Japanese man who threw pipe bomb at ex-PM tells court he did not intend to kill
At Tuesday’s trial at the Wakayama District Court, Kimura pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, saying he did not intend to kill Mr Kishida, according to Japan’s NHK public television and other ...
China counters with tariffs on US products and says it will investigate Google
China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday it was implementing counter tariffs against the US on multiple products while announcing other trade-related measures, including an investigation into ...
Bincombe Road, Weymouth to close for Openreach works
Bincombe Road, Weymouth will close on Wednesday, March 26, between 9.30am and 3.30pm from West Farm to Icen Lane. The closure will cover a distance of approximately 855 metres and has been requested ...
Dorset County Hospital to rename outpatient areas next week
A hospital in Dorset is changing the names of outpatient areas. Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester is changing the name of some of its outpatient areas so that they are no longer specialty specific.
Piddletrenthide B3143 closure for fibre internet works
The B3143 at Piddletrenthide will be shut from Church Lane to Sun Lane (in both directions), a distance of approximately 2020 metres. The closure will come into operation on February 17 and it is ...
Notice published after death of woman from Dorchester
A PROBATE and trustee notice has been published following the death of a woman from Dorchester. It is for June Betty Legg of Balmoral Crescent, Dorchester, DT1 2BN. She died on October 9. For more ...
Weymouth Dorset image of The Damned stunt viewed 190k times
After appearing on the Dorset Echo's Facebook nostalgia group We Grew Up in Weymouth and Portland, the picture has proved immensely popular with nostalgia lovers sharing it 108 times and it attracting ...
Firefighters issue advice washing machines & tumble dryers
According to Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, tumble dryers and washing machines contain powerful motors with fast moving parts that get very hot. They say that, if you don’t clean and ...
Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept deportees from US of any nationality
Mr Rubio was visiting El Salvador to press a friendly government to do more to meet Trump administration demands for a major crackdown ...
Tuesday briefing: Nico Gonzalez to Man City leads flurry of late transfer action
City had recruited Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush, Palmeiras defender Vitor Reis and Lens centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov for a combined £122.5m and the Gonzalez deal, who had been pulled out of the ...
NORCAT transport in Dorset to stop service later this month
A charity that provides travel for elderly residents in Dorset says it can no longer afford to function and is closing later this month ...
Abseil for Weldmar 2025 returns to Portland in May
Abseil for Weldmar returns following a successful debut event in 2024, and will take place on Portland on Sunday, May 18. Registration is only £25 per participant, with an achievable fundraising ...