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Why windfarms and electricity pylons have become a major issue in the Welsh election

Future plans for renewable energy are emerging as a key issue in the election for Wales’s parliament, the Senedd, on May 7.

The Conversation

Voters in Wales face Senedd election amid confusion over who holds power over what

Ahead of May’s Senedd (Welsh parliament) election, many people in Wales remain unclear about who is responsible for important political decisions.

The Conversation

‘We have been profoundly let down’: Voters in one of Labour’s safest seats consider switching sides

The ties between south Wales and Labour run deep, and Aberavon has long been one of the party’s safest seats. But with the town of Port Talbot still reeling from the closure of the steelworks, Holly Evans meets locals who are, for the first time, considering a vote for a…

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‘Amazing’: how to grow a meadow in the sea

Vibrant seagrass meadows once flourished around the UK but most have been destroyed. Now, communities and scientists are working to restore them

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Welsh language learning: cultural shifts can deliver a bright future for Cymraeg

Editorial: As Plaid Cymru leads in polls ahead of Senedd elections in May, grassroots enthusiasm for one of its historic causes is growing

The Guardian - UK

Starmer pledges to tackle new cost of living crisis at May elections campaign launch

Prime minister says 7 May vote is coming at time of ‘war on two fronts’ as Labour braces for heavy losses at polls

The Guardian - UK

Zack Polanski tells NEU teachers’ union that Greens would abolish ‘toxic’ Ofsted – as it happened

The Green party leader said Ofsted is a ‘failed institution’ and that teaching should move ‘toward a genuinely collaborative model’

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Zia Yusuf brands Reform candidate’s Nazi salute ‘abhorrent’ but stands by party’s vetting process

Reform UK home affairs spokesman insisted the party has taken action after a series of ‘abhorrent’ incidents

The Independent UK

Reform candidate in Wales steps down after apparent Nazi salute

Party announces Corey Edwards’ decision to quit Senedd election campaign on grounds of mental health

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK candidate stands down after appearing to do Nazi salute

Corey Edwards will no longer be Reform’s lead candidate for Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg constituency in the 7 May election for the Welsh parliament

The Independent UK

Reform UK candidate steps down after ‘Nazi salute photo’ resurfaces

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The Independent UK

Nazi salutes and racial slurs: Meet the Reform candidates hoping to oust Labour from the Senedd in Wales

One candidate previously claimed people on the ‘Benefits Street’ reality TV show needed ‘putting down’, while another said he was taking a step back from politics over safety fears following the shooting of American political activist Charlie Kirk

The Independent UK

Reform UK Faces Criticism Over Senedd Candidate Corey Edwards' Apparent Nazi Salute in Old Photograph

Reform UK faces criticism over Senedd candidate Corey Edwards' apparent Nazi salute in old photograph as Nigel Farage stands by him ahead of the May Welsh Parliament election

International Business Times UK

‘It looks bad’: Reform candidate apologises after being pictured performing Nazi salute

Exclusive: Corey Edwards said the picture was taken ‘many years ago’ and condemned Hitler’s ‘barbaric’ regime

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The Guardian - UK

What’s at stake for UK in May’s elections: six key questions

Reform, Plaid Cymru, the SNP and the Greens are all banking on big gains and nationwide repercussions

The Guardian - UK

Farage called Welsh people ‘foreign speakers’ in paid-for video message

Reform UK leader’s remarks in Cameo clip risk damaging party’s ambitions in upcoming Welsh elections

The Guardian - UK

‘Life-changing’ international learning scheme in Wales at risk of closure

Taith programme, set up after UK’s post-Brexit withdrawal from Erasmus+, faces uncertain future over funding

Evening Standard

Scotland follows Wales in banning greyhound racing

MSPs voted to end greyhound racing in Scotland by 70 votes to 27.

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Evening Standard

MSPs vote on greyhound racing ban a day after Senedd approves move

The Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill will be voted on at Holyrood on Wednesday evening.

The Conversation

Can Wales’ wellbeing law survive the pressures of the next Senedd election?

With the Senedd (Welsh parliament) election due in May, Wales faces a test of whether long-term thinking can survive short-term political pressure.

The Independent UK

Holyrood to vote on ending greyhound racing a day after Wales passes ban

Green MSP Mark Ruskell has brought forward legislation that if passed on Wednesday would ban the sport in Scotland.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the fragile politics of the union: Labour’s woes have consequences beyond Westminster

Editorial: Following May’s elections, first ministers committed to independence could be in place in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast

Evening Standard

No apologies for devolved spending, says Starmer after leaked memo

The Prime Minister had sent the memo to ministers in December, telling them to be ‘confident’ in spending directly in devolved nations.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments

Leaked memo dates from shortly after Labour Senedd members raised alarm devolution is being rolled back

The Guardian - UK

Wales Senedd elections are a ‘referendum’ on Starmer, claims Farage

Party leader and Welsh counterpart launch Reform UK manifesto in Newport

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