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  • 30 Apr 2019

    An independent report has found serious failings in maternity services at two hospitals in South Wales.

  • 22 Jan 2019

    Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales, discusses a no-deal Brexit.

  • 21 Jan 2019

    Today the government announced a draft bill aiming to help survivors of domestic abuse.

  • 20 Dec 2018

    The scale of homeless deaths across England and Wales has been described as a “national tragedy”, after new figures showed the number has soared by almost a quarter over the last five years.

  • 9 Aug 2018

    When Geraint Thomas was crowned winner of the Tour de France two weeks ago after a gruelling, twenty-one stages across more than two thousand miles, he was the first Welshman to win it.

  • 21 Jun 2018

    “It’s absolutely ruined my life”. The words of Ethel Barford, once a keen walker and traveller, now in need of a hip replacement. But despite being in constant pain she’s been told she won’t get her operation until 2020. The government in Wales has announced more money to tackle its NHS waiting list problem. For…

  • 26 Apr 2018

    Knife crime is up. Firearms offences are up. And the number of burglaries have soared. New official statistics show that across England and Wales there’s been a worrying rise in police recorded violence – even though a separate survey says the overall level of crime has remained broadly stable. Labour have accused the Conservatives of…

  • 17 Feb 2018

    Parts of the country have been shaken by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake – an event which experts say only happens ever three to five years. The epicentre hit near Swansea – but tremors were felt from Cornwall to Liverpool too.

  • 27 Dec 2017

    It’s been a difficult day if you were trying to get somewhere, either to see or perhaps to flee family. Snowfall across England and Wales has seen closures, on the roads, on the rails and in the air and there are warnings of freezing temperatures and ice tonight.

  • 31 Oct 2017

    A father and five children are believed to have died in a fire which tore through their remote farmhouse in Powys. Specialist police teams are still searching the wreckage at Llangammarch Wells and are treating the blaze as unexplained. Three children, aged between 10 and 13, are being treated in hospital after they managed to…

  • 19 Oct 2017

    The number of crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales has topped five million for the first time in a decade – that’s 13 per cent higher than the year before. Police are now dealing with more violent incidents, and almost a fifth more sexual offence crimes.

  • 31 Aug 2017

    Waiting times for surgery in Wales have risen dramatically in the last four years under Labour. But the way funding is allocated to the devolved administrations fails to account for the needs of the population. FactCheck looks at the figures.

  • 30 Aug 2017

    New figures show the number of patients waiting more than 52 weeks for surgery has risen by more than 400% since 2013. The Welsh Government said the majority of people were treated within target times – despite increased demand.

  • 2 Jul 2017

    The government has disclosed that 181 high rise buildings across 51 local authorities in England and Wales have failed safety tests after the Grenfell Tower disaster. Meanwhile, residents who were illegally subletting their homes have been assured they won’t face any charges, partly to help put an accurate figure on the number of people who…

  • 2 Jun 2017

    Tomorrow, the eyes of Europe will be on Cardiff, home to the Champions League final between Juventus and Real Madrid. But outside the stadium, there’s a political battle over Europe and the future of Wales after Brexit. A shock poll at the start of the general election campaign showed a surge in support for the…