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More rain hits Wales amid Storm Dennis fallout
For communities here in South Wales that have been devastated by Storm Dennis there was more heavy rain and flooding today.
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All new homes in Wales to be powered by clean energy from 2025
The role that housing can play in cutting carbon emissions is a crucial one. It’s estimated our homes contribute around 20% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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Conservatives take seats from Labour in Wales
One of the key Tory victories was Wrexham, which had been Labour since before the second world war – so why did people switch their allegiance?
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Johnson rallies Conservative vote in south Wales
As part of his nationwide tour, Boris Johnson stopped off in south Wales to rally Conservative support – while Welsh Labour leader Mark Drakeford was out campaigning in a Labour target seat, claiming that the gap between the parties had been consistently narrowing.
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State of the Union: How Wales could swing the election
During this election I have travelled to all corners of the United Kingdom to assess the state of the Union.
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The election battle for Wales
Of the seats being contested in this general election, 40 are in here in Wales. There’s potential for all of the main UK parties – as well as Plaid Cymru – to make gains.
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London Bridge attack: ‘People have warned about dangers in prison system for a long time’, says former head of Parole board for England and Wales
I spoke to the former head of the Parole board for England and Wales, Nick Hardwick – who resigned from the post last year – and I began by asking him about the wider backdrop of reforms to the criminal justice system – including prisons.
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Tories and Labour promise more money for Wales
The Conservatives and Labour have both promised to spend more money in Wales.
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Record number of homeless people dying in England and Wales
New figures out today show that the number of homeless people dying on the streets has risen sharply by more than a fifth.
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Wales buzzing to bee-come the world’s most bee-friendly country
At a time when the British wild bee is fighting to survive, Wales has taken on the challenge of trying to turn things round.
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Drug deaths hit record levels in England and Wales
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales are the highest they have ever been. New figures show there were more than 4,000 deaths from drug poisoning last year, nearly 3 quarters of which were caused by illicit drugs like heroin and crack cocaine. Many health experts have blamed government cuts to treatment programmes.
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Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price: ‘Only solution to Wales’ poverty is independence’
Adam Price is the leader of Plaid Cymru.
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Is Wales really becoming indy-curious?
Boris Johnson may have given himself a new title of Minister for the Union, but how United is the Kingdom?
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Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford after meeting Boris Johnson: ‘We need more than vacuous optimism’
First Minister of Wales and leader of Welsh Labour, Mark Drakeford, met Boris Johnson today.
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1,700 jobs cut in Wales as Ford factory closure confirmed
The factory has been in service for 40 years and its closure will have a huge impact on the local community.