The Latest Breaking News from Mark Drakeford

On May 5 voters in Wales will go to the polls to elect councillors to represent them on the nation’s 22 unitary local authorities. Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton looks at the factors in play

'I don’t see how someone in this position can carry on'

The party has launched its new manifesto for the city ahead of the upcoming local elections

Mark Drakeford has lifted nearly all of the restrictions brought in during the pandemic - but we're not out of the woods just yet

Face coverings will no longer be required by law in retail settings and on public transport in Wales from Monday, March 28

Plaid Cymru's leader, Adam Price, used his speech to talk about the pandemic, the co-operation deal and Welsh independence

'Unless something entirely unexpected happens, like a new variant that escapes the vaccine, then I don't see us returning to the sorts of restrictions that we've had to live with over the last two winters'

They could cease to be free in just three months

Self-isolation payments remain in Wales after Monday - but only for now