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From doctor to Sleuth

Actor Simon MacCorkindale knows his way around a decent thriller but even he says he’s nervous about filling some very famous shoes as he steps into Sleuth. Read

Everyone must pull together to fight drugs

TACKLING the drugs problem on our streets is one of the toughest challenges faced by police and politicians, not least because the decades-long war on drugs appears to have had little impact in reducing the scale of the task. Read

On-trend Wales punches above its weight

If the growing media coverage is to be believed, Wales is the place to be. But, asks Steffan Rhys, is all this Cool Cymru a little patronising? Read

Chastened Labour faces even tougher challenges

SINCE voters gave the Labour Party a comprehensive smacking in the local elections four weeks ago, the party’s Welsh wing has been nursing its wounds and trying to get back to its feet. Read

Bringing fitness to boiling point

IF YOU’VE yet to find your yoga nirvana, hate pounding the treadmill and have neither the co-ordination nor motivation to join a dance class, why not join a fitness craze that has swept New York and London, via Russia, and is now growing in Wales. Read

A pink party for charity

THERE is going to be a party atmosphere in Cardiff on Sunday as a sea of pink makes its way through Bute Park. Read

Leukaemia patient takes bone marrow campaign nationwide

ADRIAN Sudbury has been given just weeks to live after losing his brave battle against leukaemia but in the short time he has left, he’s determined to help others and give them a chance of a new beginning. Read

Fat Pig gives ‘Stacey’ a weighty role

Joanna Page has taken to the stage for the first time since finding fame with cult TV comedy Gavin and Stacey. Philip Fisher was at London’s Trafalgar Studios to review Fat Pig’s opening night Read

Let’s hope hostages’ agony is soon over

TODAY marks the first anniversary of the abduction of five Britons – two of them Welsh – in Iraq. Those working for their release say they are hopeful they can be found alive, and the whole country will be hoping and praying they are right. Read

‘Clock ticking’ for castle’s historic outbuildings

CONSERVATION group the Victorian Society say the clock is ticking to save “nationally significant” buildings in the grounds of a Welsh castle. Read

Diva’s quirky pavilion soon to be on song again

One of Wales’ most unusual landmarks, originally created by an eccentric and super-rich Victorian opera singer, is getting a 21st century makeover. Robin Turner reports on the Patti Pavilion’s colourful history Read

The pushy mum’s way to health

HOLLYWOOD star Jennifer Lopez faced a barrage of criticism recently when it was revealed she began a rigorous exercise routine shortly after giving birth to twins. Read

Support gathers pace for a proper Welsh Parliament

Support for greater devolution is growing – in some unlikely places, say constitutional experts Richard Wyn Jones and Roger Scully Read

Welsh preacher’s tale of paradise and purgatory in America is published

The epic account of a Welsh minister’s journey across the United States at a time when the nation still bore the scars of civil war and slavery has been published in English for the first time. Read

Welsh actor gives Clough a fresh Sheen

He’s played emperors Nero and Caligula, Tony Blair (twice), Kenneth Williams, David Frost and HG Wells. But now actor Michael Sheen has revealed how playing football with David Beckham helped prepare him for his latest role. Read

Fuel tax headache is a chance to be decisive

THE last thing an under-fire Prime Minister needs is the threat of protesting hauliers bringing the country to a standstill, but that is exactly what Gordon Brown has to deal with this week. Read

Let's stop waiting in time-warp surgeries

THE Welsh Assembly Government has a vision in which the people of Wales will receive the best quality healthcare from a world-class service. Read

Confessions of a novelist

Grandmother Carolyn Lewis, 61, started her career as a copytaker with the Western Mail and Echo in Cardiff in the 1960s. She has just published her first novel, Missing Nancy with Accent Press. Read