The “vaccines cause autism” crowd are upset that “Tylenol causes autism” crowd are stealing their grift. What an incredibly silly timeline we live in.

My front page story for Wednesday’s South Wales Evening Post - A “child predator” who subjected a young girl to years of sexual abuse has been given an extended sentence as a dangerous offender.

A dad-to-be who turned to dealing cocaine as an "easy" way to make money has been ordered to repay thousands of pounds of his ill-gotten gains. When police had raided the defendant’s house they found cash, gold chains, and "articles of expensive clothing" www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A woman tried to put out a lit cigarette on her partner's head before glassing him in the face, a court has heard. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.

A simply unfathomably sad long read and one that really hints at the profound damage that perhaps drives some toxic behaviour with global consequences. Free gift link here, but won't last forever. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...

Police have launched an investigation into the death of woman in her 40s who was found critically injured in a house in Three Crosses / Y Crwys on Gower / Gŵyr. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A computer expert who repeatedly sexually abused a young girl and secretly took intimate photos of her - including a so-called "upskirting" picture - has been handed an extended sentence as a dangerous offender. Kerry Price’s victim called him a “child predator” www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A murder investigation has been launched after a man died following a disturbance in Rhydyfelin overnight. Latest here ⬇️ www.walesonline.co.uk/news/heavy-p...

What does this man have against cake toppings?

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t... Homeland Security chief accepted bribes from undercover cops and it’s just another day in the Trump kleptocracy. How can we do business with such a crooked country?

The jury hearing the trial of Tata Steel for alleged safety breaches at its Port Talbot plant has been discharged www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A woman has died following a crash involving a car and bus on the A487 between Plwmp and Synod Inn. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/woman-d...

Appalling editorial judgement

Tommy Robinson is now driving Nigel Farage’s policies and Labour needs to be pointing that out at every possible opportunity

This is fascinating - Inside the narco-subs that cross oceans carrying hundreds of millions of pounds worth of cocaine from South America (by @tomphillips.bsky.social for @theguardian.com) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

I’m only surprised this headline didn’t finish with ‘and why this is all good for Nigel Farage’

Cannot recommend this brilliant book enough - “The BBC: A People’s History” by @davidhendy.bsky.social. A fascinating piece of social and institutional history.

Russian’s answer to Eurovision sees 23 counties from America to Vietnam taking part - “less kitsch, more Kremlin”. (By @bbcstever.bsky.social for BBC News) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

oh bravo @privateeyenews.bsky.social 🏆

Police investigating a suspected bleach attack at a wellness retreat in Abercrave / Abercrâf in December 2022 have made an arrest following an international manhunt. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Jeremy Miles, Labour MS for God’s own town of Neath / Castell-nedd and health minister, has announced he will not be standing in next May's Senedd elections. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Bored Trump Spends Night Channel Surfing For New Shows To Cancel https://theonion.com/bored-trump-spends-night-channel-surfing-for-new-shows-to-cancel/

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Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk

Calling the boss a dickhead is not necessarily a sackable offence, an employment tribunal has ruled. (By Jamie Grierson for @theguardian.com) www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

A man bombarded his former partner with unwanted calls and messages and put on a "Mickey Mouse" voice when he spoke to her on the phone, a court has heard. Philip Solomon told the woman he wanted her back and said he "won't stop" until he gets it. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A trusted employee at a family-run hotel on Carmarthen / Caerfyrddin stole almost £155,000 from the business, pushing the firm to the edge of bankruptcy, a court has heard. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

This thread deserves to be read more widely.

The involvement of the Downing Street press operation in this is genuinely shameful. Someone present should use their question to grill the PM on this, on camera.

A 58-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a body at a house fire in Lampeter / Llanbedr Pont Steffan has been released without any further action being taken. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

My front page story for Wednesday’s South Wales Evening Post - Tata Steel has gone on trial accused of safety failings at its Port Talbot works connected to the venting of toxic blast furnace gases.

Tory MP Danny Kruger has defected to Reform... but he’s been on the Eye’s radar for nearly 20 years. Back in 2006 he had David Cameron urging the Tories to ‘hug-a-hoodie’. [From Eye 1165, August 2006]

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of a malicious communications offence after images of Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were projected onto the walls of Windsor Castle ahead of the US president’s visit. (Via BBC News) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Tata Steel has gone on trial over alleged safety failings at its Port Talbot works. The prosecution follows an incident when toxic gases from a blast furnace were vented into an area where men were working, resulting in two people being taken to hospital. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A former solider and dad-of-nine who was caught with 1.6kg of cocaine at the Pont Abraham services believes he was "stitched up" by someone, a court has heard. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

My latest theory is the BBC is just exhausted and wants to go home.

does seem tremendously unfair that, when the main centre left party breaks, we get centre right hegemony... but when the main centre right party breaks, we get the far right. the sheer asymmetry of it offends me

Major reforms to Scotland’s legal system look set to be introduced, including the removal of the “not proven” verdict and a new two-thirds threshold (out of 15 jurors) for guilty verdicts rather than a simple majority. (By @anguscchrn.bsky.social for BBC News) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found at the scene of a house fire in Lampeter / Llanbedr Pont Steffan. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A man subjected a former partner to a "sinister" campaign of stalking, a court has heard. Daniel Morgan then fabricated false evidence that his ex had been harassing him - lies which saw the woman being arrested and spending 16 hours in a police cell. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Three people behaved "like a pack of wild animals" when they attacked a man in a corridor in the Griffith John Street flats in Swansea / Abertawe, a court has heard. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A gang alleged to have made €500m importing huge quantities of cocaine into Europe has gone on trial in Brussels. The trial is being held at a court at Nato’s former headquarters for security reasons. (By @jenniferrankin.bsky.social for @theguardian.com) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The M4 Kenfig Viaduct is closed in both directions between J37 (Pyle) and J38 (Margam) due to high winds. Latest over by ‘ere ⬇️ www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Cwmbwrla roundabout in Swansea / Abertawe remains underwater following yesterday’s rain and flooding. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

It is good to know that Musk can push an Irish far right candidate hard on his pet social media network, and a whole country can just say absolutely not. Come on Brits, learn something.

“Flags is it?” 🤌 www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Three people have been seriously injured in a crash involving a lorry and a BMW car on the main A482 Aberaeron to Lampeter / Llanbedr Pont Steffan road. The driver of the BMW has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

The discourse is all around deradicalising young men and the crisis among young men. The discourse would be much better targeted if it was about deradicalising boomers (and increasingly Gen Xers).