Northen Ireland parties divided on electoral reform
Plans to change the voting system for Westminster elections and to have fewer MPs are to be debated in Parliament later. The move is part of a Bill that helped form the Coalition government last May....
View ArticleWales 'more vulnerable to public spending cuts'
Wales could be more vulnerable to spending cuts than other parts of the UK because of the high...
View ArticleLanguage campaigners warn of direct action on S4C cuts
Welsh language activists say they will take "non-violent direct action" to protest against cuts in S4C's budget. Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, the Welsh Language Society, says it will repeat the...
View ArticlePort Talbot motorway link will 'create 600 jobs'
Up to 600 jobs are expected to be created during the construction of a new £107m link on the...
View ArticleFour face court after raids linked to human trafficking
Two men and two women are due to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court later on charges linked to human trafficking. It follows a series of raids on seven...
View ArticleFfordd newydd: Gwaith i 600
Bydd cannoedd o swyddi yn cael eu creu yn y diwydiant adeiladu ar ôl cadarnhad y bydd £107 miliwn yn cael ei wario er mwyn cwblhau ffordd gyswllt i'r M4 yn ardal Port Talbot. Dywedodd Dirprwy Brif...
View ArticleLife in Romania after being deported from France
European Union immigration ministers meet in Paris on Monday to...
View Article'Phone hack' coverage continues in papers
Claims that News of the World reporters hacked the phones of public figures continue to be reported widely in Monday's newspapers. The Guardian and Independent lead with calls by MPs and other public...
View ArticleWelsh rugby captains start Kilimanjaro charity climb
Fifteen former Wales rugby captains will start their ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, later to raise money...
View ArticleBBC poll suggests support for spending cuts
Many people are in favour of taking steps to reduce the...
View ArticleEdinburgh Festival closes with a bang
The Edinburgh International Festival finished with a...
View ArticleCrews tackle Chipping Norton antiques shop fire
Fire crews were called to tackle a fire at an antiques shop in Oxfordshire....
View ArticleCymdeithas yn bygwth gweithredu
Mae Cymdeithas yr Iaith yn bygwth 'gweithredu'n uniongyrchol' yn erbyn y llywodraeth yn sgil honiadau fod S4C yn wynebu toriadau o hyd at 25% yn eu cyllideb dros y pedair blynedd nesaf. Mewn llythyr...
View ArticleIn pictures: Festival fireworks
The Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert entertained residents and visitors across the city of Edinburgh on Sunday night, with thousands gathered at vantage points around the city. All photos by Ivon...
View ArticleUK manufacturing 'boosted by overseas demand'
Rising overseas demand has created buoyant conditions for manufacturers in the UK, a report suggests. The Engineering Employers...
View ArticleTalking Pictures of Welsh talent in portrait exhibition
Photographs of creative people inspired by Wales will be unveiled in a new exhibition at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay. Talking Pictures is the brain child of celebrity photographer...
View ArticleExplosions heard during Oswaldtwistle mill fire
Firefighters were forced to pull out of a fire at a former mill in Lancashire following a series of explosions. About 60 firefighters were called to the listed building in Oswaldtwistle after smoke...
View ArticleSouth African miners start strike over pay
South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has said that its members at Northam Platinum have started a strike over pay. Northam management is offering an 8% pay rise, but the miners are...
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