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Idris Elba stands in front of an installation of over 200 bundles of clothing representing the lives lost to Knife crime in the UK as he calls on the Government to take immediate action to prevent serious youth violence at Parliament Square on January 08, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Don't Stop Your Future)

Watch as Idris Elba calls for immediate ban on zombie knives

A 'Let's Stop Aquind' walking protest against Aquind in July 2021 Picture: Sam Stephenson

MP calls says Portsmouth is “long overdue clarity” on Aquind project

Government ‘preparing for Thames Water collapse - contingency plans’

HMS Portland (foreground) tracks Admiral Gorshkov and tanker in the background, January 2023. Picture: Royal Navy

HMS Portland returns to Portsmouth after a problem with its water supply

(left to right) Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator Penny Wong, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles during a press conference at the Spinnaker Tower. Picture: Toby Melville/PA.

Government ministers hold defence talks in Portsmouth

Foreign secretary James Cleverly Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images.

Ministers to meet Australian politicians for defence talks

The government has rejected calls for women to get menopause leave

Menopause leave trial rejected by government

Stephen Morgan, Portsmouth South MP. Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 160222-11)

Ministers faces renewed calls to tackle child poverty rates in Portsmouth

Major new rule change could allow 1.5m workers to take on extra jobs

Labour calls for “full investigation” into whether Hancock and other ministers used private email (Photo by STEVE REIGATE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Labour calls for “full investigation” into whether Hancock and other ministers u...

Holidays to Europe and the United States are not likely to resume until August at the earliest, experts have warned (Photo: Shutterstock)

Holidays to Europe and the United States unlikely to return until August, expert...

Ministers urged to reconsider graduated licences for new drivers

Cinemas are trialling ‘vaccine passport’ technology - but will the scheme go ahe...

Meeting others outdoors still poses Covid risks - could it be banned?

Brittany Ferries' chief executive Christophe Mathieu, pictured on the Mont St Michel as she departed Portsmouth en route to Caen with the first passengers in three months. Picture: Sarah Standing (290620-691)

Quarantine rule fears as ferries to France resume

Pompey's players have united to raise funds for charity

The Pompey players making a difference in times of adversity - and making us pro...

The accolades have arrived in their numbers and been richly deserved.

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Piers Morgan was absent from Good Morning Britain this morning

Susanna Reid sends message to GMB co-host Piers Morgan after he is tested for co...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson presented several press briefings before testing positive for coronavirus (Getty Images)

You can ask a question at the government's daily coronavirus press briefing - he...

British pensioners could be warned to stay inside as coronavirus spreads. Picture: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Pensioners could be warned to stay at home due to coronavirus

This is why the Home Office is deporting people to Jamaica

Eduardo Goncalves in home in Gosport. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Queen's Speech delights Gosport campaigner as ban on trophy hunting imports is c...

Queen's Speech delights Gosport campaigner as trophy hunting ban confirmed

Pictures released by Portsmouth International Port as an economic impact report found it contributed 390m to the national economy and 189 locally. Picture: Paul Gonella

Maritime experts say Portsmouth port is 'ready' for Brexit - but warns traders f...

Pictures released by Portsmouth International Port as an economic impact report found it contributed £390m to the national economy and £189 locally. Picture: Paul Gonella

Maritime experts say Portsmouth port is 'ready' for Brexit - but warns traders f...

One of the last British troops leaving Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Campaigners have accused the government of not supporting veterans enough when they leave military service. Photo: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Portsmouth MP Stephen Morgan calls for a parliamentary debate on Britain’s ‘disg...

Which? has raised concerns about the safety of 'repaired' tumble dryers

Fresh concerns over Whirlpool tumble dryers after ‘repaired’ dryers catch fire, ...

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NATIONAL: Call for action as report reveals about a quarter of 14-year-old gir...

GOVERNMENT ministers are being urged to address the '˜crisis in children's mental health' after a Children's Society report revealed that around one in four 14-year-old girls self-harm.

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Hampshire backs deposit return scheme

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