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A bald man with a close cut grey beard, white shirt and orange fleecy top looks off to the left of the camera. He is standing in front of a train.

Trains fitted with 'leaf-busting' brake system

Tests show it can stop a train on slippery rails in half the distance of older equipment.

A grey horse is stood in the middle of the picture looking straight at the camera. The horse is stood in a woodland-type environment with trees and hedges. There are brown leaves on the ground.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight: Sunday's Big Picture

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Hampshire & Isle of Wight.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

A beach scene with the sun low in the sky and the light quickly fading. There is a little blue sky but lots of cloud across the sky. The beach is empty.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight: Saturday's Big Picture

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Hampshire & Isle of Wight.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Blue and white motorway sign on left with motorway and traffic on the right

Injured driver's family appeals for crash witnesses

A man suffered serious injuries in a crash that closed the M3 for more than eight hours.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

A large tree stands tall and takes up the whole of this image. The photographer is stood underneath it and has taken the picture looking up at it. The leaves are a brown/orange colour in a typical autumnal scene.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight: Friday's Big Picture

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Hampshire & Isle of Wight.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Fields either side of a roundabout with six rectangular buildings in a line and a road behind

Warehouse plans on farmland given go-ahead

The eight warehouses will be built in six blocks at Oakdown Farm beside the M3.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Three lanes of carriageway with trees and hedging to the left and blue motorway sign

Motorway reopens after overnight roadworks overrun

Resurfacing work on the carriageway from junctions 7 - 6 had been due to finish by 06:00 GMT.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

A Turbo 165 train at a station

Trains return after morning cancellations

The route between Berkshire and Hampshire was impacted by train repairs.

A 150mm Japanese field gun sits in a park surrounded by trees. In the foreground bright red tree leaves hang in the top right corner.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight: Sunday's Big Picture

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Hampshire & Isle of Wight.