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Swans fans escorted by police after clash

VIOLENCE broke out following Swansea City's Championship clash with Queens Park Rangers on Saturday evening. Police were forced to intervene as up to...



Taxi driver's neck slashed in attempted robbery in Swansea

A TAXI driver was slashed on the neck in an attack in Swansea. The 54-year-old was driving a Yellow Cabs taxi when he was summoned to Townhill Road at around 2.55am on Monday, March 22, to...


Four-year sentence for man who molested teenage girl

A NEATH man who molested a 14- year-old schoolgirl in his caravan has been sent to a young offenders' institution for four years. Adam Steer pleaded not guilty at Swansea Crown Court but was...


Police officer accused of swapping child porn in nationwide paedophile ring

A PORT Talbot police officer was allegedly part of a nationwide paedophile ring which swapped child porn online, a court heard today. PC Michael Thomas, aged 40, is accused of sending and...


Elderly people targeted by 'despicable' conmen in Swansea

DETECTIVES in Swansea are probing two "cowardly and despicable" conmen who targeted pensioners in their own homes. They have appealed for witnesses after two distraction-type burglaries in...


Rock legend Brian May says badger cull would be 'genocide'

Rock legend Brian May says badger cull would be 'genocide'

ROCK star Brian May joined protesters battling "insane" plans for a mass badger cull today. The legendary guitarist with rock group...

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'This is South Wales — how can a child be lost like that?'

Kyle Bates

THE tragic case of a Swansea teenager found "unkempt, dirty and smelly" was like something out of a Dickens novel, a shocked councillor...





 

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I've no worries about my job, says Gatland

WARREN Gatland will enter the most precarious period of his reign as Wales coach insisting he is unworried about the possibility of losing his job. ...

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Returning scrum-half adds spike for Wales

Returning scrum-half adds spike for Wales

SHAUN Edwards said it felt like 2008 all over again, but for returning Lion Mike Phillips, it could have quite easily been a Six Nation...

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Swans ace Dorus targets four more victories

DORUS de Vries reckons Swansea City are four wins away from a shot at reaching the Premier League. Swansea, with 61 points, are fifth in the Championship after their weekend draw at Queens...

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We're ready to feel the pain in pursuit of Premier dream, says Dyer

We're ready to feel the pain in pursuit of Premier dream, says Dyer

NATHAN Dyer has revealed that Swansea City's players are playing through the pain barrier as they bid to grasp their Premier League...

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it's all to play for

IT may have been another bruising Six Nations, but in the aftermath of Wales's morale- boosting finale against the Azzurri, the Ospreys in the home changing room were left in no doubt that...

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'Small firms worst hit by rising business costs'

MANY small firms are almost five per cent worse off financially than a year ago because of the rising cost of running a business, according to a new...

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Boxing commentator Harry Carpenter dies aged 84

Boxing commentator Harry Carpenter dies aged 84

BBC boxing commentator Harry Carpenter has died, a spokesman for his family said today. The 84-year-old former TV sports presenter died...

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Camerons 'hoped modelling photos would not resurface'

David and Samantha Cameron

DAVID Cameron has admitted he hoped racy photos of wife Samantha modelling would never come to light. The pictures, taken more than a...

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Business calls for British Airways and strikers to get talking

Business calls for British Airways and strikers to get talking

THE UK's reputation is being hit by the British Airways strike, business leaders warned today, as both sides in the dispute continued...

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Jonathan Ross chat deal on hold until new C4 boss arrives

Jonathan Ross

A potential new TV chat deal for Jonathan Ross at Channel 4 has been put on hold as the broadcaster prepares to welcome a new boss, it...

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