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Mark Drakeford resigns as Wales’ First Minister
Wales’ first minister, Mark Drakeford, has announced he’s stepping down – triggering a contest for his successor.
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Conditions in youth detention in England and Wales ‘frightening’, says Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor
A damning new report on children in custody by HM Inspectorate of Prisons has warned that young offender institutions in England and Wales are becoming more violent than adult prison, with young offenders spending way too much time locked up on their own.
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Four bodies found in search for missing teenagers in North Wales
Police searching for four teenagers who went missing during a camping trip in North Wales have found four bodies in a car which crashed off the road in Eryri, also known as Snowdonia.
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‘Lives could be at risk’ if large parts of Port Talbot plant rapidly closed, says Wales FM
Unions are due to meet steel bosses tomorrow as they try to avert thousands of job losses at the UK’s largest steelworks.
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Judges in England and Wales told not to jail criminals as prisons are full
Judges have been told to delay the sentencing of criminals currently on bail because prisons are full, according to a report in today’s Times newspaper. This morning the Health Secretary Steve Barclay acknowledged that prisons “are under huge pressure”, adding that the Justice Secretary will make a statement to the commons on Monday. But he…
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Tata steel investment: ‘This is a deal that will save as many jobs as possible’, says the Secretary of State for Wales
Jackie spoke to David TC Davies, the Secretary of State for Wales, and began by asking him if this is a job saving plan or a job axing one.
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Wales rolls out 20 mph zones nationwide
Wales’ first minister Mark Drakeford has claimed plans to cut speed limits on most residential roads to 20 miles an hour will reduce collisions and save lives – as he visited one of the areas where the new rules are being trialled.
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Two schools in North Wales closed over concerns about concrete
Two schools in North Wales have been closed over concerns about concrete.
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Coming for your meal deal? Wales takes action to restrict unhealthy foods
Unhealthy meal deals are to be restricted in Wales to tackle its obesity crisis.
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New wave of nursing strikes in Wales amid bitter pay dispute
Nurses in Wales have begun a fresh wave of strikes amid a bitter dispute over pay.
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Police have ‘questions to answer’ over teen deaths and violent riots in Wales
The first minister of Wales Mark Drakeford, has said the police have questions to answer about the riot which broke out in the Cardiff suburb of Ely on Monday.
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All major road building projects could be scrapped in Wales
The Welsh Government has announced that all major road schemes will be changed, delayed or axed completely as part of plans to reduce carbon emissions and get more people out of cars and onto public transport, cycling or walking instead.
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What’s behind the rise in violence at football matches in England and Wales since lockdown?
Reports of incidents at games have risen to their highest levels in nearly a decade.
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FactCheck: Wales’ NHS is at least three times worse on three measures compared to 2012
Elective and emergency care is under strain.
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NHS Wales ‘working for the vast majority of people’, says Welsh health minister
We spoke to the Welsh health minister Eluned Morgan, who in the past has claimed Westminster needs to fund Wales better to help the NHS.
