The Latest Breaking News from Wales

Deaths from drug use in England and Wales have risen by 11%, according to the latest annual data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In 2023, there were 5,448 fatalities (93 deaths per million people) – the highest number of drug-related deaths since records began in 1993.

A cross-party motion looking to support assisted dying in Wales is to be discussed by the Senedd on Wednesday.

Horror stories have been revealed by those on board

For centuries, midway between the autumn equinox and winter solstice, the Welsh people have celebrated Calan Gaeaf on November 1. Nos Galan Gaeaf or “the evening before the first day of winter”, falls a day before, which the western world now recognises as Halloween.

Whatever the cause is found to be, a third collision in four years is another blemish on UK’s strong safety record

Shabana Mahmood says she wants latest emergency release amid overcrowding in England and Wales jails to be the last

Network Rail and Transport for Wales said in a joint statement it was a ‘low-speed collision’.

Hosts England also face Samoa and Australia in Pool A

All passengers have been evacuated from both trains.