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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Holly Harrison

    'Now in a minute' among Welsh English words added to Oxford Dictionary (opens the original)

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    What do now in a minute, twpsyn, and bwbach have in common? They are among six words and phrases from Wales added to the latest version of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). "Twpsyn" means fool, and "bwbach" is a mischievous creature from Welsh folklore. "Now in a minute" is used to mean "in a moment", "very soon" or "before long". Fans of hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey may remember the scene where Gavin asks Stacey about ordering a takeaway. She replies she'll ring the restaurant "now in a minute"

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Holly Harrison

    Welsh farmer reveals life on Channel 4 reality series Apocalypse (opens the original)

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    A farmer from mid Wales was dropped into an abandoned American town with no food, water, electricity or tools for a new series. Apocalypse, which starts on Sunday, sees two groups of strangers attempt to survive in a site usually used to train military, with whatever they can find while competing for limited resources. Ioan Humphreys, from Carno, told BBC Wales he had "zero idea" what he was getting into and was only told it was a survival show about a month before filming. The 33-year-old was d

  3. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Holly Harrison

    Pontypridd home infested with thousands of cockroaches (opens the original)

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    Hundreds of thousands of cockroaches were found in a shared home in an infestation described as the worst the pest controller had seen in 38 years. Gareth Davies, who said the scene had looked like one from a "Stephen King film", said his team had used specialist equipment to vacuum up "hundreds of thousands" of cockroaches from the four bedroom property in Pontypridd, south Wales. He said his company had dealt with hundreds of cockroach jobs in the past 12 months, compared with just a handful a

  4. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Holly Harrison

    Man admits punching former boxing world champion Joe Cordina (opens the original)

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    A man has admitted punching former boxing world champion Joe Cordina outside a Cardiff petrol station. Jamie O'Brien, 33, from Pentwyn spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and address at Cardiff Magistrates' Court and pleaded guilty to assaulting Cordina by beating. It happened at a Texaco garage in Pentwyn in February. O'Brien was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £85 court costs and pay a mandatory surcharge of £26. Judge Murphy heard O'Brien was suffering a "mental health c

  5. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Holly Harrison

    Dolly Parton's Welsh connections and her family's roots in Machynlleth (opens the original)

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    Dolly Parton's death has brought renewed attention in Wales to the country music legend's Welsh links. Parton's mother's side of the family was believed to have come from Conwy, with her Welsh heritage explored in a 2025 documentary. But following the singers death, research by staff at Conwy council's archives now suggests that Parton's ancestors were from Machynlleth not Conwy as previously thought. Researcher Elysia Garner said that "curiosity got the better of the team and using publicly ava

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