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Care leavers in Wales to benefit from Basic Income pilot scheme

From July 1, more than 500 people leaving care in Wales will be offered £1,600 each month for two years to support them move into adult life.

The Independent UK

'At the beginning, I was thinking I’m done in life, I have no family, I have nothing'

"I just remember missing my mum - the only person I ever loved was my mum": We spoke to three young people who grew up in care and will be the first to receive Wales' pilot of a basic income

Wales Online

The Ukrainian families given safety and a warm welcome in an Urdd centre in Wales

Their tales are humbling and harrowing yet filled with hope

Wales Online

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Smacking children as physical punishment linked to mental health issues in new research

Smacking is currently outlawed in 62 countries across the globe, including Wales and Scotland, and one Australian university has now linked the practice to serious mental health issues in young adults

Daily Mirror

Labour should embrace local identities, says Welsh leader Drakeford

First minister says wherever people live, party needs to emphasise it’s ‘on your side, working for you, earning every vote’

The Guardian - UK

Labour 'doesn't appear to like people who vote Labour in some areas'

The party's leader in Wales, Mark Drakeford, urged others in Labour to be proud of representing its traditional supporters

Daily Mirror

Labour celebrates 100 years of Welsh wins - and here's how the party did it

First Minister Mark Drakeford spoke to the Mirror as his party marks a centenary since the first time it topped the polls in Wales

Daily Mirror

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Mark Drakeford calls UK Government 'cruel and inhumane' as court bid to stop refugee flight to Rwanda fails

Wales' First Minister said the flight carrying people who had sought refugee in the UK to Rwanda was "a dark day for the UK"

Wales Online

£500m tram train from Cardiff to Llantrisant proposed

A report making a case for a metro line between Llantrisant and Cardiff was launched at Cardiff Bay

Wales Online

Plans to extend the South Wales Metro to Llantrisant

A proposed new section of rail's Metro project from Cardiff to Llantristant would cost more than £500m.

Birmingham Post

Welsh Government refuses to support UK funding allocations in Wales in tit-for-tat row

It's part of a long-running saga over who gets to allocate EU funds

Wales Online

Mark Drakeford: Transgender women are women

The Welsh First Minister was pressed to define what a woman is during a session in the Senedd.

The Independent UK

Mark Drakeford says 'transgender women are women'

The First Minister admitted trans athletes in sport was 'an argument that divides people'

Wales Online

One Welsh health board is insisting people keep wearing masks - despite Welsh Government saying they are no longer needed

Chiefs at Swansea Bay University Health Board are keeping the face-mask rule "until risk-assessments have been updated"

Wales Online

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Fears holiday homes in Wales could be targeted by arsonists as locals priced out of housing market

A housing chief says more affordable homes need to be built amid 'open talk' of arson campaigns

Wales Online

'I will still wear a mask': But others are glad to see the back of the last remaining Covid restriction in Wales

Two years of restrictions on our freedoms due to coronavirus have now ended

Wales Online

'Disgraced, immoral, and irresponsible': Welsh people on Boris Johnson after Mark Drakeford wades in to partygate row

Still angry or ready to move on? Hundreds of people in Wales have been describing how they feel about the scandal after Wales' First Minister gave his verdict on the sorry affair

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham is a prime Labour leader candidate, but also a mayor. That’s a problem

Piecemeal devolution and a mess of Westminster rules are creating barriers, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Wales Online

Disagreement over plans to increase number of Senedd members

A Senedd committee has endorsed the position of the Labour-Plaid co-operation agreement

Wales Online

Most people 'unlikely' to get another Covid jab this year

The Welsh Government is expecting there to be an annual rollout of Covid jabs but not everyone may be on the list

Wales Online

Mark Drakeford's scathing attack on Boris Johnson over lockdown parties in Downing Street

'I don't think the Prime Minister can escape from his responsibility simply by apologising'

Wales Online

Covid cases fall across most of UK but one nation sees rise

Total infections have now fallen by 78% since the peak of the recent Omicron BA.2 wave in late March, when a record 4.9 million were estimated to have Covid-19

Wales Online

Mark Drakeford outlines Wales' Covid plan for the long-term as all restrictions end

Wales' First Minister spoke about vaccination, testing and restrictions as the cycle of Covid reviews comes to an end

The Independent UK

Wales to end all Covid regulations as country looks forward to ‘brighter future’

The legal requirement to wear a face covering in health and care settings will end on Monday May 30, the Welsh Government said.

Wales Online

Wales to lift final remaining Covid laws from Monday

The removal of the legal requirement to wear face masks in health and social care settings will mark the first time the country has been free of Covid regulations in more than two years

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