Wales
‘A history we write together’: Wales to get its first black leader
Vaughan Gething’s election as the first black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government means three of the UK’s four governments will have non-white leaders.
- by Jill Lawless
Latest
Step aside, Wrexham: 50 Cent sponsors Welsh under-14 girls team
He is the gangster rapper whose lyrics described guns, drugs and violence, but hip-hop superstar 50 Cent has become the latest US celebrity to embrace Welsh football.
- by Neil Johnston
World-heritage listed ‘Stream in the Sky’ will take your breath away
Cinematic stardust sprinkles this uplifting pocket of North Wales; don’t miss the aqueduct you can walk 38 metres above the River Dee.
- by Steve McKenna
This town is like a Willy Wonka factory for book lovers
Hay-on-Wye in Wales is world famous for its second-hand and antiquarian bookshops, and it’s easy for a book lover to get carried away.
- by Keith Austin
Analysis
Commonwealth Games
Who could rescue the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
Under Commonwealth Games Federation rules, there is scope for individual sports to host their own championships away from the Games. But if it becomes a watered-down carnival, would anyone want it?
- by Michael Gleeson
How a former slaughterhouse district became Rome’s hottest foodie destination
Roman feasting, Albania’s road less travelled, Oxford’s weird and wonderful… European travel hits from Good Weekend’s 2023 Dream Destinations issue.
- by Helen Goh, Tim Elliott, Barry Divola, Fenella Souter, Jill Dupleix, Terry Durack, Ute Junker, David Leser, Ben Groundwater, Brian Johnston and Paul Connolly
‘Totally won’t try to convince you’: Ryan Reynolds’ cheeky pursuit of Wales great Gareth Bale
Promotion into full-time professional football has Wrexham part-owner and Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds dreaming of even bigger things.
- by Wires
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Tickets please: all aboard the ABC’s Q+A Brighton express
The national broadcaster put on free buses to get audience members from the upmarket bayside suburb to its Southbank studio.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Crate stowaway who spent four days in cargo could have flown for free
“Homesick” Brian Robson spent time in jail in Australia before his daring “crate escape”.
From the Archives, 1965: Stowaway’s box seat in airliner
In 1965 homesick and without the funds to buy a ticket, Brian Robson decided to ship himself as airfreight from Melbourne to Cardiff in a wooden crate. He expected to be consigned to London instead 92 hours and 12,766 km later he arrived in Los Angeles.
- by Staff writers
'Rarely before have I celebrated on a wave': Behind Tyler Wright's triumphant comeback at Pipeline
How the two-time world champion overcame a long illness, COVID outbreak chaos and an event shut down by a shark attack.
- by Heath Gilmore
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