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1,200 seats up for grabs as Wales prepares for local elections
As with those in Scotland and many parts of England, the local elections in Wales will be a test of how national issues might be affecting the fortunes of political parties.
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MPs under pressure to reverse sale of Wales semiconductor plant
Ministers have come under pressure to reverse the multi-million pound sale of a major semiconductor plant in Wales to a company that is reportedly linked to the Chinese communist party.
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Refugees from Afghanistan finding hope and homes in Wales
Channel 4 News was given exclusive access to a programme helping to introduce some of those Afghan refugees to life in the country.
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Children sexually exploited by organised gangs across England and Wales, report says
Children are being sexually exploited by organised networks in all parts of England and Wales in the “most degrading and destructive ways”, a damning report has found.
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More than one-in-five people on NHS waiting lists in Wales
While hospital admissions in this winter’s wave appear to have passed their peak, the impact continues to be felt across the NHS. In Wales, more than one-in-five people are on NHS treatment waiting lists – with performance figures the worst on record.
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Covid: Daily UK cases top 100,000, as Wales brings in new rules
As Omicron swamps the UK oblivious to borders, the differing approaches of the Westminster and devolved governments were further underlined today.
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Covid: Wales announces new restrictions to counter Omicron
Covid cases across the UK have risen to another record high for the third day running.
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Government unveils 10-year plan to fight ‘disgusting’ drugs trade in England and Wales
Rehab for hundreds of thousands of hardcore drugs users, and tackling the criminal gangs who peddle illegal narcotics and “make hell of people’s lives”.
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Slight fall in homeless deaths in England and Wales in 2020
One of the positive consequences of the pandemic was that many rough sleepers were brought in off the streets and offered emergency accommodation.
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Labour and Plaid Cymru agree co-operation deal in Wales
The Labour government in Wales has announced a new co-operation deal with Plaid Cymru to help deliver its manifesto promises, as First Minister Mark Drakeford said Labour did not “have a monopoly on good ideas”.
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‘One of the hardest’ winters ahead as Covid-19 cases rise in Wales
Wales has unveiled its Covid winter plan, as NHS chiefs there warned of “one of the hardest” winters in history.
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Covid: 43,000 people in England and Wales may have been wrongly given a negative test result
A serious incident investigation has been launched to find out why up to 43,000 people in England and Wales may have been wrongly given negative results on their PCR tests. Testing operations provided by a lab run by Immensa Health Clinic Ltd in Wolverhampton have been suspended. The company has said it’s “fully collaborating” with…
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Journey from Afghanistan to Wales turned into play
Thousands of Afghans who’ve fled the Taliban takeover are starting new lives, many of them here in the UK.
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Betty Campbell: Statue of Wales’ first Black headteacher unveiled
Betty Campbell defied the odds. She went on to be not only the first Black head teacher in Wales, but an inspirational campaigner who put her community in Cardiff’s docklands firmly on the map.
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Covid: First vaccine booster jabs begin in England and Wales
The vaccine booster rollout has begun with third jabs being offered to people in care homes, the over 50s, frontline health and social care staff and vulnerable people.
