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The move from Crumlin to Cardiff saw Watkins first catch the eye of the Wales selectors and he was chosen for the 1978 tour to Australia but did not play in either of the two Test defeats to the Wallabies – and would have to wait another six years to …

Orkney Photographic Shamsuddin Mahmood was shot in the head at point-blank range as he served in an Indian restaurant in Kirkwall A retired detective who assisted in the defence of convicted murderer Michael Ross has told a BBC documentary series he now believes the former soldier was guilty of the …

BBC The man and woman were found at the bottom of cliffs close to Whitby Abbey An elderly couple jumped to their deaths from a cliff in Whitby as one of them was suffering with deteriorating health, an inquest has heard. David and Susan Jeffcock, who had retired to the …

Wales great Jess Fishlock has signed a one-year contract extension with National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club side Seattle Reign. The 38-year-old retired from international football in October, stepping down as her country’s record goalscorer with 48 international goals scored over a record 166 caps. But the midfielder’s new deal …

The Pentagon on Monday said it is reviewing “serious allegations of misconduct” against US Democratic Senator Mark Kelly. Kelly, a retired US Navy captain, was one of six Democratic lawmakers who recently urged service members to refuse unlawful orders. The announcement in a post on the Department of War X …

The 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal, also known as ‘sandpapergate’, was a notorious cricket cheating incident that involved Australian players tampering with the ball during a Test match against South Africa. Australian batter Cameron Bancroft was caught tampering with the ball by rubbing it with sandpaper during South Africa’s second innings …

Brendan MarshallBBC Nolan Show PA Media The PSNI said it “has implemented a range of policies, welfare provisions, and management practices designed to safeguard officers from physical and psychological burnout” Some police officers in Northern Ireland worked more than 2,000 hours of overtime, according to data obtained by BBC News …

Golovkin won the Olympic silver medal in the middleweight division at the 2004 Games in Athens. He also held world and Asian titles as an amateur before stepping up to the professional ranks, in which he held a middleweight world title and is widely regarded as one of the fiercest …

Stephen StaffordSouth of England Robert Rose Robert Rose’s painting activities were first posted on social media by his granddaughter Joanna Menzies After rekindling an interest in painting during the Covid lockdowns, a 92-year-old great-grandad is enjoying a late-in-life career as a landscape artist. Robert Rose, who has never received any …

Dale SpridgeonLocal Democracy Reporting Service, Bangor Getty Images Garth Pier, the second longest in Wales, boasts views over the Menai Strait, Anglesey, Llandudno and the mountains of Eryri Campaigners trying to save one of Wales’ best-known piers want to turn its master’s house in a holiday rental, with profits going …

AFP Ethiopia and Eritrea were allies in the civil war in Tigray but they have since fallen out There are growing concerns over the possibility of armed conflict between Horn of Africa neighbours, Ethiopia and Eritrea, as hostile rhetoric has ratcheted up in recent weeks. Landlocked Ethiopia’s calls for access …

Hamilton is sixth in the drivers’ championship, 73 points behind Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc. The Briton is yet to finish on the podium for Ferrari, whom he joined this season, but he did win the sprint race in China in March. Should he fail to finish in the top three …

Nicole KolsterSpecial for BBC Mundo BBC Like Alejandro Orellano, many Venezuelans say they are more worried about their personal finances than about a US invasion. While Nicolás Maduro’s government lives on edge under a military threat from US President Donald Trump, ordinary Venezuelans spend their time trying to figure out …

Peter Marr Bells on this street are already jingling all the way The lights are up, trees are everywhere and it seems the festive spirit is already getting into full swing – a full five weeks before the big day itself. But some say there is a sense that the …

Lucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, Jerusalem Yasser Abu Shabab/Facebook One of the largest militia, the Popular Forces, operates near the southern city of Rafah Urgent questions are being raised over a patchwork of armed groups that have emerged to fight Hamas in Gaza over recent months. They include groups based around …

Jim Reed,Health reporter, BBC News and Yaya Egwaikhide,Health producer, BBC News BBC Dame Ruth May was England’s chief nurse from 2019 until she retired in July 2024 Nurses bore the brunt of the pandemic, with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment, according to England’s former chief nurse. Dame …

A man who said he left a bag of wires and an iPad outside the American embassy in London as an “art installation” has been cleared of making a hoax bomb threat. Bomb disposal officers carried out a controlled explosion and the embassy in Nine Elms, southwest London, went into …

A US and Saudi citizen who was jailed in Riyadh over tweets that were critical of the Saudi government has been allowed to return home to Florida. Saad Ibrahim Almadi’s son said that the return of the 75-year-old retired engineer was made possible by President Donald Trump and his administration. …

Frank GardnerSecurity correspondent Ministry of Defence The Ministry of Defence released new photos on Wednesday of the Royal Navy tracking the Yantar To Russia, the Yantar is a oceanic research vessel – to others, including the UK, it’s a spy ship, and a worry for Britain’s defence chiefs. The vessel …

Roger Federer will become the first member of the ‘Big Three’ of tennis to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Federer, 44, retired in 2022 having won 103 ATP-level titles, second only to Jimmy Connors (109) during the Open era. The Swiss great was the first man …