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'Cardiff is right to charge people driving in the city'

It will face criticism but it needs to happen if Cardiff is to taken seriously as a green a vibrant capital city

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The new King Charles 50p shows everything that is wrong with Wales' place in the UK

King Charles III

'Given that Wales has its own parliament, makes many of its own laws, regularly competes and wins at the highest level of sport and is just as much a nation as any other in the UK, a royal coat of arms that fails to acknowledge this part of the UK is a coat of arms that is not fit for purpose'

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'The UK needs a total rethink to stop Westminster walking all over devolution'

'Simply imposing its own policies regardless of the wishes of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on matters devolved is not a sustainable option'

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What is going on with the Twitter feed of Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies?

Andrew RT Davies

It is bad news for everyone in Wales that he has gone off the populist deep end

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'The UK and Wales are crying out for of a real industrial strategy' | Nick Thomas-Symonds and Vaughan Gething

Two prominent Labour politicians have written this article argue setting out their vision from growth and business in Wales and the wider UK

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Wales' future is at stake and here's how you can have your say in it | Laura McAllister

Now is absolutely the right time to map out how we in Wales wish to be governed and the different kind of politics that we’d like to see...

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'My eating disorder left me so ill they sent me to a pyschiatric ward in England'

Georgia Taylor was sent far from home for treatment after she turned 18 because of a lack of support in Wales for young adults

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'Wales is fed up with being forgotten, ignored, sidelined by Labour and the Tories' | Liz Saville Roberts

This weekend Plaid Cymru held their spring conference in Llanelli. Their Westminster leader, MP Liz Savile Roberts has written this article to make the case for Wales turning its back on the two main parties

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Should St David's Day become a bank holiday?

Ireland get one for St Patrick, and Scotland for St Andrew... so what about us?

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Trainers are often the soundtrack to our youth and, indeed, to our current lives and lifestyles | Laura McAllister

Cardiff University

They are icons of sport, fashion, nostalgia, big business and history - but I will always call them daps!

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Wales changes direction dramatically but no one wants a country full of dangerous, overcrowded roads

Traffic and Travel

The Welsh Government has taken the decision to scrap a slew of major road-building and road-improvement schemes but we need alternatives quickly

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'We will soon have a nation of Indy converts' Adam Price writes for WalesOnline about the campaign for independence

"We must write our own stories and be our own agents of news," argues Adam Price MS, leader of Plaid Cymru

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'I didn’t know how to process seeing so many children and people in distress'

Invasion of Ukraine

A Cardiff graduate working with refugees in Moldova fleeing Ukraine fighting describes the scenes she has witnessed

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'£300m for Port Talbot steelworks falls woefully short of what's needed to save the Welsh steel industry'

Cardiff Central MP Jo Stevens and Newport West MP Jessica Morden argue the government is putting the steel industry's future at risk

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'Mark Drakeford must acknowledge the scale of the crisis in the Welsh NHS' | Plaid MS Rhun ap Iorwerth

Rhun ap Iorwerth MS, Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson for health and care, says the Labour-led Welsh Government is failing to acknowledge the depth of the problems gripping Welsh health services

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Here's what can be done to try to fix Wales' health crisis | Laura McAllister

Personal responsibility, innovation and children are major go-tos if we are to treat the causes and not just suffer the symptoms of a system on its knees...

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'Wales' iconic fishing industry is in terminal decline unless the Welsh Government acts' | Mabon ap Gwynfor

'Overall farmed finfish and shellfish saw an 82% fall in value between 2019 and 2021, with a near total collapse in the tonnage produced from 3.1 thousand tonnes to a mere 214 tonnes, a 93% decline'

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'Online travel agent Opodo owes me £964 for flights cancelled during Covid but won't pay'

Nearly three years ago, political editor-at-large Martin Shipton planned to visit the capital of Azerbaijan and bought airline tickets costing nearly £1,000. The trip couldn't go ahead during the pandemic, but he still hasn't had a refund

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The Tories clapped, but now they’ll sack our key workers | Jo Stevens MP

'Let’s call this Bill out for what it is, a fundamental attack on the right to withdraw your labour and a deliberate strategy to bankrupt trade unions representing key workers'

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Neither Mark Drakeford or Adam Price will be leading their parties by the end of the year

I predict both men will have stepped down before 2023 is out

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'I marked the Winter Solstice with Welsh druids and it was awesome'

Celebrations for the traditional event are still held on Anglesey every year

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The Welsh Language belongs to us all, and it’s up to all of us to determine its future | Heledd Fychan MS

Plaid Cymru MS for South Wales Central Heledd Fychan has written the following opinion piece for WalesOnline

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'When the World Cup is over, LGBT and workers’ rights in Qatar will still be dire'

Well-intentioned gestures like wearing rainbow armbands and bucket hats won’t persuade the rulers of Qatar to change their stance on human rights, argues political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

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Out of the chaos, here's why Wales might be best placed to build a new political order

Now on our fifth prime minister within six years, there has to be a shift in the increasingly broken relationship between citizens and those who represent us. Here's how that could happen...

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Missing people Police issue urgent appeal as four young men all go missing They are in a silver Ford Fiesta and have been missing since Sunday

The speed cameras that have been turned on again from today

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Police have provided a list

School summer holidays could be cut to just four weeks under new Welsh Government plans

Welsh Government

The six week summer holiday would be cut to five weeks and then four under proposals out for consultation - but the Association of School and College Leaders Cymru dismissed the plan as "an act of folly".

Woman says 'little-known' washing machine setting has reduced her energy bills 'by 62%'

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Police launch murder investigation after fatal crash

Police have said it is an isolated incident as they search for a woman they would like to speak to

Crime Police launch murder investigation after fatal crash Police have said it is an isolated incident as they search for a woman they would like to speak to

Exploding vape set fire to man's beard and melted into his hand

The explosion left a fireball in Mike's kitchen and his home started to fill with smoke

UK ministers call Turkey after woman, 31, died having bum lift

The meeting could result in new rules and regulations to protect people going abroad for plastic surgery

Mum who saw UFO on fishing trip wakes up with marks on her body

The 'suction marks' refused to fade after Joelle woke to find herself surrounded by bright lights

Lidl named the cheapest supermarket to buy a vegan-friendly Christmas dinner this year

Even with the cost-of-living crisis pushing prices up, a Christmas dinner can be surprisingly affordable - if you know where to look

Missing people Police issue urgent appeal as four young men all go missing They are in a silver Ford Fiesta and have been missing since Sunday

Stacey Solomon's tears as she tells Joe Swash what he's done for her

The presenter's inspirational post has left many of her fans saying it has given them hope for their own future

Pink announces huge 2024 Cardiff show

Principality Stadium

There is a special message from the singer herself for the Welsh fans

The speed cameras that have been turned on again from today

Traffic and Travel

Police have provided a list

School summer holidays could be cut to just four weeks under new Welsh Government plans

Welsh Government

The six week summer holiday would be cut to five weeks and then four under proposals out for consultation - but the Association of School and College Leaders Cymru dismissed the plan as "an act of folly".