Lucy John

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Government update announced for those with energy meters

1 week ago | walesonline.co.uk | Lucy John

Hundreds of thousands of households will be affectedThe Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) switch-off is to be delayed, the Government has announced, following warnings that it was likely to cause considerable disruption to hundreds of thousands of households.
Man found trying to climb back over Tunisian hotel balcony seconds before falling to his death

1 week ago | walesonline.co.uk | Lucy John

Gareth James Cotter, 29, was in bed after a day drinking when he said 'f*** this s** I’m done' and headed for the balcony, but a coroner concluded he did not intend to take his own lifeA man died on an all inclusive holiday after falling from a hotel balcony, an inquest has heard. Gareth James Cotter, 29, had spent the day and evening of September 21, 2023, drinking at the Zodiac hotel in Hammamet, Tunisia, before he fell and sustained unsurvivable injuries.
Bethan had a brilliant and full life ahead of her but it was taken away. It could so easily have been avoided

1 week ago | walesonline.co.uk | Lucy John

'It is heartbreaking for us to know that with appropriate treatment, Bethan would not have died... We now hope to receive an apology from the health board'The family of 21-year-old Bethan James, whose death could have been avoided, have slammed a health board for failing to take accountability. The daughter of cricket star Steve James was admitted to hospital on February 8, 2020 and died on February 9.
Former cricket star's daughter 'would have survived' if medics acted sooner

1 week ago | walesonline.co.uk | Lucy John

There were a “number of delays” in Bethan James' treatment that “more than minimally contributed” to her death, a coroner saidThe death of a cricket star’s “caring and beautiful” daughter could have been avoided, a coroner has concluded. Bethan Amy James was admitted to hospital on February 8, 2020 and died on February 9. An inquest into her death previously heard that she died of sepsis and pneumonia, which was complicated by the immune suppressing effects of Crohn’s disease.
Ioan Gruffudd and new wife Bianca are expecting a baby it has been announced

1 week ago | walesonline.co.uk | Lucy John

It comes around two months after their weddingWelsh actor Ioan Gruffudd is expecting a baby with his new wife, Australian actress Bianca Wallace. Ioan, 51, and Bianca, 32, have been together since 2021 and announced their engagement at the start of 2024 before they married in April this year. The Aberdare-born star was previously married to Alice Evans, with whom he shares two daughters, Ella and Elsie.
He was face to face with a 7/7 bomber and was horrifically injured, now he's 'haunted by him'

1 week ago | walesonline.co.uk | Lucy John

Dan Biddle, who lives in Wales, was the most-injured survivor of the 7/7 suicide bombings on London's transport network, losing an eye and both legs in the horrific attack - now he wants an inquiry into what happened on that terrible dayIt's been nearly two decades since Dan Biddle was rescued, severely injured and traumatised, from the Edgware Road Tube Station in London – having lost an eye, both legs, and with his mental health irreparably damaged.
First Minister Eluned Morgan says rail funding for Wales is 'a sea change from where we’ve been'

1 week ago | walesonline.co.uk | Lucy John

'We would have been £6 billion worse of. This makes up £5 billion better off'Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan has been speaking about the "at least £445m" announced by UK Labour to help improve the Welsh rail network. The announcement was made by Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, in her spending review on Wednesday, June 11. There are plans for five new stations in Cardiff, Newport and Monmouthshire as a result, as well as improvements in north Wales.
'I thought I was dying after doctors found a suspicious growth, then I was forgotten for a year'

1 week ago | walesonline.co.uk | Lucy John

Tyanne said she was told she would need urgent surgery to determine its cause and to rule out the likes of cancer - then nothing happened at allA young woman claims she has been failed by medics who found a large “suspicious” mass inside her, and then left her with no answers for more than a year. Tyanne Goodman said she has never been told what the growth was, and that she even had to beg doctors for a scan in the first place after weeks of excruciating pain.
Drivers without three documents in their glovebox this summer face £640 fine

1 week ago | msn.com | James Rodger |Lucy John

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The simple holiday error that could lead to your DWP benefits being stopped

1 week ago | msn.com | Lucy John

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Articles

Government update announced for those with energy meters

Man found trying to climb back over Tunisian hotel balcony seconds before falling to his death

Bethan had a brilliant and full life ahead of her but it was taken away. It could so easily have been avoided

Former cricket star's daughter 'would have survived' if medics acted sooner

Ioan Gruffudd and new wife Bianca are expecting a baby it has been announced

He was face to face with a 7/7 bomber and was horrifically injured, now he's 'haunted by him'

First Minister Eluned Morgan says rail funding for Wales is 'a sea change from where we’ve been'

'I thought I was dying after doctors found a suspicious growth, then I was forgotten for a year'

Drivers without three documents in their glovebox this summer face £640 fine

The simple holiday error that could lead to your DWP benefits being stopped

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