Swindon: Andrew Shipsey, 36, of Theobald Street appeared in court this week charged with stealing £100 worth of DVDs from HMV in the town centre on August 27. Shipsey, who has 23 theft convictions on ...

A planning application for a two-pitch caravan site near Swindon has been approved after being resubmitted to Wiltshire Council for the third time.

The suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman at a pub in Kent “may have entered the water” at the Dartford Crossing, police have said. A woman in her 40s died after a shooting at the Three Horseshoes ...

Stockport manager Dave Challinor hailed back-up goalkeeper Corey Addai for keeping the Hatters in the Sky Bet League One automatic promotion picture thanks to a 2-0 victory at struggling Wigan.

Ryan Christie starred as Bournemouth soared to fifth in the Premier League table by pushing south-coast rivals Southampton a step closer to relegation with a 3-1 win at St Mary’s.

Burnley made it 11 clean sheets in a row in the Sky Bet Championship but were left frustrated as they drew 0-0 away at local rivals Preston. The promotion-chasing visitors missed a series of good ...

A young man from an isolated indigenous tribe who approached a community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to his people less than 24 hours later, Brazilian authorities said. The encounter ...

Panic swept through eastern DR Congo’s second largest city as residents fled to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels. Amid chaos and looting, Bukavu braced for what comes next.

Three British people remain in hospital in a stable condition after a fourth was killed in a collision between a four-seater quad-cycle and a car in New Zealand, police said. Martinborough police said ...

Delays and closures expected as new speed restrictions are introduced on one of the South West's busiest roads.

Three men held hostage in the Gaza Strip for more than 16 months have been freed, bringing to 24 the number of captives released by militants since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on ...

Firefighters have a new training resource thanks to a generous donation from the Swindon Bus Company. The operator handed ...