2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (407+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 15:29 A former PE teacher has been found guilty of sexual activity with a 16-year-old pupil. Bronwen James, 30, was convicted at Winchester Crown Court on Thursday of three counts of sexual activity with the 16-year-old pupil while working at…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (826+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 09:00 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has launched what it believes is the first community drone project of its kind in the country as part of efforts to tackle rural crime. The pilot scheme will see specially trained…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (578+ words) Wednesday, 5 August 2026 12:30 Four Hampshire and Isle of Wight police officers are being investigated for potential gross misconduct following the death of a 23-year-old man who became unwell after being arrested in Portsmouth. The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (877+ words) Friday, 21 August 2026 14:04 A tribute has been paid to a 14-year-old boy who died following a collision involving a bus in Portsmouth. At about 4.25pm on Monday 17 August, police were called to The Hard after reports of a serious collision involving a…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (435+ words) Tuesday, 8 September 2026 12:47 Members of the public attempted to save a seven-year-old and her aunt who died in a house fire, an inquest heard. Valentina Foster and Natalie McDonald, 34, died from the effects of fire following a blaze in Birchington Avenue,…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (463+ words) Tuesday, 8 September 2026 12:00 A Portsmouth man has been jailed for 45 months after attempting to start a fire using petrol hoses at an ASDA filling station. Police were called to the petrol station on Somers Road North at around 11.30pm on Monday, 18 May,…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (590+ words) Tuesday, 8 September 2026 11:29 Thieves have stolen three paintings by the French impressionist Renoir worth millions of euros from the Renoir Museum in the South of France, police have said. Two raiders ‌broke into the museum a little before 6am on Tuesday, taking…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (859+ words) Thursday, 20 August 2026 11:00 A 14-year-old Sussex cyclist who suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in a serious bike crash has returned to riding just months later. Adem Murphy-Farah was riding at Hove Pump Track on 5 May when he was thrown from his bike,…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (655+ words) Friday, 17 July 2026 11:00 A police officer has been recognised for his work at an awards ceremony for bringing cases against nearly 200 dangerous drivers at illegal car meets across Hampshire. Dangerous and anti-social driving at illegal car meets are a considerable concern…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (405+ words) Tuesday, 4 August 2026 12:00 Four homes have been seriously damaged after a large fire spread through a residential street in Crawley. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called to Ash Keys, in the Southgate area of the town, shortly before 2.45pm on…...