The Latest Breaking News from Wales

Landlords in England face ban on ‘outrageous’ upfront charges

Angela Rayner amends renters’ rights bill to limit rent that can be charged in advance, as MPs prepare to debate it

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025

Drones flying into jails in England and Wales are national security threat, says prisons watchdog

Chief inspector of prisons issues warning after surge in weapons and drugs flown into high-security facilities in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025

Scottish nationalists monitored by MI5 amid fears of help from France, files show

BRITISH security services were monitoring the Scottish nationalist movement – and feared the French government could be supporting it, newly…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 14, 2025

Most violent or sexual offences went unsolved in crime hotspots in England and Wales last year

Exclusive: About 89% of such crimes closed without a suspect being caught or charged in the year to June 2024

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025

How much the average house seller made last year compared to when they bought

On average, sellers had owned their home for just under nine years

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

Property sellers in England and Wales ‘make lowest return in a decade’

Cash profit on a sale falls for second year in a row, to below £100,000, finds Hamptons

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025

Average house seller in 2024 ‘made £91,820 more than they originally paid’

Despite lower price gains last year, around nine in 10 households are estimated to have achieved more than they paid, property firm Hamptons said.

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

Deep joy: Wales embraces ‘hwyl’ in tourism campaign to rival Danish ‘hygge’

‘Hwyl can raise the heartbeat or relax the body; it’s your own particular form of happiness,’ says Welsh psychologist

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025

‘Unprecedented’ rise in abortion prosecutions prompts call for law change from medical leaders

Statement from 30 groups including BMA and royal colleges says current law is causing “trauma and cruelty”

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025

Michael Sheen to usher in ‘new dawn’ with new Welsh National Theatre company

Sheen, artistic director of the Welsh National Theatre, said it was a new dawn for theatre in Wales.

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025