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  • Updates from Monday 27 November

  1. Good evening!published at 18:00 GMT 27 November 2017

    That's all from BBC South Live today.

    The service will resume at 08:00 when we will be bringing you all the latest news, sport and travel from across the region.

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  2. Woman 'dragged along ground' during 'terrifying' handbag theftpublished at 18:00 GMT 27 November 2017

    A woman was dragged along the ground and suffered a head injury as her handbag was stolen, police have said.

    Acland Road car park, DorchesterImage source, Google

    It happened in Acland Road car park, Dorchester, at about 18:15 GMT on Friday.

    The victim - a local woman, in her 70s - was treated by paramedics at the scene but did not require hospital treatment.

    The offender is described as very thin and "grubby in appearance" and was wearing a dark-coloured hooded top with the hood up.

    Det Con Emma Swann described it as a "terrifying ordeal" for the victim.

  3. 'Severely underweight' seal pups released back in to wildpublished at 18:00 GMT 27 November 2017

    Seal being releasedImage source, Julie Hatcher

    Three "severely underweight" seal pups rescued in Dorset and Devon have been released back in to the wild.

    Two of the common seal pups - named Enzo and Dodge - were rescued from Portland Harbour in August.

    They joined Kit, who was found in South Devon, at the RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife Centre in Taunton for recuperation and to receive treatment.

    They have since learned to feed themselves on fish and after reaching healthy weights were released into the sea at Poole Harbour.

    Seal being releasedImage source, Julie Hatcher
    Seal being releasedImage source, Julie Hatcher
  4. Reusable cup drinkers to get discountpublished at 17:47 GMT 27 November 2017

    Coffee shops are starting a scheme to persuade drinkers to use reusable cups to help the environment.

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    Coffee shops in Reading are to offer discounts to those who use cups that can be refilled.

    Reusable cup drinkers to get discount

    Coffee shops are starting a scheme to persuade drinkers to use reusable cups to help the environment.

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  5. Woman stole £30k from incontinence supplies firm employerpublished at 17:39 GMT 27 November 2017

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  6. CCTV images released over attempted £28k theft at Oxford hotelpublished at 17:31 GMT 27 November 2017

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  7. Meeting to 'tackle rise in rough sleeping' in Oxfordpublished at 17:19 GMT 27 November 2017

    A meeting aimed at tackling the rise in rough sleeping and homelessness in Oxford will be held tomorrow.

    Rough sleeper

    Oxford City Council said it would host the meeting in the Assembly Room at Oxford Town Hall from 09:30 GMT to 16:00 for "invited participants", including those with experience of rough sleeping, homelessness organisations, charities and MPs.

    It added the aims of the meeting were to:

    • Start a longer-term partnership between all parties who are committed to tackling the causes and consequences of rough sleeping.
    • Establish the common ground for partnership of this type.
    • Establish the level of support for such a partnership.
    • Agree the next steps in these processes, who will be involved and how they will be involved.
  8. Poole seafront receives £1.2m to improve facilitiespublished at 16:55 GMT 27 November 2017

    Canford CliffsImage source, Chris Downer

    A further £1.2m is to be invested in Poole’s seafront, the council has announced.

    The grant, from the Coastal Communities Fund (CCF), will be used to improve public spaces and facilities at Canford Cliffs (pictured), Shore Road, Branksome Chine and Flaghead Chine.

    Improvements are expected to be made to access, play facilities and signage in those areas.

    The work will also extend the land train from Bournemouth to Branksome Chine.

    The investment is part of £5.6m which has been awarded to the Dorset Coastal Community Team for 18 projects along Dorset’s coast.

    Borough of Poole councillor Mohan Iyengar said: “We have one of the most beautiful coastlines anywhere and with that comes the challenge to keep it up to the standard our residents and visitors expect."

  9. Litter warning after otter photographed with cable tie 'wedged' round neckpublished at 16:40 GMT 27 November 2017

    Otter with cable tie on neckImage source, Pat Patrick

    An otter has been photographed with a cable tie "wedged" round its neck in Dorset.

    UK Wild Otter Trust said the cable tie on the animal, spotted on the River Stour at Blandford, was "not a fashion accessory".

    A spokesman for the trust said: "It may tighten or, when the otter dives underwater, it may become snagged on something and trap the animal underwater and it could drown or choke."

    The trust has warned people to discard of their rubbish properly.

  10. Basingstoke A33 closure for resurfacing workspublished at 16:16 GMT 27 November 2017

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  11. Facebook Messenger virus warningpublished at 16:10 GMT 27 November 2017

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  12. Roman temple discovered in Silchesterpublished at 15:57 GMT 27 November 2017

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  13. Botley shops relocated during shopping centre revamppublished at 15:17 GMT 27 November 2017

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  14. Missing teenager 'caught on CCTV with man'published at 14:56 GMT 27 November 2017

    A teenage girl who has been missing for two weeks has been caught on CCTV apparently in the company of a man.

    Alex Willoughby, 17, from Oxford, was last seen in the city on 14 November.

    A CCTV image from Thursday shows her with a man in Canterbury, Kent, police said.

    Previously, detectives said they were "increasingly concerned" for her welfare.

    CCTV imageImage source, Thames Valley Police
  15. All change for the Windsor Castle guardpublished at 14:36 GMT 27 November 2017

    Royal Navy sailors have taken over guarding duties at Windsor Castle for the first time in more than 400 years.

    The role is usually performed by soldiers from the Army's Household Divisions.

    The honour of the Queen's Royal Guard has been entrusted to the Senior Service until 8 December.

    Windsor CastleImage source, Royal Navy
    Windsor CastleImage source, Royal Navy
  16. Four people freed from two-car crash in Shaftesburypublished at 14:10 GMT 27 November 2017

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  17. Gravel pit plans set for refusalpublished at 13:46 GMT 27 November 2017

    PlanImage source, Hills Quarry Products Ltd
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    The land would be restored for use as farmland with lakes after the gravel and sand is extracted

    A decision on an application to remove 2.5 million tonnes of gravel and sand from a site near Abingdon, Oxfordshire is due today.

    Hills Quarry Products Ltd want to extract it from a site covering 76 hectares in ten phases over the course of ten years.

    Afterwards the land would be restored for farming and a large lake would be created for fishing and sailing.

    But a report by council officers has recommended the application is refused because of the impact on local roads, external.

    It said the development would be considered sustainable were it not for the "severe traffic impacts".

  18. Southampton food and clothing charity loses £30,000 to conmenpublished at 13:23 GMT 27 November 2017

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  19. Cuts plan as council bids to save £10mpublished at 13:09 GMT 27 November 2017

    West Berkshire Council

    Proposals to cut services in West Berkshire are going to consultation as part of a council plan to save £10m.

    The authority has published plans, external to reduce funding to Citizens Advice from £120,000 to £40,000, and to introduce an annual garden waste collection fee of £50 to generate £900,000-a-year.

    It added that £17,500 would be saved by not sending planning application notices directly to nearby properties.

    The consultation will run until 10 January.

  20. 'No response' to stolen laptop pleapublished at 12:46 GMT 27 November 2017

    Daisy ElbrowImage source, Natalie Elbrow
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    Daisy Elbrow, 15, died from renal cancer on 19 November

    A laptop which belonged to a teenage cancer victim has still not been returned by burglars who stole it shortly after her death, police have said.

    Daisy Elbrow's mother Natalie made a public plea on Friday for the culprits to hand back the MacBook, which contained pictures and other memories of her daughter.

    Daisy, 15, died at Poole Hospital on 19 November.

    The laptop was taken from the family home in Bournemouth four days later, while her mother was at the hospital paying her respects to Daisy.