Articles by Benedict Thompson
‘You won’t be smiling when your car goes on fire,’ says man after he assaulted girlfriend and her mother in St Mellons
A MAN assaulted his girlfriend, his girlfriend’s mother, and then threatened to burn down his girlfriend’s car, Cardiff Magistrates Court heard. Scott Calnan, 29, of Verbena Close, St Mellons, Cardiff, attacked his girlfriend of six years and her mother at his girlfriend’s property on August 10, 2024, Sarah Cole, prosecuting, said. Calnan “pushed” his girlfriend and then “came right in front of the girlfriend’s mother’s forehead,” hitting her leg with a green bin bag, Ms Cole told the court.
Woman felt 'violated, ashamed and disgusted' after sexual assault at Kiwis Bar in Cardiff
A WOMAN was left feeling “violated, ashamed and disgusted” after she was a sexually assaulted on a night out at Kiwis Bar in Cardiff city centre, a court heard. Ali Azzizi, 21, of Cathays Terrace, Cardiff, had followed the young woman out into the smoking area of Kiwis Bar when he grabbed her bottom against her will. Cardiff Magistrates Court heard the victim was left feeling “violated, ashamed and disgusted” by the assault, which happened on May 19, 2024.
‘We can feel our motherland away from home’: Wales’ first Ukrainian library opens in Cardiff - The Cardiffian
THE first Ukrainian library in Wales has opened in Cardiff to bring those who have fled the Ukraine war a sense of home. It has been set up at the Cardiff for Ukraine Hub in the Capitol Shopping Centre, formerly the Quiksilver Surf Shop, in Cardiff city centre. It is part of a five-year project and each year the collection will be expanded.
Diabetics across Wales welcome Welsh and UK 'collaboration' to provide technology to monitor diabetes
PEOPLE living with diabetes in Wales have told The Cardiffian how health technology has transformed their lives. New developments in glucose sensors mean diabetics can be warned about spikes in their blood glucose levels before their health deteriorates while small pumps attached to the body adjust the amount of insulin they need. More than 207,000 people live with diabetes in Wales. There are two types – type one is not caused by lifestyle but type two is.
'You never know what's going to happen in Barry,' says man who had kitchen knife and hammer
A MAN had a kitchen knife and a hammer in his car when police arrested him outside his Barry home, a court heard. Paul Shields told officers who questioned him: “You never know what is going to happen in Barry.” Shields, of Laugharne Court, was caught driving under the influence of drugs, driving without third-party insurance and while in possession of a kitchen knife and hammer outside his home at 3pm on April 21, 2024, Cardiff Magistrates Court heard.
Adamsdown residents say they are plagued by broken glass on the streets - The Cardiffian
BROKEN glass is sometimes left on the pavement for weeks on end, according to one fed-up Adamsdown resident. Tony Griffin, 63, of Adamsdown, said he constantly worries when walking his dog as he has to constantly scan 10m ahead for litter – especially for more “worrying” items including broken glass. Mr Griffin said broken glass has been outside the Adventure Rooms store, on Newport Road, for at least four weeks.
'We loved our community garden but then fly-tipping destroyed it – we're devastated' - The Cardiffian
A MOTHER and her nine-year old son who transformed their Adamsdown community square into a beautiful community garden have been left devastated after fly-tipping and drug paraphernalia destroyed it. Armed only with flowerpots and spades, they turned the square behind their home during the COVID lockdown intoa community hotspot in the backstreets of their neighbourhood.
Implications of Alabama’s IVF ruling
0 Women’s fertility rights in America have been in a continuous state of political upheaval for the past few years. From the overturning of in 2023 to the that insists frozen embryos created and stored for in vitro fertilization (IVF) are children under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act of 1872, there appears to be constant updates that threaten to limit women’s fertility rights.
A look into the Church of England’s Reparation Fund
0 Reparations for slavery is a highly discussed topic in modern politics. More and more people are calling for the institutions that gained wealth from the transatlantic slave trade to make reparations to those still affected by the legacy of the slave trade. Recently, the Church of England has come under fire in the media. In 2019, the Church of England into its connections with the South Sea Company and the slave trade.
Eiffel Tower's Six-Day Strike
0 Paris, the romantic city of lights, has recently seen its iconic symbol, the Eiffel Tower, grapple with a crisis that not only disrupted its operations but also raised concerns about its long-term preservation. After a six-day strike by workers who voiced grievances about the structure’s maintenance and business model, the famed landmark has once again welcomed visitors with promises of revitalization and enhanced oversight.
Mixed Valence {Ni2+Ni1+} Clusters as Models of Acetyl Coenzyme A Synthase Intermediates
Download Hi-Res ImageDownload to MS-PowerPointCite This:J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, XXXX, XXX RETURN TO ARTICLES ASAPPREVArticleNEXT * Daniel W. N. Wilson Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K. Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K. *Email: dan.wilson@ucl.ac.uk , Benedict C.
Heterobimetallic 3d-4f complexes supported by a Schiff-base tripodal ligand
Heterobimetallic 3d-4f complexes supported by a Schiff-base tripodal ligand Complexes featuring multiple metal centres are of growing interest regarding metal-metal cooperation and its tuneability.
Interview with Derek Thomas MP
0 Interview conducted on 23d January 2024 BT: Could you tell us a bit about yourself and how you became interested in the topic of type 1 diabetes? DT: I am 51 years old and I grew up near Helstone. Diabetes UK called me and said there was an appalling track record for managing the pathway for diabetes in the South West.
“I wouldn’t have managed to keep myself alive for that long”: Students nationally express despair with Gender Identity Clinic waiting times
0 Trigger Warning: Mentions of suicide and gender dysphoria. University students throughout the country describe extremely long, inconsistent, and inaccessible waiting times for receiving gender-affirming care. In an inquest made by Exeposé of all NHS-supported Gender Dysphoria Clinics in England, a total of 16,649 individuals aged 18-25 are on the waiting list and in need of gender-affirming care.
Human rights or a home? The American housing crisis
0 Owen Bosser* was born and raised in Northern California. He worked a part-time job and lived throughout his small town sometimes with his family, sometimes with roommates before deciding to live alone to gain his independence. Amidst the pandemic, he joined the 8.9 million Americans participating in the great migration to different states.
Investigating period poverty at the University of Exeter
0 Period poverty is the incapacity to afford or access essential period products and hygiene items, a social issue affecting menstruating individuals nationwide. This may be especially exacerbated by the cost-of-living crisis, which has tightened the budgets of many – a recent YouGov poll suggested one in eight were likely to struggle to afford period essentials in the next year.
A new era of Conservatism
0 In October of 1931, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) saw a shift in political ideologies as two relatively centrist justices – Hughes and Roberts – began assenting to conservative policies. Since then, historical events and movements have demanded a general liberal trajectory for the court in social and economic legislation. President Franklin Roosevelt implemented ground-breaking policies such as the New Deal during the Great Depression.
Why is feminism still misunderstood today?
0 Feminism is not a cohesive and internally consistent movement. Unique experiences inevitably establish the connotations we apply to feminism and variants of feminism are continuing to emerge from influxes of debate from social media. At the same time, the critical analysis of political ideologies bring renewed contentions to the basic tenets of feminism.
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