35 m. ago Kayaker who saved couple's lives when they were trapped in sinking car after it plunged into bay is up for bravery award

Former lifeguard Justin Biggs, who now runs a cleaning company, immediately tried his best to open the doors and reach the couple inside.

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43 m. ago Schoolgirl, 13, is victim of sickening girl gang beating as attackers 'kicked her head like a football and stamped on her face' as police arrest 12

A 13-year-old girl whose head was kicked 'like a football' during a brutal attack by four girls in Morecambe came close to suffering permanent brain damage, her mother has said.

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79 m. ago We live underneath the M4 motorway... the pillars ruin our view and the cars coat our gardens in thick dust

EXCLUSIVE: Mother-of-four Joan lives in Port Talbot, South Wales, where a 45ft high fly-over on the M4 goes right above her back garden.

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2 h. ago Top Welsh sporting fixture abandoned after traumatic incident

The Netball Super League clash between Cardiff Dragons and Birmingham Panthers was abandoned on Saturday night

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2 h. ago Bryn Terfel: ‘I’d stand on a table and sing Elvis at the drop of a hat’

The opera singer, 59, on his love of Wales, performing for the King, and where he goes to let his hair downI had an angelic childhood. I was brought up on a sheep farm in Pant Glas, north Wales, with my older brother Ian. My father was a farmer, my mum worked in a school for children with disabilities, and they and my grandparents were in different choirs. There was always singing in the household, pieces of music on the kitchen cupboards.I’d stand on a table and sing an Elvis song at the drop of a hat. I wasn’t a boy soprano, but I entered into competitions in the Welsh festival, Eisteddfod. That allowed me to think of singing as a career. Any given weekend, you can compete either singing, reciting or playing an instrument. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago BBC TV licence ways to save £174 before price rise next week

The TV licence fee will increase in cost from April 1 and even users of Netflix and Amazon Prime could have to fork out

Economics

3 h. ago Welsh café known for its banging cheese toasties announces sudden closure

'It’s not something we’ve wanted to write'

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3 h. ago Sean Kingston breaks down in court as he and mum found guilty of wire fraud

Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, could be facing decades behind bars on each as both have been found guilty of fraud of over $1million worth of goods

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3 h. ago Major supermarket is giving away free boxes of chocolates for Mother's Day

The supermarket is giving select customers a free box for those with a sweet tooth, with some 50,000 boxes of Guylian being handed out tomorrow.

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3 h. ago Sean Kingston sobs in court as he and his mother are found guilty of wire fraud

Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother Janice Turner have been found guilty of fraud after they falsely claimed to have paid for a number of luxury items.

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4 h. ago Save up to £50 on activewear that looks just like Lululemon from affordable Amazon brand

Amazon activewear brand that is perfect for those looking to build their gymwear collection for less, looks just like top brands like Lululemon and Gymshark at a fraction of the price

Economics

4 h. ago AP PHOTOS: From the Atlantic coast to the Sahelian plain, Ramadan brings West Africans to the table

Each night, throughout Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, families gather, neighbors share food freely and communities come together around beloved culinary traditions that carry both comfort and meaning.

Culture

5 h. ago Surprising spot to keep Mother's Day flowers fresher and prevent drooping

Your flowers will last far longer if they're kept overnight in this unconventional spot

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5 h. ago Cate Blanchett, Heston Blumenthal, FKA twigs: best original Observer photography

From Heston Blumenthal on the bipolar diagnosis that saved his life to FKA twigs and Charlotte Church on her retreat space in Wales: the best original photographs from the Observer commissioned in March 2025 Continue reading...

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5 h. ago ‘He still features in my nightmares’: how a sinister psychiatrist put hundreds of women in deep, drug

In the 1960s, William Sargant used a combination of narcosis and ECT to ‘reprogram’ troubled young women. Now his patients, including the actor Celia Imrie and the former model Linda Keith, are trying to piece together what happenedFrom the reinforced windows of ward five, high up in the Edwardian eaves of London’s Royal Waterloo hospital for children and women, a 14-year-old Celia Imrie used to stare down, hoping to spot her mother. “When I walk past that old, redbrick hospital building today, on my way to the Imax or the National Theatre,” says Imrie, who went on to become a successful actor, “I can see the window where I’d sit waiting for her and a deep chill passes through me.”Every day, thousands of commuters and tourists pass beneath the former hospital. Some might look up to admire the terracotta facade, with its ornate colonnades and glazed tile lettering, but few are aware of the medical horrors that took place in one small room on the top floor: the Sle...

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5 h. ago Swarovski bracelet that's 'so pretty and delicate' and perfect for Mother's Day falls to half

There's a timeless and elegant bracelet from jewellery brand Swarovski that is set to make the perfect gift can be delivered in time for Mother's Day gifting - plus it's half-price

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5 h. ago 'Beautiful and elegant' Swarovski bracelet that can be delivered on Mother's Day has 50% off

With Mother's Day just around the corner, it's not too late to secure a meaningful gift that comes with next-day delivery - and right now, this 'beautiful' bracelet is half-price

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5 h. ago My beloved mum gave me a letter 25 years ago and told me: 'Read it when I'm gone'. What she'd written both broke and comforted me: MARIANNE JONES

Today marks Marianne Jones's first Mothering Sunday since losing her mum. Despite her grief, she will be concentrating not on what she's lost but on what she had

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6 h. ago Three killed including children in house blaze as neighbour tried to enter 'inferno'

Police arrived at the scene after a fire broke out at a house near Kettering, Northamptonshire, which led to the tragic deaths of three people while a neighbour reportedly tried to save them

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6 h. ago Britain's Got Talent tragedies from knife attack to mental health battles

ITV's hit show Britain's Got Talent has lost another shining star. Chantel Bellew was just 34 years old when she died, with her mother calling her a "ray of sunshine"

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