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• Fire crews battle garage blaze after reports vehicles on fire

  24-01-2017 19:13 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to Mill Parade in Newport on Tuesday afternoon after reports four vehicles inside the garage were on fire
  
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• Storm Bert to hit Wales this weekend with gales, flooding and blizzards

  21-11-2024 12:21 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has officially named Storm Bert
  
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• Jake Paul accepts fight challenge from current heavyweight champion after beating Mike Tyson

  21-11-2024 12:15 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Jake Paul has accepted a fight challenge fromBritish heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, who has hit back at the YouTuber for his response to the call-out
  
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• Met Office issues new 22-hour snow and ice warning for large part of Wales

  21-11-2024 12:12 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Snow has caused chaos in the north of the UK this week with some roads blocked and schools closed
  
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• 'I'm a homes writer and here are my top picks from Dunelm's Black Friday sale'

  21-11-2024 12:10 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Dunelm has launched its Black Friday sale with up to 50% off furniture and homeware - our homes writer has rounded up her top picks to shop now before they sell out
  
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• Strictly's Tasha Ghouri shares 'positive impact' as she unveils hidden outfit detail

  21-11-2024 12:02 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing star Tasha Ghouri has wowed viewers with her impressive dance moves and has also been praised for raising awareness of hearing impairments.
  
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• UK calls for strong stance on fossil fuel phase out amid major split at Cop29

  21-11-2024 11:59 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Tensions at Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, intensified on Thursday after the latest proposals on a global agreement contained two diverging options on climate finance for poorer countries and lacked detail over mitigating global warming
  
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• JD Sports warns over profit hit after October trading woes

  21-11-2024 11:57 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Shares in the sportswear firm plunged as much as 17% in morning trading on Thursday after it said underlying annual profits are now expected at the lower end of its previous guidance for between £955 million to £1.04 billion
  
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• Being in the office is more about 'appearance', study suggests

  21-11-2024 11:55 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Its survey of 1,500 office workers and 500 employers indicated that people have got used to working from home
  
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• Nine water firms halted from using customer cash to pay for £6.8m of bonuses

  21-11-2024 11:53 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Ofwat said it had stepped in to halt water companies that cannot show that bonuses are sufficiently linked to performance from using customer money to fund the payouts, amounting to 73% of the total executive awards proposed across the industry
  
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• Government borrowing hits higher-than-forecast £17.4bn in October

  21-11-2024 11:51 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing was £1.6 billion higher than the same month last year
  
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• Private schools do not outperform in core GCSEs after socioeconomic adjustment

  21-11-2024 11:49 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  But state school pupils achieve worse results in arts subjects at GCSE, even after accounting for socioeconomic factors, according to University College London (UCL) research
  
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• Government removes red tape and provides funding to boost heat pumps

  21-11-2024 11:47 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The measures are part of a "warm homes plan" for installing clean heating tech and insulating more homes across the country announced by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
  
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• Dunelm Black Friday is here with huge deals including 75% off Ninja, Nespresso, and heated blankets

  21-11-2024 11:46 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Dunelm has launched its huge Black Friday sale early with incredible savings across the entire range of homeware, furniture and bedding. Here are some of our top picks...
  
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• Big Issue vendors offered devices to sell magazines through contactless payment

  21-11-2024 11:45 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Refurbished devices will be offered to all vendors across the UK, while giffgaff will also support Big Issue's work on helping people find sustainable jobs through its recruitment arm
  
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• Most neurodivergent homeowners find home-buying process 'too complex'

  21-11-2024 11:43 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Feeling overwhelmed by too many choices, arranging a mortgage, and needing to have phone conversations were among the key issues highlighted in a survey commissioned by property website Zoopla
  
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• 'Nearly 15 million online shoppers faced parcel delivery problem in last month'

  21-11-2024 11:42 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  While Royal Mail and Amazon both achieved an overall score of three out of five stars, standards continued to slip in areas including customer service
  
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• One in four LGBTQ+ people do not feel welcome at live sports events

  21-11-2024 11:40 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Research was conducted through market research and insight agency Opinium between January 24 and March 11 this year amongst 2000 LGBTQ+ people and found that some still feel unwelcome or unsafe playing or watching sport
  
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• The seven players not used by Wales this autumn as World Cup star nowhere to be seen

  21-11-2024 11:38 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  These players will have to wait until the Six Nations before they have a chance to pull on the red jersey once more.
  
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• More than one in four premature deaths in UK 'will be due to cancer by 2050'

  21-11-2024 11:38 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  More than one in four premature deaths in the UK between now and 2050 will be due to cancer, according to a new report.
  
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• Pothole compensation claims double in a year

  21-11-2024 11:36 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  RAC research found 20,432 claims were submitted to 18 local authorities with the largest road networks in 2023, compared with 8,327 in 2022
  
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• Nearly half of perpetrators of group child sexual abuse are children

  21-11-2024 11:32 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A national taskforce found that 48% of 4,768 perpetrators recorded in police figures in 2023 were aged 10 to 17
  
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• Calls for free internet access to be made a human right

  21-11-2024 11:30 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Dr Merten Reglitz, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Birmingham, has published a book of his research on the issue
  
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• Half of carers cannot afford unpaid leave

  21-11-2024 11:28 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A survey of 12,500 unpaid carers found that the cost of taking time off without pay was the main barrier
  
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• Universities which restrict access to exam scripts 'cause students harm'

  21-11-2024 11:27 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Restrictive access policies are reducing university students' opportunities to learn, according to a paper from the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi)
  
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• Very's Black Friday sale on Lego sets perfect for Christmas gifting

  21-11-2024 11:18 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Whether you have a Lego-lover in your life or fancy treating yourself to a new set to build over the festive period, you'll want to check out Very's incredible offers
  
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• Huge inflatable Christmas display that cost thousands is attracting visitors all day long

  21-11-2024 11:10 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Nutley family have decorated their house with Christmas lights for an extra special reason this year, and apparently. inside is just as festive!
  
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• Debt-collecting 'middleman' stamped on victim's head

  21-11-2024 11:09 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The man Lewis Goodall attacked has been left so traumatised by the incident that he has gone to live in Ireland.
  
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• Debenhams slashes price of portable 'tabletop fireplace' that's perfect for Christmas

  21-11-2024 11:08 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Debenhams has reduced the price of its Freestanding Tabletop Ventless Ethanol Fireplace from £72 down to £22 - and it's the perfect way to bring a bit of Christmas cheer into your home
  
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• Bake Off star Alison Hammond 'secretly panicking' over appearance as friends 'raise fears'

  21-11-2024 10:59 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Alison Hammond, 49, has enjoyed a successful career in showbiz, but according to a behind-the-scenes source, she's been feeling the pressure to look younger and more glamorous
  
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