Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher died "peacefully" at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke. Lady Thatcher was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990. She was the first woman to hold the role.

Gubba, who was 69, joined BBC Sport in 1972 but worked as a commentator on ITV series Dancing On Ice following its launch in 2006

Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust (GWAS) joined with South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust (SWASFT) to create a single foundation trust. The new trust will cover nearly 10,000 square miles (26,000 sq km), and will serve about 5.3 million people. It employs about 4,000 staff over 100 sites, and has about 1,000 vehicles.

Michael Winner: Death Wish director dies aged 77. Born in Hampstead, London in 1935, he directed more than 30 films, including Death Wish and Scorpio. He was also famous for his barbed restaurant reviews, written for The Sunday Times under the banner "Winner's Dinners"

Gerry Anderson - who created the hit children's shows Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Stingray and Joe 90 died peacefully in his sleep.

Kenneth Kendall, former BBC newsreader and presenter of the popular UK game show Treasure Hunt, dies aged 88.

Conservative Angus Macpherson has been chosen as Wiltshire's police and crime commissioner (PCC) in the first result to come in at 04.45 after Thursday's elections. The result comes amid a low turnout with figures showing that only 81,477 ballots were cast out of 520,000 registered voters - less than 16%. Wiltshire was the only force area where an overnight count was held. Mr Macpherson received 28,558 (36%) of first round votes while Ms Moody received 16,198.

Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn OBE a retired English actor, comedian and author, best known for his role as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones in the popular BBC sitcom Dad's Army died aged 92

The final stage of the United Kingdom's switch to digital television was completed, making the end of the biggest shake up of terrestrial viewing in 70 years. Analogue signals were turned off across Northern Ireland at midnight, as the final phase of the five-year project switch to digital sets concludes. The change in analogue signal, which has been in use for more than 70 years, also marked the end of BBC Ceefax, the world's first teletext service, after almost four decades.

Ellie Simmonds knocks five seconds off the world record to win gold in the S6 400m freestyle, one of a number of highlights of ParalympicsGB. Simmonds had set a new Paralympic and European record of 5:24.64 in the heats but the 17,000-capacity crowd at the Aquatics Centre wanted more and roared her all the way.

Lyneham was the sunniest place in the south-west of England with 7.9 hours of sunshine

US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, died aged 82. The Apollo 11 mission commander — whose historic lunar landing 21 July 1969 was watched by a fifth of the world’s population. He set foot on the Moon on, famously describing the event as "one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind".

NASA's one-tonne vehicle, known as Curiosity, landed in a deep crater near the planet's equator. It will now embark on a mission of at least two years to look for evidence that Mars may once have supported life.

Praise poured in for Team GB after they won six golds on their greatest day of Olympic action since 1908. Two rowing golds and a track cycling gold set the tone on "Super Saturday" before Britain's athletes took centre stage in a golden hour for the sport. Heptathlete Jessica Ennis, long jumper Greg Rutherford and 10,000m runner Mo Farah all won in the Olympic Stadium.
Two-time 1500m champion Lord Coe described it as "the greatest night of British athletics".

Yaroslava Shvedova makes Grand Slam history by winning a 'golden set' against Sara Errani at Wimbledon - taking a set without conceding a point. The world number 65 won 24 consecutive points in the first set as she defeated French Open runner-up and 10th seed Errani, hitting 14 winners in the process. Shvedova went on to win the match 6-0, 6-4 to book her place in the fourth round.

Pop legend Robin Gibb from the Bee Gees died following a lengthy illness. He was 62 years old.

A WASTE lorry full of rubbish overturned between Lyneham and Dauntsey Lock. The B4069 at Lyneham Banks was closed for many hours while the incident was cleared. The driver suffered minor injuries in the accident.

Liverpool win the Carling Cup at Wembley Stadium on penalties. They were pushed all the way by Championship side Cardiff City. At the end of the game the score was 1-1 and both sides grabbed another in extra time. Liverpool emerged winners after Liverpool captain Steve Gerrard had his penalty saved.

American singer and actress Whitney Houston died in Los Angeles at the age of 48. Houston was one of the most celebrated female singers of all time, with hits including I Will Always Love You and Saving All My Love For You. But her later career was overshadowed by substance abuse and her turbulent marriage to singer Bobby Brown.

Eleven people were killed and more than 4,000 passengers and crew were rescued after a packed cruise liner began capsizing off the Italian coast after running aground. Costa Concordia which had left port at 7pm for a seven-day Mediterranean Cruise - but within two hours, it ran aground in the sea with a major electrical fault. The 13 deck liner then began to take on water after hitting rocks creating a 160ft gash in the hull, near the island of Giglio, off the Tuscan coast. It was reported the Captain took an unapproved short cut

Former Blockbusters host Bob Holness died at the age of 83. Holness, who had suffered from a series of strokes, had been in a nursing home. He is survived by his wife Mary, three children and seven grandchildren. But he is best known for hosting ITV gameshow Blockbusters, from 1983 to 1993, complete with its hexagonal board, gold runs and the classic double entendre contestant request: "Can I have a P please Bob?"

Samoa and Tokelau skipped a day - and jumped westwards across the international dateline - to align with trade partners. As the clock struck midnight (10:00 GMT Friday) as 29 December ended, Samoa and Tokelau fast-forwarded to 31 December, missing out on 30 December entirely.

The Military Wives Choir scooped the Christmas number one, knocking X Factor's Little Mix off the top spot. Wherever You Are sold 556,000 copies, more than the rest of the top 12 combined.

England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson retired from international rugby union. The 32-year-old won 91 England caps, kicked the winning drop-goal in the 2003 World Cup final and played six Tests for the British and Irish Lions.

Silvio Berlusconi resigned as prime minister of Italy, after dominating the country's politics for 17 years.

Joe Frazier, has died of liver cancer at the age of 67, was one of the most significant players in the heavyweight division's most glorious era and one half of the most compelling rivalry in the history of boxing. Frazier's three fights with Muhammad Ali in the 1970s constituted the sport's greatest ever trilogy and meant both men became inextricably intertwined. Obituary

Sir Jimmy Savile was famed for his eccentric jewellery, charismatic presenting style and flamboyant clothes — mainly brightly coloured shell suits and tinted glasses. He was on Top of the Pops from its start in 1964 and presented the final show in 2006. He raised more than £40million during his lifetime for various charities, including Leeds Hospitals.

He took part in 217 marathons, 300 professional bike races and 107 professional wrestling matches. His Saturday night show Jim'll Fix It granted wishes for thousands of children from 1975 until 1993.

The new Bishop of Salisbury, The Right Reverend Nicholas Holtamwas, enthroned in a service at Salisbury Cathedral. He became the first Church of England clergyman married to a divorcee to be made a bishop, following a rule change by the General Synod.

Lyneham was the wettest place in the south-west on the 22nd September 2011 where 2.4mm of rain fell in a twenty-four hour period and the following day, Lyneham was the sunniest place in the south-west with 7.3 hours of sunshine. How you can rely on the British weather!

A unique licensing service took place, lead by the Archdeacon of Wilts at St Mary’s Bradenstoke and subsequently at St Michael and All Angel's Church in Lyneham. During this service, the Reverend Richard Selby-Boothroyd was welcomed and licensed as associate priest in Lyneham with Bradenstoke, and as associate priest in the parish of Wootton Bassett and the Benefice of Woodhill. Read more