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'It was brutal': Kickboxer died following Southampton cage fight
PARAMEDICS who helped a kickboxer before she died after being knocked out in a Southampton cage fight did not believe her injury was serious, an inquest heard. Medic John Scott, who treated amateur fighter Saeideh Aletaha after she took what her
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Southampton man jailed for drugs offences
A SOUTHAMPTON man has been locked up for drug dealing offences in the city. Shiraz Ahmadzai has been jailed for three years and six months. The 19-year-old of Cobden Avenue had pleaded guilty to three counts of possession with intent to supply
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JAILED: Cocaine-fuelled Romsey man broke into ex-partner's home and harassed her for weeks
A ROMSEY man who broke into his ex-partner’s home and harassed her over several weeks while under the influence of cocaine has been jailed. Lee Whittaker, 32, of Doris Bunting Road, was the subject of a non-molestation order preventing him from
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Family of woman killed in Southampton cage fight voice ‘mismatch’ concerns
THE FAMILY of a kickboxer who died after being knocked out in a Southampton bout has raised concerns at her inquest that she was mismatched with a 'much bigger' competitor. 'Slim' Saeideh Aletaha's opponent Janie Morgan was 'very clearly stronger
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Saints vs West Ham head-to-head comparison - it doesn't look good for Ralph...
UP next in the Premier League for Saints is a test against David Moyes’ bang-in form West Ham, at St Mary’s on Saturday 11 September. Recent history doesn’t make for good reading for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side, with Saints collecting just one point
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Boris Johnson confirms 1.25% National Insurance increase to fund social care
Boris Johnson has announced a 1.25% increase in National Insurance from April 2022 to address the funding crisis in the health and social care system. The tax hike will raise around £10 billion, which will be spent on the NHS as it recovers from
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Two lanes of M3 closed after multi-vehicle pile-up
UPDATE: The crash has now been cleared and moved to the hard shoulder and all lanes are now open again. TWO lanes of the M3 have been closed after a multi-vehicle pile-up. The incident happened on the southbound carriageway between junction
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Saints give update on St Mary's turnstiles - 'confident there won't be a repeat'
SAINTS have provided an update to fans on steps taken ahead of West Ham this Saturday, following the turnstile drama that saw many supporters in lengthy queues beyond kick-off against Manchester United. The update says that the club have undertaken
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October lockdown plans 'drawn up' by government - list of potential restrictions
The UK could be set for ‘firebreak’ lockdown in October if Covid hospitalisations continue to rise. The government has reportedly drawn up plans for another lockdown in October after a senior government scientist revealed that the UK is about to
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4 things Boris Johnson could say at today's tax increase press conference
Boris Johnson is set to address the nation in a major press conference today with the social care tax rise set to be the main topic of conversation. Two years after stating plans were in place, the Prime Minister is set to reveal government plans
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Vipers' Adams: 'Gutted' Edwards will be thinking about next cup already
SOUTHERN Vipers captain Georgia Adams admits she’s “gutted” to not win the Charlotte Edwards Cup but insists the namesake head coach will “be thinking about the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy already.” Named after England’s most capped player and
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'She was one of a kind': Tributes to Southampton victims of multi-vehicle crash
TRIBUTES have been paid to two Southampton people who were killed in a multi-vehicle crash. Tina Ince, 58, of Lydgate Road, and Tom Watson, 30, of Cheriton Avenue, were among three people who died in the accident on the A303 near Andover on August
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College celebrates completion of new £500k learning hub
EASTLEIGH College is celebrating the completion of a £500,000 facility that enables it to provide a raft of support services in one central location. The college at Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh, has opened its new Learner Hub, which offers students
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Campaigners condemn 'outlandish' plan for almost 40 new homes
CAMPAIGNERS are fighting plans to build almost 40 homes on a tree-lined site currently occupied by a single house. The AJC Group is seeking outline consent to redevelop two acres of land at Dibden Purlieu by building properties ranging from one-bedroom
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Planning chiefs approve proposal to improve broadband speeds
PLANNING chiefs have approved an application that aims to improve broadband speeds in a Hampshire town. Toob Ltd has been given permission to install a gigabit full fibre broadband cabinet on a small area of public space at the junction of Eling
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More than 50,000 sign petition demanding New Forest speed cameras
MORE than 50,000 people have signed a petition calling for average speed cameras to be installed on roads across the New Forest. It follows a spate of collisions in which ponies, sheep and donkeys have been killed on the B3078 Roger Penny Way -
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Alert issued over insect that can decimate bee colonies
WALKERS, gardeners and holidaymakers returning from Europe are being urged to keep a lookout for an insect that can decimate bee colonies. Beekeepers are asking members of the public to report sightings of yellow-legged Asian hornets in the New
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Paddleboarders clear litter ahead of Southampton Boat Show
MORE than 70 volunteers took to their paddleboards to remove a large amount of plastic pollution from the River Itchen in Southampton. The mass clean-up was staged by the organisers of Southampton International Boat Show - British Marine - and
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Plan to build outdoor facility at Grade II-listed pub
NATIONAL park chiefs are studying a proposal to provide a new facility at a Grade II-listed pub in the New Forest. Fuller Smith & Turner is seeking consent to build a timber-framed shelter in the garden behind the 18th century Fox and Hounds at
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Developer axes controversial plan to redevelop police station site
ONE of Britain's biggest builders has scrapped plans to replace a former police station with more than 30 retirement apartments. McCarthy Stone has "withdrawn its interest" in the site at Jones Lane, Hythe, after repeatedly failing to gain planning
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‘The sun shone and love was in the air’ Thousands attend as Eastleigh Pride returns
THOUSANDS of people enjoyed music and dancing as Pride returned to Eastleigh once again. The event, which was held at Leigh Road Recreation Ground on Saturday, comes after last year’s event was cancelled due to the pandemic. Eastleigh Pride
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Meeting to be held as new Men's Shed planned to be set up in Southampton
A MEETING is due to be held to plan for a new Men's Shed to be set up in Sholing. Organisers are asking anyone who is interested to come along to The Sholing Valleys Study Centre on Station Road on September 22. Taking place at 1pm, the meeting
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Obafemi reveals Redmond advice on Swansea move: 'He told me to show the world'
MICHAEL Obafemi revealed how a conversation with Nathan Redmond helped persuade him Swansea was a good move, admitting: “He said he (Russell Martin) would look after me, and that I should go and show the world what I can do.” The 21-year-old Republic
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The number of Southampton care home workers yet to receive a vaccine
ONE in six care home workers in Southampton are yet to receive a Covid vaccination – as fears grow of a national staffing shortage with the deadline looming for all staff to get vaccinated. Under a decision passed by MPs in July, all eligible staff
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Meet the first local ambassadors for Southampton's City of Culture bid
THE first local ambassadors for Southampton’s bid to be UK City of Culture 2025 have been unveiled. They are Jayanti Shah MBE, Kristianne Drake, Lynda Walton, Larry Kazingizi, and Gus Mckechnie. The local ambassadors - more are set to be announced
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Three people treated and one taken to hospital after lorry smashes into check-in booth
THREE people were treated and one needed to be taken to hospital yesterday after a lorry struck a kiosk at a ferry terminal. Just after 1pm yesterday, emergency services rushed to Red Funnel's Terminal 1 at Town Quay, Southampton after check-in
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'Help us find them homes': Search is on to house refugees from Afghanistan in city
A SEARCH for homes to house refugees from Afghanistan has begun in Southampton. Over 15,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since August 13 including more than 8,000 former Afghan staff and their family members. Following the Taliban
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Planners vow to bring back 'original grandeur' of former cinema ahead of consultation
DEVELOPERS have said that they will bring a former Ringwood cinema back to “its original grandeur” as housing ahead of public consultation meetings. Architecture and town planning service Evans & Traves will hold a meeting to inform the public
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A new frontier in the fight against heart disease
IT is the biggest single killer worldwide, with a quarter of UK deaths attributable to cardiovascular disease in its various forms, including heart attack and stroke. So the announcement of a deal between pharmaceutical giant Novartis to supply the
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AGONY ADVICE: I lost my rag and threw an ornament at my husband
COLUMNIST and trained counsellor Fiona Caine answers another set of reader dilemmas. I LOST MY RAG AND THREW AN ORNAMENT AT MY HUSBAND I don’t know what to do about my husband. We both married late in life, and are set in our ways. The
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Electrifying new musical to take to Southampton stage later this month
AN electrifying new musical about one of America's most controversial trials will hit the Southampton stage later this month. Edinburgh Fringe hit Tokyo Rose will star Kanako Nakano (Miss Saigon, West End; Priscilla Queen of the Desert, West End
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WATCH: Meteor soars through sky over Southampton Docks
A CCTV camera has captured the moment a fireball flew through the sky over Hampshire last night. Solent Ships shared a video of a meteor flying though the sky over Southampton Docks last night. Posted on their YouTube channel, the video
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The Southampton steakhouse aiming to be a cut above the rest
ON family holidays to New York, father and son Tony and Chris Lawbuary often talked about opening their own specialist steak restaurant in their home town of Southampton. So when a vacant unit came up next door to the pair’s existing restaurant
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Rising number of sites being sold for housing development
A STRONG housing market has fuelled demand to buy sites for development in Hampshire and the rest of the south coast. Global property firm Savills said its development teams based in Southampton and Wimborne sold 10 sites in the second quarter