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Margaret Thatcher began plotting to defeat the coal miners from the day she took office, according to her official biography published today. The new Prime Minister put her deputy, Willie Whitelaw, in charge of the preparations for a showdown with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). However she was forced to postpone the confrontation until her second term of office …

Lady Gaga’s famous for her Poker Face – now Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay has his very own Pizza Face. Food artist Nathan Wyburn, famous for his appearance on Britain’s Got Talent, has used his craft for his very own take on the Bluebirds’ promotion to the Premier League. Nathan, 23, created marmite-on-toast portraits of media mogul Simon Cowell in …

The threat of terrorist activity in Wales from groups such as al Qaeda is “very real”, according to a restricted counter-terrorism strategy document. As a capital city and home to a devolved government, Cardiff may present a “softer alternative target to London” for terrorists, the Wales Contest Plan document says. Among the dangers listed in the document are the “increased …

Concerns have been raised that the fire in a cannabis factory in part of Cardiff could be repeated anywhere in the city. Firefighters discovered the factory on the upper floor of a house in Clare Road, Grangetown, as they tackled a blaze in the early hours of Sunday morning. The cause is still under joint investigation by South Wales Fire …