Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) – by Iain H Leach / Butterfly Conservation Numbers of rare butterfly eggs have skyrocketed in South Wales after landowners let their hedgerows grow wild. Volunteers for the UK nonprofit Butterfly Conservation have counted record tallies of Brown Hairstreak eggs this winter around the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire. The success, they … Read more
Zac Howells with his ‘Chief Constable’s Commendation’ and his mother – SWNS This is the inspiring moment a hero 12-year-old saved his mother’s life by grabbing the wheel then calling for emergency services after she collapsed while driving in the neighboring country of England. Quick-thinking Zac Howells managed to take control of Nicola’s car and … Read more
Ronnie Lockwood, pictured at Christmas on the right – credit, Rob Parsons It was the day before Christmas Eve, and recent homemakers Rob and Dianne Parsons were surprised with a knock on the door. Opening it, Rob looked upon a rather strange sight. A man stood there with a wheeled garbage bin containing his possessions, … Read more
Annie Sprat – Unsplash A woman given something like a terminal prognosis has responded with a simple request for what might be her last Christmas: a Christmas card. Clare Jones from Swansea, Wales, was told her bowel cancer was no longer responding to chemotherapy. The mother of 3, who was diagnosed in 2022, described herself … Read more