For a moment, imagine you live in a country where Labour won the last General Election and is now masterminding a national response to the coronavirus pandemic. That scenario is certainly in the minds of opponents of Boris Johnson, who have spent the past two months complaining relentlessly about the Government’s handling of this unprecedented … Read more
Pedal into the past: Railway tunnel designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel that links two Welsh towns could be reopened as cycle path nearly 60 years after last train passed through The 1.4 mile tunnel would be the longest in Europe if transformed into a route It runs between former coal and steals towns of Merthyr … Read more
Fifty-one years ago this month, a shy young man in a collar and tie climbed the 87 steps of a spiral staircase to his new tutor’s study. The Prince of Wales faced eight weeks of intensive instruction in Welsh: the language, Wales’s history and, crucially, its nationalism. But if the Prince of Wales was daunted … Read more
University lecturer characterised in Netflix series The Crown after he taught Prince Charles Welsh for his 1969 Investiture dies aged 89 Dr Tedi Millward was a lecturer at Aberystwyth University and a campaigner The academic died aged 89, but it is not clear if it was coronavirus-related He gave the 20-year-old prince Welsh lessons in … Read more
‘What’s f***ing wrong with her? Welsh Assembly politician abuses his Labour colleague – without muting himself – during toe-curling virtual Zoom session Vaughan Gething apologises to Jenny Rathbone after conference call blunder The health minister was heard muttering ‘what the f*** is the matter with her?’ The gaffe left colleagues open-mouthed, laughing, and covering faces … Read more