Man Jailed After Failing to Rob Businesses Using Pink Plastic Toy Gun A man was sentenced to over six years in prison after attempting to rob two businesses using a pink plastic toy gun. Latin Times · Feb 21, 2025
Man who scammed in-laws out of £1.8m with ‘football business deal’ jailed Edward Blackmore, 45, dishonestly claimed his company had agreed a multi-million-pound contract with Paris Saint-Germain. Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2025
Police investigated report soldier was harassed by supervisor before her death Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck was found dead at Larkhill Camp, Wiltshire, in December 2021. The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025
Alternative healer jailed for 10 years over woman’s death at slapping workshop Hongchi Xiao, from California, was convicted of the manslaughter by gross negligence of Danielle Carr-Gomm in Wiltshire. Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024
Novichok poisonings were result of ‘abject Government failure to protect public’ The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry heard closing submissions from counsel on Monday. Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024
Two charged over Stonehenge Just Stop Oil protest Wiltshire Police said Rajan Naidu and Niamh Lynch will appear at Salisbury Magistrates’ Court on December 13. Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024
Two charged after orange paint powder thrown over Stonehenge in Just Stop Oil protest Rajan Naidu, 73, and Niamh Lynch, 22, accused of destroying or damaging an ancient protected monument Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024
Decision to search Skripals’ home after poisoning 'still haunts me' - detective Detective Inspector Ben Mant’s colleague Nick Bailey was poisoned with Novichok after it was smeared on the door handle of the property in Salisbury Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2024
Decision to search Skripals’ home ‘still haunts me’, detective tells inquiry Detective Inspector Ben Mant’s colleague Nick Bailey was poisoned with Novichok after it was smeared on the door handle of the property in Salisbury. The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024
Counter-terror police ‘left Salisbury officers feeling they were overreacting’ An email from Inspector Gill Hughes in April 2021 said special branch had been ‘very dismissive’. Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2024
Salisbury poisoning: Counter-terror police ‘left officers feeling they were overreacting’ The inquiry was told officers had searched on Google for information on the Skripals The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2024
Police officer apologises for describing Novichok victim as well-known addict Dawn Sturgess died on July 8 2018 after she was exposed to the nerve agent, which was left in a discarded perfume bottle in Amesbury, Wiltshire Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2024
Third person arrested after orange paint powder sprayed at Stonehenge Wiltshire Police said the man had now been released on bail. Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2024
Final warning for two officers who failed to stop serial rapist David Carrick Inspector David Tippetts and PC Emma Fisher ‘missed opportunities’, the police watchdog said Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2024
Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2024 Boy, 8, dies after being hit by car in Wiltshire Wiltshire Police said the incident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian happened in Dilton Marsh.
The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2024 Teenager, 14, found safe as man in his 20s arrested on suspicion of child abduction The teenager was last seen getting into a dark car near a pub before she went missing on Friday night
The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2023 Desperate search for vulnerable girl last seen getting into dark car near pub Leah Mullins, 14, was last seen two days ago wearing white Bambi t-shirt
Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2023 Man arrested after images show vehicle going 180mph on M4 The man in his 30s, from Eastleaze, Swindon, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, Wiltshire Police said
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023 Wiltshire Police reviewing domestic violence disclosures under Clare’s Law The force is assessing 3,500 applications made between April 2015 and August 2023.
Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023 Two dead after crash involving four cars and a lorry on M4 Four cars and an HGV were involved in the collision on the eastbound carriageway, Wiltshire Police said
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023 Two dead after five vehicle M4 crash Four cars and an HGV were involved in the collision on the eastbound carriageway, Wiltshire Police said.
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 Police investigating as female soldier, 19, takes own life after ‘sexual harassment by her boss’ Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck is believed to have taken her own life
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 Police probe as teenage soldier dies after sexual harassment by her boss Wiltshire Police said officers are ‘aware of reports of sexual offences’ and confirmed they are ‘already actively investigating’.
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023 Women’s rugby team praised for ‘saving lives’ after car crash by training pitch Wiltshire Police described the actions of Trowbridge Rugby Club Women as ‘humbling’.
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023 Urgent warning to pet owners after four cats fatally poisoned on same street Wiltshire Police warns cat owners in the area to keep a close eye on their pets