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No Outstanding Coal Mining Applications Left in the UK After Council Refusal in Carmarthenshire

After a Welsh council rejected plans to dig for 85,000 tons of coal, the UK has no outstanding proposals for coal mining anywhere in the country. Carmarthenshire council turned down the second application for expanding the open-pit Glan Lash mine near Llandybie in Wales, citing impacts on the local environment. Bryn Bach Coal Ltd. had […]

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Danny Dyer’s Rivals Mansion Is On The Market For £8m

And so the wait begins. With part 2 of Rivals season 2 now on hold until November, and the promised series 3 still a good few years away, the Jilly Cooper-sized holes in our hearts are desperately yearning for more, more, more(!) of the Disney+ bonkbuster. But if thumbing through ...

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‘A Little Hero’ Saves Her Friend from Both Drowning AND a Seizure

A 12-year-old was labeled a hero after saving her friend from drowning with nothing more than a fistful of her hair to hang onto. The harrowing close call with Davy Jones comes to us now from Conwy, Wales, where Tamika and her friend Sofia-Ann were swimming off Pensarn beach during a late-May heat wave. The […]

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Driver who killed Take That fan on her way to a concert jailed for just a year

Fiona Hodge (left) was found guilty of causing the death of Donna Crossman (right) by careless driving (Picture: Avon & Somerset Police/SWNS/BPM Media)

A woman who killed a Take That fan after running her over while she was walking to a gig has been jailed for just a year.

Fiona Hodge, 69, hit Donna Crossman, 53, with her Citroen as the concertgoer was heading over the Brunel Way flyover…

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Lipreader reveals King Charles and Kate Middleton’s sweet exchange with royal kids

The Royal Family attended Trooping the Colour this weekend (Picture: Getty Images)

Saturday marked one of the most important events in the royal calendar: Trooping the Colour.

The pomp military procession takes place every year in celebration of the Sovereign’s official birthday, and sees the most senior royals assemble in London for the ceremony.

Ever since the royal kids — we’re talking…

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Inmate died in fire and another almost lost leg to spider in UK’s packed prisons

A new report sheds light on the state of prisons in England and Wales (Credits: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

An inmate at a prison in the north of England died in a fire after an alarm is thought to have failed to go off, according to a new report on the huge pressures facing the prison estate.

The latest review by the Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs) covers incidents in the carceral system…

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Striped Rock Dismissed as Natural in 1928 Reclassified as UK’s Oldest Cave Painting

It was a case of better late than never for the Guardian: editors issued something of a correction 98 years after the paper reported the UK’s oldest prehistoric art was actually a natural phenomenon. On October, 1912, red streaks discovered on a wall in Bacon Cave near Mumbles, Wales, were believed to be made by […]

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Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson face investigation over ‘nightclub incident’

Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were involved in a ‘nightclub incident’ (Picture: Getty Images)

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are investigating Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson over a ‘breach of team protocols’ during an incident at a nightclub.

England beat New Zealand in the first Test of their series at Lord’s on Sunday, with both Stokes and Atkinson playing in London.

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Hiraeth: Why The 40-Year Solidarity Between Welsh Miners & LGBTQIA+ People Means So Much

Last week, Durham Pride in the UK went ahead bigger than ever, after the Durham County Council, controlled by the hyper-conservative Reform UK, completely pulled its funding. Rather than quietly ...

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Man charged as boy, 17, has leg amputated after stabbing at Barry Island

Emergency services were called to the seaside town, the setting of hit show Gavin and Stacey, on May 25 (Picture: Wales News Service)

A 17-year-old boy had his leg amputated after he was stabbed on Barry Island on Bank Holiday Monday.

Emergency services were called to the seaside town, the setting of hit show Gavin and Stacey, on May 25.

A 17-year-old boy suffered life-changing injuries in the…

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Snooker’s 30 under 30: The brightest young stars of the baize

Who are the best young talents on the baize? (Picture: Getty Images)

Snooker’s top stars are lasting longer than ever, with some of the best in the world now in their 50s and still competing for titles.

The legendary trio of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Williams and John Higgins have all passed the half-century and all remain in the top 16 in the world rankings.

Then come the 40-somethings who are…

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‘Killer fungus’ found in UK – here’s why it’s not a bad thing

The fungus kills another invasive species of moss that has caused destruction (Picture: Getty Images)

A new ‘killer fungus’ has arrived the UK – but we’re not at risk of turning into zombies just yet.

Instead, the new arrival has raised scientists’ hopes for restoring our natural habitats.

The so-called moss die-back fungus kills a type of moss that is damaging the environment at an alarming…

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Charity hikers booed for swerving queue on race up Snowdon for terminally ill friend

Rick Thiedeman, 34, and Jamie Richardson, 32, were attempting the Three Peaks Challenge (Picture: Instagram/Rick Thiedeman)

Hikers raising money for a terminally ill friend say they faced booing and abuse after bypassing a huge queue to reach the summit on Mount Snowdon.

Rick Thiedeman, 34, and Jamie Richardson, 32, were attempting the Three Peaks Challenge, which involves summitting the…

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