Lifeguards train in Dorset

RNLI rescue on Dorset beach

The RNLI is training lifeguards from around the world on a beach in Dorset as part of an ambitious project to reduce drowning fatalities.

Redknapp 'no plans to retire'

Dorset resident and former Portsmouth manager, Harry Redknapp, insists he has no plans to retire after leaving Tottenham today.

Harry Redknapp

Harry Redknapp's end game

The former Portsmouth manager is now formerly of Tottenham as well, after the club released a statement announcing he was leaving.

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Dorset lifeguards pass on skills

Lifeguards from around the world are being trained on the south coast in how to save lives at sea. More than a million people worldwide drown every year.

This training programme is the first of its kind and it's aimed at preventing deaths in countries, where life saving services are limited.

Martin Dowse reports.

Martin Dowse spoke to lifeguards Ankit Wagh and Syed Fazle Naiz. He also spoke to the RNLI's development manager Steve Wills.

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Redknapp speaks from his home in Dorset

Harry Redknapp has spoken of his disappointment after leaving Tottenham Hotspur FC. Speaking outside his home in Sandbanks, Dorset, the ex manager has said decision to part ways was amicable.

Harry had been at Tottenham for four years and still had a year left to run on his contract, but it's understood he failed to agree a new contract with the club chairman.

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Read the full statement from Tottenham on their website. The link is below.

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