaffer joined young adults with SEND for a summer festival of fun at Merely House in Wimborne.
Punch and Judy survives by ‘going woke’, says Swanage performer
A man who has been performing Britain's most traditional puppet show in Swanage for a decade claims it has only survived by 'going woke' - after Punch stopped hitting Judy.
RAF plane spotted dropping packages into sea off Dorset coast
Residents reported seeing a large military aircraft flying off the Dorset coast and dropping packages into the sea.
Formula 1
Tsunoda puts himself back on the F1 radar after Dutch GP
In finishing P11 at Zandvoort he might not have made the points, but nevertheless Yuki Tsunoda was able to use his one-off appearance with Racing Bulls to put himself back on the radar of the Formula 1 pitlane.
Windows Central
The Witcher 4 is years out, but CDPR’s 2028 window hints at a massive next‑gen overhaul for the franchise
CD Projekt Red has announced that The Witcher 4, the long-awaited sequel to the award-winning The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, will be targeting a release window of 2028.
The Xbox release of Wuthering Waves still suffers from issues that make it hard to recommend (for now)
A few weeks from launch, Xbox fans were happy to finally receive one of the most viral gatcha games of recent times. Until they actually played it ...
Windows 11 will soon let you control unified memory, just in time for NVIDIA RTX Spark
A hidden feature in a recent Windows 11 Insider build lets you pick how much unified memory is reserved for graphics and AI.
Itsfoss
Linux 7.3 is Shaping Up to Be One of The Most Performance-Focused Kernel Releases in Years
The merge window is still open, but faster filesystems, a smarter scheduler, and real-time latency fixes are already in.