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May 15, 2025

Sons and hairs! Triplets set for transplant first

IDENTICAL triplets who once starred with Keira Knightley have returned to their native Wales for a \"world first triplet hair transplant\" in Cardiff.

3 mins

Memorial match for pilot who died when helicopter lost power

A ROYAL Navy pilot killed when his helicopter lost power and ditched in the sea is set to be remembered in Cardiff on the anniversary of his death.

2 mins

Sinkhole appears on village's main road

A HUGE sinkhole emerged in a road following a burst water pipe.

1 min

Knife-wielding man left his stepson with thumb wound

A STEPFATHER raised a knife towards his stepson and cut his thumb during an altercation before calling him a homophobic slur.

2 mins

Worker stole £21,000 to fund his addictions

A COCAINE and gambling addict stole more than £21,000 from his employers after paying company funds into his own account.

1 min

Banned pet owner kept 50 cats in squalid conditions

A 60-YEAR-OLD man banned from owning cats was found living with 50 of them at his property in South Wales, according to the RSPCA.

4 mins

Four trains an hour 'critical' for Valleys

HAVING four trains an hour in the Rhondda is “critical” for people who live there, a councillor has said.

2 mins

Rambo knife thug said he'd 'cut up' neighbour

A THUG armed with a Rambo knife threatened to cut his neighbour while being filmed on a doorbell camera with the footage used to convict him.

1 min

Wales have a pint to prove at this summer's Euros

PUBS will be allowed to stay open until 1am if Wales or England reach the semi-finals or final of the Uefa Women's European Championships, the Home Office has announced.

2 mins

Teacher acquitted of pressuring teen into sexual relationship

A TEACHER and amateur dramatics group director has been acquitted of pressuring a teenage boy into a sexual relationship.

1 min

'Compromise' reached on future of leisure centres

SENIOR councillors have compromised on plans to shut down three leisure centres following “robust” opposition.

1 min

'Disgusting': Fury at council decision to axe 10 libraries

TEN libraries will shut at the end of August under a South Wales council's controversial cost-cutting plans.

2 mins

South Wales looks knockout in new LaBeouf film

THE latest production to be filmed in the Vale of Glamorgan has been released, with viewers spotting familiar locations.

1 min

Next chapter for campaigners in village green bid

A COMMUNITY'S fight to protect a field in their village from development has taken another turn.

2 mins

Court: Menendez brothers are now eligible for parole

ERIK and Lyle Menendez will have a new chance at freedom after 35 years behind bars for murdering their parents, a judge has ruled.

1 min

Israeli strikes escalate

ISRAELI air strikes have pounded northern and southern Gaza, killing at least 70 people, including almost two dozen children, according to local hospitals and health officials.

1 min

Driving test backlog hits record high

BRITAIN’S driving test backlog exceeds 600,000 for the first time, new statistics show.

1 min

Assisted dying Bill 'violates UN rights of disabled people'

DISABLED people are to argue the Westminster assisted dying Bill violates their rights under a United Nations convention, claiming they have been ignored in the debate.

2 mins

PM: Tories are sliding to electoral 'oblivion'

THE Tory Party is sliding into “brain-dead oblivion” Sir Keir Starmer has said, as his trade deals with India and the US were dismissed as “tiny tariff” agreements.

2 mins

Kelly comeback after surgery

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly says she hopes to return to work next week after she underwent “preventative” surgery to remove her ovaries.

1 min

Sauna song tipped for Eurovision win

SWEDEN, Ukraine and the Netherlands are among the qualifiers for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest following the first semi-final.

1 min

Watchmakers in anxious wait over US tariffs

SWISS watchmakers are anxiously anticipating a favourable outcome from the US-Switzerland tariff negotiations to prevent potential disruption in the industry.

1 min

Parcel delivery firm Evri and DHL eCommerce set to merge

PARCEL delivery firm Evri is poised to merge with DHL eCommerce, the e-commerce logistics arm of DHL Group, in a further consolidation within the sector.

1 min

MODERN DAY FAIRYTALE

HIDDEN within a lush dell off a tiny and quiet country lane and surrounded by six acres of glorious garden is a house like no other.

3 mins

US beef a threat to our local farmers

THE recent UK-US trade agreement, hailed by some as a triumph for free trade, raises significant concerns for North Wales farming communities.

1 min

It's Chelsea time again

GET SET FOR A 2025 SHOW THAT WILL BE PACKED WITH UNUSUAL AND INTERESTING CONTENDERS

2 mins

Refresh and renew

Breathe new life into interiors with designer Kelly Hoppen's tips for simple updates. LUCY ROBINSON finds out more

1 min

Mind the Sycamore Gap

The historic tree may be gone, but its slow, steady life can act as a lesson to us as we struggle to root ourselves in an increasingly frantic, ephemeral era

2 mins

Moving stories

FINDING the perfect home has made Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp familiar TV faces.

1 min

Task and you shall receive

THE small group of complainers who have called time on this series have clearly never watched it or have no sense of humour.

1 min

No smoke without ire

MAGA crowd put the tiff in Pontiff as new American Pope angers them by rejecting Trump's worldview

2 mins

Quail Hollow is not just one for the big hitters, says Fleetwood

TOMMY Fleetwood insists Quail Hollow is not simply a “bomber’s paradise” as he bids for a maiden major title in the 107th US PGA Championship.

2 mins

King of clay Alcaraz ends Draper's run in Italian Open

BRITISH number one Jack Draper was knocked out of the Italian Open as Carlos Alcaraz showed his quality under pressure to reach the semi-finals.

2 mins

Glam sign up Aussie Kerr until end of July

GLAMORGAN have signed Australian all-rounder Hayden Kerr until the end of July.

1 min

North star is shining bright in the race for a place in the Top14

GEORGE North has been ripping it up in the Pro D2 as he prepares to go go head-to-head for promotion with some fellow Welshmen.

3 mins

Head injury denies veteran Lydiate his final farewell

DAN Lydiate has officially played his final game of professional rugby after the veteran flanker was ruled out of the Dragons' final URC match against the Vodacom Bulls due to concussion.

3 mins

Women's World Cup gets brand new trophy

A NEW Women's Rugby World Cup trophy has been unveiled in a “symbolic moment” which marks 100 days until the start of this year’s tournament in England.

1 min

Williams' Lions call-up means Wales nine shirt is firmly up for grabs

LAST week's British and Irish Lions selection for the summer tour of Australia provided as stark a summary on the relative health of Welsh rugby as you could have wished for.

2 mins

Historic moment as Hollie refs final

HOLLIE Davidson will become the first female official to take charge of a European Professional Club Rugby final when she referees the Challenge Cup clash between Bath and Lyon.