Reform UK has defended its use of disputed figures to claim billions of pounds would be saved by its immigration and welfare plans, as it announced it would abolish migrant rights to qualify for indefinite leave to remain

Apartments which are used to house serious offenders awaiting trial need to be shut down immediately, according to concerned councillors

The new Work and Pensions Secretary has refused to rule out tightening eligibility for universal credit, saying welfare reform 'is happening all the time'

A Welsh town famous for its abundance of secondhand and antiquarian bookshops will welcome in the autumn with a weekend festival dedicated to the world of fungi

A north Wales council could face a bill of tens of thousands of pounds for the replacement of a harbour patrol boat

BMW’s UK car finance business has set aside more than £200 million to cover the potential impact of the continued fallout from the car loan mis-selling scandal

A new study has revealed the best UK beaches to visit this autumn - and Wales features prominently

A former Welsh Conservative MP will face trial next year accused of having a false passport during the time she was sitting in Parliament

Talks on tackling the number of empty spaces in schools serving two towns are to be held following claims over the future of a primary

Sir Ed Davey has declined to say whether he would join a coalition with Labour after the next election if it meant preventing a Reform UK government

Matt Sherratt has left his role as Cardiff head coach just days before the new United Rugby Championship season to become Wales’ attack coach

Hywel Dda University Health Board will decide on the future of the Minor Injury Unit at Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli, later this week, following the conclusion of a public consultation

Israel must not retaliate to the recognition of Palestine by the UK and its allies by expanding settlements in the West Bank, Yvette Cooper said

A Valleys council is currently facing a potential budget gap of £28m next year

Vapes should be sold in plain packages to reduce their appeal to children, a new study suggests

A targeted social tariff offering discounted energy bills to those who need it most could lift millions out of fuel poverty in England and Wales, according to a report

Members of the Israeli government have 'genocidal intent' in Gaza, a newly-appointed UK minister has said

The Welsh Government has signed a new agreement with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office aimed at helping businesses protect their ideas and drive investment in innovation

A councillor has told a council’s chief executive he believes he has acted unlawfully by cancelling most meetings of the authority on the grounds that a Senedd by-election is pending ✍️ Martin Shipton

The UK Government faces tough tax choices in the years ahead with mounting public spending pressures versus sluggish economic growth, according to new forecasts

Let go of the past and imagine a different future,’ says the WRU. But at the start of the new season, Welsh rugby’s future has never looked more uncertain ✍️Simon Thomas

A fifth of British adults think the tea they drink originates in the UK, research for Fairtrade has found

Zarah Sultana said she will call off legal action announced as part of a bitter feud at the top of her fledgling party with Jeremy Corbyn

Something sinister is happening in Welsh politics in advance of next May’s Senedd election and it needs to be called out ✍️Martin Shipton

From ‘croglins’ to ‘clust jwg’, rediscover the lost language of food across Wales ✍️Carwyn Graves

As the nation grapples with structural reforms and the future of its regional teams, we must ask: is this not the perfect moment to reimagine how we present ourselves to the world? Michael Hobbs nation.cymru/opinion/cymr...

A Swansea-based company has secured a £650,000 funding boost to develop a world-first biological alternative to pesticides in the fight against slugs and snails wp.me/p8Mk4U-15ZR

From slavery, to the genocide of Native Americans, and segregation, the USA has always indulged its basest instincts under the cloak of values that switch from the political to the religious to the commercial as suits the situation ✍️Ben Wildsmith

Glyndwr wasn’t a one-man show. He inspired a movement. His rebellion was serious. It had soldiers, civil servants, poets, financiers, diplomats, families ✍️Desmond Clifford

Councillors have expressed outrage at a decision to cancel a training session about violence against women because of the forthcoming Caerphilly Senedd by-election ✍️Martin Shipton

A project in south Wales is restoring long-lost woodland to help manage flood risk, improve soil health and boost biodiversity

Why the double jeopardy rule mattered, why it changed, and why it still ensures justice today ✍️Dr Huw Evans

Massive prehistoric rubbish heaps which became part of the British landscape, are revealing the distances people travelled to feast together at the end of the Bronze Age

A council is being urged to introduce an overnight tax on visitors after the Welsh Government’s Visitor Levy Bill came into effect last week

Having captivated audiences at the National Eisteddfod, Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau, and the Green Man Festival over the summer, Martha Elen has released her highly anticipated debut EP, Lludw Ddoe'

A petition calling for the local authority to keep open a village school, severely damaged in a fire back in 2022, will be debated by councillors after gaining more than 1,000 signatures

Next month, the National Botanic Garden of Wales will host the Calico Dress Exhibition, a community textile project by Amgueddfa Cymru celebrating Welsh identity, heritage, and creativity through embroidery

Cancer patients are spending fewer days in hospital thanks to a pioneering programme that helps them prepare for treatment both physically and mentally

Calls for traffic calming measures on a residential street, through which more than 4,000 vehicles drive in a week, have been rejected

As MP for Gower, from 1922 to 1959, David Rhys Grenfell’s lived the history of the Labour Party, from tentative beginnings, supplanting the Liberals and becoming the rock solid, dominant force in Welsh politics ✍️Desmond Clifford

A public meeting will take place for residents concerned about plans to transform a Blind Veterans Centre into a hospital treating people addicted to drugs and alcohol

Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in a historic if largely symbolic move

Having fun while speaking Welsh is the theme of this year’s Shwmae Su'mae campaign led by Mentrau Iaith Cymru wp.me/p8Mk4U-15OI

A Tory demand for an investigation into Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeny has been dismissed as “muckracking” by the Deputy Prime Minister

Reported rape cases in north Wales have increased in the last year by more than 14%

The National Grid has launched four pre-application statutory consultations regarding its plans to upgrade the high-voltage power network in north Wales

Plaid Cymru has urged the UK Government to go further than recognising a Palestinian state, calling for tough sanctions against Israel amid continued violence in Gaza

Councillors across the political divide backed the plan to become a ‘welcoming’ place for asylum seekers and refugees with the aim of being recognised as part of the City of Sanctuary network in September 2023

The BBC will be celebrating the life and times of Welsh icon and global superstar, Richard Burton later this year, 100 years since his birth in Pontrhydyfen in November 1925

UK aid cuts are a ‘gift’ to China and Russia’s efforts to undermine an increasingly polarised United Nations, a Commons committee has warned