Schoolgirl, 15, drowns after falling into swollen river and being swept away while playing with friends during Storm Ellen Nicola Williams fell into the River Rhymney in Cardiff while playing with friends Friend jumped to save her but she was carried away before coastguard saved her Her family was described as ‘devastated’ at the tragic … Read more
Off-duty police officer dies after falling from a jet-ski off Welsh coast as force sends out ‘heartfelt sympathies’ to his family The alarm was raised shortly after 4.30pm on Saturday following the incident A huge rescue operation was then launched involving the Coastguard and RNLI However, despite medical intervention, the officer died at the scene … Read more
As tough climbs go, there are few more gruelling than getting to the top of 24,580ft (7,492m) Mount Noshaq – the highest mountain in Afghanistan. It’s something that Welshman James Bingham discovered when he led a part Welsh, part American, team up it. The ultra-marathon runner and expert mountaineer summited Everest in 2007 – but … Read more
Kate Middleton supported a local brand by donning new ‘bohemian’ £62 gold hoop earrings by a Welsh female designer for a day of engagements Kate Middleton, 38, joined Prince William, 38, for visits in South Wales yesterday Donned £62 hoop earrings from Welsh designer Hayley Jones for engagements Independent brand ‘mixes bohemian feminine influence’ with modern … Read more
Tragedy as hero father dies after saving his three children when they got caught in a rip-tide off Welsh beach Man in his 30s died after being flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor this afternoon Witnesses reported children in difficulty in water and a man swam to their aid Two of the children were taken to hospital … Read more
Porsche 999! Driver writes off £150,000 supercar after crashing into trees near rural Welsh village – before he’s arrested for ‘various offences’ The £150,000 Porsche 911 GT3 RS was written off in a brutal crash in Tonyrefail Police tweeted pictures of the battered car, showing a shattered windscreen Also shows torn bodywork and gaping hole … Read more
Aston Martin’s first DBX rolled off the production line of its St Athan factory in South Wales today with the new SUV marking a ‘milestone moment’ for the British luxury marque. Priced from £158,000, the first Aston to be ‘Made in Wales’ is also its first SUV and considered a make or break model for … Read more
It’s not just humans who need a haircut! Historic Welsh tearoom which was left to grow ‘in sympathy’ with the public during lockdown is left looking like a ‘hairy woodland monster’ This 15th Century tearooms in at Llanrwst, North Wales,desperate need of a trim Tu Hwnt I’r Bont Tearoom has been shut since the UK locked … Read more
Sperm whale, Thames estuary, February 2019 A beleaguered sperm whale died three days after it swam up the Thames estuary and was unable to escape. The desperate animal also ended up stranded at times, as the level of the tidal river shifted, before it was pronounced dead by rescuers on February 1 this year. The … Read more
30ft long whale dies after becoming stranded for the second time in Welsh estuary A fin whale which became stranded on a beach two times this week has died The animal, nicknamed Henry, found stranded on a sand bank in North Wales Coastguard and drone pilot monitored the inaccessible whale’s health overnight By Lydia Catling … Read more