Over two-thirds of Brits now own a pet – with almost six in 10 (59) saying that companionship is the main reason for getting one.

Dorset residents are being invited to have their say on the future of animal welfare in the county - with a major focus on robot pets ...

NEW technology might help improve customer contact at Dorset Council – but still runs the risk of being undermined by a lack of decent phone ...

ADorset A&E doctor and author, Cathy Wield, details her battles with mental health and recovery in her new memoir Unshackled Mind, due ...

A NEW car park for a village school should put an end to indiscriminate parking by parents. Dorset councillors have agreed a 30-place car park for Hazelbury Bryan primary school – with its own ...

More than £10,000 has been raised to support homeless families in Dorset. Thanks to the incredible generosity of the local community, family support charity Home-Start Wessex was delighted to reach ...

Nearly two tonnes of rope, net and plastic has been prevented from ending up in the sea. Dorset-based environmental group, Weymouth and Portland Marine Litter Project (WPMLP), has managed to recycle 1 ...

The Trump administration is placing US Agency for International Development (USAID) direct-hire staffers around the world on leave, except those deemed essential. A notice posted online on Tuesday ...

The row was resolved after Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy weighed in – in favour of the opposition – on Monday night.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with a US-owned company, citing environmental concerns. The partnership was expected to produce ...

An injured owl which had to be rescued after getting trapped in a log burner at a house in Upwey has been released ...

Mr Trump outlined his thinking as he held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.