All news by author: Abbie Wightwick

The mother, who says the penalty is unfair and will leave her without enough money for her family, stressed she did all she could to persuade her child to attend school

Gwent Police compared the driver's decision to "wearing sunglasses at night" as they said the motorist's vision would have been impaired by the jazzy decorations

Pupils and teachers are set to have their summer holidays cut by up to two weeks in some parts of the UK, with an extra week added to the autumn half term in new plans

Lana Quinlan contracted meningitis just days before starting university in Cardiff last year after originally thinking it was alcohol poisoning and she is warning others to be aware

Some motorists abandoned their vehicles at St David's car park in Cardiff, Wales, yesterday after facing lengthy delays to get out. This morning, the car park apologised for the inconvenience

Owain Williams, 13, spent more than three weeks in hospital and underwent three major surgeries after being injured in a crash near his school

Headteacher Catherine Llyod-Jenkins let her close friend Michelle Howell run a nursery out of her school - she charged her pal no, or low, rent and they split the profits, making over £10k in one year

Oscar Ralph wore one of his sister Lottie's grey school uniform skirts to Ysgol Bro Dinefwr in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire after some schools' "no shorts" rule angered pupils

The mother gave Aled Rees 12 bottles of wine as a thank you gift for helping her child at Ysgol Teilo Sant in Llandeilo, southwest Wales, and he would later use the school phone to call her

Aled Rees is facing six misconduct allegations from his time as headteacher at Ysgol Teilo Sant in Llandeilo, Wales, including telling a pregnant colleague "that will teach you to open your legs"

Shantal Bailey plans to report Gwent Police to the Independent Office for Police Conduct and is also considering making a civil claim against Abertillery Learning Community for negligence