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  • Updates from Tuesday 30 July

  1. That's all for todaypublished at 18:00 BST 30 July 2019

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    We will be back with all of the region's latest news at 08:00 tomorrow.

  2. Technology 'solution' for social care overspendpublished at 17:54 BST 30 July 2019

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Technological solutions are being considered to help prevent Dorset Council from overspending on adult social care.

    The service is currently projected to be £2.4m over budget by the end of the financial year.

    Councillor Laura Miller told Tuesday’s cabinet meeting that work was being carried out to help older people stay in their homes for longer, reducing the need for residential care and hospital admissions.

    She said she was excited by the prospect of assistive technology being fitted in homes and on individuals, including the use of sensors, GPS trackers and voice activation software.

  3. No government-funded trees planted in Oxford in eight years published at 17:39 BST 30 July 2019

    No government-funded trees have been planted in Oxford between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    Oxford was among about a third of English districts that did not get any government-funded trees. Almost all of these were urban areas and the government has promised to spend £10m planting trees in towns and cities.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  4. No government-funded trees planted in Slough in eight years published at 17:39 BST 30 July 2019

    No government-funded trees have been planted in Slough between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    Slough was among about a third of English districts that did not get any government-funded trees. Almost all of these were urban areas and the government has promised to spend £10m planting trees in towns and cities.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  5. No government-funded trees planted in Portsmouth in eight years published at 17:39 BST 30 July 2019

    No government-funded trees have been planted in Portsmouth between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    Portsmouth was among about a third of English districts that did not get any government-funded trees. Almost all of these were urban areas and the government has promised to spend £10m planting trees in towns and cities.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  6. 9,400 government-funded trees planted in Windsor and Maidenhead in eight years published at 17:39 BST 30 July 2019

    There have been 9,400 government-funded trees planted in Windsor and Maidenhead between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    This works out at 63 trees per 1,000 people.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  7. No government-funded trees planted in Reading in eight years published at 17:39 BST 30 July 2019

    No government-funded trees have been planted in Reading between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    Reading was among about a third of English districts that did not get any government-funded trees. Almost all of these were urban areas and the government has promised to spend £10m planting trees in towns and cities.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  8. 25,100 government-funded trees planted in New Forest in eight years published at 17:39 BST 30 July 2019

    There have been 25,100 government-funded trees planted in New Forest between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    This works out at 140 trees per 1,000 people.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  9. 24,900 government-funded trees planted on the Isle of Wight in eight years published at 17:39 BST 30 July 2019

    There have been 24,900 government-funded trees planted on the Isle of Wight between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    This works out at 177 trees per 1,000 people.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  10. Suspected fire causes disruption to trains at Bursledonpublished at 17:29 BST 30 July 2019

    Firefighters have been called to a suspected fire on a train at Bursledon which was traced to an overheating plug socket. However it has lead to disruption to trains on the Southampton-Portsmouth line.

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  11. Woman's body found in house blazepublished at 17:14 BST 30 July 2019

    The circumstances of the death are being treated as suspicious, police say.

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  12. Two men arrested over stabbingpublished at 17:14 BST 30 July 2019

    Two men have been arrested following a stabbing in Bournemouth.

    Dorset Police said officers were called to reports of an altercation involving three men at a property in Exeter Park Road on Saturday afternoon.

    One of the men suffered a stab wound to his shoulder which is not believed to be life-threatening.

    A 38-year-old man is being held on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody. A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of the same offence has been released while inquiries continue.

  13. No government-funded trees planted in Weymouth and Portland in eight years published at 17:14 BST 30 July 2019

    No government-funded trees have been planted in Weymouth and Portland between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    Weymouth and Portland was among about a third of English districts that did not get any government-funded trees. Almost all of these were urban areas and the government has promised to spend £10m planting trees in towns and cities.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  14. No government-funded trees planted in Bournemouth in eight years published at 17:14 BST 30 July 2019

    No government-funded trees have been planted in Bournemouth between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    Bournemouth was among about a third of English districts that did not get any government-funded trees. Almost all of these were urban areas and the government has promised to spend £10m planting trees in towns and cities.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  15. 61,600 government-funded trees planted in East Dorset in eight years published at 17:14 BST 30 July 2019

    There have been 61,600 government-funded trees planted in East Dorset between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    This works out at 689 trees per 1,000 people.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  16. Chain ferry to take months to fixpublished at 17:08 BST 30 July 2019

    Passengers who want to take the four-minute crossing face a 25-mile (40km) diversion until October.

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  17. 80,000 government-funded trees planted in North Dorset in eight years published at 16:54 BST 30 July 2019

    There have been 80,000 government-funded trees planted in North Dorset between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    This works out at 1,125 trees per 1,000 people.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  18. 24,100 government-funded trees planted in Wokingham in eight years published at 16:48 BST 30 July 2019

    There have been 24,100 government-funded trees planted in Wokingham between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    This works out at 146 trees per 1,000 people.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  19. Two arrested on suspicion of modern slavery offencespublished at 16:17 BST 30 July 2019

    Two men have been arrested on suspicion of modern slavery offences, West Yorkshire Police say.

    Malvern RoadImage source, Google

    Officers were called to an address on Malvern Road, by police in Knottingley, yesterday following reports of a dispute in a property.

    The force said two women and a man who were at the property were taken into care .

    A 38-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of exploitation and a 42-year-old man from Slough has been arrested on suspicion of facilitating the travel of another person with a view to exploitation.

  20. Petition to reopen community poolpublished at 15:47 BST 30 July 2019

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Arthur Hill Memorial BathsImage source, Google

    A petition calling for a derelict community swimming pool in Reading to be reopened has attracted more than 1,500 supporters.

    The borough council revealed a deal to sell the Arthur Hill Memorial Baths had fallen through earlier this month.

    Campaigner Peter Burt, who launched the petition two weeks ago, said: “This provides a fantastic opportunity to reconsider the possibility of refurbishing our lovely pool and reopening it for public swimming."

    Council leader Jason Brock said: “We will wait for officers to present us with options. Our commitment is to deliver housing on that site, affordable housing or key worker housing."