Russell Gower is spending Christmas with the Australian brother he didn't meet for 60 years.
Prosecutors said 16 raids on the machines took place, with one thief playing a major role in 13.
Rhian Boxall's brother was assured by a vet his pet wouldn't deliver her pups while he was on holiday.
Corey Coleman was found injured after a stallion "attempted to mount him", a court hears.
Eighty people died when a plane packed full of rugby fans crashed in a tiny south Wales village.
South Wales Police is investigating two incidents where seven cars were deliberately set alight.
Three cars were set alight in Llanharan and Rhydyfelin, in Rhondda Cynon Taf on 27 December.
Thousands descend on the National Eisteddfod, but what's it like when you don't speak Welsh?
