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Updated: 6 hours 25 min ago

Man gets award for river rescue

9 hours 30 min ago
A builder is awarded the Gloucestershire Medal for saving the life of a man who became trapped under a raft on the River Wye.

How Elvis shocked Sir Tom when they first met

9 hours 32 min ago
Elvis Presley greeted Sir Tom Jones by singing one of the Welshman's songs during their first meeting, he tells presenter Chris Evans.

Dim archwiliadau post mortem

10 hours 19 min ago
Fydd 'na ddim archwiliadau post mortem yn cael eu cynnal mewn ysbyty cyffredinol o'r flwyddyn nesaf ymlaen.

Nurturing talent

10 hours 21 min ago
Artists invited to make use of Millennium Centre

Pathology to move from hospital

10 hours 23 min ago
Post-mortem examinations are to cease at a mid Wales hospital from next year, says a health board.

Fairground tradition - woman's 100th trip

10 hours 28 min ago
The family of a 100-year-old woman says she has never missed the annual Neath Fair since she was born.

How will cuts hit private sector?

10 hours 34 min ago
Schools, hospitals and other public services are set for major cutbacks as the UK Government looks to reduce the national debt. But what will be the impact on the private sector?

Bid to trace source of outbreak

10 hours 48 min ago
Health experts are still trying to find the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease which has been linked to the death of a 64-year-old woman.

Henson back in Wales rugby shirt

11 hours 53 min ago
Welsh rugby players have questioned why exiled centre Gavin Henson has been used to launch the new Wales rugby jersey.

Focus on birds

12 hours 4 min ago
Conservation study leads to photography award

Two injured in 'suspicious' blaze

12 hours 13 min ago
A house fire which injured two people in the early hours of Wednesday was started deliberately, detectives believe.

New-style device killed soldier

12 hours 47 min ago
A 29-year-old soldier on foot patrol in Afghanistan was killed by a sophisticated explosive device which was hard to detect, an inquest hears.

New Welsh language school opens

12 hours 58 min ago
A new Welsh language primary school has opened in the Caerau area of Cardiff with places for up to 210 children.

Glamorgan hopes hit by Surrey

13 hours 4 min ago
Chris Schofield hits 63 as Surrey take control on day two at The Oval to dent Glamorgan's Division Two promotion hopes.

Side stepping

13 hours 16 min ago
Rugby ace Gavin Henson waltzes onto Strictly Come Dancing

Outbreak probe at industry sites

13 hours 33 min ago
There are now 12 cases linked to a Legionnaires' outbreak, as health officials focus on south Wales industrial sites in the search for the cause.

Metal plant to be decommissioned

14 hours 48 min ago
Metal plant owners Anglesey Aluminium confirm production will not restart at their Holyhead factory which was mothballed 12 months ago.

Henson to star in BBC's Strictly

15 hours 37 min ago
Gavin Henson's return to rugby looks uncertain after it is announced he will star in this year's Strictly Come Dancing.

10th anniversary of fuel protests

15 hours 39 min ago
A look at whether lessons have been learnt from the petrol crisis 10 years ago on its anniversary.

Briers in line for Wales comeback

15 hours 50 min ago
Warrington Wolves star Lee Briers has been named in Iestyn Harris' squad for Wales' autumn tests.