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• 'Do not eat' warning issued over ice creams that may contain metal

  A popular ice cream brand has issued a don-not-eat warning and a product recall over a treat that may contain pieces of plastic or metal. Ice cream manufacturer Unilever is recalling Magnum Almond Ice Cream Sticks, 3x100ml, because of the possible presence of plastic and metal., which makes the product unsafe to eat.

• Dad explains how to turn discarded vapes into phone chargers

  A dad has turned disposable vapes, which he collects from the gutter, into rechargeable lanterns that last up to two weeks and portable power banks for his electronic gadgets and musical instruments. Mark Hopgood, 55, a software engineer and musician from Sevenoaks, Kent, managed to charge his iPhone 8 as well as power his toy keyboard and homemade music machine with the lithium batteries he recovered from old disposable vapes which he found littered around the streets near his home.

• Richard Osman opens up on four decade addiction after heartbreak

  Richard Osman has spoken about a four decade addiction caused by childhood heartache. The TV presenter and best-selling author has explained his food addiction after the pain of his rather leaving home when he was nine-years-old.

• Harry Potter actor Warwick Davis's wife Samantha has died, aged 53

  Samantha Davis, the wife of Star Wars and Harry Potter actor Warwick Davis, has died aged 53. Warwick announced the news in a statement shared to the BBC, revealing she had died on March 24.

• Dad explains how to turn discarded vapes into phone chargers

  A dad has turned disposable vapes, which he collects from the gutter, into rechargeable lanterns that last up to two weeks and portable power banks for his electronic gadgets and musical instruments. Mark Hopgood, 55, a software engineer and musician from Sevenoaks, Kent, managed to charge his iPhone 8 as well as power his toy keyboard and homemade music machine with the lithium batteries he recovered from old disposable vapes which he found littered around the streets near his home.

• The drastic recommendation of a task force trying to stop children vaping

  Vape shops and manufacturers should be banned from offering appealing vapes in appealing flavours like bubblegum, a task force has recommended. It's one of four recommendations put forward in a report aimed at addressing the "rapid rise" in vaping in those under 18.

• OJ Simpson quietly cremated with no public service planned

  Former American football star and celebrity criminal defendant OJ Simpson has been cremated, the lawyer handling his estate said. Simpson died last week at home in Las Vegas at the age of 76.

• OJ Simpson quietly cremated with no public service planned

  Former American football star and celebrity criminal defendant OJ Simpson has been cremated, the lawyer handling his estate said. Simpson died last week at home in Las Vegas at the age of 76.

• Richard Osman opens up on four decade addiction after heartbreak

  Richard Osman has spoken about a four decade addiction caused by childhood heartache. The TV presenter and best-selling author has explained his food addiction after the pain of his rather leaving home when he was nine-years-old.

• UK tourists face new daily charges to visit Spanish islands

  Authorities in Spain are discussing new daily charges that could be applied to tourists visiting and staying at some of the most popular island destinations. Authorities in Lanzarote and Tenerife are reportedly 'discussing' charges across eight islands.

Featured documents

• Locked Up: The criminals justice caught up with in May and what happened to them

  Here is our monthly round up of the criminals who have been locked up for some of the most serious crimes in Wales over the past month. They include a man who punched, kicked and stamped his neighbour unconscious, and then calmly called 999, Lee Thomas died and Michel Nuttall was sentenced after...

• Life at the centre of Britain’s ‘terrifying’ battle with illegal breeders and killer dogs

  On February 19 Emma Whitfield sings to her son Jack and blows bubbles in the local cemetery to mark his birthday. She’s hoping to continue the ritual over the years with friends and family by her side. It’s the second time she has celebrated her eldest’s birthday without him since he was killed by...

• The most recent death notices in Cardiff as families remember loved ones

  These are all the loved-ones remembered in funeral notices and family announcements for Cardiff made between 23-30 of November this week on WalesOnline....

• 'Rizz', 'doggo' and 'mid' all added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary

  America’s most trusted dictionary, Merriam-Webster, has announced the addition of nearly seven hundred new words to its pages. The update of words and their definitions are only for September, covering slang, digital world-related and cultural and societal categories....

• Bridgend residents protest over plans to build a hydrogen plant near their homes

  Residents in Bridgend have held a protest over a planning application to build a new hydrogen plant at an industrial estate near their homes. The demonstration lasted for around three hours on Wednesday, June 21 outside the Bridgend Council offices on Angel Street before the council's monthly full...

• Sarah Everard: How commenting on social media could land you in contempt of court

  The disappearance of Sarah Everard, the subsequent finding of human remains and the arrest of a serving Metropolitan police officer has been shocking. It has led to much speculation in the press, on TV and radio and on social media....

• Online Safety Bill changed to lift 'legal but harmful' content measures

  Controversial measures that would have forced social media sites to take down material designated "legal but harmful" are to be removed from The Online Safety Bill, it has been reported. The Government said it was making the changes to the proposed internet safety laws after fears were raised about ...

• Loving dad stabbed to death in 'brutal and cowardly' attack by stranger he had never met

  A "loving father" was repeatedly stabbed in the back and murdered by a drunk stranger he had never met before....

• Everything you need to know about the Victoria by-election vote in Newport on May 6

  On Thursday, May 6 people across Wales will be voting in the 2021 Senedd election....

• Woman terrified of catching Covid-19 at work and giving it to her husband with cancer wins unfair dismissal case

  An admin worker has won her unfair dismissal case after bosses demanded she return to the office at the start of the pandemic despite isolating because her husband had cancer. Bridget Regnante said she was ‘terrified’ of catching coronavirus and giving it to her ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’...