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Two candidates explain how their fate in the local elections was decided by the toss of a coin.

Rosie Morgan is running in the London Marathon, months after donating a kidney to friend Zoe.

BBC News By John Arkless image sourceAntim Sanskar Group Wales image captionIt is traditional in Hindu and Sikh communities for the cremated ashes of the dead to be scattered into flowing water A site where Sikhs and Hindus can scatter the ashes of loved ones is to be officially opened in south Wales. It is traditional in both religions for bodies to be cremated and their ashes scattered into flowing water to be carried out to sea. The site at Llandaff Rowing Club in Cardiff, on the River Taff, is the first of its kind in Wales. Channi Kaler, from the Antim Sanskar Group Wales (ASGW), said ...

Covid: Cardiff city centre working '50% lower' than pre-pandemic By John Arkless image captionFewer people have been working and spending money in Cardiff during the pandemic, research suggests The number of people working in Cardiff city centre is 50% lower than before the pandemic, according to research. It found some £400m less had been spent in the city centre since March 2020. The Welsh government said it recognised the "big impact" of Covid and was working closely with sectors affected. A review conducted for Cardiff council found the shift to home-working has had "a radical impact...

A couple were almost swept away by the current while crossing from Sully Island to the mainland.