Western Mail

Could Welsh Spray Cure the Common Cold?

Welsh research has confirmed an incredible breakthrough which is a giant step forward in the hunt for the elusive cure for the common cold, experts revealed yesterday. Scientists say a new spray is the closest they have come to developing a cure for the most prevalent virus in the world. The treatment marks huge progress towards the development of an anti- cold vaccine. And not only can the spray prevent the cold virus, it can also stop it from spreading, says the research team. Professor Ron...

What Have We Got Here Then? A Cop Report Card

Two of Wales' four police forces are getting worse at investigating crime, Home Office figures revealed yesterday - but the man in charge of one immediately criticised the system as being 'unfair'. Performance tables rated Dyfed- Powys fair and Gwent as good at investigating crime, but both were judged to be deteriorating.

Zorro?

She shot to Hollywood stardom thanks to her swash-buckling role in The Mask Of Zorro. Now Catherine Zeta-Jones is back in the long- awaited sequel. But is The Legend Of Zorro as successful as the first film? Gary Slaymaker delivers his verdict WHEN Catherine Zeta-Jones left Wales for America it's fair to say that she didn't have the best of starts as she tried to carve out a Hollywood film career.

Until the Cold Cure

Atchoo! Chances are that sound is all-too-familiar in offices, schools and homes throughout Wales at this time of year. But despite scientists being closer to a common cold cure than ever before and the myriad modern medicines available, one of the nation's leading experts has revealed that right now there remains just one sure- fire way of completely avoiding colds and flu this year. 'The only way you can stop getting common colds is to stop having contact with other people and go into isola...

Flying

She's one of Hollywood's hottest young actresses. Now Kirsten Dunst is playing a people-pleasing flight attendant in her latest film. Rob Driscoll meets herIN her latest big-screen role, Kirsten Dunst could so easily have come across as a right royal, interfering pain. As Claire, the impossibly upbeat flight attendant heroine of romantic drama Elizabethtown, she hounds and pesters Orlando Bloom's hapless hero Drew - who is still recovering from being fired and learning about his father's deat...

Alcohol Costs Shopkeeper Pounds 900

A shop owner in Swansea has been fined for selling a Bacardi Breezer to a 15-year-old boy who was 'working undercover' for his local council's Trading Standards Department. Kamljit Kaur Johal, licensee of the Cross Stores at Ravenhill, North Swansea pleaded not guilty to selling alcohol to an underage customer but was fined pounds 500 with a pounds 300 contribution to prosecution costs. It was Johal's second offence as she was fined for a similar incident in 2003.

I Do Enjoy the Dressing Up and Looking Glam but at Home You'll Find Me in My Track Suit Bottoms with My Hair Tied Back and No Make-Up

Katherine jenkins has revealed she is as likely to opt for high street fashion as designer gear when she chooses the outfits that have made her one of today's most sophisticated stars. She may be best known for her sensational mezzo soprano voice which catapulted her to the top of the classical music chart. But she is also renowned for her unique sense of style.

Judge Lets Care Worker Who Claimed Pounds 37,000 Benefits to Walk Free

A care worker who claimed more than pounds 37,000 in state benefits while she was earning wages walked free from court yesterday. Beverley Hayes, 46, claimed income support despite working for two employment agencies. Cardiff Crown Court heard Hayes received pounds 37,115 in benefits between 1998 and 2004.

Student Goes Out On a Limb for 24hrs

An innovative project set up to help young homeless people in Carmarthenshire is being launched next month. The Nightstop scheme provides emergency accommodation for young people aged 16-25 with volunteer hosts across the county. Carmarthenshire is only the second county in Wales to introduce the project.

Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, a Fast Car and Four Young Men Died

A car which crashed into a water-filled ditch, killing its four occupants, was being driven too fast by an unlicensed driver with drugs and alcohol in his bloodstream. Although the alcohol in Warren Harding's system was below the legal limit for driving, an inquest in Newport heard that combined with the cannabis and Ecstasy which were also in his system, it could have impaired his driving ability at the time of the crash near the village of St Brides, near Newport in June this year. Warren, ...

Why It Could Become Even Harder for You to See Your Gp in Wales

Patients could find it harder to get an appointment with their GP unless drastic steps are taken to increase the number of doctors working in Wales. The warning comes after it emerged Wales is lagging far behind the rest of the UK in expanding its GP workforce. In the last decade the number of GPs in Wales has risen by just 3% - between 1998 and 2004 numbers increased by 2% - compared to a 16% increase in England. And some experts are predicting that the number of GPs in Wales could actually ...

I Want to Adopt Again, Says Jolie

Angelina jolie, often photographed with her two children in her arms, says she wants to adopt again. 'It's a very special thing,' the 30-year-old actress told People magazine at the recent Worldwide Orphans Foundation benefit in Manhattan. 'There's something about making a choice, waking up and travelling somewhere and finding your family.'

'World Must Rally to Stop Iran'

ISRAELI Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said yesterday that Iran intends to destroy the Jewish state, and that the international community must rally quickly to stop it. Shalom, after meeting his French counterpart in Paris, said the international community must prevent Iran from developing a nuclear bomb.

Remains of London Bomber Buried

THE remains of one of the suspected London suicide bombers were buried in a remote village in Pakistan yesterday, hours after his coffin arrived in the Islamic nation from Britain. Shahzad Tanweer blew himself up with three other youths on July 7 during co-ordinated attacks on London's transport system that left 52 people dead. Tanweer, 22, was born to Pakistani parents in Britain and lived in Leeds.

I Trusted the Doctor, Says Alleged Victim's Daughter

The daughter of a man allegedly murdered by his GP never questioned the administration of massive overdoses of morphine because a 'doctor knows best', a court heard yesterday. Alison Moss said because Dr Howard Martin, who is from Wales, was a doctor she never questioned him about the amount of drugs he was giving to her father, Frank.

Much Ado About 'Fake' Bard Portrait

A portrait which was widely thought to be that of William Shakespeare is not the Bard after all, the National Portrait Gallery said yesterday. The Grafton Portrait has become one of the most iconic images of Shakespeare, gracing the covers of several books about the playwright. The image of a man in the first flush of youth has fuelled the Shakepeare in Love-type theories about the life of the great writer. Now, after nine months of research and restoration work, the National Portrait Gallery...

I Want to Adopt Again, Says Jolie

Angelina jolie, often photographed with her two children in her arms, says she wants to adopt again. 'It's a very special thing,' the 30-year-old actress told People magazine at the recent Worldwide Orphans Foundation benefit in Manhattan. 'There's something about making a choice, waking up and travelling somewhere and finding your family.'

Blair Attack's Iran's 'End Israel' Remarks

TONY BLAIR last night launched a fierce attack on Iran's president who called for Israel to be 'wiped off the map'. The Prime Minister said he was revolted by the 'completely unacceptable' remarks of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Remains of London Bomber Buried

THE remains of one of the suspected London suicide bombers were buried in a remote village in Pakistan yesterday, hours after his coffin arrived in the Islamic nation from Britain. Shahzad Tanweer blew himself up with three other youths on July 7 during co-ordinated attacks on London's transport system that left 52 people dead. Tanweer, 22, was born to Pakistani parents in Britain and lived in Leeds.

Best Fights On As Doctors Try to Stem Bleeding

Soccer legend George Best was last night continuing to battle for life as the doctor in charge of his care said, 'We are not giving up'. Professor Roger Williams, who oversaw alcoholic Best's controversial liver transplant in 2002, said the 59-year-old had an unexplained bowel infection, which was causing complications to his treatment, but stressed he remained in a stable condition. The former Manchester United and Northern Ireland star was last night in intensive care at the private Cromwel...