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Jody Hall Jody Hall cuddling her dog, Chester, who is black and tan with long fur and fluffy brown eyebrows. Jody has long blonde and auburn hair.Jody Hall
Jody Hall said the Scruffts competition was nerve-wracking

The story about how a Dorset dog was named 'most handsome' at a special crossbreed competition at Crufts was among our most read this week.

We have picked five articles from the past seven days in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorset, Berkshire and Oxfordshire to keep you up to date.

Farmer protests with ploughed message in field

A green field in Berkshire with the words "No farmers, no future, food for thought" carved by farmer George Brown
Berkshire farmer George Brown took four hours to plough the slogan in his field

A farmer ploughed a message into his field as a protest against changes to inheritance tax.

George Brown, from Newbury, Berkshire spelt out the words "no farmers, no future, food for thought" in his field below the Heathrow flight path.

A government spokesperson said its £5bn investment in farming was "the largest budget for sustainable food production in our country's history".

Crossbreed dog Scruffts trophy 'amazing' says owner

Jody Hall told Radio Solent that Chester had "full-on VIP treatment" at Crufts

A dog groomer from Poole was "in disbelief" after her pet won the most handsome dog trophy in the special crossbreed competition at Crufts.

Crufts is only open to pedigrees but non-purebed dogs can enter Scruffts, which is held in conjunction with the main contest.

Jody Hall, whose border terrier/cocker spaniel cross, Chester, won the trophy said going to Crufts had been a childhood dream.

'World's largest' fusion fuel facility to be built

UKAEA The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) building in Culham It appears very modern and has a couple of large glass fronts.UKAEA
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is based in Culham

A facility designed to store and recover a fuel used for nuclear fusion is set to be built.

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Italian energy company Eni have partnered to construct the facility at the Culham science campus in Oxfordshire.

Tritium is a radioactive form of hydrogen which is heated and forced together to make a heavier particle during nuclear fusion.

'Prescription medication made me a gambling addict'

Phil Stevens - a white, bearded man staring towards the camera while sitting in his living room.
Mr Stevens wants others to "make that informed choice" before taking a dopamine agonist

"I wake up in pain, but the pain is more comforting than what I went through."

Phil Stevens, from Hampshire, said he developed an addiction to gambling and spending after taking prescription medication for restless leg syndrome (RLS).

He claimed his GP did not warn him about the side effects of the drug and after taking legal action against his doctor he received a £70,000 settlement - but they did not admit liability.

Plans to restore 'rare' D-Day pontoon

Associated British Ports/ SCC planning portal A side view of the Whale roadway section and buffer pontoon of a Mulberry Harbour to the east of Royal Pier at Town Quay in Southampton. It looks in a poor condition. A ferry is seen nearby. It is a sunny day.Associated British Ports/ SCC planning portal
Under ABP plans, the sunken buffer pontoon would be left in situ due to its poor condition and fragility

A "rare surviving" relic of the D-Day landings could be relocated to the entrance of an army port.

Associated British Ports (ABP) has submitted a proposal to move a flexible roadway section of a World War Two Mulberry Harbour called Whale, which is currently at Town Quay in Southampton.

ABP wants to move the Grade II listed structure from the east of Royal Pier, restore it and display it as a "gate guardian" at Marchwood Military Port in time for the 80th VE Day anniversary.

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