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Caitlin Sloman
Dealer who stuffed cocaine into Kinder eggs made £15,000
Kyle Chapman, 32, modified into once raided by police at his Cardiff house while his accomplice and childhood were in bed. Full memoir here.
Caitlin Sloman
Man killed in bike smash on the A470
A man has died in a smash engaging a high-powered bike. The incident took internet page on the A470 in Powys on Sunday. Dyfed-Powys Police are now appealing for witnesses to the collision or someone who could well even had been travelling along the A470 at the relevant time to acquire in contact with them. Full memoir here.
Caitlin Sloman
Mum given cancer all-positive after being first to acquire fresh surprise drug
Carrie Downey, from Port Talbot, modified into once identified with cancer a year ago and has now bought the very perfect news that she’s all-positive, after becoming the first person in Wales to be prescribed a brand fresh “surprise drug”. Amazingly, after six months on dostarlimab, Carrie has been told her cancerous tumour isn’t any-extra! Be taught Carrie’s memoir.
Caitlin Sloman
Girl, 37, dies after scientific emergency at rugby club
A 37-year-used woman has died after a scientific emergency at a Welsh rugby club. Emergency products and companies were called to Beddau Rugby Club on Saturday night, where it’s some distance believed that an occasion for one amongst the junior rugby groups modified into once being held at the time.
A spokesman for the South Wales Police said: “A 37-year-used woman collapsed and died.” He added: “The HM Coroner has been told and inquiries into the circumstances of the death are continuing.”
Caitlin Sloman
October heatwave to achieve support to an discontinuance this week
This unseasonable sunshine could well well soon be coming to an discontinuance, with Met Administrative center maps exhibiting a turn by the latter segment of the week. Be taught the forecast.
Caitlin Sloman
Iolo Williams declares his return to BBC Winterwatch after affected by a heart assault
Iolo Williams will be support on our screens for Winterwatch! The Welsh presenter had to drag out of this year’s sequence of Springwatch after struggling a heart assault ‘out of nowhere’, but he’s tickled to be support and working with the divulge’s ‘very perfect’ group.
Be taught the fat memoir.
Caitlin Sloman
Brand Drakeford says there would possibly be ‘nothing unfair’ about taxing holiday homes
First Minister Brand Drakeford has said there is “nothing unfair” about taxing holiday homes. His comments came after the Welsh Authorities had been accused of killing “bona fide” companies. Full memoir here.
Conservative North Wales MS Brand Isherwood had requested Mr Drakeford to reply to holiday let industry householders who he said were being compelled to conclude attributable to the Welsh Authorities’s 182-day 2nd house council tax rule. In response, Drakeford said:
“When you might well well also very successfully be a industry, then it’s some distance sensible that you let your house for the amount of days that we now require in Wales. When you do no longer tag so, that would no longer mean that you cannot accelerate on letting your house, it merely skill that you do no longer obtain pleasure from the industry payment reliefs that could well well otherwise be on hand to you; you merely pay the council tax cherish all people else and you let your house for fewer days. There is nothing unfair about that. What it surely is, is sharp to every quite a lot of taxpayer.”
Caitlin Sloman
Folks skills the unseasonably warm October weekend weather at Barry Island
We saw highs of 24 °C this previous weekend, and the oldsters of Wales surely made the most of it! We hang gathered one of the best pictures from Barry Island as we enjoyed a sunny beach day in October. Ogle extra here.
Branwen Jones
Traffic returned to standard on the A4232 eastbound in Cardiff
Traffic has returned to standard on the A4232 eastbound at Barry turn-off in Cardiff, per Inrix.
Beforehand, there modified into once queueing traffic, along with to heavier traffic than standard within the self-discipline.
Branwen Jones
Queueing traffic and heavier traffic than standard on A4232 in Cardiff
There is queueing traffic and traffic heavier than standard on the A4232 eastbound at Barry turn-off in Cardiff this morning, per Inrix.
Branwen Jones
Traffic easing on the A48 in Carmarthenshire
The traffic is easing on the A48 eastbound at M4 J49 near Pont Abraham roundabout in Carmarthenshire.
This morning, an accident took internet page within the self-discipline. Congestion modified into once also within the self-discipline, affecting traffic that modified into once heading in the direction of Swansea.
Branwen Jones
At present’s rugby news as Argentina voice predominant blow for Wales sport and Ireland fan dies at World Cup
Argentina hang booked a World Cup quarter-ideal date with Wales this Saturday, but hang suffered a vital blow.
Sadly, it has been confirmed that an Ireland rugby fan has died in Paris at the Rugby World Cup.
And, England icon Matt Dawson admitted that he would be “astounded” if captain Owen Farrell started the upcoming quarter-ideal, liable to be in opposition to Fiji.
To discover our latest rugby news from the Rugby World Cup and previous, click here.
Branwen Jones
Most modern traffic updates
As of 8.25am this morning, here is the latest traffic updates on our roads per Traffic Wales.
There is congestion on the:
- A470 Southbound Nantgarw to Coryton
- A465 Southbound Neath to M4 J43 Llandarcy
- A4232 Southbound St. Fagans to Culverhouse inferior
And it’s some distance now positive on the:
- M4 Eastbound J28 Tredegar Park to J23A Magor
Branwen Jones
Queueing traffic on the A48 in Carmarthenshire following earlier accident
There is queueing traffic on the A48 East near Pontabraham in Carmarthenshire attributable to an earlier accident.
In accordance with Dyfed-Powys Police, the road has now reopened.
However there is restful congestion within the self-discipline, affecting traffic heading in the direction of Swansea.
Branwen Jones
Congestion on the M4 and A470 this morning
In accordance with Traffic Wales, there is congestion on the M4 and A470 this morning.
Motorists had been warned that delays are that you might well well factor in attributable to congestion on the M4 Eastbound J28 Tredegar Park to J23A Magor, and the A470 Southbound Nantgarw to Coryton.
— Traffic Wales South (@TrafficWalesS) October 9, 2023
Branwen Jones
The road fat of broad homes that is Cardiff’s fresh millionaires’ row
When you’re thinking that the most costly roads in Cardiff otherwise you might well well also very successfully be having fun rummaging by Rightmove or Zoopla having a stare upon dream homes for sale which could well well be most effective on your budget while you get the lottery, then there are presumably definite roads that spring to mind as the tip spots to come all the contrivance by homes for sale for over £1m.
The avenue is no longer the evident candidate to be allowed into this irregular gang but Pencisely Freeway has currently joined the millionaires’ club, and no longer merely within the level-headed class, but within the semi-level-headed bracket too.
Click here to read the fat memoir.
Branwen Jones
Weather forecast for Monday
This is able to well well also be aesthetic and unseasonably warm for most, per the Met Administrative center, but foggy in areas. Here is the fat forecast for Wales:
Mist and fog lifting into low cloud and customarily clearing to go yet any other incandescent and unseasonably warm day for most with hazy sunny spells. Presumably staying unlit in some coastal areas within the west. Winds staying mild. Most temperature 21 °C.”
Branwen Jones
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