Barry John, the legendary former Cardiff, Wales and British and Irish Lions fly-half dies aged 79.
![Wales and Lions legend John dies aged 79](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6f01602b-a408-4e1a-9f25-20ec3ec015a1.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The King is dead
A rare copy of JRR Tolkien's novel bought at a car boot sale could make thousands at auction.
![The Hobbit first edition bought for £1.50 could fetch thousands](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/18395c44-ea0e-49ff-a968-396f1c124c27.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
BILBO BARGAINS!
We're here to explain why people in Wales and beyond are unseasonably loved up.
![Saint Dwynwen's Day: The story of Wales' Valentine's Day](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d5ee8413-af08-48a4-acdc-ac612fe74600.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
She looks like Wonder Woman but she’s a saint of love!
Plans to cut jobs in a move to greener steelmaking a "crushing blow" for Port Talbot, unions say.
![Tata Steel: Port Talbot blast furnaces to close with 3,000 expected job losses](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/63520b5a-ab68-4b04-8c36-d531bbbda95f.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Unions dubbed it a "crushing blow" and the "worst-case scenario"
Legendary Wales and British and Irish Lions full-back JPR Williams dies at the age of 74.
![Wales and Lions legend JPR Williams dies aged 74](https://lemdro.id/pictrs/image/9d760548-7a55-47ce-9f36-ecfe931fc67a.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The full back was synonymous with Wales and Lions’ glories of the ‘70s
The statue measures 6.5m (21.3ft) and shows Shakira dancing in her characteristic hip-swivelling style.
![Huge Shakira statue unveiled in her hometown of Barranquilla](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/215a2604-dd58-4cc7-aecf-20f7c57bafd9.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The bronze don’t lie
Rebecca Payne has seen baby seals, king penguins and the northern lights.
![Does flying island doctor have the world's best job?](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6808ec69-fc79-4279-a282-632940eac858.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
GP Rebecca Payne provides healthcare to some of the world's most remote communities
Almost 60 dogs, and 100 people, howled their way through a carol service for man's best friend.
![Dogs ring in Christmas at Swansea canine carol service](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/45037aca-6cb0-4dbf-a65a-81a1351d8480.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Bark the herald beagles sing at canine carol night
A leadership contest will be held after Mark Drakeford announces he is standing down.
![Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford resigns](https://feddit.uk/pictrs/image/c54efd63-faec-4300-992d-53d006a5b172.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
He has stood down with immediate effect
A leadership contest will be held after Mark Drakeford announces he is standing down.
![Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford resigns](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/5f88014a-a535-460a-aca1-9143e81e09b9.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
He has stood down with immediate effect
One can identify
I cannot deny this as a possibility
Oh! OK. He seems cool
No way. This is wild. Who the hell is John?
Yeah, Tom was in a few Jim Jarmusch flicks. Joe Strummer was in Mystery Train. Before The Clash were formed, Joe lived about five mins from where I am at the mo
The Grammy Award-winning musician Tom Waits co-hosts a special show with Iggy Pop.
![Iggy Pop - Iggy welcomes Tom Waits to the Confidential Show - BBC Sounds](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/65e21bbe-9e65-43fc-ad0c-5fb51ddb1d5e.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Tom plays The Prisonaires, who were releasing records while doing porridge
Yes, I’ve seen a lot of them and this is one of my faves. I stumbled on it about 30 years ago being played late at night on BBC2. The premise is terrifying. That scene where the little girl is murdered is brutal. Carpenter’s score on this is fantastic too
An LA gang’s revenge-fuelled killing spree leads them to a half-abandoned police station in the throes of closing down. Under siege with power and phone lines cut, a lone cop and his skeleton staff recruit a condemned killer from the cells in a desperate battle to survive the night.
![Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) | MUBI](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/302326ea-fd78-49ec-bfbb-826878b50883.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
What a massive treat!
Terrifying audio adaptation of the cult 1973 film. With Brian Blessed.
![The Wicker Man - BBC Sounds](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/eeef8e87-4fc8-458c-824c-27db18fe9211.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
It’s the 50th anniversary year of the folk horror classic
Dim probs
An application by ex-players to sue as a group will be considered next year, the High Court hears.
![Rugby concussion: Wales' Henson and Charvis named in lawsuit](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ff1a4e65-189a-4a28-8349-1c04bb7041b0.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
They’re suing over brain injuries
With over 6,000 classifications on Spotify, fewer fans choose their music by genre in the digital age.
![Spotify Wrapped 2023: 'Music genres are now irrelevant to fans'](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/758f14e6-f51c-445b-ae77-345a223ff070.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
How very punk rock