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A topless image of Harding at a bar smoking a Shisha pipe

Drugs kingpins jailed for plotting rival's murder

James Harding, from Alton and Jayes Kharouti, from Surrey, appear at the Old Bailey.

James Harding smoking a cigaratte and looking at his phone with his top off

Crime boss guilty of murder plot and importing cocaine

James Harding lived a life of luxury in Dubai before being extradited back to the UK in 2022.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

A close-up of the statue, which is a bronze bust of Jane Austen attached to a pile of books. The Regency-style garden can be seen behind it.

Town gives Jane Austen sculpture 'pride of place'

The bronze artwork was unveiled during a ceremony in Alton's Regency Garden.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Rows of lavender extending into the distance with trees and rolling hills in the background

Changing climate affecting lavender crops

A Hampshire lavender grower says a wet winter and warm spring have impacted crops.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Stan and Roma Rickman are side-by-side and smiling at the camera. Mr Rickman, who is bald with light grey hair, wears a half-unzipped blue sports coat and a checked shirt. His wife has short, white hair and wears a green fleece over a black buttoned top.

Man arrested over deaths of elderly couple in fire

The man aged 32 was arrested on suspicion of murder and arson following the deaths.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Penny Mordaunt carrying a sword in front of King Charles during his coronation

Penny Mordaunt made dame in King's Birthday Honours

The former MP for Portsmouth North says she is "very grateful" to receive the honour.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

A man wearing a blue, pink and white shirt. He is sitting in a garden with his hands in his lap.

'We fear we will die before infected blood justice'

Farnham-based Steve Nicholls says he fears he will die before seeing justice or compensation.

Gary Webster gives a TV interview outside the High Court in London. He has parted grey hair with sunglasses over his head and wears a jacket, shirt and tie with a dark coat.

Infected blood compensation fears as inquiry reopens

Campaigners criticise the pace of payments as the Infected Blood Inquiry prepares for new hearings.

A woman wearing a khaki jumpsuit opens a green bin with an orange lid. She is holding a plastic tray filled with some other plastic rubbish over the open bin. The background is out of focus, but she is on a residential street.

Waste plant plan to boost home recycling wins £50m

A council will borrow money to build a site to recycle more waste in Hampshire.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight