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'Sacked' police chief vows to tough it out

THE Antiguan Police Commissioner who presided over the investigation into the double murder of Catherine and Ben Mullany today vowed to turn up for work despite being told he was fired. Read

Choir hit hard by Zoom disaster

THE human cost of the collapse of budget airline Zoom became evident last night, as stranded air passengers faced up to the battle to rescue their holidays. Read

Wales risks New Orleans-style flood disaster

PARTS of Wales face a “New Orleans type” flooding disaster unless sea defences are bolstered, the leader of a coastal action group warned yesterday. Read

Rail ‘swindle’ leaves Wales £31m off track - expert

WALES has been “swindled” out of £31m a year by the UK Government because the rail franchise it handed over to the Assembly Government was wholly inadequate, according to a leading transport expert. Read

Welsh turn to the Bible for baby name inspiration

PARENTS are choosing tradition over fashion when it comes to naming their children, as new research reveals Isaac, Rhys and Carys are among the most popular baby names in Wales. Read

Why blackberry-picking is a dying art

BLACKBERRY-PICKING has become a “dying art” according to wildlife watchers, who claim the credit crunch-hit nation is missing out on hedgerows of free food. Read

Family comes first says TV star Fiona

JUST days after quitting her job at GMTV to spend more time with her family, Fiona Phillips has asked her elderly father to leave his home in Wales and move in with her. Read

So when’s the great debate meant to start?

THE body charged with gauging the appetite for more National Assembly powers has been criticised for breaking a promise to release a schedule of public meetings “by early summer”. Read

Social networking under-11s demand ‘on the go’ access

AS MANY as 15% of seven to 11-year-olds in Wales will be returning to school next week carrying a mobile phone, according to experts. Read

Rugby player facing jail after being found guilty of biting opponent’s ear

A RUGBY player was last night facing jail after being found guilty of biting off part of an opponent’s ear during a game. Read

Nervous, excited and a lot of hard work. Now they sing out for the support of the nation

IT’S being billed as a battle between North and South as two Welsh choirs go head-to-head for the title of television’s Last Choir Standing. Read

Village people

It has gone from a twinkle in the mind’s eye to what could become one of Wales’ most important attractions. But what’s Bluestone really like? Steffan Rhys was among the first guests to stay there Read

The unusual garden that has berries – but no potatoes!

POTATOES are often the staple crop in vegetable gardens up and down the country. But in the vegetable gardens at the medieval village at Cosmeston Country Park near Sully, there is not so much as a tiny tuber to be seen. Read

When Sobers hit the records for six

In five minutes of extraordinary batting at Swansea 40 years ago today, the great West Indian all-rounder Sir Garry Sobers became the first player in first class cricket to hit six sixes in one over. Robin Turner looks back at one of sport’s greatest moments Read

TV nearly missed the moment

The world might never have seen Sir Garry Sobers’ amazing feat if Cardiff-born TV producer John Norman had not been so dedicated to duty 40 years ago. Read

Sobers voted one of the top five

In 2000, Sir Garry Sobers was named by a 100-member panel of experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century. Read

Builder loses contract appeal

A BUILDER who persuaded an elderly woman to sign up for £1,000 of work on her house, without providing her with a cancellation notice in case she changed her mind, has lost an appeal against his sentence. Read

Wales stuck with a raw rail deal by Whitehall

HE history of rail privatisation in Wales has not been a happy one, with consistent under-investment and the suspicion that services in and out of our towns and cities have been run as an afterthought to other commercial considerations on the other side of the border. Read