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• UK "no longer sharing intelligence" with USA about suspected drug vessels in Caribbean despite Royal Navy op

  The UK has stopped sharing data intelligence with the USA about suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Caribbean, reports say.

• "Handover of command": New Royal Navy Commanding Officer for to HMS Tamar tasked with covering "wide expanse"

  A Royal Navy patrol vessel has been assigned a new Commanding Officer - tasked with covering a large area of open sea.

• Tidy mown lawns or ‘messy’ wild spaces? Study shows what people really want from their local parks

  Making rewilding projects a little prettier could go a long way, researchers found 🌼

• Portsmouth councillors say planning reforms threaten local democracy

  Portsmouth councillors have voiced strong concerns over government plans to reform the planning system, warning the changes could “kill democracy”.

• Portsmouth gathers to remember the fallen on Armistice Day

  Politicians, veterans, and residents gathered at the Portsmouth Cenotaph today to honour those who fought and died in the First World War and in conflicts since.

• Man fighting for life after falling out of tower block window

  A man is fighting for life after falling out of a tower block window.

• "We're here to honour them": 24 reflective Remembrance pictures as Portsmouth honours fallen on Armistice Day

  The city of Portsmouth fell silent to honour those who fought and died for our country in different conflicts.

• Man's body found at Gosport house after alarm raised sparking huge emergency service response

  A man was found dead at a Gosport address after fears were raised - sparking a huge emergency service response.

• "Emotional" Falklands War veteran reunited with lost hat after throwing it from HMS Glamorgan four decades ago

  A beaming smile was etched over the face of a Falklands War veteran after he was reunited with his lost hat.

• “Brutal” - Three thugs jailed for “unprovoked" attack in the street where a man was threatened with a knife and beaten

  Three thugs have been jailed after a “vicious” and “unprovoked” attack in Southsea where they threatened a man with a knife and brutally attacked him in the street.

• M27 crash involving two vehicles leaves two lanes closed - police update

  Police have given an update over a crash on the M27 that left two lanes closed.

• "Creepy" stalker left ex-Portsmouth MP Penny Mordaunt fearing "sexual violence", court hears

  Former Portsmouth North MP Dame Penny Mordaunt told a court an “obsessive” man who allegedly stalked her was “creepy” and “disturbing” - with her fearful of his actions.

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