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The latest news, updates and features on Hampshire, a county in South East England. Major cities and towns include Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, Aldershot and Basingstoke. Famous landmarks include Winchester Cathedral.

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Aldi store in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.

Full list of store closures in April 2025 from Aldi to WH Smith

Channel: UK UK April 5, 2025 By Kyriakos Petrakos
Mum posted 'mission complete' after scamming pensioner out of £300,000

Mum posted 'mission complete' after scamming pensioner out of £300,000

Channel: UK UK April 5, 2025 By Sam Corbishley
FILE - Britain's Prince Andrew speaks during a television interview at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor, April 11, 2021. Prince Andrew will be the subject of a satirical TV musical in the latest season of shows from U.K. broadcaster Channel 4. His infamous BBC Newsnight interview in 2019 about his ties with the late sex-offender Jeffry Epstein will be ???reimagined??? as part of the program. (Steve Parsons/Pool Photo via AP, File) 14561425

Aides 'knew Prince Andrew's image was irrecoverable' after Newsnight interview

Channel: UK UK April 4, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy
People enjoy the weather in St James's Park.

UK records hottest day of 2025 while firefighters continue to battle wildfires

Channel: UK UK April 4, 2025 By Jasper King
Play Video A huge wildfire in Poole, Dorset burning pylons and trees in orange flame.

Wildfire tears through UK beauty spot with warning issued across the country

Channel: UK UK April 3, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen
Cropped shot of woman's hand filling a glass of filtered water right from the tap in the kitchen sink at home

Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in drinking water

Channel: US US March 29, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
epa11851397 A customer at a WHSmith store in London, Britain, 25 January 2025. British retailer WHSmith said it is exploring options to sell its entire high street business. WHSmith has more than five hundred stores across the UK and employs some five thousand people. EPA/ANDY RAIN

Full list of WH Smith store closures in 2025 after brand announces major update

Channel: UK UK March 29, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Overhead view of young woman managing home finance using laptop and smartphone.

Full list of bills rising in April and how you can beat the hikes

Channel: Money Money March 27, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Swaine/REX/Shutterstock (15112763g) The Homebase Store in Abingdon which will be closing for good. Homebase the DIY and garden retailer fell into administration last year. Homebase was forced to call in the administrators in November last year it blamed the weaker consumer confidence and spending post-pandemic and the cost of living crisis for its losses. Homebase to close 13 UK stores for good in January, Abingdon, Oxfordshire - 22 Jan 2025

Full list of 14 new Homebase stores opening in April

Channel: UK UK March 19, 2025 By Brooke Davies
epa11945174 Paul Maust sorts eggs after they are washed at Maust's California Poultry in Chino, California, USA, 06 March 2025. An ongoing bird flu outbreak has significantly reduced the supply of egg-laying hens, which has caused a shortage of eggs and driving prices up considerably according to the US Department of Agriculture. Maust's California Poultry, which houses around 15,000 chickens, has not yet been hit with the avian flu, but has faced a significant rise in operational costs in recent months due to the outbreak and thus has had to raise the price of eggs they have on sale. EPA/CAROLINE BREHMAN

The rent-a-chicken trade is booming in the US - here's why

Channel: US US March 19, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
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Huge explosion outside Southampton Westquay sends shoppers fleeing

Channel: UK UK March 19, 2025 By Katie Boyden
A spread of food from fast food chain Captain D's including a fish sandwich, green beans, battered fish and chips

US 'McDonald's of the sea' promises to beat British chippies ahead of UK launch

Channel: Food Food August 24, 2025 By Courtney Pochin
PHA8W6 Deansgate the main shopping area in Bolton town centre Lancashire showing McDonalds and some independent businesses

The UK town about to get its eighth McDonald's just a short walk away from each other

Channel: UK UK March 19, 2025 By Jasper King
Nathan Sayer outside Basingstoke Magistrates' Court

Businessman hurled religious abuse at pub worker who just had a tan from holiday

Channel: UK UK March 18, 2025 By Ben Lynch
WHSmith Homebase

Full list of store closures in March 2025 - from WHSmith to Homebase

Channel: UK UK March 14, 2025 By Jasper King
A colourful combination picture of a SWR train and London Underground sign.

Full list of London train and Tube disruption this weekend

Channel: UK UK March 14, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen
Milica Davies - My Husband is Dying - Why is Everyone Ignoring Us?

My husband's muscles started twitching - he's been given 3 years

Channel: Health Health October 7, 2025 By Milica Davies
Tyler Byrne was killed by a moving passenger train at Surbiton.

Network Rail fined £3,410,000 after track worker killed by train going 76mph

Channel: UK UK March 8, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen

Map shows full list of Homebase stores closing this month

Channel: UK UK March 8, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Mum admits causing death of her son, nine, in crash by dangerous driving

Channel: UK UK March 6, 2025 By Danny Rigg

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