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Dr Davinderjit Bains used a hidden camera inside a hi-tech watch to film abuse on female patients

Family doctor who used 'James Bond-style' wristwatch to film himself abusing patients is sentenced to 12 years for string of sexual assaults

Dr Davinder Jeet Bains, 46, used his position as a GP in Royal Wootton Bassett, near Swindon, Wiltshire, to assault more than two dozen women

The NHS’s worst sex offender? GP used secret camera in watch to film sex abuse on 200 female patients

Bains admitted 39 offences over two years, filmed on a camera in his wristwatch

Swindon promotion push entrusted to Kevin MacDonald

Swindon have appointed former Republic of Ireland assistant Kevin MacDonald as their new manager. The 52-year-old, who was caretaker manager at Aston Villa in 2010, takes over at the County Ground after Paolo Di Canio resigned last week.

PAOLO DI CANIO: The Italian’s position had been in doubt since the sale of Matt Ritchie

Paolo Di Canio linked with West Ham after quitting Swindon post

Current Hammers manager Sam Allardyce out of contract in the summer

Jaguar boosts Solihull plant with 800 new jobs

Luxury car-maker bucks sector's moribund  trend as it responds to  international demand

Workers on the Honda CR-V production line at the Honda Plant in Swindon

Honda's job cuts spark fears for UK car industry

Weak demand across Europe is blamed as company joins Rolls-Royce, Ford and Vauxhall in sending out distress signals

Workers on the Honda CR-V production line at the Honda Plant in Swindon

Honda to axe 800 jobs with first UK cuts in 20 years

Japanese car giant Honda is to cut 800 jobs at its UK factory after a slump in demand across Europe.

I only got hit by lightning because I was on detention says schoolboy, 11

Joe Compton remembers little of the day he was struck by lightning outside his school gates, but he does recall one important fact: he might not have been there at all had his teacher not kept him back for detention.

Taxi driver Christopher Halliwell is jailed for 25 years for murdering Sian O'Callaghan but will escape justice over second murder because of police blunder

He also confessed to police that he had killed drug addict Becky Godden-Edwards, but he will never stand trial for her death. Why? Because the police failed to follow procedure

Arson and neglect leave landmarks in a tight spot

Historic buildings across the country are now a “shadow” of their former selves because of poor council planning, neglect, and arson attacks, a preservation body has warned.

'Passion' books set to make racy reading for WH Smith as it aims for £100m pre-tax profit

WH Smith chief executive Kate Swann will thank the hot demand for "passion" books, notably Fifty Shades of Grey, for a sizzling set of results this week.

Police make fifth arrest in Swindon stabbing case

Police made a fifth arrest in connection with the murder of a man who was found lying in a street with stab wounds in Swindon.

Boy has surgery after dog attack

A two-year-old boy viciously attacked by a dog has undergone surgery to his face after one of his ears and part of his nose was torn off.

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