Rhys Williams

Swansea

Reporter at ITV News

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Determining the impact of elemental composition on the long‐term survival of vegetable‐tanned leather in archaeological environments

1 month ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Rhys Williams |Elizabeth Greene |Hrafnhildur Helga Halldórsdóttir |Vasileios Panagiotis Lenis

INTRODUCTION This research is part of a large-scale study designed to investigate the impact of soil and burial environments on archaeological leather (Halldórsdóttir et al., 2024). The paper focuses on the archaeological environments that preserve large quantities of Roman leather at the site of Vindolanda, a Roman-period military settlement in Northern England occupied from around 85 CE into the sub-Roman period (fifth to seventh century).
Katherine Jenkins: Music cuts 'could lose a generation of performers' in Wales

2 months ago | itv.com | Rhys Williams

Katherine Jenkins spoke to ITV News Wales Reporter Rhys Williams about the funding cuts in WalesKatherine Jenkins, one of the world’s best-selling classical artists, said that Wales is at risk of losing a whole generation of performers due to funding cuts at some of the country's most prestigious musical institutions. In an exclusive interview with ITV News, the mezzo-soprano said she worries Welsh children are being denied a key part of their Welsh identity.
Artist attempts to paint the portrait of all 1,800 people of city

Mar 3, 2025 | itv.com | Rhys Williams

Monday 3 March 2025 at 7:55pmMore than a decade ago, Grahame Hurd-Wood embarked on a mammoth task, ITV News Wales Reporter Rhys Williams has the latestThere may be more than a thousand portraits, but each tells its own story. More than a decade ago, Grahame Hurd-Wood embarked on a mammoth task. To paint the portrait of every resident of his city. Thankfully, he lives in the UK’s smallest, St Davids in Pembrokeshire.
Northern Ireland reviews controversial teaching method after failings in Wales

Feb 5, 2025 | itv.com | Rhys Williams

ExclusiveLast year ITV News revealed 'cueing' is not only commonplace in schools in Wales, but is regularly praised by school inspectors, ITV News Wales Reporter Rhys Williams has the latest“He's got dyslexia. He's never going to read. Your expectations are too high.”This is what Dr Gillian Evans says she was told about her son, Thomas, when he was struggling to read.
'A wake up call': Damning report criticises cancer care in Wales

Jan 14, 2025 | itv.com | Rhys Williams

ITV News Wales Reporter Rhys Williams heard from one patient who was misdiagnosed and, by the time her cancer was finally spotted, it was too lateA report by Wales' spending watchdog has found that confusion, duplication of work and a lack of leadership are contributing to a long term failure to meet cancer targets in Wales.
Why this Welsh village celebrates New Year on 13 January | ITV News

Jan 13, 2025 | itv.com | Rhys Williams

Time moves slowly in this remote valley in Pembrokeshire.In fact, the residents of Cwm Gwaun are thirteen days behind the rest of us in celebrating the New Year.No, they haven’t mixed up their dates, this community still celebrates the New Year according to the old Julian Calendar, which was replaced by the Gregorian Calendar in 1752 to fall in line with most of Europe.
Welsh government continues to change position on how to teach English reading | ITV News

Oct 16, 2024 | itv.com | Rhys Williams

The Welsh government continues to change its position on how to teach English reading. Last month, an ITV News investigation revealed that a method which has been discredited for decades is being widely used in schools across Wales. In this approach, commonly referred to as “cueing”, young children are told to use “cues” like pictures or the context of a sentence if they are stuck on an unfamiliar word.
No clarity on reading advice to Wales’ schools

Oct 2, 2024 | itv.com | Rhys Williams

First, it was the turn of the First Minister Eluned Morgan to be grilled in the Senedd chamber on Tuesday.
Inside the reading crisis leaving thousands of children in Wales unable to read

Sep 24, 2024 | itv.com | Rhys Williams

An ITV News investigation has found that primary schools in Wales are using discredited methods to teach reading, which risks making thousands of children “functionally illiterate.” "Keep reading and it will click eventually."This is the true story of how thousands of children in Wales are being left behind by teaching methods that have been proven not to work. An ITV News investigation has found that Welsh primary schools are still encouraged to teach reading in the wrong way.
Who is Wales' new First Minister Eluned Morgan and what's in her daunting in-tray?

Aug 6, 2024 | itv.com | Rhys Williams

Eluned Morgan, the new First Minister of Wales, has promised to champion the voices that have been 'sidelined and silenced', Rhys Williams reportsJust months after its first black leader, Wales now has another trailblazer. Eluned Morgan is the country’s first female First Minister. But the 57-year-old has little time to celebrate her historic achievement. After months of bitter infighting over Vaughan Gething’s leadership, there seems to be a determination among Labour MSs to move on.