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He said some residents had refused to leave their homes despite being encouraged to, but would be monitored for their safety. Resident Greg Curtis, 68, was rescued by lifeboat from the street around 1pm, said he and his wife were first woken by neighbours banging his home at 4am on Sunday morning, and described the incident as a “nightmare”. He …

Tests on 14 people in the UK have come back negative but there are checks ongoing on other people, according to the Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty. The number of cases has jumped to 830 and the death toll has risen to at least 26, with two fatalities now reported outside of Wuhan and 12 cases confirmed globally.  Professor Whitty …

Tests on 14 people in the UK have come back negative but there are checks ongoing on other people, according to the Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty. The number of cases has jumped to 830 and the death toll has risen to at least 26, with two fatalities now reported outside of Wuhan and 12 cases confirmed globally.  Professor Whitty …

Monnow Valley has seen the likes of Black Sabbath, Oasis, Tom Jones, Iggy Pop, Stereophonics, Queen, Pulp, Simple Minds, Phil Collins, Yes, Manic Street Preachers, Joss Stone, The Charlatans, Levellers, Editors, Biffy Clyro, Judas Priest and more visit in order to create what would become some of the biggest records in history. Old Mill House, before becoming Monnow Valley Studios, …

Will Millard is back, this time exploring what lurks beneath the waters of Wales in a new TV series airing later this month. Episodes will air on BBC One Wales on Fridays at 7.30pm between Friday 21 June and Friday 12 July, and nationally available on BBC iPlayer. Friday 21June episode focuses on the Sewin, Friday 28 June on shark, …

A fishery owner who killed an otter that had been eating valuable carp has been sent to jail in the first ­prosecution of its kind in the UK. Stuart Jones, 54, shot the protected Eurasian otter with a rifle after it had been caught by an angler in his net. Jones was then owner of Lyons Gate Campsite and Fishery …

Following the introduction of strict lockdown rules, many of us have been left confused as to when we can and can’t leave the house. On Monday night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out a list of restrictions on the movement of British people in a bid to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. You must stay at home, only leaving for the …

With the United Kingdom now into its fifth full day of lockdown, questions are still being asked as to what exactly is and is not permitted to open during the coronavirus crisis. Strict measures on movement were announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an address to the nation on Monday (March 23) and people have been ordered to stay …

A campsite owner has been jailed for two months after he deliberately killed an otter that had become trapped in a net. Stuart Karl John Jones, 54, of Chilthorne Domer, was sentenced after pleading guilty to deliberately killing a wild animal of a European protected species, namely a Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), contrary to the Conservation of Habitats and Species …

Sam Underhill was given a taste of one of rugby’s great rivalries when he watched Wales’ most recent victory at Twickenham from the students’ union bar at Cardiff University. England were defeated 21-16 in the World Cup group phase five years ago but have not lost to Saturday’s visitors on home soil since. Underhill was studying for an economics degree …