All news by author: Conor Gogarty

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'My bosses viciously beat me into a coma - now I want justice'
James Beaton worked as a drug runner in Ely, Cardiff and was allegedly prevented from quitting because of relentless threats from one of the men for whom he was working
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Guesthouse landlady says Booking.com blunders have 'decimated' her business
Paula Jones, who runs the historic Great House in Llantwit Major, has been sick with worry over mistakes by Booking.com and even feared bailiffs turning up at her door
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Chilling moment pervert caught on CCTV targeting girl at popular UK attraction
Liam Warlow is seen loitering in the unisex changing area at LC 2 water park in Swansea, south Wales, as the victim - a 15-year-old girl - enters a nearby cubicle
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Vulnerable people dragged to court over TV licence and left with criminal record
People punished for not paying the fees for a BBC TV licence include an array of vulnerable individuals who were taken to court and convicted despite situations varying from hungry families to health issues
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Mass evacuation at Cardiff train station after fire on train
South Wales Police and South Wales Fire and Rescue are responding to the incident at the city-centre station while one member of staff said a small train is on fire at platform eight
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Mystery disappearance of 'happy-go-lucky' woman, 22, who vanished without trace
Issuing a fresh appeal today, Catrin's parents revealed for the first time the circumstances they believe sparked their daughter's disappearance two years ago as mystery still remains
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Mum has lost leg and fingers will fall off after thinking she had stomach bug
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Lisa Jones from Wrexham was in septic shock and entered a coma from which doctors said she only had a 5% chance of emerging - and now she has lost her leg and will lose her fingers following the harrowing ordeal
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Steakhouse staff 'in tears' as they may be in debt if they don't get enough tips
Waiters at Miller & Carter claim they have to pay out of their tips to match 1.5 per cent of the gross sales figure from their tables, with the controversial policy seeing some quit their jobs
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Hoarder at war with council over extraordinary garden is ordered to destroy it
William Cross, a retired teacher, was taken to court last month by Cardiff Council who had issued him a note to remove "general rubbish and ground-covering overgrowth" by his home
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Brit teacher and baby stranded in Tenerife without answers from TUI for 24 hours
Monday saw the UK's air traffic control systems hit by a 'technical error' that saw thousands of flights affected leaving Brits trapped abroad with no way to get home as the fallout could last for up to two weeks
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Man, 34, dies suddenly after putting off visit to doctors for persistent cough
Stefan Allan, from Carmarthen, Wales, died suddenly from cancer, after suffering from an ongoing cough. One of his friends said it's unlikely he knew how ill he was as he put off going to the doctor
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Child airlifted to hospital as car 'crashes into pedestrians' outside hospital
Three people were injured outside Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, including a child who has been airlifted to Cardiff for treatment. The incident happened at approximately 11.50am
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'My son's killer should be locked up forever - he's played system to be freed'
Joshua Declan Thomas, then aged 15, was among the youths who viciously punched, kicked, and stamped on Ben Bellamy after luring him to the beach on Swansea seafront in 2005.
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Chilling moment uni student carries severely drunk woman home before raping her
Preet Vikal, 20, took a photograph of the victim in his room before attacking her, Cardiff Crown Court heard - Vikal pleaded not guilty before he finally admitted the rape on the day of trial
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Teen hijacks police car and leaves trail of destruction during 113mph chase
Dafydd Williams, 19, hijacked a police car before speeding at 113mph through a village - but after veering into field and trying to run away, he was caught by a police dog
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'I reported my paedophile husband after finding his child sex abuse images'
A woman discovered her husband Terence 'Terry' Donovan when she found child sex abuse images on a disc in the caravan where he lived - he pleaded guilty and was jailed
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'Cult-like' office saw employees work '15-hour shifts and not even get paid'
Generation's workers were not staff, but 'self-employed contractors' its under-fire boss says after claims people were recruited after not being told they won't be paid unless they sold well
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Man living in epicentre of UK earthquake thought something had collapsed on home
Peter Lusted was watching a movie as his wife slept at their house, near Crickhowell, south Wales, as a 3.7 magnitude earthquake shook the home, leaving the 76 year old fearing something had collapsed or 'was going to cave in'
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Barber who fired worker for phoning in sick on Mondays ordered to pay her £3,000
Christian Donnelly, who owned Acute Barbers in Cardiff University student union, fired Celine Thorley for "phoning in sick on Mondays" but he has now been told to pay nearly £3,500 by a tribunal
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Boy, 12, 'brutally beaten in park by man and teens' is now scared to leave house
WARNING, DISTRESSING IMAGES: Badly bruised Alfie says he was strangled and repeatedly punched near Cwmgors rugby club in Neath Port Talbot county. A man and a teenager have been arrested
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Inside squalid estate where residents are so scared they keep knives by the door
Residents of the Heol Gwyrosydd estate in Penlan, Swansea, say the council and the police are not helping them enough. They regularly face drug dealing and rubbish issues