Wales

With its brilliant orange wings and black markings, the High Brown Fritillary butterfly was once widespread in Wales and England. But now it’s one of the rarest of all British butterflies, with it numbers declining by 62% since 1970. One reason is its incredibly specific requirements to survive. “They are …

Two-time Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones will fight Sheena Bathory for the Misfits super middleweight title in Newcastle on 12 September. Jones, 33, has won both her fights since switching to boxing, including a brutal stoppage of Argentine combat sports influencer Federikita in June. Hungarian MMA fighter Bathory, 34, beat …

Mae ward mewn ysbyty yn Sir Gâr wedi gorfod cau yn dilyn achosion o glefyd crafu crawennog neu crusted scabies – math prin ac heintus o’r clefyd crafu. Dywedodd Bwrdd Iechyd Hywel Dda fod ward Steffan yn Ysbyty Glangwili, Caerfyrddin wedi gorfod cau tra bod yr achosion yn cael eu …

Mae Will yn credu bod y ffaith ei fod yn Sais yn fantais wrth siarad am sefyllfa Cymru: “Mewn ffordd rhyfedd mae bod yn Sais yn helpu achos pan dwi’n dweud fod Cymru wedi cael ei thwyllo, dwi ddim yn dweud hynny achos mod i’n Gymro. “Dyw e ddim yn …

One such person is Woosnam. The Welsh golfer won the Masters in 1987 and played in eight Ryder Cups. Woosnam, who has called Jersey his home for decades, also captained Europe to victory in the 2006 Ryder Cup at the K Club, in what was at the time a record …

Wrth ymateb i bryderon dywedodd llefarydd ar ran Llywodraeth Cymru fod y sector yn un hynod werthfawr i Gymru. “Rydym wedi ymrwymo i weithio gyda Chyngor Llyfrau Cymru a’r sector i gryfhau gwydnwch, ehangu cyfleoedd a chefnogi cyfraniad cyhoeddi yng Nghymru at dwf economaidd, swyddi a hunaniaeth ddiwylliannol unigryw Cymru. …

Dywedodd Eluned Rowlands, cydlynydd y gwasanaeth galar, fod y cynnydd yn adlewyrchu newid agwedd tuag at siarad am alaru. “Mae’n oce i ofyn am gymorth, mae’n oce i ofyn am help proffesiynol. Mae’n oce i siarad ynglŷn â hyn, ym mhob cenhedlaeth. Ni’n gweithio gyda pobl o 18 i fyny …

Cafodd Burnham ei feirniadu’n gynharach yr wythnos hon ar ôl i wefan WalesOnline ddatgelu eu bod wedi derbyn erthygl gan ei dîm a oedd mewn rhannau’n union yr un fath â thraethodau tebyg a ysgrifennwyd ar gyfer gwefannau yn yr Alban a Llundain heblaw bod enwau lleoedd wedi eu newid. …

Wales lock Adam Beard is a man who has been to Argentina before and won. Indeed, he is a player who has been to San Juan before and triumphed – starting in Wales’ 23-10 win against the Pumas eight years ago. As Wales prepare for a return to the same …

Burnham came under criticism earlier this week after WalesOnline revealed it had received an article from his team which was in parts identical to similar essays written for outlets in Scotland and London. It set out the vision the Labour MP had in a range of areas, including some that …

Marie Curie said figures suggested there are more than 10,000 adults across Wales with unmet palliative care needs, external. It said one in five hospital beds in Wales were occupied by people in the last year of their lives and “bold, radical” action was needed for services which were at …

Tandy recognises the challenge of travelling to play the Pumas represents a higher level for his squad, with Wales ranked 11th in the world and Argentina currently seventh. “It’s a great opportunity to see how far our development has come and to play a world-class team in their own backyard,” …

Cipiodd Manon Steffan Ros Wobr Plant a Phobl Ifanc gydag Y Cae Ras, nofel am deulu, pêl-droed a chefnogi Wrecsam drwy lygaid bachgen 12 oed. Ond aeth Gwobr Barn y Bobl Golwg360 eleni i Carwyn Eckley am ei gyfrol gyntaf, Trochi, sy’n casglu cerddi sy’n adlewyrchu ei brofiadau, ei ddiddordebau …

A hospital ward has been closed following an outbreak of crusted scabies, a rare and highly contagious form of the illness. Hywel Dda health board said Steffan Ward at Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen, would be closed while the outbreak was managed “in line with established infection prevention and control procedures”. The …

A landmark Welsh dragon meant to welcome motorists to Wales has disappeared from view after becoming hidden by grass and bush. The dragon, along with a lion on the opposite side of the road, was first installed in 2009 at a cost believed to be about £20,000. There are now …

Fuchs, a Premier League winner with Leicester City in 2016, decided to leave less than two months after helping County to retain their Football League status. The Exiles were bottom of League Two when he arrived in November and survived on a dramatic last day of the season in May, …

He said that productivity, which measures how efficiently people work, has slowed down in the UK. It is also a particular problem in Wales where it is the lowest of the four home nations and around 15 percent lower than the UK average, external. People in Wales also earn lower …

Hundreds of people have gathered in Cardiff Bay for the unveiling of a statue honouring the life of former First Minister Rhodri Morgan. The bronze monument in front of the Pierhead Building depicts Morgan looking up toward the Welsh Parliament he helped to create, standing in casual clothes alongside his …

Mae heddlu yma’n ymateb i ddigwyddiad difrifol yn Ngorseinon. Mae’r manylion yn hynod o brin ar hyn o bryd ond ni’n deall bod o leiaf un person wedi cael ei gymryd i’r ysbyty, a rhai’n lleol’n dweud bod person arall wedi’i anafu’n ddifrifol. Mae’r strydoedd yn dawel ar hyn o …

Before Wimbledon, Page had never played at a Junior Grand Salm before. But he made the most of his wildcard entry by being the last surviving British player before his defeat on Thursday. “It’s definitely given me some confidence, especially on grass, for next year’s tournaments,” he said. “My ranking …