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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.
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Drug deaths in England and Wales highest since records began
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales have reached an all-time high – with many of the deaths caused by opiates including heroin.
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Most Covid restrictions in Wales likely to end on 7 August
In Wales, it was announced that most Covid restrictions are likely to be lifted on August 7.
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New road building to be stopped in Wales to reduce emissions
The Welsh Government has announced a freeze on the building of new road projects while it reviews their environmental impact.
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Ministers ‘deeply ashamed’ over low rape conviction rates in England and Wales
MPs have said they feel “deeply ashamed” of low conviction rates for rape cases in England and Wales, promising sweeping changes to the criminal justice system. But do they go far enough? Anja Popp reports.
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Mark Drakeford set to remain First Minister of Wales as Welsh Labour win election
What’s happening in Wales? Andy Davies reports from Cardiff.
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What next for Wales and the Union as elections loom?
There has been a lot of focus on Scotland’s future in the Union. But in Wales, too, the pandemic has brought a new awareness about devolution and discussion about the nation’s place in the UK.