Audio of Dylan Thomas reading his poem "A Child's Christmas in Wales" in RealMedia and mp3 format. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The Local Government Association warned that the worst cases of obesity will be increasingly seen as evidence of "parental neglect," and that social workers will have to step in to offer advice to protect the child's welfare. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Wales - A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A street in Wales, UK. A photo essay of a drunken weekend in the UK

*NSFW* picked by Doggylives 8 months ago

There is a town in Wales called, Shwt, which to the non-Welsh ear sounds somewhere between “shoot” and “s**t.” It's a beautiful pastoral town. You wouldn't think it was where a string of young people killed themselves a few years ago. In fact 25 people have committed suicide in the last 2 years. Numerous reasons have been posited but there is no definitive answer picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

A ninety year old has left loads of money to her local community after they accepted her when she retired. Examples include giving £500 to everyone over sixty who has lived in the village for over 20 years. picked by makuus 6 months ago

The stunning white sand beaches of Jervis Bay in New South Wales have been swamped with a bloom of red algae washed ashore by sea breezes. The algae has now died, begun to rot and is emitting a pungent odour in the process. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A British teenager putting up a fence for his neighbor in South Wales called the bomb squad after accidentally stumbling upon an anti-tank grenade. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Telephone operators in Wales are being told not to greet callers in the country's native tongue because the language may damage vocal chords. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The Prince of Wales yesterday launched an unprecedented and pre-emptive assault on claims in a TV documentary suggesting he is "unfit to rule" picked by smarty1052 3 years ago

From 4000BC to 2008 AD, explore the history of the British Isles picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

A historic pub was given an overnight makeover – and the landlord is far from tickled pink. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

The emergency shelter can withstand storms, extreme cold, and even bullets. It can be set up in 40 minutes as a solid concrete structure.The shelter is delivered in a bag, which is ripped open and water added. The material soaks up the moisture, activating the concrete. But the cloth remains flexible and is inflated by a battery-operated pump. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The Archive of the Now is an online and print repository of recordings, printed texts and manuscripts, focussing on innovative contemporary poetry being written or performed in Britain. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

School says that the 14 year old student and her father are overreacting and deny that cameras in the students bathrooms are an invasion of privacy. They claim that the danger of misuse of soap dictated the need to see nekid boys and girls. No word on whether they feel it is okay to have cameras in the teachers' bathrooms picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

A Welsh woman is getting to the bottom of cultural attitudes about the female backside.

I know a few people who wish they'd thought of this first. picked by meggysue 5 months ago

Fears have been raised over strains of drug-resistant gonorrhoea that have emerged in England and Wales. picked by Ankabout 6 months ago

Lucky Charlie! picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

A new all white worm-eating slug has been discovered in back gardens in south Wales. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A proposal is in the works for changes to England & Wales primary school curriculum, to replace certain class topics with internet and other technologies This discussion should get interesting picked by suebe 8 months ago