The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald | UK News https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/ The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald UK News en-gb Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:52:03 +0100 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:52:03 +0100 https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald | UK News https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/ Football fans to pay respects to officers killed in A66 crash https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26506171.football-fans-pay-respects-officers-killed-a66-crash/?ref=rss Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:01:06 +0100 aff4b19d906acfe82b560af68487dec2 Victims’ families call for all manslaughter to be excluded from early release https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26506148.victims-families-call-manslaughter-excluded-early-release/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:52:15 +0100 4bd68e4ab719604ba362710340b2facf Hundreds affected by cancelled orders of heating oil to get compensation https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26504143.hundreds-affected-cancelled-orders-heating-oil-get-compensation/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:12:14 +0100 1b948e3ea3aa855dfb96684c4868dd1c Scaffolding put back up at site of viral Ronnie O’Sullivan mural https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26506113.scaffolding-put-back-site-viral-ronnie-osullivan-mural/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:52:17 +0100 ba3590ecd425b1fabf60f4cb243fe0a8 Geese frontman humours damp crowd as they brave heavy rain at Reading Festival https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26506110.geese-frontman-humours-damp-crowd-brave-heavy-rain-reading-festival/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:42:14 +0100 c3bb5fbdd9cb115f46b129a72a9cd33d UK deploys rapid response team to Nepal to support Britons affected by floods https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26506089.uk-deploys-rapid-response-team-nepal-support-britons-affected-floods/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:02:17 +0100 3965e39509ecb55644c648e0df5ba517 Burnham Irish unity remarks were not a mistake, Sir Chris Bryant says https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26506044.burnham-irish-unity-remarks-not-mistake-sir-chris-bryant-says/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:02:13 +0100 48bef61fcf1c11287b2e608e1777f106 Sandie Peggie’s legal team claims tribunal applied ‘wrong legal analysis’ https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26504729.sandie-peggies-legal-team-claims-tribunal-applied-wrong-legal-analysis/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:22:14 +0100 cb4a1ca610bf5e3d30442b0e6792e65f AI and robotics ‘critical’ for faster growth in UK economy, says Bank boss https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26505969.ai-robotics-critical-faster-growth-uk-economy-says-bank-boss/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:02:15 +0100 4bca484048af8a85e675492057af8d59 Seven charged over Trump Turnberry damage face ‘terrorism connection’ accusation https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26505890.seven-charged-trump-turnberry-damage-face-terrorism-connection-accusation/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:32:20 +0100 5d52087a624bd0925c09a7c1d5084ee0 Holidaymakers ‘disenfranchise themselves’, says Reform MP over postal vote plans https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26504259.holidaymakers-disenfranchise-themselves-says-reform-mp-postal-vote-plans/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:22:16 +0100 0e290b1d8bd961847df5d5755de91727 Guilty pleas over arson attack on Jewish community ambulances https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26504910.guilty-pleas-arson-attack-jewish-community-ambulances/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:12:16 +0100 758d6b02a863876613da240f7dd373ce Russia not seeking direct confrontation with Nato – Western officials https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26505756.russia-not-seeking-direct-confrontation-nato---western-officials/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:02:18 +0100 ca7fddb4085a682e40bc3e6e62d601f7 John Swinney’s BBC journalist wife Elizabeth Quigley resigns on health grounds https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26503823.john-swinneys-bbc-journalist-wife-elizabeth-quigley-resigns-health-grounds/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:32:20 +0100 3e76c5829247687da096788b089510cf Streets in former pit village to be demolished https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26503166.streets-former-pit-village-demolished/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:32:18 +0100 65868f41b3beeacc323c67c05c7c437b Hundreds of migrants cross Channel after hiatus https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26504567.hundreds-migrants-cross-channel-hiatus/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:02:16 +0100 c4f9a935588cc8b9a2b4328d92593271 Torching cars at A66 crash vigil ‘completely unacceptable’, say police https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26504909.torching-cars-a66-crash-vigil-completely-unacceptable-say-police/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:52:21 +0100 a629d1d3f1e398b1ecf537024f063f01 Fact check: Benefits spending and elephant floods video https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26504842.fact-check-benefits-spending-elephant-floods-video/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:42:26 +0100 6fbb41bbe298c8f706ecad30bcd63c66 Cars torched at vigil after A66 crash as MP describes violence as ‘terrorism’ https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26503167.cars-torched-vigil-a66-crash-mp-describes-violence-terrorism/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:12:16 +0100 c24b86a74e2dfa5bfecb1eb5e69d949e Asda ‘still in foothills of recovery’ despite sales rebound, says boss https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26504620.asda-still-foothills-recovery-despite-sales-rebound-says-boss/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:02:14 +0100 870c1f00dea62a105858ac8613c6a48a Yellow warning as thunderstorms could cause travel disruption and flooding https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26503556.yellow-warning-thunderstorms-cause-travel-disruption-flooding/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:32:14 +0100 22015f9e85bbf76f60008803a051ca16 Noah Donohoe inquest jury set to resume deliberations next month https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26504142.noah-donohoe-inquest-jury-set-resume-deliberations-next-month/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:22:15 +0100 748b40f94eb4b5665bf3704028793015 Rescuers urged to remain on high alert after dam bursts banks again in Nepal https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26503168.rescuers-urged-remain-high-alert-dam-bursts-banks-nepal/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:12:16 +0100 1befbf1cdfb368ecc80cbb0011f333e3 Davina McCall ‘almost embarrassed’ by how much TV festival award means to her https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26502551.davina-mccall-almost-embarrassed-much-tv-festival-award-means/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:32:14 +0100 b0803fb573a4349e4b016bfa6425e9c2 Search on for missing Britons in Nepal amid fears of new floods https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26502718.search-missing-britons-nepal-amid-fears-new-floods/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:42:12 +0100 814cd3263a0479ec61d8085476cc2b0b Hundreds of extra police drafted in as Teesside residents ‘not feeling safe’ https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26502717.hundreds-extra-police-drafted-teesside-residents-not-feeling-safe/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:12:12 +0100 cc10d26ffd770bb1f7121babfbffe924 Hugh Bonneville among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26502755.hugh-bonneville-among-stars-backing-campaign-ai-voice-cloning/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:02:12 +0100 181375781f7a8533f311e86cee224655 Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in US https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26502609.trump-signs-order-renaming-lake-ontario-lake-america-us/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:41:07 +0100 45eb3f4a8524d9710294367f798210ed Nashville airport to honour Dolly Parton with proposed name change https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26506118.nashville-airport-honour-dolly-parton-proposed-name-change/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:12:15 +0100 dd70e5f4dff095c55d74dc330941ed59 Prime Minister Andy Burnham to abstain in assisted dying vote next month https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26505302.prime-minister-andy-burnham-abstain-assisted-dying-vote-next-month/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:42:16 +0100 5d97e5f41fea82ed324cf8188f675d2b Claudia Winkleman fronts Bayeux Tapestry trailer as new tickets announced https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26506045.claudia-winkleman-fronts-bayeux-tapestry-trailer-new-tickets-announced/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:02:20 +0100 47c91875f81300d3edb2092bec34701f Detectives not linking A66 crash which killed two policemen to fatal house fire https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26505579.detectives-not-linking-a66-crash-killed-two-policemen-fatal-house-fire/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:22:17 +0100 a6b3b8694e1c78f46991b1bf96db4907 Fianna Fáil minister ‘categorically’ disagrees with Burnham on unity poll https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26505304.fianna-fail-minister-categorically-disagrees-burnham-unity-poll/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:52:16 +0100 1f9f8b7aa271154b363744522165e87e Notting Hill Carnival boss praises safety record as police deploy 7,000 officers https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26504785.notting-hill-carnival-boss-praises-safety-record-police-deploy-7-000-officers/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:02:17 +0100 fc603ab9253f843c0efe4be55e006e63 Rescue efforts after Nepal flash floods at critical stage, Chinese officials say 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cfea250c61dd3f1238a8c2a80e7d7e90 Charles pays tribute to ‘much-loved’ friend King Harald of Norway https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26502957.charles-pays-tribute-much-loved-friend-king-harald-norway/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:22:16 +0100 4cee5322289162c806a1b95f2b918e36 Jamie Dornan was ‘terrified’ ahead of hosting Saturday Night Live UK https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26504089.jamie-dornan-terrified-ahead-hosting-saturday-night-live-uk/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:12:18 +0100 675f987383de2f6c431d8259bed19f48 UK house sales stagnant last month but market showing ‘resilience’ https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26503557.uk-house-sales-stagnant-last-month-market-showing-resilience/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:52:20 +0100 933f0b6d62ed822374dfbd48faf4ab39 In pictures: Moon turns blood red in lunar eclipse https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26503285.pictures-moon-turns-blood-red-lunar-eclipse/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:02:17 +0100 2e0f56653583d4a08c3274f8ac1b8f2f Profits more than double at submarine parts maker Goodwin https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26502862.profits-double-submarine-parts-maker-goodwin/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:22:13 +0100 c1c7648bab308217f24a3252289a9bfe Seven more arrested in organised crime crackdown after deadly A66 crash https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26506046.seven-arrested-organised-crime-crackdown-deadly-a66-crash/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:12:18 +0100 cf4074b7698afa00be1690e37c65f7c7 Trump must be pressed to hand over interceptor designs to Ukraine, Brown says https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26504672.trump-must-pressed-hand-interceptor-designs-ukraine-brown-says/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:02:21 +0100 dfa740c82639bc2aa11478e8471040dd King Harald V of Norway dies aged 89 https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26502829.king-harald-v-norway-dies-aged-89/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:22:17 +0100 1275b1db23bb7e1699f92272527e9fe9 Call for former council chief to be stripped of OBE honour following conviction https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26503558.call-former-council-chief-stripped-obe-honour-following-conviction/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:52:22 +0100 2408d17e33cdc4308263a87f5ffc6f83 Wet bank holiday forecast amid possible gales and thunder https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26502719.wet-bank-holiday-forecast-amid-possible-gales-thunder/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:11:12 +0100 e707a781e5abc9bbc3f007abad04693d Festival-goers descend on Portsmouth for first night of Victorious Festival https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26506047.festival-goers-descend-portsmouth-first-night-victorious-festival/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:02:24 +0100 79f5337f8ac17a48fd1e5811e1d02e14 Flood warnings and alerts issued as more heavy rain forecast https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/national/26503046.flood-warnings-alerts-issued-heavy-rain-forecast/?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:52:26 +0100 57d2bee99b09416ebf878c835ff2265a