3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (323+ words) More stories from Wales. The footage shows fireworks being set off while a car drives down a major city ring road. The driver was captured on police dashcam weaving in and out of traffic at about 100mph on the busy road....

12+ hour, 14+ min ago  (380+ words) A 15-year-old girl who got into difficulty swimming in the sea at a beach has died. Chiedza Nyanjowa, from Cheshire, was taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in a critical condition after the swim at Formby beach on Bank Holiday…...

16+ hour, 18+ min ago  (495+ words) Local residents and swimmers have been celebrating the 90th birthday of Peterborough Lido. The Grade II-listed Art Deco outdoor pool opened on 28 May 1936 and it has survived several threats of closure - and even a World War Two bombing raid. One of…...

16+ hour, 21+ min ago  (397+ words) Lucy Woodward will be the first Jersey woman to compete in a Commonwealth Games heptathlon Jersey heptathlete Lucy Woodward says her selection for the 2026 Commonwealth Games is a "dream come true". Woodward, 23, scored a personal best of 5391 in Germany earlier…...

17+ hour, 34+ min ago  (823+ words) As temperatures increase and warm spells become more guaranteed, outdoor swimming pools look forward to a welcome boost to their visitor numbers. This year, however, the gates to the lido in Stroud, Gloucestershire, have not opened for the start of…...

4+ mon, 10+ hour ago  (640+ words) Users of Templemore sports complex in Londonderry have welcomed plans for a "100m upgrade, including the creation of an Olympic-size, eight-lane swimming pool. The project was endorsed at a special meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council and will see…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (297+ words) If you are a fan of swimming by moonlight, or paddling around while being serenaded, a city pool is the place to be as it celebrates its 90th year. The Grade II listed Peterborough Lido opened in 1936 and has survived several…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (412+ words) World Junior champion Filip Nowacki is one of Jersey's greatest sporting prospects for many years World junior breaststroke champion Filip Nowacki leads a 21-strong Jersey squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Nowacki, 18, who won the British 200m breaststroke title earlier…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (371+ words) A "cool map" is helping people to find places in London where they can take shelter from the sun, cool down in air-conditioned spaces, use the toilet and refill their water bottles. Mapped venues range from the O2 and the Royal…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (119+ words) An outdoor pool has been closed after a boy had to be rescued by a lifeguard. East of England Ambulance Service said a patient was airlifted from Hitchin Swimming and Fitness Centre in Hertfordshire to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, after…...