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A crowd of people stand behind a Pride flag, which is billowing horizontally, held at the sides by smiling men and women

Portsmouth hosts UK Pride 2025 celebrations

The city was chosen out of more than 260 community-run Pride organisations across the UK.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

A young woman smiles into the camera. She has dark hair pulled back from her face and sunglasses perched on top of her head. Behind her can be seen sea and blue sky with white fluffy clouds.

'Change is really happening', says Pride organiser

Tally Aslam says she was called "disruptive" at school for asking about gay relationships.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Samantha Murphy smiles at the camera. Only her head is visible, with long, curled eyelashes and straight, brown hair.

Murder arrests after woman found dead at house

Two men are arrested on suspicion of murdering 32-year-old Samantha Murphy.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

An aerial view of the section of the peninsula Tipner West where plans are set to take place. There is a section of the island which is covered in grass field, lines by trees and surrounded by water.

Wildlife charity opposes revisiting marine hub plan

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has repeatedly raised concerns over plans for Tipner West.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

A mugshot of Watts. He has brown hair and a brown beard. He has blood on his nose.

Man sentenced for attempted murder of woman

Paul John Watts attacked the woman at Cinderford Close in Paulsgrove in Portsmouth last October.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

People inside a red room appearing to try to solve puzzles - a woman in a black top with blond hair on the right reads a note, a bald man on the left in a cheque short points at something on the wall, behind them a man in grey in bending down to look at something

Escape room used to trial new terror attack tool

A new method of obtaining information during terror attacks is trialled at an escape room.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

A young boy wearing a white T-shirt, with a prosthetic left arm painted to look like Lego pieces.

Boy, 8, gets bespoke Lego prosthetic arm

Clinical manager Lucy Riddle says prosthetics must be comfy, and reflect the user's personality.

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A CGI image of what the new hotel will look like, with polish stone.

Former Royal Marines museum hotel plan approved

The museum building was bought by a hotel company for £4.5m in 2017.

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A drone image of a lone rowing boat in the middle of the ocean.

Rowing research finds UK seas are warming

The data collected on the GB Row Challenge has been analysed by the University of Portsmouth.

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