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May 16, 2025

Omigod you guys! Musical coming to city stage

WHILE you may only just be getting your plans ready for this summer, Wales Millennium Centre has already made an exciting announcement for its line-up for June, 2026.

1 min

16 people hospitalised after outbreak at farm attraction

AN OUTBREAK of a parasitic infection linked to public animal feeding sessions at a popular farm in South Wales has now affected 81 people, with health officials urging the public to take hygiene precautions when visiting farms.

1 min

Exhibition triggers a boat-load of memories

FORMER Cunard staff, guests and the family of a Welsh ex-miner who bought an ocean liner's lifeboat have come forward with their memories after an appeal to track down the faces featured in an exhibition marking the shipping line's 185th anniversary.

2 mins

Wales' most wealthy revealed in latest rich list

THE wealthiest people in Wales have been revealed in the latest Sunday Times Rich List.

3 mins

Number of school exclusions trebles in county borough

THE number of permanent exclusions in Bridgend county's schools has trebled since the 2021-22 school year according to figures released by the local authority.

2 mins

Woman's body found in husband's garden with stab wounds, inquest told

A WOMAN'S body was found in her estranged husband’s garden in Cardiff with stab wounds to the neck and chest, an inquest opening has heard.

2 mins

Beaches flying Blue Flag this summer

TWENTY-ONE beaches in Wales have achieved Blue Flag status for 2025.

1 min

Unlicensed dog boarder 'forgot' about renewal

AN UNLICENSED dog boarder was found looking after 28 dogs at a time in overcrowded conditions, a court has heard.

3 mins

CCTV captures dad's final moments in Benidorm as family fights for answers

THE family of a Welsh dad-of-four who died falling from a cliff in Benidorm have told how they turned detective to prove he was murdered.

3 mins

Man wakes to find car alight on city street

A RETIRED handyman woke at 4am to the sound of his dog barking and discovered his car in flames.

2 mins

Cocaine courier is ordered to repay £1

A DRUG courier who transported 5kg of cocaine to Wales while wearing a carer uniform during the Covid pandemic has been ordered to pay back just £1 after benefiting by £10,000.

1 min

'I'm effectively in a race against time... I'm on treatment to give me as much time as I can have with my family'

IN THE days leading up to Cardiff hosting its first European final in more than a decade, former Welsh Rugby Union commercial director Craig Maxwell will be in the midst of another epic fundraising challenge.

6 mins

Putin no-show at talks

RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin did not show up in Turkey yesterday for proposed direct peace talks with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who was waiting for him in the capital of Ankara after challenging the Kremlin leader to face-to-face dis- cussions on ending their three- year-old war.

2 mins

Star arrest: 'reasonable force used'

THE use of force by officers to arrest Sex Education star Reece Richards after he was mistaken for a suspect “was reasonable in the circumstances”, the police watchdog found.

1 min

Welsh Water fined £1.3m for 800 sewage breaches

DWR Cymru Welsh Water has been fined £1.35m after admitting 800 breaches of its environmental permits to discharge sewage.

3 mins

Eluned Morgan told to give 'straight answer' in interview

THE First Minister was told to give a “straight answer” to questions about her party's policies in a testy interview yesterday.

3 mins

Earl Spencer describes grief at Diana's death

EARL Spencer has reflected on the loss of his sister Diana, Princess of Wales and compared it to an \"amputation\".

1 min

UK SMEs owed £122bn in late payments

SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are owed approximately £112bn in late payments, according to new research.

1 min

Profits surge at utility giant ahead of water charge hikes

UNITED Utilities, the FTSE 100 giant, has reported a significant surge in profit ahead of increasing water bills for more than seven million customers.

1 min

Blazing bright in the darkness

Shani Rhys James' latest exhibition offers bursts of colour and hope in dark times, writes Jenny White

3 mins

Anime magic

OneRepublic singer Ryan Tedder chats to CASEY COOPER-FISKE about writing with Taylor Swift and the band 'exploding' in Japan

3 mins

DON'T FEAR THE REAPER

DEATH COMES FOR ALL GENERATIONS OF ONE CURSED FAMILY IN LATEST CHAPTER OF GLORIOUSLY GORY HORROR FRANCHISE

2 mins

UNIQUE KELLY HOLMES

Shortlisted at the Sports Book Awards and for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2024!

1 min

I was an overnight success after 10 years

TIM MINCHIN, WHO HEADS TO CARDIFF IN JUNE, CHATS TO MARION MCMULLEN ABOUT CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF ROCK 'N' ROLL NERDING ON HIS LATEST TOUR

4 mins

WEAN-AGE PICKS

THE BEST FIRST FOODS TO FEED LITTLE DINERS FROM TOP CHILDREN'S COOKERY AUTHOR ANNABEL KARMEL. BY CAMILLA FOSTER

3 mins

Kids' prize fund theft was just a misunderstanding

DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR A FIRST TIME DAD OF TWINS

2 mins

Alison opens with the pick of the Mix

ALISON Hammond forges on as the deserving darling of British telly with this up-close celebrity chat show.

1 min

CAN WE GET A WHOOP?

WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT NEW KID ON THE FITNESS TRACKER BLOCK HAS TO OFFER

2 mins

SOUND AND VISION

MAKE SOME NOISE FOR THE CHEEKY NEW ELECTRIC ABARTH SCORPIONISSIMA

3 mins

Groves takes the win but stage six of Giro is marred by crash chaos

KADEN Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) sprinted to victory on stage six of the Giro d'Italia, winning in Naples on a day that was defined by crashes and chaos.

1 min

Stokes determined to dominate when he returns to action

ENGLAND'S Test captain Ben Stokes is out to “dominate every situation” this summer and believes he can come back from his latest injury lay-off stronger than ever.

2 mins

Off-field matters put to one side - Peel

SCARLETS head coach Dwayne Peel says off-field contract disputes won't distract his side as they chase a place in the United Rugby Championship play-offs.

1 min

Plumtree wants Wales place back as Scarlets chase the URC play-offs

TAINE Plumtree is confident the Scarlets can compete for the United Rugby Championship title this season as he targets a place on Wales' tour of Japan following a personal “wake up call”.

2 mins

Homecoming gives Sheedy a new lease of life

CALLUM Sheedy reveals he has recaptured his love for rugby through coming home to Cardiff.

5 mins

Welsh players are set to be affected as Rovers poised to pull plug on women's team

SEVERAL Welsh footballers are set to be left looking for new jobs amid reports that Blackburn Rovers' owners are highly likely to pull funding for its women's side next season.

2 mins

Dalman says squad... but

Mehmet Dalman and Ken Choo will need to reshape the Cardiff squad for next season and conversations wil be had with the likes of Joe Ralls, below, and Aaron Ramsey, far right

4 mins

Cardiff will trim their they don't have to sell

CARDIFF City's squad will be cut down considerably ahead of the League One campaign but chairman Mehmet Dalman has been reassured by key players they want to stay and fight for promotion next season.