He wanted to go to prison for 'three square meals a day' Matthew Draper set fire to the supported accommodation where he lived then stayed to watch the fire take hold. Fortunately, the fire service were quickly on scene

A Swansea / Abertawe man said he wanted to go back to prison for "three square meals a day" and access to the gym shortly before he set fire to his accommodation, a court has heard.
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Homeless woman thought man was helping her at first but he made her life hell Daniel Rogers claimed the injuries he caused his victim were as a result of consensual sex

A Neath / Castell Nedd man with a previous conviction for threatening to shoot a former partner and sending her a picture of himself digging her grave throttled his new girlfriend to the point "everything became a blur" and she passed out, a court has heard.

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My front page story for Monday’s South Wales Evening Police - Customers of a pair of Swansea / Abertawe cocaine dealers were wont to refer to coke by the code name “Chinese” when placing their orders in a ruse which seems to have fooled absolutely no one.

Company boss running dishonest scheme caught in DVLA sting Doctors on Wheels Ltd 'put profit before safety' with its DVLA driver medical forms, a court heard. The boss of the company has now been found guilty of running a fraudulent business

The boss of Doctors On Wheels, a firm providing medical exams for drivers applying for bus and lorry licences from the DVLA, has been found guilty of running a fraudulent business.

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Charges laid after apple crumble and custard thrown at crown jewels Police say there is a ‘clear difference between lawful protest and criminal acts’

Four people have been charged after apple crumble and custard was thrown at the crown jewels (Via @the-independent.com)

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Three sentenced for 'man in bear suit' insurance scam Video went viral after investigators determined the purported ursine was actually a man in a costume.

Meanwhile in that California, three people have been sentenced for an insurance scam using someone in a bear costume to stage fake attacks on luxury cars. (By Sareen Habeshian for BBC News)
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100 per cent this ⬇️. But while Brexit is dead in the water, British exceptionalism limps on.

Armed police called as man held hostage in 15-hour knifepoint ordeal A judge said Jordan Howe had caused his victim 'substantial psychological damage'

A Pontypridd man held his stepdad hostage at knifepoint during a terrifying 15-hour ordeal, a court has heard. Jordan Howe barricaded himself and his victim into a bedroom while armed police took up position outside the flat.

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Bloodied man found staggering around town centre after attack He had suffered a suspected broken jaw following the attack which took place in a caravan where he'd hoped to buy cocaine

A man was brutally beaten up in a caravan and left with a suspected broken jaw, a court has heard. The victim had gone to the mobile home to buy drugs but found himself being subjected to an assault by Zack High who repeatedly punched and kicked him.
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The Criminal Past of the Far-Right Anti-Migrant ‘Auditors’ Going Viral on YouTube Streamers who generate millions of views on Youtube, while posing as 'citizen journalists', have a record of abusive behaviour towards women and sexual offences, a Byline Times investigation reveals

Anti-migrant streamers and 'auditors' who generate millions of views on Youtube, while posing as ‘citizen journalists’, have a record of abusive behaviour towards women and sexual offences, a Byline Times investigation reveals

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Judge halts sentencing after seeing defendant has 26 birth dates The judge said he was not prepared to sentence the defendant until he knew his true age and demanded he attend court and confirm his age on oath

Those for whom a legal anorak is more than just a way of keeping dry on the walk to court will enjoy this from Swansea Crown Court - a judge refused to sentence a man with 26 different dates of birth on his antecedent record, and ordered him to testify on oath.
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He was smuggled to the UK, 10 days later he was fleeing police Emiljan Doci said he paid £18,000 to be smuggled into the UK and that he had to work in a cannabis farm to pay off his debt

A man was caught working in a cannabis farm in Swansea / Abertawe just 10 days after being smuggled into the UK in the back of a lorry from France, a court has heard.
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Son stored dead mum's body in freezer for years Christopher Phillips, 60, kept the body of his 89-year-old mother Sylvia Phillips in a freezer at his home and failed to notify the authorities of her death

A Porthcawl man has pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful and decent burial of his mother. It is believed that 60-year-old Christopher Phillips kept the body of his dead mam in a freezer for some two or three years while continuing to claim her pension.
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Polish bike thief's attempt to evade police by joining cycling race foiled

Meanwhile in Poland, a bicycle thief tried an unorthodox way of evading police - he joined the field of a passing cycling race. And to be fair, he did pretty well. (Via @notesfrompoland.bsky.social)
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Mystery surrounds cause of death of woman found in freezer The body of Sylvia Phillips, who was 89, was found in a freezer inside a property in Porthcawl. Her son has been charged with preventing a lawful burial in connection with the discovery

The cause of death of an 89-year-old woman whose body was found in a freezer in a house in Porthcawl remains unknown, an inquest has heard.

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Today’s new #shorthand outline is for “discombobulate”. Very pleasing.

Hundreds of new homes along with shops and school planned for Swansea The homes would range from one-bed flats to four-bedroom houses

Plans have been submitted for a development of 430 houses and flats along with a primary school and shops on a 90-acre site off Swansea West Business Park in Fforestfach.
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It take weapons grade arrogance to invent popesplaining.

Front page of the South Wales Evening Post newspaper. Headline reads “‘Parasite’ brothers drove OAP to bank to withdraw thousands”

My front page story for Tuesday’s South Wales Evening Post - A judge described two scamming siblings who targeted a vulnerable woman in her 70s and drove her to a bank so she could withdraw thousands of pounds as “parasites”.

Kacey Musgraves wins the internet

Chaos erupts on quiet street as families brawl with weapons Armed with weapons including a plank of wood studded with nails, the Jenkins clan started brawling in the street with two brothers who earlier that day had smashed up their house with golf clubs

VIDEO: This is the moment members of a Swansea / Abertawe family turned vigilantes and sought revenge for an attack on their home earlier that day.
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The Strategic Defence Review, which Robertson spearheaded, came out in September 2025, as I was writing the last chapter of my book, which is focused on foreign policy and strategy. I read that entire document and interviewed a number of experts about it. A few thoughts. 🧵

Remember when Trump threatened to wipe out a whole civilization? And then backed out of that and talked about forming a deal with Iran? And then dropped that and went to a UFC fight as negotiations fell apart? And then unveiled a triumphal arch and a photo of himself as Jesus?

That was this week.

Hungarians are singing ‘We Are The Champions’ in celebration of the landslide victory of Peter Magyar

First Nation asks court to block Alberta referendum on seceding from Canada Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has asked a court to halt the separatist push, arguing it would violate their treaty rights

Sturgeon Lake Cree First Nation is taking legal action to try to halt the province of Alberta seceding from Canada arguing it would violate its rights under an 1899 treaty. (By @leylandcecco.bsky.social for @theguardian.com)
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What kind of fucked up doctors does Donald Trump get to see?