A FORMER Weymouth bank could be turned into homes – if Dorset planning officers agree. An application to use the former Esplanade Barclays Bank for flats on three floors is currently being considered ...

The Ipsos survey of 1,078 adults found 24 of people would use weight-loss jabs if they were provided for free by the health service.

Donna Stevens, chief executive of the Girls’ Schools Association, has called Labour’s private school policy a ‘step backwards for equality’.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said she is dismayed ministers appear to have ‘given up’ on keeping the refinery open.

Women, nonprofits argued the bans violated a state constitutional amendment that competent residents have a right to their own health care decisions.

Wareham level crossing has long been disputed between residents and Dorset Council, who want to modify the railway bridge with either a lift or ramp. The electronic gate across the railway is ...

Charities have warned of the impact of the cold weather on society’s most vulnerable people as the UK experiences what the Met Office has called “the first taste of winter”.

Michael Doucas, aged 32, of no fixed address, appeared in Poole Magistrates' Court today charged with two counts of assault in Dorchester ...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse have urged the Vatican to expand the zero-tolerance policy it approved for the US Catholic Church in 2002 to the rest of the world, arguing that children everywhere ...

Ministers insist they back British farmers, and say the inheritance tax changes will only affect the largest estates.

Discussions will reopen at the start of next year, following a bilateral meeting between Sir Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi at the G20 summit.

Colin Petersen, the original drummer in the Bee Gees, has died aged 78, his representatives have confirmed. The music star, who joined brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb in the 1960s and played on ...