"Unknown road," warned the stranger's satnav. Diverted from the familiar A303 by a sudden closure on a dark evening, I joined another baffled motorist at a tiny junction with an unhelpful signpost indicating an unexpected place name such as Longbridge Deverill, or perhaps it was Marston Magna. It was a shock to be faced so abruptly with the A303's hinterland, hitherto unknown to me and, I suspect, many of the drivers of the vehicles – sometimes more than 30,000 – pounding over what Tom Fort calls "the highway to the sun".

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A couple had a surprise when they found a tree frog nestling in some asparagus tips they bought in a supermarket.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a crane driver's body was found in his burnt out car.

The coastguard warned tourists to take care on potentially treacherous cliff paths today after a holidaymaker plunged to his death.

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Parts of England and Wales were braced for more heavy rain and potential flooding after a weekend of storms left one person dead.

A man and a dog died today when the car they were travelling in became completely submerged in "5ft of fast-flowing water" as it drove across a ford.

Nigel Adkins, the Southampton manager, has told the club's fans they will have a huge part to play against Coventry today when a victory will guarantee the Saints Premier League football next season.

The first live test of Hawk-Eye's goal-line technology will take place at Southampton's St Mary's Stadium next month, FIFA have announced.

A 14-year-old sea cadet fell to his death from the rigging of a training ship after he unclipped his harness to go to the assistance of another cadet, an inquest was told yesterday.

A man charged with the murder of a father-of-one has been remanded in custody.

A man who was stabbed to death in a fight after a late-night party was named by police today as Simon Warton.

A man found dead in a burning car is believed to have been murdered, police said today.