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Chaotic Portsmouth drugs bust sees man plummet from second floor window

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The Sunday of this year's Mutiny Festival was cancelled after the deaths of Tommy Cowan and Georgia Jones Picture: Malcolm Wells

Mutiny Festival will return to Portsmouth next year, organisers confirm – but under a new name

Portsmouth
May's Lane is closed.

Fareham road reopened after collision – woman suffers serious injuries

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Mutiny Festival will return in 2019. Picture: Solent News

Mutiny Festival 2018: Craig David, Sean Paul and all the acts who were due to play on Sunday could return for 2019 edition 

Portsmouth

Police drug team make 120 arrests as officers battle to stop gangs enlisting Portsmouth children

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‘Merciless’ rogue trader took £35,000 from pensioner for botched roof repairs

Portsmouth

Controversial Southsea parking report not heard due to cabinet member’s ‘error’

Politics

POMPEY NEWS LIVE: Pompey look to loan out striker and other transfer news from League One

Portsmouth
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Jay Shepherd

‘Sore loser’ found guilty of stabbing best friend over £20 bet​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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COMMENT: Government needs to dig deep to find extra cash

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‘Astute’ Waterlooville drug dealer with powder on nose gets jail

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Paramedics and air ambulance crews were at the scene treating the injured male. PHOTOS: Tom Cotterill

Chaotic Portsmouth drugs bust sees man plummet from second floor window

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Picture: Hants Road Policing/Twitter

Portsmouth police find suspected stolen sweets in stolen car

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PETA are calling for Staffies to be included in the Dangerous Dogs Act. Picture: Dogs Trust

MPs to debate banning Staffordshire Bull Terriers in the UK 

Portsmouth
The ring was stolen during a break-in last week

‘Heartbroken’ Fareham woman writes emotional open letter to burglar who stole engagement ring 

Fareham
Detective Chief Inspector Nick Heelan pictured outside Portsmouth City Council's civic offices. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Police drug team make 120 arrests as officers battle to stop gangs enlisting Portsmouth children

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Jordan Macauley leaves Portsmouth Magistrates' Court

‘Binge-drinking’ Gosport man in court for smashing a window with a watering can 

Gosport

Teacher jailed for 17 years after raping pupil at West Sussex school 

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Man taken to QA Hospital after police, paramedics and air ambulance called to incident in Gosport ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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‘Sore loser’ found guilty of stabbing best friend over £20 bet​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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‘Merciless’ rogue trader took £35,000 from pensioner for botched roof repairs

Portsmouth

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Fratton Bridge is back open for business. Picture: Chris Moorhouse

Commuter misery at an end as Portsmouth roadworks completed

Travel
The new Rolls-Royce concept taxi. Picture: Rolls-Royce PLC/PA Wire

Take to the skies! Rolls-Royce unveil flying taxi at Hampshire airshow

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Portsmouth Harbour station. Picture: Malcolm Wells

Train delays likely all morning in Portsmouth area after signal failure

Travel

Speed limits through motorway roadworks could be increased, Highways England confirms

Travel

‘It’s such a shame’: Dismay as vital village bus to shops is axed

Travel

Spare a thought for these French ferry crews working during the World Cup final

Travel

Hayling Island road partly blocked after tractor trailer overturns

Portsmouth

Portsmouth named second-worst UK city for crashes caused by driver error

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Politics More Politics >>

PETA are calling for Staffies to be included in the Dangerous Dogs Act. Picture: Dogs Trust

MPs to debate banning Staffordshire Bull Terriers in the UK 

Portsmouth
Prime Minister Theresa May appearing on the Andrew Marr show. Picture: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire

NATIONAL: Theresa May facing showdown with Conservative Brexiteers

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Volunteers clear up rubbish from Gosport street

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Parking permit extensions are causing controversy in Southsea

Controversial Southsea parking report not heard due to cabinet member’s ‘error’

Politics
US President Donald Trump was discussed during a city council meeting this week. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Everything you may have missed from Portsmouth City Council meetings this week

Portsmouth
Donald Trump is visiting the UK for the first time as President. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/ PA Wire

‘This is what free speech looks like’: Facebook reacts to Portsmouth's anti-Trump rally 

Portsmouth
Gemma Weir and Michelle Frank. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Campaigning mum says Orkambi drug firm and NHS England should stop ‘using families’ emotions for their own causes’ 

Health

HMS Duncan set to return to Portsmouth this afternoon 

Defence

Waterlooville man’s two year battle to get ‘dangerous’ fence fixed

Waterlooville

Portsmouth City Council vows to fight £3.6m policing cuts

Politics

New ‘stay and play’ groups for parents and children in Portsmouth have been praised

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Defence More Defence >>

Royal Navy divers lead appeal to honour Navy Seal killed in Thai cave rescue 

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LCT 7074 during the Second World War

Portsmouth’s new D-Day landing craft tank will be a boom for city, councillor insists

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Sailors were greeted by about 800 people on the jetty in Portsmouth

HMS Duncan given hero’s welcome in Portsmouth after six-month Nato mission

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Defence secretary Gavin Williamson. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA

‘HMS Duncan proves UK is still a global leader in defence, Gavin Williamson says

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Health More Health >>

Number of people seeking treatment for horsefly bites has increased

This is why bloodsucking horseflies are on the rise this summer

Portsmouth
Horsefly bites can be very painful

Here’s what to do if you are bitten by a horsefly as NHS warns of rise in blood sucking insects

Portsmouth
Horsefly bites can result in horrible, painful blisters

Why bloodsucking horseflies are on the rise this summer

Health
Horsefly bites can result in horrible, painful blisters

As NHS warn of a rise in blood sucking insects and horsefly bites, here’s what you should do if bitten

Health

Naomi House celebrates anniversary at Parliament

Health
Gemma Weir and Michelle Frank. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Campaigning mum says Orkambi drug firm and NHS England should stop ‘using families’ emotions for their own causes’ 

Health
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TV and radio presenter Richard Bacon in a coma 

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Portsmouth man praises QA Hospital research team after liver disease study

People

Gosport autism service praised by CQC inspectors

Health

Hampshire County Council vows extra support for carers

Health

Extra spaces for Naomi House paint run

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Education More Education >>

Purbrook Park School pupils at Rock Challenge

Waterlooville school loses out at Rock Challenge – but returns home on a high​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Education
Former Peel Common School pupils at the 50th anniversary get-together

Gosport school reaches its half-century with visit from old pupils  

Education
UTC Portsmouth students with representatives from Solent LEP, celebrating the launch of the Careers Hub. Picture: David George

Portsmouth gets share of £5m pot to get young people better jobs

Education
Staff and students of St James' Primary School

Emphasis on friendship and respect sees Emsworth school given stamp of approval 

Education

Waterlooville school gears up for Rock Challenge final

Waterlooville

Defra minister awards Havant schoolchildren for their bee-friendly work

Homes and Gardens

WATCH: Fareham Academy makes hilarious Three Lions video 

Sport

Students celebrate ‘going for D of E gold’

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Opinion More Opinion >>

CLIVE SMITH: Salisbury open for business? You must be kidding

Opinion
Keep cool and mow your lawn after dark, but make sure you wear a head torch

LESLEY KEATING: How British – mowing the lawn after dark wearing a head torch

Opinion
Still the greatest - the Boys of ''66

SIMON CARTER: Southgate and Co have made us fall back in love with England

Opinion
Rescuers hold an evacuated boy inside the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Thailand.

VERITY LUSH: What a tale those young Thai boys will be able to tell... one day

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COMMENT: It’s time that small traders got some protection

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Offbeat More Offbeat >>

NATIONAL: 'Weird' dad and daughter pole dancing duo open studio together

People
Malachi

NATIONAL: Video shows mistreated dog given chance to walk with set of wheels

People
Snookie has hypertrichosis

INTERNATIONAL: Rare condition leaves cat looking like a dog

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Prince Louis grins following his christening. Picture: Matt Porteous/PA Wire

Prince Louis’ smile steals the show in Royal Family christening pictures 

Portsmouth
Olympian Laura Muir has launched the first ever Simplyhealth Canine Run

Olympic runner launches Great South Run for dogs in Portsmouth

Portsmouth
US President Donald Trump was discussed during a city council meeting this week. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Everything you may have missed from Portsmouth City Council meetings this week

Portsmouth
Love Island star Adam Collard (far left) will be appearing at a Portsmouth nightclub. Picture: ITV

Love Island star Adam Collard to meet fans at Pryzm nightclub in Portsmouth 

Portsmouth
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