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• Cardiff Airport's chief executive quits

  25-03-2025 19:24 via bbc.com
  
  Welsh government searching for new boss for airport it bought in 2013.
  
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• School holidays could vary across Wales as councils can't agree

  25-03-2025 14:55 via bbc.com
  
  The Welsh government is proposing standardising the dates, and has opened a consultation until 25 May.
  
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• Woman died of gunshot chest wound - inquest

  25-03-2025 11:32 via bbc.com
  
  Joanne Penney died after being shot at Green Park in Talbot Green, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 9 March.
  
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• AI job application rise 'risks hiring incapable staff'

  25-03-2025 07:03 via bbc.com
  
  AI could allow job hunters to get work they are not "capable" of doing, a business owner says.
  
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• Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers, report says

  24-03-2025 07:04 via bbc.com
  
  Wales is the most difficult part of Britain for first-time buyers to buy a home, a new report finds.
  
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• My gruelling year living with tuberculosis

  23-03-2025 22:59 via bbc.com
  
  Lizzy had suspected chest infections, difficulty breathing and extreme fatigue before being diagnosed.
  
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• Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers

  23-03-2025 22:52 via bbc.com
  
  Wales is the most difficult part of Britain for first-time buyers to buy a home, a new report finds.
  
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• Owners shocked as dogs seized for XL bully checks

  23-03-2025 08:22 via bbc.com
  
  One couple say the moment their American bulldog was seized was like having a "child ripped away".
  
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• My son loves to swim but felt unwelcome at pool

  23-03-2025 08:09 via bbc.com
  
  An area in which campaigners say the system is failing is in offering swimming lessons for children.
  
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• 'I may have incurable cancer but I'm still lucky'

  22-03-2025 13:31 via bbc.com
  
  Marianne says she is choosing to find the positives rather than the negatives since her diagnosis.
  
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• Cardiff reunion debut will be special, say Five

  22-03-2025 09:07 via bbc.com
  
  British boy band Five will kick off their reunion tour in the Welsh capital after a 25 year hiatus.
  
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• Extreme day trips: 'I go abroad then fly home in time for bed'

  22-03-2025 08:19 via bbc.com
  
  Extreme day trips are popular on social media but have drawn criticism over environmental concerns.
  
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• Rise in school violence and footballer jailed

  22-03-2025 08:08 via bbc.com
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• Young people with long Covid 'battle' for NHS care

  22-03-2025 08:06 via bbc.com
  
  Kaylee, 17, who experiences dizziness and shortness of breath, says she has not seen an NHS specialist for two years.
  
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• Tourist in US chained 'like Hannibal Lecter'

  20-03-2025 18:44 via bbc.com
  
  Becky Burke's parents say her legs, waist and hands were secured by US immigration officers.
  
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• Probe into claims people allowed in to watch hospital surgeries

  20-03-2025 14:56 via bbc.com
  
  It is not clear how the individuals gained access to the operating theatres or who gave permission.
  
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• £34m to help keep people safe from coal tips

  20-03-2025 08:50 via bbc.com
  
  More than £33m will be spent making coal tips safer around Wales in an attempt to protect villages.
  
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• Strangers watch ops claims and bank closure fury

  20-03-2025 07:13 via bbc.com
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• How two friends found £3m treasure and ended up in jail

  20-03-2025 07:11 via bbc.com
  
  How recklessness and greed led the finders of one of Britain's rarest treasure troves to jail.
  
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• 'I was homeless while revising for my GCSEs'

  18-03-2025 23:59 via bbc.com
  
  Mia and her siblings lived in temporary accommodation for 18 months after a no fault eviction.
  
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• 'Annual leave led to delays in woman's abortion' as judge criticises health board

  18-03-2025 23:59 via bbc.com
  
  A vulnerable patient was left with two days to have an abortion before the legal cut-off point.
  
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• Tourist detained in US back home in Wales, dad says

  18-03-2025 22:19 via bbc.com
  
  Paul Burke says his daughter Becky has been released from a US immigration centre.
  
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• Man accused of driving into 13-year-old on purpose

  18-03-2025 11:47 via bbc.com
  
  A man, 26, is arrested on suspicion of attempting to cause gross bodily harm to a 13-year-old boy.
  
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• Six appear in court after woman shot dead

  18-03-2025 11:46 via bbc.com
  
  Joanne Penney was found seriously injured on 9 March and died at the scene.
  
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• Holi: 'It's about putting the winter blues behind us'

  16-03-2025 08:49 via bbc.com
  
  The Hindu festival of colours welcomes in spring, with celebrations being held across parts of Wales this weekend.
  
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• Friend's death prompts mum to save son's cord cells as 'back-up'

  16-03-2025 08:00 via bbc.com
  
  Natalie Harrop says there's "nothing to lose" in saving babies' stem cells for future health needs.
  
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• Katherine Jenkins sings national anthem in bar

  15-03-2025 17:15 via bbc.com
  
  The opera singer led onlookers in a pre-match rendition of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau.
  
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• Murder charges after mum shot dead at block of flats

  15-03-2025 14:50 via bbc.com
  
  Joanne Penney, 40, was described by her family as "deeply loved by all who knew her".
  
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• 'A constant worry' - Man scared to open front door as rat reports rise

  15-03-2025 10:00 via bbc.com
  
  Cardiff council's pest control service saw a 10% increase in call-outs to rat infestations last year.
  
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• Kinnock condemns university cuts plan and £7.7m to help accommodate the homeless

  14-03-2025 07:10 via bbc.com
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• Introducing 'stammer symbol' would 'change my life'

  14-03-2025 06:58 via bbc.com
  
  Teenager Kitty says sometimes her stammer makes her feel it would be easier if she didn't speak.
  
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• Man strangled partner to death after night out

  13-03-2025 21:45 via bbc.com
  
  Alcwyn Thomas admits he strangled his partner at home but claims it happened during consensual sex.
  
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• Water park to move after water quality concerns

  13-03-2025 20:26 via bbc.com
  
  A council official said the attraction was not able to operate for the days it needed to in Cardiff Bay.
  
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• Tribute to 'deeply loved' mum shot dead at flats

  13-03-2025 18:35 via bbc.com
  
  The family of Joanne Penney say they now must try to start processing their "unimaginable loss".
  
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• Sixth arrest made after woman shot dead

  12-03-2025 20:35 via bbc.com
  
  A 20-year-old man from Cardiff has been arrested following the fatal shooting of Joanne Penney.
  
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• Images show £140m revamp plan for Cardiff Central

  12-03-2025 19:55 via bbc.com
  
  The proposed investment includes a new brick archway with additional retail and cycle facilities.
  
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• Dad hopeful US detained tourist to be released

  12-03-2025 17:38 via bbc.com
  
  Becky Burke, from Monmouthshire, has been held in a US immigration centre for about two weeks.
  
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• Uni job cuts could affect reputation - watchdog

  12-03-2025 08:37 via bbc.com
  
  As universities cut jobs, the regulator is worried about the reputation of higher education in Wales.
  
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• The plane crash on a scale the world had never seen before

  12-03-2025 07:04 via bbc.com
  
  Eighty people died when a plane packed full of rugby fans crashed in a tiny south Wales village.
  
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• Flat owners 'angry' at £3.4k service charge bills

  12-03-2025 07:03 via bbc.com
  
  Homeowners are saving up to cover their apartment service charges, which have drastically increased.
  
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• River Wye pollution to be investigated by governments

  11-03-2025 00:10 via bbc.com
  
  The UK and Welsh governments will fund a research programme investigating pollution in the river.
  
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• 'One day I might be unable to see my children's faces'

  11-03-2025 00:00 via bbc.com
  
  Bridey Doyle-Roberts was diagnosed with a genetic condition causing progressive vision loss.
  
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• Visa rule warning as tourist detained at US border

  10-03-2025 19:19 via bbc.com
  
  Becky Burke, 28, has spent 10 days in a facility in Washington State and is desperate to come home.
  
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• Woman, 40, killed in shooting named

  10-03-2025 18:45 via bbc.com
  
  The 40-year-old died at the scene of the shooting in Rhondda Cynon Taf on Sunday.
  
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• 'Grief made me start hoarding - I slept in bed stacked with boxes'

  10-03-2025 18:21 via bbc.com
  
  Jayne started to hoard to cope with the grief after her husband died, now she's getting help.
  
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• Lack of speech therapists as demand for help grows

  08-03-2025 22:57 via bbc.com
  
  Ceri is just one of the people in Wales who has benefited from support after having a stroke.
  
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• About 80 jobs at risk at Royal Mint site

  07-03-2025 19:25 via bbc.com
  
  It is understood about 80 roles are affected as part of a strategy to secure the site's future.
  
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• 20mph speed limit change to be reversed on some Cardiff roads

  07-03-2025 17:00 via bbc.com
  
  A review of the default lower speed limit was announced following significant public backlash.
  
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• Patient 'anxiety' as GP company hands back surgery

  07-03-2025 14:30 via bbc.com
  
  The GP management company has been criticised by patients, doctors and the first minister.
  
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• Anger over no Welsh national Covid anniversary events

  07-03-2025 00:15 via bbc.com
  
  A campaign group believes Wales, as a nation, should remember those lost during the Covid pandemic.
  
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