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Tributes have been paid to a “brave” and “inspirational” campaigner who fought for the rights of cancer patients across Wales. Annie Mulholland died at her home in Cardiff on Sunday night, five years after being diagnosed with advanced and incurable ovarian cancer. In a statement on her Facebook page on Monday her family said: “We are deeply saddened to announce …

Seven-year-old Ollie Taylor has been described as “a little fighter” after defying doctors’ expectations that he wouldn’t survive beyond the age of two. His mum Sian first knew something was wrong when she was 33 weeks pregnant and a scan picked up an abnormality with Ollie’s brain. When he was born he wasn’t breathing and had to be resuscitated three …

a well-used railway crossing which links two residential areas of Cardiff could be set to close if Network Rail decide to block the passageway. More than 400 people have signed an online petition to keep open the crossing between Caedelyn Park and Pen y Dre in the Whitchurch area of the city. As part of a Network Rail review of …

Did you see an Arab prince and his bodyguards shopping in Cardiff last week? In this video, Sanaan Akhter dressed up as an Arab prince and went around shops in Cardiff city centre playing Sheikh Sanaan, a wealthy man “with 78 wives”. With his bodyguards in tow, he tried to buy the entire Apple store before shouting: “Free iPhones for …

A 71-year-old man has been arrested after a child was allegedly sexually assaulted on a train. British Transport Police were called to Llandaff railway station in Cardiff at 4.46pm on Saturday following reports that a child had been assaulted on board a train. A spokesman said: “Officers attended and a 71-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident. “He …

A cyclist was left “lying motionless” on the road after a crash between two bikes during the race. A spectator said there was a loud bang, which may have been a tyre exploding, as the two cyclists crashed. The cyclist was then at the side of the road for around an hour before an ambulance arrived, though a paramedic on …

He’s a world-renowned documentary maker but when Nick Broomfield decided his next project would be about architecture, there was only one place he wanted to go. Nick is well-known for his documentaries, including Kurt and Courtney, and The Leader, His Driver, and the Driver’s Wife. He is currently in Los Angeles, making a documentary about Whitney Houston, but the project …

If you’re looking for a new workout then forget about running miles, ditch your spinning class – and dig out your clogs. A new type of workout, which combines fitness with traditional clog dancing, could become the next exercise craze. From stepping to squatting, Clocs Ffit is designed to work all the muscles but without the mental challenge of feeling …

A man has been arrested at Llandaf Station following reports that a child was sexually assaulted. British Transport Police were called to the station in the Llandaff North area of Cardiff on Saturday afternoon. A spokesman for BTP said: “We were called to Llandaf Station at 4.46pm on Saturday, May 21, following reports that a child had been sexually assaulted. …

Thousands of adrenalin-seekers will be taking part in a 5k race with a difference tomorrow – Gung-Ho! Cardiff . The giant inflatable obstacle course taking over Bute Park in Cardiff for one day only is the brains of CBeebies presenter Alex Winters and he was in the Welsh capital today to try out part of the course for us. Watch …