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Motorists are being warned that a critical road in Hampshire will remain closed for the next week as firefighters continue to battle a huge wildfire.A vehicle fire on Sunday, August 9, prompted the A31 in Hampshire to close, leading the fire to spread rapidly to the surrounding heathland.The wildfire is estimated to have spread across 165 acres, which is roughly the size of 200 football pitches.National Highways has closed the westbound carriageway between the M27 J2 (Ower) and the A338 (Ringwood), while the eastbound is shut between the A338 and M27 J1 (Cadnam).National Highways has warned that the closure will…

A mother who killed her baby daughter by burning her with a hairdryer has been jailed for six years.Courtney Gartshore, 28, used the appliance to subject three-month-old Dahlia-Rose to “significant and sustained heat” on her head and body. Emergency services were called to the scene at a property in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, in September 2023, but the child had died. Gartshore was convicted of culpable homicide following a trial at the High Court in Aberdeen in July. Her defence had argued the baby may have already been dead before the burn injuries, but a jury took just over an hour to…

For large spells of Mackenzie Dern’s see-saw UFC career, she lacked a key characteristic that defines many champions.After making her debut in the promotion in 2018, the American-Brazilian had a magnificent start where she won six of her first seven fights to get to the cusp of a title shot.Dern was tipped to be the strawweight division’s next big star, following in the footsteps of greats such as Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Rose Namajunas and Zhang Weili, but four defeats in her next six fights saw her crowning moment put on ice.Looking back, the 33-year-old puts her defeats down to a lack…

A British conservationist who dedicated more than two decades to tracking down one of England’s most elusive moths has finally found one.Dr Dave Wainwright, who works for Butterfly Conservation, uncovered the colony of dark-bordered beauty moths at the National Trust’s Wallington Estate near Morpeth, Northumberland.It is only the second known English site for the custard and chocolate-coloured day-flying insect.The find has been hailed as a major breakthrough for the species, which was previously thought to exist at just one location in England, Strensall Common in North Yorkshire, alongside two small Scottish populations on Deeside and Speyside.The sole English population at…

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The president of the Law Society says David Lavery has his support to continue as chief executive after he provided a character reference for a cousin convicted of serious sexual offences.Mark Borland said Lavery issued a “sincere apology” to the society for providing the reference for William Lloyd-Lavery, who was found guilty of indecently assaulting five girls at a south Belfast school in the 1970s.In a statement, Lavery said providing the character reference represented a “serious error in judgement”.A special meeting is to be held by the Law Society into the issues surrounding the character reference.Lavery was sacked from his…

Amy Hunt has revealed she battled fears of fainting before powering to a sensational 200 metres triumph and completing a remarkable European sprint double in Birmingham.The 24-year-old produced another outstanding performance at Alexander Stadium on Thursday night, clocking 22.19 seconds to add the 200m crown to the 100m title she had already secured three nights earlier.Hunt held off Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke, who set a national record of 22.28secs, while fellow Briton Dina Asher-Smith claimed bronze in 22.29secs.But Hunt’s latest gold came despite the Newark sprinter admitting she had endured frightening problems with low blood pressure in training this year.Those issues…

A petition calling on Labour to block the early release of two men convicted of killing PC Andrew Harper has hit one million signatures.The petition is calling for Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Justice Secretary Alex Norris to prevent two out of three of PC Harper’s killers, Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, from walking free. Mr Burnham has ordered Justice Secretary Alex Norris to draw up plans to free up prison space for serious offenders.The Prime Minister added he is “increasingly confident” PC Harper’s killers will not be released early from their sentences as a result.PC Harper was fatally injured…

The MDC is also being used to help the delivery of ‘Stockport 8’, which includes the redevelopment of the Stagecoach bus depot into a new residential neighborhood.The project has been described as one of the largest town centre regeneration projects in the UK, with the potential for up to 1,300 homes.The scheme will also mean relocating around 200 electric buses to a permanent new depot which is planned for Heathside Park Road in Cheadle Heath.Paul Richards, the deputy chief executive of Stockport Council, said: “Schemes are being delivered that the MDC has been absolutely key in bringing together and Stockport…

There aren’t many villages where you can walk into a jewellers, a hardware shop, or a cafe, and hear stories about one of the world’s biggest music icons. But in Mumbles, Swansea, Bonnie Tyler was never treated like a superstar. To many local people, she was Gaynor Sullivan, or “Gaynor who lived up the road”.The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer, who died in July aged 75, would often be seen doing her shopping or having a drink with friends.On Wednesday it seemed only fitting that the iconic song could be heard playing throughout the village as the biggest partial…