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The Latest Breaking News from Swansea

Vote Plaid to stop Reform, says party leader

Addressing the annual party conference in Swansea, Rhun ap Iorwerth said Nigel Farage’s party is out of touch with the challenges facing Welsh people.

The Independent UK

Man jailed for brutal murder of woman, 47, in her own home

Matthew Battenbough, 34, will serve a minimum of 20 years in jail after killing Leanne Williams in Swansea.

Evening Standard

Swansea inquest unable to find cause of fatal house explosion due to lost evidence

Coroner calls for disaster scenes to be better preserved as family of Brian Lyn Davies, killed in blast, say they feel ‘massively let down’

The Guardian - UK

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Swansea Floods: How Sudden Deluge Exposed Britain's Climate Blind Spot

Sudden deluge in Swansea exposed Britain's climate blind spot.

International Business Times UK

Wales beaten by Canada as Craig Bellamy suffers first home defeat of his reign

Derek Cornelius’ rasping free-kick proved the difference in Swansea.

The Independent UK

Swansea man died when house ‘disappeared’ in gas explosion, inquest hears

First rescuers ‘didn’t even know there was a house’ at spot where Brian Lyn Davies, 68, was killed in 2023

The Guardian - UK

Neighbour smelt gas weeks before fatal Morriston house explosion, inquest hears

Brian Davies, 68, was killed in the incident on March 13 2023 when his home on Clydach Road, Morriston, Swansea, was destroyed in the blast.

Evening Standard

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Tata Steel fined £1.5m following death of contractor at Welsh steelworks

Justin Day, 44, from Llansamlet, Swansea, died from injuries he sustained while working at the Port Talbot site in 2019.

Evening Standard

Steel company fined £1.5m following death of ‘much-loved’ contractor

Justin Day, 44, from Llansamlet, Swansea, died from injuries he sustained while working at the Port Talbot site

The Independent UK

Snoop Dogg becomes Swansea City co-owner in rivalry with Wrexham

American rapper and artist Snoop Dog has become co-owner of Wrexham’s rivals Swansea City in the English Championship.

Al Jazeera

Trial date set for man accused of murdering five-month-old baby

Thomas Morgan appeared before Swansea Crown Court on Monday.

Evening Standard

Bob Dylan announces 2025 UK and Ireland tour dates

The legendary singer-songwriter is set to perform in Brighton, Leeds and Dublin

The Independent UK

Music legend Bob Dylan announces tour with two Scottish dates

Bob Dylan has announced his return to the UK and Ireland with a tour which will see him play two nights in one Scottish city

The National (Scotland)

Bob Dylan to return to UK and Ireland for 13-date tour

The singer-songwriter will perform in cities including Dublin, Glasgow, Swansea and Leeds.

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Fans camp out in Wimbledon ticket queue over ‘mini-festival’ weekend

Vicki Broad, from Swansea, arrived with her family on Friday morning, three days before the tennis tournament opened.

The Guardian - UK

Michael Sheen’s revived Welsh National Theatre to be based in Swansea

Welsh actor stepped in after previous Cardiff-based national theatre company closed owing to £1.6m funding cuts

The Conversation

The Coin by Palestinian writer Yasmin Zaher wins the Dylan Thomas Prize – an expert from the judging panel explains why

Yasmin Zaher’s remarkable novel The Coin has won the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize for writers under the age of 40.

Evening Standard

Man found not guilty of preventing burial of two babies

Zilvinas Ledovskis, 50, of Swansea, was found not guilty after the prosecution said it would be presenting no evidence against him.

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Trading Standards officers seize £6million haul of counterfeit toys from London warehouses

Toys were packaged as well-known brands including Pokémon, Pepper Pig, Star Wars and Marvel

The Independent UK

Veterans mark VE Day with swimathon covering 80 lengths weekly over two months

Veterans Lance Williams and Sheila Botley took on the challenge to raise money for the Swansea Veterans Hub.

The Guardian - UK

Beyond the Bernabéu: how and why Modric became an investor in Swansea

The Ballon d’Or winner has set his sights on helping the club grow, offering his expertise and pulling power

Evening Standard

Mother who killed son, six, after hearing ‘demonic voices’ handed hospital order

Karolina Zurawska, 42, from Swansea, was handed an indefinite hospital order at Swansea Crown Court on Friday.

The Independent UK

The ‘game changer’ heart failure treatment trialled in the UK that cuts deaths by two-thirds

St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London, and Morriston Hospital in Swansea, Wales, became the first two hospitals in the UK to treat patients with the innovative method

The Guardian - UK

Where tourists seldom tread, part 16: a trio of small historic cities

From Swansea, with its sweeping bay and artistic soul, to Doncaster’s Roman heritage and Carlisle’s literary past, this selection proves size doesn’t matter

The Guardian - UK

Eley Williams and Ferdia Lennon shortlisted for Dylan Thomas prize

Yael van der Wouden, Seán Hewitt, Yasmin Zaher and Rebecca Watson also in running for Swansea University’s £20,000 writers’ award, with winner announced on 15 May

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