The number of children waiting for an autism or ADHD assessment in Wales could nearly triple to 61,000 over the next two years, a committee heard. Sarah Murphy, Wales’ mental health minister, told the Senedd’s children’s committee that 20,770 children were waiting for a neurodevelopmental assessment in September 2024. She said: “The assessment we’ve got … Read more
A retired ski instructor has returned to the slopes just four months after a knee replacement surgery. Richard Eklof, 62, from Usk, had his second knee replaced in mid-November. This was after 40 years of playing rugby and 50 years of skiing took a toll on his knees. He credits his speedy recovery to his … Read more
Los Angeles neighbours described how they chased down a suspected arsonist and restrained him with cable ties in a dramatic citizens’ arrest while the city burned and homes were devoured by the worst fires in living memory. Peter Kay, 40, said he “would have done anything necessary” to prevent more fires spreading across Woodland Hills … Read more
Graham Potter is back in management. (Getty Images) Graham Potter’s curtain-raiser was precisely what West Ham hope to look back on and say of this season as a whole: a game of two halves. Life after the unpopular and uninspiring Julen Lopetegui began so promisingly, so ferociously, when Lucas Paqueta arrowed inches wide of the … Read more
On Friday, the Department of Justice (DoJ) released its report on the Tulsa race massacre after announcing the review last September. The report came more than 100 years after a June 1921 report by the justice department’s Bureau of Investigation, a precursor to the FBI, blamed the massacre on Black men and alleged that perpetrators … Read more
Mikel Merino says he is feeling at home at Arsenal (Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Mikel Merino believes “everything is starting to click” for him at Arsenal and he is ready to show how he is more than a ‘duel monster’. Merino signed for Arsenal in the summer from Real Sociedad as part of a … Read more
Fans of the BBC series The Traitors were left ‘howling’ following the latest dramatic twist and asked, ‘Where’s her Oscar?’ following an unexpected reaction. The latest episode, which aired on Friday (January 10), revealed the latest Faithful selected for murder. Following the previous instalment, traitorous duo Linda and Minah discussed their options for who to … Read more
A driver rammed head-on into a police motorcyclist in Southampton, shocking dashcam footage shows. Marvin Geddes, 33, of Epping Close, Southampton, crashed into PC Derek Hearn at speed while the officer was involved in pursuit of the Honda Civic. Geddes did not stay at the scene and sped off before colliding with a Peugeot. He … Read more
A woman has spoken of her fear after a man in a white van “shouted abuse at her using a megaphone”. The 38-year-old woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said she was walking in Swansea when two men in a white van drove along the road with one shouting abuse at people. She said they … Read more
-Credit:Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency Warren Gatland was seemingly dealt a Six Nations blow, as Scarlets fly-half Sam Costelow was forced off injured just days before the Wales coach names his squad. The 18-cap fly-half departed just minutes into the Scarlets’ Challenge Cup clash with Gloucester at Kingsholm, clutching his shoulder as he was replaced by … Read more