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Picture of an orange glowing wall of grass fire ripping across a mountain in the darkness. Flames can be seen tearing through grass, with clouds of smoke rising behind it. A Pylon can be seen on the foreground

Drone footage captures fire ripping through hillside

More than 160 emergency calls were made to the fire service regarding the fire.

Picture of an orange glowing grassfire in the dark sky, which can be seen on the mountains behind a residential area. Several houses can be seen below, with their windows lit up. Street lights illuminate the roads, where cars can be seen parked on pavements. One car can be seen driving down a street with headlights on.

Firefighters tackle several wildfires across Wales

The fire service received more than 160 emergency calls about a fire seen for miles in Clydach.

Stephanie is standing in front on a brick external wall with a red car on the right hand side. She has black shoulder-length hair and is wearing a blue short sleeve dress with white polka dots on it.

'Losing my benefits would be a travesty'

People in Wales react to UK government plans to tighten eligibility criteria for welfare benefits.

Blocks of drugs wrapped in black sacking material on board a boat deck

Fishing boat cocaine smugglers guilty

Four men were arrested at sea after the Border Force found £100m-worth of cocaine on a vessel.

A mugshot of Anthony Pierce who has white hair and is wearing a striped blue shirt and blue sweatshirt and is looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression

Former bishop jailed for sex attacks on boy

Anthony Pierce abused the boy over a five-year period while he was a priest in the late 1980s.

Helen smiling behind counter. She has a fringe and long, dark hair reaching her shoulders and is wearing a cream crochet cardigan. One earring is made from a long spiral seashell while the other is long, silver and wavy. A menu can be seen on the wall behind her.

The cafe asking customers to ditch phones and laptops

A cafe has introduced an "offline night" in an effort to encourage conversations between strangers.

A window, with a plant in a pot sitting inside and a blue thread decoration hanging from above. There is an A4 piece of white paper tapes inside the window with the writing: Offline night 4-7pm, no phones no screens. The writing is black and there is also a black picture of a phone with a cross through it.

Cafe bans screens to encourage ditching 'doom scroll'

One cafe introduces monthly "offline nights" to encourage people to socialise without distraction.

Leanne Williams, who has tied back blonde hair and is wearing a pink hoodie. She is holding the reigns of a black-and-white horse who is walking beside her along a forest path with trees and bushes in the background.

Man in court on murder charge after woman found dead

Leanne Williams, 47, was found dead at home and a post-mortem examination showed assault injuries.

Leanne Williams wearing a pink hoodie. She is holding a rope guiding a brown and white horse beside her. They are in a wooded area.

Man charged with murder after woman's death

A 33-year-old man will appear at Swansea Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.