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Suspended Plaid Cymru Senedd member drunkenly and 'inappropriately touched' woman in the back of taxi
Politics
Rhys ab Owen has been suspended from Plaid Cymru since 2022 but has continued to sit in the Welsh Parliament as an independent
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Extraordinary moment that Wales' top civil servant is rebuked in the Covid Inquiry
Politics
'So no work was initiated, you just became aware of the problem that might come, is that the answer?'
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Jeremy Hunt slammed for 'worst joke in Budget history' after 'fat-shaming' Keir Starmer
Politics
'I don't think should have been said first time around and certainly not repeated by Chancellor. Bad taste'
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Fact check: Did the Welsh Parliament really spend £233k to block GB News?
Politics
The Welsh Conservative leader is making some claims which are clearly incorrect
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Rishi Sunak has a dig at Welsh Government farming policy in PMQs
Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister criticised the Welsh Government's 'arbitrary' approach
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National Insurance 2p cut: What it means, who benefits and who will be worse off
Politics
Mr Hunt is likely to go for a small cut in National Insurance as it is cheaper than reducing income tax
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Budget Live: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt cuts 2p from National Insurance
Politics
The chancellor also announced the UK Government was buying the Wylfa nuclear site on Ynys Mon for £160m
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'Affront to democracy' - Mark Drakeford refuses to answer any questions about Covid in Wales
Politics
'Totally unbelievable and completely contemptuous of our democratic process'
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The striking question asked at the Covid inquiry that gets to the heart of one of the big problems with Wales' response to the pandemic
Politics
Welsh Affairs Editor Will Hayward looks at what we learned on from the head of the Welsh NHS at the Covid Inquiry
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What the Budget 2024 could mean for you including vape tax and National Insurance cut
The Budget
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will outline his spending plans on Wednesday including possible tax cuts, tobacco levies and a new tax on vaping
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A shocking day at the UK Covid Inquiry in Wales
Politics
Welsh Affairs Editor Will Hayward reviews what we learned on from Wales' foremost scientific and public health advisers to the government at the Covid Inquiry in Wales
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When will we know who will replace Mark Drakeford to become Wales' First Minister
Mark Drakeford
Mark Drakeford's successor will be in charge of Wales' school and hospitals
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The man behind Wales' 20mph speed limit says he's leaving his Welsh Government role
Politics
Minister Lee Waters, who has responsibility for transport, says he is also quitting X, formerly known as Twitter
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Mark Drakeford only learned he would be in charge of Covid response three days before lockdown
Covid-19 inquiry
Wales' First Minister was surprised when the UK Government used legislation that gave the devolved administrations significant powers over lockdown
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This is why people are turned off by politics
Politics
The arrogance of some of our politicians is sometimes unbelievable
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Cardiff has a huge publicly-owned art collection most people will never get to see
Cardiff
The vast majority of people in Cardiff are likely oblivious to the many artworks inside County Hall
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'Wales is experiencing all the hallmarks of a social recession'
Politics
In this opinion piece, the leader of Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth argues that some of the most important industries in Wales from steel to agriculture and hospitality are all in difficulty
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Welsh Government ministers were using 'disappearing' WhatsApp messages during the pandemic
Covid-19 inquiry
The First Minister had said his government had handed "everything" over
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Mark Drakeford's reaction when asked about Vaughan Gething's controversial £200,000 donation
Politics
He refused to criticise his beleaguered economy minister
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Everything that made us angry in Wales during Covid is being examined in the most unlikely setting
Politics
The opening words of Tom Poole KC, the counsel leading on the Welsh section of the UK Covid Inquiry, suggests this will be an unsparing examination of the biggest decisions made in Wales during the pandemic
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'Livid' Welsh Labour members say Vaughan Gething bid now 'damaging politics and devolution'
Politics
'Money from convicted criminals should be nowhere near Welsh Labour and we would absolutely call it out if it was the Tories'
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Company which donated £200,000 to Vaughan Gething's First Minister bid wants to build huge solar farm
Politics
The company has submitted a development of national significance planning application for a solar farm, which the Welsh Government will be responsible for ruling on
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The Lesley Griffiths interview: 'Farmers were lied to and we have to change'
Politics
Farmers in Wales are currently furious about Welsh Government plans for replacing the subsidies they got when were in the EU. Part of the plans mean farmers will need to cover 10% of their land with trees and 10% with wildlife habitat in order for Wales to hit its vital emissions targets.
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Nearly £130,000 poured into one Welsh constituency to try and keep it Tory
Politics
There has been a steady stream of donations for four years
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The convoys are being organised as a motion goes before the Senedd calling for the policy to be reversed
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The day an elephant was seen wandering around the centre of a quiet village
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Wrexham's players have already cheekily told their Hollywood owners what they want to do this summer
Man found dead at home as police launch search for his family
South Wales Police
Police are trying to locate Raymond Gethin's next of kin after he was found dead
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Ryan Reynolds
Wrexham's Hollywood owners have been splashing the cash on players to get two automatic promotions
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Sian plays Constable Grace Ellis in Northern Irish police drama Blue Lights which returns to screens on April 15
Protesters will use 20mph convoys in bid to show 'how bad things will get' this summer
North Wales
The convoys are being organised as a motion goes before the Senedd calling for the policy to be reversed