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Daniel Harris, 18, has been sentenced to six years in a young offender institution after attacking a man with a machete in Barry in December 2024.

Vascular surgeon Neil Hopper, originally from Aberystwyth, has appeared in court, charged with fraud. The 49-year-old is accused of misleading insurers by claiming he lost both his legs due to sepsis.

Wrexham have announced the signing of Josh Windass on a free transfer. The winger moves to the Cae Ras after being released by Sheffield Wednesday.

A man's been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage on the A55 on Anglesey. Police say the 28-year-old was spotted spraying graffiti under Station Road Bridge, in Valley, last night.

30-year-old Connor Hobbs has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for stabbing a man in Cardiff in September 2024, leaving him blind in one eye.

Two members of Conwy Council - Tom Montgomery and Louise Emery - have defected from the Conservatives to Reform. It comes a day after Conservative MS Laura Anne Jones made a similar move.


NAHT Cymru says it will consult members on possible industrial action, arguing a 4% pay rise for teachers falls below the recommendation of the independent pay review body. The Welsh Government says "it's important teachers’ pay is backed up by full and sustainable funding."

An athlete who died after racing in the Ironman 70.3 Swansea triathlon earlier this month, has been named as 31-year-old Sam Buchan from Swansea.

A man's been charged with assaulting a police officer in Newport. It happened on Palmyra Place in the city on Sunday. The 59-year-old has appeared in court.

North Wales Police say they're investigating the "unexpected" death of a 59-year-old man in Wrexham. Officers were called to an address on Walnut Street, in Rhosddu, yesterday.

Meetings will be held next week to decide on a new Archbishop of Wales. Andrew John stepped down last month after a review he'd commissioned into Bangor Cathedral found "blurred sexual boundaries" The Electoral College meets on Tuesday to choose his replacement

Tom Jones has been forced to cancel his show in Germany tonight, after contracting an upper respiratory infection. The 85-year-old is due to perform at Cardiff Castle next month.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving, after a crash on the A40 in Carmarthenshire this morning left two people in hospital.

People have been leaving tributes at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground, following the death of Joey Jones. The former Wales international - who was 70 - started and ended his career at the club.

Newport Council has announced 14 roads will be reverted back from 20mph to 30mph, as it becomes the latest local authority to review the limit introduced in September 2023.

The leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Darren Millar, says he's 'disappointed' by Laura Anne Jones' decision to defect to Reform, adding her voters will 'feel very let down'.

An investigation has revealed two RAF Hawk jets from RAF Valley on Anglesey, were involved in a near miss with a small plane, while on a training exercise in January.

A 25-year-old man is in hospital after a suspected stabbing outside a bar in Newport in the early hours of Sunday morning. Gwent Police say they are yet to identify a potential second victim.

Laura Anne Jones MS has defected from the Welsh Conservatives to Reform UK, saying she felt "the Conservative Party was unrecognisable".

People in Torfaen will be able to apply for a share of £15.5 million. It's part of aims to support and improve green spaces across the county. It means improving parks, planting wildflower meadows and planting more trees on the streets.
