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Children's online abuse figures revealed

2:20pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

MORE than three children a week in Hampshire are becoming victims of online abuse, the Daily Echo can exclusively reveal.

£20,000 worth of jewellery stolen in home raid

6:15pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

THIEVES broke into a woman's home and stole around £20,000 worth of jewellery.

Redknapp jury sent home

5:03pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

Jurors at the Harry Redknapp tax evasion trial have been sent home for the day with deliberations to continue on Wednesday.

Girl, 13, given contraceptive implant at school

12:05pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

GIRLS as young as 13 have been fitted with contraceptive implants at school without their parents knowing, the Daily Echo can reveal.

We’ll slash ‘well-off’ OAPs' tax discounts

11:22am Tuesday 7th February 2012

LABOUR last night pledged to axe a council tax discount for “well-off” pensioners in Southampton to avert proposed hikes in the cost of care and services for the disabled.

Don't bulldoze our pub

5:10pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

A CAMPAIGN is under way to block developers from bulldozing the New Inn pub at Swanmore.

Employee jailed for arson attack

3:00pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

AN EMPLOYEE who torched catering firm County Caterers where he worked causing half-a-million pounds’ worth of damage has been jailed for four years.

Budget hotel group unveils city vision

10:04am Tuesday 7th February 2012

BUDGET hotel group Travelodge has unveiled plans for a multi-million-pound 84-bedroom hotel in the centre of Southampton, bringing 20 jobs.

Umbrellas needed for indoor awards ceremony

1:00pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

VIPs were reduced to dining under their umbrellas when a leak sprung from the ceiling at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton.

Royalty lands in city park

11:58am Tuesday 7th February 2012

PRINCE ANDREW flew into Hampshire for a visit to the county - and parked up in a Southampton park.

Hundreds saved by lifeboats

1:40pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

MORE than 300 people were rescued at sea last year by lifeboat crews across the area, new figures published today reveal.

Charity abseil raises over £30,000

1:30pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

FUNDRAISERS are celebrating after a daredevil abseil 60ft down Southampton General Hospital raised more than £30,000 for children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent.

Car parked against monument

9:03am Tuesday 7th February 2012

Motorists were this morning greeted with the sight of this car parked up against a monument in Southampton after the driver apparently drove into it - and then walked off.

Jury to consider verdicts in Redknapp trial

7:12am Tuesday 7th February 2012

Jurors at the former Saints manager Harry Redknapp's tax evasion trial are today expected to start considering their verdicts.

Commuters face major train delays

6:03am Tuesday 7th February 2012

Commuters were facing major rush hour delays on trains this morning.

Prince Charles to lead Dickens celebrations

7:17am Tuesday 7th February 2012

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will be leading celebrations today to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens.