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News image — The outline of an 18th Century garden has become visible on a lawn at Blenheim Palace

Pete Seaward The outline of a former garden can be seen on a lawn in front of the immense Blenheim Palace structure. — The outline of an 18th Century garden has become visible on a lawn at Blenheim Palace

Stories about an all-female chess team, palace parch marks and a 100% British chocolate bar have been among the most popular in the South 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.

Tropical spider found in UK shipping container

Chris Newman A huntsman spider. A large brown spider with eight legs trapped under a container. — Newman said huntsman spiders are "completely harmless"

A tropical spider has been found on the loose after arriving in the UK from Barbados.

The huntsman spider was discovered in Christchurch, Dorset, inside a shipping container delivering engineering parts.

Chris Newman, director of the National Centre of Reptile Welfare said they appealed to people on social media to rescue the arachnid and it now has a new home.

He said: "She'll live out her days quite happily now being cared for by somebody."

First 100% British chocolate bar good enough to eat since 1932

University of Reading A woman holding two bars of chocolate while smiling into the camera. She is wearing a white gown with purple gloves and a blue hair net. — Maha Khan, a food security master's student, created the chocolate bar

A chocolate bar which is good enough to eat has been made using entirely British ingredients for the first time in nearly a century.

It uses cocoa, not from Brazil or Bali but Berkshire.

Created at the University of Reading, it was named the Reading 100 Chocolate Bar to mark the university's 100th anniversary.

Food security master's student Maha Khan created the chocolate bar by harvesting, fermenting and processing the Reading-grown cocoa.

Hot weather reveals hidden history across the South

National Trust Outlines can be seen on an oval shaped lawn in front of a large stately home. — The outlines of some lost buildings at Greys Court, near Henley-on-Thames, have also been uncovered

As the south of England continues to enjoy an unusually warm and dry summer, parch marks on lawns across the region have revealed the hidden histories of their locations.

Among the sites which have seen the outlines of historic installations exposed by the hot weather are Portchester Castle and Blenheim Palace.

At Blenheim, the footprint of an 18th Century garden, which had once stretched across the width of the entire palace, has revealed itself on a lawn.

Andy Mills, the Unesco World Heritage Site's head gardener, told the BBC it was "absolutely magical" to see the outlines of the historic parterre 260 years after it was demolished.

National Motor Museum gears up for move

Drone view of a square buiding with a cross design on the toof, with a green monorail emerging from one side and a vintage red bus parked outside on the other side — The collection is housed in a purpose-built museum building on the Beaulieu estate

The National Motor Museum has announced it is to be relocated after more than half a century.

The attraction was opened in 1972 by Edward, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, in purpose-built premises on his New Forest estate. It currently holds a world-renowned collection of more than 250 vehicles.

In a statement, the National Motor Museum Trust said it was nearing the end of its lease and was beginning the process of finding a "transformational new home".

The current Lord Montagu said Beaulieu would "continue to develop as a leading south coast attraction". A statement from Beaulieu also said a "significant number" of vehicles would be retained at the attraction.

Female chess team 'must include a male player'

She Plays To Win Eight teenage girls of various heights and ethnicities standing in a line — The She Plays to Win Lionesses have won promotion to the top division of the Four Nations Chess League

An all-female chess team faces having to replace one of its players with a male team member, under current league rules.

The She Plays to Win Lionesses A team were crowned champions of the second division of the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL), earning promotion to the top flight.

They will be the first all-female team to compete in the top division of the UK's national chess league but a rule introduced to boost female participation requires teams to field at least one player of each sex.

The 4NCL said there was "no significant appetite" to change the rule.