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Two falcons on a perch. The birds are slightly apart. The appear to be in an inside enclosure.

Peregrine falcons and eggs missing after break-in

Dorset Police says three aviaries were broken into near Shaftesbury between 13 April and 14 April.

The entrance to HMP Guys Marsh is a brick building set into a tall wire fence. A car park in front includes a Union Jack on a white flagpole.

Violent prison deteriorates further, report says

HMP Guys Marsh has rising levels of violence and a "poor culture", inspectors find.

A composite of two portrait photos. On the left is a smiling Stephanie Gale. She has blonde long dreadlocked hair and is wearing a dark top. On the right is Penny Levick who has thick dark brown curly long hair.

Women of Dorset join forces for theatre project

Women of Dorset is bringing together an all-women creative collective to help create a new play.

A google street view image of an overgrown site of land, with large metal barriers protecting it. A large red brick house is visible in the background and cars can be seen on road beside it.

Car park plans for town centre 'short of spaces'

Britannia Parking wants to build a 75-space car park on a former garage site in Shaftesbury

A woman wearing a pair of googles and an orange swimming hat swimming in a lake with trees at the water's edge.

'The colder the water, the quieter my head is'

Harriet Green attempted the Ice Mile, swimming a mile in water colder than 5C.

Johnnie Walker smiling at the camera in BBC Old Broadcasting House. He is wearing a blue and white checked shirt and navy jacket.

Music stars among mourners at Johnnie Walker's funeral

Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant was among the stars to pay their respects to the late DJ.

The International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) GB team posing for a picture with the union flag. One contestant is also holding a flag on a pole. There is a Christmas tree behind them. It's night time.

Swimmer feels 'buzz' at ice swimming championships

Competitors are swimming in water 5°C or less at the event in Molveno, Italy.

Smiling and posing for the camera, left to right, are Lee Burkhill, Sonia Booth, her sister, Val, and Charlie Dimmock

TV garden makeover inspires woman to help others

Sonia Booth contacted Garden Rescue when sight loss made it difficult for her to manage her garden.

A road with a steep hill on one side, with a chunk of ground and vegetation having fallen towards the road and caused the concrete barriers lining the road to curve inwards over the tarmac, blocking the lane.

£8m road safety scheme moves step closer

Dorset Council says the trees need to be felled to prepare for eventual land stabilisation works.