Five stories from the south you may have missed

BBC Cadbury's Creme Egg cut in half on a wooden tableBBC

A narrative a few thief who was jailed for stealing virtually 800 Creme Eggs was amongst our most learn tales this week within the south.

We now have picked 5 tales from the week throughout Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorset, Berkshire and Oxfordshire to maintain you updated.

Poole paddleboarders’ ‘jackpot’ encounter with dolphins

Poole dolphin encounter ‘like successful jackpot’, paddleboarder says

A paddleboarder who spent an hour on the water with three dolphins has described the encounter as “like successful the jackpot”.

Ben Felton and his pal Nick Woods, each from Bournemouth, have been having fun with the water off Branksome, Poole, after they have been joined by the small pod.

It seemed to be an grownup dolphin – presumably a feminine – and her two calves, Mr Felton stated.

Thief who stole virtually 800 Creme Eggs jailed

Cadbury's Creme Egg cut in half on a wooden table

A shoplifter who stole 798 Cadbury’s Creme Eggs has been jailed for eight months.

Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court docket heard on Friday that Layton Richards, 29, from Brownlow Shut in Portsmouth, had been charged with 24 shoplifting offences in Hampshire, Dorset and West Sussex.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary stated he had stolen the chocolate between 6 January and 18 April.

Oxford chosen to assist lead quantum computing analysis

Getty Images A futuristic glowing quantum computer unitGetty Photos

The funding pays for 5 analysis hubs, the federal government stated

Oxford College has been chosen to guide one among 5 new research hubs to develop quantum technologies.

The federal government introduced £100m of funding for 5 analysis hubs to ship breakthroughs in healthcare, cybersecurity and transport.

The Hub for Quantum Computing is led by the College of Oxford.

Main street shut after automotive melts into carriageway

A National Highways car parked on a dual carriageway with heavy traffic on the opposite side of the road

The street floor was broken by intense warmth, Nationwide Highways stated

A serious street was closed after a fire caused a car to melt into the carriageway.

Police and fireplace providers have been known as at 23:30 BST on Saturday to the A34 close to Chieveley, Berkshire.

The northbound carriageway reopened at about 18:00 after the street was resurfaced, Nationwide Highways stated.

Residents name drone supply website ‘inappropriate’

Inteliports An image of a drone with its propellers whirling around as it sits on a roof of a containerInteliports

An Inteliports drone which is able to trial deliveries to the Isle of Wight till February 2025

Islanders have labelled the location of a new drone delivery trial as “inappropriate”

Drones delivering items are set to fly as much as six flights a day to and from Mornington Highway carpark, on the Isle of Wight.

The carpark might be closed in the course of the scheme.

The trial, permitted by the Isle of Wight council and carried out by Inteliports, begins on 7 August and ends on 7 February.

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