Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

An Oxfordshire village declaring independence in a symbolic referendum and the impact of shoplifting on high streets were among the most-read stories in the south of England this week.

In case you missed them, we have picked five articles from the past seven days across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorset, Berkshire and Oxfordshire to keep you up to date.

Specialist electronic tracking equipment has helped locate what is believed to be the first yellow-legged Asian hornet nest found on the Isle of Wight.

The nest was located by the National Bee Unit (NBU) last week after an initial picture of a hornet was submitted on the Asian Hornet Watch app by a member of the public.

Asian hornets feed on insects and are a threat to native bees, because they like to feed bee grubs and dismembered adult bee thoraxes to their young, beekeepers say.

Miniature trackers were fitted to hornets in an attempt to trace their nest. The Isle of Wight Asian Hornet Team, which assisted the tracking operation, said islanders should "remain vigilant" for signs of the insects and their nests.

A BBC investigation has exposed the impact of shoplifting on high street traders and what they are doing to fight back.

As Erdogan Yigitoglu scrolls through his videos, he pointed out some of the most shocking examples of shoplifting he has captured on his CCTV, some of which he has posted online.

For six years, the Bournemouth convenience shop owner has seen social media as his most effective weapon in his battle against shoplifters, an issue he says loses him thousands of pounds every year.

Yigitoglu has run his shop for 19 years, and he credits publicly shaming and banning shoplifters for a reduction in crime over the past few years.

David Laurillard has spent 90 weeks travelling by 90 different modes of transport.

The 90-year-old, who lives in Andover, Hampshire, started the challenge aged 89 after contemplating his landmark birthday.

"I was lying in bed and thinking back on life. I've done a lot of travelling, I've been very lucky. I knew I had a holiday booked when I'd be flying, and also a holiday when I'd be going on a boat," he explained.

For the 90th ride, he needed something special and went for the zipwire on Bournemouth Pier.

Residents of an Oxfordshire village voted to become independent from the UK in a symbolic referendum held in protest at plans to house more than 1,000 migrants at a former military base.

Villagers in Piddington, near Bicester, voted on Tuesday over Home Office proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers at nearby MoD Bicester.

The referendum was organised by the parish council and out of 312 votes cast, 285 voted to leave, 26 voted no, and one ballot paper was spoiled.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham later said he understood the village's "strength of feeling" but there needed to be fairness across the country.

A house decorated in pink both inside and out and nicknamed "The Pink Palace" by its owner has been put up for sale.

The four-to-five-bed property in Brookside, Sandhurst, which was originally built as a three-bedroom detached bungalow, has been put on the market for £725,000.

Owner Sarah, 46, who lives with her husband and stepson, said she had "loved pink for probably as long as I can remember" and it had "become like a personal brand".

The event consultant has lived in the house for eight years and said the property listing - which describes the house as "immaculately presented throughout" - had had 19,000 views.