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Video still from the one-year vigil for Christopher Kapessa.

BLM brings new hope for Wales family seeking justice for Black teen’s death 

Last year, 13-year-old Christopher Kapessa, who was Black, drowned when a schoolmate allegedly pushed him into a river. Now, the global Black Lives Matter movement has given the family new hope the suspect will be prosecuted. 

A man is shown wearing a white protective facemask and carrying a briefcase while walking.

To work or not to work? UK lockdown unwind mired by confusion

COVID-19
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After coal: A new book and documentary chronicle ‘stories of survival in Appalachia and Wales’

Environment
A woman in a red coat poses triumphantly in front of a group of happy adults.

After UK elections, could Johnson face a ‘disunited’ kingdom?

Elections
A white man in a hat laughs into a radio mic

A ‘Pang!’ of emotion, Gruff Rhys drops new album

Music
A book is sitting in torn Christmas paper. The title of the book is "Christmas Eve at the Mellops" and a photo caption underneath says "We opened one. We couldn't resist."

How a neighbor bearing gifts turned into a family’s ‘most unexpectedly magical week’

Before Ken Watson passed away, he bought 14 Christmas gifts for his neighbor’s 2-year-old daughter.

Bob Bradley during his first game as a Premier League manager, Arsenal v Swansea City, Emirates Stadium in London. October 15, 2016.

This American soccer coach was criticized for being too American

Sports

In October, Bob Bradley became the first American to coach in the English Premier League. In December he was fired. In between, he was criticized for speaking like an American.

A workers counts ballots after polling stations closed in the Referendum on the European Union in Islington, London.

The geography of Brexit: What the vote reveals about the Disunited Kingdom

Global Politics

The geography of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union tells us much about the political geography of the UK. But what about the political future of the UK?

A statue of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas outside the Dylan Thomas Theatre in Swansea, Wales.

A Christmas classic by Dylan Thomas is set to music

Music

“A Child’s Christmas in Wales” is a holiday classic by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Now the book comes to life in a new version set to music by Welsh singer-songwriter Cerys Matthews.

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If Scotland leaves the UK, the country’s flag, the Union Jack, may need a makeover

Culture

On September 18, Scots will vote on leaving the United Kingdom. But the blue and white Scottish flag is an integral part of the UK’s famous Union Jack, so what happens if Scotland votes yes?