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11 May 2018

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The fastest shed

Shed hits 100mph to break speed record

The Fastest Shed smashes its own speed record at Pendine Sands.

The Fastest Shed

The souped-up shed that can do 80mph

A motorised shed will aim to break a world record for the fastest shed on a Welsh beach this weekend.

King Togbui Adamah II with his advisers.

Ghanaian royalty, living in east London

A trip back to Ghana led to the discovery of some documents revealing a family history, with links to royalty.

BBC News

'I do make-up for dead people'

Mortician Debbie Homewood says she likes to make people look perfect.

A picture of a water jug with a yellow lid

Yellow jug lids to aid patient hydration

It is hoped it will cut conditions associated with dehydration, which cost the NHS about £500m a year.

Trash and tents in front of a mural reading 'Skid Row, population too many, elevation 2008'

Why Starbucks faces toilet trouble

The US chain is giving access to all after a race row but that could open the door to other issues.

Student nurse Charlotte Phillips

Hydration solution found by students

Yellow jug lids will be used to identify hospital patients at risk of dehydration.

The knife

Taser use rethink in face of gang knives

All frontline officers at South Wales Police could get Tasers to deal with a growing knife threat.

Knives

The knives found in Welsh communities

Chief Constable of South Wales Police Matt Jukes shows some of the knives seized by officers.

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