Ancient woodland saved in council’s rejection of UK’s last opencast coal application

Carmarthenshire County Council has rejected Bryn Bach Coal Ltd’s second attempt to expand and extend the currently dormant Glan Lash opencast coal mine, about 15 miles north of Swansea. This followed hundreds of hand-written and online objections from residents in the county. The decision reflects a clear, strategic commitment to climate leadership, rare habitat protection, […]

By The Canary

Senior Welsh Reform politician ‘infantilises’ entire Welsh nation

Award-winning Welsh journalist and author Will Hayward has criticised a senior Welsh Reform politician over his comments that “infantilise” the proud people he claims to represent. The Reformer’s statement came at the Hay literary festival in Hay-on-Wye in Wales. Hayward indicated the Member of the Senedd (MS) in his post as James Evans. He’s the […]

By Cameron Baillie

Wales moves to decolonise its museums, and GB News is losing it

Right-wingers are in moral panic over government plans in Wales to promote the Welsh language, culture, and history across publicly funded museums. In characteristic fashion, the dog-whistling GB News outlet published an article titled: Plaid Cymru accused of ‘cultural extremism’ and ‘attempting to rewrite Welsh history’ amid plan to decolonise museums. This unsurprisingly frames the […]

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Senedd candidate in Nazi salute photo row now Reform special adviser

Reform Senedd candidate Corey Edwards, who stepped down from the election after a photo emerged of him doing a Nazi salute, is now, apparently, the special adviser for the far-right party’s Welsh leader. Mere hours after Reform announced him as a candidate for Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan, a photo of Edwards performing a Nazi salute […]

By Alex/Rose Cocker

Morgan resigns as Welsh FM/Labour leader after losing seat

Welsh First Minister and Labour party leader Eluned Morgan has resigned after losing her Senedd seat in Ceredigion Penfro to Plaid Cymru. The loss had been predicted since this morning and caps a disastrous day for Welsh Labour, alongside its counterparts in Scotland and England. In her resignation speech, Morgan took the blame for the […]

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How a banned rice cooker cost a Welsh university £264,442

Peak Ong, a 72-year-old cleaner at Aberystwyth University in Wales, won £264,442.09 from the school after a dispute that started with a banned rice cooker ended in her firing and a vindictive job reference.

Catherine Green, Ong's manager, accused her of giving a rice cooker to a student living in university dorms, where they're banned. — Read the rest

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5 Underrated UK Summer Destinations For Less Crowds & Authentic Culture

Whether it’s from your English acquaintance or the overly confident tourist who’s been to England once and hopped on a rushed bus tour of Oxford for the day, we’ve all heard the same sentence before: “You haven’t really seen Britain if you’ve only seen London”. Annoying as it may sound, we can’t exactly argue with …

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YouGov’s latest poll puts Reform and Plaid Cymru neck-and-neck in the Senedd

The latest projections from YouGov, published on 22 April, put Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru and far-right populists Reform UK neck-and-neck for control of the Senedd. What’s more, the pollster also predicts massive losses for both Labour and the Conservatives. The new data represent only the second YouGov multi-level regression and post-stratification (MRP) model for […]

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Experts Reveal Europe’s 3 Cheapest Beach Destinations Worth Visiting

Let's face it — some beach destinations are a dud, and there's nothing more disappointing than spending money to traverse the globe only to be left bored and unimpressed. As experts ourselves here at Travel Off Path, we know when to hand over the baton to trusted travel outlets such as TimeOut, which just revealed a …

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Eluned Morgan’s shock DARC announcement doesn’t go far enough say campaigners

PARC Against DARC has been campaigning since 2024 against the US military’s proposed DARC radar array in Pembrokeshire. Now it’s spoken out on Eluned Morgan’s surprise announcement which called for the UK government to ‘pause’ the DARC project while Donald Trump remains US president. The campaigners say that while they welcome any opposition to DARC […]

By The Canary

This UK Nation Has Britain’s 3 Most Gorgeous Beaches

When you envision your next trip ‘across the pond' mingling with lads and lasses over a pint of beer you can’t pronounce, it’s likely London that comes to mind. But far beyond bright red double-deckers and the movie-famous landmarks that steal the spotlight lies an array of worthwhile getaways across the UK. And one nation …

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Welsh Water’s ‘not for profit’ status hasn’t stopped it raiding money from DWP claimants

Welsh Water’s (Dwr Cymru) supposed ‘not for profit’ status hasn’t stopped it raiding the welfare of customers in poverty who need support from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Across 18 months, the water and sewerage utility deducted £2.6m from customers’ Universal Credit. Amid a group of 10 privatised joint water and sewage suppliers, […]

By Hannah Sharland

7 of the UK’s prettiest towns and villages to while away an afternoon in

Parts of the UK feel like stepping into a fairytale (Picture: Getty Images)

No matter how much you love the hustle and bustle of London, the nightlife in Liverpool or the art-splashed streets of Bristol, sometimes, it’s nice to get away from it all.

Thankfully, the UK has plenty of options when it comes to a peaceful break outside of the city.

In every corner of Britain, there are…

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5 U.K. Destinations Everyone Should Visit At Least Once

I'm sorry to be the one to say it, but if you claim you've been to the U.K. simply by visiting London, you're having a bit of a laugh. I used to live in London myself on-and-off for several years, and as much as I love Norf Weezy—do people even use that term, still?—with all …

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