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Top chef who cooked for Paul McCartney defrauded nursing home out of thousands
Jamie Parker-Evans was head chef at Capel Grange Nursing Home in Newport, Wales, when he 'signed for items for the home' but kept them for himself, a court heard
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Mum shares message stranger shared after son, 15, was found dead at home
Beloved teenager Aaron Main was found dead at his home in Pembroke Dock, Wales, on Saturday 13 April - his mum Nicky is now speaking out to help others in a similar situation
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'Son died of overdose after being stabbed in jail - they failed to protect him'
Ross Appleby died at HMP Parc in Bridgend last year and his mother Claire Appleby Jones says there are unanswered questions over what happened to him
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Man went home sick from work and was found dead by colleagues nine days later
Alexander Lyle Dixon, 31, was found dead nine days after he went home sick when his colleagues became concerned and forced their way into his Cardiff home, an inquest heard
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Couple's new build estate dream home turned into 'unfinished nightmare'
A couple who bought a property in a Welsh estate offering "spectacular views" have shared their experience of living in the nightmare new-build locality. They even had to pay out of their own pocket to resolve some issues
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Man loses his home after splurging £15,000 on novelty personalised number plate
Kevin James, who is a semi-retired roofing surveyor from Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales, is angry with Regtransfers, the supplier that he bought the number plate through
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Major UK meat plant probed over 'contamination' after leaked factory images
A meat processing plant owned by Kepak, in Merthyr Tydfil, that serves UK supermarket giants including Aldi and Tesco is being probed by the Welsh Retail Consortium over contamination claims
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Police officer suspended after Tesco Express rampage saw him 'smash iPhone 7'
Sergeant Matthew O'Sullivan, from Merthyr Tydfil, is appealing after he was found guilty of damaging another person's phone at Tesco Express in Pontypridd
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Guesthouse landlady says Booking.com blunders have 'decimated' her business
Paula Jones, who runs the historic Great House in Llantwit Major, has been sick with worry over mistakes by Booking.com and even feared bailiffs turning up at her door
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Chilling moment pervert caught on CCTV targeting girl at popular UK attraction
Liam Warlow is seen loitering in the unisex changing area at LC 2 water park in Swansea, south Wales, as the victim - a 15-year-old girl - enters a nearby cubicle
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Vulnerable people dragged to court over TV licence and left with criminal record
People punished for not paying the fees for a BBC TV licence include an array of vulnerable individuals who were taken to court and convicted despite situations varying from hungry families to health issues
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Steakhouse staff 'in tears' as they may be in debt if they don't get enough tips
Waiters at Miller & Carter claim they have to pay out of their tips to match 1.5 per cent of the gross sales figure from their tables, with the controversial policy seeing some quit their jobs
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Hoarder at war with council over extraordinary garden is ordered to destroy it
William Cross, a retired teacher, was taken to court last month by Cardiff Council who had issued him a note to remove "general rubbish and ground-covering overgrowth" by his home
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Brit teacher and baby stranded in Tenerife without answers from TUI for 24 hours
Monday saw the UK's air traffic control systems hit by a 'technical error' that saw thousands of flights affected leaving Brits trapped abroad with no way to get home as the fallout could last for up to two weeks
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Child airlifted to hospital as car 'crashes into pedestrians' outside hospital
Three people were injured outside Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, including a child who has been airlifted to Cardiff for treatment. The incident happened at approximately 11.50am
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'My son's killer should be locked up forever - he's played system to be freed'
Joshua Declan Thomas, then aged 15, was among the youths who viciously punched, kicked, and stamped on Ben Bellamy after luring him to the beach on Swansea seafront in 2005.
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Teen hijacks police car and leaves trail of destruction during 113mph chase
Dafydd Williams, 19, hijacked a police car before speeding at 113mph through a village - but after veering into field and trying to run away, he was caught by a police dog
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Inside squalid estate where residents are so scared they keep knives by the door
Residents of the Heol Gwyrosydd estate in Penlan, Swansea, say the council and the police are not helping them enough. They regularly face drug dealing and rubbish issues