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theguardian.com > music > 02/20/2026 > cas-smith-obituary

Cas Smith obituary | Folk music

4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (339+ words) My friend Cas Smith, who has died aged 78, was a well-known and much-loved figure on the south Wales folk music scene for more than 40 years. When Cas and her family moved to the Swansea Valley in 1979, they got involved in…...

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theguardian.com > us-news > 02/16/2026 > savannah-guthrie-appeal-missing-mother-nancy

Savannah Guthrie makes new appeal for missing mother: ‘It’s never too late to do the right thing’

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (522+ words) Instagram post by TV host whose mother disappeared 15 days ago in Arizona says "you're not lost or alone' The TV news anchor Savannah Guthrie issued a fresh appeal to anyone who knows the whereabouts of her missing mother, saying that…...

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theguardian.com > uk-news > 02/12/2026 > cwm-rhondda-bread-of-heaven-hymn-chapel-saved-welsh-fundraising

Birthplace of hymn Cwm Rhondda saved by fundraising drive

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (471+ words) Supporters raise "73,000 to secure future of Welsh valleys chapel where beloved hymn was first sung The Welsh valleys chapel where the beloved hymn Cwm Rhondda " also known as Bread of Heaven " was first sung is safe in the hands of…...

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theguardian.com > us-news > video > 02/09/2026 > savannah-guthrie-asks-for-publics-help-in-finding-her-missing-mother-video

Savannah Guthrie asks for public’s help in finding her missing mother – video

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (129+ words) Today show host Savannah Guthrie posted a new video message on social media on Monday, saying she believes her missing mother Nancy Guthrie is 'still out there', and asked the public to report anything 'strange' to law enforcement. The 84-year-old…...

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theguardian.com > environment > 02/06/2026 > country-diary-a-trip-to-the-sheep-auction-interrupted-by-light-and-legend

Country diary: A trip to the sheep auction – interrupted by light and legend | Andrea Meanwell

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (182+ words) Country diary: A trip to the sheep auction " interrupted by light and legend | Andrea Meanwell'The Guardian Country diary: A trip to the sheep auction " interrupted by light and legend Hawes, North Yorkshire: A stunning ray of sunshine, beamed on to…...

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theguardian.com > australia-news > 02/02/2026 > victoria-police-launch-new-search-for-fugitive-dezi-freeman-based-on-intelligence-derived-from-gunshot

Victoria police launch new search for fugitive Dezi Freeman based on intelligence derived from ‘gunshot’

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (576+ words) More than 100 police and volunteers to join targeted five-day search of Mount Buffalo national park A major new search has been launched to find fugitive Dezi Freeman " or his remains " almost two months after investigators ended their last effort to…...

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theguardian.com > australia-news > live > 02/02/2026 > australia-news-live-desi-freeman-porepunkah-shooting-search-nationals-leadership-spill-littleproud-liberals-sussan-ley-angus-taylor-andrew-hastie-ntwnfb

Australia news live: gunshot analysis inspires fresh search for fugitive Dezi Freeman; Littleproud faces leadership spill attempt

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (526+ words) Over 100 police and volunteers join five-day search in Mount Buffalo national park. Follow today's news live David Littleproud may face spill motion today The fallout from the Coalition's latest spectacular split will come to a head with a Nationals backbencher…...

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theguardian.com > australia-news > video > 01/13/2026 > divers-off-perth-surface-to-find-their-boat-gone-leaving-them-stranded-at-sea-video

Divers off Perth surface to find their boat gone, leaving them stranded at sea – video

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (161+ words) Ryan Chapman and his diving buddy have spent about 45 minutes spearfishing off Perth when they resurface and realise a loose knot on their anchor has caused their boat to drift away. About 3.5km offshore, they spot a fishing vessel roughly 1.5km away…...

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theguardian.com > sport > live > 12/27/2025 > welsh-grand-national-updates-horse-racing-from-chepstow-and-kempton-live

Haiti Couleurs victorious in Welsh Grand National: racing from Chepstow and Kempton – as it happened

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1413+ words) 1 Williethebuilder (Toby McCain-Mitchell) 5-1 2 Trustintimes (Bryan Carver) 7-2 3 Wandering Ego (James Bowen) 7-2 6 ran Non Runner: 2 Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Kempton, 3.37pm) And they're off " De Temps En Temps has the lead at halfway " Indemnity is close up with Wandering Ego " Williethebuilder is at the…...

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theguardian.com > education > 12/26/2025 > hidden-engine-room-amateur-historians-genealogical-research

‘The hidden engine room’: how amateur historians are powering genealogical research

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (244+ words) Wealth of datasets compiled as private passions are now a goldmine for those hunting for their ancestors "If you start getting into genealogy, you think about the birth, marriage and death records, and then the civil or the census records…...