9 h. ago Welsh council criticised after pulling out of Green Flag parks scheme

Vale of Glamorgan Council removed Green Flag park status from all eight parks

Politics

43 h. ago Council's 'crazy' plans to prioritise Welsh over English in schools blasted by teachers... but what do parents think?

EXCL: Plans by Welsh council bosses' to reduce the amount of lessons taught in English to 'bolster' Welsh have been applauded by residents despite being slammed as 'crazy' by teachers.

Society

6 d. ago Welsh council denies it will inspect bin bags and fine people

Flintshire County Council has been forced to suspend a door-to-door campaign to explain the new three-weekly bin collection scheme following threats and abuse towards staff

Politics

7 d. ago Military clerk who stole £1m from the MoD to pay for hair transplants, Turkey teeth and 'fake six

Former corporal Aaron Stelmach-Purdie, 34, ran the scheme while working at Regent's Park Barracks in central London.

Economics

7 d. ago Italian police arrest 24 suspected mafiosi over Naples parking protection racket

Suspects charged for drug and weapon offences as well as scheme in which drivers felt compelled to pay feesItalian police have arrested 24 suspected members of the Camorra – the notorious Neapolitan mafia – on charges of drug trafficking, arms possession and running an illegal parking attendant scheme.According to investigators, several of those arrested on Monday were reportedly affiliated with well-known Camorra families operating in the Fuorigrotta and Chiaia districts of Naples. Some were already serving jail sentences. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Plan to phase out English at county's schools 'doesn't go far enough'

Gwynedd Council plans to make Welsh the principal language of education in every school it administers in the county

Politics

7 d. ago Military clerk stole £1m from the MoD to pay for hair transplants, Turkey teeth and 'fake six

Former corporal Aaron Stelmach-Purdie, 34, (pictured) ran the scheme while working at Regent's Park Barracks in central London.

Economics

8 d. ago Welsh council quits X saying it's 'synonymous with abuse, misinformation, and extreme views'

Vale of Glamorgan Council is one of a number of UK public bodies that have distanced themselves from the social media platform owned by Elon Musk

Events

8 d. ago Roads 'so bad' one Welsh council has added a new category to alert system

The man responsible for the area's road network said an eye-watering £80m would be needed to bring it up to standard

Events

1 week ago Welsh council says it won't rely on Met Office warnings anymore after flooding disaster

Recommendations agreed by RCT decision makers following Storm Bert in November include using other data such as flood forecasting models and the predicted rainfall forecasts

Events

1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says US ‘very surprised’ after Chinese fighters captured on frontline

Ukraine president says more than 150 Chinese involved in fighting for Russia; US lawmakers criticise reports of planned troop pullbacks in Europe. What we know on day 1,142See all our Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy accused Beijing of turning a blind eye to the recruitment of Chinese nationals to fight for Russia, adding he believed the US was “very surprised” by the revelation. The Ukrainian leader said Kyiv has obtained passport details of at least 155 fighters from China in the war. While Zelenskyy said Beijing knew its citizens were there, he didn’t believe the country had given “some kind of command” they join the fight.Zelenskyy added he believes Russia is using social media, including TikTok, to recruit. He said he was prepared to exchange captured Chinese soldiers with Ukrainian servicemen in detention.China called those claims “groundless”, saying they are contrary to an effort to find a political solution to the ongoing war. “The Chinese government always asks Chin...

Events

2 w. ago Blue Badge eligibility criteria and application process detailed for UK residents

The Blue Badge scheme enables people with disabilities or certain health conditions to park closer to their destination. There are six eligibility criteria in total

Politics

2 w. ago MSP flies flag for Scottish tourism and green holidays at Solway park

MSP Colin Smyth marked Scottish Tourism Month this spring with a visit to a family’s holiday park in his constituency which is pioneering green getaways.

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Defend yourself’: the Memphis gun club educating Black women and children on firearm safety

A Tennessee chapter of the National African American Gun Association (Naaga) is teaching their community self-defense as more Black adults in US become firearm ownersIn the middle of a strip of industrial, single story buildings, it’s easy to miss the offices of 901 Brothers Sisters Keeper gun club, the Memphis chapter of the National African American Gun Association (Naaga).Inside the office multiple flags hang: the Black Lives Matter flag; the thin green line flag, which is often used by members and supporters of the US military; an American flag; and the Naaga flag, a red, black and green version of the country’s flag that reads: “community engagement”, “tactical training”, “safe storage”, “kid’s gun safety”, “self defense” and “mentoring” – tenets of the organization. Continue reading...

Society