“In 1945 we said ‘never again’, yet already we’ve forgotten”. (By Anthony Seldon for @theobserveruk.bsky.social) observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

If you are an international supervillain looking for a new clifftop lair which is just a 10 minute walk away from a cafe selling brilliant coffee and custard slices, I can recommend the old coastguard station in Mumbles / Mwmbwls.

Just to reiterate my view, having studied the history of the BBC for over a quarter of a century - as well as having worked there for several years as a journalist: Robbie Gibb should have absolutely no role whatsoever in the governance of the Corporation.

Former footballer Joey Barton has been found guilty of six counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication in relation to posts he made to his more than two million followers on X. (By @raphaelboyd.bsky.social for @theguardian.com) www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Cardiff / Caerdydd woman Karen Spragg, has been found not guilty of stalking or harassing the parents of Madeleine McCann. Her Polish co-defendant, Julia Wandelt, was found guilty of harassing the missing child’s family. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A Garnant man who assaulted his partner and spat in her face later rated his level of drunkenness as "11 out of 10", a court has heard. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A “family man” man brutally assaulted a woman he had just met in a Newport / Casnewydd nightclub after she refused to have sex with him, a court has heard. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A photograph for the ages. Simply brilliant. (📸 Andy Harnik)

This is very cool

My front page story for Thursday’s South Wales Evening Post - A man who raped a vulnerable girl threatened to kill her unless she withdrew the complaint against him.

Families from rival kebab shops in Newport / Casnewydd fought running battles in the street, a court has heard. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A Swansea / Abertawe man who thought selling cocaine was a way to make "easy money" has been sentenced to 32 months in prison. The court heard the defendant has 96 previous offences - including 22 of driving while disqualified - but none involving drugs. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"

The man who beat his partner’s daughter Lola James to death in a savage and sustained attack at the family home in Haverfordwest / Hwlffordd has died in prison. Kyle Bevan, aged 33, was serving a life sentence with a term of minimum of 28 years at HMP Wakefield. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

My front page story for Wednesday’s South Wales Evening Post - Three recreational users of cocaine with no previous convictions who started dealing the drug have been handed lengthy prison sentences.

🎧 This Amol Rajan interview with Jacob Dunne is one of the most remarkable things I have heard in a long, long time. It absolutely knocked me sideways. Do please listen. (Via BBC Sounds) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Spain has granted citizenship to 170 descendants of volunteers who fought in the International Brigades during the civil war. Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez said: “It will be an honour to call them compatriots” (By @stephenburgen.bsky.social for @theguardian.com) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Rachel Reeves says we have a £25 billion black hole Rachel Reeves knows Brexit makes us £40 billion poorer Rejoining the EU would give us a £15 billion surplus Why doesn't Labour want what's best for the UK? Tax rises? That'll be Brexit

A man subjected his partner to a campaign of controlling and violent behaviour, a court has heard. The defendant has a history of domestic abuse, and a judge described him as a "spiteful, cruel and relentless individual when it comes to bullying women” www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A man who raped a vulnerable young girl threatened to kill her if she did not withdraw the allegation, a court has heard. However, the girl did not withdraw the complaint and ultimately gave evidence from the witness box which convicted the defendant at trial. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

The iconic steelworks harbour cranes which have been a part of the skyline of Port Talbot for decades are being dismantled as part of the plant’s switch away from raw steel making. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...

Watch out folks, the M4 is closed eastbound between J38 (Margam)and J37 (Pyle) for emergency repairs. Traffic is being diverted onto the A48. Latest over by ‘ere ⬇️ www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A cracking tale - and a great piece of journalism.

My front page story for Tuesday’s South Wales Evening Post - A man has been jailed for three years for manslaughter after killing a man with a single punch outside a Swansea / Abertawe pub.

A man who carried out a "campaign" of rape against a young boy shouted abuse at the court as he was handed a 23-year extended sentence as a dangerous offender. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

I’m sure Matt Goodwin will be along shortly to tell us all whether LNER Customer Service Host Samir Zitouni counts as British or not. news.sky.com/story/train-...

Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen presenting his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty with a Lego pyramid set. Got to love Mr Abdelatty’s reaction. (📸 Lars Løkke Rasmussen)

I know this won't surprise anyone here but Musk's reprogrammed artificial intelligence is spreading misinformation about yesterday's attack on a train

Llanelli’s Dafen Primary School was closed today because a threat was made about "individuals attending the premises with knives", police have said. The threat was made to the Met Police at 2.30am and passed to Dyfed-Powys Police who declared a critical incident www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Nigel Farage, who has so far registered a total of £280,500 for four hours a month as a "brand ambassador" for a company selling gold bars, thinks a £10 an hour minimum wage for young people is too high bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...

As far as the right is concerned, the colour of your skin trumps everything else when it comes to deciding whether you're British. That's pretty much the definition of racism.

A man killed a pub customer with a single powerful punch to the head which led to catastrophic brain injuries, a court has heard. Steven Vonk turned and walked away after flooring his victim, then texted a friend to say: "Can't say I'm sorry because I'm not." www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Dafen Primary School in Llanelli will not open today after threats were made online. Police officers are currently at the school. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A nine-month-old baby has died following a dog attack at a house in Caldicot / Cil-y-coed. Latest here ⬇️ www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

A message in a bottle written by an Aussie solider to his mam after setting sail for Europe in August 1916 has been found on a WA beach. Private Malcolm Neville was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Bullecourt in April 1917 (Via @theguardian.com) www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

On this day in 1936: The start of the BBC’s regular TV service from Alexandra Palace. See programme archive, oral history interviews - and some amazing images from those pioneering days:

Can’t beat a bit of Gower / Gŵyr on a Sunday afternoon. Port Eynon / Porth Einon looking tidy today.

Never been a fan of Halloween week on #Strictly. I don’t really want to see the undead dancing the American Smooth. There, I’ve said it.

🫒 Delighted with this year’s crop. Supplies of Kitchen Table of Crime Welsh Olive Oil are likely to be limited, so please understand if I have to set a limit on how many bottles each person can have.

French actor Tchéky Karyo - utterly brilliant as detective Julien Baptiste - has died aged 72. (Via BBC News) www.bbc.com/news/article...

Brexit damaged our economy, our society and our politics. Time to undo the damage!

🎧 A terrific tale, engagingly told - “A strange brew: the case of the man behind an audacious Scottish tea fraud” (By Nicola Davis for @theguardian.com) www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

100 per cent this ⬇️

"go to TikTok. See for yourself."

Fifty shades of Swansea / Abertawe grey.

Meanwhile in that Cardiff / Caerdydd, a 57-year-old Catholic priest pretended to be a teenage boy in a neo-Nazi chatroom called Aryan Reich Killers where he talked bombing mosques and shooting black people in the head. (Via Colette Hume for BBC Wales) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Watch out folks, the Afan Valley Road is closed between Pontrhydyfen and Cymmer following a landslide. Latest over by ‘ere ⬇️ www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Plans for a major redevelopment around Neath / Castell-nedd railway station have been paused after widespread opposition. The scheme would have seen the bus station relocated from Victoria Gardens to a new “transport hub” at the railway station. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Lam took a bunch of X posts from far-right racists and so-called "thinktanks" and turned them into a policy that collapsed as soon as anyone actually read it/understood it. Would have been an absolute travesty if she hadn't won!

A s35 dispersal order comes into force at noon tomorrow covering the area around Gorseinon bus station and Melin Mynach Park. The order will cover the Halloween period until noon on Sunday. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...