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A manufacturing rebound led by Jaguar Land Rover’s recovery could deliver a lift to economic growth in October despite pre-Budget nerves weighing on businesses, economists think
JLR recovery set to have lifted economy in October despite pre-Budget nerves
A manufacturing rebound led by Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) recovery could deliver a lift to economic growth in October despite pre-Budget nerves weighing on businesses, economists think. Official figure...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A manufacturing rebound led by Jaguar Land Rover’s recovery could deliver a lift to economic growth in October despite pre-Budget nerves weighing on businesses, economists think
The Sunday Times has revealed its list of the best schools in Wales, following the release of their nationwide School League Tables 2026
Best secondary schools in Wales revealed
The Sunday Times has revealed its list of the best schools in Wales, following the release of their nationwide School League Tables 2026. The guides were released on Friday (5 December), with research...
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December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Sunday Times has revealed its list of the best schools in Wales, following the release of their nationwide School League Tables 2026
The former head of the equalities watchdog has said she is ‘confused’ by Nigel Farage’s response to allegations of racism during his teenage years
Ex equalities watchdog head ‘confused’ by Nigel Farage response to racism claims
The former head of the equalities watchdog has said she is “confused” by Nigel Farage’s response to allegations of racism during his teenage years. The Reform UK leader has faced allegations he engage...
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December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The former head of the equalities watchdog has said she is ‘confused’ by Nigel Farage’s response to allegations of racism during his teenage years
Restoration of the historic Boston Lodge Works, the engineering base of the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, has been recognised with a prestigious National Railway Heritage Award
Welsh heritage railway wins major award for £5 million restoration project
Restoration of the historic Boston Lodge Works, the engineering base of the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, has been recognised with a prestigious National Railway Heritage Award. The £5 million...
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December 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Restoration of the historic Boston Lodge Works, the engineering base of the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, has been recognised with a prestigious National Railway Heritage Award
Ukraine faces a ‘pivotal’ moment as Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to visit London for talks on peace proposals, a senior UK minister has said
Ukraine at ‘pivotal moment’ as Zelensky prepares for London talks, says minister
Ukraine faces a “pivotal” moment as Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to visit London for talks on peace proposals, a senior UK minister has said. The Ukrainian president will meet Sir Keir Starmer in Downi...
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December 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ukraine faces a ‘pivotal’ moment as Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to visit London for talks on peace proposals, a senior UK minister has said
The Welsh Government has unveiled a further £2.5 million in funding for Wales’ creative industries, providing fresh support for film, television and publishing as the sector continues to grow in economic importance
Welsh Government announces £2.5m boost for creative industries
The Welsh Government has unveiled a further £2.5 million in funding for Wales’ creative industries, providing fresh support for film, television and publishing as the sector continues to grow in econo...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Welsh Government has unveiled a further £2.5 million in funding for Wales’ creative industries, providing fresh support for film, television and publishing as the sector continues to grow in economic importance
Residents say they were blindsided by the large-scale felling of trees carried out to accommodate a council-backed butterfly planting scheme ✍️ Amelia Jones
Council destroys local woodland to prove their commitment to the environment
Amelia Jones Residents say they were blindsided by the large-scale felling of trees carried out to accommodate a council-backed butterfly planting scheme. The £20,000 project prompted concerns last w...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Residents say they were blindsided by the large-scale felling of trees carried out to accommodate a council-backed butterfly planting scheme ✍️ Amelia Jones
Disability Wales has unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto calling for urgent legislative and policy reform to address what it describes as the ‘systemic barriers’ facing disabled people across the country
Disability Wales launches manifesto ahead of 2026 Senedd election
Disability Wales has unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto calling for urgent legislative and policy reform to address what it describes as the “systemic barriers” facing disabled people across the countr...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Disability Wales has unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto calling for urgent legislative and policy reform to address what it describes as the ‘systemic barriers’ facing disabled people across the country
Fraud is now the most common offence in the UK accounting for more than 40% of reported crime. That’s probably only a fraction of the true scale of the problem, and yet the UK’s record on tackling it has been disjointed at best ✍️ Nicholas Ryder, Cardiff University
Successive UK governments keep failing on fraud – and the problem is only getting worse
Nicholas Ryder, Professor of Law, Cardiff University Fraud is now the most common offence in the UK accounting for more than 40% of reported crime. In the year to July 2025, around 4.2 million people ...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Fraud is now the most common offence in the UK accounting for more than 40% of reported crime. That’s probably only a fraction of the true scale of the problem, and yet the UK’s record on tackling it has been disjointed at best ✍️ Nicholas Ryder, Cardiff University
Young people on benefits will be offered job opportunities in construction and hospitality in a bid to halt the rise in youth unemployment
Young benefit recipients to be offered construction, care and hospitality work
Young people on benefits will be offered job opportunities in construction and hospitality in a bit to halt the rise in youth unemployment. Ministers have announced an £820 million package aimed at he...
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December 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Young people on benefits will be offered job opportunities in construction and hospitality in a bid to halt the rise in youth unemployment
Catherine Zeta Jones has become the latest victim of online hate over her appearance after she attended a Wednesday event in LA
Backlash as Catherine Zeta Jones criticised for looking 'old'
Ella Groves Catherine Zeta Jones has become the latest victim of online hate following her recent appearance at Netflix’s ‘Wednesday FYC’ event in LA. Gold Derby posted an interview with Zeta Jones at...
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December 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Catherine Zeta Jones has become the latest victim of online hate over her appearance after she attended a Wednesday event in LA
The Tories have pledged to block people with mental health disorders from accessing a scheme designed to help disabled benefit claimants get cars through the welfare system
Tories pledge to block Motability access for people with mental health disorders
The Tories have pledged to block people with mental health disorders from accessing a scheme designed to help disabled benefit claimants get cars through the welfare system. Under the proposals, eligi...
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December 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Tories have pledged to block people with mental health disorders from accessing a scheme designed to help disabled benefit claimants get cars through the welfare system
If I've learnt anything in life, it really is the people around the table that matter at Christmas. And the things you come to desire the most, if you're lucky enough to grow to a ripe old age, are the things you already had and lost ✍️ Stephen Price
Joy, loss and giving: A letter from Christmas present
Stephen Price A December child like the good man himself (if we ignore the theft of pagan tradition), I spent much of my childhood pining for the final month of the year to arrive. Behind the childhoo...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
If I've learnt anything in life, it really is the people around the table that matter at Christmas. And the things you come to desire the most, if you're lucky enough to grow to a ripe old age, are the things you already had and lost ✍️ Stephen Price
Sir Keir Starmer says the ‘hugely talented’ Angela Rayner will return to his Cabinet
Sir Keir Starmer says former deputy Angela Rayner will return to Cabinet
Sir Keir Starmer says the “hugely talented” Angela Rayner will return to his Cabinet. Ms Rayner resigned as deputy prime minister, housing secretary and deputy Labour leader in September after an inde...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Sir Keir Starmer says the ‘hugely talented’ Angela Rayner will return to his Cabinet
An ambitious plan to support peatland restoration in Wales over the next five years was unveiled by Natural Resources Wales on World Soil Day
'Ambitious' peatland restoration plan launched
An ambitious plan to support peatland restoration in Wales over the next five years has been unveiled by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) on World Soil Day (5/12/25). The Wales Peatland Action plan for 2...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
An ambitious plan to support peatland restoration in Wales over the next five years was unveiled by Natural Resources Wales on World Soil Day
Welsh Labour Senedd members, even though part of a greater UK Labour party, are elected as representatives of Wales. Their first duty, therefore, should be to Wales.✍️ Keith Darlington
At last Welsh Labour tells Starmer’s Labour some home truths
Dr Keith Darlington On 3rd December, eleven Welsh Labour politicians signed a letter addressed to Sir Keir Starmer. They accused the Labour UK government of rolling back devolution by bypassing…
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December 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Welsh Labour Senedd members, even though part of a greater UK Labour party, are elected as representatives of Wales. Their first duty, therefore, should be to Wales.✍️ Keith Darlington
The women of Wales’ parliament have revealed harrowing experiences of online toxicity to Emily Price – including death threats, rape threats and insults about their physical appearance
Senedd women speak out about harrowing experiences of misogyny, intimidation and abuse
Emily Price Female Senedd Members have spoken out about the appalling misogyny, abuse and harassment they regularly face – with some warning that intimidation is discouraging Welsh women from taking…
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December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The women of Wales’ parliament have revealed harrowing experiences of online toxicity to Emily Price – including death threats, rape threats and insults about their physical appearance
The Coal Mines Regulation Act was finally passed on 4 August 1842 making it illegal for women or any child under the age of ten to work underground in Britain. There was no compensation for those made unemployed wp.me/p8Mk4U-19hO
December 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Coal Mines Regulation Act was finally passed on 4 August 1842 making it illegal for women or any child under the age of ten to work underground in Britain. There was no compensation for those made unemployed wp.me/p8Mk4U-19hO
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A large piece of driftwood nicknamed Lizzie which became a tourist attraction in Porthcawl has been captured on camera being reclaimed by the sea wp.me/p8Mk4U-1adT
December 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A large piece of driftwood nicknamed Lizzie which became a tourist attraction in Porthcawl has been captured on camera being reclaimed by the sea wp.me/p8Mk4U-1adT
A large piece of driftwood nicknamed Lizzie which became a tourist attraction in Porthcawl has been captured on camera being reclaimed by the sea wp.me/p8Mk4U-1adT
December 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A large piece of driftwood nicknamed Lizzie which became a tourist attraction in Porthcawl has been captured on camera being reclaimed by the sea wp.me/p8Mk4U-1adT
Restoration of the historic Boston Lodge Works, the engineering base of the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, has been recognised with a prestigious National Railway Heritage Award wp.me/p8Mk4U-1adv
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Restoration of the historic Boston Lodge Works, the engineering base of the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, has been recognised with a prestigious National Railway Heritage Award wp.me/p8Mk4U-1adv
In five months’ time, the people of Wales will be electing a new Senedd. Contrary to the wishes of Reform itself, we want them to be as well informed as possible about what would be in store for them if the party were to form a government ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-1abZ
December 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In five months’ time, the people of Wales will be electing a new Senedd. Contrary to the wishes of Reform itself, we want them to be as well informed as possible about what would be in store for them if the party were to form a government ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-1abZ
Like Mari Lwyd herself, a delightful video from the BBC archives resurfaces annually as Christmas approaches, so we thought we’d share it here in all its glory
Watch: Incredible black and white Mari Lwyd video from the BBC Cymru archives
Move over Mary, it’s Mari season now if the growing number of revived wassailing events and trending online chatter are an indication of who owns the throne this Christmas. Mari Lwyd, our grey mare (o...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Like Mari Lwyd herself, a delightful video from the BBC archives resurfaces annually as Christmas approaches, so we thought we’d share it here in all its glory
The Sunday Times have revealed their list of the best schools in Wales, following the release of their nationwide School League Tables 2026
Best secondary schools in Wales revealed
The Sunday Times have revealed their list of the best schools in Wales, following the release of their nationwide School League Tables 2026. The guides were released on Friday (5 December), with resea...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The Sunday Times have revealed their list of the best schools in Wales, following the release of their nationwide School League Tables 2026
Old Whitchurch was always an anachronism. Welsh-speaking, with farmers, tin-workers, the odd collier, cloth-weavers and canal bargees, all jostling together. God-fearing, hardworking, heavy drinking; what could possibly go wrong? ✍️ Nigel Lewis
A letter from Whitchurch
Nigel Lewis Welcome from Whitchurch, Yr Eglwys Newydd. Even the translation doesn’t make sense. But then, old Whitchurch was always an anachronism. A village which was never part of its bigger neighbo...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Old Whitchurch was always an anachronism. Welsh-speaking, with farmers, tin-workers, the odd collier, cloth-weavers and canal bargees, all jostling together. God-fearing, hardworking, heavy drinking; what could possibly go wrong? ✍️ Nigel Lewis