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Lynne and Kenneth Shaw

ON SATURDAY, the Western Mail and South Wales Echo ran a story detailing how Lynne and Kenneth Shaw, of Penarth, claimed broadcaster CNN had put their lives at risk by detailing their location during the recent terror attacks in Mumbai. Read

Banks ‘must start lending mortgages again’

PRESSURE on the banks to increase borrowing to homeowners and businesses increased last night with new figures suggesting mortgage lending had virtually ground to a halt. Read

Soldiers 'killed in botched helicopter landing'

Two British serviceman were crushed to death under a helicopter after a botched landing in Iraq, an inquest today heard. Read

Jean Charles de Menezes: Coroner rules out unlawful killing verdict

THE coroner at the inquest of Jean Charles de Menezes today ruled out a verdict of unlawful killing. Read

Lynda Perkins wins Woman Farmer of the Year

A MOTHER-of-three who tempts tourists to return to her holiday cottages, by offering them delicious home-reared beef and lamb that they can take home with them, became Woman Farmer of the Year yesterday. Read

Ian Rush’s battle with meningitis inspires young footballer

WELSH football legend Ian Rush has revealed how surviving meningitis inspired him to achieve his sporting goals. Read

Tom and Rowan are just a whisker way from beard honour

AS FAR as awards go, it’s probably not one they will be dusting their mantelpiece for. Read

Isolation and loneliness grow as as old-style communities crumble

LONELINESS is on the increase in Wales, but new research says that Scotland and parts of England are faring worse. Read

Contaminated mud 'caused bikers' illness'

Mud contaminated with sheep faeces was the most likely cause of 161 competitors in a mountain biking event falling ill, a report has said. Read

The grand vision for Cardiff’s city centre

DETAILS are revealed today of the massive shakeup that will shape the future of travel in Cardiff and beyond. Read

Dylan Thomas' war play to be broadcast

A NEWLY discovered and previously unknown play by Dylan Thomas will this week shed new light on his wartime career as a political propagandist. Read

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust freezes recruitment

ONE of Wales’ newest and largest NHS trusts has introduced a recruitment freeze and an overtime ban in a bid to save hundreds of thousands of pounds. Read

Armed gang ‘used woman as pizza deliverer’ in attack

AN ARMED gang is believed to have used a woman delivering a pizza as a decoy to carry out an assault. Read

High costs sunk HMS Cardiff plans

HMS Cardiff was not brought back to the capital as a floating museum because city officials decided the cost was too high, it has emerged. Read

A Cardiff prostitute talks about the realities of selling sex

As a clampdown on prostitution is launched in Cardiff, reporter KATIE NORMAN spoke to Flossie, as she is known on the streets, about the realities of life on the game in the Welsh capital – and how it nearly destroyed her Read

Rivers' acid rain recovery 'hindered by climate change'

CLIMATE change is hampering the long-term recovery of rivers from the effects of acid rain, with wet weather offsetting improvements, according to research published today. Read

Samples from individuals aged 10-17 loaded on to the National DNA Database by Welsh police forces (at November 18, 2008)

Dyfed-Powys: 10,946 (21.06% of total samples loaded) Read

‘Shocking’ so many children’s DNA swabs are taken

MORE than one-in-five of all DNA profiles from Wales held on a national police database are of youngsters aged 10 to 17. Read

Matthew Rhys voices TV advert for Welsh beef

IT PROBABLY wasn’t quite the type of script he’s accustomed to. Read

Perhaps the banks are getting the message

THE decision by Royal Bank of Scotland to allow a longer period of grace for homeowners threatened by repossession is a welcome one, and a sign that perhaps banks are beginning to get the message. Read