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Man found dead on park bench in Southampton city centre

PHOTOS: Southampton Marathon 2018 - in pictures

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PHOTOS: Southampton Marathon 2018 - in pictures

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PHOTOS: Spectacular thunderstorm hits Southampton

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PHOTOS: Spectacular thunderstorm hits Southampton (now with video)

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Michael Stimson

Man caught fishing illegally lands £5,000 court bill

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Some of Ryan and Sophie-Jane's ruined furniture.

PHOTOS: River of water destroys family's possessions following Southampton thunderstorm

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Photo Stuart Martin - West ham V Saints - Mark Hughes.

READER LETTER: 'There's still time to get rid of Hughes'

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River Island

New River Island could open in Southampton city centre - but what will happen to its Westquay store?

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Rachel Adams 9.11.16 Chamberlayne College for the Arts - front of school ..

Mud-slinging breaks out after revelations that Southampton school could close

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Edward Unwin

Wreath laying ceremony to honour First World War hero

The Vaccines photo 2017.

The Rolling Stones announce The Vaccines as support act

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Southampton Marathon 2018: All the results in full

Southampton Marathon 2018: All the results in full

Xelabus will launch new low emission buses in Southampton next week

Bus company to launch new green double deckers in Southampton

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Saints v Chelsea at Wembley - are you in our fan pics?

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PHOTOS: Saints v Chelsea at Wembley - are you in our fan pics?

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Esther Rantzen with Peter Power and his fellow trustees.

Esther Rantzen opens new village hall - with links to Alice in Wonderland

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Camille Walala Colourful Crossing commissioned by Better Bankside - credit should read Better Bankside. This is what a new piece of public art in Southampton could look like

How should controversial Southampton street art be funded?

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Titanic model made for the Mayflower Theatre by Russell Charlton (pictured)

PHOTOS: See the 60 foot model Titanic built in a shed

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'a thousand words' commissioned by Scottish Womens Aid and Zero Tolerance. Copyright Laura Dodsworth

Southampton women's refuge awarded £80k grant after public appeal

Low tide at Hill Head. Picture: Laura Drake.

New £640,000 grant will help protect Solent's natural treasures

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Tara Brown leaves Southampton Crown Court

Former hairdresser robs partially-sighted man

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Criterium and Cyclefest in Winchester city centre.

Winchester Criterium and CycleFest set to return this year

Rosy Maguire

Art show to remember Rosy Maguire

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A car under water following a flash flood near the Itchen Bridge

PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Car submerged as flash floods hit Southampton

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An RBS mobile bank.

READER LETTERS: 'Where have all the banks gone?'

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Mark Meechan arrives at Airdrie Sheriff Court for sentencing after he was found guilty of an offence under the Communications Act for posting a YouTube video of a dog giving Nazi salutes. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday April

Man who taught dog to give Nazi salute is fined in court

PHOTOS: Action from Chelsea v Saints at Wembley

PHOTOS: Action from Chelsea v Saints at Wembley

Portswood Road, Sholing

Controversial kebab shop plan refused after more than 50 objections

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Malvern Close, Fair Oak (pic: Google Maps)

Girlfriend left 'lovable giant' dead on sofa after night of drug-taking because she thought he was asleep

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Plastic bottles will be recycled.

Ever wondered what happens to all the leftover bottles and banana skins from the marathon? - Here is the answer

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Fishlake Meadows plans

Approval of plans to build 73 homes near nature reserve draws heavy criticism

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TV presenter Anthony McPartlin outside The Court House in Wimbledon, London, after being fined 86,000 at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court after admitting driving while more than twice the legal alcohol limit. (Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

READER LETTER: Ant's £86k drink driving fine wasn't enough

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Georgina Bush

She's a student, a cocktail maker, and helps raise money for charity - and now her life is getting even better

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Best Bar None awards 2018.

Revealed: Here's which bars have been named the best in Southampton

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Band of Skulls with The Space Between Collective at NST CIty April 21 2018 - Pictures courtesy of David Cromwell

REVIEW: Band of Skulls open Nuffield's city music programme - and the crowd loved it

Common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) adult singing. Spring. Cambridgeshire. Picture by Chris Gomersall.

The mysteries of the nightingale revealed

Southampton Marathon 2018 - as it happens

Southampton Marathon 2018 - all the action as it happens

the New production area.

Laser firm set to create 50 jobs in the Solent

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Example of barrier to fish on the Itchen.

Fish face one obstacle per kilometre in Britain's rivers

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The Fulflood Ball at Winchester Guildhall in in aid of homeless charity Trinity

PHOTOS: Audrey Hepburn lookalikes enjoy Breakfast at Tiffany's ball

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20 year old Saints fan Jack Dowding, who died suddenly on 7th January - Jack on the pitch at St Marys when Saints got promoted back to the premier league...

Celebration to remember life of Saints fan who died aged just 20

Miss Hampshire contestant Chloe Silcock.

Young Hampshire woman battling long-term health problem hoping to be crowned Miss Hampshire

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Beaulieu Road in the New Forest. Inset, Jacob Cranton

Road rage attack left victim with bone poking through their skin

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An investigation has been launched after reports of sewage in the River Itchen

READER LETTER: Will new homes wreck the River Itchen?

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Khurshid Drabu

UK's first Muslim judge and influential Southampton community figure Khurshid Drabu dies

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The Norwegian Bliss (inset) the on-board race track

PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Luxury cruise ship with its own race track debuts in Southampton

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Lavender Road

Daughter finds man dead in his bathroom

Image of the RMS Titanic leaving Southampton on her maiden voyage in April 1912. TITANIC SCANNED FROM GLASS NEG. Southern Daily Echo Archives..

Titanic menu sells for £100k at auction

The 20-year-old Irish draught fell down a hole in Tichborne, near Alresford - Hampshire Fire and Rescue

Firefighters rescue 20-year-old horse trapped in water hole

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Hand holding TV remote control with a television in the background. Close up..

Police warning over cut-priced television scam in Southampton and Hedge End

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Firemen at the scene of a major fire at the building site on January 6.

Housing developer accused of causing flooding problems

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Southampton prepares for 'Super Sunday' - Saints at Wembley, Southampton Marathon and warm weather

Southampton prepares for 'Super Sunday' - Saints at Wembley, Southampton Marathon and warm weather

Band of Skulls rehearse for one-off gig

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PHOTOS: Band of Skulls rehearse for one-off gig

A map of Sunday's road closures

FULL MAP: These roads will be closed for Southampton Marathon

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File photo dated 13/06/11 of a driver behind the wheel of a car. New data from the Local Government Association (LGA) shows that drivers in England spent more than one million years on the road in 2016. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Saturday April

Drivers spend 'one million years on the road'

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Stock photo of spice

A round-up of Southampton court cases (including spice possession and attacking a police officer)

Mayor of Southampton, Cllr Derek Burke, in 2012

Former Southampton mayor taking on Southampton 10k (just weeks after being given cancer all-clear)

sleeping homeless man on a bench.

New homeless charter aims to take homeless and beggars off Southampton's streets

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Louella Fletcher-Michie

Louella Fletcher-Michie 'first to die from drug 2C-P', court hears

Wembley Stadium

Here's your guide to the day out at Wembley as Saints prepare for Chelsea clash

Lightning forecast in Southampton this weekend

Lightning forecast in Southampton tonight

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Jowen on his own bus simulator

Hampshire student, 14, who has clocked 1,500 hours 'driving time' on buses, finally gets behind the wheel

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Staff at Solent University prepare for the ABP Southampton Marathon on Sunday.

Solent University to host ABP Southampton Marathon race HQ

Studio 144 North and South Building.

Southampton council might have to fork out £4m for arts complex (and it isn't fully open yet)

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Lee Moore

'I was scared' - dealer caught making £1,000 a day from class A drugs

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Sheriff Consulatate Barnes-Andrews opens the studio

Southampton's first hot yoga studio has opened

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Liam Clarke

Man who raped girl by pretending to be a ghost is jailed

Norwegian Bliss which makes its first to Southampton on April 21.

Two new cruise ships to make their debut in Southampton next week

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The scene of the crash on the A35

Dangerous driver who killed 82-year-old while attempting to overtake six cars says his guilt is 'unbearable'

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Peter Evans leaving Southampton Crown Court on April 3 2018

'Desperate' man smuggles married lover into UK in boot of his car

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Eling Tide Mill. Picture: Cathy Anning.

Royal visit to open Eling Tide Mill Experience

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A dead otter found in Southammpton's Mayflower Park by dog walker Harrison Dyett.

Dead otter found in Southampton park

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Scott McLeary

Student robbed in 'knife-point' attack outside Southampton store

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Volunteers Yon Harvey, Julie Allsopp, Ivor Dymott, Wendy Dymott..

Hundreds could miss out hot meal as club risks to close

TITANIC SCANNED FROM GLASS NEG.

Got £100,000? Then you can buy the first menu used on the Titanic

Southampton

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Missing 11-year-old Southampton girl found safe and well

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The Botley Bypass scheme has been given the go-ahead subject to government funding

Plans approved for new mile-long carriageway in Hampshire to ease congestion

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Bluestar will extend its Bluestar 7 service to pick up the route left behind by the axed First 12 service

Bus company jumps aboard offer of free travel for marathon runners

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Stanhope Road, Portsmouth (pic: Google Maps)

Controlled explosion carried out in Portsmouth park

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Water will be handed out by helpers at the ABP Southampton Marathon

Warning for Southampton Marathon runners as temperatures are set to soar

File photo dated 05/07/13 of Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who has said that the NHS in England will become the first health system to publish figures on avoidable patient deaths in a "brave" move to increase transparency and learn from mistakes

Probe launched into Jeremy Hunt's Ocean Village flats deal

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Abby with her dad, Malcom Watts

Southampton nurse runs London Marathon for Dad

Nick Holmes, Mark Wright, Frank Worthington.

LISTEN: 1984 Saints squad singing Oh When the Saints - with pictures

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Pictured l to r: Dave York (staff manager for First Bus in Southampton), Nikki Rees from the ABP Southampton Marathon and Chris Chester (Operations manager at First Hampshire Dorset and Berkshire).

Free bus travel for Southampton Marathon runners

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Josh Reynolds

Bar manager causes three car crash after being more than double drink drive limit

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Sports news

Mark Hughes at Wembley

Hughes demands Cherries focus

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Hoedt laments costly FA Cup decision

Hoedt laments costly FA Cup decision

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Photo Stuart Martin - West ham V Saints - Mark Hughes.

READER LETTER: 'There's still time to get rid of Hughes'

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Olivier Giroud scores for Chelsea

THE VERDICT: Nothing left but survival for Saints

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Saints v Chelsea at Wembley - are you in our fan pics?

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PHOTOS: Saints v Chelsea at Wembley - are you in our fan pics?

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Danny Longman tees off at Paultons

Golfers back in the swing at Paultons

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Sport

Mark Hughes at Wembley

Chelsea 2-0 Southampton: Hughes anger over semi-final decisions

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Saints take in Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final - as it happens

Chelsea v Southampton - FA Cup matchday live

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Olivier Giroud celebrates his goal for Chelsea

Chelsea 2-0 Southampton: Giroud does for Saints again

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Yoshida keen to avoid another sleepless night

Yoshida keen to avoid another sleepless night

Nathaniel Sherborne goes close with a first-half header (photos: Stuart Martin)

So near and yet so far for AFC Totton

James Vince (photo by Neil Marshall)

Hants face a tough last day at The Oval

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Oli Bailey (left)

Winchester City bounce back in style

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Ben Wright

Seven good reasons why Gosport can beat the drop

Salisbury's Stuart Green

Claridge's Salisbury are going up in the world

Eastleigh boss Andy Hessenthaler

Eastleigh reluctantly host a promotion party

20 year old Saints fan Jack Dowding, who died suddenly on 7th January - Jack on the pitch at St Marys when Saints got promoted back to the premier league...

Celebration to remember life of Saints fan who died aged just 20

Mark Hughes

Hughes hoping to make more happy FA Cup memories

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The Senior family at St Mary's

Saints DSA give George a day to remember

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Mark Hughes

Saints to make semi-final changes

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Mark Hughes with Claude Puel at Leicester

Hughes defends Saints tactics

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Ryan Bertrand after the game at Leicester

THE VERDICT: Saints come up short

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger during the Premier League match at St Mary's, Southampton. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday May 10, 2017. See PA story SOCCER Southampton. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: EDITOR

Arsene Wenger will leave Arsenal at the end of the season

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National sport

Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny receives treatment after suffering an injury (Mark Kerton/PA)

Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny suffers ankle ligament damage

Ederson says Manchester City have their sights set on records (Martin Rickett/PA)

Man City keeper Ederson: Setting new Premier League records would mean a lot

Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane (left) and Manchester United’s Chris Smalling (right) battle for the ball during the Emirates FA Cup semi-final match at Wembley Stadium, London.

FA apologises to Tottenham and Man Utd following Harry Kane tweet

Manchester City fans and players celebrate on the pitch after Sunday’s 5-0 win over Swansea (Anthony Devlin/EMPICS)

Champions Manchester City closing on host of Premier League records

Arsene Wenger wants Arsenal to regain lost respect around the world (Chris Radburn/PA)

Wenger wants Arsenal to regain unity needed for worldwide respect

Mark Hughes was unhappy VAR technology was not used in the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea (Adam Davy/PA)

Gary Cahill: Top four a big ask for Chelsea

Fans let off flares as the teams arrived for Liverpool’s Champions League clash with Manchester City (Peter Byrne/PA)

Merseyside Police on alert ahead of Roma’s visit to Anfield

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Read more National sport

Readers' Letters

Photo Stuart Martin - West ham V Saints - Mark Hughes.

READER LETTER: 'There's still time to get rid of Hughes'

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An RBS mobile bank.

READER LETTERS: 'Where have all the banks gone?'

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READER LETTER: Ant's £86k drink driving fine wasn't enough

READER LETTER: Will new homes wreck the River Itchen?

READER LETTER: Mankind could be annihilated in a war - let's use other methods

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Nostalgia

Nick Holmes, Mark Wright, Frank Worthington.

LISTEN: 1984 Saints squad singing Oh When the Saints - with pictures

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Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral to star in new TV documentary

Ringwood Brewery

PHOTOS: 40 years of brewing up a storm in Ringwood

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National news

(Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Royal baby watch: The latest from the Lindo Wing

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have welcomed a baby boy to their family.(Chris Jackson/PA)

Royals and Middletons ‘delighted’ by birth of William and Kate’s baby son

The Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen), a controversial neoclassical mausoleum north-west of Madrid (AP)

Spain resumes controversial exhumations near Franco’s tomb

Kensington Palace has announced the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s third child (Chris Jackson/PA)

It’s a boy for William and Kate

Protesters gather outside Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool (John Stillwell/PA)

Alfie’s Army try to storm hospital after European court rejects parents’ plea

Congratulations are flooding in after the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby boy (Yui Mok/PA)

World congratulates Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on birth of baby boy

Royal fans celebrate outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

In Pictures: Crowds wait for first glimpse of new prince

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