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Millions of pounds are being wasted on unused fire engines and unoccupied new control centres as part of a revamp of the fire service, the BBC has learned. Nine new regional control rooms were built...
View ArticleMore tests due on body of MI6 worker Gareth Williams
Further tests are to be carried out on the body of an MI6 worker which was found in a holdall in the bath at his central London flat. The body of Gareth Williams, 30, from Anglesey, was...
View ArticleNewspaper review: Papers ponder MI6 murder mystery
There is no shortage of speculation over the mystery of the murder of MI6 employee Gareth Williams, whose body was found at his flat in London. The Daily Mirror describes him as a "perfect spy" who...
View ArticleJapan's Ichiro Ozawa to challenge PM Kan for leadership
One of the grandees of the governing Democratic Party of Japan, Ichiro Ozawa, has announced he will stand again for the party leadership. He lost the party post last year amid a party funding scandal....
View ArticleSix-year-old Wolverhampton girl awarded maths GCSE
A six-year-old girl from Wolverhampton has been awarded a grade C in GCSE maths. Esther Okade was entered for the exam by Ounsdale High School in Wombourne, Wolverhampton. Her father...
View ArticleEx-officer says RUC chiefs prevented Fr Chesney arrest
A former police officer who investigated Father Chesney in 1972 has told the BBC he was prevented from arresting him by senior RUC officers. Fr Chesney, who died in 1980, was named in the...
View ArticleAirport to hold residents meeting
People living near Belfast City Airport will have the chance to raise any issues they have with the airport's management on Thursday. The...
View ArticleFarmer 'would buy more cloned calves'
Farmer Steven Innes, who is at the centre of the cloned meat furore,...
View ArticleSearch after man's leap from Swansea bridge
Fire crews and police are to resume a search after a man was seen to...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle factory chemical leak in Livingston
About 20 firefighters have tackled a chemical leak in Livingston...
View Article'Discipline' key to Pembrokeshire community park
A group from Hubberston near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, have...
View ArticleWales male cancer rate 'highest' in the UK
The cancer rate for men in Wales is the highest in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). About 8,900 men in Wales are diagnosed with cancer each year. The figures...
View ArticleLast orders for struggling Welsh pubs
A few years ago, Rhondda landlord Colin Davies was one of about 30 members of his local pub association. Now he says they are lucky to...
View ArticleGlobal markets help drive Diageo profit
Diageo, the world's biggest drinks maker, saw pre-tax profits increase by 12% to £2.24bn...
View ArticleCredit Agricole sees profits rise
French bank Credit Agricole has reported a big rise in profits for the first...
View ArticleHolyhead comedian performs at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Anglesey comedian Eiriona Jackson has been raising her profile as part of duo Ginger and Black at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Eiriona, from Holyhead, and comedy partner Daniel Taylor...
View ArticleBurton film eyes Cardiff world premiere
A movie about the life of Richard Burton, filmed on location in Wales, is hoping to get its world...
View ArticleLlifogydd yn arwain at gau ffyrdd
Mae'r gwasanaethau tân ac achub wedi bod wrthi dros nos yn ceisio helpu pobl ar ôl glaw trwm a llifogydd. Dywedodd Gwasanaeth Tân Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru eu bod wedi ymateb i tua 20 o...
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