Wales

Somaliland exists: recognition is about truth, not favor - opinion

Nadifa Mohamed’s novel and Israel’s recognition of Somaliland show why acknowledging marginalized lives is a matter of justice.

 A woman dressed in Somaliland's flag colours parades to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of their Independence in Hargeisa, Somaliland, May 18, 2024.
Championship - Cardiff City v Swansea City - Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Britain - January 18, 2025 Police officers are seen outside the stadium before the match

Attack on Welsh Jewry thwarted, two appear in court for allegedly targeting Jewish sites

BORIS JOHNSON, one of many contenders for the Conservative leadership

UK PM Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' response to COVID which led to more deaths, inquiry finds

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Simon Bowen, Interim Chair for Great British Energy - Nuclear, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan during Starmer's visit to announce North Wales as the location for UK's first nuclear power station, November 13, 2025.

UK to build its first mini nuclear power station in north Wales, angering Washington


Scientists identify oldest large dinosaur predator from Welsh fossil found 125 years ago - study

Newtonsaurus cambrensis is very large, larger than most, if not all, contemporary predators. For a therapod dinosaur from the Triassic era to be so large is essentially unprecedented. 

An artistic reconstruction of Newtonsaurus cambrensis. Background art by Jonathan Metzger.

'Sanction Israel, launch war crimes investigation' demand Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh MPs

The letter added that, given the UK is party to the Genocide Convention, it has an "obligation to prevent acts that may amount to genocide."

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement inside No. 10 Downing Street on the day the cabinet was recalled to discuss the situation in Gaza, in London, Britain, July 29, 2025.

Trio that kidnapped, assaulted Jewish music producer in Wales given jail time

The victim told the courts the attack felt like his "own personal October 7."

Faiz Shah, 23, Mohammad Comrie, 23, and Elijah Ogunnubi-Sime, 20,

Billy Joel in Cardiff: A legendary concert amid global tensions

Billy Joel's debut in Cardiff captivated fans with timeless hits, offering joy and unity amid global tensions and proving his legendary status.

 BILLY JOEL in performance on Friday in Cardiff, Wales.

Hiker discovers monolith that looks like UFO in Wales hillside

Monoliths have been found in the past in Utah, Romania, and Belgium.

 A Welsh flag flies at half mast at Cardiff Castle, following the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in Cardiff, Wales, Britain, September 16, 2022.

Singer Church blasted for ‘from the river to the sea’ chant

Charlotte Church led the choir garbed in a keffiyeh at the Bedwas Workmen's Hall on Saturday, in a charity event for Gaza hospitals.

 Charlotte Church performing at Focus Wales 2013

Cat accidentally travels over 500 miles while trapped in front of taxi

The cat went undetected in the grille of the car throughout the 500-mile cross-country drive.

Dreaming about their next adventure: A cat lies next to a car (illustrative)

King Charles anointed with Israeli oil consecrated in Jerusalem

The oil has been blessed by the Jerusalem-based leaders of both the Greek Orthodox Church and the Anglican Church.

 ST. EDWARD’S CROWN, which will be used to crown King Charles III during the coronation. Seen in 2013, it hadn’t been outside the Tower of London for six decades and was displayed to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s June 2, 1953, coronation at Westminster Abbey.

Archaeologists discover 150 unknown fossilized species in Wales

In some of the specimens, nerves and digestive systems are still fully intact, which is extremely rare.

 Illustrative image of fossils.

Welsh lawmaker plans Holocaust event with no mention of Jews

Julie Morgan has refused to apologize for her indiscretion after sending out invitations to a Holocaust Memorial Day vigil for “gypsy, Roma and traveler” victims - but entirely excluding Jews.

 THE SHOAH Wall of Names Memorial in Vienna in 2021, bearing the names of more than 64,000 Austrian Jews killed in the Holocaust.

England, Wales home to 271,000 Jewish citizens - census

The Jewish community consists of 0.5% of the population, according to the census. In 2011, 265,000 citizens identified as Jewish – this is just a small increase, as opposed to other religions.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews stand in a street in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Stamford Hill in the UK; illustrative.