The Latest Breaking News from Welsh Government

People who own empty homes to be given £25k to fix them up

National Empty Homes Grant scheme will run over the next two years

Wales Online · Jan 30, 2023

Teachers, train drivers, university lecturers and civil servants to join mass day of discontent strike this week

Teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards from several trade unions are set to walk out on Wednesday, February 1

Wales Online · Jan 30, 2023

On the move: The latest hires and promotions in Wales

New roles include at Welsh Government, Principality Building Society, The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, and Zip World

Birmingham Post · Jan 30, 2023

Wife of Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford dies suddenly

Clare Drakeford, the wife of Wales’s First Minister Mark Drakeford, has died suddenly, the Welsh Government has announced.

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2023

Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford's wife Clare dies suddenly

A spokesman said: "The thoughts of everyone in the Welsh Government are with the family at this time and we ask that their privacy is respected"

Daily Mirror · Jan 28, 2023

Clare Drakeford, wife of first minister of Wales, dies suddenly

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has passed on his deepest condolences to the Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023

First Minister Mark Drakeford's wife Clare dies suddenly, Welsh Government confirms

Mark and Clare Drakeford had been married for 46 years

Wales Online · Jan 28, 2023

Natural Resources Wales is looking at whether beavers could be reintroduced into the wild

One campaigner says beavers have already been 'studied to death' and that Wales was behind the rest of Europe on reintroductions

Wales Online · Jan 28, 2023

Today's rugby news as Six Nations star banned for six months and WRU chief to face Senedd next week

The latest rugby headlines and news bulletins from Wales and beyond

Wales Online · Jan 28, 2023

The homeowners left living in appalling mouldy and damp homes after botched work

The residents feel forgotten after years without the help they desperately need to resolve the problem

Wales Online · Jan 28, 2023