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Police station in busy community closes down

9+ hour, 9+ min ago  (434+ words) Sketty police station has been shut and is up for sale(Image: Media Wales) Police say the closure of a station in a busy community will not affect the service it provides to the public. South Wales Police has shut…...

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walesonline. co. uk > news > wales-news > mercedes-firebombed-quiet-welsh-street-33932593

Mercedes firebombed in quiet Welsh street

9+ hour, 30+ min ago  (866+ words) A car was doused in petrol and firebombed in a "revenge" attack on a quiet residential street. Scott Evans "recruited" a vulnerable woman to attack his former's partner's house with the promise of payment in a wrap of drugs. But…...

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walesonline. co. uk > news > wales-news > physician-associate-defrauded-nhs-years-33953698

Physician associate defrauded NHS years before disastrous procedure, probe found

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (1645+ words) A physician associate (PA) making headlines over a botched lumbar puncture was previously found by an internal investigation to have defrauded the NHS, we can reveal. Earlier this week Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital admitted breaching its duty of care to…...

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walesonline. co. uk > news > wales-news > merthyr-tydfil-man-left-11-33951612

Man left 11 voicemails threatening to stab terrified victim

3+ hour, 22+ min ago  (253+ words) Robert Davies, 54 from Merthyr Tydfil was sentenced in court(Image: South Wales Police) A man has been jailed after leaving numerous threatening and abusive voicemails to his victim, breaching previous bail conditions. Robert Davies, 54 from Merthyr Tydfil left 11 voicemails to…...

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walesonline. co. uk > news > wales-news > mum-says-watching-sons-lifeless-33955722

Mum says life is 'destroyed' after son was killed by punch outside Wetherspoons

7+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1222+ words) Marcus Lee Carpenter (Image: Gwent Police) A mother has said her life has been "destroyed" after her son was killed after being punched in the head outside a Wetherspoons pub. She told a court she would never get over her…...

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walesonline. co. uk > news > wales-news > welsh-tech-millionaires-bid-challenge-33953276. amp

Welsh tech millionaire's bid to challenge sexual assault conviction thrown out

10+ hour, 44+ min ago  (179+ words) The Court of Appeal dismissed Lawrence Jones' legal bid On Friday the Court of Appeal in London dismissed Jones' legal challenge to the first conviction. He said this created an "irrecoverable prejudice" in the jury, but this submission was rejected…...

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walesonline. co. uk > news > wales-news > beauty-spot-bluebell-caerphilly-woodland-33948538

Beauty spot bluebell woodland blighted with dumped household rubbish

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (348+ words) Screenshot of the footage, which shows a shocking amount of rubbish left in Bluebell Wood, Caerphilly(Image: Robert Murphy) Fly-tippers have dumped rubbish at a popular Welsh woodland beauty spot in Llanbradach, north Caerphilly. A walk through the area, known…...

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walesonline. co. uk > news > wales-news > former-teacher-sexually-abused-boy-33954194

Former teacher sexually abused boy for years

3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (297+ words) A former teacher who sexually abused a child has been jailed for 10 years. Pensioner Michel Marie-Antoine Baucage carried out the abuse over a period of around six years, a court heard. The 77-year-old, of Plas Avenue, Prestatyn was found guilty…...

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walesonline. co. uk > news > wales-news > killer-confronts-victim-outside-pub-33955409

Killer confronts victim outside pub moments before delivering fatal punch

8+ hour, 48+ min ago  (491+ words) Video footage shows the moment a killer confronted his victim outside a Wetherspoons pub shortly before he delivered a fatal punch. He was later caught attempting to escape through a bedroom window when police came to his home to arrest…...

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walesonline. co. uk > news > wales-news > cowardly-killer-dragged-fathers-body-33955902

Cowardly killer dragged father's body around after punching him outside pub

4+ hour, 19+ min ago  (850+ words) Kyle O'Callaghan, 30, attempts to escape from a window in his home during his arrest. (Image: Gwent Police) A killer dragged a man's body and slapped him to the face after knocking him unconscious with a punch and causing him a…...