A £70,000 stash of stolen whisky has been found in the back of a lorry by police in an incident which briefly closed the M606 near Bradford. Officers from West Yorkshire’s Roads Policing Unit were carrying out a drink drive patrol on Saturday when they came across a “suspicious” lorry. The vehicle had earlier failed to … Read more
Rail passengers across Gwent are being urged to check journeys carefully as the most significant timetable change in decades takes place this Sunday (December 15). The timing of nearly every service across the South Wales Mainline, the Marches Line between Newport and Shrewsbury, and on other routes across the Wales and Borders network are hoped … Read more
A former US army battalion commander was found guilty on Friday of sexual harassment of a subordinate in what prosecutors hailed as a historic military justice case. Lt Col Herman West, who was previously stationed at Washington state’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), faced multiple charges over his treatment of a young female officer in his … Read more
I am ashamed to say until today, I had never stepped foot in Cardiff’s New Theatre and instead had been a loyal Wales Millennium Centre fan. So when given the opportunity to go behind the scenes at Cardiff’s New Theatre for their Christmas pantomime starring Gethin Jones and Owain Wyn Evans, I was very excited … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing finalist Sarah Hadland claimed the ‘divisive’ show’s judges are ‘often irrelevant’. The 53-year-old, most famous for starring on Miranda, has made it through to the final four contestants with professional partner Vito Coppola. The finale takes place tonight (Saturday, December 14) on BBC One at 6pm. She claimed the views of the … Read more
In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2021, a Georgia woman woke up to a masked intruder in her bedroom. What first seemed like a nightmare to Morgan Metzer quickly became real when the shadowy figure in the doorway suddenly lunged and attacked her. The intruder, who disguised his voice to sound like … Read more
A vicar has apologised after accidentally “ruining” Christmas for children by telling them Santa isn’t real. Rev Paul Chamberlain also told the primary school pupils it was their parents who buy their presents and eat the biscuits they leave out on Christmas Eve. The vicar was taking an RE lesson for ten and eleven-year-olds when … Read more
Larger class sizes, fewer subject choices and fewer support staff to address the mounting mental health, absence and behaviour problems in schools – these are just some of the dire problems outlined by headteachers as they grapple with years of budget cuts. In the week when the Welsh Government announced more cash for education, heads … Read more
The final ever episode of Gavin & Stacey will air on Christmas Day 2025 and while we aren’t sure if we are quite ready for it to end, we are very excited to see it. But ahead of the final instalment of the BBC comedy we’ve got a bumper set of questions that true blue … Read more
Television presenter Fearne Cotton and musician Jesse Wood have called it quits on their marriage, shortly after celebrating their 10th anniversary. The 43 year old broadcaster, known for her podcasting work, recently revealed the dissolution of her marriage with 48 year old Wood through an Instagram Story post. Fearne wrote: “‘It is with a heavy … Read more