Dambusters Parade
The 'Dambusters' raid was commemorated today at Herne Bay in Kent where the 'bouncing bombs' invented by Barnes Wallis were tested.
South's universities branching out
Overseas students living thousands of miles away can study at British universities without leaving home.
South runners tell of Boston blast
Runners from our region have described how they avoided being caught up in the deadly explosions in Boston by a matter of minutes.
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Dambusters Parade
The 'Dambusters' raid was commemorated today at Herne Bay in Kent where the 'bouncing bombs' invented by Barnes Wallis were tested.
Read the full storyBouncing bomb raids: anniversary
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Herne Bay: 1943 remembered
War veterans and air cadets have gathered in Herne Bay where one of the Dambuster bombs were tested in 1943. It's the 70th anniversary of the raid on a series of dams in Germany.
Crowds watch Bonnie in Eurovision dress rehearsal
by Mike Pearse
Bonnie Tyler has taken part in the final dress rehearsal for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.
For the first time all finalists marched into the arena together to open the show.
Bonnie may not win but she is popular among many fans.
Music lovers form the South were among those who cheered her as she arrived. Fans from Wales proudly waved flags as Bonnie entered the arena.
Earlier she told ITV News she had "almost been brought to tears" at the support from fans in the UK.
Eleven thousand people were in the Malmo Arena for the show on Friday night in Sweden. The actual event takes place on Saturday 18th May 2013.
Keel of Britain's largest cruise ship is blessed
A ceremony has been held to mark the keel laying of the largest cruise ship ever built for the British market.
The blessing of the new P&O liner took place yesterday at the Monfalcone shipyard of Fincantieri near Trieste, Italy.
The 141,000 ton ship will begin operating in Southampton in 2015.
Illegal immigrants caught in Portsmouth lorry
Two illegal immigrants from Albania found hiding in a Lancashire-bound lorry at Portsmouth ferry port have been deported.
The pair, aged 29 and 30, were detained by Border Force officers after they were discovered in a load of stone arriving on a ferry from Caen yesterday lunchtime.
They had cut through the lorry trailer’s canvas roof and neatly sewn the gap up in an attempt to evade detection.
Andy Lumb, of Border Force at Portsmouth, said: “This incident shows the lengths some would-be illegal entrants will go to in a bid to reach the UK.
“Clearly these two men thought they had covered their tracks but were found thanks to the assistance of the ferry operator and determination of Border Force officers."
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South's universities branching out
Overseas students living thousands of miles away can study at British universities without leaving home.
Read the full storyStunning images of the South from an astronaut
Click video: A Canadian astronaut has become a global star, sharing stunning images of earth from the International Space Station via Twitter. Many of Commander Chris Hadfield's photos show a very different view of the South. Andrew Pate reports.
Deployment to Afghanistan for '4 Rifles'
Servicemen and women from Fourth Battalion the Rifles in Wiltshire, said goodbye to their loved ones just two weeks ago, and deployed to Afghanistan for a six month tour.
British forces are scheduled to withdraw next year, so the troops focus is now on supporting and training the Afghans. Sally Lockwood reports.
Questions raised over the safety of the boat that capsized killing Olympic sailor Andrew Simpson
The death of Dorset sailor, Andrew Simpson, in San Francisco on Thursday has raised questions over the £6.5 million AC72 boat he was sailing. The Artemis team has released this statement:
"Artemis Racing is in the process of conducting a thorough review and analysis of this week’s accident.
As a part of this review, Artemis Racing is sharing and exchanging data and information with concurrent work being performed by America’s Cup and the San Francisco Police Department."
Until this process is complete, any conclusions being made about the events that led to the boat’s capsizing and its tragic outcome are pure speculation.
Out of respect for Bart’s memory and his family, we ask that the broader sailing community and others reserve judgment until all the facts are known, and not persist in unnecessary rumour. We again thank everyone for their continued support and thoughts during this difficult time.
