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April 10, 2025

Teenager guilty of murdering dad-of-7

A TEENAGER has been found guilty of murdering a father-of-seven who was stabbed to death in a Cardiff street following an argument between a former couple.

2 mins

'We're in crisis' – UK's chippies being battered by rising costs

ONCE a dependable British favourite, fish and chips is fast becoming a luxury meal, with prices for a regular cod and chips now topping £13 in some towns.

5 mins

Mother who died in bike crash 'loved by so many'

LOVING tributes have been paid to a \"warm and kind\" mother-of-three who died in a motorbike crash.

2 mins

Driver ran over man's leg after he argued with his brother

A DRIVER deliberately drove on to a grass bank and ran over a man's leg for arguing with his brother.

1 min

Tributes paid to ‘loving son' after two killed in crash

TRIBUTES have been paid to a \"loving son\" killed in a crash which claimed two lives.

1 min

Iceland shop manager stole £15,000 to pay debts

A TRUSTED shop manager stole £15,000 from his employer including taking hundreds of pounds from the staff social fund to finance his gambling debts, a court has heard.

1 min

Teen stabbed to death was refugee who fled Syria after bombing

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy who was fatally stabbed in a West Yorkshire town was a Syrian refugee who was injured in a bombing, police have said.

2 mins

'Pig Village' moniker plan causes stink in community

PLANS to formally adopt a Welsh name for a Welsh village have split the community.

3 mins

Number of motorists exceeding 20mph limit tops 100,000

MORE than 100,000 drivers have now been caught breaking Wales' 20mph default speed limit.

1 min

Hysterectomy without informed consent left woman 'devastated'

HEALTH bosses have been blasted after a woman was given a hysterectomy without giving informed consent to the procedure.

3 mins

Radical new plan to combat flood threat plaguing county

ROTATING cylinders could be installed on a river in Carmarthenshire to steer debris such as fallen trees away from bridge supports.

2 mins

Wildfires warning as temperatures set to rise

HOT weather is set to bring highs of 24°C to parts of the UK as fire services continue to warn of wildfires across the country.

2 mins

Uninsured driver admits killing 15-year-old girl

A DRIVER has admitted killing a schoolgirl at a zebra crossing.

1 min

Cut it out! Town hits out at 14th barbershop plan

A BID to open another barbershop in a small Welsh town has raised concerns about sustainability from local traders and residents.

2 mins

PM promises more bobbies on beat in street crime crackdown

SHOPLIFTING and antisocial behaviour have \"wreaked havoc on our neighbourhoods\", the Prime Minister has said as he sets out steps to crack down on street crime.

1 min

Starmer: UK-US deal or eased tariffs 'not enough for Britain'

SIR KEIR Starmer has warned that striking an economic deal with the US or securing lowered American tariff rates for the UK will not be \"enough\" for Britain.

3 mins

Trade levies threaten global stability, warns Bank of England

RISKS to the stability of the world's financial system have increased as US tariffs could weigh on global economic growth, the Bank of England has warned.

1 min

Seven officers injured in crash during pursuit

SEVEN officers were taken to hospital following a collision involving five police vehicles and another car, which was being pursued on Tyneside.

1 min

Woman killed husband and hid body in garden

A WOMAN who murdered her husband in a \"ferocious attack\" and hid his dismembered body in their garden has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.

3 mins

Iran denies it intends to develop nuclear bomb

IRAN'S president has pledged that his nation is \"not after a nuclear bomb\" ahead of talks between Tehran and the US - going as far as dangling the prospect of direct American investment in the Islamic Republic if the countries can reach a deal.

1 min

Snooker player faces child sex abuse allegations

FORMER world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been accused of sexually abusing children.

1 min

Deadly Israeli strike hits Gaza apartment building

ISRAELI aircraft have struck a residential block in war-ravaged northern Gaza, killing at least 23 people, officials said, as the renewed fighting in the devastated Palestinian enclave showed no signs of letting up.

1 min

Fundraiser serves up £250,000

FIFTEEN top chefs have raised a quarter of a million pounds for Ty Hafan Children's Hospice.

1 min

Drunk man threatened to kill officer

A HEAVILY-INTOXICATED man grabbed his partner by the throat in the street and threatened to kill a police officer who dislocated his shoulder while trying to arrest him.

1 min

Class assistant 'forced cubicle open with 20p coin' to check on pupil

A TEACHING assistant described how she was so worried about a child shutting himself in a toilet at school for hours that she used a 20p coin to force open the door.

4 mins

Hometown honour for Olympian

ONE of Wales' most famous athletes has been honoured by his home town.

2 mins

Man, 72, died after pub scuffle

A 72-YEAR-OLD man died following a fracas between four men at a Welsh pub, an inquest has heard.

1 min

Latest plans for sports and medtech hub

WORK on a new sports and medical technology centre in Swansea could start in September.

2 mins

Wind farm to generate green jobs

THE developer behind a wind farm off the Welsh coast has released a jobs forecast for the scheme.

2 mins

Net zero cement works a step closer

HEIDELBERG Materials UK has been granted planning permission to build a carbon capture plant at its Padeswood cement works in Flintshire.

1 min

'I bought their dream': How US firm's huge land deal went bust

RUSTING pipes in a barren field and unpaid workers are what remain after a US company promised to turn a huge piece of land in Senegal about twice the size of Paris into an agricultural project and create thousands of jobs.

5 mins

Liberal Democrats in Wales are pinning their 2026 Senedd election hopes on disillusionment with Keir Starmer and Labour.

THE Welsh Liberal Democrats met in Cardiff at the weekend for their latest conference with something of a spring in their step.

6 mins

Lib Dems pin hopes on Labour missteps

WHILE you'd imagine most political canvassers will knock on a door with slight trepidation at the moment, the ones in the orange rosette have something of a spring in their step.

2 mins

We should have seen this coming

THIS week, global stock markets suffered one of the most devastating crashes in modern history. Trillions of dollars were wiped out within hours. Entire economies trembled, investors panicked, and once-stable financial systems spiralled into uncertainty.

2 mins

Officials 'pleased with progress' of school in special measures

EDUCATION officials say they are \"pleased\" with progress by a comprehensive school that has been in special measures for six years.

1 min

'I went to private school and every stereotype you've got about people like me is wrong'

WHEN the Labour UK Government announced it was introducing a new policy to apply VAT to private school fees, there was a mixed reaction from the public.

3 mins

Crack secrets to creating an Easter nest egg

School holidays can be expensive, so keep kids off screens and teach them how to budget with these fun ideas. By VICKY SHAW

3 mins

Bravery in the face of a bout of 'tummy trouble'

On Sunday, I spent a good deal of time asking where Thomas had gone.

1 min

Mighty Meite... grim and where there's a Will...

Cardiff City added one more point to their tally in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night, but their bid to stave off relegation to League One still has some way left to run.

6 mins

times for Goutas...

Sixty-five goals conceded in 41 games, only Plymouth have a worse record.

1 min

Riza blasts first-half display as Bluebirds just salvage a point at Preston

OMER Riza admitted his Cardiff City side were \"nowhere near it\" in the first half and hit out at his team's sloppy defending which led to them needing a stoppage-time equaliser to gain a point at Preston North End on Tuesday night.

3 mins

Wales now believe they can compete with the best - Cain

WALES scorer Hannah Cain says confidence is soaring among Rhian Wilkinson's squad ahead of their first major tournament appearance this sum mer.

2 mins

Earnie's son Silva is a big hit in Thailand

SILVA Mexes, son of Cardiff City legend Robert Earnshaw, scored his first international goal with a wonder finish for Thailand in the first game of the AFC U17 Asian Cup last week.

1 min

Why Judgement Day is always a special day for Cardiff flanker Young

SINCE returning to Wales, Thomas Young has made a Judgement Day date a point of marking in his diary each season.

4 mins

Warburton steps away from position on the board of Cardiff Rugby

SAM Warburton has resigned from his position on the Cardiff Rugby board, it has emerged.

1 min

Dragons bring two more rising stars back into Wales

THE Dragons have brought more Wales age-grade talent back from England with the signings of Wales U19s duo Codi Purnell and James Talamai.

1 min

WRU take control at Cardiff... what next?

IN The aftermath of the news yesterday that the WRU has assmued control of Cardiff Rugby after they went into administration, Union chair Richard Collier-Keywood and Chief Executive Abi Tierney faced the press along with Cardiff CEO Richard Holland and chair Alun Jones.