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Sep 5, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Catriona Aitken

    Cardiff student who 'brushed off' sore throat developed sepsis (opens the original)

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    When Elle Black woke up the morning after a night out in February 2024, she felt dreadful. The 21-year-old, who was in her first year at Cardiff University, believed her sore throat and flu-like symptoms were a hangover and initially "brushed it off". But the following day she was being treated in hospital for sepsis, external, a serious reaction to an infection which can be life-threatening. Doctors told her if she had waited another day things could have been "quite different". Elle is now urg

  2. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Catriona Aitken

    Human poo and rotten food left at Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (opens the original)

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    Human poo, food covered in maggots and a tent "full of kit" were left behind at a south Wales national park over the bank holiday weekend. Bannau Brycheiniog National Park said there was "no justification" for fly-tipping after noticing a "change in attitude" among visitors to its beauty spots, leading to an increase in litter dumping. "Unfortunately, across this summer, it's not been unusual," the national park authority said. It described the incident, near Llyn y Fan Fawr in the west of the p

  3. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Catriona Aitken

    Sex offender ran into sea at Porthcawl to escape officers during arrest (opens the original)

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    A sex offender who ran into the sea to escape being arrested has been jailed, South Wales Police has said. Gavin Bennett, 45, ran into the water off Porthcawl, Bridgend County, at night after sending inappropriate messages to a girl he believed to be under 16. In a video, two officers are seen wading into the Bristol Channel with torches at about 21:45 on 22 October 2025 and pulling Bennett out. He was charged with two counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. The forc

  4. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Catriona Aitken

    Carmarthen girl in coma after being hit by van raises thousands for Wales Air Ambulance (opens the original)

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    A seven-year-old who was left "fighting for life" in a coma for five days after being dragged under a van while riding her bike has been recognised for helping to raise £65,000 for Wales Air Ambulance. At four years old, Gracie Kinnear from Carmarthen was playing outside with friends during the school holidays when a van driver crashed into her, leaving her with life-threatening injuries. "We were unsure of whether our little girl would survive," said her mum, Emma. Gracie spent five days in a c

  5. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Catriona Aitken

    Former South Wales Police officer charged with raping and strangling woman in Swansea (opens the original)

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    A former police officer allegedly raped and strangled a woman while on duty, according to the policing watchdog. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said ex-constable Rikki Hall had been charged with two counts of rape and one count of non-fatal strangulation. The 33-year-old is accused of attacking the woman while on duty in Swansea city centre in February 2024. Hall, who resigned from South Wales Police during the IOPC investigation, has also been charged with possession of a fire

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