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One man was feared dead and several others left seriously injured today after a knife attack at a Chinese takeaway in a rural Welsh village. Witnesses said the village restaurant was 'covered in blood' and more than 30 emergency vehicles were at the scene at midday. The victims were flown to hospital by air ambulance and police confirmed they were dealing with a 'serious incident' involving 'multiple casualties'. Screams were heard coming from the Blue Sky Chinese takeaway shortly after midday in the village of Ynyswen, Rhondda, South Wales. Neighbour John Belgrove 46, said: 'I was in my workshop when I heard sirens and saw police everywhere. 'There was a girl sitting on a pavement - she was in her pyjamas and they were covered in blood. I could see she was sobbing and in a terrible state. 'I helped the police block off the road, I heard them say that one person was dead and several others badly hurt.' First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford tweeted that news of the … [Read more...] about One person is feared dead and ‘a number’ of people injured after ‘knife attack at Chinese takeaway’ in Welsh village

JAMES ARTHUR has spent the last eight years dominating the charts – but in 2021 he’s planning to take over the box office too. The British singer-songwriter has revealed he has landed his first acting role in an upcoming film after taking secret acting lessons and auditioning in lockdown. In an exclusive interview, he said: “There’s actually a couple of really exciting projects that I’m involved in and we’re trying to get up and running in terms of my acting. There’s going to be some acting stuff coming up. “I’ve done a few lessons and shot a few casting videos and I’m choosing between a couple of agents at the moment.” James stayed tight-lipped on details of the production, but when asked if shooting would begin this year, he teased: “I think there’s a really good chance that it will, yeah. It’s a film. Actually, film and TV, because there are two things going on. “There’s a really interesting idea we’ve got for a TV show. I’m sure you’re going to hear some stuff in … [Read more...] about James Arthur lands his first acting role in upcoming film after taking secret lessons during lockdown

The women's activist Maria Makrami has been forced into hiding, seeking refuge in a safe house. She is the director of the Afghan Women Network (AWN), a nongovernmental organization that has fought for years to empower women and ensure their equal place in Afghan society. "I know I'm on the death list," she said in an interview with DW. The well-connected activist has received several threatening emails and messages in recent months. "Our situation is frightening. Many women in our networks no longer leave their homes and are completely demoralized. After what happened yesterday in Jalalabad, I’m also completely devastated." On March 2, three women were murdered : Mursal Wahidi, Sadia Sadat and Shahnaz Roafi. They worked as announcers for Enikass, a private television station in the city of Jalalabad. On Tuesday, while walking home in broad daylight they were attacked by two armed men and shot dead in the street. Jalalabad, with a population of about 240,000, is the capital of … [Read more...] about Afghan women journalists and human rights activists are being forced into hiding

PIERS Morgan has been hit with Ofcom complaints after mauling health secretary Matt Hancock in ferocious interview. Angry viewers lodged official complaints about the row that aired on Good Morning Britain two weeks ago showing the host blasting Mr Hancock's "woeful" management of the Covid crisis, which has killed more than 120,000 Brits. Telly watchdog Ofcom told The Sun 151 people had reached out over Piers attacking Mr Hancock when he said his NHS buying team should be "thanked" for sourcing PPE during the coronavirus pandemic. It all kicked off when Piers grilled him on why he hadn't apologised after a court found he had acted unlawfully by failing to publish details of dozens of PPE contracts the government signed during the pandemic. A defiant Health Secretary insisted he wouldn't say sorry, before insisting there had been no "national outage" of PPE after Piers accused him of a "barefaced lie". Piers then showed a picture of NHS staff wearing binliners at the … [Read more...] about GMB’s Piers Morgan hit with Ofcom complaints after mauling health secretary Matt Hancock in ferocious interview

The Duchess of Sussex has said it is "really liberating" to be "able to make a choice on your own" in the latest teaser clip of her interview with Oprah Winfrey. In the new clip, Meghan recalls a previous conversation with Winfrey in which she said she would not be able to take part in an interview with her. "I couldn't have said yes then - that wasn't my choice to make," Meghan says. #EXCLUSIVE : In this extended first clip from @Oprah 's interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex says what it means to be able to speak for herself. #OprahMeghanHarry pic.twitter.com/o3AdxpmLrh — CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) March 5, 2021 "As an adult who lived a really independent life to then go into this construct that is different than I think what people imagine it to be - it's really liberating to be able to have the right and privilege in some way to be able to say yes... to be able to just make a choice on your own and be able to speak … [Read more...] about Meghan tells Oprah royal ‘construct’ is ‘different than what people imagine’ in new teaser clip