19+ min ago   (717+ words) So begins Cad Goddeu — The Battle of the Trees — one of the most enigmatic and haunting poems preserved within medieval Welsh literature. The poem unsettles modern expectations from its opening lines. Trees do not merely frame the landscape or decorate…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1097+ words) ‘If Wales had a great poet in the 19th century it was the young William Thomas (Islwyn, 1832-78).’¹ Glyn Tegai Hughes published those words at the end of the 20th century. Statements proclaiming this writer to be ‘the best’ and that poet to…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (488+ words) Drivers in Wales could be fined up to £150 for leaving their engines running while stationary under new rules coming into force this month. Councils will be given greater powers to tackle unnecessary engine idling from September 30, with the existing £20 fixed…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (649+ words) News that Reform UK received £72 million in donations within 24 hours this week was unremarkable in a political landscape that has normalised graft. That such a sum should arrive from only two donors is reflective of the inequality our system of…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago   (1859+ words) The truth they say is often stranger than fiction, but sometimes, I would go one step further and say that it can absolutely bowl you over and can come from such unexpected directions. Like most people, I enjoy listening to…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (660+ words) Disgraced former BBC presenter Huw Edwards says he questioned whether people would think he had the “right to speak” as he rebuilds a public platform following his conviction for making indecent images of children. Edwards was sentenced to six months…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (591+ words) A new ranking has named a striking location in Wales among Europe’s best places for a holiday under the stars, beating destinations across Switzerland, Norway and the Netherlands. Whether you’re someone who regularly checks your horoscope and looks to the…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago   (679+ words) ‘Sometimes old traditions are thrown up like dust along a summer road. You glimpse them briefly in the sunbeams…’ This quiet, yet profound book, and one I took great pleasure in reading, is a collection of such moments and memories,…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago   (635+ words) How very premature babies are born may make little difference to their risk of death or serious brain injury, according to new research. The Cardiff University-led study analysed data from more than 74,000 very preterm births across England and Wales, comparing…...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1164+ words) Ahead of a thrilling new production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’s stop-off in Wales in early 2027, its star adult leads, Charlie Brooks and Joe McFadden, discussed its goosebump-inducing inventiveness and why this production is one…...