Summary

  • Updates from Thursday 1 August

  1. Massive scaffolding collapse injures threepublished at 19:53 BST 1 August 2019

    Three people were injured and firefighters searched for hours under collapsed scaffolding in Reading.

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  2. Call for ferry firm to lose right to operatepublished at 18:29 BST 1 August 2019

    The Sandbanks Ferry is out of action while repairs, expected to take until October, are completed.

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  3. Goodbyepublished at 18:00 BST 1 August 2019

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    We'll be back tomorrow for more of the same from 08:00.

  4. Defender Moore joins Oxford Unitedpublished at 17:48 BST 1 August 2019

    Leicester City defender Elliott Moore joins Oxford United on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

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  5. Leyton Orient sign Dennis from Pompeypublished at 17:48 BST 1 August 2019

    League Two newcomers Leyton Orient sign forward Louis Dennis from Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.

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  6. Motorcyclist critically injured by tree in roadpublished at 17:48 BST 1 August 2019

    A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with "life-threatening injuries" after hitting a tree in the road, police have said.

    Officers were called to Bassett Green Road, Southampton, at about 06:00.

    Southampton City Council said the fallen tree had been removed.

  7. Taxi driver 'lucky' to miss scaffolding collapsepublished at 17:19 BST 1 August 2019

    Jahangir Shan said he drove past the scaffolding "five or six seconds" before it collapsed.

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  8. 'Unlikely' anyone trapped under scaffoldingpublished at 17:17 BST 1 August 2019
    Breaking

    The BBC has just done an interview the ambulance's incident commander Tony Heselton who said they are still looking but it’s “unlikely” there’s anyone trapped under the debris.

  9. Jewish woman racially abused in Bournemouthpublished at 16:52 BST 1 August 2019

    A Jewish woman was racially abused by a man with a dog as she walked through Bournemouth.

    Dorset Police said, external at about 09:25 on 8 July the victim was on Manor Road when a man walking behind her "began verbally abusing her and making racially aggravated comments".

    She stopped outside the Majestic Hotel and the man carried on walking.

    He was white, over 6ft tall and in his mid 30s. He was said to be of an unkempt appearance and was walking a medium-sized dog off the lead.

    PC Olivia Galliver said: “Dorset Police takes hate crime very seriously and we are determined to identify the man responsible."

  10. Oxford Mail: Genital mutilation figurespublished at 16:07 BST 1 August 2019

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  11. Fire at farm in Isle of Wightpublished at 15:32 BST 1 August 2019

    The Island Echo has live footage of a fire at a barn at Upton on the Isle of Wight.

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  12. Teenager detained for samurai sword attackpublished at 15:21 BST 1 August 2019

    The victim suffered '"utterly horrendous" injuries because of a "stupid argument", a judge says.

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  13. Dozens at funeral of 'beyond the grave' messengerpublished at 14:45 BST 1 August 2019

    "John from Weymouth" arranged for a card to be sent to his favourite radio station after his death.

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  14. Three hurt in scaffolding collapsepublished at 14:30 BST 1 August 2019
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    Tony Heselton, incident commander from South Central Ambulance Service, has said three people have been treated for minor injuries after this morning's scaffolding collapse in Reading.

    A worker at the site sustained a head injury while a couple who were passing by were also treated.

    The woman suffered an ankle injury while the man was in suspected shock. All three were taken to Royal Berkshire Hospital for further treatment and assessment.

    Mr Heselton said medics are remaining on scene to support search and rescue teams.

  15. More pictures from scene of scaffolding collapsepublished at 14:24 BST 1 August 2019

    There are some more images of the devastation after this morning's events in Reading emerging on social media.

    We're also still waiting to hear from the emergency services whether anyone has been trapped under the scaffolding.

    Scaffolding collapseImage source, Grandesco
    Scaffolding collapseImage source, Grandesco
    Scaffolding collapseImage source, Grandesco
    Scaffolding collapseImage source, Grandesco
  16. Video shows scaffolding collapse scenepublished at 13:45 BST 1 August 2019

    The scaffolding came down just after 11:15 BST injuring three people.

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  17. 'Dramatic scene' after Reading collapsepublished at 13:10 BST 1 August 2019

    Charlotte Winfield
    Reporter, BBC Berkshire

    The scaffolding has come from the top of the building down across the road - it’s quite a dramatic scene.

    There’s a huge concrete bar from the top of the building that’s fallen down and is now resting on the scaffolding.

    There are workers inside at the moment, they’re obviously trying to assess what’s going on and looking at the scaffolding.

    People are clearly concerned, this is an area where there are lots of office blocks around, and people have seen what happened.

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  18. Aerial views of scaffolding collapsepublished at 12:24 BST 1 August 2019

    Scaffolding collapseImage source, @l3uddz
    Scaffolding collapseImage source, @l3uddz
  19. Three hurt in Reading scaffolding collapsepublished at 12:17 BST 1 August 2019

    Live coverage after scaffolding collapses in Reading, which has left at least three people injured.

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  20. Video shows scene of scaffolding collapsepublished at 12:14 BST 1 August 2019

    Media caption,

    A building has partially collapsed in central Reading