47 m. ago JD Vance's NIGHTMARE round at Donald Trump's golf course: US Vice President mocked after committing ultimate sin during UK holiday

The Ohio native took four efforts to putt the ball in the cup. Typically golfers aim to achieve a two-putt, with three efforts seen as a very bad result - making Vance's four a miserable performance.

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63 m. ago Kneecap bring Welsh cafe owner on stage at Green Man as they attack BBC

It was Kneecap's first time performing at a festival in Wales and they referred to the crowd as their "Celtic brothers"

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63 m. ago How incel terminology like 'sleepmaxxing' and 'sigma' infiltrated pop culture

The niche language of incels has permeated social media, schools and even beauty standards. So, how did it become normalised?

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2 h. ago Lions coach and TV presenter's son named in Welsh team's squad for new season

Ffredi Easterby has enjoyed much success in rugby as a teenager.

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4 h. ago Benedicte Maurseth: Mirra review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month

(Hubro)Rhythmic repetitions and rustling textures evoke the traditional music and ecological harmony of Maurseth’s native NorwayA hardanger fiddle player from the fjord-and-mountain-filled region of Norway, where the instrument comes from, Benedicte Maurseth explores traditional music, nature and landscape influenced by the idea of ecosophy, a philosophy of ecological harmony. From childhood, she studied under master hardanger fiddler Knut Hamre, exploring the tunes, styles and effects associated with her instrument: its sympathetic strings, funnelled under the fingerboard, are particularly hypnotic, vibrating in response to the notes resonating above, as they do on the sitar and sarangi.A follow-up to Maurseth’s 2022 Nordic music prize-winning Hárr, Mirra is named after an old dialect word describing wild reindeer running together in a circling pattern. Norwegian folk’s rhythmic repetitions feed Maurseth’s intricate compositions (as do the influences of minimalism and Krautrock), b...

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4 h. ago Rise Against: Ricochet review – slick shift doesn’t skimp on righteous anger

(Loma Vista)Blood-and-guts emotion with the energy of the punk veterans’ early years meets high-sheen recording craft in a hulking 10th albumRise Against are not the first punk band to embrace the trappings of arena rock, but few of their forerunners can say they moved between those opposing states with the confidence and style displayed here. Having spent two decades retrofitting the breakneck melodic hardcore of their early work with rafter-shaking hooks and gleaming production, the Chicago veterans’ 10th album is a hulking thing, its bombast and righteous anger fed by vocalist Tim McIlrath, who finds the middle ground between Strike Anywhere and Creedence Clearwater Revival more often than you might think possible.Working in tandem with producer Catherine Marks, fresh from Grammy wins for her work on Boygenius’s The Record, and mixer-to-the-stars Alan Moulder, they regularly square the circle between blood-and-guts emotion and high-sheen recording craft. McIlrath’s community-mind...

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6 h. ago Welsh campsite raided by badgers on the hunt for bacon and Billy Bear ham

She got more than she bargained for when the gang of animals gate-crashed her camping trip

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7 h. ago I can’t blame Rangers fans for panicking about Russell Martin but they must remember one thing – Barry Ferguson

The Ibrox boss has yet to notch up a Premiership in two attempts and the Govan natives are already getting restless

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11 h. ago TOM UTLEY: I was once fiercely proud of being a Londoner born and bred. But as Sturgeon seeks greener pastures and after nine years of the Khan Terror, Mrs U and I are thinking the unthinkable...

Nicola Sturgeon, former First Minister of Scotland, who has spent her entire life fighting for Scottish independence and slagging off evil England, now says she's thinking of leaving her native land.

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12 h. ago What your bouquet says about you: Secret meanings behind flowers and the variety you should NEVER send

The little-known aster flower, native to Japan, has become a popular choice in bouquets for its associations with love - but several other flowers also have secret meanings.

Politics

14 h. ago Donald Trump's 'demanding' body language shows he's 'frustrated' ahead of Putin summit

A body language expert has analysed US President Donald Trump's movements ahead of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, and has claimed he could be 'frustrated'

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17 h. ago Wrexham confirm record '£10m' signing of former Premier League striker

He is the ninth toy signed in an open-walleted summer for the Welsh side, who want to make a serious impression in the Championship after three consecutive promotions.

Economics

18 h. ago Welsh rugby's giant new 20st enforcer looks to make huge difference as Tandy watches on

The Welsh-qualified lock has been signed as an enforcer in the Dragons pack

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18 h. ago Welsh Gogglebox stars Dave and Shirley issue huge show update after 10 years on programme

Gogglebox stars Dave and Shirley Griffiths have issued a major update about the show after their co-star's exit was confirmed earlier this year

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19 h. ago Florida elementary school teacher accused of drunkenly crashing car between classes

Language arts teacher Philip Scire was allegedly found unconscious inside his vehicle at Explorer K-8, surrounded by open alcohol containers

Events

20 h. ago Tonight's rugby news as Welsh star ends retirement to join hometown club and Springbok great dies

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

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20 h. ago Oasis star Liam Gallagher had 'every right' to be angry as fans branded 'fat and drunk'

Liam Gallagher hit out after reports council leaders said their supporters were "drunk", "fat" and "old" ahead of their Scottish shows this week. But Edinburgh’s Council leader Jane Meagher said “at no point” did council leaders “use any of the language quoted”.

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21 h. ago Owners of hotel fail in attempts to silence Welsh town's famous clock

The owners wrote to the local council after a number of their visitors raised concerns. But the town council has rejected a request for the clock to be silenced at certain times of the day

Events

21 h. ago Putin a 'sensitive autocrat' who calls himself 'historic figure' over 'narcissist' Trump

Putin has been branded a 'sensitive autocrat' by the brains behind the book 'The Silent Language of Power' – as an expert believes Trump might 'manifest submissively' during their meeting on Friday

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22 h. ago 'I live in a £3m party pad on an island you can only reach by boat or helicopter'

Eight years ago tech entrepreneur Mike Conner bought a dilapidated fort on a remote Welsh island and began an epic restoration project to turn it into a unique home that's now for up for sale.

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