Marieme and Ndeye were not expected to survive for more than a few days when they were born. Now aged seven, they are thought to be the only growing conjoined twins in Europe. While both girls have their own unique personalities and moods, they rely on each other to survive. “When you are told from…
An eerie glow has been emanating from Wales’ forests and rockpools for the country’s annual dark skies week. David Atthowe, a nature guide from Norwich, was invited to shine his ultraviolet (UV) torches on some of the best nature spots in Pembrokeshire and Monmouthshire. His photos of temperate rain forest in Wales reveal shapes, structures…
Scattering her dad’s ashes on one of the UK’s most recognisable peaks almost ended in tragedy for Kitty Harrison. She had just given her father Steve Parry an emotional send-off on the summit of Tryfan, one of Wales’ highest mountains, when she slipped. Kitty, 32, doesn’t know how far she fell, but clung to a…
A first edition of The Hobbit bought at a car boot sale for £1.50 could be worth thousands of pounds if sold at auction. The text was among a box of random books a bargain hunter picked up at Bath Racecourse – after he knocked the seller down from £2. He then plonked them in…
Ariel, the six-legged dog found dumped in a supermarket car park, has had surgery to remove her extra limbs. The 11-week-old spaniel hit the headlines after being abandoned outside a Pembrokeshire branch of B&M in September. About £15,000 was raised by well-wishers all over the world, enabling her to have a life-changing operation. Surgeons also…
If you like a night out but are known to nod off at a bar when it gets late, the day-time nightclub may be for you. Actress Vicky McClure and husband Jonny Owen have created a club night that’s open in the day but shuts early so you can get a kebab, the last train…
Despite being an avid wildlife photographer, retired postman Rodney Holbrook never expected to capture a Ratatouille-style scene unfolding in his own shed. After regularly discovering that things from the night before had been mysteriously tidied, he set up a night vision camera on his workbench. It captured a mouse picking up clothes pegs, corks, nuts…
“With dementia it’s like them dying over and over and over again, slowly.” Helen Rimell has been grieving for her mother Susan since she was diagnosed with early onset vascular dementia in 2015. Two years ago Helen, a professional photographer, left her life in London to move back to south Wales to become her 75-year-old…
An American XL Bully attacked its owner as he was having sex, a court heard. The two-year-old dog named Hank bit Scott Thurston, 32, at his home in Glanaman, Carmarthenshire, on 2 August. Llanelli Magistrates heard his partner Leanne Bell called police to Jones Terrace in the early hours of the morning. An order was…
Mark Drakeford has announced he will stand down as Welsh Labour leader immediately and a leadership contest for a new first minister will be held. A new party leader will be elected before Easter, Mr Drakeford said in a statement. He said he will remain as first minister until his successor is picked by his…