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Eluned Morgan warns Donald Trump's tariffs will hit Wales harder than England
Economy
She believes though that Wales could benefit from renewable sector investors pulling out of the US
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'My dad campaigned for justice for decades – now it's my turn'
People
Teacher David Edwards was infected with HIV as well as hepatitis B and C and campaigned for justice throughout his life
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Nigel Farage says Reform 'will win the next general election' as he celebrates victories
Politics
His party has swept to victory across more than half a dozen English councils
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Nigel Farage's Reform party wins by-election in Wales
Reform UK
The victory for Nigel Farage's party brings the number of Reform members on Welsh councils up to eight
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Welsh Government's 'botched' bus promise will only help some teens
Welsh Government
The pilot scheme announced as part of a deal with Lib Dem MS Jane Dodds will not currently apply to those aged 11 to 15
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Public body to be set up to protect people in Wales from dangers of coal tips
Politics
A series of concerns have been raised about the law
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First Minister says Supreme Court gender ruling 'significant for services'
Welsh Government
During a plenary, First Minister said that they would deal with the ruling with 'respect, compassion and kindness'
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Sugar tax 'to be extended' to these drinks in Wales
Health
The proposals would come into place in Wales
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'That's a daft question if ever I heard one' First Minister Eluned Morgan snaps in Senedd clash
Politics
Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan has told Plaid Cymru's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth when questioned about welfare cuts in Wales. Rhun ap Iorwerth asked her whether she, as Welsh Labour leader, or the Prime Minister, would determine how Welsh MPs would vote when the hugely controversial measures go to a Commons vote. Mrs Morgan told him it was a "daft" question.
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A 13-year-old boy had cancer. The treatment he received on the NHS ruined his life
Politics
Brian Langford has a long list of resulting health conditions after his cancer treatment
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Nigel Farage says Reform UK 'open to doing deal' with other parties to form next government in Wales
Nigel Farage
He said his party wanted to 'reindustrialise south Wales', adding: 'The fact that we've all bowed down to this god of net zero, closing down steelworks, closing down some of the coal that we still need, all of this is madness'
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Welsh MS charged with betting offences pulls out of next Senedd election
Senedd
MS Russell George said he will fight to clear his name
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Pope Francis' final hours as he defied doctors before he died
Politics
The Vatican announced the pontiff's death just a day after he held an Easter address
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What next for Julie Morgan, a woman who shaped Welsh politics for 40 years
Julie Morgan
The Cardiff North MS, one half of a famous political couple, is preparing for a new chapter after a lifetime of frontline politics
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Pope Francis dies aged 88 after health battle
Politics
Pope Francis battled with pneumonia and a complex lung infection which left him hospitalised
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What my trip to a war-ravaged country taught me about its people
Politics
The trip was humbling and powerful
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Nigel Farage's Reform UK party would win a General Election held now, poll shows
Politics
The More in Common polling of over 16,000 voters suggests Labour could lose 246 MPs, including 10 Cabinet ministers, with major losses in the so-called red wall
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Chris Bryant part of controversial WhatsApp group of leading Labour figures after Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman
Chris Bryant
The Rhondda MP and Culture Minister in the UK Government was part of a group of Labour frontbenchers that discussed the reaction to the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman
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'My mum always said our brother had been murdered, she was right'
Health
Alan Jones was just 25 when he died
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Calls for former Welsh Secretary to be stripped of peerage over book
Politics
Simon Hart has published a book detailing diary extracts which reveal his experiences working with a variety of MPs in Westminster
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The staggering number of people waiting for a home in Wales
Politics
The Welsh Government had promised to deliver 20,000 social homes in Wales by next year
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'Significant percentage could use Senedd election to cast protest votes'
Politics
'There remains a significant percentage who will treat Senedd elections as opportunities for protest votes and opportunities to voice discontent with Westminster'
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New political poll shows which party people in Wales rate highest
Senedd election
The poll by Beaufort Research will be difficult reading for one of Wales' biggest political parties
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Former Welsh MP and current Senedd member charged with gambling offences
Politics
Former Montgomeryshire MP Craig Williams was a close aide to Rishi Sunak
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