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Gaia Pope was suffering with mental health problems and severe epilepsy when she went missing.

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Gaia Pope

Delays by police before teen's death, inquest told

Gaia Pope was suffering with mental health problems and severe epilepsy when she went missing.

  • 1han hour ago
  • Dorset

Related content

  • Doctor chose not to section teen, inquest told
  • Sexual comments made to teen on ward, inquest told
  • Video tribute to teen played to jury at inquest

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  • Doctor chose not to section teen, inquest told
  • Sexual comments made to teen on ward, inquest told
  • Video tribute to teen played to jury at inquest
Stopped car

Driver stopped while watching football on phone

The motorist is spotted driving slowly and drifting across lanes on the A338 in Bournemouth.

  • 3h3 hours ago
  • Dorset
Jonathan Haynes and Helen Lewis

Runner loses wedding ring during a 100k race

Jonathan Haynes believes the wedding ring slipped off his finger during a fall at West Bay cliffs.

  • 5h5 hours ago
  • Dorset
Portland port cruise berth

Port submits plans to accommodate larger ships

The port says a deeper birth is needed to cope with the ever-increasing size of modern vessels.

  • 7h7 hours ago
  • Dorset
From left to right - David McFarlane, Jack Craig and Robert Prowse

Family mark anniversary of fishing boat tragedy

Three fishermen died off the Dorset coast when their boat sank on 17 May 2012.

  • 9h9 hours ago
  • Dorset
New avairy

New aviary opens after 20-year wait

There has been an aviary in Bournemouth Gardens for more than 90 years and it is run by volunteers.

  • 9h9 hours ago
  • Dorset
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Jonathan Haynes believes the wedding ring slipped off his finger during a fall at West Bay cliffs.

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  • 7h7 hours ago
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  6. Posted at 14:50 16 May14:50 16 May

    Teen was terrified of alleged rapist, inquest told

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  15. Posted at 15:00 13 May15:00 13 May

    Teen's father says police 'failure' delayed search

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  19. Posted at 17:42 12 May17:42 12 May

    Police thought aunt of teen was 'talking rubbish'

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    Gaia Pope's body was found near a Dorset coastal path 11 days after she went missing in 2017.

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  20. Posted at 13:56 12 May13:56 12 May

    Family of missing man launch fundraising appeal

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    His relatives say David Haw “tragically died at sea” after falling overboard off the Dorset coast.

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