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Pet owner discovers 70 ‘stolen’ dogs worth up to £40,000 locked in cages at site in Wales while searching for his own missing spaniels Tony Cronin had been searching for his two litters of puppies and five spaniels Pet breeder received tip-off about one location in Carmarthenshire, west Wales Dyfed Powys Police say 22 dogs … Read more
Pet owner discovers 70 ‘stolen’ dogs worth up to £40,000 locked in cages at site in Wales while searching for his own missing spaniels Tony Cronin had been searching for his two litters of puppies and five spaniels Pet breeder received tip-off about one location in Carmarthenshire, west Wales Dyfed Powys Police say 22 dogs … Read more
The last surviving golden eagle in Wales was found dead after eating rat poison, tests have revealed. The majestic bird was discovered by a walker last summer after surviving around 12 years swooping the remote valleys and hills of Wales. A post mortem revealed the bird had been shot twice before it was found dead … Read more
Britain today confirmed 12,718 new coronavirus cases and 738 deaths amid signs that the country’s outbreak may have stopped shrinking, with the symptom-tracking study suggesting infections are now rising in parts of the UK. The unofficial ZOE and King’s College app suggests the number of people reporting symptoms of Covid-19 has started rising again in … Read more
The tourism sector in Wales could start to reopen by Easter if cases keep falling, Mark Drakeford said today. The First Minister struck the optimistic tone as he revealed that the nation has completed its vaccine rollout to the four most vulnerable groups. The comments will increase pressure for Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ on February 22 … Read more
Spain’s future Queen Princess Leonor is to become the latest European royal to study at a 12th-century Welsh castle dubbed the ‘Hippie Hogwarts’ – following in the footsteps of Princess Elisabeth of Belgium in Wales. UWC Atlantic College, which was founded in German educationalist Kurt Hahn, is situated at the 12th century St Donat’s Castle on … Read more
More than half of local authorities in England and Wales were hit harder by the pandemic in January than at the peak of the first wave, official figures reveal. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows 54 per cent – 182 out of 336 – registered more deaths from Covid in the first four weeks … Read more
England and Wales suffered the second deadliest week of the coronavirus pandemic at the end of January, official figures revealed today. Office for National Statistics data shows 8,433 people had the virus mentioned on their death certificates over the seven days to January 29. This was just 11 fatalities more than the week before, showing the … Read more
England and Wales suffered the second deadliest week of the pandemic at the end of January, official figures reveal, after coronavirus cases spiralled in the run-up to Christmas. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows 8,433 people had the virus mentioned on their death certificates over the seven days to January 29. This is 11 … Read more
McDonald’s worker, 21, was crushed to death by landslide in freak accident after stepping off bus to watch rescue workers clearing up storm debris on country road in Wales, inquest hears Corey Sharpling, 21, stopped to watch emergency workers in Cwmduan, Wales They were moving a tree as Storm Callum wreaked havoc in October 2018 … Read more