内容摘要：Arguing against naming the defendant, the prosecution said he had an "autism spectrum disorder diagnosis" and had been "unwilling to leave the house and communicate with family for a period of time".

Arguing against naming the defendant, the prosecution said he had an "autism spectrum disorder diagnosis" and had been "unwilling to leave the house and communicate with family for a period of time".

Precious species: Dog walkers in Nightingale Woods, South Marston, were asked to be extra careful to help protect the rare great crested newts, the UK's largest newt species.Man's best friends: The sunny days have made walking the dogs or heading out into nature much more enjoyable.

Blooms: Flowers have been popping up as the warmer weather arrives, including these Magnolias in Charlton.Look to the skies: The effects of aon the other side of the Atlantic were visible in Westbury in the form of a spinning spiral of light.

Rural communities will find it increasingly difficult to save their local pubs from closure after a government scheme was axed, a campaign group has warned.The Community Ownership Fund, which helped local groups buy closure-threatened pubs, was set up as part of the Conservative government's levelling up programme.

However, it was scrapped late last year and the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) said it was concerned communities would be unable to meet the financial challenges.

The government said it was "determined to boost opportunity in rural communities" and it was "introducing new powers to help".The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said they had recently introduced a "streamlined claims process" to make swifter payments to businesses.

The programme can pay individuals with disabilities and the businesses that employ them for the extra costs associated with being in work. It covers a broad range of support, from paying for taxis to powered wheelchairs.Yateley Industries is a near 90-year-old charity in Hampshire that employs almost 60 people, most of whom have disabilities, in a range of packaging jobs.

It says it is owed £186,000 by the Access to Work scheme."It's an existential threat to us," says chief executive, Sheldon McMullan. "If we don't get it, we could potentially close this magical place forever, and that would be a tragedy for the local community and for the government's agenda more broadly."