Gwent mother hid in toilet as 49 police officers surrounded her home to arrest drug-crazed son

Terrified mother hid in toilet as 49 police officers surrounded her home to arrest her drug-crazed son, 21, during 12-hour rooftop siege after she told him to move out Curtis Green, 21, flew into a rage when Lorraine, 53, told him he had to move out A court heard Green caused £1,000 of damage to … Read more

Gwent Police officer in serious confition after being repeatedly stabbed during coronavirus call-out

Police officer is stabbed and left in serious condition after being called to home of knifeman during coronavirus lockdown Gwent Police Sergeant Carl Blanks, 47, was repeatedly stabbed on Thursday He was answering a call-out in Newport after neighbours heard a disturbance Mohammed Ibrahim, 33, appearedin court via video wearing a coronavirus mask Here’s how … Read more

Coronavirus Wales: Worries that deaths in Gwent ‘mirror’ Italy’s

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Bulwark grandmother, 80, died after catching coronavirus at Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport

Grandmother, 80, ‘is the first patient to die by catching coronavirus on a hospital ward’ Marita Edwards, 80, was a ‘very fit lady’ who regularly played nine holes of golf The former cleaner was admitted to a Newport hospital for a routine operation ‘If she had not been in hospital she would still be alive’ … Read more