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• People confused after only just realising little-known Christmas crackers law

  23-12-2024 07:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Christmas crackers are a festive staple, but it turns out there's a little-known law that means children under a certain age can't buy them - but there's a good reason why
  
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• The six areas of Wales where house prices are falling

  23-12-2024 11:02 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Bridgend showed the highest annual percentage change, while Gwynedd saw the biggest fall. See where your county came on our list of areas
  
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• Gavin and Stacey star Rob Brydon drops 'fishing trip' hint with six-word message

  23-12-2024 11:02 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Gavin and Stacey fans are eager to know what really happened on the notorious fishing trip and Christmas Day is their last chance to find out
  
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• Experts give 9 ways to stop rats setting up home in garden amid 'worst ever winter' alert

  23-12-2024 11:01 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Due to wet weather this year rats 'the size of cats' have been seen in gardens - but there are some easy methods to put them off say pest control gurus
  
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• Mum in hysterics at daughter's role in Christmas play as parents suggest clever design

  23-12-2024 11:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  An author took to Twitter, now known as X, to share the hilarious casting her daughter received in her school's nativity. It left many people in stitches, as well as the mum herself
  
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• One the world's great novels taken off Wales' GCSE because of racial slurs

  23-12-2024 10:54 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men captures a universal themes and a time in history in a powerful, short text
  
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• Jet2 warning to all passengers amid 'disruption' apology

  23-12-2024 10:32 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The airline issued a new alert on Monday
  
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• BBC Doctor Who's Christmas special: Start time, cast and trailer as Ncuti Gatwa returns with Bridgerton star

  23-12-2024 10:30 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Doctor Who's Christmas special, Joy To The World, is set to be a festive treat for viewers, filled with outrageous adventures and famous guest stars.
  
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• Tributes to 9-year-old boy killed in Magdeburg Christmas market attack

  23-12-2024 10:08 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Around 100 police officers, firefighters and medics were sent to the scene after the incident on Friday night
  
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• AD FEATURE: The family-run business celebrating six decades through a fresh look and grand re-opening sale

  23-12-2024 10:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Place for Homes is launching its grand re-opening sale this December
  
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• Lenny Henry shares reason he keeps saying 'no' to BBC Strictly Come Dancing

  23-12-2024 09:37 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Lenny Henry has revealed that Strictly Come Dancing bosses have repeatedly asked him to appear on the show, but he has turned them down every time.
  
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• Today's rugby news as coach makes Faletau statement and ex-Wales captain offers Gatland verdict

  23-12-2024 08:33 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The latest headlines and rugby news from Wales and beyond
  
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• An award winning, campaigning year for WalesOnline in 2024

  23-12-2024 08:20 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Thank you to all our readers who have supported us. We couldn't do it without you
  
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• 'I went to Cardiff on one of the busiest shopping days of the year and this is the one thing I didn't understand'

  23-12-2024 08:10 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It wasn’t what I expected. And it left me thoroughly confused.
  
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• Mary Berry adds these three things to get 'crispy and fluffy' roast potatoes

  23-12-2024 08:09 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The chef has shared her secret to the perfect roasties
  
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• Met Office makes 'around double' prediction for Christmas Day weather

  23-12-2024 07:52 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Meteorologists have given their verdict after bad weather caused chaos this weekend
  
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• Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Monday, December 23)

  23-12-2024 07:09 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  All of the latest news from across Wales and further afield
  
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• Every Gavin & Stacey character ranked ahead of the final episode this Christmas

  23-12-2024 07:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  With so many memorable characters to chose from, any list trying to rank them in order is bound to prove a bit controversial....
  
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• The Eluned Morgan interview: Why I went for the top job, facing Nigel Farage, and how I'll spend Christmas

  23-12-2024 05:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales' First Minister started the year saying she wasn't sure she wanted to carry on as health minister. Now she is leading her nation, guiding her party towards a seismic election, but making time for Gavin & Stacey and karaoke too
  
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• The criminals deemed so dangerous judges gave them extended sentences

  23-12-2024 05:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  These people have all been given extended sentences for public protection given the severity of their offending
  
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• Scheme helps young people in or leaving care explore future job opportunities

  23-12-2024 05:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A group of young people from Merthyr Tydfil visited Brecon Mountain Railway and Prince Charles Hospital
  
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• Quick and tasty spinach pastry recipe that'll leave guests drooling this Christmas

  23-12-2024 05:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Food blogger Ashley Lamego shared her easy recipe for spinach dipp puffs - and they could be a hit with guests this Christmas. It takes just 20 minutes to whip this up...
  
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• Celebrities who visited Wales in 2024 including Woody Harrelson and Tom Hardy

  23-12-2024 03:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales has welcomed many famous faces over the past year
  
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• The moment a van reverses into Cardiff shop causing thousands of pounds of damage

  23-12-2024 00:43 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage taken by owner Atiq Rahman shows the black Vauxhall van mount the kerb outside his premises and reverse into the building once before moving forward and reversing into the building again and then driving away.
  
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• The tragedy of two teenage best friends who were killed as they slept

  22-12-2024 21:30 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Rhona Schofield and Vikki Preston, both 19, were killed in a house fire in Salford in May 2005. Nearly 20 years on, the person who set the blaze has still not been caught
  
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• Beloved Fireman Sam voice actor dies aged 55

  22-12-2024 21:14 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  David Carling, who was best known for voicing Station Officer Steele in Fireman Sam, has sadly died at the age of 55 - with tributes being paid to the late actor
  
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• The best pictures as the Coca Cola truck turns up in Cardiff with huge crowds flocking to see it

  22-12-2024 21:01 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Coca-Cola truck has become a Christmas tradition for lots of people in Cardiff
  
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• UK's most dangerous killer Robert Maudsley to spend Christmas underground in a glass box

  22-12-2024 20:19 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Robert Maudsley, 71, has spent the last 50 Christmases in solitary confinement at HMP Wakefield after being convicted of four murders and deemed too dangerous to be around other prisoners
  
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• Police say 'do not approach' man who failed to return to prison

  22-12-2024 19:47 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Declan Jones is described as being around 5ft7" tall, of small build with dark hair, green eyes and is clean shaven.
  
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• Brian Whitelock: A judge's damning words in full to a double murderer who will die in prison after killing his neighbour

  22-12-2024 18:32 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Giving Brian Whitelock a whole-life sentence for the murder of his neighbour Wendy Buckney, the judge said the defendant had stripped the pensioner and beaten her to death for his own pleasure
  
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