On Monday 28 April 2025, a major power blackout took place which subsequently affected mainland Portugal, Spain and parts of France. The power outage left millions of people without electricity with...
A 25-year-old inmate was discovered dead in his cell at HMP Parc prison, Bridgend, just 45 minutes after a disciplinary notice was slid under his door, according to a report by the Prisons and...
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