Wales, United Kingdom News

A five-year-old boy died after an accident on a child's motorcycle, police said today.

WALES now has a higher profile at Liverpool John Lennon Airport after the installation of an illuminated panel extolling the benefits of doing business in the principality.

A 19-year-old youth appeared before a special court today accused of stabbing to death another man.

EARLIER this month a pensioner suffered serious burns and one of his dogs died in a house fire in Flint.

IT IS a terrible time to go from Nazareth to Bethlehem - not because of the pilgrims, but the snow.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death following a snowball fight.

A Texan whose wedding band flew off as he grabbed his wind-blown hat while atop a castle tower in Wales has the ring back.

A MAN who admitted killing his partner's brother at a Flintshire wedding party has been jailed for four years.

WALES endured more travel misery yesterday as snow turned to ice and both Severn crossings were closed.

Also freezing rivers and lakes are becoming a magnet for youngsters who are unaware of the dangers of walking on thin ice Heavy snow falls around the region, have brought many roads to a halt.

FREE places are being offered to children and families to go on a special weight loss programme.

A MAN caught with more than 10,000 indecent images of children has admitted to child porn charges at Chester Crown Court.

A WREXHAM man is furious after his daughter's bin was stolen and the council demanded 25 to provide a replacement.

A POLICEMAN yesterday claimed a 50mph speed limit wasn't enforceable when he did 98mph in a police car - because signs were unlit.

For motorists passing through, Rhydymwyn seems a typically quite rural community.

PARTS of the region woke up to snowy conditions on Sunday. Temperatures dropped to minus two degrees celsius at night with a high of only two degrees celsius in the day.

HEALTH minister Edwina Hart will press for powers from Westminster to bring in an opt-out system for organ donation in Wales.

RURAL villages were cut off and football matches postponed over the weekend as heavy snowfalls hit the region.

STRICT recycling rules and fortnightly rubbish collections have been blamed for almost 100 attacks on North Wales bin men.

FEARS are growing for the safety of a Gwent woman, after her car was found abandoned on the Second Severn Crossing.