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May 01, 2025

US band Haim set to swap California for Cardiff with tour date

US band Haim have announced a UK tour - including a date in Cardiff - in support of forthcoming album I Quit.

1 min

Pair win a place in the 'Oscars of food photography'

\"IT will be an experience she'll remember for the rest of her life,\" said proud grandfather Harry Williams.

1 min

Chapter shortlisted for Museum Of The Year award

CHAPTER Arts Centre in Cardiff is one of just five UK attractions to have been shortlisted for the Art Fund Museum Of The Year Award 2025 - with a chance to win its £120,000 prize.

1 min

Rival airport hits out over new £205m subsidy plan

BRISTOL Airport has issued a stinging criticism of Welsh Government plans to invest a further £205m into Cardiff Airport claiming the scale of the proposed subsidy would be unprecedented in the UK airport sector and provide its nearest rival with an unfair competitive advantage.

2 mins

Tui announces expansion of Cardiff routes and flights

TUI has announced a major expansion at Cardiff Airport.

2 mins

Leader of body modification ring loses appeal against sentence

THE leader of an extreme body modification ring, who once cooked human testicles to eat in a salad, has lost a challenge against his sentence at the Court of Appeal.

1 min

Teacher pressured teenage boy into sexual relationship, court told

A TEACHER pressured a teenage boy into having a sexual relationship, a court has heard.

3 mins

Ricky is in a league of his own when it comes to losing weight

A MAN who decided to lose weight so he could take part in a rugby match in honour of his brother managed to ditch six stone in 18 months.

3 mins

Sexual harassment, vapes and substance misuse - colleges in Wales report 'increasing behavioural challenges'

COLLEGES in Wales face \"increasing behavioural challenges\" from students, says the education watchdog. Absenteeism, lateness, social media misuse, and vaping are becoming \"widespread\", suggests Estyn. More serious issues like sexual harassment and substance misuse are less frequent, but remain \"a concern\".

4 mins

Blaze that injured seven was caused by e-scooter

A BATTERY-POWERED scooter was the cause of a fire which ripped through a family's home in the middle of the night and put seven people in hospital.

1 min

Backing for coal tip safety bill

SENEDD members have unanimously supported the general principles of “historic, world-leading” proposed legislation on ensuring the safety of coal tips.

2 mins

Star Hardy sticks up for Welsh town in radio banter

TOM Hardy opened up about his time spent in a Welsh seaside town during the filming of Netflix movie Havoc, which is directed by Welshman Gareth Evans.

1 min

'My amazing daughter died of a cardiac arrest aged just 26'

ON Wednesday, December 28, 2016, the life of the Nokes family changed forever.

2 mins

As a 13-year-old boy, I had cancer, but the treatment I had on NHS ruined my life

IN 1983, 13-year-old Brian Langford was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

4 mins

Toxic mushroom lunch trial starts

THE Australian host of a weekend family lunch has gone on trial charged with murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt and attempting to murder an uncle with poisonous mushrooms.

1 min

Trump marks 100 days

PRESIDENT Donald Trump on Tuesday celebrated the 100th day of his second term - yet spent much of his rally marking it in campaign mode, fixated on past grudges and grievances.

1 min

Fatal police marksman 'faces sack'

A police group has reacted with fury at the “nonsensical” decision that the police marksman who shot Chris Kaba should face a disciplinary hearing and could be sacked.

1 min

Health board sorry for 'gross failure' in death of boy, nine

A WELSH health board has issued a public apology to the family of a nine-year-old boy who died after a \"gross failure of basic care\" by hospital staff.

2 mins

UK 'failing to prepare for climate disaster'

THE Government is failing to prepare the UK for “tomorrow’s disaster” of floods, heat- waves, drought and wildfires, its climate advisers have warned.

1 min

HIDDEN TREASURE

WANDERING down to the end of a secluded country lane in the heart of Vale of Glamorgan, you'll find a private driveway to one of the county's hidden treasures.

2 mins

Wild at heart

YOUR WILDFLOWER MEADOW EVOLVES OVER THE YEARS TO HELP YOU RECONNECT WITH NATURE

2 mins

ON A ROLL

Brighten your home for summer with striking paint effects, suggests SAM WYLIE-HARRIS

2 mins

Why we all need to see the doctor

The vital reassurance of talking to a GP in-person is being lost as we're pushed towards impersonal phone appointments and our local pharmacists

2 mins

Canada chose leadership over lunacy

DONALD Trump, the self-crowned king of chaos and bargain-basement bravado, just got publicly and politely obliterated by none other than Canada.

2 mins

Money talks... how Cardiff's wage bill compares to rivals

WHICHEVER way you look at it, relegation to League One is nothing short of disastrous for Cardiff City.

3 mins

Mathias signs new deal with Scarlets

WALES international prop Kemsley Mathias has become the latest home-grown player to commit to the Scarlets.

1 min

Anscombe lined up for move to Top14 Bayonne

WALES fly-half Gareth Anscombe has been linked with a move to Top 14 club Bayonne as he searches for his next move.

1 min

Lam confirms contact from WRU and admits he'd love to coach Wales... but maybe not just yet

BRISTOL Bears director of rugby Pat Lam says he has only been approached by the Welsh Rugby Union to check his availability as he admitted he would consider the opportunity, despite his commitment to the title-chasing Gallagher Premiership club.

4 mins

'WRU not spoken to me,' says Sherratt

MATT Sherratt has addressed speculation linking him with the vacant Wales head coach job, saying he hasn't spoken to anyone at the Welsh Rugby Union about a potential return to the role.

2 mins