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• Firefighters battle huge grass fires above Cardiff and in Bannau Brycheiniog

  31-03-2025 22:30 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service have been tackling blazes on mountains near the capital as well as in the Cynon Valley and on Sugar Loaf mountain near Abergavenny
  
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• The 116 Championship players Cardiff City and Swansea City could sign for free this summer

  17-04-2025 09:21 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A large number of players are out of contract this summer at Championship level
  
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• Key reasons four in 10 kids have been prevented from trying a sport

  17-04-2025 09:21 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  To inspire kids to explore new physical activities, Olympic skateboarder Lola Tambling has teamed up with Weetabix to help youngsters step out of their comfort zones.
  
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• Eight in ten shoppers want clearer labelling for British goods

  17-04-2025 09:18 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A new poll has shown that consumers would like to support British farming and fishing - but are finding it increasingly difficult to do so
  
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• 'Highest kick in history' causes mayhem as rugby commentators astounded

  17-04-2025 09:03 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Matt Burton is one of the best paid rugby players on the planet.
  
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• Fashion high street store to shut as other retailers close across the UK - full list

  17-04-2025 08:53 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  One British clothing brand is closing down a city centre store that opened in 2012
  
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• Northern Lights visible in Wales as skies turn pink

  17-04-2025 08:47 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The spectacle lit up the night sky in parts of the country
  
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• Buffy star Michelle Trachtenberg's cause of death confirmed

  17-04-2025 08:29 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Michelle Trachtenberg was found dead in her Manhattan apartment on February 26 after police officers responded to a 911 call
  
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• Today's rugby news as Wales international in talks to join phoenix club and Welsh star admits doubts set in

  17-04-2025 08:17 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world
  
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• Searches to take place in two locations three hours apart for missing teenagers

  17-04-2025 08:16 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Isabelle and Daniel have been missing since Monday, April 7
  
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• Liam Payne's sister 'can't process' his death six months on

  17-04-2025 08:02 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Ruth Gibbins paid tribute to her late brother who died in October in Argentina
  
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• Painter and decorator turned to selling cocaine 'to make quick and easy money'

  17-04-2025 07:59 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A judge told Jack Arran: "You have been a fool unto yourself"
  
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• Alex Jones admits Strictly Come Dancing was "a shambles" as she looks backs on show

  17-04-2025 07:51 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The TV star has spoken about her time as a contestant on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing
  
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• Child poverty laid bare as schools forced to buy beds for kids

  17-04-2025 07:30 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Schools are providing items like cookers and food, leaders have said
  
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• Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Thursday, April 17)

  17-04-2025 07:07 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  All of the latest news from across Wales and further afield
  
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• Government issues 'important' travel warning to Brits heading abroad over Easter

  17-04-2025 05:22 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The rules have only just changed, so make sure you are not caught out
  
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• DWP confirms exact amount you can claim if you have any of these 85 health conditions

  16-04-2025 23:42 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The full list of 85 musculoskeletal health conditions which can qualify for you for PIP
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother's Jack P Shepherd stunned as Trisha Goddard 'blanks' him live on air

  16-04-2025 23:33 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Trisha Goddard was the second housemate to be evicted from the ITV reality series on Tuesday night
  
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• The £30m super yacht that spent the weekend loitering off the Welsh coast

  16-04-2025 23:14 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The 59.4 metre long vessel made a four-day stop off the North Wales coast, and was a scene of great curiosity
  
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• Calls for former Welsh Secretary to be stripped of peerage over book

  16-04-2025 22:52 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Simon Hart has published a book detailing diary extracts which reveal his experiences working with a variety of MPs in Westminster
  
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• Giant battery to store solar and wind energy to be created on site of coal-fired power station

  16-04-2025 22:37 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The proposed battery energy storage plant would be one of the largest in the UK and will be located at the old Uskmouth power station
  
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• Woman's body mocked by partner who carried out vicious assaults on her

  16-04-2025 22:30 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Keiron Hatton strangled his partner and kicked her down a flight of stairs. One attack was in front of their son
  
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• Milkman got caught in sting then threw away chance at freedom

  16-04-2025 20:57 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Stephen Ricketts avoided jail after sending sick messages to a 'child' but got caught breaking the law on three more occasions
  
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• Rory McIlroy claims surrounding ‘£3.1million donation' see charity make statement

  16-04-2025 20:56 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy won the Masters on Sunday to complete the career grand slam, and rumours have been rife that he donated his entire prize fund to charity
  
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• Man found dead in 'extremely cold' field metres away from his clothes

  16-04-2025 20:51 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The coroner rejected suggestions of third party involvement at an inquest
  
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• An 800-year law was enacted after a bottlenose dolphin washed up on Welsh beach

  16-04-2025 20:18 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  While dolphins are relatively common in the waters off the Welsh coast, it's rare to find them washed ashore
  
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• 11 Wales hopefuls are facing Judgement Day auditions for Japan tour

  16-04-2025 20:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  This weekend could see a number of players push their case forward for a Wales call-up
  
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• Man outraged after being reported to trading standards for bizarre reason

  16-04-2025 19:59 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wayne Hankins, who owns a photography studio, couldn't understand why Trading Standards turned up at his door on Tuesday
  
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• Woman, 37, from Cardiff goes missing as two people arrested

  16-04-2025 19:17 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Paria Veisi's disappearance has been described as 'totally out of character'
  
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• Controversial plans that will allow Stevie Wonder and Alanis Morisette to play at Cardiff park updated

  16-04-2025 19:05 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Some residents have raised concerns about the potential impact of events on Blackweir Fields and the potential impact on traffic
  
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