A minister has announced she will be standing down ahead of the 2026 Senedd election. Welsh government minister for children and social care Dawn Bowden told her Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituents on Friday the job had been a "great privilege" and it was an honour to be the first woman to be elected in the area in 2016.

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Tens of thousands of people in Australia's New South Wales state were without power on Saturday after a low pressure system brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.

Catherine, Princess of Wales revealed on Tuesday that she is in remission from cancer, following a visit to the London hospital where she was treated last year.

Dragons will be without injured Wales number eight Aaron Wainwright in the crucial European Challenge Cup game at Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.

They are wanted in connection with a range of alleged crimes and police forces are asking for information to help find them

As one of the last remaining areas in South Wales with truly dark skies, Gower National Landscape will be protected from light pollution for generations..

The Welsh celebrations after qualifying for Euro 2025 may have settled down, for now, but what are the chances of Wales upsetting the odds in Switzerland this summer?

For the past ten years, experts have been carefully re-establishing populations of the animals from forests in Scotland to other parts of the UK. Find out more here.

Catherine, Princess of Wales, said on Tuesday that her cancer was in remission, lifting a major cloud from the British royal family, which had struggled with serious health concerns for both her and King Charles III. “It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focused on recovery,” Catherine, the wife of Prince William, wrote on Instagram.

Britain's Princess of Wales says that her cancer is in remission following a visit to the hospital where she received treatment

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has announced that she is now in remission from cancer, following a year of health challenges for the royal family.