7 h. ago Road users warned about the millimetre difference making cars illegal

One in six second-hand cars for sale have a potentially dangerous tyre tread depth of below 3.6mm – that may be illegal before the next MOT.

Events

29 h. ago A film about an audacious art heist? Inside The Mastermind, the timeliest movie ever

Just days after the Louvre theft comes this drolly unconventional gallery robbery drama. Director Kelly Reichardt talks about solving crimes as a kid – and casting Josh O’Connor as a crook in autumnal knitwearThe term “cosy crime” describes the reassuring, cardigan-swaddled whodunnits that currently dominate both page and screen, but it carries different connotations for Kelly Reichardt, director of the new heist movie The Mastermind, as it surely must for anyone from a law enforcement family. Reichardt’s mother was an undercover narcotics agent, her father a crime scene detective. When the couple split up, she also gained an FBI agent as a stepfather. During weekends with her dad, who moved into a house with four other recently divorced colleagues, she would sometimes be given mysteries to solve, like some kind of junior Thursday Murder Club.“It sounds really cute,” says the 5ft-tall, 61-year-old director, whose film could not feel more timely, given the Louvre heist. “But I was on...

Culture

3 d. ago US investigates Waymo robotaxis over safety around school buses

Top transport safety regulator to determine if self-driving vehicles failed to follow traffic laws for stopped busesThe US’s main transportation safety regulator said on Monday it had opened a preliminary investigation into about 2,000 Waymo self-driving vehicles after reports that the company’s robotaxis may have failed to follow traffic safety laws around stopped school buses.The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the latest federal review of self-driving systems as regulators scrutinize how driverless technologies interact with pedestrians, cyclists and other road users. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago Weird explanation why some Cardiff street signs have two different spellings

There are several streets where it's been spotted

Politics

5 d. ago I was Man Utd's next big thing, now I make £15m a year in a totally different job

Ramon Calliste was hailed as the next Ryan Giggs when he joined Manchester United as a 15-year-old, but his career took a different path after being released by the Red Devils

Society

5 d. ago Aziz Ansari's tentative comeback with the 'nicest guy in Hollywood': Controversy plagued star casts Keanu Reeves as an angel in his new film

Unlike his leading man, Ansari is viewed rather differently after clawing his way back from a series of career threatening allegations, among them unsavoury accusations of sexual assault.

Culture

8 d. ago Celebrity Traitors' star makes devastating confession about 'huge regret'

Alan Carr has opened up about his relationship with his father, Graham Carr, who is a former professional football manager and player, and how he wanted a different career for his son

Politics

8 d. ago Celebrity Traitors' Alan Carr's devastating confession about his famous dad

Alan Carr has opened up about his relationship with his father, Graham Carr, who is a former professional football manager, and how he wanted a very different career for his son

Politics

8 d. ago Celebrity Traitors' star Alan Carr could have had very different career due to dad

Comedian Alan Carr has been in the spotlight for decades, but in recent years he has done much to open up his life, including the strained relationship he had with his football manager dad

Politics

9 d. ago Good Morning Britain host stuns fans with unrecognisable throwback snap

One of the ITV show's hosts has shared photos showing him looked completely different earlier in his TV career

Politics

1 week ago Welsh teenager continues to rise as brace brings Cardiff victory

Tom Bowen's two tries were the difference in Cardiff's 14-8 win

Sport

1 week ago Major Welsh road closure to hit drivers and affect M4 users next week

A section of the dual carriageway will shut for five nights next week with diversions put in place

Events

2 w. ago What the Xbox Game Pass price hike says about the rising cost of playing games

In this week’s newsletter: The almost 50% increase in the cost of Microsoft’s game-streaming service is step closer to the model of TV, music and filmIn the music, TV and film industries, streaming has completely upended the business model. Instead of buying albums and films, most of us pay for a few subscriptions depending on what we want to watch, and maybe supplement that with the odd vinyl or special-edition Blu-ray. This has been pretty terrible for musicians, who earn approximately $0.004 per play on Spotify, while Spotify itself made $1bn in profit last year (admittedly after many years of operating losses). On the TV front, it’s increasingly annoying for customers: in my household we have to carefully bounce around between five different TV subscriptions depending on what series we’re into, to keep costs down.This model hasn’t really caught on in video games. Apple has its Arcade service that offers premium mobile games for £6.99 a month, but free-to-play games are the norm ...

Economics

2 w. ago Wirtz, Durán and different career paths: what happened to Next Generation 2020?

We look at how the 80 players we picked five years ago have been faring for club and countryFive years ago the Covid-19 pandemic was spreading, causing untold pain – mental and physical – that we are still feeling the effects of.Football, like every other aspect of life, was affected and stopped for a period of time. Players, coaches and staff had their lives turned upside down. Career paths were inevitably changed. What kind of an impact would a fit Trent Alexander-Arnold have had at Euro 2020 if it had been played that year? As it turned out he injured himself just before the postponed tournament in 2021 and had to withdraw from the England squad. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Steven Gerrard given clear instructions on next move after Rangers sack Russell Martin

Steven Gerrard has been linked with a return to Rangers, but one of his ex-Liverpool teammates reckons he should take a different path to rebuild his managerial career

Politics

2 w. ago Alan Carr says fans will see 'a different side to him' on The Celebrity Traitors... and insists there will be 'no comedy' as he plans to win hit show by relying on his old call centre skills

The comedian, 49, has confessed his strategy to not using comedy and honing in on his former days of working in a call center in a bid to win the popular BBC game show.

Events

2 w. ago Alan Carr says people will see a 'different side' to him in upcoming Celebrity Traitors

The Celebrity Traitors is set to launch on Wednesday, October 8

Politics

2 w. ago NHS alert over often symptomless 'trait' that may be serious if inherited by children

Having sickle cell disease is different from carrying a sickle cell trait - here is what you need to know

Events

3 w. ago Ricky Hatton's son Campbell has very different new job after ending boxing career amid tragedy

The 24-year-old has endured a heartbreaking few months with the tragic death of his father coming after his close friend also passed away

Society

3 w. ago MAFS UK groom almost unrecognisable with blonde hair before TV debut

A Married at First Sight UK donned a different hairdo before kicking off his reality TV career

Politics