Sources: BBC
In snooker, Zhao Xintong of China defeats three-time champion Mark Williams of Wales 18–12 at the World Snooker Championship to win his first championship, becoming the first amateur player and the first player from China to do so. 2025-05-5
Flash flooding kills 21 people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 2023-12-30
The death toll from the ongoing flash floods in Kentucky, United States, increases to 25. 2022-07-29
Five people are killed by flash flooding occurs in parts of the U.S. states of Alabama and Tennessee, with as much as 13 inches of rain falling in some areas. 2021-10-8
Wales and Scotland hold elections for their respective national parliaments. The elections use the proportional additional member system, unlike the first past the post system used in House of Commons elections. 2021-05-6
Flash flooding kills two people and causes major power outages in Sydney, Australia. 2018-11-28
Flash flooding in southern Thailand kills at least 18 people. 2017-01-7
Two people are killed and more than 800 homes flooded following heavy rain and high winds across England and Wales. 2012-11-25
A protest against the alleged "appalling" treatment by the United States of Bradley Manning occurs in London, with supporters from Wales, where Manning attended school, attending. 2011-03-20
Flash floods sweep across central Europe and the Baltic states, killing at least 15 people - 5 Czechs, 4 Lithuanians, 3 Germans, 3 Poles -, whilst 3 Czechs are also missing. 2010-08-8