A 20-year-old man from Beddau has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a car crash. The emergency services were called to Mafon Road in Caerphilly along the A472 yesterday evening after reports of a serious ‘road collision.’ Because of the severity of the event the road was closed overnight. A spokesperson for Gwent Police … Read more
A fire engine was caught on CCTV skidding into the River Taff during the UK’s recent cold snap. CCTV footage showed a firefighter slipping around on the ground before the vehicle followed suit. The incident occurred during a morning training routine outside Llandaff Rowing Club in Cardiff, on Tuesday, January 7. Another video posted online … Read more
A hospital has posted adverts calling for nurses to take on 12-hour “corridor care” shifts amid “very significant pressure” in its A&E department. Whittington Hospital in Archway, north London, posted bank shifts available for A&E nurses which said “corridor care” in the notes, The Sunday Times reported. It comes as several NHS trusts declared critical … Read more
-Credit:Getty Images Cardiff City midfielder Joel Colwill has completed his loan move to Exeter City and believes the League One club “really suits” his style of play. Colwill is coming off the back of a terrific League Two loan with Cheltenham Town, but the Bluebirds were keen to get the 20-year-old out at a higher … Read more
Thousands of NHS beds have been lost under the Welsh Labour government, the shadow health minister has claimed. James Evans MS criticised the Welsh Government for “allowing a significant reduction in the number of NHS beds in Wales”. He said that since 1999, there has been a reduction of 4,277 in the average daily available … Read more
Storyful Woodland Hills Residents Stop Man With Blowtorch Near Kenneth Fire Residents of Los Angeles’ Woodland Hills neighborhood helped police stop and detain a man with a blowtorch on Thursday, January 9, suspecting him of arson as the Kenneth Fire burned nearby.This footage captured by Chris Sumner shows community members confronting a man with a … Read more
A comet last seen 160,000 years ago will be bright and visible in the skies over the UK this week as it makes its closest pass through the solar system. The comet, known as Atlas C/2024 G3, will be as bright as the planet Venus on Monday, January 13 – possibly the brighest comet seen … Read more
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman, believed to be a hospital nurse, was seriously injured after being stabbed in Royal Oldham Hospital’s A&E department. Police were called to Rochdale Road, Oldham, at 11.30pm on Saturday to reports of a stabbing, Greater Manchester Police said. It is believed a … Read more
Two north Pembrokeshire public toilets have been saved from closure because of the call for their facilities. The local loos in Moylgrove and Nevern were amongst those earmarked for the axe by Pembrokeshire County Council, which announced it would be shutting a number of conveniences for financial reasons. They gave notice that, unless the community council … Read more
THE lack of a specialist pupil referral unit (PRU) to deal with pupils excluded permanently from Blaenau Gwent schools has been highlighted to councillors. At a meeting of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s People scrutiny committee on Tuesday, January 7 councillors received a report which looked at figures for school exclusions. The report shows that the number of … Read more