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A black bookshelf with a draw is on a pavement outside a home. There is a brick wall and a green bush behind the unit.

Furniture outside homes is fly-tipping - police boss

David Sidwick was commenting on an incident in which a woman from Southbourne was fined £500.

Jessica Toale is pictured giving an interview at the Labour party conference, with delegates in the background. She has tied-back brown hair and wears a green dress.

MP questions woman's fine for free furniture offer

An MP says a council should police "real fly-tipping" instead of free-to-collect items in streets.

An aerial view of Corfe castle - taken from a nearby hill. The remains sit in the centre of the picture below a sky tinged with pink as the photo was taken at sunrise. A dog sits looking at the camera in the foreground between two gates

Dorset's Big Picture: Sunday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

A black-bottomed boat with two masts is moored up in the harbour. Behind it sits a row of historical buildings - one has scaffolding on it. There is a bright blue sky with several white clouds. An inflatable dinghy with a motor can also be seen in the water, to the right of the boat

Dorset's Big Picture: Saturday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

The waning sun casts a gentle, golden light over the sea. It also illuminates a gravel path running away from the camera on the right-hand side of the picture where a dog stands looking off into the distance

Dorset's Big Picture: Friday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

An aerial view of patchwork fields - the majority of the fields are a vivid green although some are a grey/brown colour. The sea can be seen in the background. It all sits under a blue sky filled with white clouds. There are green bushes in the foreground

Dorset's Big Picture: Thursday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

One very vivid rainbow stands out against a grey sky over a very green field. There is also a fainter rainbow in the sky above it. In the foreground there are two wooden picnic benches on the left and a flag pole with a blue flag attached.

Dorset's Big Picture: Wednesday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

A pale brown stag, with two large antlers, and white spots on his back, stares directly into the camera. There is large fallen tree trunk behind him and other bits of wood lying in the foreground. He is standing in a field with green grass.

Dorset's Big Picture: Tuesday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

A row of beach huts look out on to a beach. A few people can be seen on the sand in the distance. The sky is a mix of clear blue, white clouds and more threatening grey clouds rolling in from the left

Dorset's Big Picture: Monday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.