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Gaia Pope

Sergeant admits mistakes in missing teen search

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

  • 17h17 hours 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
Sand Sculpture

Platinum jubilee tribute to Queen carved in sand

Sand sculptor David Hicks took 10 days to create the artwork using sand and water.

  • 16h16 hours ago
  • Dorset
Swallowtails

The butterflies we may never see again

A report by Wareham-based Butterfly Conservation warns 24 of Britain's butterfly species are in danger of dying out.

  • 1da day ago
  • Science & Environment
Stolen puppies

Nine puppies stolen from home as breeder slept

The American bulldog pups were snatched from a home in the early hours of Tuesday.

  • 1da day ago
  • Dorset
Bowden Road

Murder inquiry dropped over man's death

A man arrested on suspicion of murder will face no further action over the death in Poole.

  • 2d2 days ago
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  1. Posted at 14:12 26 May14:12 26 May

    Platinum jubilee tribute to Queen carved in sand

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    Sand sculptor David Hicks took 10 days to create the artwork using sand and water.

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  2. Posted at 14:05 26 May14:05 26 May

    Sergeant admits mistakes in missing teen search

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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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  3. Posted at 10:12 25 May10:12 25 May

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  4. Posted at 6:13 25 May6:13 25 May

    Murder inquiry dropped over man's death

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  5. Posted at 20:10 24 May20:10 24 May

    Gaia Pope inspector was 'frustrated' by resources

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    An inquest hears police had relatively few officers available to search for the missing teenager.

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  6. Posted at 18:43 24 May18:43 24 May

    Town ranked top place to pass driving test

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    The test centre in Dorset passed 67.3% of learners taking their practical test for the first time.

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  7. Posted at 18:30 24 May18:30 24 May

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  8. Posted at 11:50 24 May11:50 24 May

    Police officers reprimanded for pitch invasion

    Fans swarm the pitch after Bournemouth beat Nottingham Forest 1-0

    The Dorset Police officers were off-duty when they celebrated AFC Bournemouth's promotion on 3 May.

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  9. Posted at 11:44 24 May11:44 24 May

    Murder arrest after man found dead in house

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  10. Posted at 15:55 23 May15:55 23 May

    PC searched alone for missing teen, inquest told

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    A coroner hears how searches began for Gaia Pope, who was later found dead near a Dorset clifftop.

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  11. Posted at 10:40 23 May10:40 23 May

    Man completes 37-hour Caribbean island swim

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    Fire crews put out third heath fire in month

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    A blaze on Canford Heath on Sunday was due to "some form of human intervention", a fire service says.

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    Charity threatened with closure appeals for help

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  14. Posted at 11:01 22 May11:01 22 May

    Touch rugby team in 34-hour beach match record bid

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    Players from Sandbaggers rugby club raise more than £70,000 for Motor Neurone Disease charities.

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  15. Posted at 16:51 21 May16:51 21 May

    Statue of fossil hunter Mary Anning unveiled

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    The artwork stands in her hometown of Lyme Regis thanks to a teenager's four-year campaign.

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  16. Posted at 11:06 21 May11:06 21 May

    Bournemouth release Cahill after promotion

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    Former England and Chelsea defender Gary Cahill is released by Bournemouth after their promotion to the Premier League.

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  17. Posted at 13:46 20 May13:46 20 May

    Man denies murder and robbery after alley death

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    Damien Johnson is accused, alongside two others, of killing a 56-year-old man in Bournemouth.

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  18. Posted at 11:44 20 May11:44 20 May

    Farmer urges others to grow more rapeseed

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    Dorset farmer Emma Foot thinks if more rapeseed was grown here, less cooking oil would need to be imported.

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