The information on Portsmouth News is published in good faith from official and third-party sources, for general information only.
Court listings and results
Daily court lists are published by HM Courts and Tribunals Service the evening before and change frequently: cases are added, moved and adjourned during the day. The status board shows what the court’s own board showed when the page was last updated, and it may lag events in the courtroom. A listing is not a finding of guilt. “Hearing finished” means the hearing ended and does not state its outcome. Sentencing results are published as issued by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary; the court’s record is the definitive account. Nothing on this site is legal advice.
Crime updates
Our crime summaries are written from the police’s published releases and say only what those releases say. Where a release names a person, we reproduce the name as published; where it does not, we do not add one. Arrests and charges are not findings of guilt.
Weather, tides and flood alerts
Forecasts are computer model output from Open-Meteo and may differ from the Met Office. Tide predictions are for general planning and are not for navigation. In severe weather or a flood warning, follow the Met Office and the Environment Agency directly.
Travel
Road, rail, ferry and bus information is shown as received from the operators and can be superseded within minutes. Check with the operator before travelling.
Sport
Fixtures, kick-off times, results and tables come from football-data.org and can trail the official record by a short time. Kick-off times marked TBC have not been confirmed by the club.
External sources
We are not responsible for the content of the third-party services we draw on, and naming a source is not an endorsement of it.