22 h. ago Rachel Reeves must not fall short on giving Welsh rail a fair deal in this spending review

Business Editor Sion Barry makes the case for greater UK Government rail investment in Wales

Economics

4 d. ago Police launch urgent appeal as they investigate disappearance of 16

Leon has been missing for 24 hours and was last seen at a train station in south Wales

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4 d. ago The UK Government has to deliver £4bn of rail investment in Wales | Mark Barry

Transport expert Professor Mark Barry of Cardiff University makes the case for UK rail enhancement investment in Wales to help address years of under investment out to 2040

Economics

5 d. ago ‘Accept it or you have to walk’: Labour’s UK spending review battles enter final stage

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces ‘make or break’ moment for government’s pledge to deliver 1.5mn new homes

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6 d. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of assembling ‘rogues’ gallery’ to attack NGOs

Congressional Integrity Project calls Wednesday hearing led by Greene ‘political theater’ and exercise in hypocrisyThe far-right congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has assembled a “rogues’ gallery of extremists, conspiracy theorists and C-team political operatives” to promote Donald Trump’s crackdown on non-government organisations (NGOs), a congressional watchdog has claimed.The House of Representatives’ Delivering on Government Efficiency (Doge) subcommittee, chaired by Greene, is due to hold a hearing on Wednesday entitled “Public Funds, Private Agendas: NGOs Gone Wild”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Police investigate hate crime after passenger called 'woman from Taliban' on Cardiff to Bristol train

The woman was travelling with her family on a service south Wales from Wales to London and asked another passenger not to sit on the table. What happened next left them shocked

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9 d. ago Shamed Strictly star Wynne Evans claimed 'rotten' BBC was a 'corrupt organisation' just days before he was sacked over sex

The Welsh opera singer, 53, was informed on Thursday that his rolling contract at Radio Wales had been terminated after a four-month investigation into his behaviour at the corporation.

Politics

9 d. ago Shamed Strictly star Wynne Evans claimed 'rotten' BBC was a 'corrupt organisation' just days before he was sacked over sex

The Welsh opera singer, 53, was informed on Thursday that his rolling contract at Radio Wales had been terminated after a four-month investigation into his behaviour at the corporation.

Politics

1 week ago Katie Price's butt lift injector BANNED from all procedures...after he left women with killer sepsis

A celeb-backed liquid BBL injector has been banned from carrying out cosmetic procedures across England and Wales following a shocking BBC investigation and subsequent court ruling.

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1 week ago Target of delivering 50% increase in procedures ‘must be underpinned by NHS staff know

Innovation driven by NHS staff must be key to unlocking Scottish Government aims of delivering a 50% increase in procedures such as vital hip and knee replacements, says a health service partner.

Sport

1 week ago Government steps in to deliver new reservoirs amid water supply concerns

The Environment Secretary has designated two new reservoirs as ‘nationally significant’ to speed up the planning process.

Politics

1 week ago King warns Canada facing 'critical moment' in speech to Parliament with world at most 'unstable' since WW2

The King has made a historic appearance at Canada’s state opening of parliament to deliver the message of the country’s new government

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2 w. ago Police issue update on investigation after boy, 16, dies at Barry Island Pleasure Park

Taha Soomro, 16, of Grangetown, Cardiff, was pronounced dead at the scene on Friday night

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2 w. ago Live facial recognition cameras may become ‘commonplace’ as police use soars

Exclusive: The Guardian and Liberty Investigates find police in England and Wales believe expansion is likely after 4.7m faces scanned in 2024Valuable tool or cause for alarm? Facial ID quietly becoming part of police’s arsenalPolice believe live facial recognition cameras may become “commonplace” in England and Wales, according to internal documents, with the number of faces scanned having doubled to nearly 5m in the last year.A joint investigation by the Guardian and Liberty Investigates highlights the speed at which the technology is becoming a staple of British policing.Police forces scanned nearly 4.7m faces with live facial recognition cameras last year – more than twice as many as in 2023. Live facial recognition vans were deployed at least 256 times in 2024, according to official deployment records, up from 63 the year before.A roving unit of 10 live facial recognition vans that can be sent anywhere in the country will be made available within days – increasing national capa...

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2 w. ago Police investigation after three boys and woman die in house fire

Three boys aged 15, eight and four, died at the scene of the early morning fire

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2 w. ago Wishaw MSP backing new Scottish Government campaign to find more foster carers

Foster carers play a vital role in supporting and providing safe and loving foster homes to children and young people. They are key to the Scottish Government’s ambition of delivering The Promise by 2030.

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3 w. ago UK asking other countries to host ‘return hubs’ for refused asylum seekers, Starmer confirms – UK politics live

PM on trip to announce increased cooperation against people smugglers alongside Albania’s prime minister, Edi RamaAll Commons Speakers, at least for the past 30 years, have complained about the government making major announcements to the media first, and not to parliament first. But rarely have any of them sounded quite as furious about this as Lindsay Hoyle, who this morning delivered an extended reprimand to the government about this at the start of an urgent question.The UQ was about plans to limit the use of prison recall – something announced by the justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, at a press conference yesterday, while the Commons was still sitting. After pointing this out, and reminding MPs that details of the immigration white paper were given to the media extensively, long before the ministerial statement about it was delivered in the Commons on Monday, Hoyle went on to imply that, as well as regularly breaking the ministerial code, ministers were also guilty of hypocri...

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3 w. ago Police investigate report young child was assaulted 'by member of staff' at Bridgend school

The investigation follows a complaint to the school by a dad who said his child alleged they were 'hurt' by a member of staff

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4 w. ago Police investigating three fires linked to Keir Starmer arrest suspect

A car fire is also being investigated as part of the ongoing probe

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4 w. ago Blaze at Keir Starmer's home with investigation now under way

Police are carrying out an investigation into the fire which broke out at the property on Monday

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