Summary

  • Updates from Monday 11 September

  • Murder arrest after woman found dead at Bestival

  • Man dies leaving car after police stop

  • Parents withdraw child from school in cross-dressing row

  • Water firm 'sorry' over Reading pump failures

  1. That's all for today!published at 18:00 BST 11 September 2017

    BBC South Live will resume at 08:00 on Tuesday, when we'll be bringing you the latest updates from across Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

    You can get in touch anytime with your pictures and news on our Hampshire, external, Dorset, external, Berkshire, external and Oxford, external Facebook pages, or by using Twitter @BBC_Hampshire, external, @BBCDorset, external, @BBCBerkshire, external and @BBCOxford, external.

    Have a good evening!

  2. Firefighters climb 'Mount Everest ladder loop'published at 17:59 BST 11 September 2017

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  3. Man stabbed in Southampton parkpublished at 17:58 BST 11 September 2017

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  4. Residents hit by water supply problemspublished at 17:58 BST 11 September 2017

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  5. Boy 'punched and forced into car during Reading kidnapping'published at 17:48 BST 11 September 2017

    A 16-year-old boy was punched and forced into a car during a kidnapping and assault in Reading.

    Valentia RoadImage source, Google

    Police said the victim was walking in Valentia Road (pictured) when two vehicles, including an old red Nissan Micra, passed him on Friday.

    The victim was then approached from behind, punched and forced into the Nissan.

    He was driven to several unknown locations and further assaulted, before managing to escape three miles (5km) away in Royal Avenue, Calcot.

  6. Cherries and Forest rescind Federici loanpublished at 17:48 BST 11 September 2017

    Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest rescind the loan of goalkeeper Adam Federici because of a knee injury.

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  7. Man 'choked to death on wedding anniversary steak'published at 17:44 BST 11 September 2017

    An 84-year-old man died after choking on a piece of ribeye steak while celebrating his 57th wedding anniversary, an inquest heard.

    The Grapevine, OdihamImage source, Google

    Michael Pitts was dining with wife, Joan, 78, at The Grapevine restaurant in Odiham, Hampshire, on 16 June, when the meat became lodged in his throat.

    Restaurant staff and paramedics tried to resuscitate him but he later died in hospital.

    Coroner Andrew Bradley recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.

  8. Video: Dorset baker in Victoria sponge cake world record attemptpublished at 17:34 BST 11 September 2017

    Media caption,

    A Dorset baker has created what he believes is the world's biggest Victoria sponge cake

  9. Weather outlook: Showers easingpublished at 17:31 BST 11 September 2017

    Most showers will die away this evening to leave clear spells.

    Winds will ease overnight, but it will feel cool.

    BBC Weather chart for the south of England on 11 September 2017

    Tomorrow, it will be a largely dry, sunny day, with isolated showers.

    Cloud will increase later with rain arriving during Tuesday evening with gales possible in some places.

    BBC Weather chart for the south of England on 12 September 2017

    For a full 10-day forecast, visit the BBC Weather site.

  10. Boy forced into car during kidnappingpublished at 17:31 BST 11 September 2017

    The teenager suffered bruising to his face, neck, arm and wrists during the attack in Reading.

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  11. Parents remove son in gender rowpublished at 16:53 BST 11 September 2017

    The couple say their son became confused as to why a fellow pupil dressed as both a boy and a girl.

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  12. Hampshire travel latest: M27 delay at Whiteleypublished at 16:33 BST 11 September 2017

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  13. Death crash helicopter 'hit cable'published at 16:29 BST 11 September 2017

    Two RAF officers died as they tried to land at Nato's headquarters in Kabul.

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  14. Hampshire travel latest: A34 delays in Winchesterpublished at 16:14 BST 11 September 2017

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  15. House 'uninhabitable' after tumble dryer firepublished at 16:13 BST 11 September 2017

    A house in Colehill near Wimborne, Dorset, has been badly damaged by a fire which started in a tumble dryer.

    Four crews were called to the semi-detached property in Marshfield at 10:48 BST.

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  16. Badger cull extended in Dorsetpublished at 15:29 BST 11 September 2017

    Licences have been issued for badger culling in 11 new areas in Dorset, Devon, Wiltshire, Somerset and Cheshire.

    The new Dorset licence, external allows up to 7,023 badgers to be killed, the highest number in any area in England.

    BadgerImage source, Thinkstock

    Across Dorset, up to 9.391 badgers may be culled, up from 2,350 in 2016.

    Culling is part of the government's 25-year strategy to eradicate bovine TB, but opponents say there is no evidence it is effective.

  17. Sea rescue man's death 'not suspicious'published at 15:15 BST 11 September 2017

    The death of a man who was pulled from the sea near Portland Bill is believed to have been a "tragic accident", police have said.

    The man, who was in his 30s, was rescued by a lifeboat crew from the water near Pulpit Rock at about 12:45 BST on Sunday.

    Portland BillImage source, Getty Images

    He was pronounced dead in hospital.

    Police have appealed to trace witnesses who saw the man entering the water.

  18. Man dies exiting car in police stoppublished at 14:50 BST 11 September 2017

    The driver pulled over to the hard shoulder and was struck by a passing vehicle as he left his car.

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  19. Parents take daughters on world tourpublished at 14:20 BST 11 September 2017

    A family of four has experienced the adventure of a lifetime, covering over 100,000 miles on a four-year world tour.

    The Snaith family from Verwood, Dorset, lived together in a truck, visiting all seven continents including Antarctica.

  20. Baker in record Victoria sponge bidpublished at 14:13 BST 11 September 2017

    The cake was so heavy it had to be sandwiched together by a fork lift truck, baker Steven Oxford says.

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