7 d. ago Wildfire above Welsh train station sees fire service tell residents to 'shut windows and doors'

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service performed a 'tactical burn'

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9 d. ago One Welsh fire service has dealt with nearly 200 wildfires in the past week

It comes as police reminded the public that setting deliberate wildfires is a criminal offence

Economics

1 week ago Bus service between two popular Welsh seaside towns set to be reduced

The bus service reduction, along with a number of other changes to services was discussed at a council's community liaison committee meeting

Politics

2 w. ago LA wildfires death toll climbs to 30 after officials find more human remains

Discovery in Altadena months after fires brings deaths in Eaton fire up to 18, while 12 people killed in Palisades fireMonths after wildfires tore through Los Angeles communities, officials announced this week they had discovered another set of human remains, bringing the death toll in the disaster up to 30.Investigators were dispatched to Altadena on Wednesday to investigate possible human remains in the community, which was hit hard by the Eaton fire in January. The special operations response team confirmed that the remains were human, the Los Angeles county medical examiner’s office said in a statement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wildfire breaks out in Stirling as 'extreme risk' warning remains in place

The blaze is now the third wildfire of the week following an "extreme risk" warning.

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2 w. ago Welsh public services face £65m black hole due to tax hike, Senedd hears

Mark Drakeford, the Welsh Finance Secretary, said Rachel Reeves is ‘wrong’ to use the Barnett formula to distribute funding for public services.

Economics

2 w. ago Man, 37, jailed for ‘vicious and persistent’ attack on police officer

Richard Nodwell, 37, of Oakfield, Cwmbran, was jailed for six years and four months after assaulting a police officer, fracturing his eye socket.

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3 w. ago More evacuations as wildfires burn in the Carolinas. Forecasts aren't encouraging for firefighters

More people have been asked to leave their homes in the North Carolina and South Carolina mountains as wildfires spread and the forecast for the rest of the week isn't encouraging

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