Pendraig milnerae was related to T rex and likely to have been apex predator despite its size, say expertsA dinosaur distantly related to Tyrannosaurus rex – but with a body the size of a chicken – that would probably have ruled the roost about 200m ye…
Short jail terms fail to prevent reoffending, says former England and Wales magistrate
Short custodial sentences handed out ‘by default’ fail to achieve objectives, says John BacheCriminals in England and Wales are being jailed for short terms that fail to prevent reoffending because of a lack of awareness and availability of community-…
Welsh government calls on Westminster to help fund safety of coal tips
Rhondda valley residents fearful after recent landslip and UK government pushed to share responsibilityEvery time it rains heavily, Cllr Robert Bevan’s phone starts ringing and his social media feed is busy with people worried the coal tip that looms a…
The Ballad of Billy McCrae review – erotic noir is on rocky ground
This Wales-set tale of sex and intrigue among quarry workers is strangely murky, although the scenery looks lovelyThis Wales-set thriller is called The Ballad of Billy McCrae for unaccountable reasons – it’s quite obvious throughout that the story isn’…
Welsh ambulance service calls for army help with winter Covid pressures
Soldiers expected to drive ambulances and decontaminate vehicles for third time since pandemic beganCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Welsh ambulance service has asked for help from the armed forces, explaining that it fac…
Youth services in England and Wales ‘face being decimated’
Calls for more funding and 50,000 new workers and volunteers to meet steep rise in demand during CovidYouth leaders are calling for the recruitment of an additional 50,000 youth workers and volunteers to meet a tripling in levels of need during the pan…
Wales 0-0 Estonia, Northern Ireland 0-0 Switzerland: World Cup qualifying – clockwatch!
Updates from tonight’s World Cup qualifying gamesFollow Poland v England – live!Get in touch! Email Scott with your thoughts on tonight’s matches 9.44pm BST FULL TIME: Greece 2-1 Sweden. 9.44pm BST FULL TIME: North Macedonia 0-0 Romania. Continue readi…
UK weather: parts of England could hit 30C before arrival of thunderstorms
Central and eastern areas forecast to be hottest as conditions nudge towards heatwave thresholdTemperatures exceeded 30C (86F) in some southern parts of the UK on Tuesday, before thunderstorms were expected to descend on the south-west.The mercury hit …
Mark Drakeford – the anti-Boris Johnson who surprised us all | Richard Wyn Jones
After his handling of Covid, even hard-nosed colleagues marvel at the Welsh first minister’s popularityThere is a strong argument that the British politician whose reputation has been most enhanced by the challenges of the past 18 months is Mark Drakef…
Boris Johnson’s incompetence is pulling the UK apart | John Harris
Beyond the orbit of Westminster, the idea that normality can simply be willed back into existence seems absurdAs summer withers away and politicians and journalists prepare for the return of party conferences, a tantalising fantasy is in play, mostly i…