Covid in Wales, hundreds of thousands of people will have new local lockdowns imposed later, with a warning that more areas are being monitored. Bridgend, Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil and Newport will face new restrictions from 18:00 BST as cases rise. Dr Giri Shankar, of Public Health Wales, said Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire, […]
Lee Taylor jailed for driving at rival football supporters
Lee Taylor, the footballer who drove his car at 11 supporters of a rival team has been jailed for 10 years. Mr Taylor claimed he was called “fatty” and chased by the rival supporters Lee Taylor, 36, of Port Talbot, was described as using his BMW as a “one-tonne weapon” to “knock down spectators like […]
Boy found dead in Ystrad Mynach named as Carson Price
A 13-year-old boy who died after being found unconscious in a Caerphilly park has been named locally as Carson Price. Police were called to Ystrad Mynach Park at about 19:20 BST on Friday 12 April. The teenager was taken to University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff where he was pronounced dead. Chris Parry, head teacher […]
Geraint Thomas: Tour de France hero’s welcome home to Cardiff
Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas will be welcomed home to Cardiff later on Thursday, with thousands of people expected on the streets of the capital. The 32-year-old will be congratulated by First Minister Carwyn Jones at the Senedd at 16:25 BST before a celebration outside Cardiff Castle. Thomas became the first Welshman to win […]
Brexit Farming should drive ‘new, bold ambition’
Brexit Farming: Farmers are being asked to influence the direction of agriculture policy after Brexit Brexit should drive a “new, bold ambition” for farmers, a union leader has said. Meurig Raymond, president of the National Farmers’ Union, said UK farmers could be globally competitive and played vital public roles. The union has launched a month-long […]
Daniel Mark Kelley of Llanelli faces cyber crime charges
Cyber crime charges: Daniel Mark Kelley from Llanelli has been charged of blackmail and money laundering. He has also been charged in relation with an assault on a college computer system, which later impacted coursework submissions and exam management at Coleg Sir Gar, Llanelli. The 19-year-old male from Carmarthenshire has been charged in association with […]
RAF helicopter fire on Snowdonia peak after technical issue
An RAF helicopter has burst on fire on a Snowdonia summit after being compelled to land as a result of a mechanical issue. An air ambulance was sent to the location, along with a coastguard helicopter. All five occupants who were on board the instruction helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey have been declared safe […]
HIV diagnosis reaches 15-year-high in Wales
Health experts want more to be done to curb the number of people contracting HIV after figures showed diagnosis in Wales reached a 15-year high. There were 189 positive tests in 2014, according to newly released figures which relates to data from STI clinics. Giving out free condoms and prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep) for those […]
Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn ‘confident’ of support in Wales
Jeremy Corbyn says he is “very confident” there is support in Wales for his bid to retain the Labour leadership. Mr Corbyn, who is being challenged by Pontypridd MP Owen Smith, visited Merthyr Tydfil and will go to Swansea on Friday. They took part in the first hustings of the leadership contest in Cardiff on […]
Welsh universities consider scholarships for refugees
Some Welsh universities are planning to offer scholarships to refugees. Aberystwyth University is discussing proposals for five scholarships, and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David said it had made commitments for a similar scheme. Cardiff University already offers financial help to asylum seekers. Mohammed Al Hadj Ali, chairman of the Syrian Welsh Society, said […]