The Latest Breaking News from Wales

Record number of offenders being recalled to prison in England and Wales

Exclusive: Union claims some offenders are deliberately breaking probation terms in order to deal drugs in jail

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29

Households in England and Wales must splash out more as water bills to rise by 5.4%

Average bills to go up again in April, with Ofwat approving record spending plans amid outrage over sewage spills

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29

Water bills set to rise again: Check how much more you’ll be paying

Household water bills across England and Wales will rise by an average of 5.4 per cent from April

The Independent UK · Jan 29

Number of police officers falls by more than 1,000 in a year, figures show

The fall in the number of officers in England and Wales has been driven almost entirely by a sharp drop at the Metropolitan Police.

Evening Standard · Jan 28

Senedd passes budget after Welsh Labour makes deal with Plaid Cymru

All government departments and local authorities will get real-terms funding increases after Plaid agrees to abstain

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27

All the warning signs you are living near a cannabis farm

Forces across the country completed the raids across the same days across England and Wales and seized millions of pounds worth of drugs

Evening Standard · Jan 27

Keir Starmer Has Announced A New £250 Cap On Ground Rent For Leaseholders

Ground rents capped at £250 ($310) in England and Wales. Steve Reed calls fees 'a scam'. Nearly a million leaseholders to see reductions from 2028.

International Business Times UK · Jan 27

Pubs and live music venues to get support after business rates backlash

Package worth at least £80m a year for England and extra to come for Wales and Scotland receives mixed reaction

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27

Rayner urges government to stand firm over £250 ground rents cap

Former deputy PM warns against ‘vested interests’ trying to block measures for leaseholders in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27

Storm Chandra latest: ‘Major incident’ declared over flooding as Met Office issues warning for ice

Somerset Council said there had been ‘extensive flooding overnight’ after Storm Chandra brought heavy rain

The Independent UK · Jan 27