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Russia bombarded six regions of Ukraine on Friday in one of its largest aerial attacks of the three-year war, Ukrainian officials have said

The cost of transport was the biggest barrier to school children in Cardiff participating in swimming lessons, according to a key council decision maker

The Government is “absolutely” looking at the idea of digital ID cards, a Cabinet minister has said

A warning for thunderstorms has been issued by forecasters with parts of Wales braced for heavy rain and gusty winds on Saturday

Ar Led, a new series on S4C’s digital channel Hansh, will explore all things sex and sexuality. The series will be available as a boxset on S4C Clic, BBC iPlayer and Hansh’s YouTube channel from today

A planning application for works to make a railway station more accessible for disabled passengers has been submitted to the county borough council nation.cymru/news/applica...

Nathan Jones has been heavily linked with the vacant Cardiff role but has put pen-to-paper on fresh terms with the south London club

Welsh Language Secretary Mark Drakeford visited a west Wales school, praising its progress toward Welsh-medium education

Plans have been announced to open a new cafe in one of Cardiff’s most popular parks and now the city council is looking for someone to run it

A trial date has been set for three men charged in connection with arson attacks on two properties and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer

Women who wear burkas should be asked if it is “genuinely their choice”, Reform UK’s deputy leader has said amid a row over calls to ban the garment

A new poll has revealed significant support for a clampdown on littering and fly-tipping across Wales

Sir Keir Starmer has said people in Scotland have “voted for change” following Labour’s shock win in the Hamilton by-election

The average house price in Wales has risen by 4.8% and now stands at £230,405, according to an index nation.cymru/news/average...

Taran have released their new single, 'Troi'n Aur', today - confirming their promise as one of Wales' most exciting young bands

A London-based landlord has applied for planning permission for a house of multiple occupation (HMO) in a north Wales seaside town with "more than enough HMOs"

The plans for a replacement for the A494 River Dee Bridge, a key part of north Wales’ road infrastructure, have taken another step forward as the preferred option is announced

A Freedom of Information request aimed at establishing the achievements of an important new NHS body since it was launched two years ago has been turned down because it would cost too much to compile the data ✍️Martin Shipton nation.cymru/news/nhs-bod...

Research on how property, street, and business names are changing across Wales shows a clear shift towards using Welsh language place names

Formal plans for an English investment company to site three 328-foot-high wind turbines close to Pembrokeshire’s Bluestone holiday park and the former Oakwood theme park have been lodged

Many households may switch to a heat pump if they had a better idea of how much money it could save them over the longer-term in running costs, a report indicates

Reforms “tidying up” pensions by building “megafunds” and sweeping away “micro” retirement pots are contained in a parliamentary Bill

RSPCA Cymru is highlighting the work of its amazing volunteers across Wales and the massive contribution they make to the animal charity during Volunteers’ Week

Work-related fatigue among cargo seafarers has increased, despite efforts to monitor work and rest regulations on ships, a study from Cardiff University shows

President Donald Trump has threatened to cut Elon Musk’s government contracts as their fractured alliance rapidly escalated into a public feud, with Mr Trump suggesting he would use the US government to hurt his fellow billionaire financially

‘I’m seeing doctors, nurses, and even lawyers having to use a food bank’ a foodbank support manager in Rhondda Cynon Taf has revealed

The populist right has developed a narrative for the times based on economic nationalism. It is most definitely the wrong prognosis and diagnosis; however, politics is fought in perception and not fact ✍️Jonathan Edwards

National treasure and BAFTA winner Ruth Jones is hitting the road with her good friend, actor and comedian Steve Speirs for a nostalgic weekend in Steve’s hometown of Merthyr Tydfil

It seems likely that a Plaid Cymru led government will be installed next year and its radicalism needs to extend beyond social justice and the advancement of independence as the cure to all ills ✍️Ben Wildsmith buff.ly/aYfWMvz

The "propulsive" drama filmed and set in Wales features an all-star Welsh cast

A leading conservationist has accused an energy network company of breaking the terms of its operating licence ✍️Martin Shipton

A new study, based on Tripadvisor reviews, has determined the best UK beaches to visit this summer - and unsurprisingly Wales is well represented

Dozens of Welsh support groups are backing a campaign opposing what it describes as the UK Government's recent ‘anti-migrant politics’ which have made refugees feel ‘unwelcome in Wales’ ✍️Emily Price

Cardiff’s award-winning multi-venue Sŵn Festival has today unveiled the first names for its 2025 edition

The doctor caring for the daughter of a former England and Glamorgan cricket star has said he was ‘astounded’ at how quickly she deteriorated ahead of her death, a coroner’s court has heard

The chairman of Reform UK has quit, saying working to get the party elected was no longer ‘a good use of my time’

Wales boss Craig Bellamy says preparing to play one of the world’s lowest ranked football teams has given him sleepless nights, ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein

Sir Keir Starmer welcomed King Abdullah II of Jordan to Downing Street on Thursday amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East

The First Minister has opened a special peace conference marking the culmination of the Welsh Women's Peace Petition centenary project

A housebuilder has been given more time to complete a development of up to 300 homes at a former student village

Council chiefs have been “continually disappointed” by an ongoing lack of day-to-day funding support for the mid Wales growth deal from the Welsh and UK Governments

The revision of April’s headline rate of inflation following the discovery of an error is the latest in a handful of data issues to affect the work of the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Multi-million pound plans to revamp Cardiff Central Railway Station have taken a major step forward

A public consultation has been launched on part of a proposed flood screen near a town's castle, asking for views on flood wall options and the design of new riverside public spaces

Wales is only training around a third of the necessary secondary school teachers, with nowhere near enough recruits and no improvement in sight, an education chief warned

Train services on the South Wales Mainline will be amended next week whilst major engineering works are carried out by Transport for Wales

Aid needs to reach the people of Gaza “at speed and at volume”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, describing the current situation as “utterly intolerable”

An unsuccessful call for no confidence in a council's deputy leader following his comments about Welsh medium education has been labelled “an abuse of a democratic forum for personal promotion”

The Liberal Democrat MP that exposed the recent Oxford-Cambridge rail link scandal has called on the UK Government to commit to devolving rail infrastructure powers to Wales in this parliament ✍️ Emily Price

US President Donald Trump has resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions