Category: Wales

Tributes to Boy, 5, Found Dead in River as 3 Held on Suspicion of Murder

Tributes have been paid to a “beautiful” 5-year-old boy found dead in a river in South Wales after two adults and a teenager were arrested on suspicion of murder. The body of the youngster, named locally as Logan, was found in the Ogmore River near Pandy Park in Bridgend after police were called to a…


Starmer Demands August 7 End to England’s Self-Isolation Rule After Wales Move

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has challenged the Government to match Wales by bringing forward the date on which fully vaccinated people in England can avoid isolation. Wales’s Labour First Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed August 7 as the day when double-jabbed adults can escape isolation if they come into contact with a positive coronavirus…


Teen Finds Elderly Woman in Burning House, Rushes in Risking His Own Life, Saving Hers

A grieving teenager, Marcus Evans, 19, risked his own safety to run into a house that was on fire to save the life of an elderly woman. Evans, who lost his own mother two years ago to cancer, is glad he could be there for the woman. “I couldn’t save my own mother so I…


Wales Mandates Pre-Flight COVID-19 Tests for International Arrivals

Wales has joined England and Scotland in demanding inbound travelers test negative for the CCP virus before boarding their trains, planes, and boats. “These new measures will help ensure we prevent new strains of the virus developing internationally from being imported into Wales,” Health Minister Vaughan Gething said in a statement on Jan. 15. “We…


Wales Closes Schools and Colleges Until Half Term Unless Virus Cases Drop

Wales announced on Friday that following the rapid spread of a new variant, its schools and colleges will stay closed until the mid-February half term unless numbers of CCP virus cases drop significantly. “We are taking this action today because this new variant is far more infectious and is leading to increased numbers of people…