5 h. ago More than 100,000 work days lost through sickness absence at Swansea Council last year

Mental health issues such as stress, an ageing workforce, and increased reporting of sickness absence were said to be the main reasons

Politics

9 h. ago I was a size 22 office worker but lost 36kg naturally WITHOUT exercising

An Australian office employee whose weight escalated after falling into a late-night binge eating habit has revealed how she dropped five dress sizes naturally in just 18 months.

Politics

27 h. ago Swansea Council to change what some people can recycle at roadside in new trial

The trial will take place between April and December to see what impact the change has on collections in the areas chosen to take part

Politics

50 h. ago 'That day I lost a piece of myself': Families of 4 killed in paddleboarding tragedy tell of grief

Nerys Bethan Lloyd, a former police officer, led a stand-up paddleboarding tour on the River Cleddau despite 'extremely hazardous conditions' with weather warnings in place

Events

51 h. ago Huge breakthrough as scientists pinpoint cause of colon cancer in young people... with 100,000 exposed yearly

A common bacterial toxin may be to blame for America's colon cancer epidemic, a bombshell study from the University of California San Diego suggests.

Science

53 h. ago Lost Records explores the joys and dangers of our cultural obsession with nostalgia

Designers have long used nostalgia as a narrative device – but how does it reflect our own relationship with games?I finished Lost Records: Bloom and Rage several days ago, but I’m still thinking about it. Developed by Don’t Nod, the creator of the successful Life Is Strange series, it’s a narrative adventure about four girls in a town in Wyoming, who meet one summer, form a band, discover a strange supernatural force in the woods and then meet up 30 years later to dissect what exactly happened to them. It is about growing up, growing apart and processing trauma, seen through a nostalgic lens. We meet the lead characters as adults, and join them as they scour their shared past, revisiting old places – a shack in the woods, their teenage bedrooms, the local bar – and exhuming old feelings. Lost Records has an excellent feel for the mid-90s when the girls were 16: you can explore rooms and pick up artefacts such as game carts, diaries and mixtapes and, if you were around at the time, ...

Politics

60 h. ago Children’s hospices across Scotland and RBS set £100,000 fundraising challenge

One of Scotland's most important children's charities is launching a fundraising drive with colleagues from Royal Bank of Scotland.

Economics

3 d. ago The two Swansea primary schools that had more applications than places

Figures from Swansea Council show just two primary schools had more first choice applications than places on offer

Politics

3 d. ago Lib Dems 'handed £100,000 war chest' to combat Reform UK at local elections

Polling experts reckon Sir Ed Davey 's party might be the big winners in the local council contests across England on 1 May.

Politics

4 d. ago Lib Dems launch ‘Farage fighting fund’ to stem Reform threat at local elections

Party receives £100,000 from donors ahead of voting across England on May 1

Politics

5 d. ago I contracted a rare disease that's been linked to the Covid vaccine and lost my ability to speak

Vanessa Abraham, a 45-year-old mother, had spent over 15 years helping children overcome speech obstacles and teaching them how to talk when one day, she lost her own voice

Politics

5 d. ago Student could face ‘decades behind bars’ for alleged Tesla firebomb attack in Missouri

Owen McIntire is accused of setting fire to two Tesla Cybertrucks worth more than $100,000 each in Kansas City and damaging two charging stations worth $550 each

Events

6 d. ago Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan raises more than £100,000 for trans charity after Supreme Court gender ruling

The actress has said she was 'completely horrified' and 'disgusted' by the the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman

Economics

6 d. ago Nicola Coughlan raises more than £100,000 for trans charity after gender ruling

The fundraiser follows the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman.

Economics

7 d. ago Shop worker who stole £40,000 from tills was spending £100 a week on lottery tickets and scratch cards

Jailing mum-of-two Rebecca Hanford a judge said she had "squandered" her employer's money

Economics

8 d. ago Fact check: Prematurity is the biggest global killer of children under five

There are 12 different causes of death that killed more than 100,000 children under five in 2023.

Events

8 d. ago Owner of Welsh supermarket chain told he has to stop digging near his house

Christopher Kiley said the work was needed to stop stones falling on cars and has claimed Swansea Council is responsible for any future damage

Politics

8 d. ago East London Indian restaurant fined £100,000 over 'uncontrolled' mouse infestation

Mouse droppings were found near chopping boards, cooking utensils, packaged lettuces and smeared on electrical wires

Economics

9 d. ago Boxing icon bravely completes 'miracle mile' with help from emotional pal Chris Eubank

Organisers say the challenge has helped raise more than £100,000 for The Brain & Spine Foundation, now known as i-Neuro

Politics

9 d. ago Spotify suffers major outage as streaming service issues statement on 'security hack' reports

Over 100,000 users reported issues with the streaming service

Events