Dementia in football: Ex-England player Sue Lopez blames heading

A pioneer of women's football has revealed she has dementia and believes her condition is the result of years of heading the ball.

Sue Lopez, 74, was the first British woman to play semi-professionally abroad and represented England 22 times during a career spanning three decades.

She said she wants young footballers to stop heading the ball amid research suggesting women suffer concussion more easily.

The FA said there was not enough evidence to change the game's rules.

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27 January 2020

A drone shot of dozens of cavalry horses in a line formation walking along the sand with the sea in the distance on Hayling Island beach

Cavalry horses hit the beach after parade season

Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment trains on Hayling Island beach away from their Hyde Park Barracks.

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Henry Nowak: How misinformation sent two people into hiding

A former police officer wrongly identified as being at the scene of Henry Nowak's arrest and death said she is scared for her safety.

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A screenshot of the bodycam footage that was released by the police that shows Henry Nowak being handcuffed.

Nowak murder: Key moments of police bodycam footage

BBC Verify has analysed bodycam footage that was released by the police of Henry Nowak after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa.

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Police bodycam shows officers handcuffing Henry Nowak as he lay dying

Henry Nowak was handcuffed after his killer Vickrum Digwa lied and claimed he was racially abused by the teen.

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Two beavers swimming in water with their heads above the surface and their paws resting on each other.

Beavers spotted in nature reserve for first time

The pair are filmed swimming in the water at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, near Ringwood.

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Inventor reveals one-ball successor to viral bike

James Bruton builds all of his inventions in a secret location in Hampshire and posts videos on YouTube.

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A view down an underground tunnel that is lit with bright white artificial light. There is a ladder track on the floor and various pipes and wires along the concrete walls.

Watch: The £100m tunnel to stop rivers running dry

A first look inside Southern Water's £100m Southampton Link Main scheme 14m under Hampshire.

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The image is taken from the air by a drone. It shows a large construction site, where a new reservoir is being built. There is a crane in the background, and another crane in the foreground, which is in the process of lifting a large brown steel panel, which is a new wall at the reservoir. To the right there is a concrete tunnel and a trench where the wall will be lowered into place.

Watch: 20-tonne reservoir wall installed in three-day project

The steel structure was lowered into place at the new reservoir in a 72-hour continuous operation.

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Man with a beard covers his face with is hand that has a medical tube attached.

Footballer feared he would lose leg after injury

Ollie Harfield has now had his contract extended and is hoping to make a return this year.

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Robin Smith of Hampshire raising his cricket bat in the air and holding his helmet

Former teammate pays tribute to 'Judge' Robin Smith

Kevan James recalls first meeting his former Hampshire teammate Smith, who has died aged 62.

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Women with blonde, wavy hair standing in front of a whiteboard with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities written on it.

As Send system faces 'collapse' - what does it mean?

Emily Hudson from Politics South explains some of the key terms in the Send debate.

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A ghostly figurine dressed in all black holding a lantern.

Is this the spookiest house in Yateley?

Lauren Marshall was inspired by the scary movies she watched as a child.

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Nick Knowles wears his purple top and white hard hat with 'Nick' on it.

DIY SOS is in Southampton

On Wednesday 150 tradespeople recruited by DIY SOS started work on their house.

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A brown and ginger cat sits on the back of a brown sofa.

Cat's catapult-attack eye loss 'really shocking'

The cat's owner says she was left devastated after her pet had to have an eye removed.

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Milan Mandaric and Harry Redknapp sat in the stalls laughing with each other.

Harry Redknapp Mandarić tribute

"I really loved him, he was a special man and he absolutely loved Portsmouth Football Club and them times with them fans was so special."

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A CCTV image of people who are blurred in a shop.

Teen girls with no fear of police torment street

"I've never had this kind of experience in my life before. We're feeling so helpless."

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On the left a woman looks out her window through the blinds, on the right a man climbs scaffolding in a hoodie

'I've got to get out of here': Antisocial acts leave locals living in fear

People living in Portsmouth have told the BBC's Dan Johnson they feel unsafe in their own homes.

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Man dressed as Spider-Man stood between film crew on the pavement.

Spider-Man filming spotted in Basingstoke

The film set includes a tank and NYPD concrete blocks for the 2026 blockbuster

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BBC South Today awarded green accreditation

The evening broadcast is the first BBC regional news programme to receive an Albert certification.

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A white swam pops its head through the ticket office window.

Where are they off to? Swanage?

Pete in the ticketing team had an unusual customer today.

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