内容摘要：Vape use has risen rapidly over the last decade with 9% of the British public now buying and using e-cigarettes.

Vape use has risen rapidly over the last decade with 9% of the British public now buying and using e-cigarettes.

"I had one woman come to my course from Canada. She was coming to Cardiff anyway but purposely picked when I had availability. I was like 'wow'!"The Dyfed-Powys Police area has reported the highest percentage increase in residential burglaries in Wales and England, according to latest

The force, which covers Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys, reported a 27% increase in the year to December 2024.Car mechanic Dafydd Jones, 27, who recently had thousands of pounds worth of tools stolen from his shed in Ceredigion, said the rise in crime was a "big worry".Dyfed-Powys Police said its transition to a new crime reporting system was partly behind the rise for 2024, adding the actual increase was 26%.

The force said its officers were committed to attending and investigating residential burglaries.The ONS data indicated a 7% decrease in reports of residential burglaries across Wales and England as a whole.

The figures suggested the Gwent Police force area saw no change (0%), while South Wales Police saw a 1% increase and North Wales Police saw a 6% decrease.

Mr Jones found £3,000-£4,000 worth of tools stolen from his farm shed in Ffair Rhos, Ceredigion, when he came home from work on 12 May."I also lost eleven bags of groundnuts and seven bags of beans. My wife and I couldn't pick anything from our room. But I am grateful we made it out on time. There were so many dead bodies in the water."

He has been having nightmares since, he said.Authorities are yet to confirm if a dam broke, exacerbating the impact of the recent floods as widely reported.

Mokwa District Head, Alhaji Muhammadu Shaba Aliyu, indicated to the BBC that there is a "reservoir" in the area that can spill out water "anytime there's rain", however he added that the magnitude of the flood is excessive.Residents told BBC News they believed the floodwater was not caused by the heavy rainfall they had experienced.