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A quarter of people aged 45 and over in Wiltshire have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal. NHS data shows 105,136 people had received both jabs by April 25 – 26% of those aged 16 and over, based on the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. Of those to have received both jabs, 92,838 were aged 45 and over – 37% of the age group. It means 12,298 people aged between 16 and 44 have received both doses. The figures also show 269,012 ...

Harry and Megan Here are your views on the most popular stories online this week. News about the fact that around half of police stations in the UK have closed over the past decade caused debates. A national newspaper had revealed that least 667 stations with front counters allowing the public to speak with officers have been shut since 2010 to reduce costs. James French: “The public can always speak with officers. It’s called Crimestoppers or 999 Mike Henstridge: “Most people don’t...

THE nation’s roadmap out of lockdown has been revealed, giving the public an idea of when life will return to relative normality. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is “very optimistic” Covid restrictions in England can be lifted on June 21, but warned “nothing can be guaranteed”. He said his roadmap for easing lockdown measures, laid out this week, was “a cautious but irreversible approach”. Cases in various pockets of Wiltshire have risen in the last week, leading to...