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Three more ‘slavery’ arrests in Wales
Three more suspects have been arrested in connection with allegations of slavery and a third alleged victim has been recovered from one of the sites being searched by detectives.
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Jimmy Wales: Cameron’s porn plan a ‘ridiculous idea’
Is the internet a wild west? Krishnan Guru-Murthy talks to Jimmy Wales, the free speech activist and internet pioneer who founded Wikipedia and who advises David Cameron.
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Gay marriage becomes law in England and Wales
Speaker John Bercow announces in the Commons that the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill has been granted Royal Assent by the Queen, to cheers from MPs.
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North Wales: councillor speaks about investigation
Jon Snow talks to Cllr Malcolm King, who started the first investigations into abuse at North Wales care homes when he was chair of Clwyd County Council social services committee.
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North Wales child abuse: 140 alleged victims
Police find “significant evidence of systemic and serious sexual and physical abuse of children” at north Wales care homes, including 140 allegations of offences against seven to 19 year olds.
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Emergency MMR jabs offered south Wales
More than 1,200 people are vaccinated against measles in south Wales as free MMR jabs are offered at four hospitals to try and curb what has been described as an epidemic.
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Measles outbreak in Wales prompts vaccination call
Doctors are urging parents to make sure their children get the MMR vaccine, after more than 100 new cases of measles are reported in the Swansea area in the past week.
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Animal snow death disposal rules relaxed in Wales
Some farmers in Wales can bury dead livestock on their own land after recent heavy snow, as strict EU rules are temporarily relaxed by the Welsh Assembly.
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Wales prepare to face England in Six Nations decider
So far in this year’s Six Nations tournament, Wales and England have both shown they can adapt their play if things are not going right. It makes for a mouth-watering clash in Cardiff on Saturday.
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Six Nations: Wales wins battle of the boot to beat Scotland
Wales defeats Scotland on the penultimate weekend of Six Nations rugby in a game full of ill discipline and a large number of penalties.
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Six Nations wins for Scotland and Wales
Stuart Hogg scores the try of the championship so far to help Scotland to their first win of the Six Nations.
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North Wales child abuse: unanswered questions
A month since the scandal of historic child abuse in north Wales cost the job of BBC director general George Entwistle, Ciaran Jenkins looks at the unanswered questions that remain.
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Body found in flooded home in Wales
A body is pulled from a flooded home in Wales amidst severe warnings of potential danger to life. Homes, roads and cars are submerged.
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Heavy rain forecast in south west England and Wales
A man has died after becoming trapped in flood water in Somerset as heavy rain causes disruption in large parts of the country. Severe downpours are forecast for Wales and the south west England.
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Where the north Wales abuse reviews are leading
Amid claims, denials, legal threats and apologies, one fact remains: we still do not know the truth about children abused in north Wales. Paraic O’Brien anticipates where the two reviews will lead.