The seventh temporary mortuary has been set up in Britain to cope with the ‘significant pressures’ created by the number of coronavirus deaths. An overflow mortuary is being set up in Winklebury, Basingstoke, Hampshire to provide extra capacity amid the ongoing pandemic. The new facility will become operational on Thursday to support the four major … Read more
A large swathe of the D-Day hards have been uncovered after stormy weather and scouring tides revealed the infrastructure that is usually buried beneath the sand at the Hampshire Beach. The concrete D-day loading platforms, built in 1942 for use by Landing Craft Tank ahead of the invasion on the beaches of Normandy, appeared in … Read more
Hundreds of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are believed to have been ruined after a fridge failed at a GP clinic. Harborough Field Surgery in Rushden, Northamptonshire, was storing 975 precious doses of the Pfizer jab, which must be kept at minus 70 degrees. The clinic is acting as a central hub for surgeries in … Read more
Is he from Mogscow? Mystery of Russian cat found in Hampshire The cat is believed to have been living in Southampton for more than six months Rescuers think the cat may have made 2,000-mile journey alone as a stowaway Cat charity fears he could be missing from a family who recently moved to UK By … Read more
Locals have reacted with ‘horror’ to a proposal to house 500 asylum seekers in portable cabins near a picturesque village near one of the south’s busiest trunk roads. The plan is for the asylum applicants to be stay in the makeshift housing on Ministry of Defence land by the A303 at Barton Stacey, Hants, while … Read more
Driven to distraction! Motorist, 21, who woke people up by repeatedly shouting ‘wakey wakey’ from megaphone is caught by police A 21-year-old man from Fareham, Hampshire, was caught after being disruptive Motorist drove around in early hours over the past week shouting ‘wakey wakey’ Gosport Police confirmed they had found him and issued a Section … Read more
Joe Biden secured the first Election Day victory while Trump took the second as two tiny New Hampshire towns with a combined population of 26 announced the first US results just after midnight. Dixville Notch posted its final tally – with all five votes going to Biden – on a handwritten poster board at 12.03am … Read more
Police arrest two 14-year-old schoolboys for attempted murder after 56-year-old man is stabbed in head and neck in street row Police raced to Southampton city centre after knifing in the early hours Tuesday Officers were called by paramedics who were first to attend the attack in Weston The boys, 14, were arrested on suspicion of … Read more
Donald Trump heads for rallies in New Hampshire and Maine after new poll shows him tied with Joe Biden in TEXAS as White House scrambles to contain virus outbreak among Mike Pence’s staff The president is holding a string of rallies in the final spring to Election Day His first event is in New Hampshire, … Read more
Police officer is stabbed multiple times and seriously injured while checking on person’s welfare in Hampshire By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 19:39 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 19:39 BST, 15 October 2020 A police officer has been stabbed several times while calling at a house in Southampton on a ‘welfare check’, Hampshire police … Read more