Amina Al-Jeffery – A father accused of imprisoning his daughter in Saudi Arabia said he was “trying to help” her, a court was told. Mohammed Al-Jeffery says he took Amina Al-Jeffery, 21, from Swansea to Jeddah in 2012 to “save her life”. The dual British and Saudi Arabian national wants to return to the UK […]
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Boy, 4, dies in Alltwen house fire and three in hospital
A four-year-old boy has died following a house fire in Neath Port Talbot. Fire crews were called to the property in Lon Tanyrallt, Alltwen, near Pontardawe, at 01:40 BST on Wednesday. Jac Davies was rescued from an upstairs bedroom but died at the scene. His three-year-old brother was also rescued and taken to Swansea’s Morriston […]
Circuit of Wales: Welsh Government wants more work on plan
Circuit of Wales “Further work is needed” before the Welsh Government is happy to underwrite plans for the £375m Circuit of Wales. Economy Secretary Ken Skates told AMs that at a time of “significant economic uncertainty” due to Brexit, it could not back the plans for the race track in Ebbw Vale in their […]
Adam Price – Parliament must undo Iraq war mistake
Adam Price in the Houses of Parliament said we must “undo” the mistake of the Iraq war, former Plaid Cymru MP Adam Price has said. Writing in the Sunday Times, Mr Price argued for MPs and lords to act against former Prime Minister Tony Blair in the wake of the Chilcot report. He said the […]
Wales Euro 2016: Fans welcome Wales team home in Cardiff
The Wales football team have received a heroes’ welcome in Cardiff after their historic run at Euro 2016. They touched down at Cardiff Airport just after 14:30 BST before boarding an open-top bus at Cardiff Castle. Tens of thousands of fans lined the route to Cardiff City Stadium, where the team played their qualifying matches. […]
Battle of the Somme marked at 100th anniversary
A two-minute silence has been followed to mark the 100th commemoration of the commencement of the Battle of the Somme It occurred at 07:28 BST on Friday and supports gatherings featuring an overnight vigil in Cardiff The struggle in northern France was among the bloodiest of World War One – with 19,240 British soldiers perishing […]
Woman at Llantwit Major killed by falling rock.
A falling rock fell from a cliff and hit her on the head in a ‘million-to-one’ accident The friend battled to save the victim but its is thought she died instantly. Woman was allegedly warned about falling rocks shortly before accident By Keiligh Baker for MailOnline A dog walker was tragically killed when she was […]
Dozens of court cafes could close
Dozens of court cafes at crown courts in England and Wales could be set to close. A contract for running 67 canteens – by Compass Group-owned Eurest – expires this weekend. HM Courts Tribunals officials are still in negotiations with other firms but it is expected new deals will be issued for only half of […]
Swansea Murders
Murder, drunken violence, and bizarre killings—these are at the heart of Swansea Murders, a gripping new book by retired deputy headteacher Geoff Brookes. Chronicling 25 true and often unsettling tales of pre-war deaths in Swansea, the book delves into the randomness and brutality of crime in past centuries. Many of these stories are laced with […]
Old Grangetown Memories of Cardiff suburb recalled in new book
The reminiscences in Old Grangetown Memories Book Two are in part both sad and humorous. One would have to be a hard nut not to be touched by Alex Peterson’s extract, Dead Flowers For Christmas, which is housed with the Cardiff Story Museum. “One Christmas we had finally reached the position of being homeless. Times […]