Wiltshire Police have arrested four men over ‘drink driving’ related offending. The suspects were taken into custody on Saturday night (15 March) and Sunday morning (16 March) – having provided readings of higher than the legal limit of 35 micrograms of alcohol on a breathalyser. A 42-year-old man was stopped …

The Women Against State Pension Inequality group is seeking a judicial review to force the Government to reconsider its decision to rule out a compensation package for women affected by the way changes to the state pension age were communicated. A previous report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PSHO) …

A Perth and Kinross councillor has been given the go-ahead to convert a village post office and shop into living accommodation. In an unusual twist, Perth and Kinross Council’s (PKC) Planning and Placemaking Committee was asked to consider an application from one of its own committee members on Wednesday. Due …

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UPDATE: Biker sustains life-changing injuries in crash with Royal Mail lorry An air ambulance has landed for a motorbike crash on the A361 near Highworth. Emergency services were called to the busy route, which links to town with Lechlade, at around 12.45pm this afternoon (Monday). 999 crews, including critical care …

Queen Mary of Denmark has cancelled scheduled engagements after coming down with a mystery illness.  The Aussie-born royal was due to attend the Danish Heart Association event Together for the Heart in Copenhagen on Wednesday.  She was likewise expected at an event held by the Mary Foundation at the University of …

An arrest was made after two babies were ‘abandoned’ in car outside a Swindon supermarket. Police were called to the car park of Asda, at Orbital Shopping Park, on Sunday (16 March). Concerns were raised about the welfare of two babies who had been left unattended in a car. It’s …

A biker has sustained life-changing injuries in a crash with a Royal Mail lorry. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the A361 north of Highworth at around 12.30pm this afternoon (Monday). The serious incident involved a motorcycle and a DAF XB lorry near Crouch Farm. …

West Mercia Police are appealing for information after the Royal Mail sorting office in Whitchurch was targetted. Source link

Kirkland & Ellis put its topline turnover up by 22% to a total of $8.8bn – an increase of $1.6bn on the $7.2bn the firm posted last year, and more than double last year’s annual growth rate of 10%. Profit per equity partner (PEP) was also up by more than …