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Azar Nazir, who has earned over 900,000 followers on Tik Tok, told me that running the shop had affected his mental health and he felt it was "time to move on" from Wakey Wines

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy St David’s Day! 🌼 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🌼

Four financially struggling councils in the north-west of England are to receive millions of pounds in additional funding from the government.

“My neurologist, when he diagnosed me, they worked out I had over 100,000 sub-concussive hits in my brain” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A council has rejected calls to raise the default 20mph speed limit on a number of roads in Monmouthshire, Wales

The mother of a student killed in the Nottingham attacks said she had spoken with the family of one of the three young girls murdered in Southport last summer

Energy firm Cuadrilla has announced it will start work on plugging the UK's only two shale gas wells in February - around two months after the deadline for doing so passed.

Cardiff University has confirmed plans to cut 400 full-time jobs amid a funding shortfall

Patrick Hurley said the removal of harmful content "needs to happen now" and online platforms should not wait until the Online Safety Act comes into force in March

A farmer has described the government's changes to inheritance tax rules as "absolutely ludicrous", warning he may have to sell the family business as a result.

“I'm a 10-year survivor which is fantastic but I might not have been if I hadn't gone for that cervical screening test.”

Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's decision to take his stage name from the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas is "hugely important for Wales", author Jeff Towns has said

“Cheshire used to be near the equator and there was this big tropical salt water lagoon in the area and water used to flood in and would then evaporate and then reflood, laying down layers of salt.”

As we say goodbye to 2024, let me remind you of some of the good stuff that happened bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... May 2025 bring you peace, joy, and inspiration.

Campaign group spokesperson Jessica Garner said it was within the council's power to lower the speed limit on Wrexham Road, Chester, immediately

‘Care home elf’ Farrah Amjad said loneliness was a "massive problem at the moment in the community" and so doing this "makes people feel happy and makes me feel happy"

Professor Tariq Aslam said that when his son was in a wheezy state, he often struggled to accept the mask and spacer device pressed against his mouth

Happy Winter Solstice to all in the northern hemisphere. The turn of the year's tide, a pivot-point, a day of hope—when the dark stops rising & after which the Sun begins its slow climb back. A day I celebrate more than Christmas or New Year. Fiat lux! 📷 by @annieworsley.bsky.social

The hospice's appeal has also been backed by the father of a terminally ill boy, who has pleaded with the government to give further support to them

Dr Ruth Quinn from the National Science and Media Museum said the meme was being exhibited in Bradford as it was "such an important part of popular culture"

Holyhead port is "highly unlikely" to reopen before Christmas after being damaged during Storm Darragh, the Irish prime minister has said

Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram said the new ferry was "as iconic as the Liver Building or the Cammell Laird shipyard” where it is being built

Until now, anyone using the historic church in Monmouthshire has had to walk across a busy road and go up a long steep path to a nearby hall if they want to spend a penny

Tens of thousands across Wales are still without power following Storm Darragh www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Aw, some very special decorations have gone up on our Christmas tree ♥️ Nadolig Llawen! Happy Christmas! 🎄🎅 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The bereaved families of four Merseyside shooting killings have told how they have been united in "a club we never asked to be in" - as a special new film aims to highlight the impact of violent crime www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“We do feel desperately sorry for all the residents who've had to get out of their homes just before Christmas” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It was a privilege to speak to Mike Dennett’s family for this tribute on the BBC News website. What an extraordinary life he had www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I spoke to volunteers from the Langar Aid charity who travelled from Coventry to Pontypridd to do their bit to help the community after the flooding caused by Storm Bert www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Campaigners calling for a boxer to become the first black person to be honoured with a statue in Manchester have said the move would help young people in the city "feel themselves reflected" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Jessica and Rick Sowerby have spoken of their pride that their IVF baby was born at the hospital where the world's first "test tube baby" Louise Brown was born www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Some snow art courtesy of my creative daughter ❄️ 🐱 ⛄️

Good morning! By way of introduction, I’m a journalist for BBC News online, working in the North West and also for BBC Wales News. Sharing a few glorious autumnal pics I snapped on a few recent walks as we prepare for possible snow and sleet later this week

(Shouts into the void, with only one follower to date) So, I’m a journalist with a real passion for helping people tell their stories. This is one example of my recent work, when I spoke to the inspirational Katie, who is living with Stage 4 bowel cancer www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester...