38 h. ago Tiny village bolthole sells one of Wales' best sandwiches and I have to stop on every drive west

And everything else is ridiculously delicious too at this Carmarthenshire restaurant icon

Politics

59 h. ago A tree a minute for 24 hours: the young Victorian forest that was planted in a day

Film-maker Beau Miles set himself the challenge of planting 1,440 trees and shrubs in one day. Four years later the result is ‘totally worth it’Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereOn a patch of paddock in West Gippsland stands a small forest, which wasn’t there before.Flowering gums and she-oaks reach up nine metres tall, birds nest in their branches, while a giant tiger snake slides through the grass below.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

Politics

64 h. ago Ted Lasso star's heartbreaking new role has 'awards all over it' and is coming sooner than you think

A fan-favourite Ted Lasso star is set to break hearts in an upcoming sci-fi romance film

Events

3 d. ago Stunning village with Eryri forest walks and the tiniest hut visited by coffee lovers from around the globe

"I never thought we'd get so many people stopping for our coffee" says the owner of Tiny Home Coffee which is found just off Wales' biggest road

Politics

4 d. ago Pretty 'Italian village' in Wales that looks like a film set—but there's a catch

The colourful spot looks like it's been plucked straight from the Italian Riviera, but with the added charm of rural Wales.

Politics

4 d. ago Hundreds fight move in beloved tourist village which they claim will 'inconvenience thousands'

More than 1,800 people have signed two petitions against the plans suggesting they would 'potentially lessen our beloved village's desirability as a beautiful sightseeing spot in Wales'

Politics

4 d. ago Welsh village primary school set to be sold as council ignores community pleas

It has been on the market since 2024 but has so far failed to attract any offers

Politics

5 d. ago Bland, easy to follow, for fans of everything: what has the Netflix algorithm done to our films?

When the streaming giant began making films guided by data that aimed to please a vast audience, the results were often generic, forgettable, artless affairs. But is there a happy ending?When the annals of 2025 at the movies are written, no one will remember The Electric State. The film, a sci-fi comic-book adaptation, is set in a world in which sentient robots have lost a war with humans. Netflix blew a reported $320m on it, making it the 14th most expensive film ever made. But it tanked: though The Electric State initially claimed the No 1 spot on the streamer, viewers quickly lost interest. Today, it doesn’t even feature in the company’s top 20 most viewed films, a shocking performance for its most expensive production to date. It became just another anonymous “mockbuster”, crammed with the overfamiliar, flashy signifiers of big-screen film-making: a Spielbergian childhood quest, a Mad Max post-apocalyptic wasteland, Fallout-style retro-futuristic trimmings.Another way of classif...

Technology

5 d. ago Pedro Pascal set to REPLACE Joaquin Phoenix in gay romance film after pair's tense exchange over 'salute'

Pedro Pascal is being tipped to replace Joaquin Phoenix in a gay romance film - one year after the Oscar winner dropped out days before filming began.

Politics

5 d. ago Orlando Bloom gives his verdict on who should play Legolas in new Lord Of The Rings

The actor said he hoped he would be involved with the upcoming Andy Serkis-directed film, which is currently set to be released in 2027

Politics

5 d. ago Orlando Bloom makes Legolas revelation ahead of next Lord Of The Rings film

Bloom spoke about a number of upcoming projects, including a potential role in the new Lord of the Rings film set for 2027

Politics

5 d. ago Romantic castle house in Wales’ most colourful village lets you live like a royal for the weekend

No need for a crown or a dynasty to feel like a king or queen here

Society

5 d. ago Their school burnt down, now hundreds are fighting to stop it being permanently erased

Manorbier Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School has been operating from a village hall since its original building was severely damaged in a fire

Events

5 d. ago Popular seaside village which draws thousands of tourists fears losing only toilet

Llangrannog Welfare Committee has raised concerns about the potential closure of the toilets in the seaside village, famous for being the home of the Urdd centre, with a petition attracting more than 1,300 signatures to date

Politics

6 d. ago The Thursday Murder Club director's 'biggest regret' about film

The Thursday Murder Club is set to be released on Netflix this week and the film's director has opened up about his 'biggest regret'

Events

6 d. ago Venice Film Festival set to begin as activists hope to shift the spotlight to Gaza

The Venice Film Festival is kicking off amid protests and calls to boycott Israeli actor Gal Gadot

Culture

8 d. ago The village that is one of the best places anywhere to spend a sunny day

'We said to the kids one year, abroad or Llangrannog, you pick. They all said the same thing'

Politics

8 d. ago James Norton of King and Conqueror's famous exes, health battle and royal links

James Norton is one of the UK's most in-demand actors, with a string of successful TV and film projects under his belt - and he's set to star alongside Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in BBC's King and Conqueror

Events

1 week ago Doctor Who's Karen Gillan joins reboot of beloved Sean Connery's film

Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is set to star in an upcoming reboot of classic 1986 fantasy film Highlander, joining Henry Cavill, Russell Crowe and other stars in the cast

Science

1 week ago Pierce Brosnan, 71, is supported by his stunning granddaughter Isabella Smith, 26, and dapper son Dylan, 28, at The Thursday Murder Club afterparty

The actor, 71, is starring alongside Helen Mirren , Sir Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie in the film adaptation of Richard Osman 's best-selling novel, which is set to be released on Netflix on Friday.

Society