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Views sought on wind farm

Residents in the Ogmore Valley in south Wales are being consulted on plans to connect a wind farm to the electricity network

1 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

TV star AJ hand delivers food bank funding boost

FORMER Strictly celeb and Big Brother host, AJ Odudu turned up in a south Wales village to surprise the community and share a huge financial boost for a vital service.

1 min  |

November 22, 2025
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Western Mail

Woman tells trial teen told her he'd 'stabbed someone'

A murder trial has heard how a teenager armed with a knife said: “I’ve just stabbed someone” after an altercation that resulted in the death of a “loving” husband.

2 min  |

November 22, 2025
Western Mail

Western Mail

'I love these isolated places ... I feel safer somehow on the edge'

MAY be seeing Ashley Jensen and Alison O'Donnell on our screens in the 10th season of BBC1's Shetland - but author Ann Cleeves has not finished with her original fictional cop, DI Jimmy Perez, played by Douglas Henshall in the first seven series.

5 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

Man to face trial over wife's death

A MURDER trial is set to take place in June, 2026, after a husband denied murdering his wife on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Newport Crown Court heard that a doctor had failed to accept the grounds following psychiatric reports.

1 min  |

November 22, 2025
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Western Mail

Swans make huge Matos breakthrough

SWANSEA CITY have taken a major step closer to appointing Vitor Matos as their next head coach after deciding to trigger the EUR1million release clause in his Maritimo contract, according to reports in Portugal.

1 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

Trump's plan to end Ukraine war would cede territory to Russia

PRESIDENT Donald Trump's plan for ending the war in Ukraine would cede land to Russia and limit the size of Kyiv's military, according to a draft obtained by the Associated Press.

5 min  |

November 22, 2025
Western Mail

Western Mail

Manhole halts session in F1 practice

LANDO Norris led the way in Las Vegas in a second practice session suspended for 19 minutes due to a loose manhole cover.

1 min  |

November 22, 2025
Western Mail

Western Mail

Grief is with you for life

Benedict Cumberbatch is joined by director Dylan Southern to talk loss and its unusual depiction in their film The Thing With Feathers. By Yolanthe Fawehinmi

4 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

'Gill used privileged position to advance interests of Russia'

Reform UK, aiding and abetting a foreign adversary. Nigel Farage and his party are a danger to national security.

1 min  |

November 22, 2025
Western Mail

Western Mail

Damning interviews show moment Nathan Gill did what he was bribed by pro-Russian contact to do

The former Reform UK and UKIP leader in Wales was jailed after taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements in the European parliament and on Ukrainian media. Court correspondent Philip Dewey reports

2 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

REVIEWS

PICK OF THE WEEK

2 min  |

November 22, 2025
Western Mail

Western Mail

Magical light trail sees park glowing with winter wonder

> Hundreds of visitors will wander the illuminated trail this festive season at Bute Park

1 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

Ben Stokes goes full 'beast mode'

BRYDON Carse revelled in England captain Ben Stokes unleashing “beast mode” on Australia as England's bowlers produced a stunning fightback on day one of the first Ashes Test.

1 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

Men held after homes raided

TWO men have been arrested after police raided two homes and found cannabis grows and masses of class A drugs.

1 min  |

November 22, 2025

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Gill's malign actions have betrayed us all

NATHAN Gill has always been a fan of getting paid for not doing very much.

1 min  |

November 22, 2025

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It's so different from anything I've done before

Jack, whose character is capable of real kindness - particularly with the children he cares for, but also of extreme violence - says he jumped at the chance to play a darker role.

3 min  |

November 22, 2025
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Western Mail

Repairs to homes finally under way after 10 years

REPAIRS to damaged properties in Caerau, Bridgend, are under way more than 10 years after an insulation scheme wrecked homes in one of Wales’ poorest communities.

2 min  |

November 22, 2025
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Western Mail

Lords clash over assisted dying bill 'time wasting'

FORMER Cabinet minister said she will not be “bullied” into silence over assisted dying, after Dame Esther Rantzen warned peers not to “sabotage democracy”.

4 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

Clash of culture as minister calls for more funding

LANS for a 2% budget increase for arts and sport fail to address the fundamental issue of Wales' relatively low cultural spending, Senedd members have warned.

3 min  |

November 22, 2025
Western Mail

Western Mail

Budget needs to boost investment and growth

WHEN the Chancellor stands up to deliver the 2025 Budget, the central question will not be whether she can balance the books but whether she can reboot growth without choking off a fragile recovery. With the economy growing by only 0.1%, any missteps on tax risks tipping the UK from weak expansion into contraction.

4 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

Erivo proud of Wicked

ACTRESS and singer Cynthia Erivo has said she feels “really proud” following the release of Wicked: For Good.

1 min  |

November 22, 2025

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Senedd members in call for new wealth tax on super-rich

SENEDD politicians have called for a new wealth tax on the super-rich, sparking a fiery debate with the Conservatives who dismissed the notion as a “silly idea’.

3 min  |

November 22, 2025
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Western Mail

Wales must escape without humiliation and they need more from two players

AS IF it wasn't hard enough, Wales face the daunting prospect of a fired up All Black team in Cardiff this weekend. No one is expecting Wales to win, escaping without humiliation would be very acceptable.

3 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

Best bar naan

Three Welsh Indian restaurants have been named among the best in the UK. Bryana Francis reports

2 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

Keeping your home healthy this winter

TV presenter and Welsh pub owner Martin Roberts explains to Lisa Salmon how damp and mouldy homes are making residents ill and gives some tips on how to tackle the problem

5 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

A winter wonderland

Celebrating the beauty of our national parks in the colder months

1 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

Kahlo painting sells for record £41.8m

A 1940 self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.7 million (£41.8 million), becoming the top-selling work by any female artist at an auction.

1 min  |

November 22, 2025
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Western Mail

Wainwright ruled out as Morse makes bench

MORGAN MORSE is in line to make his Wales debut this weekend against New Zealand after Aaron Wainwright was ruled out with a hip injury yesterday.

1 min  |

November 22, 2025

Western Mail

Burnham won't rule out move

ANDY Burnham has refused to rule out challenging Sir Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party.

1 min  |

November 21, 2025