American rapper and producer Snoop Dogg has become an investor with Welsh side Swansea City, the Championship club said on Thursday, with the songwriter joining Croatian midfielder Luka Modric as a co-owner.

An athlete has died after competing in the Ironman 70.3 Swansea triathlon event last weekend, organisers have said. In a statement, Ironman Wales said the athlete received immediate medical care halfway into the swim section of the race on Sunday 13 July, after swim safety officials noticed they were in difficulty.

A senior councillor has welcomed plans for a new secondary school in Swansea to offer vocational skills at a time when the construction sector was facing a major shortage of them. Cllr Andrea Lewis, whose cabinet responsibilities include housing,