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Woman charged with murder after Christmas Day death of pensioner

Police were called to reports of an assault on Christmas morning at a flat in Devizes, Wiltshire

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2025

Winter solstice marked by magical Stonehenge sunrise celebrations

Thousands of people gathered to mark the winter solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire early on Sunday morning (21 December).

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2025

Police use lasso to help recapture runaway billy goat in Wiltshire

Escaped animal was seen chasing a woman around Upper Seagry and trying to munch on a festive wreath

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2025

Novichok public inquiry to reveal findings in Dawn Sturgess poisoning case

Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after being exposed to the chemical weapon which was left in a discarded perfume bottle in Amesbury, Wiltshire, in July 2018

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025

The Devil’s Den review – folk horror opera with morris dancing and a sinister rabbit is an eccentric delight

Isabella Gellis’s first full-length stage work has the feel of a modern mystery play as it unpacks the legends surrounding an ancient Wiltshire monument

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025

James May says his Wiltshire pub is finally profitable but there’s no Clarkson beer on tap

The former Top Gear host joked that his countryside pub can finally ‘wipe its own face’

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025

Ex-army sergeant major who sexually assaulted teenage soldier months before her death is jailed

Jaysley Beck’s family say Michael Webber’s attack and the way higher-ups handled her complaint ‘broke something inside her that she couldn’t repair’

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

Womad festival returns and moves to new Wiltshire site

Festival championing global music was founded by Peter Gabriel, who said it ‘seems all the more precious’ in a time when ‘hatred, racism and division’ are being stoked

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025

Hundreds of women allege sexual abuse at UK army medicals over five decades

Wiltshire police leading investigation into allegations about enlistment examinations between the 1970s and 2016

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025

Police probe claims of sexual abuse during Army enlistment medicals

The alleged abuse took place at several Army locations in the UK between the 1970s and 2016, Wiltshire Police said

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025