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Worries over Budget tax hikes lead to weak business growth
SPECULATION over the upcoming Budget is partly to blame for weaker-than-expected economic growth figures as worries over tax hikes hit business and consumer spending, the former top economist at the Bank of England has warned.
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November 19, 2025
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Ramsay format guru to take Wales TV firm global
A PIONEERING Welsh TV company is aiming to sell Welsh language programmes internationally after appointing an industry high-flyer to a key role.
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November 19, 2025
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Senedd speaker's dire warning over £22m funding 'black hole'
THE Senedd could face a £22m funding gap and run out of money to pay staff, politicians and contractors by January 2027, the Welsh Parliament's speaker has revealed.
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November 19, 2025
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'I've seen firsthand how development bank flexes to meet needs of Welsh economy'
NEXT month, the International Convention Centre Wales will host the biggest-ever business event in Wales.
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November 19, 2025
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Man admits assisting suicide by selling chemicals online
A MAN has admitted supplying a substance to help the suicide or attempted suicide of four people.
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November 19, 2025
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Parc Prison expansion to go ahead
CONTROVERSIAL plans to expand troubled Parc Prison to house hundreds more inmates have been approved.
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November 19, 2025
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Grandmother choked on steak on Spanish holiday – inquest
A MOTHER choked on steak while on a Spanish holiday with her husband and died, an inquest heard.
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November 19, 2025
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Car insurance costs driven down
Motor insurance premiums are down £56 on average over the past year, according to data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
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November 19, 2025
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17% rise in companies going bust
THE number of businesses going bust surged by 17% last month, with experts warning insolvencies could become more “common” as firms grapple with rising costs and economic uncertainty.
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November 19, 2025
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'Rapid' Wood stakes his claim for a place in First Ashes Test
MARK Wood's chances of lining up in tomorrow's first Ashes Test are on the rise after he roared through an “absolutely rapid” spell in the nets in Perth.
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November 19, 2025
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'Brain drain' fears as figures reveal far more have left UK
> New figures show that more UK nationals than thought are heading out of the country to live in places like Dubai
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November 19, 2025
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Firms tell of staff 'fears' over homeless hostel
SEVERAL businesses close to the former Ibis Hotel in Cardiff said their staff no longer feel safe, after the local authority started using the building as a homeless hostel.
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November 19, 2025
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Why it's time for Wales to unleash Morse on All Blacks
WALES face one of the toughest tasks in the game this weekend when they take on an angry New Zealand side who saw their grand slam hopes go up in flames against England at the Allianz Stadium.
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November 19, 2025
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UPFs blamed for cancer, heart disease and obesity
ULTRA-PROCESSED foods (UPFs) are a leading cause of the \"chronic disease pandemic\", with food firms putting profit above all else, experts have warned.
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November 19, 2025
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Wilson is the hat-trick hero as Wales go goal crazy to bag a home tie
THERE'S plenty of work to be done, but the road to next summer's World Cup looks slightly smoother for Wales after a hugely impressive thumping of qualifying rivals North Macedonia at the Cardiff City Stadium.
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November 19, 2025
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Top lawyer backs ban on former MSs judging colleagues
FORMER Senedd members should be permanently banned from judging the conduct of old colleagues, Wales' top lawyer has suggested - contradicting plans in a new recall bill.
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November 19, 2025
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New Zealand defeat adds extra spice – Tompkins
WALES centre Nick Tompkins believes New Zealand's defeat to England adds extra spice for their visit to Cardiff.
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November 19, 2025
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'Remorseless' killer jailed after single punch ended man's life
A THUG has been jailed for eight years for killing a Wrexham man.
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November 19, 2025
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Poor polling, own goals and a by-election thumping mean serious questions are being asked as the party faces a seismic result at next year's Senedd election
Political editor Ruth Mosalski reports
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November 19, 2025
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'My children were just five and six months when I was diagnosed'
A MOTHER diagnosed with cancer at the age of 29 has told of her determination to make every Christmas special for her young children, saying \"you never know if this is your last\".
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November 19, 2025
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Energy crisis group calls for Budget to tackle electricity price
THE UK Government must tackle high electricity prices and boost insulation in the upcoming Budget, a group of industry stakeholders has said.
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November 19, 2025
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All Blacks 'beatable' but not by Wales - Youngs
FORMER England international Ben Youngs has branded New Zealand a “very beatable team” but still gave Wales no chance of getting the victory this weekend.
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November 19, 2025
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Teenager to face murder trial
A TEENAGER accused of the murder of a 17-year-old girl is set to face trial.
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November 19, 2025
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Development bank celebrates impact as it reaches £1bn milestone
THE Development Bank of Wales has reached an investment milestone of £1bn which has supported more than 51,000 jobs since its creation eight years ago.
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November 19, 2025
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Scott is 'waiting for marriage proposal'
ALEX Scott has said she \"never knew happiness\" before her relationship with Jess Glynne.
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November 19, 2025
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Nations hit by natural disasters tell climate talks ministers to act
Battered by last month's ferocious climate-fuelled hurricane, Jamaica joined other small island nations and impoverished countries at this week's United Nations climate talks to implore the rest of the world to stop talking and start acting. Their message: Our lives are on the line. Seth Borenstein, Anton L Delgado and Melina Walling of the Associated Press report
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November 19, 2025
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Accountant bucks trend on recruitment
PRIVATE equity-backed accountancy giant Grant Thornton is bucking the trend in the professional service market with its plans to recruit 160 new partners over the next two years.
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November 19, 2025
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Man 'killed ex-partner's family in revenge fire'
A MAN who allegedly attempted to murder his former partner ended up killing her sister and her three children in a \"catastrophic\" house fire, prosecutors have told a jury.
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November 19, 2025
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MOD earmarks site for weapons factory in Milford Haven
THE UK lacks a plan to defend itself from a military attack, MPs warned as the UK Government promised to boost readiness with new arms factories.
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November 19, 2025
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Gran crushed outside her home
A WOMAN was crushed to death when she was helping her husband move their motorhome outside their own house, an inquest heard.
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