The Latest Breaking News from Wales

Team GB at the 2028 Olympics: Stance clear on UK men's football team competing in Los Angeles

The idea has been historically unpopular among the home nations, despite an exception being made in 2012

FourFourTwo · Aug 28, 2024

Only 100 spaces remaining in men’s prisons in England and Wales

Magistrates told to delay jailing criminals as weekly prison population reaches highest level since 2011

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

Disabled victims of crime feel ‘infantilised’ by police, report finds

Largest study of its kind by victims’ commissioner reveals high levels of dissatisfaction in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

Deaths in England and Wales to be reviewed by senior doctor if not referred to coroner

Major overhaul of system is designed to reassure relatives and reduce risk of malicious action by health care workers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024

Welsh 20mph speed limit forces junior cycle race to shorten and reroute

Three of five stages of Junior Tour of Wales changed as support vehicles would not have kept up with cyclists

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2024

Storm Lilian live: Manchester Pride issue statement as 80mph winds disrupt flights and cause power cuts

Trees have fallen on cars, homes, and tram lines as Storm Lilian batters the country

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024

The truth about Tasers: what the statistics and research tell us

Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently urged the police to take “all necessary action” in response to unrest across cities and towns in England and Northern Ireland.

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2024

Road racing in Wales in 'unsustainable' situation, governing body says

Beicio Cymru asks for help, as data shows sharp drop off in participants in road races

Cycling Weekly · Aug 22, 2024

OPINION - Labour's 20mph speed limit plans are very worrying

It’s not often that the nation looks to Wales for lessons in reactive government — Labour’s record there has been startlingly bad — but on one crucial issue perhaps it should. Wales, like London, introduced a 20mph speed limit across much of the country in September. The Welsh responded with…

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2024

GCSE results: more young people are studying languages – but the overall picture for language learning remains bleak

The 2024 GCSE results reveal that more young people in schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are opting to study a language. French and Spanish remain the most popular languages, with increases of 2.9% and 6.2% from last year respectively.

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2024