THIS is the man jailed last week for choking his 75-year-old mother before putting a knife in her mouth and threatening to cut out her tongue.

PEOPLE returning to Wales from abroad via England must pay for coronavirus tests before they travel, and will have to quarantine in a hotel in England before travelling on into Wales.

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TRADERS in Monmouthshire have called for clarity and better funding after the health minister hinted at further extensions to lockdown this week.

A POPULAR community man and newsagent in Abergavenny who commemorated Captain Sir Tom Moore with a mural has spoken of the impact of his passing, and his unlikely affiliation with the town which grew from the pandemic.

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THE leader of Newport council’s Liberal Democrat group has resigned from the authority’s planning committee, claiming it is “increasingly toothless”.

A TAXI drivers’ group which took over the running of public toilets in Blackwood has warned it will be forced to close the facility if problems of vandalism, anti-social behaviour and fee dodging continue.

PUPILS and sports clubs will benefit from a new 3G sports pitch, thanks to a partnership between a Brynmawr school, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, and Sport Wales.

A FINAL decision on plans to increase council tax by 3.95 per cent in Torfaen will be decided by full council in March.

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Coronavirus conspiracies continue to circulate on social media with images and videos spreading false information about the virus.

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A MAN who was running an illegal barber shop in his garden shed during lockdown has been fined £1,000.

A PENSIONER accused of murdering his wife just five days into the first national lockdown, told police he snapped after struggling to sleep over financial worries and fears about coronavirus.

TEN new coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in Wales today, including two in Gwent.

THE task of inviting people in Gwent in the first four priority groups for a first dose of coronavirus vaccine should be completed in the next few days, says Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

A PAEDOPHILE asked what he thought was a 14-year-old schoolgirl for sex after a child protection group volunteer snared him online.

A MAN who bit a police sergeant and tried to headbutt a constable arresting him after taking a cocktail of drugs and alcohol has been jailed.

A MAN has been remanded in custody after being charged with murdering his wife.

THE man who died in a crash on the A472 in Caerphilly last week has been named by police as John Cull.

PLANS to relocate council services from Newport’s Information Station to the city’s central library and museum have been given planning permission.

AN RSPCA officer has labelled helping two badgers trapped on a ladder in a Torfaen canal as "the most bizarre and unusual" day in her 15 years on the frontline.

THREE people have appeared in court charged with conspiracy to supply heroin.

MOTORISTS are urged to take extra care if heading out in the north of Gwent today, as freezing temperatures are likely to make travelling more tricky.

IN the wake of pandemic hero Captain Sir Tom Moore’s death, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has explained how it is using the money he raised last year.

A 25-YEAR-OLD man is wanted by police after breaching his licence conditions.

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NEWPORT City Council has been “barred” from approving an application for further conversion works at Uskmouth Power Station.

A PETROL station worker was left “holding on for dear life” on a car bonnet when a motorist drove at him after being challenged about paying for fuel.

WALES will not be coming out of lockdown in the near future, health minister Vaughan Gething confirmed today.

A NEWPORT-born film director's award winning crime thriller Skin Collector is being released next Monday, February 15.

RESIDENTS at a retirement housing scheme in Torfaen will be helping to do their bit to help cut greenhouse gas emissions.

RESIDENTS should beware of information they read online because of the rise of misinformation, Torfaen MP Nick Thomas-Symonds has said.

THE Central Beacons Mountain Rescue team were kept busy at the weekend - coming to the aid of a stricken mountain biker and a pair of walkers lost in woodland.

TWO drug dealing brothers who were caught red-handed by the police had been trafficking cannabis over a “substantial period”.

GWENT Police reminding residents in the Caerphilly area to keep all doors and windows locked following a spate of burglaries and attempted burglaries

A TORFAEN MS has called on the Welsh Government to "explore every possible avenue" to ensure young people in Wales can continue to benefit from life-changing student exchanges in Europe.

A RESIDENT at the White Rose care home in New Tredegar has starred in a Jackanory-worthy video for National Storytelling Week.

A TALENTED 12-year-old Monmouthshire schoolboy is making an innovative device which, the school says, could well be used by the NHS to save lives in the UK’s fight against Covid-19.

A MAN who started a fire inside his home, endangering those of his neighbours, has been sent to a mental health facility.

A NEWPORT man who snatched a body camera from a city centre pub manager, leaving her with injuries akin to whiplash, said he did it because he was “scared the footage would be shared on social media”.

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The Health Secretary said: “People who flout these rules are putting us all at risk."

The combo caused utter chaos on social media with brands including Lidl, Dominos and even the NHS making their disgust known.

PlayStation5 restock is rumoured to be going live today with more drops coming later this month.

The petition, which requires 100,000 signatures to be considered for debate, has already surpassed the150,000 mark.

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A team of researchers recommended future studies including a direct spillover from animals to humans and research into frozen foods.

It is the first time in 11 years that the the European Space Agency has advertised for new astronauts.