Rhondda Cynon Taff County, Wales News

MISCARRIAGE of justice victim Ellis Sherwood has been awarded 1.4m in compensation because of a stroke he suffered after being released from prison.

A MP was forced to think twice about buying a Remembrance Day poppy after she pledged to live on the basic state pension for a week.

LORRAINE Austen is out to prove that vegan food doesn't have to be worthy, but dull.

DONNING a protective suit and plunging your hands into a hive of angry bees may not be everyone's idea of fun.

GORDON BROWN has warned re-elected Afghan president Hamid Karzai that the West could withdraw its backing unless the regime gets tough on corruption.

POLICE hope a dumped car will help them catch the robbers who made off with more than A 10,000 from a security guard in Newport last month.

An alleged Bristol rape victim told a jury she did not know her attacker was a murderer until he sexually brutalised her.

South Wales Police in Merthyr and Rhondda Cynon Taff have made more than 20 arrests in a one-day operation.

A PONTYPOOL woman was jailed for dragging another woman to the ground by her hair and kicking her in the face more than a dozen times.

AC Central caused the first big upset in the Premier Division when they inflicted the first defeat of the season on pacesetters STM Sports.

ICONIC landmarks from across Cardiff have been immortalised in a new Monopoly board game.

IT WAS once such an integral part of rail travel that it formed the backdrop for film scenes from Get Carter to The 39 Steps.

The main threat to British soldiers in Afghanistan comes not from suicide bombers or gunfire but from improvised explosive devices .

A former Foreign Office minister has dramatically broke with Government policy on Afghanistan by calling for the phased withdrawal of the bulk of Britain's military force from the country.

A 58-year-old schizophrenic who harassed ITV1 Wales news presenter Justina Simpson for two years was given a six week suspended prison sentence today.

CUTS to the probation service will lead to a rise in crime, an AM and former probation officer warned last night.

TEENAGERS caused thousands of pounds of damage after ram-raiding a jewellery store in a stolen motability car.

MORE than 4,300 innocent people have been added to the DNA database by Welsh police forces since a European court ruling that the practice was illegal, according to new figures.

THE sudden and heavy downpour overnight has ensured a very busy morning for the emergency services across Wales.

HUGE variations in park and ride prices mean drivers can pay up to 180% more depending on which site they choose.