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BBC News
10 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Man from Scotland who died competing in Swansea Ironman is named
An athlete who died after competing in the Ironman 70.3 Swansea triathlon event has been Buchan, from Scotland, received immediate medical care halfway into the swim section of the race on 13 July after officials noticed he was in 31-year-old was taken to hospital where he received further treatment but he died four days was the UK's first ever Ironman Pro Series featuring a swim at the Prince of Wales Dock before cycling along roads that hug the Gower's coastal clifftops as part of a 56-mile (90km) bike course. Ironman Wales said: "Our deepest condolences are with the family and friends of the athlete.""We will continue to offer them our support and keep them in our thoughts as they go through this challenging time."
BBC News
a day ago
- General
- BBC News
Sketty broken lift means man, 80 with cancer must climb stairs
A resident with lung cancer has been forced to climb to the fourth floor of his block of flats because of a broken lift. Brian Dabbs, 80, said the lift in the Runnymede Court block in Sketty, Swansea, broke down on suffers from mesothelioma, and says he is worried it will be five days until it is Housing apologised and said it is trying to fix the lift. "People have been stuck in there for maybe three times in the last three months, and it happened again on Sunday," Mr Dabbs said. "I've spoken to the one lady that was stuck in the lift and there were two people in there altogether - a lady, a man and a dog. "I'd gone out for food on Sunday and when I came back I was told I had to walk up the stairs."I live on the top floor, and I'm suffering from mesothelioma and I've got a shortness of breath and I need that lift to get out." He added: "So today (Tuesday), I've had to come out for a prescription and I've got to walk up the stairs to get up there. I rest on every floor."It's just so inconvenient. It's unbelievable. My friend phoned the lift company and said they couldn't fix it till Friday. So we've got another few days before it gets fixed." Beacon Housing told BBC Wales it was made aware the lift had developed a fault on Sunday.A spokesman said: "Lift contractors attended within the hour to assess the issue but due to the nature of the fault, parts are required to restore its operation. "These were ordered and repairs will be completed promptly once received. However, the indicative timescale provided to homeowners for repair reflects the time that parts will take to be delivered. "We apologise for the inconvenience and are making every effort to reinstate the lift promptly."We have had no contact from homeowners at Runnymede beyond the initial reporting on Sunday and are therefore unaware of anyone experiencing individual difficulties. If they contact us, we can put them in touch with relevant support based on their individual circumstances."
BBC News
a day ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Bolton bring in goalkeeper Broome
Bolton Wanderers have signed goalkeeper Nathan Broome on a three-year deal after a successful 23-year-old was a free agent after leaving Swansea at the end of last joined the Swans in August 2023 from AFC Wimbledon but never featured in a competitive game for the the Championship side."Everything we have seen from Nathan, we have been impressed by and we look forward to seeing him further develop with us over the next three years," boss Steven Schumacher told the club website., external
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Rob Brydon to reinvent himself as a 'fashion icon' in new £20million BBC show
The much-loved Gavin & Stacey star is going to be wearing dapper outfits that might provide clues about where in Europe the players might be As host of BBC1's new reality gameshow Destination X - rumoured to be costing £20million - Rob Brydon decided the time had come to reinvent himself. So grabbing himself a stylist and a whole new wardrobe, he says he has "gone for it". And Rob, best known for his roles on Would I Lie to You and Gavin & Stacey, says he is hoping to be considered 'a fashion icon' once the show airs. He laughed: 'I've been more experimental with my wardrobe than in the past, and I think that can only be a treat. And there are often clues in what I'm wearing. Sometimes it's sort of region appropriate, with little flourishes. 'I thought as the show is on such a grand scale, it would be fun to be a little less conservative than my normal TV wear. So, I had a wonderful stylist who suggested all sorts of different things. I've gone for it.' The TV star accompanies up to 13 players on the road around Europe in a blacked-out bus as they struggle to work out where they are, based on helpful clues but hampered by red herrings. Each episode, the player whose guess is the furthest away is eliminated. But at one point Rob feared he'd given away where they were next travelling to by putting his foot in it. 'You did have to be very careful,' he sighed. 'We were about to visit a lovely location and I was looking forward to it and I was chatting to some of the crew and I said out loud, 'I can't wait to get to… Swansea.' And it wasn't Swansea. 'And then I realised that just over there was one of the players and I had a sinking feeling in my stomach. Luckily, they didn't hear. I can be sure of that, because of what happened next.' He said that in the beginning all the players are supporting each other but that changes as the 10-part series progresses. 'Only one person can win the money, I think that's the crux of it. It really takes some turns, particularly as it gets closer and closer to the prize, there's some interesting behaviour.' Rob, who is there to help "dissolve the tension", says he loved turning Europe into a board game for the BBC1 series, which starts next Wednesday. 'No spoilers, but we do take over whole castles. We run a train on a public network, we take over cable car systems, the scale just goes up and up.' The presenter, who took inspiration from cloak-loving Traitors host Claudia Winkleman for the role, said he'd had a lovely time not sleeping on the bus like the rest of them. 'I did the journey. I mean, I wasn't on the bus, I wasn't sleeping in a bunk," he chuckled. "But yeah, I would follow them round and then I would greet them and it was great.' Executive producer Dan Adamson says that the series was shot over 32 days using a 190-strong crew and involved 7,000 hotel rooms in 25 different locations. During filming they travelled more than 11,000km while shooting over 2000 hours of footage, much of it caught by the 46 cameras on board the bus. They even had a toilet trailer following behind with 'a couple of portaloos' to allow the players to have comfort breaks in private. The TV funnyman says the lengths they went to in order to keep their location secret was extraordinary. 'I'd arrive at a new location and it was as if they'd built a new town," he gasped. "We would put the buses alongside each other. We would bring in a bathroom bus. We'd have a little glam bus. That would make a little rectangle courtyard. We'd put carpet down, a running machine, and they could sit outside without knowing where they were. The scale of it, it was quite remarkable.' But Rob, 60, claims he'd be a woeful player himself. 'I think I'd be terrible at it. If I got out and I saw the sun, that would tell me it's daytime.'
Kuwait Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Kuwait Times
Snoop Dogg becomes co-owner of Championship club Swansea
US rapper Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr aka Snoop Dog speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California on May 3, 2023. --AFP Snoop Dogg has become co-owner of Championship side Swansea City in an unlikely alliance between the world of rap and football, the Welsh club announced. The 53-year-old American star joins former Real Madrid stalwart and Croatia World Cup finalist Luka Modric in the club's ownership structure. Snoop Dogg made a surprise appearance on the club's social media channels last week modelling their new home jersey for the 2025-26 season and the club announced on Thursday that he has become an investor. His involvement comes after American businessmen Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen took over the club last November. Swansea will hope that Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, can use his 100 million-plus social media followers to boost the club's profile as they seek to return to the Premier League for the first time since they were relegated in 2018. Swansea's owners have said they want to generate greater revenue, which would allow them to invest more in new players under the profit and sustainability rules in British football. The 53-year-old rapper said on the club's website: 'My love of football is well known, but it feels special to me that I make my move into club ownership with Swansea City. 'The story of the club and the area really struck a chord with me. This is a proud, working class city and club. An underdog that bites back, just like me. 'I'm proud to be part of Swansea City.' Swansea announced in April that Modric, who this week joined AC Milan at the age of 39 after leaving Real Madrid, had acquired a stake in the club. 'To borrow a phrase from Snoop's back catalogue, this announcement is the next episode for Swansea City as we seek to create new opportunities to boost the club's reach and profile,' Swansea's owners said in a statement. 'Snoop's colossal global fanbase and audience will certainly help us do that, and he has made clear to us throughout this process just how excited he is at the prospect of joining the club. 'Snoop has openly shared his love of football and his desire to be involved in the game and we expect his involvement to support us putting as competitive a team as possible out on the field.' Swansea's Welsh rivals Wrexham have achieved a meteoric rise to the Championship -- the second-tier of English football -- since Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchased the club in 2020. — AFP
