Meleri Williams

Cardiff, Swansea

Senior Journalist Reporter at BBC News

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Early release of child hit-and-run driver 'disgraceful'

3 days ago | bbc.com | Meleri Williams

Early release of hit-and-run driver 'disgraceful'CCTV shows speeding car hit girl and drive awayThe mother of a five-year-old girl struck while scootering on the pavement in a hit-and-run said it's "disgraceful" that the driver has been released from prison early. Kurtis Dwyer, 35, was given a 14-month prison sentence in March after hitting Casey Wilson in Cardiff in March 2024, but he's been released after two and a half months.
Man appears in court over collapse of trial

3 days ago | bbc.com | Meleri Williams

Juror in court over collapse of school stabbing trial Athena PicturesChristopher Elias has been charged with the offence of refusing to answer a question relating to the qualification to serve on a jury
Ammanford stabbing: Man appears in court over collapse of trial

3 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Meleri Williams

Image source, Athena PicturesImage caption, Christopher Elias has been charged with the offence of refusing to answer a question relating to the qualification to serve on a juryA man accused of causing the collapse of a trial into a triple school stabbing has appeared in court. He appeared in Cardiff Magistrates' Court on Monday, and has been told to return on 30 June.
Juror in court over collapse of school stabbing trial

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Meleri Williams

A man accused of causing the collapse of a trial into a triple school stabbing has appeared in court. In April, a 14-year-old girl, who cannot be named, was sentenced to 15 years at Swansea Crown Court for the attempted murder of two teachers and a pupil, following the second trial that began in January. Christopher Elias, 45, from Waunceirch, Neath Port Talbot, has been charged with the offence of refusing to answer a question relating to the qualification to serve on a jury.
Sefyllfa'r celfyddydau yn 'hollol drasig' - Caryl Parry Jones

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Meleri Williams

Disgrifiad, Dywedodd Caryl Parry Jones bod sefyllfa'r celfyddydau yn "hollol drasig"Mae toriadau i'r sector celfyddydau yng Nghymru yn "drasig", yn ôl un o'r ffigyrau mwyaf blaenllaw yn y maes. Yn siarad ar faes Eisteddfod yr Urdd, fe wnaeth Caryl Parry Jones feirniadu gwleidyddion am beidio blaenoriaethu'r sector. "Mae'n gyfnod lle mae'r celfyddydau yn diodde'. Maen nhw'n diodde'n ariannol, maen nhw'n diodde o ran yr agwedd tuag atyn nhw," meddai.
Ammanford school stabbing juror in court over trial collapse

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Meleri Williams

Juror in court over school stabbing trial collapseAthenaChristopher Elias is charged with refusing to answer a question relating to the qualification to serve on a juryA juror accused of causing the collapse of a trial into a triple school stabbing has appeared in court. Christopher Elias, 45, of Waunceirch, Neath Port Talbot, has been charged with refusing to answer a question relating to the qualification to serve on a jury.
Twyll pâr priod wnaeth ddianc o fwytai de Cymru heb dalu

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Meleri Williams

Ffynhonnell y llun, Heddlu De CymruDisgrifiad o’r llun, Cafodd Ann a Bernard McDonagh eu carcharu ddiwedd Mai 2024Dychmygwch archebu prydau bwyd drud - stecen i bob aelod o'r teulu a dau bwdin i rai - a wedyn dianc o'r bwyty heb dalu ceiniog. Wel, fe lwyddodd y pâr priod Bernard ac Ann McDonagh i wneud hyn dro ar ôl tro, gan osgoi talu mwy na £1,000 mewn pum bwyty gwahanol ar hyd de Cymru.
How 'dine-and-dash' Port Talbot couple were exposed by viral CCTV

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Meleri Williams

Image source, Bella CiaoImage caption, This CCTV image of Bernard and Ann McDonagh running up a £329 restaurant bill without paying went viral, leading to their arrestsImagine ordering T-bone steaks and desserts at a family-run restaurant, racking up a bill of hundreds of pounds, before legging it without paying a penny. Well, married couple Bernard and Ann McDonagh got away with doing this time and time again, dine-and-dashing to the value of more than £1,000 at five different restaurants.
How 'dine-and-dash' Port Talbot couple were exposed by viral CCTV

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Meleri Williams

How viral CCTV exposed serial 'dine-and-dash' coupleBella CiaoThis CCTV image of Bernard and Ann McDonagh running up a £329 restaurant bill without paying went viral, leading to their arrestsImagine ordering T-bone steaks and desserts at a family-run restaurant, racking up a bill of hundreds of pounds, before legging it without paying a penny.
How viral CCTV exposed serial 'dine-and-dash' couple

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Meleri Williams

Imagine ordering T-bone steaks and desserts at a family-run restaurant, racking up a bill of hundreds of pounds, before legging it without paying a penny. Well, married couple Bernard and Ann McDonagh got away with doing this time and time again, dine-and-dashing to the value of more than £1,000 at five different restaurants. They had a brazen plan which they would act out each time, even involving their children.