Plane maker Airbus said on Friday a ‘significant’ number of its A320 aircraft would need an immediate software update.

Virgin Media has been fined £23.8 million by Ofcom after putting thousands of vulnerable customers at “direct risk of harm” when moving them to digital landlines. A number of serious incidents took ...

BBC Scotland’s headquarters in Glasgow has been evacuated after a fire broke out in the building. The broadcaster reported that staff left the building in Pacific Quay after the alarm sounded at about ...

The director of UK special forces made a “conscious decision” to cover up potential war crimes in Afghanistan, an inquiry has been told. The Afghanistan Inquiry has released summaries of closed ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is to make a brief visit to Ireland as efforts to strike peace plans continue. Mr Zelensky and Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska will have a number of ...

The Environment Agency has issued flood alerts for rivers in streams in west Dorset as well as the River Frome and its tributaries today as water levels are expected to rise. This news comes as a ...

A court in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, to two years in prison for corruption involving a ...

On November 22 in the Echo there was an article on an 80-year-old lady who was cycling again. I have been cycling most of my life. I am 84-years-old and cycle along the Esplanade at least three times ...

Ten-man Chelsea were able to hold on for a point against Premier League leaders Arsenal while Manchester United returned to winning ways at Crystal Palace. Liverpool eased some of the pressure on head ...

A lunchtime concert performance of Britten's 'A Ceremony of Carols' will take place at St Peter's Church in Dorchester ...

Dorchester Christmas Cracker will be held on Sunday, December 14 from 11am to 4pm. There will be around 150 traders on High West and Trinity Street and the Cornhill, with local and festive gift ideas.

Substantial rainfall is expected across much of the UK on Monday, with nearly a month’s worth of rain forecast for parts of Wales. An amber warning signalling possible “danger to life” is in effect ...