Western Mail - April 15, 2025
Western Mail - April 15, 2025
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April 15, 2025
Speeding driver paid £300 to make points go away
A RESTAURANT boss feared losing his driving licence and business after being caught speeding, so paid £300 to a “Mr Fix It” to make the penalty points go away, a court has heard.
1 min
'Europe now warming up faster than any other continent'
EUROPE is the fastest-warming continent in the world as countries were hit by clear climate change impacts, extreme weather and record temperatures in 2024, a major annual report shows.
1 min
Compound work begins to protect breeding terns
WORK starts this week to prepare a Welsh beach for the annual arrival of its famous occupants.
2 mins
Walking and cycling to work figures in city behind targets
THE proportion of work journeys by walking and cycling in Cardiff is behind target, despite tens of millions spent on trying to promote active travel, according to latest council data.
1 min
Spat continues between two of Wales' top Labour politicians
WELSH Secretary Jo Stevens has repeatedly failed to answer criticism levelled at her from party colleague Eluned Morgan.
2 mins
Forest blaze fears as beauty spot attracts fire-lighting campers
PEOPLE living near a high-profile beach are in constant fear of a major fire in a forest that backs on to the sand.
4 mins
UK cancer care system at 'critical breaking point', say experts
THE UK cancer care system is facing a “critical breaking point”, a number of experts have warned.
1 min
'Stop Brexit Man' is cleared of flouting Parliament music ban
AN ACTIVIST known as Stop Brexit Man has been cleared of flouting a police ban after playing anti-Conservative and anti-Brexit edits of The Muppet Show and Darth Vader's theme outside Parliament.
3 mins
Appeal goes in as national park refuses pub's 'safety' decking
AN APPEAL has been lodged against the refusal by a national park to allow decking at a seaside pub in Pembrokeshire, which was put in place for safety reasons after a child was almost hit by a car.
1 min
Council stops using X ‘as platform inconsistent with its values’
A WELSH council has decided to stop using the social media platform X, with its leader saying the move is “about values”.
1 min
Stalker jailed after 'sinister campaign' against his former partner
A MAN who isolated and controlled his partner embarked on a \"sinister campaign\" of stalking when she ended their relationship, a court has heard.
3 mins
Vital raw materials for Scunthorpe plant paid for - Rayner
A SUPPLY of raw materials needed in order to keep Scunthorpe’s steel plant operating has been paid for, Angela Rayner has said.
2 mins
Steel towns comparison 'not entirely fair', says union boss
COMPARING Port Talbot with Scunthorpe is “not entirely” fair, a trade union national secretary has said, as he accused the previous government of being “asleep at the wheel” over steel.
2 mins
TV actress Jean Marsh dies age 90
UPSTAIRS, Downstairs actress and co-creator Jean Marsh has died at the age of 90.
1 min
Matt Hancock libel claim set to go to trial
X-MP Andrew Bridgen’s libel claim against former health secretary Matt Hancock can go to trial, a High Court judge has ruled after she refused Mr Hancock's bid to end the claim.
1 min
Blanchett warns she'll quit acting
ACTRESS Cate Blanchett says she is “serious about giving up acting” as there are “lots of things I want to do with my life”.
1 min
No evidence of two-tier policing in riots, say MPs
THE police response to last summer's riots was “entirely appropriate’, despite accusations those involved were policed more strongly than previous protesters, MPs have said.
1 min
Russia says deadly attack targeted military officers
RUSSIA has claimed its deadly missile attack on Ukraine's Sumy that killed and wounded scores of people, including children, had targeted a gathering of Ukrainian troops, as European leaders condemned the assault as a war crime.
2 mins
Black alert for county's dire roads
MONMOUTHSHIRE'S roads are in such a dire state that the council has had to invent a new category on its alert system. Typically, councils use the acronym RAG - red, amber, green - to colour code risks and priorities.
1 min
Drug-addicted dealer believes police arrest 'has saved his life'
DRUG-ADDICTED dealer believes the day his car was stopped and he was arrested by police officers saved his life, a court has heard.
2 mins
Man killed by partner in a drunken rage
A WOMAN has been found guilty of murdering her partner in a “drunken temper”.
3 mins
Vandalism site becomes modern businesses park
A WAREHOUSE site that fell into disrepair and became a hotspot for anti-social behaviour has been transformed into a modern business park.
1 min
Tech tycoons' fawning over Trump divides Silicon Valley
LIKE many in the tech industry, Jeremy Lyons used to think of himself as a relatively apolitical guy.
5 mins
Western Mail Labour in the wars as steel a flashpoint
ALL eyes to Scunthorpe and the British Steel plant as the UK Government passed emergency legislation at the weekend to take control of Britain's last operating blast furnaces at the steel plant.
2 mins
Welsh honey wins coveted PGI status
WELSH Heather Honey has become the first honey in the UK to receive the coveted Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status, a legal designation that protects food and drink products from imitation and misuse.
2 mins
Cabango backs caretaker boss to land job full time
BEN CABANGO says he would love for Alan Sheehan to land the Swansea job full time.
1 min
Bulut: 'Cardiff City fans deserve to stay up’
EROL BULUT says “all he wants” is for Cardiff to stay in the Championship this season.
2 mins
'Several clubs' keeping tabs on Swans' Sheehan
LAN SHEEHAN is attracting interest from several Championship clubs ahead of the summer, with Swansea City still yet to make a decision on his long-term future at the club.
3 mins
Forgotten man gives Wales a reminder of his talent
IT WAS another difficult weekend for Welsh rugby with both the Ospreys and Wales Women slipping to defeats.
4 mins
Ingram leads Glam to comfortable draw
COLIN Ingram led Glamorgan to a comfortable draw as Gloucestershire's long wait for a home win in the Rothesay County Championship continued after the final day of the Second Division match at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol.
2 mins
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Publisher: Reach Publishing Services Limited
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
The Western Mail is a daily newspaper published in Cardiff.
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