A 16-year-old girl killed in a suspected knife attack at a Chinese takeaway in Wales was a straight-A student, a devastated friend has said. The schoolgirl lived above the Blue Sky takeaway in the rural village of Ynyswen, where police were yesterday called to reports of a stabbing. South Wales Police described the death as ‘sudden’ … Read more
One man was feared dead and several others left seriously injured today after a knife attack at a Chinese takeaway in a rural Welsh village. Witnesses said the village restaurant was ‘covered in blood’ and more than 30 emergency vehicles were at the scene at midday. The victims were flown to hospital by air ambulance … Read more
Britain’s first floating eco-village with futuristic homes, shops and ‘work-pods’ is planned for disused Cardiff dock that was once the busiest in the world Bute East docks, which were built in Victorian era, have been unused since 1970 Developers hope to regenerate the area with ambitious plans for floating village If it goes ahead, it … Read more
Only a handful of areas in England and Wales have escaped without suffering any coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began, official figures revealed today. Office for National Statistics data showed only 36 out of 7,209 districts — or 0.5 per cent — had not recorded a single Covid-linked fatality by the end of January. Most … Read more
BBC weatherman Owain Wyn Evans says he felt like he ‘had to go back into the closet’ and keep his sexuality a ‘big secret’ for his first TV job as a children’s presenter Owain Wyn Evans said that he had to ‘go back into the closet’ for his first TV job He was employed as … Read more
A couple whose dream home was ruined by flooding days after they finished £10,000 worth of renovation work say they now live in fear of being swamped by sewage every time it rains. Lauren Jones and Cameron Harkness bought their first home together in 2019 and spent months renovating the semi-detached property in Alltwen, Swansea. … Read more
Wales presented Boris Johnson with a potential blueprint for England’s roadmap out of lockdown today as the First Minister revealed plans to allow holiday homes to open for Easter and have all primary school children back in class next month. Mark Drakeford said his administration would take a ‘careful and cautious step-by-step approach’ to easing lockdown … Read more
A shocking diary of a man who helped to put out fires during the Nazis’ bombing campaign in the Second World War has been digitised for the first time. Swansea firewatcher James R John, 58, wrote in his diary during what became known as the Three Nights’ Blitz on the Welsh city in February 1941. … Read more
The last surviving golden eagle in Wales was found dead after eating rat poison, tests have revealed. The majestic bird was discovered by a walker last summer after surviving around 12 years swooping the remote valleys and hills of Wales. A post mortem revealed the bird had been shot twice before it was found dead … Read more
Britain today confirmed 12,718 new coronavirus cases and 738 deaths amid signs that the country’s outbreak may have stopped shrinking, with the symptom-tracking study suggesting infections are now rising in parts of the UK. The unofficial ZOE and King’s College app suggests the number of people reporting symptoms of Covid-19 has started rising again in … Read more