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EXPLAINED: Powys - The Real Truth

Tributes paid to London teenager who died after going into river on Duke of Edinburgh expedition

Umar Dumbuya was hiking with friends near Glasbury in Powys when he got into difficulty in the water

Evening Standard

Family pay moving tribute to ‘loving boy’ who died during Duke of Edinburgh’s Award trip

His body was located following a search including a mountain rescue team and the fire service

The Independent UK

Family’s tribute to ‘loving’ teenager who died on Duke of Edinburgh’s Award trip

Umar Dumbuya, a teenager from London, tragically died after entering the River Wye in Glasbury, Powys, last week while participating in a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition. His family released a tribute through Dyfed-Powys Police, expressing their heartbreak and describing Umar as a 'loving boy' whose death has left a…

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College student, 18, drowns during Duke of Edinburgh expedition in Wales

Emergency services were called to the River Wye in Glasbury, Powys, after it was reported an 18-year-old had entered the water and could not be found

The Independent UK

Firefighters battle Powys wildfires for fifth day as public urged to stay away

Mid and West Wales fire and rescue service has been trying to extinguish fires in Elan valley since Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Face of mystery man found dead in UK reservoir revealed by police

The unidentified man is believed to have been in the water for up to 12 weeks before he was found

The Independent UK

Kate shares message in Welsh for first time to mark St David’s Day

It comes after the Prince and Princess of Wales visited Powys earlier this week.

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Princess Kate in Head-to-Toe Berry Hues on Visit to Wales

Princess Kate joined Prince William for a day out in Powys.

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Reservoirs less than half full across 12 sites in England

Several regions remain officially in drought after the warmest spring and summer on record.

Evening Standard

Farmers fight to save estate at heart of Powys Welsh-speaking community

Tenants with smallholdings on estate, seen as a crucial stepping stone for young farmers, are being served with notices to quit by the council

The Guardian - UK

Major incident declared in parts of Wales amid Storm Darragh disruption

Dyfed-Powys Police said it experienced high volumes of calls about fallen trees and poor driving conditions.

The Independent UK

Top 50 most used and least used railway stations in Britain in 2023/24

London Liverpool Street remains Britain’s most busiest railway station.

Evening Standard

‘It’s a play area for townies’: visitors and residents row over plan for new national park in Wales

A proposal to protect part of rural Wales has sparked a furious debate over who the countryside is for

The Guardian - UK

Man who died following train collision identified by his wife, inquest hears

David Tudor Evans, 66, died after two Transport for Wales trains collided head-on near Talerddig in Powys at 7.26pm on October 21.

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Evening Standard

Fatal crash train operator runs services at lower speeds over ‘slippery rails’

Two Transport for Wales trains collided head-on near Talerddig in Powys at 7.26pm on Monday night.

Evening Standard

Wales train crash: One man dead and 15 injured after two trains collide in Powys

All passengers have been evacuated from both trains

The Independent UK

One man dead, 15 injured after two trains collide in Wales

All passengers have been evacuated from both trains.

The Guardian - UK

Two trains collide in Wales leaving one person dead and 15 injured

Crash in Powys occurred on single-track section near passing loop, with one train apparently unable to stop

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How to safely dispose or recycle your vapes, after electronic cigarettes cause lorry fire in Wales

Fire chiefs in Powys say ‘several disposable vapes seemed to have been crushed and damaged, which would have sparked and ignited the rest of the rubbish within the lorry’

The Guardian - UK

Social media bosses are ‘the largest dictators’, says Nobel peace prize winner

Journalist Maria Ressa named Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk in speech at Hay literary festival in Powys

The Guardian - UK

Ancient Welsh mountain byway threatened by resurfacing plans

Conservationists fear tranquility offered by the Monks Trod route could be ruined if made more accessible to off-road vehicles

The Guardian - UK

Kaylea Titford had no care plan in place when she died, review finds

Kaylea, 16, found in conditions ‘unfit for any animal’ after her death in Newtown, Wales, in October 2020

The Guardian - UK

‘It looked like a UFO’: hiker discovers mysterious silver monolith in Powys

Discovery follows spate of monoliths around the world in 2020, which conspiracy theorists speculated could have been the work of aliens

Evening Standard

House prices: only four London boroughs see property values rise as Powys in Wales performs strongest in 2023

Only four London boroughs saw any house price growth so far this year, as property in remote beauty spots soars in value

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Swept away by the sounds of the Severn

Hafren Forest, Powys: On a misty, mysterious day, the river offers such range, from muffled gurgle to steady roar, to near total silence

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