Today I am blogging the trial of a 14-year-old girl accused of attempting to murder two members of staff and a pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford / Rhydaman. You can follow proceedings at Swansea Crown Court / Llys y Goron Abertawe here âŹď¸ www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of attempted murder after two teachers and a pupil were taken to hospital earlier this year
Amid the (mostly) trivia freebiegate stories, the real story of Labour conference was largely missed. The clearest signs yet the govt is going to shift fiscal and political approach and start talking about borrowing to invest. My piece for NS. www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
The Chancellorâs shift in position is Labourâs best hope of avoiding political and economic decline.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs following a police swoop on a shisha bar in Swansea / Abertawe. The visit follows concerns about drug misuse, safety issues, and the unlicensed sale of alcohol at the St Helenâs Road premises. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
A number of items were seized at the scene relating to the unlicensed sale of alcohol, while the premises was deemed to have 'serious failings' in regards to health and safety regulations
My front page story for Friday's South Wales Evening Post - A paedophile posed as a teacher online and sent sexual messages and pictures of his penis to what he believed was a 12-year-old girl. The offending began just weeks after he was given a suspended sentence for possession of indecent images.
đ Hereâs a story that caught my eye for some reason⌠A German court reporter found an AI chatbot had falsely named him as the person who had committed the crimes he had written about. (Via ConversationUK) theconversation.com/why-microsof...
As generative language models continue to shape our digital world, the risks of misinformation and misidentification grow ever more pressing.
A man who has spent almost half a century on death row in Japan has been found not guilty of murder at a retrial after a judge ruled police had fabricated key evidence in the original 1966 case. (Via Japan Times) www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09...
Iwao Hakamata, the worldâs longest-serving death row prisoner, has maintained his innocence for decades.
My front page story for Thursday's South Wales Evening Post - A 70-year-old paedophile from Llanelli used an undeclared smart TV to search the web for incest and Lolita-type pornography in breach of a sexual harm prevention order.
Weâve got a crash on the M4 eastbound between J45 (Ynysforgan) and J44 (Llansamlet). Traffic backing up. Avoid if you can. Latest here âŹď¸ www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Queues are starting to form in the area
A "sadistic bully" told his partner he had worked out it would take him four-and-a-half minutes to kill her and her daughters, and said he he would slit the girls' throats first while she watched before turning the knife on her because he wanted her to "suffer" www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Vincent Brownson told his partner he would kill her daughters in front of her to make her "suffer" before killing her too