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Robotic dog in Dorset care home helps elderly residents

A robotic dog has moved into a care home to help its residents.

'Biscuit' responds to touch and speech and has quickly become a favourite at Templeman House, Bournemouth.

Research suggests robotic animals can help to reduce stress and anxiety in people with dementia.

21 March 2018

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Atmospheric river dumps snow and record rain on California

Science & Environment

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Watch the moment a skate attacks a fisherman's boat off Shetland

NE, Orkney & Shetland

Smoke billows from house fire.

Video shows flames and thick smoke at house fire

A view from an EasyJet plane window as it flies above and to the side of an erupting volcano

Plane passengers film Iceland volcano lava from above

BBC News

East of England weather forecast

Composite image of Sir Keir Starmer and BBC Radio WM presenter Kath Stanczyszyn, who is pictured wearing headphones and speaking into a purple microphone

Will there be a Birmingham pub bombings inquiry?

Birmingham & Black Country

A huge Christmas tree on a flatbed lorry in font of the US Capitol building

US Capitol Christmas tree arrives in DC

Blurred still image from video clips shows people being taken out of a car

Migrants asked to rate trip in smuggler review videos

John Darvall sat on the left of a composite image, in a purple studio with a microphone in front of him. On the right is Keir Starmer with grey hair and brown glasses.

PM challenged on West's councils facing bankruptcy

BBC Newsline

BBC Newsline signed summary

BBC Scotland weather presenter Christopher Blanchett in front of a weather map of Scotland showing snow warnings.

Watch the Storm Bert weather forecast for Scotland

Mural of The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke unveiled

Parts of West Burton A power station being demolished

Power station demolition captured by drone

Man clinging to a cliff being rescued

Moment person clinging to cliff is rescued by helicopter

A woman in a hospital gown grins on the left and a monitor lit up with lungs is on the right of a split screen.

Woman gets first double lung transplant done by robot

Ryan Borgwardt

US kayaker who faked own death thought to have fled to Europe

Ruth Dodsworth in the BBC studios in Cardiff. She is sitting on an orange sofa. She has cropped blonde hair and is wearing a fitted mauve top,

Stalking was part of my daily life, says presenter

A Christmas tree with lots of blue and green lights. A building nearby has yellow lights and a red bow so it looks like a present. You can see people stood in front of the building.

Manx capital sparkles at Christmas lights switch-on

A woman has her make up done in a Swansea salon for Beaujolais Day

'Beaujolais day is Swansea's Christmas'

A woman polished a large Gromit statue at the launch of the Gromit Unleashed 3 trail in Bristol. The statue has a multicoloured sparkly pattern. The woman is wearing a red and white shirt and a black dress over the top and she has red hair cut in a bob style

Aardman unveils new Wallace and Gromit trail

Chris McCausland, wearing a brightly coloured orange shirt and black waistcoat, slides on the dancefloor on his knees with his arms in the air and his mouth open.

Chris McCausland proves 'nothing's impossible'

A charity praises Strictly Come Dancing's first blind contestant as a "great advocate".

Six beachgoers watch as part of a cliff collapses onto beach huts

Woman and dog escape as landslip hits beach huts

A woman was forced to run to safety as the Dorset cliff collapsed on Saturday.

Dolphin tangled in buoy ropes off Portland beach

Dolphin tangled in ropes freed by kayakers

The kayakers spotted the creature after hearing it exhaling loudly off Portland Castle beach.

Gavin, Matt and Martin Steeden in lifeboat gear

RNLI brothers continue family's lifesaving legacy

Gavin and Matt Steeden are the third generation of their family to volunteer at Swanage in Dorset.

Rugby players on a bus

Watch: Rugby team band surprise Luxembourg bus

The Sherborne First rugby team played impromptu gigs on buses and in bars in Luxembourg.

Brand New Heavies to play tribute gig for fan's mum

A man from Ferndown has persuaded the band to play in Bournemouth to raise money for charity.

Edith

Girls' football team defeat boys to win league

The under-12s side say their opponents initially underestimated their playing ability.

Heath fire seen through trees

Video shows firefighters battle heath fire

Flames could be seen through the trees on heathland near Corfe Hills School in Poole.

Osprey 022

Webcam shows male osprey after return

Osprey 022 arrived back in Poole Harbour, Dorset, exactly 365 days after arriving back last year.

Corfe Castle Holi event

Holi festival of colours first for National Trust

The event at Corfe Castle was the first time a National Trust property has hosted a Hindu festival.

The Move It dance convention

'Iconic' event helps dancers decide their future

The Move It dance convention allows future stars to showcase their dance skills to colleges and universities.

Wytch farm oil leak drone pictures

Wytch Farm oil leak anniversary drone video

Drone footage shows the shoreline of Poole Bay one year after an oil spill.

Lulworth rockfall

Rockfall caught on camera at popular beach

It is the latest in a series of landslips at Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.

Ruby Else-White and her coaches.

How a teen boxing champion makes competition weight

Ruby Else-White, 17, is a two-time European world champion and five-time national champion.

Landslide

Watch Jurassic Coast 'disaster movie' landslide

No-one was injured but beachgoers described cracks appearing in the cliff before the rocks fell.

Tree on a zip wire

Watch: Felled trees cleared to beach on zip wire

A 393ft (120m) zip wire is used to clear felled trees from a cliff face on the Dorset coast.

Tobias Ellwood in an office

'Our democracy is not in a good place'

Tory MP Tobias Ellwood has said politics becoming "ever more angry" after protest at family home.

Susie the cat on a conveyor belt in a shop

Curious cat achieves celebrity status in Dorset town

Susie is a celebrity in her home town after being adopted by more than 30 shops in Dorchester.

Landslip on the beach at West Bay

Watch: Warnings as three rockfalls block beach

Drone video shows the impact of three large landslips on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.

Lulworth Cove

Watch: Landslide along Jurassic Coast after rainfall

The landslide happened after days of heavy rainfall across the south of England.