HISTORICAL FACTS: 11 - The Untold Story

The latest death notices across the Valleys and Bridgend as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with their loved ones at this time

Wales Online · Dec 29, 2022

Labor just ahead in two Queensland polls and retains large federal poll lead

The Poll Bludger reported on two Queensland polls on December 12. A YouGov poll for The Courier Mail, conducted December 1-8 from a sample of 1,000, had a 50-50 tie, unchanged since June. Primary votes were 38% LNP (steady), 34% Labor (steady), 13% Greens (down one), 11% One Nation (up…

The Conversation · Dec 19, 2022

SA flood waters expected to peak at Morgan in early January as more homes inundated

A family who relocated to Morgan earlier this year lose their house as rising flood waters continue to wreak havoc in communities along the River Murray.

ABC News · Dec 10, 2022

My father’s films changed how British cinema saw the poor. Today, they repay a second look

With films such as 1960’s Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Karel Reisz was a pioneer in reshaping perceptions of ordinary Britons. I think there’s still lots to learn from them

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022

Disenchanted: Disney attempts to break stereotypes of motherhood only to reinforce them

Mothers in fairy tales have a way of being absent, typically through untimely deaths (think Cinderella, Snow White or Beauty and the Beast) or thanks to storylines that position them as background characters. Disney’s Disenchanted turns this on its head. Here, at last, we have a fairy tale where mum…

The Conversation · Nov 22, 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo breaks silence on controversial interview as he faces Man Utd sack

Cristiano Ronaldo has opened up on his controversial interview with Piers Morgan in a surprise press conference on Monday morning ahead of Portugal's World Cup opener

Daily Mirror · Nov 21, 2022

Upcoming centenary of Christopher Murray Grieve's first work deserves recognition

NEXT year – 2023 – will mark a century since the publication of Christopher Murray Grieve’s first book, Annals of the Five Senses.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 20, 2022

Disenchanted on Disney+ review: Amy Adams leads a welcome and knowing update to Gisele’s much-loved story

The stellar cast takes us straight back to the magic of the first film

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2022

Disenchanted review: A rote Disney sequel that lazily recycles old fairytale tropes

The follow-up to 2007 sleeper hit ‘Enchanted’, starring Amy Adams, abandons everything that made the first film work so well

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

Revisiting Giselle: cast and crew reveal the behind the scenes of Disney’s new film Disenchanted

From wicked stepmothers to loyal chipmunks, the world of Enchanted is back

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2022