All news on the topic: Wales
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Poorest UK households spend an increasing portion of their income on council tax, study finds
Resolution Foundation report states that failure to reform has ‘gradually brought back the problems that dismantled the poll tax’.
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Network Rail fined £3.75 million for health and safety breaches that led to the death of track workers
Gareth Delbridge and Michael ‘Spike’ Lewis were killed after being struck by a train near Port Talbot in July 2019.
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UK judge cautions women about sperm donor who has fathered 180 children
Judge takes rare step of naming Robert Charles Albon, who subjected mothers to ‘nightmare’ of controlling behaviour.
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Warren Gatland steps down as Wales rugby head coach with immediate effect
Wales have suffered a record string of defeats - 14 in a row - and are yet to win a game in this year’s Six Nations championship.
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Man suffers brain bleeding after being attacked for wearing rainbow Apple Watch strap
A man was left with a brain bleed after a ‘cowardly stranger’ beat him up in Wales – and all for wearing a rainbow watch strap.
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Average service charge for flats in England and Wales reached £2,300 last year
Annual rise of 11% is likely to fuel fresh calls for Labour to accelerate overhaul of scandal-hit leasehold sector.
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Tech companies advocate for zonal electricity pricing in the UK to support AI datacentres
Report urges ministers to overhaul market to increase rollout in areas that have ample power generation.
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UK’s most prolific rapist, who drugged and assaulted 48 men, to be deported to Indonesian prison
Britain’s most prolific rapist could serve the rest of his 40-year sentence in Indonesia after officials began talks on sending him home.
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In 2019, planners advised against a nuclear plant due to concerns over the Welsh language
Industry figures say fate of Anglesey facility to have been built by Hitachi shows problems with planning system.
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Landlords face £6,000 bill to comply with new government energy efficiency targets
Landlords will have to meet a higher standard of energy efficiency across their rental properties by 2030, under plans proposed by the Government.
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14-year-old girl found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing two teachers and a student
A 14-year-old girl who stabbed two teachers and a pupil at a school in Wales has been found guilty of attempted murder.
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North Wales fire chief suspended from £122k role due to ’homophobic’ social media post from 2012
A deputy fire chief has been suspended from his £122,000-a-year role over an ’anti-gay’ social media post.
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Avanti West Coast passengers experience major disruptions as rail strikes resume
Sunday’s stoppage to be worsened by engineering works, as dispute threatens to affect every weekend until June.
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Boy, 13, suddenly dies at school; site closed as police investigate tragedy
A 13-year-old boy has suddenly died at school in South Wales - as police launch an urgent investigation.
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NHS worker Tracy Turner charged with plotting to kidnap, rape, and murder a girl under 13
Tracy Turner, 51, an operating theatre assistant at Cardiff’s University Hospital of Wales is accused of a string of charges including a plot to kidnap, rape and murder a young child.
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Water bills in England and Wales to increase by over £120 annually on average starting in April
The average British household will pay an extra £123 in their annual water bill from April 1.
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Captain Tom’s name removed from foundation established in his honor after critical charity report
Captain Tom’s name has been dropped from the foundation set up in his honour.
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Woman, 25, could face jail for sending her boyfriend’s ex videos of her farting
A young woman appeared in court today to plead guilty to harassment in the first case of its kind - after sending videos of herself farting.
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Pair convicted of murdering man who tried to break up fight at Travelodge hotel
Two men are facing life sentences after battering a ‘peacemaker’ father who was working at a music festival.
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Seven-year high in deaths and serious injuries on damaged roads highlights Britain’s pothole crisis
Britain’s ’pothole crisis’ has contributed to a seven-year high in the number of commuters killed or seriously harmed in accidents.
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England and Wales propose Covid-style lockdowns as a creative punishment for criminals
Bar Council calls for pandemic restrictions to help reintegrate non-violent offenders into society and ease pressure on overcrowded jails.
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Six-month-old Sophia Kelemen died after her pram was hit by a vehicle in a car park, coroner told
Sophia, from the Leigh area of Manchester, died a day after the crash in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, on 2 January.
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Most violent or sexual crimes unsolved in hotspots of England and Wales last year
About 89% of such crimes closed without a suspect being caught or charged in the year to June 2024.
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Grooming gangs commit nearly two child sex abuse offences daily, police figures reveal
Grooming gangs are responsible for two reports of child sex abuse every day, police figures suggest.
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Help requests for energy bills increased by 20% last year
Citizens Advice says it assisted 60,000 households in England and Wales with cost of gas and electricity in 2024.
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