Five Minutes With: Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan is one of Britain's most highly regarded novelists...
View ArticleSix million people in UK have overpaid or underpaid tax
Nearly six million people in the UK are to be told they have paid the wrong amount of tax. About £2bn has been underpaid via the Pay as You Earn (PAYE) system in the past two years, with...
View ArticleMaking music from children's old toys
Children's keyboards, educational spelling toys and even an evil-looking Barbie all help to create the unique sound...
View ArticleThe PlayStation powered super-computer
Playing the PlayStation and getting your homework done are not usually activities which go hand-in-hand, but one university professor may have cracked it. Dr...
View ArticleYoung Gypsies to film their way of life
Children from the Shirenewton site showed their talent in June by performing circus skills at an event in Cardiff Bay to celebrate Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month. Traditional storytellers,...
View ArticleHistoric Book of Aneirin could move to National Library
A book containing one of the oldest Welsh poems ever written could be on the move. The Llyfr...
View ArticleAnglesey council boss to stay on at a cost of £270k
The interim managing director brought in to run a crisis-hit authority is to stay on for the foreseeable future. David Bowles was appointed as head of Anglesey Council by the Minister for Social...
View ArticleOutward Bound hit by 'claim culture'
The recession and a legal claim culture is making it harder to get youngsters involved in activity holidays, the head of Outward Bound in Wales has said. Outward Bound is celebrating its 70th year...
View ArticleLift off for reborn Llangollen balloon festival
A two-day festival is going ahead in Denbighshire after a previous event with hot air balloons was cancelled over concerns about weather conditions. Organisers of the Great Llangollen Show said it...
View ArticleHale officers could face charges over seized car crash
Two police officers who crashed a high-performance car seized from a suspected drink-driver could face prosecution....
View ArticleWeek in pictures: 28 August - 3 September
A multimedia performance directed by Robert Wilson, titled Solidarity at Gdansk Shipyard, took place in Gdansk, Poland, to mark the 30-year anniversary of the political movement. Mount Sinabung...
View ArticleLiverpool murder probe as man, 65, found strangled
A murder investigation is under way in Liverpool after 65-year-old man was found strangled...
View ArticleMexico breaks own record with giant taco
Mexico has broken its own record for making the...
View ArticleTesco wins new Ilkley superstore appeal
Supermarket giant Tesco has won permission to build a new superstore in a West Yorkshire town after a controversial planning appeal. Bradford Council rejected the firm's plan to replace its existing...
View ArticleMore cuts in councillors proposed in five Welsh areas
More plans to reduce the number of councillors in Wales have been put forward to...
View ArticleWoman, 67, arrested in Effingham murder inquiry
A 67-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death...
View ArticleKarzai sets up council for peace talks with Taliban
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office has said. It comes after a...
View ArticleWoman walking high-speed rail route reaches Warwickshire
A campaigner opposed to the proposed high-speed rail link (HS2) between London and Birmingham is walking through Warwickshire on...
View ArticleHelpers needed in Jersey for victims of break-ups
A Jersey organisation which helps children see their parents on neutral ground following break-ups...
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