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‘They’ve cut all entry-level jobs’: unlikely seaside town on frontline of AI threat • Nov. 13, 2026, 10:48 AM ET (The Guardian)
‘Misled’ parents demand inquiry into sudden boarding school closure • Nov. 5, 2026, 4:34 AM ET (The Telegraph)
Deadly pufferfish washes up on Dorset beach • Nov. 1, 2026, 1:28 PM ET (The Telegraph)
Belgian couple’s Dorset beach find is 10m ichthyosaur fossil • Oct. 26, 2026, 2:13 AM ET (BBC)
South of England braces for 70mph winds from Storm Austen • Oct. 22, 2026, 12:15 PM ET (BBC)

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