Evans The Crime
@evansthecrime.bsky.social
🏴 🇪🇺 Ridiculously proud to be the crime and court reporter on my hometown newspaper, the South Wales Evening Post. Biscuits, tea, and Neath RFC.
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Hope HMRC are investigating whether Gill evaded tax on the bribes he received.
(Bribes are absolutely taxable income, but people tend not to declare them to HMRC...)
(Bribes are absolutely taxable income, but people tend not to declare them to HMRC...)
November 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Hope HMRC are investigating whether Gill evaded tax on the bribes he received.
(Bribes are absolutely taxable income, but people tend not to declare them to HMRC...)
(Bribes are absolutely taxable income, but people tend not to declare them to HMRC...)
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A woman was seriously injured after falling from a window while trying to flee from immigration enforcement officers who were carrying out an “illegal working visit” at a takeaway in Llandysul. Police say inquiries into the incident are ongoing.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
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Woman seriously injured during raid on Welsh takeaway
The woman fell from a window during an 'illegal working visit' at a takeaway, the Home Office said
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November 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A woman was seriously injured after falling from a window while trying to flee from immigration enforcement officers who were carrying out an “illegal working visit” at a takeaway in Llandysul. Police say inquiries into the incident are ongoing.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
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Meanwhile in that Missouri, a judge has resigned after being disciplined for wearing an Elvis wig in court and occasionally playing the singer's songs during proceedings. (By @nadineyousif.bsky.social for BBC News)
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US judge resigns after being disciplined for wearing Elvis wig in court
In court, Judge Thornhill would play the singer's music from his phone and make
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November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Meanwhile in that Missouri, a judge has resigned after being disciplined for wearing an Elvis wig in court and occasionally playing the singer's songs during proceedings. (By @nadineyousif.bsky.social for BBC News)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My front page story for Friday’s South Wales Evening Post - A teacher at a Swansea / Abertawe comprehensive school was caught with thousands of child sexual abuse photos, and had spent a decade accessing website hosting such material.
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My front page story for Friday’s South Wales Evening Post - A teacher at a Swansea / Abertawe comprehensive school was caught with thousands of child sexual abuse photos, and had spent a decade accessing website hosting such material.
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this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time
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Big test for Starmer and other European leaders - are they going to stand by Ukraine or appease the Putin/Trump axis?
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Big test for Starmer and other European leaders - are they going to stand by Ukraine or appease the Putin/Trump axis?
The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison for taking Russian bribes when he was a member of the European Parliament.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Nathan Gill sentenced to 10 years 6 months for bribes
Former leader of Reform UK and UKIP in Wales, Nathan Gill, pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery after he received payment in return for making statements in favour of pro-Russian media outlets in...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison for taking Russian bribes when he was a member of the European Parliament.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
*Scenes* outside the Old Bailey as Nathan Gill - Reform’s former leader in Wales and a paid Russian asset - arrives to be sentenced for bribery, with protesters throwing money at him and shouting “What about Farage”. Latest from that London / Llundain here ⬇️
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Nathan Gill sentenced for taking pro-Russian bribes
Former leader of Reform UK and UKIP in Wales, Nathan Gill, pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery after he received payment in return for making statements in favour of pro-Russian media outlets in...
www.walesonline.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
*Scenes* outside the Old Bailey as Nathan Gill - Reform’s former leader in Wales and a paid Russian asset - arrives to be sentenced for bribery, with protesters throwing money at him and shouting “What about Farage”. Latest from that London / Llundain here ⬇️
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
My front page story for Thursday’s South Wales Evening Post - A father and son were running a commercial cannabis farm hidden inside a fleet of HGV trailers parked in a secluded compound in the Afan Valley.
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
My front page story for Thursday’s South Wales Evening Post - A father and son were running a commercial cannabis farm hidden inside a fleet of HGV trailers parked in a secluded compound in the Afan Valley.
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Next thing they'll tell us that Boris Johnson was a lazy dilettante with no ability to concentrate on anything for more than a few minutes and no ability to make tough decisions.
November 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Next thing they'll tell us that Boris Johnson was a lazy dilettante with no ability to concentrate on anything for more than a few minutes and no ability to make tough decisions.
Lo! And so it came to pass that it was the third Thursday of November and the good folk of Swansea did set aside their work and did wear garments of finest cloth and did gather in great multitude to drink the fruits of the harvest and whatever WKD is made from.
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Beaujolais Day 2025: Thousands dress up and party in bars and restaurants
It is one of the biggest days in the social calendar, especially in Swansea, as thousands of people flocked to city venues to party the afternoon and evening away
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November 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Lo! And so it came to pass that it was the third Thursday of November and the good folk of Swansea did set aside their work and did wear garments of finest cloth and did gather in great multitude to drink the fruits of the harvest and whatever WKD is made from.
www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/foo...
www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/foo...
Reform UK's only Senedd member Laura Jones has been suspended from the Welsh Parliament for 14 days for using racist language about Chinese people in a WhatsApp message.
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Reform UK's only Senedd member has been suspended for using racial slur
Senedd members agreed a 14-day suspension for Laura Anne Jones
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November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Reform UK's only Senedd member Laura Jones has been suspended from the Welsh Parliament for 14 days for using racist language about Chinese people in a WhatsApp message.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
A teacher at Llangatwg Community School in Cadoxton / Llangatwg gave a pupil a gift of alcohol and a Christmas card signed “your best buddy" with a kiss.
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Teacher found guilty of supplying alcohol to a minor
Richard James Pugh, former head of science at Llangatwg Community School in Neath, 'could not tell the truth even at this late stage', said a judge
www.walesonline.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A teacher at Llangatwg Community School in Cadoxton / Llangatwg gave a pupil a gift of alcohol and a Christmas card signed “your best buddy" with a kiss.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
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‘The half life of the teaspoons was 81 days.’
70 teaspoons placed in tearooms around the institute & observed weekly over 5 months. 80% of spoons disappeared; spoon halflife~81 days. Communal room halflife lower than in specific labs. 250 spoons annually required to maintain 70 spoon population.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute
Objectives To determine the overall rate of loss of workplace teaspoons and whether attrition and displacement are correlated with the relative value of the teaspoons or type of tearoom. Design Longitudinal cohort study. Setting Research institute ...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
‘The half life of the teaspoons was 81 days.’
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In drought-hit parts of India, girls are having to sacrifice their education to spend hours every day gathering water for their families.
(Via @en.france24.com)
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(Via @en.france24.com)
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Education for girls hit hard by India's drying wells
Each morning, 17-year-old Ramati Mangla sets off barefoot with a steel pot in hand, walking several kilometres to fetch water from a distant spring in India's Maharashtra state.
www.france24.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In drought-hit parts of India, girls are having to sacrifice their education to spend hours every day gathering water for their families.
(Via @en.france24.com)
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
(Via @en.france24.com)
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
My front page story for Wednesday’s South Wales Evening Post - A former football club coach is on trial accused of sexually assaulting and exposing his penis to a string of women over an 18-month period.
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My front page story for Wednesday’s South Wales Evening Post - A former football club coach is on trial accused of sexually assaulting and exposing his penis to a string of women over an 18-month period.
A father-and-son were running a commercial cannabis growing operation using converted lorry trailers parked in a compound in the Afan Valley, a court has heard.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
It looked like a lot of old lorries, then police looked inside
Police had to bring in firefighters with cutting equipment to gain access to the trailers
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November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A father-and-son were running a commercial cannabis growing operation using converted lorry trailers parked in a compound in the Afan Valley, a court has heard.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
A woman failed to declare she owned a half share in a second home in Portugal when making claims for benefits, a court has heard.
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Pensioner wrongly claimed £22k in benefits without mentioning one thing
The 67-year-old's barrister said her client had found herself in court for the first time in her life
www.walesonline.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
A woman failed to declare she owned a half share in a second home in Portugal when making claims for benefits, a court has heard.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
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"We've dismembered a journalist by mistake"
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"We've dismembered a journalist by mistake"
My front page story for Tuesday’s South Wales Evening Post - Police are investigating after a swastika and the phrase “get out” were daubed on the walls of a Swansea / Abertawe church.
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
My front page story for Tuesday’s South Wales Evening Post - Police are investigating after a swastika and the phrase “get out” were daubed on the walls of a Swansea / Abertawe church.