Sperm whale, Thames estuary, February 2019 A beleaguered sperm whale died three days after it swam up the Thames estuary and was unable to escape. The desperate animal also ended up stranded at times, as the level of the tidal river shifted, before it was pronounced dead by rescuers on February 1 this year. The … Read more
30ft long whale dies after becoming stranded for the second time in Welsh estuary A fin whale which became stranded on a beach two times this week has died The animal, nicknamed Henry, found stranded on a sand bank in North Wales Coastguard and drone pilot monitored the inaccessible whale’s health overnight By Lydia Catling … Read more
30ft long whale dies after becoming stranded for the second time in Welsh estuary A fin whale which became stranded on a beach two times this week has died The animal, nicknamed Henry, found stranded on a sand bank in North Wales Coastguard and drone pilot monitored the inaccessible whale’s health overnight By Lydia Catling … Read more
Ricky Valance dies aged 84: Star who sang ‘Tell Laura I Love Her’ passes away in hospital after long battle with dementia Valance, 84, has died following a long battle with dementia, his agent confirmed Singer was born in Monmouthshire, Wales in April 1939 and saw military action His hit ‘Tell Laura I Love Her’ … Read more
Ricky Valance dies aged 84: Welsh star who sang ‘Tell Laura I love her’ passes away in hospital after long battle with dementia By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 08:01 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 08:07 BST, 13 June 2020 Welsh singer Ricky Valance has died aged 84 following a battle against dementia. An … Read more
‘The moment for extension has now passed’: Michael Gove says he has ‘formally’ told the EU that transition WILL end in December despite Nicola Sturgeon demanding a delay to ‘extraordinarily reckless’ plan The Cabinet Office Minister made the announcement on Twitter today Came as Sturgeon and Welsh leader Mark Drakeford demanded an extension In a … Read more
A Catholic priest was allegedly ‘pressured’ into holding a wedding for a young couple at a Welsh church amid lockdown, with one guest saying ‘coronavirus won’t stop us having a party’. Father Sebastian Jones performed a wedding service for a young couple at St Alban-on-the-Moors in Splott, Cardiff on May 12, after the parents ‘insisted that … Read more
A Catholic priest was allegedly ‘pressured’ into holding a wedding for a young couple at a Welsh church amid lockdown, with one guest saying ‘coronavirus won’t stop us having a party’. Father Sebastian Jones performed a wedding service for a young couple at St Alban-on-the-Moors in Splott, Cardiff on May 12, after the parents ‘insisted that … Read more
A Welsh father-of-six was diagnosed with an incurable cancerous brain tumour during lockdown, but medics are unable to tell him how long he has left amid coronavirus concerns. Gareth Harris, 51, was diagnosed with an aggressive and fast-growing tumour last month. But Gareth, from Carmarthenshire, said doctors have not been able to biopsy the tumour … Read more
A Welsh father-of-six was diagnosed with an incurable cancerous brain tumour during lockdown, but medics are unable to tell him how long he has left amid coronavirus concerns. Gareth Harris, 51, was diagnosed with an aggressive and fast-growing tumour last month. But Gareth, from Carmarthenshire, said doctors have not been able to biopsy the tumour … Read more