Five stories from the South you may have missed

Stories about school pupils being taught about financial matters and the return of 1,600 military personnel were among this week’s popular reads.

We have picked five from the past seven days across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorset, Berkshire and Oxfordshire to keep you up to date.

All primary and secondary school pupils in the south of England are set to be taught about financial matters under changes to the national curriculum.

Children will have lessons in budgets, money management, mortgages and compound interest.

The new curriculum is expected to be ready in 2028.

Some teachers have warned that the changes will require training and support for staff before being implemented.

But one headteacher told BBC Politics South “if we don’t teach them those things, we’re doing them an absolute disservice”.

It was an emotional homecoming for hundreds of loved ones as the warship HMS Prince of Wales returned to Portsmouth.

The £3bn aircraft carrier has been used to showcase the UK’s ability to run complex military operations worldwide.

The ship has travelled 40,000 nautical miles since deploying in April, but now 1,600 personnel have returned to cheering crowds at the naval base.

The collapse of a house’s exterior wall has sent bricks and debris toppling on to two cars and resulted in residents being forced to leave.

Firefighters were called to the home on Melville Street in Sandown, Isle of Wight, on Monday morning.

Crews reported an entire section of the wall, running from the top to the bottom, had collapsed on to the driveway

The building was cordoned off to allow the collapse to be investigated.

The former president-elect of the Oxford Union has said he “received threats of violence” after making comments appearing to celebrate Charlie Kirk’s death.

George Abaraonye lost a no-confidence vote following criticism for the comments he made on social media after the shooting of the US conservative activist.

Mr Abaraonye, who became president-elect of the historic debating society after a vote earlier this year, has told LBC he accepted “fair criticism”.

However, he said it had been a “very difficult time” as he, his family and his friends had “received threats of violence”.

Changes to a shopping centre in central Reading are due to be decided by councillors.

The plans for the Oracle include more than 400 apartments, with the Vue cinema and former Debenhams department store replaced with new towers.

The project has been recommended for approval ahead of a meeting of Reading Borough Council’s planning applications committee.

The centre, which opened in 1999, was fully taken over by Hammerson last month and has major stores, including Zara and Apple, expected to “upsize” their units early next year.