dan 0'brien is bbc radio wiltshire's political reporter.at is the background? in wiltshire, it's an incredibly conservative county, so going into this election, the conservative is obviously the favourite to win. however, we have learnt this afternoon that the conservative candidate, jonathan seed, has been told by conservative party had quarters that he has been disbarred —— headquarters that he has been disbarred from taking up this job, relating to a driving offence that dates back 30 years, an offence he says he did declare the party when he put forward his candidacy for the job. he told us in a statement that the party considered this to be ok and not something that would bar him from taking up the post. however, that situation has now changed and he tells me he has withdrawn his candidacy. those votes are going to be countered tomorrow here in wiltshire. when we expect to find the result. quite what happens then is a little unprecedented. i can imaaine is a little unprecedented. i can imagine it _ is a little unprecedented. i can imag

five people including a 16—year—old boy, are arrested on terrorism offences in west yorkshire, wiltshire wales. a warning that most of the uk's summer festivals could be called off because they can't get covid cancellation insurance. and, quack—ing the puzzle of how to safely remove this family of ducks from a ninth floor balcony. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has changed its guidance for care homes in england. from tuesday, residents can go out for walks, or visit relatives�* gardens, without having to self—isolate for 2 weeks on their return. the vaccine programme and the falling rate of infection has led to the change. campaigners had threatened legal action, arguing that residents�* human rights were being breached. well earlier i spoke to west end star ruthie henshall, whose mother is living in a care home. i asked her about her reaction to the rule change. although to the rule change. i welcome what they said, to although i welcome what they said, to me it means nothing because what is still happening is there is a postcode lottery and the care homes are ma

five people including a 16—year—old boy, are arrested on terrorism offences in west yorkshire, wiltshirees. a warning that most of the uk's summer festivals could be called off because they can't get covid cancellation insurance. and, quack—ing the puzzle of how to safely remove this family of ducks from a 9th floor balcony. residents of care homes in england will be able to go out for walks and visit relatives�* gardens, without having to self—isolate afterwards following new rules which come into force on tuesday. the government was facing legal action over the issue after the charityjohn�*s campaign — which pushes for better visiting rights — argued that care home residents were being discriminated against. our health correspondent jim reed reports. john kemp's mother sheila has lived in a care home in eastbourne for the last two years. the 92—year—old has seen her family recently, but sitting two metres apart, wearing ppe. from tuesday, they can walk together on the seafront again. with mother it makes it she can actually go out, get into the fresh air, be able to go on the seafront,

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five people, including a 16—year—old boy, are arrested on terrorism offences in west yorkshire, wiltshire

five people including a 16—year—old boy, are arrested on terrorism offences in west yorkshire, wiltshirels could be called off because they can't get covid

covid because police have arrested five people. including a 16—year—old boy, in west yorkshire, wiltshires were made at addresses in keighley, swindon and anglesey this morning. officers say the arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into right wing terrorism. all five suspects have been taken to a police station in west yorkshire for questioning. two addresses in keighley are currently being searched. officers are continuing to search woodland in kent following the murder of a police community support officer. julia james' body was discovered in woodland near dover on tuesday. detectives say she died from serious head injuries — but have no clear suspects in the case. her family paid tribute to her saying she "was fiercely loyal" and "loved with her whole heart". well a little earlier on our correspondent simonjones sent us this update from aylesham in kent julia james's family have thanked everyone who has come here to leave flowers in tribute to her. they say there has been a real outpouring of love from herfriends, from the local community, and from people she worked with. now,

it's building new warehouses in tyne and wear, south yorkshire, leicestershire, wiltshire and kent.ery last year. the 58—year—old journalist is best known for his high—profile interviews with michaeljackson and princess diana, but has come under scrutiny over allegations that mocked—up bank statements had been used to secure an interview with the princess. the bbc is to conduct an internal inquiry into the claim. prince harry has spoken publicly again about his life as a member of the royal family, saying he wants to "break the cycle" of "pain and suffering" he experienced while growing up, to spare his own children. the prince was speaking in a podcast, in which he compared his life as a royal to being in a zoo. buckingham palace and clarence house declined to comment. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has more. they did their best to walk in step for the duke of edinburgh's funeral, but this is a family which has been shaken and hurt by recent comments by harry and his wife. and now, there are more. harry's reflections from his california home on the theme of parenting a

the conservative candidate and frontrunner in the contest to become wiltshire's next police and crimeen ruled out because of a past criminal conviction. counting begins tomorrow but, jonathon seed will not be able to take up the post, if elected, because of an historic drink—driving offence, and another election would need to be held. rail passengers are being warned to expect disruption into the working week while investigations continue into cracks in the chassis of hitachi 800 trains. one company, gwr, is advising against travel on its long—distance routes tomorrow. katy austin has the story. tannoy: this train will not be calling at llanelli... 183 of these high—speed trains were held back for safety checks after small cracks were found in some. great western railway has been hardest hit. only 10% of its long—distance service has been running today. i was meant to travel yesterday and that got cancelled twice, so i ended up going today. i got to paddington, not really picking up on the news last night. and then i found out that most of the trains had been cancelled. but it's added

it's building new warehouses in tyne and wear, south yorkshire, leicestershire, wiltshire and kent.on following major heart surgery last year. the 58—year—old journalist, best known for his interview with princess diana, has come under scrutiny over allegations that mocked—up bank statements were used to secure his interview with her. the bbc has commissioned an independent inquiry into the claims. the united nations refugee agency is warning of a big rise in the number of deaths of people trying to reach europe by sea. warmer weather and falling covid rates on the continent appear to be encouraging more to attempt the journey. this year, the majority are crossing from libya, tunisia, and algeria and landing on italian soil. many others are travelling from morocco, across the mediterranean to mainland spain. but the most dangerous route is from north—west africa, through the north atlantic ocean to the canary islands. more than 5,000 people have survived this journey so far this year. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake and video journalist bruno boelpaep have sent this exclusive re

police have arrested five men in west yorkshire, wiltshire and north wales on suspicion of terrorismy the arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into right wing terrorism. all five men have been taken to a police station in west yorkshire for questioning. two addresses in keighley are currently being searched. officers are continuing to search woodland in kent this morning following the murder of a police community support officer. julia jones' body was discovered in akholt wood on tuesday. (tx —— julia jones' body was discovered in akholt wood on tuesday. julia james, sorry. detectives say she died from serious head injuries — but have no clear suspects in the case. her family paid tribute to her saying she "was fiercely loyal" and "loved with her whole heart". the family of a teenaged girl with learning difficulties — who was struck 30 times by a metropolitan police officer — have called for the crown prosecution service to reconsider its decision not to charge him. pc benjamin kemp was sacked yesterday for using excessive force on the youngster, who'd become distressed after

if we sustain that rate or lower wiltshire lowest homicide rate in history.ut the police department is concerned. gun violence and other crimes could be on the rise. >> a police spokesperson says criminals feel emboldened by the national movement to defund the police and mayor. but sees it the same way some cities of. >> started out of bold steps in and they walked him back later. i i i think it's a dangerous time. armand lead disagrees. he's a member of the city of richmond has re imagining public safety community task force, a group of 21 people preparing a plan to transition from richmond's current community policing model to a plan conducive to or reduced police force by july. the group wants to divert about 10 million dollars from the police budget to community resources talking to help. >> homelessness. youth works providing a 1000 jobs for youth. where will indeed make our city safe and we'll begin to see that over a long period of time. the police department says the proposed reduction in funds could result in the elimination of 32 officers as it stan

five people including a 16—year—old boy, are arrested on terrorism offences in west yorkshire, wiltshire

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this will burn away in wiltshire and a lot of dry weather and sunshine but for some, a cold start bute up to 15. overnight, starting on a cold note. as cloud and rain comes in, the temperature will go up because we are importing milder air from the south—west. an early frost for some, temperature going up but in northern england and scotland, you can expect some frost, especially in rural areas. looking wet as we go through the rest of saturday. thank you. more weather throughout the programme. it is the weekend when we will find out where we might be able to go on holiday this summer. the green list of destinations seem to be released. do you know anything? i keep being asked by people. any inside information on the green no. it is like waiting for the verdict from hartlepool. you keep an eye on that and i will look at the travel. a lot of his waiting for where we might be able to go. and what forms and tests you will need to prove you are fit to travel. so here we are — our breakfast departure lounge. bags packed. nowhere to go. that's because nonessential international travel is st