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Summer solstice at Stonehenge

Thousands welcomed the dawn on the summer solstice.

21 June 2017

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Man wearing dark clothing looking into a house, captured on a Ring doorbell.

Murderer captured on Ring doorbell

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Wales
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters aboard Air Force One.

Trump: Nothing's going to happen until Putin and I get together

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World
On right side, RFK Jr standing up. On left side, Ben Cohen being removed by police

Watch: Moment Ben & Jerry's co-founder interrupts RFK Jr speech

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A young man is playing football with a yellow ball

Oxford United Academy taking part in brain injury study

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Oxfordshire
A 32 year old woman in a dark red costa uniform. She wears an apron reading barista and smiles at the camera. She has blonde hair pulled off of her face and stands in Bridgend town centre.

Are house prices too high to get on the property ladder?

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Wales
Adam Ball stood by Brotherswater lake, with his safety team on paddleboards either side

'I wanted a challenge to celebrate reaching 30'

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England
Man wearing a balaclava holding up a relay device while stealing a keyless car.

Watch: Police issue warning after keyless car theft

14 hrs ago
England
Nada Tawfik on the left and a sketch of Cassie on the right.

Abuse and blackmail - Cassie describes Diddy relationship at trial

19 hrs ago
US & Canada
A screenshot of a CCTV video showing Palestinians running away following an Israeli airstrike which hit the European hospital in Gaza. A crater can be seen in the background. BBC Verify's logo is in the top left-hand corner.

Israeli 'bunker buster' bombs used in Gaza hospital strike, experts say

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BBC Verify
Liz Saville-Roberts standing up in the House of Commons, she is wearing a grey suit with a pink top underneath and there is a man sat next to her in a blue suit

Starmer says Plaid Cymru MP talks rubbish

1 day ago
Wales
Representative Moore falls as during an hour-longs markup meeting.

Congressman falls asleep during an all-night House meeting

1 day ago
US & Canada
Three stacks of white rock can be seen above the sea

Blast-off! Britain's tests above the Needles

1 day ago
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
People can be seen walking through town precinct

Prank 999 call requested armed police to a 'gorilla'

1 day ago
Leicestershire
Sunderland AFC fans celebrate outside the Stadium of Light

Stadium of delight: Sunderland fans off to Wembley

1 day ago
Wear
A large thick black plume of smoke billows into the air with some flames seen within the smoke. A firefighter runs toward the smoke.

Flames and thick smoke billow at 'very large fire'

1 day ago
Beds, Herts & Bucks
Lauren Chiren. She has short brunette hair and is wearing a bright orange shirt. She is smiling, looking away from the camera with her hand on her collar bone.

Woman feared perimenopause symptoms were dementia

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Bristol
Bella Hadid wearing black dress with photographers behind her on red carpet

Key looks from the Cannes Film Festival red carpet

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Culture
John Sudworth on the left and a sketch of Cassie on the right.

Watch: Cassie details violent relationship with Diddy at trial

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US & Canada

Norman, a donkey, walking on a pavement amongst a group of adults and children, some with litter-pickers and buckets in their hands.

Norman the donkey encourages people to litter pick

A donkey is helping to encourage people to take part in a community litter pick.

28 Apr 2025
Wiltshire
Dan O'Brien (right) with the candidates, in a room with blue backing and BBC Radio Wiltshire branding.

Watch candidates debate ahead of Wiltshire local elections

BBC Radio Wiltshire hosted a debate with candidates from the main parties ahead of polling day.

23 Apr 2025
Wiltshire
A red telephone box decorated with bunting, paper stars and hand writtten posters. One of the posters says 'Welcome to Chippenham'.

Phone box turned into community hub

The phone box has been stocked with books, jigsaws and dog poo bags.

29 Mar 2025
Wiltshire
A hazel dormouse. It is asleep, lying on its back with its feet and tail tucked in. It is lying in hay.

Rare hazel dormouse filmed foraging at night

The rare creatures are rarely seen as they spent a lot of time sleeping and only come out at night.

5 Mar 2025
Wiltshire
Gwen Watton wearing dark coloured trousers and a light blue shirt. She has short, curly dark hair and is standing beside a red double decker bus, resting her hand on its entrance railing.

Bus named in honour of city's first female bus driver

Gwen Watton made history in 1972 when she became the first female bus driver in Salisbury.

27 Feb 2025
Wiltshire
pink bubble gun in plastic case

Watch as man attempts to rob hotel with toy bubble gun

Footage shows Timothy Cooper entering the hotel wearing a face mask and demanding money.

22 Feb 2025
Wiltshire
A brown bench pictured from ground level, from the side. You can see through the bench, which has solid sides with holes cut in it. It appears similar to looking through a cheese grater.

Town's new benches likened to 'squashed bins'

The new street furniture has been installed in a bid to improve the high street.

10 Feb 2025
Wiltshire
A black and white photo showing a crowd of people around a building in Chipping Sodbury

Mystery of photos on 100-year-old-camera solved

It is believed that the crowd in the photo welcomed home a mum who delivered quadruplets in 1948.

9 Feb 2025
Wiltshire
Two people on an e-bike colliding with a wall

E-motorbike rider sentenced after police chase

Natalia Burke, 21, led police along a chase in Melksham before crashing into a wall.

28 Jan 2025
Wiltshire
Two women wearing bright pink tops with a Hyrox logo on them in blue smile at the camera, one of them with her arm around the other

'Taking this exercise up has changed my life'

Pip, 72, and Mary, 66, qualify for an event in the USA after excelling in a Hyrox challenge.

24 Jan 2025
Wiltshire
Easton smiling at the camera. He has short dark hair and is wearing a white collared shirt under a navy blue sweatshirt with the school logo on the chest.

Pupils take on 'job roles' to help future careers

The roles vary from play leaders to IT technicians and a dance captain.

17 Jan 2025
Wiltshire
Crowds gathered at Stonehenge

Timelapse shows winter solstice sunrise at Stonehenge

Crowds gathered at Stonehenge on Saturday morning to mark the annual winter solstice.

21 Dec 2024
Wiltshire
Floodwater overwhelming a weir in Chippenham.

Town experiences 'worst flooding since the 1960s'

Residents and businesses in Chippenham are cleaning-up after flooding caused by Storm Bert.

26 Nov 2024
Wiltshire
An aerial shot of a playground in Bradford-on-Avon submerged in floodwater

Wiltshire town submerged in Storm Bert flood water

Parts of Chippenham are submerged in flood water after it was battered by Storm Bert.

25 Nov 2024
Wiltshire
Funeral of Ivor Gardner

Wiltshire D-Day veteran dies aged 104

He fought his way into Germany before guarding prisoners of war, only returning home in 1946.

18 Nov 2024
Wiltshire
Salisbury Cathedral as the backdrop to illuminations

Stunning Illumination showcase returns to Cathedral

The installation explores humanity’s connection with time through soundscapes and visual display.

7 Nov 2024
Wiltshire
view from the spire of Salisbury Cathedral

Changing the bulb on UK's tallest cathedral spire

Staff climb more than 400ft to change the Salisbury Cathedral spire light bulb every four years.

20 Oct 2024
Wiltshire
Two parrots looking at eachother

Couple love showing people their 20 rescued parrots

David and Gill Vickery give a home to a host of birds after taking in two cockatiels 40 years ago.

5 Oct 2024
Wiltshire
Lyneham Banks in Wiltshire. The road is wonky with fallen trees after a landslip.

Repair work begins on Wiltshire's 'wonkiest road'

The construction team working on the road say it is a "challenging" task.

12 Sep 2024
Wiltshire
Two skydivers prepare to jump from a plane above countryside on a sunny day

Skydivers take on Armed Forces Championships

More than 100 skydivers are competing for medals in the skies over Wiltshire.

16 Jul 2024
Wiltshire

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