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Arrest after police chase car crash on M4

The car was being pursued by Avon and Somerset Police in connection with an ongoing investigation.

A woman with white hair and a green apron stands and waters a large blue plant at the Salisbury Cathedral Flower Festival

Wiltshire in Pictures: Stunning Salisbury blooms

Our weekly image round-up features royalty, wrestling in Swindon and a rising star in Chippenham.

A group of people wearing pride flags and coloured polo shirts holding up a banner covered in ribbon and rainbow handprints, that says "Chippenham Pride"

Community step in to organise town pride event

A new community group is organising Pride Fest in Chippenham this summer.

The exterior of the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

Warning to train passengers ahead of rugby match

Great Western Railway are urging those traveling to Cardiff on Saturday to allow extra time.

A black and white picture of Gordon wearing a light shirt, tie and smart trousers with a light coloured over blazer. He is wearing black shoes and light socks and is smiling at the camera, with trees behind him. It was taken in his garden in 1951.

VE Day brought 'piles of goodies' after war trauma

Gordon Driver remembers living through World War Two in bomb-ravaged London.

Class Affair ridden by Zara Tindall, is pictured from below clearing a jump at the Badminton Horse Trials

Badminton Horse Trials: Putting on the show

The logistics and planning that go into staging the world famous equestrian event.

Dawn Crowle and Rhiannon Jones. Dawn has long blonde hair and is wearing black with a cream knitted vest. Rhiannon has long dark hair and is wearing blue jeans and a striped jumper. They are stood side by side, holding a large copy of the Sophie's Superpower book cover. It is white with an illustrated superhero wearing an orange suit with a purple cape.

Mum writes book to help dyslexic daughter

Sophie's Superpower mirrors Dawn Crowle's daughter's experience living with the condition.

Mary on a beach, wearing a smart blazer and smiling at the camera.

Woman, 94, remembers 'all the excitement' of VE Day

Mary Grist, who was 14 at the time, spoke to the BBC ahead of the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Bradley Buechel wears a grey t-shirt and looks into the camera from behind his professional coffee machine. A price list is behind him on the wall and there are coffee cups lined up on the top of the machine.

Cash has benefits, say Wiltshire small businesses

Firms discuss using cash as a government report stops short of recommending a change in the law.