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First Minister belts out Japanese national anthem to welcome ambassador

Emily Price  After Japan’s ambassador went viral singing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, Wales’ first minister has returned the favour by…

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Housing association upholds 93% of complaints made against it by its own tenants

Martin Shipton A social landlord that took over the housing stock of Rhondda Cynon Taf council has upheld more than…

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Fresh weather warnings issued for Wales as cold snap continues

Fresh weather warnings have been issued for Wales as the current icy weather continues. Yellow weather warnings for ice have…

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Rail workers’ union leader Mick Lynch announces retirement

Mick Lynch has announced his retirement as general secretary of the country’s biggest rail workers’ union. The 63-year-old, who was…

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Ex-first minister backs ‘long overdue’ leasehold reforms

Chris Haines ICNN Senedd reporter Vaughan Gething has called for “long-overdue” reform to the leasehold system, warning of injustice, iniquity and…

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Four of Welsh town’s five train stations at bottom of UK leaderboard for poor service

Alec Doyle – Local democracy reporter Four of a Welsh town’s five train stations are languishing in the bottom 500…

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Construction company fined for polluting River Ogmore

A construction company has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling more than £10,000 for polluting a stream while…

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Welsh village Eisteddfod resurrected after half a century

A village Eisteddfod which attracted over 3,000 attendees in the nineteenth century is to be resurrected this winter. Village eisteddfodau…

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Liz Truss sends Starmer cease and desist letter over claims she crashed economy

Lawyers representing Liz Truss have sent a cease and desist letter to Sir Keir Starmer asking him to stop saying…

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Rail lines close following ‘heavy wind, rain and snow’

Stephen Price Transport for Wales has said some rail lines in the country have closed because of track damage following…

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Watch: Shirley Bassey’s ‘controversial’ first TV appearance

The great dame herself Shirley Bassey today celebrates her 88th birthday. To mark the occasion we’ve ploughed the depths of…

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Culture

Photographer’s David Bowie concert images unearthed after decades

David Bowie When superstar David Bowie brought his Glass Spider tour to Cardiff on June 21, 1987 it was a…

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Culture

Watch: Rising stars Melin Melyn share raucous new single

Welsh music trailblazers Melin Melyn have shared their new single ‘The Pigeon & The Golden Egg’. The raucous ’70s spangled…

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Culture

The incredible story of Wales’ first all girl group The Fabs

David Owens It’s now 60 years ago, but the words of The Who’s Roger Daltrey are still as crystal clear…

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Culture

Cardiff sign winger Regan Grace from Bath

Cardiff have confirmed the signing of winger Regan Grace from Bath. The 28-year-old former rugby league player has already linked…

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Sport

New route touted for cyclists at ‘Europe’s largest multi-sport festival’

Bruce Sinclair Local Democracy Reporter Pembrokeshire’s annual Long Course Weekend triathlon event could see cyclists riding a radically different route…

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Omer Riza hails the ‘resilience’ of his battling Bluebirds in draw at Middlesborough

Cardiff City manager Omer Riza hailed the fighting spirit of his team in their 1-1 draw at Middlesborough. Cardiff sit…

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Phil Parkinson hails ‘brilliant’ Steven Fletcher after netting late Wrexham winner

Phil Parkinson sung Steven Fletcher’s praises after the striker netted another Wrexham winner in the 1-0 victory over Peterborough in…

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Give us our voice

Simon Hobson As 2025 gets underway, its business as usual for all political parties. Not a one of them is…

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Opinion

English fragility, shame, and the Welsh language debate

James Downs, Mental Health Campaigner When posts about the Welsh language appear online, they often provoke a strikingly visceral response from…

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Opinion

The fading Welsh accent, and does it even matter?

Stephen Price Discussing the ‘overwhelm’ of his autism for a BBC documentary, Chris Packham described walking through a forest and…

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Opinion

A Chink of Light

Ben Wildsmith  What’s ‘freezing rain’ when it’s at home then? This weekend’s weather has been a snowstorm if you ordered…

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Opinion

A decade on, six things the world can learn from Wales’ innovative future generations law

Eleanor MacKillop, Research Associate at the Wales Centre for Public Policy, Cardiff University Imagine a country where the needs of…

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Feature

Wales rugby star George North shares the ride with new concept café

Amelia Jones If you’ve been driving along the A48 lately, chances are you’ve noticed the buzz around the new café…

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Feature

Letter from Darowen

Mike Parker Slightly to my surprise, I’ve become a bit of a churchgoer.  I’ve always loved mooching around them out…

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Feature

Y Filltir Sgwâr/The Square Mile: Finding the great artist in your landscape

We continue our year-long series in which Tom Maloney, from Abersychan, shows how you can love a place so well…

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