Hampshire
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Hampshire is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west. The cities of Southampton and Portsmouth are the largest settlements, and the county town is the city of Winchester.
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Watch tornado strike Hampshire - bringing down trees, damaging buildingsA tornado has struck Aldershot in Hampshire terrifying residents and leaving a trail of destruction.Sky News - Published | |
Bears beat Pears, Foxes beat Hants in cup quartersWarwickshire beat Worcestershire to earn a One-Day Cup semi with Glamorgan, while Leicestershire will play Somerset after beating Hampshire.BBC Sport - Published | |
Wins for Pears, Gloucs, Somerset & Hants in cupWorcestershire, Hampshire and Somerset win to go joint top in One-Day Cup Group A, while Gloucestershire win in Group B.BBC Sport - Published | |
Hampshire complete record win over leaders SurreyHampshire complete a record win over county champions Surrey by an innings and 278 runs.BBC Sport - Published | |
Jennings 172 gives Lancs victory chance at HantsKeaton Jennings hits a fine century to ease Lancashire into a large first-innings lead over Hampshire at Utilita Bowl.BBC Sport - Published | |
Burnt out car found in investigation into around 50 dead animals dumped outside shopPolice investigating an incident in which dozens of dead animals were dumped outside a Hampshire shop have found a burnt out Suzuki Grand Vitara believed to be linked to the case.Sky News - Published | |
Preston fans take up AFC Totton offer after postponementA section of Preston fans, who travelled to Hampshire for their postponed Championship game against Southampton on Wednesday, take up an offer to watch non-league AFC Totton's game on the same night..BBC Sport - Published | |
Brothers who tortured animals on camera and 'terrorised' residents jailedTwo brothers who filmed themselves torturing animals and "terrorised" residents in the Hampshire area have been jailed for a total of eight years and eight months.Sky News - Published | |
Sussex defend Orr departure amidst resignationsFormer England and Sussex players Ian Gould and Chris Adams resign citing Ali Orr's move to Hampshire as a "catalyst".BBC Sport - Published | |
Sussex opener Orr makes Hampshire switchSussex opener Ali Orr moves to County Championship rivals Hampshire on a "multi-year" deal.BBC Sport - Published | |
Police need help to identify body washed up on beachPolice have issued an appeal for help to identify a body washed up on a beach in Hampshire.Sky News - Published | |
Surrey kept waiting for title by weather and HantsSurrey are kept waiting to seal the County Championship title after being bowled out for 207 by Hampshire.BBC Sport - Published | |
One-Day Cup final: Leics v Hants - radio & textFollow live text and listen to BBC local radio commentary from Leicestershire against Hampshire in the 2023 One-Day Cup final.BBC Sport - Published | 'We stuck together like glue' - Foxes eye cup gloryFollowing off-field troubles, Leicestershire look to continue a fine campaign on the pitch as they take on Hampshire in the One-Day Cup final.BBC Sport - Published |
Dawson & Barker blitz Bears as Hants reach finalLiam Dawson takes 7-15 after Keith Barker's three wickets as Hampshire destroy Warwickshire to reach the One-Day Cup finaL.BBC Sport - Published | Chris Evans flips tuk-tuk at festival, injuring two peopleChris Evans flipped over a tuk-tuk at his own festival in Hampshire, leaving two passengers with minor injuries.Sky News - Published |
Next Gen: Why Turner could be England's McGrathAs part of our England Next Gen series, we look at Trent Rockets and Hampshire seamer John Turner - who has been likened to Australia legend Glenn McGrath.BBC Sport - Published | Essex beat holders Hampshire to reach T20 finalEssex keep their heads in a rain-reduced semi to beat holders Hampshire and reach the T20 Blast final for the second time in five years.BBC Sport - Published |
Essex, Hants, Somerset & Surrey bid for T20 gloryHampshire aim to retain their T20 Blast title as Essex, Somerset and Surrey vie with the Hawks on Finals Day at Edgbaston.BBC Sport - Published | Teenager Rew makes 221 as Somerset dominate HantsSomerset teenager James Rew continues his superb form with 221 as the hosts dominate Hampshire at Taunton.BBC Sport - Published |
Huge pile of unused PPE dumped near nature reserveA mountain of unused packs of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been discovered dumped on land in the New Forest in Hampshire.Sky News - Published | Lancashire ease past Hampshire for first winLancashire make short work of scoring the 92 runs they required to clinch a six-wicket Division One victory against Hampshire.BBC Sport - Published |
Pupils from two schools left needing hospital treatment after vapingPupils from two schools in the same Hampshire town required hospital treatment after vaping.Sky News - Published | Blast holders Hants skittled for 74 by SomersetSomerset thrash T20 Blast champions Hampshire, while there are opening wins for Kent and Worcestershire.BBC Sport - Published |
Hampshire's Vince stars again against NorthantsHampshire captain James Vince is finally dismissed after dominating Northamptonshire with an expert 95 in the County Championship.BBC Sport - Published | Investigation into hundreds of deaths at hospital identifies suspectsPolice have identified 19 suspects in the long-running investigation into hundreds of opioid deaths at a Hampshire hospital.Sky News - Published |
Pope century takes Surrey to big win over HantsOllie Pope's 17th first-class century helps Surrey to a nine-wicket win over Hampshire.BBC Sport - Published | Pope battles for Surrey against HampshireOllie Pope's unbeaten 48 gives Surrey a platform in their first innings against Hampshire on day two.BBC Sport - Published |
Brown & Barker lead Hampshire fightback at SurreyBen Brown and Keith Barker help Hampshire recover from 39-4 to post 254 against Surrey at The Oval.BBC Sport - Published | Foakes misses Surrey game with minor back complaintEngland wicketkeeper Ben Foakes is left out of Surrey's County Championship match against Hampshire because of a minor back complaint.BBC Sport - Published |
How Warne came to Hampshire - via Buckingham PalaceHow the late Australian cricket legend Shane Warne reshaped Hampshire and made them contenders again.BBC Sport - Published | Kookaburra trial interesting, says Hants directorHampshire director of cricket Giles White says a trial of a Kookaburra ball in County Championship matches would be "interesting".BBC Sport - Published |
Bodies of woman, 42, and 17-year-old girl found in Hampshire propertyPolice have launched an investigation after a teenage girl and a woman were found dead at a property in Hampshire.Sky News - Published | 'Give it a wide berth': People urged not to disturb walrus resting on Hampshire beachPeople are being urged to give a walrus a "very wide berth" after it hauled up on a Hampshire beach overnight.Sky News - Published |
County Championship: Liam Norwell takes 9-62 as Bears beat Hampshire to relegate YorkshireLiam Norwell takes a stunning 9-62 as Warwickshire beat Hampshire by five runs to send Yorkshire down.BBC Sport - Published | One-Day Cup: Sussex and Hampshire win to earn home semi-finalsSussex and Hants reach the One-Day Cup last four, while Leicestershire, Notts, Kent and Lancashire go into the quarter-finals.BBC Sport - Published |
Hosepipe ban to come into effect for parts of UK ahead of another predicted heatwaveA hosepipe ban will come into force today in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.Sky News - Published | First hosepipe ban imposed in southern England after heatwaveA hosepipe ban will be imposed from next Friday by Southern Water for customers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.Sky News - Published |
T20 Blast Finals Day: Hampshire beat Lancashire in double final-ball thriller to win for third timeHampshire beat Lancashire by one run after a final-ball no-ball to win theT20 Blast for the third time.BBC Sport - Published |