Cardiff news

• Strictly's Amy Dowden unveils mini statue of herself in hometown

  13-07-2026 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amy Dowden appears on the sculpture with other local heroes including Aaron Ramsey and Tommy Cooper.
  
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• British man jailed after being tracked by FBI over 'swatting' hoax calls

  14-07-2026 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Callum Dare is the first person in Wales to be convicted over a type of hoax call known as "swatting".
  
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• Son of rock band frontman 'fine' after falling on his head during Cardiff crowd surf

  14-07-2026 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bowling for Soup singer Jaret Reddick said "sometimes gravity takes over" after his son's fall.
  
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• City centre set for multi-million pound shopping arcade revamp

  13-07-2026 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hollywood Bowl and electric go-karting will open in Cardiff, alongside a revamp of the Queens Arcade.
  
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• I'm dyslexic and avoided reading until BookTok got me hooked - now I run a book club

  12-07-2026 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Romance novels are enjoying a boom and even their own dedicated bookshops.
  
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• Strangulation survivor urges stricter sentencing as crime reports increase

  11-07-2026 08:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 44,000 reports were made to police in the past year, a report says.
  
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• Going inside the secret bunker built to survive nuclear war

  11-07-2026 08:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At the height of Cold War tensions, the UK had plans about what to do if a nuclear strike happened.
  
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• Man pulls wheelies then throws electric motorbike off bridge after police chase

  10-07-2026 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Owen Pendree was sentenced to 12 months and has been banned from driving after his "stupid" actions.
  
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• Police officers who tackled chainsaw-wielding man recognised for their bravery

  10-07-2026 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tommy Gillespie told the officers he would "chop their heads off" if they came closer.
  
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• The special friendship that formed during end-of-life care

  10-07-2026 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sally and Kevin both have incurable cancer and met at a hospice while receiving palliative care.
  
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• 'Lifeless' 3-year-old 'brought back to life' by heroes after drowning in pond

  08-07-2026 08:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stefan Johnson jumped in to pull the boy out of the water before two nurses came to help.
  
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• Wales braces itself for another heatwave - how do you protect yourself in hot weather?

  08-07-2026 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It will be the third time this year the UK has experienced heatwave conditions.
  
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• Anger over 'ineptitude' and arrests after e-bike crackdown

  07-07-2026 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• Pair tell restaurant £115 dine-and-dash was a 'misunderstanding'

  07-07-2026 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bill at the The Old Custom House in Penarth included a £52 Dover sole, eight Cokes and calamari.
  
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• Missing girl, 14, was stabbed multiple times, inquest hears

  06-07-2026 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lilly Jones' body was discovered in Duffryn Park on June 22, two days after she was reported missing.
  
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• Three-year-old boy given CPR after going into water at country park

  05-07-2026 09:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A member of the public performed CPR on the boy until an ambulance arrived.
  
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• We all get a bit snowflakey, says head who kept his school open in heatwave

  04-07-2026 08:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alun Ebenezer kept his school open during the heatwave which he says taught pupils "resilience".
  
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• Dine-and-dash pair enjoy lavish seafood meal and eight Cokes without paying

  03-07-2026 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The customers were captured on CCTV enjoying seafood and drinks on Monday.
  
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• Educating Cardiff head who changed term dates to go on cruise banned from teaching

  03-07-2026 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Ryde Academy headteacher Joy Ballard is banned from teaching for at least two years.
  
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• Teen high on laughing gas jailed after using car as a weapon to kill mum-of-three

  03-07-2026 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shelley Davies died in hospital three weeks after Kian Bateman drove into her and her partner.
  
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• Woman dies after suspected assault as man's body found at reservoir

  02-07-2026 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zoe Dixon died from her injuries in hospital a week after the incident at an address in Merthyr Tydfil.
  
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• Electric motorbike rider given 12-month suspended sentence after 'brutal' hit-and-run

  02-07-2026 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jordan Willetts drove off after the incident before handing himself in to police two days later.
  
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• Hoarder ex-Commonwealth weightlifting champion died trapped under clothes and books

  02-07-2026 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olympian found among piles of clothing and DVDs after struggles with hoarding, inquest hears.
  
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• Race Across the World winner's car smashed into and laptop stolen before kids' mental health talk

  02-07-2026 10:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alfie Watts describes "enormous frustration" after the theft the night before a Welsh schools tour.
  
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• I needed to use a food bank after graduating - now I want to end the stigma

  02-07-2026 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steven, who now runs his own therapy business, struggled to make ends meet after graduating.
  
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• National Museum 'in early discussions' over closing for repairs

  29-06-2026 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A workers' union says it's in "early discussions" about the potential closure for repair work.
  
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• Mother blows kiss to son, 14, charged with murder of teenage girl

  29-06-2026 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police believe a body found in south Wales last week is Lilly Jones, 14, who was reported missing.
  
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• 'My cancer premonition dream led to me being diagnosed with it'

  29-06-2026 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea Rees was told she had a malignant melanoma and wants to encourage others to get checked.
  
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• The research exploring why some autistic women are not going for smears

  29-06-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Autistic women say smear tests can leave them feeling distressed and dismissed, with some avoiding them altogether.
  
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• Metallica donates £20,000 to city foodbank with 'empty shelves' after sell-out gig

  29-06-2026 06:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Metallica's donation is enough for 9000 meals, as they performed their record-breaking M72 World Tour.
  
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