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Wales desperately needs to freeze rents and ban evictions | Mabon ap Gwynfor

'As the cold fingers of winter creep ever closer, this is the worst time of year to be at risk of losing your home'

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'Liz Truss must be a sleeper agent for YesCymru - it's the only explanation' | Will Hayward

Welsh independence

The signs all point to one conclusion

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The future of the monarchy merits proper debate

And here's why that matters to Wales, its devolution, democracy and the state of the union...

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No, everyone, Welsh road signs do not make you crash your car (or your ambulance)

If they did, no one who lives here could ever get car insurance

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What it's really like to live next door to an Airbnb

Unruly tenants are just one headache; rental costs and house prices reportedly soar in areas where second homes are purchased for Airbnb lets, as demand pushes up market value

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There's a bleak winter ahead as Britain sleepwalks into another energy crisis

Britain is now run by an administration that is, to a considerable extent, absent without leave. Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton asks what is going on.

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The Electoral Commission must reform to protect democracy

We need more rigorous regulation of our electoral system, not less, argues Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

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Homophobia might be less prevalent today - but only so long as you're the 'right' kind of gay | Joe Ali

"It doesn't take a genius or historian to understand what linking grooming and sexualising children to LGBT+ people means"

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How England's Euros 2022 triumph is just the start for women's football everywhere

It just goes to show that football is a beautiful game and it belongs to us all...

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'What’s the point of Labour if it fails to support striking workers?'

The sacking of Labour’s Shadow Transport Minister Sam Tarry for supporting striking rail workers raises questions about the kind of government Sir Keir Starmer would lead, argues Political editor-at -large Martin Shipton

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‘We should restore dog licences and monitor owners’

A child has been killed by a dangerous dog. Such animals have been involved in 200 incidents across Wales within the past six months. Wayne David, Labour MP for Caerphilly, argues it is time to act

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Why giving pedestrians priority over cyclists is just stupid and dangerous

It's around six months since the Highway Code was changed - but I think it's made things worse for everyone

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'Let people travel on trains for free to help with the cost of living crisis'

Other European countries are offering cheap and even free train travel as a way of helping people cope with the cost of living crisis. Why can’t we do the same here, asks political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

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'Liz Truss seems ill-prepared, wooden and with no convincing narrative'

Liz Truss is the favourite to win the Tory leadership contest and take over as Prime Minister. What has happened to the Conservative Party, asks Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

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'Supermarket workers are heroes one minute, in poverty the next'

From the Western Mail letters' page: Reader David Wood says supermarket workers are struggling

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I tried the viral cool water bottle trick and I've never had a night in the heat like it

There's a reason people across the UK are recommending it

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Governance in Wales is a convoluted mess that needs to be fixed

'What we have now isn’t fit for a developed country in 2022. This isn’t something that we can blame Westminster for. This is something that can be fixed by people in Wales right now'

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Rail travel, the missing billions and devolution: Why it matters to us all

Wales is being heavily short-changed when it comes to its transport system

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Boris Johnson's successor must not treat Wales and devolution with such contempt

It's time for a change in direction from the Westminster government

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I've forgotten what it's like to have a Nan — and the simple joy of being spoiled by one

Having such powerful memories to cherish in the first place is a privilege in itself

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Business Editor Sion Barry: On the Swansea University dismissals and employment tribunal ruling

Swansea University

Prof Marc Clement and Steven Poole have had their unfair dismissal claim rejected at an employment tribunal

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I got Covid and it felt like my head had turned into a lava lamp

It was my first experience of coronavirus having managed to avoid it for most of the pandemic - it was no picnic

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Carolyn Hitt's beautiful farewell letter to the readers of the Western Mail and WalesOnline

Carolyn has written for the Western Mail and WalesOnline for more than 30 years but is to take up a new role at the BBC

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'Rail workers represent us all in their struggle'

What our readers said in this week's Western Mail letters pages about the rail strike

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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

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".

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

For anyone hoping to keep energy costs down, one mum has shared a 'little known hack' that could help reduce bills by up to 62%

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

UK News Top doctors call for UK-wide change in drink-drive limits ahead of Christmas The British Medical Association says a lack of understanding over units of drink, the increasing strength of alcoholic beverages and the UK's high drink-drive threshold means a change is urgently needed

Wiggly line road markings that cost £1.5million to be scrapped

The strange lines had an important purpose but left road users and pedestrians confused

'I found out husband of 15 years had been grooming a child online'

Kate has spoken about how their lives spiralled out of control when her husband was arrested

'We hired a content creator for our wedding and paid them £750'

Rachel and Richard got 1,500 photos and videos for their social media

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

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".