Southampton reach a first major final since 2003 with a determined display to beat Liverpool in the EFL Cup at Anfield.

Roz Tappenden
BBC South

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A paedophile who fled to Ireland before a child sexual assault trial has been sentenced to 10 years and nine months in jail.

Thomas Nash, 70, of Fedamore, County Limerick, was arrested in May 2015 of historical child sex offences which occurred between 1997 and 2001.

When he failed to appear at court in May 2016, a European Arrest Warrant was issued and he was extradited.

Nash abused two girls aged four and seven at the time.

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Nash was convicted of five counts of indecent assault of a girl, and one count of gross indecency of a girl under the age of 16.

He was initially arrested in Oxford, and then sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday.

The offences took place in Bicester, Oxfordshire and Hampshire.

• Four children were taken to hospital over fears they had taken cocaine at school, believing it to be sweets
• Two men have been charged following the death of a teenager in a car crash in January 2016

• A proposal to introduce life sentences for the offence of careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs does not go far enough, according to the parents of one victim
• Bournemouth Borough Council's cabinet has recommended the authority proceed with a merger incorporating Bournemouth Poole and Christchurch in a new Unitary Authority

A unique microclimate at Arne is helping support more than 70 pairs of Dartford Warblers.

Winterwatch's Michaela Strachan goes in search of the tiny, rare birds and uses some unusual methods to demonstrate where they find their food.

Friarsgate car park in Winchester closed in 2015 amid safety fears and it's costing the city council £800,000 to knock it down.

This is what it looked like a year ago. Now, much of it has already gone and the work is due to be completed by March.

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A man has been charged over contraband, including mobile phones, being smuggled into Winchester Prison.

Police said a 38-year-old from Southampton had been bailed to appear before magistrates in Basingstoke on 7 February.

The purple sandpiper is a winter visitor to Portland.

Winterwatch presenter Chris Packham pays a visit to see why these birds appear to have an "appetite for peril".

Holly Green
BBC Weather

More than 4,000 people a night have been sleeping rough on England's streets.

Player and manager reaction to Southampton's semi-final victory at Anfield, plus Radio 5 live analysis and debate.

Khia Lewis-Todd
BBC Local Live

Mr Robinson said he used his survival training after spending 26 years in the territorial army. 

He said: "I do like to watch the survival programmes and read the SAS survival handbook, so that all came into play. 

"It's like.. right, I've got to start thinking about what's happening here and make an assessment, go along with it and make a decision."

Alex Blakemore
Reporter, BBC Radio Derby

Tim Robinson - who fell from rocks in Dorset and broke his leg - has said it's a long road to recovery now he's back home. 

Tim slipped on seaweed and had to crawl across a shingle beach for more than two hours before his wife found him and raised the alarm.

He said things are looking up now he's back in Derby.

A car has been damaged after an object was thrown by youths from a bridge on to the A27.

The black Hyundai was travelling east on the A27 between between Hilsea and Cosham on Tuesday at about 16:00 GMT.

It was hit and the sunroof smashed as it passed under the Perrone Road bridge.

The driver, a 54-year-old woman was not injured, but was left shaken, police said.

Delays fans are hoping to get the band's song Valentine to Number 1 for Valentine’s Day.

The campaign has been launched to show support to the band's lead singer, Greg Gilbert.

The father-of-two, 39, from Southampton, has been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer which has spread to his lungs.

It comes following a series of fundraising concerts held to help pay for his cancer treatment.

Originally released 11 years ago, Valentine reached the Top 40 and earned Delays their first appearance on Top of the Pops.

Fans are being asked to download and stream the song between 3-9 February.

Four children are taken to hospital over fears they had taken cocaine at school, believing it to be sweets.

A pair of swans have been rescued from a motorway by police officers.

Officers captured the pair from junction 5 of the M27, near Eastleigh, earlier this morning.