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  • Failure good for children says duke

    Children should be taught to fail as a "life lesson", the Duke of York said. The Queen's second son told The Sunday Times that failure was good for children, and said that he had learned during his time at school not to be afraid of it. Andrew

  • Lyn Jones: Dragons in much better shape for Edinburgh clash

    NEWPORT Gwent Dragons director of rugby Lyn Jones hailed the character of his charges for salvaging a 25-25 draw against Zebre, writes Chris Kirwan.The Rodney Parade region didn't get the win that they desired in Parma but managed to avoid coming

  • Miliband accepts Welsh NHS problems

    LABOUR leader Ed Miliband has acknowledged that the NHS in Wales has "big challenges to meet", but insisted that the Tories could not be trusted to run the health service. The Conservatives have sought to highlight problems in the Welsh NHS, which

  • County pay penalty for Chapman's moment of madness

    IN TEAM sports, it is never really beneficial to play the blame game.The collective, the notion that you win and lose as a team and no individual can do everything, or be blamed for everything, is a pretty central part of every successful sporting ideology

  • McGoldrick can chase unique double in Glasgow

    NEWPORT’S Sean McGoldrick is targeting becoming a history boy at Glasgow this summer after his status for the Commonwealth Games became a mere formality on Friday night.McGoldrick, who won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, albeit after

  • Neath 19 Cross Keys 32

    CROSS Keys head coach Greg Woods says his side must up their game if they are to beat their Gwent rivals Newport on Tuesday night. The Pandy Park side’s boss had mixed emotions after his men secured a 32-19 bonus point win over relegation-haunted

  • UK set to be hotter than Spain

    Britain is due to be warmer than mainland Spain and Ibiza next week as temperatures here reach 20C (68F), forecasters said. London will hit 20C (68F) today and 21C (70F) tomorrow, making it hotter than Madrid (17C/62.5F), the Balearic Islands (

  • Truck driver's A449 death was an accident - inquest

    A MAN died after he was hit by a heavy goods vehicle on the A449 an inquest heard. An inquest at Gwent Coroners Court, Newport, heard how on June 6, 2013, Rotherham heavy goods vehicle driver, David Buttle, 72, was parked in a lay-by on the A449