Topic: Wales

Starmer has clung on. But a reckoning could be weeks away

Labour MPs have closed ranks around the prime minister, while the lack of an obvious successor has bought him some time before the Gorton by-election

Shehab Khan
Plaid Cymru leader: We’ll protect communities if Reform UK wins in England

Speaking to Hyphen, Rhun ap Iorwerth appealed for Welsh Muslims to join ‘coalition’ against ‘negative politics’ of Nigel Farage’s party

Samir Jeraj
Nearly half of UK imams are now British-born — up from just 8% in 2008

Research from Cardiff University’s Centre for the Study of Islam shows major generational shift — but warns imams are ‘overworked and underpaid’

Aisha Rimi

‘We do this together, or not at all’: the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK turns 20

Founded in 2005 by Sophie Gilliat-Ray, the Cardiff University institution has produced leading, policymaking research on Muslim life in Britain
It’s crystal clear that our water companies aren’t working — let’s change that in 2026

Crumbling infrastructure and massive debts are costing us all dearly. It’s time the government made a new year’s resolution to fix it
Plans to scrap jury trials have unleashed fury within Labour

David Lammy’s proposals to restrict the right to trial by jury to the most serious criminal cases have angered even loyal backbenchers
Meet the Muslim man changing the face of beauty

Shakeel Murtaza never imagined that filming his evening skincare routines would lead him to working with global brands
Photo essay: Mohamed Hassan’s Our Hidden Room

In a new book, the Wales-based photographer uses images made by his late father to confront loss and keep their relationship alive
Mariam Mahmood: Wrexham Women’s first Muslim player tells of joy and ambition

The 21-year-old attacker tells Hyphen about her career and her goals — both on and off-pitch