Good and bad news for the three lads cycling to Thailand

* Bad news: Dyfan's tyre kept going flat.

* Good news: mum and dad arrive in Germany and stand the lads to a night in a hotel. 

There was some bad news and some good news for the three Llangollen area lads cycling to Thailand on day 25 of their mammoth trip.

Dyfan Hughes, 17, James Thomas, 18, and Louis Dennis, 18, had never ridden a bike further than the shop near their homes when they set out a few weeks go on their 18-month quest to reach Asia.

Once there they aim to meet up with their friend Harrison who moved to Thailand six months ago after his dad died from a heart attack and to raise money for heart research. 

They spent last week pedalling their way through Germany and on the 25th day of their ride they hit some bad luck when Dyfan's tyre kept deflating and eventually needed replacing. 

But the good news came in a welcome message from his parents that they had flown over to Germany and would be standing all three lads a night in a hotel at a town called Neumarkt.

Back on the road again after the break the trio, who call themselves the Westheads, rounded off the week by hitting the mighty river Danube for the first time and are now following its course deeper into Europe.  

* To follow the journey on their social media and make a donation if you wish go to: https://linktr.ee/westheads