The Latest Breaking News from Alun Thomas

What is the biggest football scoreline without anyone grabbing a hat-trick?

Plus: four different players scoring twice, winning a competition after being reinstated and injured physios (revisited)

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22

Who was the first footballer to announce their international retirement?

Plus: swift ascents up the pyramid, Steve Palmer’s maverick set of shirts and an infamous 2004 Olympic penalty

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25

Deciphering Douglas Mawson’s diaries reveals his polar opposite pursuit – exploring the Flinders Ranges

Australia’s Antarctic exploration pioneer took his polar pyjamas and wore them in the outback

The Guardian - AU · Dec 27, 2025

Not them again! Footballers who are bogey players for one particular club

Plus: stalwart teammates with 500 appearances for the same club, record starts to the season and more

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022

The latest appointments in Welsh business

New appointments include those at Shaw Healthcare, HMT Sancta Maria, Savills, Rio Architects, Brickabiliity, Intelligent Ultrasound and Hollingsworth Group

Birmingham Post · Aug 15, 2022

The most recent death notices from the Valleys as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with their family and friends at this time

Wales Online · Feb 18, 2022