The open letter, signed by a coalition of education professionals, has urged the Education Secretary to halt the rollout.

A MAN ‘living a double life’ during an affair was blackmailed into paying £15,000, a court heard. Giles Wates, of Blandford, faced Bournemouth Crown Court to appeal the revocation of his firearms ...

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Researchers in Sweden and the US suggest measuring levels of lipoproteins may be a more accurate risk predictor.

The review has looked into ‘preventing abuse of power and ensuring everyone at the BBC conducts themselves in line’ with its values.

President Masoud Pezeshkia visited those injured in the blast which killed 40 people at the Shahid Rajaei port outside of Bandar Abbas.

US President Donald Trump has described the death of Virginia Giuffre, who settled a sexual assault lawsuit against the Duke of York, as “a horrible thing”. Ms Giuffre died in Western Australia on ...

DORCHESTER is on a mission to become a Wessex Water Watermark Status Town. Dorchester Town Council will be completing a combination of ‘Raising Awareness’ and ‘Taking Action’ steps over the next year.

UPFs often contain high levels of saturated fat, salt, sugar and additives, which experts say leaves less room for more nutritious foods.

A VILLAGE road is to be closed during daytime hours for maintenance works to be carried out. West Stafford Road in West Stafford, near Dorchester, will be shut from May 15 between 9am and 4pm until ...

A celebration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and of the 80 years of peace in Europe since the end of World War II ...

A PROBATE and trustees notice has been published following the death of a Dorchester man. It is for Douglas Arthur Young of Somerleigh Road, Dorchester DT1 1AE. He died on March 6. Under Section 27 of ...