The crackdown - part of Operation CeCe - seized 127,371 illegal cigarettes, 65.94kg (2,326 oz) of illegal hand rolling ...

A DORSET man has pleaded not guilty to the rape of a 14-year-old girl in a park. Nicholas Foreman, of Christchurch, appeared at Southampton Crown Court where he entered not guilty pleas to three ...

A 43-year-old man has denied raping a 14-year-old girl in a park. Hampshire Police reported that an attack took place in ...

After all councils confirmed their plans, an analysis showed how nearly nine in 10 (88 per cent) of 153 upper-tier ...

Nicholas Foreman, of Christchurch, Dorset, has pleaded not guilty to the rape of a 14-year-old girl in a city centre park.

Council Tax will increase by the maximum - or more - in almost nine out of 10 areas in England. How much is yours going up?

Most households in England will be facing the highest possible rise in their council tax bills too. It comes alongside a ...

The highest possible rise for a third year running is expected - and it comes as cash-strapped authorities try to repair ...

Nearly nine in 10 (88%) of 153 town halls will impose a 4.99% increase to council tax in April - the highest level allowed ...

For each authority, the percentage increase in council tax in 2025/26 is given, along with (in brackets) the increase in the previous two years of 2024/25 and 2023/24. The figures for 2024/25 and 2023 ...

The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court: ...