Coastal Welsh county of 71,500 people, Aberystwyth the main town; a centre of Welsh language and culture.
hosepipe bans have been extended across parts of southern and central England amid record heat and low rainfall. Water companies warn demand has peaked, risking shortages unless rainfall returns. Welsh Water and other providers have imposed bans and stressed exemptions for essential use.
Two people have been rescued after an aircraft ditched into the sea off Pembrokeshire following a mayday. The RNLI and coastguard coordinated a multi-agency response. Casualties were brought ashore and later transferred to hospital; both were discharged after treatment.
Oxfam shops have benefited from notable donations of rare memorabilia. A signed Paul McCartney book has sold for £950, while a Tolkien first edition Hobbit has raised £38,400. Donors remain unknown in at least some cases, but proceeds support Oxfam’s poverty relief and emergency appeals.