Sewage pollution alerts have been issued in Dorset. Surfers Against Sewage tracks real-time sewage discharge and pollution risks around the UK. Following bouts of heavy rain, storm sewage has been ...

Parts of the country could experience temperatures as low as -10C as a barrage of snow descends before the end of the month.

A family had a magical encounter when a playful bottlenose dolphin joined their morning swim in Lyme Bay, Dorset, UK. Lynda MacDonald, 50, from West London and Dorset, said the dolphin jumped around ...

A new podcast dedicated to putting the real-life experiences of Dorset women at the heart of the local NHS agenda has been launched.

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Dorset experienced its sunniest and one of its hottest years on record last year, as the UK witnessed an unprecedented year ...

The seven-foot-long skull of an ancient pliosaur is on display in Dorset in the UK. The pliosaur has been described as a "sea rex" and the "ultimate killing machine." Scientists are now in a race ...

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