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There are still many mysteries that surround Stonehenge, but one element that archaeologists generally agree upon is the origin of some of its monolithic stones. A study conducted in the 2010s indicated that the standing bluestones were quarried around 140 miles from the legendary monument, at two locations in Wales. According to a statement released by the British Geological Survey (BGS), new research has further strengthened the ties between Stonehenge and that region, and revealed how the megaliths were transported. During excavations at Stonehenge in 1924, archaeologists discovered a cow's jawbone near the south entrance, and dated it to the...

A Welsh police force is investigating the 'staggering' fraud as it warns of a 'disturbing new trend'Police have launched an investigation after a Welsh victim was swindled out of £2.1m in a "staggering" Bitcoin scam. They were tricked into surrendering a password by a cyber criminal pretending to be a senior law enforcement officer. Within moments they had lost assets worth millions. North Wales Police is now investigating in an attempt to catch the perpetrators and retrieve the funds, as they issued a warning to anyone who owns cryptocurrency. North Wales Police have released a statement on the investigation....

Microsoft warns patched systems remain vulnerable as attackers find new ways to infiltrate SharePoint servers. Microsoft has issued a critical warning about Chinese state-backed hackers exploiting security flaws in its SharePoint software. These vulnerabilities have been used to compromise a growing list of government agencies and private organizations worldwide, including the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). In a detailed blog post, Microsoft identified three hacking groups with ties to China. The groups, known as Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603, are believed to have taken advantage of SharePoint weaknesses that mainly affect customers who operate the software on their...

The mystery of the missing sea is one that has personally intrigued me recently. Through all of the Welsh history I have covered on this channel, I have never encountered a phenomenon as mysterious as what I've dubbed as the "islands that aren't islands". Throughout a small valley in Wales, near the towns of Porthmadog and Tremadog, there are 10 hills that aren't called hills at all, but "islands", despite being completely away from the ocean, a phenomenon that is completely unique throughout the history of Wales. Wales' history is full of mysteries, and these islands that aren't islands, surrounded...

Over the past several years, excavations beneath Cardiff's Trelai Park, a popular spot for sports and recreation, have unveiled thousands of years of local history. The site is close to the Iron Age Caerau hillfort as well as an extensive Roman-era villa. Last year, archaeological work in the park uncovered traces of a Bronze Age roundhouse dating back to 1500 b.c., believed to be the oldest recorded dwelling in Cardiff. BBC News reports that archaeologists from Caerau and Ely Rediscovering Heritage Project (CAER) recently discovered another Bronze Age structure, a timber circle, and burial ground containing pits with cremated human...

3 Muslims in Wales kidnapped a Jewish man, tied him to a radiator, and brutally beat and tortured him. They intended to kill him, but he survived only because he managed to escape. Can you imagine the global outrage if the opposite happened? Why is the media silent? ... This is reminiscent of the three Jewish boys that the Boston bombers murdered (their throats cut) on the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2011. This was before they waged their slaughter jihad on the Boston Marathon. No one knows that story either. If that Islamic triple murder had been investigated properly...

Warning: This story contains strong and offensive language. Far-right activists groomed people by "piggybacking on legitimate concerns" about asylum seekers, a prominent Welsh politician has said. Former government minister Lee Waters said vulnerable constituents in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, were targeted to push a "race agenda" during protests in the town in 2023. UK government plans to temporarily house asylum seekers in the four-star Stradey Park Hotel prompted 100 days of protests. The Llanelli MS' comments come as pressure grows on police to investigate a far-right group exposed in an undercover BBC investigation. "What the far right do time and again is...

The Tradition: Geoffrey of Monmouth and other medieval Arthurian writers tell us that Arthur was taken to the Isle of Avalon to be healed of his wounds after the Battle of Camlann. Later tradition assumed that he died and was buried there and identified the place as Glastonbury in Somerset. The Theory & Discovery: Blackett & Wilson claim that one of the two figures who went to make up "King Arthur" is to be identified with the Emperor Magnus Maximus's son, King Anwn of South Wales. This man, who occasionally may have spelt his name Arthun, they identify with both...

Owners of a solar farm torn to pieces were among those counting the cost of killer Storm Darragh - as recovery work was ongoing on Monday. Hundreds of panels at the giant 190-acre Porth Wen solar farm in Anglesey, North Wales - only built two years ago - were blown off their mountings, some ripped to shreds. The site at Llanbadrig, in the north of the island which is owned by French power firm EDF Energy and powers up to 9,500 households, now needs significant repairs. Elsewhere on the island of Anglesey, blades were sheared off a wind turbine which...

Hafina Eddy-Evans says she took a hard drive to the tip having no idea it contained 8,000 bitcoins, mined by former partner James Howells back in 2009Hafina Eddy-Evans has recounted the unfortunate moment she realised she had mistakenly thrown away a fortune, and how she broke the news to her former boyfriend that his wealth was lost. She admitted to disposing of an old hard drive at a Welsh dump, unaware it contained a trove of 8,000 Bitcoins, mined by James Howells in 2009, and now valued at a jaw-dropping £569million. Howell is currently embroiled in a legal battle for...

'Skye was as old as my children. It’s a hell of a long time to have an animal in your life. It’s heartbreaking. This has absolutely destroyed me'The horse and two ponies were led into a field before their legs were tied together with barbed wire and two of them were dumped into a deep drainage channel (Image: Julie Jackson) An animal lover has told how her horse and two ponies were led from her field in Cardiff before one of them was killed in a most brutal way. Julie Jackson arrived at her ten acres off Ty Mawr Lane...

Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, was wanted in connection with two bombings in the San Francisco area in 2003A fugitive who was on the FBI's most wanted list for more than two decades has been caught in Wales, according to reports. Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, was wanted by the FBI in connection with two bombings in the San Francisco area in 2003. He has been on the run ever since and was put on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list in 2009. According to the Mirror, he was arrested by officers from the UK National Crime Agency in...

Sir Keir Starmer told the Welsh Labour conference he would defend Labour’s Budget “all day long” as farmers protested against inheritance tax changes outside the venue. Hailing a “new era” of Labour Wales and Labour Britain “pulling in the same direction”, the Prime Minister said the Welsh branch had “carried the torch” for the party during 14 years of Conservative rule in Westminster. In his first address as Prime Minister to the conference, Sir Keir praised the election of 27 MPs in July, making Wales a “Tory-free zone” . As he spoke, farmers unhappy with the changes to inheritance tax...

Made one black African woman feel unsafe... The Welsh government has been advised to create dog free spaces in outdoor public areas after an ‘anti-racist’ group asserted it is making black Africans ‘feel unsafe’. Yes, really. The environmental group Climate Cymru BAME has issued a report instructing the government to create “dog-free areas in local green spaces” as part of an “anti-racist” drive to make the country more “inclusive”. The advice was reinforced by another group, the North Wales Africa Society, which complained that “one black African female stated that she feels unsafe with the presence of dogs” during a...

A strange and unknown story exists within the history of Wales: an Irish king in Wales, Serygei, and his defeat by the Welsh king Cadwallon on Ynys Mon (Anglesey). This video will trace the story across 1,500 of myths, legends, and rumours.0:00 - Britain's Irish King1:14 - Cadwallon4:08 - Caergybi6:15 - The 1700s10:30 - The 1800s14:14 - The 1900s18:53 - The Irishman's Monuments21:37 - Ynys Mon24:02 - Serygei | Sirigi26:36 - MaelgwnThe Mystery of Britain's Irish King | 29:29Cambrian Chronicles | 201K subscribers | 25,497 views | November 1, 2024

Tributes have been paid to the year eight pupil who died suddenly over the weekendTributes have been paid to a "popular and likeable pupil" who died suddenly over the weekend. Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern in Cardiff announced the death of Marc Aguilar, a year eight pupil at the school. It is understood he died on Saturday, September 8. In a post on social media they said: "It is with great sadness that we announce that one of our pupils passed away suddenly over the weekend. Marc Aguilar of 8 Rhymni 2 was a popular and likeable pupil and a...

Archaeologists revealed Tuesday that there may actually be some truth to the legend of Merlin and his death in Scotland. The legend goes that Merlin, loyal advisor to King Arthur, was imprisoned in Drumelzier in the Dark Ages, before being killed and buried on the banks of the river Tweed, according to a study published in the journal Archaeology Reports Online. A geophysical survey revealed that there is a grave-like pit in the region. When archaeologists started digging, what they found seemed quite unexpected. Excavations conducted at Tinnis Fort, which overlooks the area of Merlin’s grave in Drumelzier, found it...

A number of large-bladed "zombie" knives have been handed in to a Welsh police force before legislation makes them illegal to own. North Wales Police shared an image of the knives, which were handed in to officers in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, for destruction. From 23 September, it will be a criminal offence to possess zombie-style knives and machetes in the UK. An official Home Office "surrender period" will be in place from 26 August to 23 September, during which time financial compensation will be given for each knife handed in.

An academic who claims to have discovered a Roman fort while out on a bike ride says his discovery indicates a more militant history for west Wales than previously thought.He believes the site, which is located underneath a farmer's field in the north of Pembrokeshire, suggests that Wales was fully integrated into Roman Britain.Dr Mark Merrony, of Wolfson College, Oxford, said he was "absolutely thrilled"...The site is believed to be two to three hectares in size and Dr Merrony said, in its prime, it would have been occupied by 500 soldiers.He said his discovery suggested Wales was completely integrated into...

Did humans truly transport these massive stones from Wales, or could a far more natural force be responsible?...The massive bluestones, each weighing several tons, might not have been laboriously hauled over 200 kilometers by Neolithic people, as widely believed, but were instead delivered to the Stonehenge site by the relentless forces of ice.