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  • Kai and Natalia miss out on Britain's Got Talent crown

    SOUTHAMPTON’S dancing stars have lost out on the chance to perform for the Queen. Kai Widdrington and Natalia Jeved did the city proud tonight but it was Ashleigh and Pudsey who were crowned winners of Britain’s Got Talent after winning the

  • Bore draw at The Ageas Bowl

    Hampshire had to settle for a bore draw against Derbyshire after Jimmy Adams failed to agree on a final-day target with his opposite number. Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen was not prepared to chase down the 352-8 that Hampshire made on Friday

  • Bland on track for season-best finish

    SOUTHAMPTON'S Richard Bland remains on course for his best finish of the 2012 European Tour season, after picking up another three shots in the Madeira Islands Open. The Stoneham player shot three-under-par this afternoon in Portugal to take

  • Dancing stars Kai and Natalia ready for BGT final

    IT WILL be the biggest performance of their lives on television’s biggest talent show. Even a last-minute injury blow has not stopped Southampton’s determined dancing stars notching up hours of training to boost their cha-cha-chances in the

  • Medics training questioned after pregnant woman's death

    PARAMEDICS accused of leaving a pregnant woman to drown in her own vomit while they waited for colleagues to help put her in the recovery position may have been inadequately trained, a court heard. Ahmed Shah Moied is suing ambulance chiefs

  • 'Crashed plane' was actually an optical illusion

    A full emergency search for a crashed aircraft in the Solent has been called off - after it was thought to be an optical illusion. Crews from Solent, Portland, The Needles and Yarmouth coastguard were all involved in the search this afternoon

  • Charities owed thousands by Pompey

    Charities in Hampshire could be left out of pocket because of the financial woes at Portsmouth Football Club. The club went into administration in February, with a recent report showing it has debts of £58m. And administrators PKF have

  • Police make arrest in Rome over body in car murder

    THE hunt for the killers of a Southampton man whose body was found in a burnt-out car has taken a new twist after detectives arrested a man in Rome on |suspicion of murder. Yesterday’s dramatic development comes almost four weeks after Agim

  • Treasurer stole £14k from football club

    A FORMER youth football club treasurer who abused his position to steal more than £14,000 has escaped a jail term – because of his “extreme ill-health”. Graham Briggs was keeping the books at Ranvilles Rangers in Fareham when he started cashing cheques

  • Bland chases Madeira Islands leader

    SOUTHAMPTON’S Richard Bland is four shots off the lead at the halfway stage of the Madeira Islands Open going into today’s third round. Stoneham’s Bland followed up his opening round 68 with a sparkling second round 67 to lie sixth and trail

  • Snooker teen aims for a title double

    AFTER reaching the finals of two national junior competitions, Shane Castle insists he can land both titles. The phenomenal 14-year-old, pictured, from Marchwood gave an emphatic “yes” to the possibility of regaining the English Under-14 Championship

  • Pike commits to Gosport job

    GOSPORT Borough manager Alex Pike has committed his future to his hometown club after winning promotion to the Evo-Stik Southern Premier. Pike admitted he was interested in the vacancy at AFC Totton before securing a second promotion in seven years

  • Cup battle would have made Ken chuckle

    THE late Ken Caldwell would have chuckled with delight as the drama unfolded. Two teams from his former club were separated by just one point in the five-frame aggregate points final of the Winchester City & District Snooker League’s knockout cup named

  • Hughes may still have a role to play for United

    THE FA Cup final used to be the real highlight of this time of the season. But this year’s edition had some of the gloss taken off it, particularly with the kick-off time being put back to 5.15pm and also a Premier League match on the same

  • Pair burgled a house on Christmas Day

    TWO men carried out a burglary on Christmas Day, Southampton Crown Court heard. Callum Clark admitted he entered a house in Totton with an accomplice where they stole a games console, jewellery and electrical items worth about £2,600.

  • Churches hit in conman's scam

    HAMPSHIRE churches have been targeted by a conman claiming to need money to return home to Jersey. A number of churches in the Winchester area have been visited by the conman claiming that a parent has died and he must get home to identify the body.