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Stonehenge paint-sprayers named as Oxford student, 21, and Quaker, 73
More details have been released on two protesters from Just Stop Oil who attacked ancient monument Stonehenge with orange paint this week, who have been released by Wiltshire Police on bail
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Lorry plunges off bridge and into canal in dramatic early morning crash
Emergency services were called to the A346 near Burbage, Wiltshire, on Sunday. A lorry had careered off a bridge before plunging into a canal. The driver was not hurt
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Police officers keep their jobs after not investigating Met rapist David Carrick
Two officers from Wiltshire Police have been given warnings after it was found they failed to investigate an allegation PC David Carrick had abused a woman, five years before his arrest
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Police issue urgent warning over 'stronger drugs' after four deaths in a month
Police fear some users may not be aware they're consuming the drug, as it is often combined with other street drugs like heroin and can cause fatal medical episodes
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Drug mules in 'UK’s gang capital' leave locals ‘too terrified to speak’
People in Swindon, Wiltshire, say they are too scared to speak because of the gang wars being fought outside their home as county lines gangs take advantage of local kids
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Police 'left family searching for missing dad - when he was dead in custody
Piotr Rak fell seriously ill and died while in police custody - but his family, who were looking for him, were left in the dark as officers told them to check local hospitals
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Landlord told female tenants he would reduce their rent in return for sex acts
Landlord Frederick Allard, 73, offered female tenants a reduced rent for a room at his property in Wiltshire in return for 'performing sex acts', a court heard
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Pervert hoax caller targets female NHS staff at hospitals across the UK
The NHS has revealed a list of hospitals where the caller has made revolting comments to women over the past five years
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Man dies after 'serious assault' at home as suspect held on suspicion of murder
A man in his 50s has died following a "serious assault" at a home in Rodbourne, Swindon, in the early hours of this morning with a man arrested on suspicion of murder
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Grandad, 70, graduates from uni despite losing most of his sight
Paul Deal completed a Masters degree in history at the University of Bristol - after leaving school with just four O-levels.
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Police seize XL Bully after owner 'didn't follow new laws for dog'
An XL Bully has been removed from its owner in Calne, Wiltshire, after they were found to not be following new rules for people who own the animals now enforced
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Father pleads guilty to manslaughter of baby while mother accepts child cruelty
Samuel Warnock, 29, formerly of Devizes, Wiltshire, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his three-month-old daughter Miyah Warnock in 2021 as he was due to stand trial for murder
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Boy, 15, arrested after threatening email sees school shut and pupils sent home
Wiltshire Police confirmed a 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of communicating false information, with staff at Wyvern St Edmund's School in Laverstock opting to send children home
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Teen boy killed in police M4 motorway chase after car smashes into barrier
A teenage boy has died following a police chase on the M4 motorway in Swindon with the Vauxhall Astra that was being pursued leaving at Junction 15 and crashing into a barrier
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Man arrested for child abduction as missing Leah Mullins found
Leah Mullins, 14, was last spotted getting into a darkly-coloured estate car close to a pub on Sherston high street in the Cotswolds, before being found in a residence in a different country last night
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Cyclist stopped by police after sat nav takes him wrong way up busy motorway
Police were dismayed at the sight of a man using pedal power on the busy 70mph road. He was given "words of advice" after blaming his sat nav for leading him astray
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Couple dive for cover as they're shot at in town centre - police seize weapon
A man and woman in their 20s were shot at with an air weapon as they walked in Tidworth, Wiltshire, on Tuesday
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Heroic women's rugby team 'saved lives' after crash outside training pitch
Trowbridge Rugby Club Women crawled through bushes of stinging nettles and over barbed wire fence after a car crashed near their training ground, with Wiltshire Police saying they "saved lives"
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Urgent search for missing brother, 12, and sister, 14, last seen going to cinema
An urgent police search is underway to locate missing siblings Amelia Tilley, 14, and her brother Jacob, 12, who were last seen going to a cinema on Friday evening
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Woman dies after being thrown from horse spooked by motorbike coming around bend
A woman in her 50s from Melksham has died after being thrown from her horse that was spooked by a motorcyclist who approached from around a blind bend. Police have said no arrests have been made
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TikTok star racially abused cop in Asda car park and told him to 'learn English'
TikTok influencer Priya Sahi was broadcasting to her 100,000 followers while sitting drunk in her car in an Asda car park when police arrested her, before she racially abused one officer
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Dad charged with murder of three-month-old baby daughter
Samuel Warnock, formerly from Devizes, Wiltshire, has been arrested, accused of killing his three-month-old daughter Miyah Warnock back in 2021
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Boy devastated after £1,000 Canada Goose jacket robbed while walking home
The 13-year-old boy was robbed of his £1,000 after a gang of youths forced him to hand it over. Police have started an investigation and are appealing to anyone with any information to come forward
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Woman mauled by American bulldog in attack outside Tesco as owner arrested
Police arrested the male owner of an American bulldog after the animal attacked and injured a woman outside a Tesco in Salisbury, Wiltshire, prompting an investigation