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It’s the ultimate riddle of the sphinx that has vexed scholars for centuries: just why did the Ancient Egyptians stop building the pyramids? And now, some 4,500 years after they were made, an intrepid Welsh structural engineer may just have stumbled upon the answer. Newport-based businessman Peter James has spent months in Egypt examining how the famed structures began to …

Cardiff City have been boosted as they battle to hold on to manager Malky Mackay, with Roberto Martinez refusing to rule himself out of the running for the Everton job. Wigan boss Martinez and Mackay are the two front-runners to succeed David Moyes at Goodison Park at the end of the current Premier League season. Moyes will take over at …

A Newport student whose granddad ignited his interest in repairing damaged cars is now set to turn this into a career after scooping the top prize in a quest to find Wales’ best aspiring autobody repair technician. Lewis Lloyd, 17, an autobody repair student at Coleg Gwent’s City of Newport Campus battled out against competitors from across the country to …

When it comes to giving people a style makeover, a Carmarthenshire teenager has  proved that she’s a class apart. Morgan Rennie, 19, from Llansteffan, has struck gold in the prestigious EU-backed Skills Competition Wales finals for both hairdressing and nail technology – the first student ever to win in two separate categories. Both finals were held at Coleg Sir Gar, …

A businessman faces a lengthy prison sentence after been found guilty of being part of a £7m money laundering operation. Gareth Child, 38, of Caerphilly Road, Cardiff, once a Llandaff child chorister and a former civil servant, had denied being involved in sending vast sums of cash to banks abroad and had been on bail pending the outcome of his …

Roller derby team Tiger Bay Brawlers have triumphed in Europe, winning second place in their first-ever tournament. The Cardiff-based team narrowly missed out to the Berlin Bombshells in the final bout of 2013: A Skate Odyssey, which was held in Belgium. Brawler Allie Brock told WalesOnline the team are delighted with the stellar result from their first tournament. Speaking to …

Improving the M4 could be a step nearer as Carwyn Jones revealed he had been told that borrowing powers for the Welsh Government may be included in a Westminster Bill announced last week. Business leaders and motorists’ groups have called for a relief road to be build south of the existing motorway to alleviate bottlenecks at the Brynglas tunnels in …

Today programme host John Humphrys triumphed at the Sony Awards tonight, landing the radio journalism award after his grilling of George Entwistle led to the BBC director-general quitting hours later. The 69-year-old Radio 4 presenter savaged Entwistle over his handling of the fallout from the Jimmy Savile scandal and the bumbling performance led to him resigning as DG after just …

Heather Joyce tonight survived a backbench Labour rebellion to keep her job as the leader of Cardiff council, but the deputy leader post hangs in the balance. Coun Joyce was re-elected leader of the Cardiff Labour group meaning she keeps her £52,000 job as the head of Wales’ biggest local authority. Labour’s 46 councillors voted in a secret ballot at …

Cerys Matthews confirmed the success of her switch from music star to top DJ by being named the UK’s best music radio broadcaster at the Sony Awards. The former Catatonia singer was given the prize at the radio industry awards for her show on 6 Music. Cardiff-born Cerys dedicated her win to the BBC, saying: “Despite all the backlash and …