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Gay rights champion Leo Abse dies

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:49:21 GMT

The former Labour MP Leo Abse, who championed gay rights, has died at the age of 91.

Assaulted mother is allowed home

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:08:02 GMT

A woman who had to have an emergency Caesarean section after she was beaten by intruders leaves hospital with her daughter.

'Hero' event for Welsh Olympians

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:36:08 GMT

The red carpet is expected to be rolled out for the Welsh athletes who took part in the British team in the Olympics.

Watchdog slams council's service

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:58:49 GMT

'Numerous and severe failings' have been found in a council's housing benefit service after complaints were made.

AM finds dumped medical documents

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:16:36 GMT

An investigation is promised after an assembly member finds medical papers by bin bags in a block of flats.

Birthday appeal for missing woman

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:52:26 GMT

Police reappeal for information on the 42nd birthday of a woman who has been missing for eight months.

Union fights copper wire closure

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:57:00 GMT

The GMB union asks a copper business to look at other options to closing a plant with the loss of 135 jobs.

Convicted thief employed to put a shine on Charles' Welsh home

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:55:56 GMT

A convicted burglar won a contract to clean the windows at Prince Charles's Welsh estate, it emerges.

Spending a penny or two on getting better access to toilets

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:53:56 GMT

Businesses are to be given money to open their toilets to the public.

Live text - Wednesday football

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:57:40 GMT

England face the Czech Republic, while Scotland host N Ireland and Wales take on Georgia.

Malcolm fifth behind blazing Bolt

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:46:36 GMT

Christian Malcolm finishes fifth in the 200m final, left in the wake of world record-breaking winner Usain Bolt.

Good samaritan

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:22:03 GMT

A mother and baby who broke down saved by bus driver

Anxious wait

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:54:52 GMT

GSCE pupil tells of nerves, hope and dread of results

Rail crash

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:42:01 GMT

33 people are remembered 140 years after tragedy

Your pictures

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:07:18 GMT

A gallery of your digital images from around Wales

Off the road

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:04:40 GMT

A bike show is cancelled amid safety concerns

News in Welsh

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:16:38 GMT

BBC Wales' Welsh-language online news service

Cathedral service for newlyweds

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:47:16 GMT

A honeymoon couple who were shot on holiday in Antigua are to be remembered at a cathedral service.

Former BBC sports presenter dies

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:46:19 GMT

Ex-BBC Wales sports presenter Bob Humphrys dies aged 56, two months after confirming he had cancer.

'Bionic' surgery for headaches

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:59:46 GMT

A cluster headache sufferer undergoes treatment after campaigning for funding for surgery.

'Old' stadium claims world record

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:52:58 GMT

Wrexham's Racecourse is officially recognised as the oldest football stadium in the world still hosting international games.

Rise in free prescriptions issued

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:07:23 GMT

Official figures show the first year of free prescriptions in Wales saw the number of items dispensed rise by 5%.

Fifty boats smashed up by winds

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:15:26 GMT

Winds gusting up to 45 mph destroy around 50 boats during the night despite efforts by owners to retrieve them.

Pool chosen for Olympics training

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:43:25 GMT

The National Pool in Swansea has been chosen as one of the centres to prepare swimmers for the 2012 Olympics.

Pair jailed after seagull attack

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:28:33 GMT

Two men who admitted filming themselves kicking an injured seagull to death are jailed for four months each.

Ambulance help for Ugandans

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:02:42 GMT

A deprived region of Uganda could soon have an ambulance service after advice from Welsh paramedics.

Calzaghe files court counterclaim

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:42:22 GMT

World champion boxer Joe Calzaghe denies he had an agreement for Frank Warren's company to promote further fights.

Plans fired up for power station

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:03:03 GMT

A £600m gas power station is to be built on an industrial site in Lancashire.

Diversions as landslip shuts road

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:03:34 GMT

A landslip closes a B road and forces diversions ... plus more news from Wales.

Call for Welsh laws cut rejected

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:53:07 GMT

The Welsh assembly's presiding officer rejects calls to cut bids for more powers by the assembly government and AMs.

Masked raiders attack man in bed

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:11:09 GMT

Police hunt three men who attacked a man as he slept and escaped with a Rolex watch and other jewellery.

Casualty review at city hospital

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:42:03 GMT

A hospital's minor casualty unit is under review as it has closed on an ad hoc basis due to doctor shortages.

No decision on hourly trains yet

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:00:49 GMT

A decision on assembly government funding for an improved train service will be made after rail work is completed.

Two firms say 111 jobs are to go

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:04:47 GMT

Fifty jobs will go at two quarries and the number of cuts at a JCB firm is increased.

Farmer jailed over dead livestock

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:50:48 GMT

A farmer is jailed for 15 months after dead and dying cattle are found on his land.

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