Cardiff to welcome Welsh legend back in 2026
Cardiff to welcome Welsh legend back in 2026, as Bonnie Tyler — the husky-voiced icon born Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen — announces a one-off show at the Utilita Arena in March 2026, her first appearance there since 2012. Expect a mass, unapologetic singalong to Total Eclipse of the Heart, It’s a Heartache, Holding Out for a Hero, and the rest of the global hits that took her from a Swansea club to RCA Records, the Kremlin (three times), and Eurovision 2013. Recent albums Rocks and Honey and Between the Earth and the Stars drew critical praise, proving the “working-class girl who’s never stopped working” still isn’t taking a night off. Tickets go on sale Friday 21 November 2025, and fans are already booking flights and warming up key changes — Cardiff’s power grid has been notified.
Wales edge Japan 24-23 as celebrations draw criticism
Wales edge Japan 24-23 as celebrations draw criticism—because of course the “celebration police” showed up after Jarrod Evans came on in the 79th minute and nailed the match-winning penalty with the final kick, sparking relief from a 61,234-strong crowd. Context: it spared Wales a drop to 13th in the rankings and a potential World Cup draw from the fourth tier—so yes, worth a smile, even if the performance was ragged. Japan looked sharper, Wales lost aerial battles, failed to score against 13 men, and saw Josh Adams shown a 20-minute red, while the bright spots were a potent lineout-maul platform for tries by Dan Edwards, Louis Rees-Zammit and Nick Tompkins, plus standout shifts from Olly Cracknell and Alex Mann. With the All Blacks and Springboks looming, the standards need to rise—but after 833 days without a home win, policing joy feels a touch more embarrassing than celebrating it.
Home Secretary: Starmer should not consider resigning
Home Secretary: Starmer should not consider resigning — that’s Shabana Mahmood’s line as she swats away a week of Westminster’s favorite blood sport: anonymous briefings. She called the top-level bust-up “unedifying” and “embarrassing for everyone concerned,” urging would‑be critics to show “the courage of their convictions” and say it publicly. The row flared after allies insisted the Prime Minister would fight off any leadership challenge, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting named as a potential rival and dire warnings floated about market chaos if he were toppled. While some Labour MPs fret over ministers’ approach and sagging polls, the Conservatives’ Chris Philp gleefully declared Labour are “fighting like rats in a sack” and predicted punishing tax rises. Former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner also slapped down the infighting as “arrogant tittle tattle,” detached from real people’s problems.
Kept secret for nearly 30 years, the MP944—F-14 Tomcat’s chip—has been called the world’s first microprocessor and was eight times faster than Intel’s 4004
For decades, Intel’s 4004 basked in “first microprocessor” glory, while the real trailblazer was classified: the MP944, the F-14 Tomcat’s chip, called the world’s first microprocessor and eight times faster than the 4004. Kept secret for nearly 30 years, it only emerged from the vault to reveal that tech history’s victory lap belonged to a fighter jet’s avionics—because of course the Pentagon had the fastest brag quietly strapped under a wing.
Netflix series recommended for Broadchurch fans
A Netflix series recommended for Broadchurch fans is drawing praise, with one viewer saying it had her “on the edge of her seat”—proof that suspense still works even when the binge button is right there, glaring temptingly.
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