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A police officer who assaulted his girlfriend was caught after Amazon Alexa recorded him cancelling her 999 call. Chloe Shannon, 28, and PC Tyler Atkins, 25, dated for nine months, and after they split up, he came to her home and assaulted her.During the attack, the twisted officer took her phone and repeatedly slammed her arm into the door.Unable to call for help herself, Chloe asked her Amazon Alexa device to contact emergency services.

PC who assaulted ex caught as Alexa recorded him cancelling 999 call

A new specialist police force has been created to target Portsmouth's most wanted criminals.

Most wanted targeted as new specialist police team set up

The Northern Navies Initiative was signed aboard HMS Prince of Wales, allowing for closer ties between the UK and Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) nations.

Critical treaty signed aboard HMS Prince of Wales

Home transformed into touching Remembrance Day tribute with thoughtful light show in Cosham, Portsmouth on Monday 9th November 2026. Pictured: Kelly and Myles Semmens outside their home. Picture: Habibur Rahman

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Engineers on the shop floor at one of Airbus Space and Defence's clean rooms in Portsmouth.

Portsmouth councillors back Airbus for £6bn satellite contract

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Highbury Primary School, Cosham, Portsmouth is celebrating new nursery expansion on Wednesday 15th October 2026

Pictured: Marking the opening of the new building, Jennese Alozie - CEO of University of Chichester Academy Trust, MP Amanda Martin, Nursery manager, Rebecca Frost and Head Teacher Jo Waton with guests

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Sport

Ryan Kavuma-McQueen is currently on loan at Pompey from Chelsea.

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Paedophile jailed after repeatedly sexually abusing teenage girl

Karl Foster, 48, of Horsham Road, Littlehampton, has been jailed at Portsmouth Crown Court after a torrent of domestic abuse against his victim.

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Mounted police have been deployed to Portsmouth as part of a joint operation.

Mounted police deployed on night-time patrols in city - arrest made

Gosport has won a prestigious award, with thousands of pounds being handed to community projects.

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Britain has been told to act faster if it wants to be ready for war in 1,000 days. Pictured: Royal Navy ships tracking Russian vessels.

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New drones, sensors and un-crewed capabilities will be used to protect undersea cables from Russian interference.

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‘Banter and Brew’ at Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre, St Mary's, Portsmouth welcomed members of the Armed Forces community ahead of Remembrance Day.

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Baxters Cullen Skink fish soup has been recalled due to a manufacturing fault where the can could burst. Pictured: Generic canned soup at a shop in New York City, USA, in 2025.

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