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Text conversations were ‘an escape from reality’
A WOMAN accused of plotting with two former servicemen to murder her husband has told her trial the text conversations with her lover had been “an elaborate fantasy” and were an “escape” from the real world.
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October 17, 2025
Western Mail
The Welsh language shouldn't be an indulgence but a right
HERE'S an old Welsh saying: “Mae'r tegell yn berwi a dw i’n barod” - the kettle is boiling, and I am ready. In Wales, that kettle has been boiling for a long time and it’s about time we had the right to receive our most personal and sacred documents - birth, marriage, and death certificates - in our own language.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
There's treasure at end of rainbow for detectorists
A MAN in Wales has uncovered what experts believe could be one of the largest Roman coin hoards ever discovered in the UK with the help of his birthday gift.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Bevan leaving the WRU for new role with Tigers
Huw Bevan will leave the Welsh Rugby Union later this year to join Leicester Tigers as the Gallagher Prem club's new head of rugby operations.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Couple on trial 'deeply shocked' over charge
A MAN accused of failing to provide adequate training to an employee who was crushed to death by a quad bike said he and his wife were “deeply shocked” after initially being charged with manslaughter.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Carlin is content as he decides it's time to stop turning the pedals
JACK Carlin was in an Australian gym earlier this year when he began to realise a cycling career which has brought two silver and two bronze Olympic medals was at an end.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Sheedy making his dad proud after returning home to Cardiff
CARDIFF fly-half Callum Sheedy says his late father would be proud of him after he returned to the Welsh capital to play for his hometown club.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
M4 lanes shut after collision
ONE man was taken to hospital following a serious collision on the M4.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Complex fix needed for 'dead' town centres, says ex-minister
A FORMER minister warned the traditional business model for Welsh town centres is \"dead\", dismissing \"magic bullets\" such as free parking and abolishing business rates.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Man in court charged with assisting suicide of four by supplying chemicals
A MAN appeared in court yesterday charged with assisting a suicide or the attempted suicides of four people through providing a chemical compound.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
MP Bell calls for pharmacy chain bosses to step down
A POLITICIAN has reported a pharmacy chain to a watch-dog and called for bosses to step down after staff allegedly went almost eight weeks without their correct pay.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
'Band's name felt like a curse' – guitarist's wife
THE wife of former Lost-prophets' guitarist Lee Gaze has spoken out about the impact disgraced frontman Ian Watkins' crimes had on her family in the aftermath of his death.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Anaemic growth adds to budgetary pressure
CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has been put under further pressure ahead of next month's Budget after official figures showed muted growth in August following a surprise contraction in July.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
MI5 chief 'frustrated' by Chinese spy case fiasco
EMBASSY DECISION POSTPONED
3 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Galbraith ready for the Prem... but he's staying at Swans, says boss Sheehan
ALAN Sheehan agrees Ethan Galbraith is ready for the Premier League - but insists Swansea City have no intention of selling him any time soon.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Thousands to sue over talc asbestos allegations
THOUSANDS of people are taking legal action against pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, claiming it knowingly sold asbestos-contaminated talcum powder in the UK.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Western Mail Immigration a hot topic ahead of poll
WHEN our Political editor Ruth Mosalski asked Llyr Powell, the Reform UK candidate in the Caerphilly by-election, what the biggest issue was that he heard about on doorsteps, he immediately answered immigration.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
College’s £2m grant to develop city library
A £2M GRANT has been awarded to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) to transform one of Cardiff's historic buildings, the Old Library, into a new centre for education and the arts.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Lawlor a doubt for the Bluebirds' clash against the Royals
DYLAN Lawlor has emerged as an injury doubt for Cardiff City's clash with Reading tomorrow after suffering a groin injury while on international duty with Wales.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Violinist’s passion for Welsh music to put composer centre stage
A WORLD-RENOWNED violinist aims to help bring the music of an “unjustly neglected” Welsh composer back to life.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Biomass site could be razed to ground
AN INCINERATOR that was at the centre of a major planning row could soon be knocked down.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Independence campaigners set to march on streets of town
PEOPLE from across Wales are expected to fill the streets of Rhyl tomorrow as the town hosts the next march for independence.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Former Wales trio join Tandy's coaching team
FORMER Wales stars Dan Lydiate, Rhys Patchell and Duncan Jones will join Steve Tandy's coaching group for the upcoming autumn campaign on an interim basis.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
EU unveils plan to defend against Russian attack
THE European Union has laid out a plan aimed at ensuring that Europe can defend itself against outside attack by the end of the decade as concern mounts that Russia is already probing the bloc’s defences.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Council plans to shut four schools
FOUR primary schools in Carmarthenshire face potential closure, a new report has said.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Poll in Labour heartland sees party lose its support ahead of by-election
A POLL specifically of people in Caerphilly has shown a jaw-dropping result could be on the cards at the by-election taking place next week.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
Scarlets sign two to avert lock crisis
THE Scarlets have responded to a second-row injury crisis by signing two players on a short-term loan deal.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
'A force for good, not just a business'
NE of Wales’ leading independent work-based learning providers has celebrated 30 years of trading in which time it has delivered more than 20,000 apprenticeships.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
WE'RE LIVING IT LARGE
PATRICIA WOODING GETS LOST ROAMING THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP ON ITS FIRST PASSENGER VOYAGE
5 min |
October 17, 2025
Western Mail
BBC boss backs licence fee evasion prosecutions
BBC boss Tim Davie has backed the prosecution of people who evade the TV licence fee, following calls for it to be decriminalised.
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