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VIDEO: Political week in 60 seconds

3 hours 52 min ago
Sunday Politics South looks back at the week's political headlines in 60 seconds.

Horse fair road closure warnings

6 hours 22 min ago
Motorists and visitors to Wickham Horse Fair are warned to be aware of road closures and possible traffic disruption.

Investigation after house fire death

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 7:04pm
A woman in her 20s is found dead by firefighters as they tackled a blaze at a house near Emsworth.

Grandmother's 99th birthday abseil

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 6:08pm
A great-great-grandmother celebrates her 99th birthday by abseiling from the top of an 11-storey building.

VIDEO: Students urged to be sports coaches

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 2:25pm
A conference to inspire young sports coaches to train future sporting stars is held.

Saints chairman Cortese to stay on

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:17am
Nicola Cortese is to remain as Southampton chairman after resolving differences with the trust that owns the club.

In pictures: Teddy bear awards

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 6:54am
Teddy bears enter a national competition

Man charged over builder wall death

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 3:47pm
A man is charged with gross negligence manslaughter over the death of a builder who was crushed by a concrete wall at a Southampton cricket ground.

Delayed school move set for autumn

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 3:34pm
Pupils and staff will begin to move into a new £32m school building on the Isle of Wight later this year, the council has announced.

Mascarenhas back to boost Hampshire

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 3:06pm
Hampshire all-rounder Dimi Mascarenhas hands the county a boost by returning early from India.

Southampton v Stoke

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 2:28pm
Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Southampton and Stoke in the Premier League.

Saints president urges Cortese stay

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:53am
Southampton president Terry Paine is the latest figure to come out and back Saints chairman Nicola Cortese.

Council Costa Coffee bid 'ludicrous'

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:16am
Basingstoke Council is criticised over plans to spend £800,000 on the lease of a drive-through coffee shop.

Fatboy Slim confirmed for Bestival

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 8:55am
The DJ is confirmed to headline the Friday night

New courts to hear traffic offences

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 4:23am
Dedicated traffic courts are to be set up in England and Wales to prosecute minor motoring offences, following pilot schemes in areas including Hampshire.

Pedestrian, 24, dies after collision

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 6:01pm
A 24-year-old pedestrian from the United States dies after being involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Corsa near Winchester.

Weapons firm 'unprepared' for fire

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 4:57pm
The Atomic Weapons Establishment pleads guilty to a health and safety breach over a fire in 2010 which left a Basingstoke employee with serious burns.

Stowaway illegal immigrants deported

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 3:35pm
Two illegal immigrants found hidden in a lorry at Portsmouth International Port are removed from the UK.

Portsmouth sign keeper Sullivan

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 12:34pm
Portsmouth complete the signing of former Charlton goalkeeper John Sullivan on a two-year contract.

Man dies in A34 verge tree crash

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 12:29pm
A man died when his BMW crashed into a tree on the side of the A34.