Room 109

Photo stories from weekly Live News Days. Shot and edited in 4 hours every Thursday by Second and Third year Photojournalism Students at the University of South Wales, Cardiff. Magazine out soon!

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David Thomas has worked at ProLab at Davies Colour for 14 years. The company provides high quality printing services and is currently printing work for graduate student exhibitions. ©Craig Redmond

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Francesco di bella and Luca Persico, are members of 99 posse, leading R&B voices of underground music in Naples. They recently pre released their new album in London and held a sold out concert at the Brixton Jamm. @Peppe Iovino

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A dead, most likely Short-Beaked Common Dolphin found on the beach in Southerndown. The Short-Beaked Common Dolphin is common offshore in the Irish Sea and St George’s Channel, particularly over the Celtic Deep west of the Smalls, Sea Watch Foundation says. © Franziska Pullmann

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Floral Tributes and candles are laid to remember those who lost their lives in the terror attacks on Wednesday 22nd March outside Big Ben on Westminster Bridge. The flowers mark where one woman lost her life in the attack. People are gathering to look at the flowers and pay their respects. @Becky Ward

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Warren Kwok, a 20 year old technical engineer from Cardiff posing with his Western Hognose Snake: “I like to have unconventional pets, it’s quite low maintenance and I love the way they move. My love for snakes and reptiles in general, I developed during my High School Work Experience in a reptile shop.” Calculations by the British Federation of Herpetologists (BFH) indicate that there are now as many as eight million reptiles and amphibians being kept as pets in the UK. This compares to an estimated dog population of 6.5 million, according to The Telegraph. © Franziska Pullmann

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The National Assembly for Wales is hosting a series of events at the University of South Wales Campus in Newport, between March 20-25, in its latest campaign to engage with people in their own communities. Video by Aimee Herd and Sophie Kutkaitis

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Boylesque dancer, Ernie Sparkles talks to We Are Cardiff about his love of performing and growing up in the City. @Lorna Cabble

Article: https://wearecardiff.co.uk/2017/03/15/ernie-sparkles-circus-boylesque-and-all-that-glitters/

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Charlotte Baldwin, who owns two dachshunds, organises weekly and monthly walks on the Facebook page 'South Wales, Sausage Dog Walks'. This helps dachshunds and their owners mingle together and make friends. @Kate Smith

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Sainsbury's customers confused about 'don't eat' daffodil safety warning. Across the nation, people have been discovering the bright red 'don't eat' logo on their tag of daffodils, it has hit the social media and people wondering if it is a 'delicacy' and part of a strange new diet? @Kern Bridges

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Demolition of "distinguished" Victorian mansion looks set for approval. The Highlands located in Old Barry Road in Penarth is set to be demolished and replaced with 11 new houses. Penarth Town Council were consulted and have stated: "That the application be approved with reservations over overcrowding and visibility of development, including trees already felled." The plans will go before Vale council planning committee on Thursday March 30th. @Kern Bridges

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Around 200 were expected to be marching for Endometriosis on Saturday, in order to raise awareness about this disease that affects 1 in 10 women worldwide. The march was organised and led by Nicola Dally, as well as being supported and funded by the Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales association. © Jessica Gwynne

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Vice Chancellor, Julie Lydon, and Head of Therapeutic Studies and Creative Arts, Judith Mulcahy opened the new Helen Kegie Therapy Centre at the University of South Wales, Newport campus on Thursday the 23rd. @Aimee Herd and Sophie Kutkaitis

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Cardiff Arms Fair draws in protestors and police outside the Motorpoint Arena. The peaceful protest was met with a large number of police including riot vans and horse mounted police. @Tom Watts

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The saying goes, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." But a study conducted by the American Journal of Epidemiology indicated that participants that consume 240ml of apple juice each day demonstrated a 35% increase in developing kidney stones. The juice contains oxalates, which may trigger the formation of calcium oxalate stones. @Chloe Jackson-Nott

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Bristol Aquarium have opened a pool for fish and other aquatic animals that have been abandoned by their owners. The Big Fish campaign aims to educate people that fish do not grow to the size of their tank and are just as demanding as any other pet. Among other types of fish, there is a huge concentration of turtles that have been abandoned by their owners who couldn't look after them once they got bigger. @Becky Ward 

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Rebecca Staszewska’s son, Grabriel, has early years autism. Rebecca is trying to fund for private therapy for her son due to the lack of funding for autism through the NHS. @Rebecca Thomas

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‘The National Assembly for Wales is hosting a series of events at the University of South Wales Campus in Newport, between March 20-25, in its latest campaign to engage with people in their own communities.  

- ©Aimee Herd’