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Selfie of girl on beach smiling

Woman quit booze after ‘beer fear’ of 18-hour bender

Jessie, from Cardiff, realised she would go weeks without having one day of not drinking.

3 hrs ago
Wales
Sheep with wind turbines in the distance

Is Wales falling behind in clean power race?

Many more wind and solar projects are set to appear - but not everybody is keen on them.

3 hrs ago
Wales
Harry Wilson celebrates

Wilson penalty seals Wales win against Montenegro

Harry Wilson inspires a much-changed Wales side to a home Nations League win over Montenegro to extend Craig Bellamy's unbeaten start as head coach.

Strictly storm and footballers attacked with bats

A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.

11 hrs ago
Wales

Police officer denies sexual assaults

Fiona Anderson, 32, pleads not guilty to two charges of sexual assault in Cardiff in 2018.

16 hrs ago
Wales
Sheep with wind turbines in the distance

Is Wales falling behind in clean power race?

Many more wind and solar projects are set to appear - but not everybody is keen on them.

3 hrs ago
Wales
Singer Melanie Martinez on stage

Pop fan offered meet and greet after singer's no-show

Lilly Hamer was let down when the singer failed to show after her gig at the Utilita Arena in Cardiff.

1 hr ago
Wales
A composite image showing a mechanical claw hovering above a pile of rubbish at a waste incinerator plant.

Burning rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power

Nearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal.

4 hrs ago
Climate
Harry Wilson celebrates

Wilson penalty seals Wales win against Montenegro

Harry Wilson inspires a much-changed Wales side to a home Nations League win over Montenegro to extend Craig Bellamy's unbeaten start as head coach.

Joel Collins, who was attacked after a football game, smiles at the camera in his football kit

Footballer's kneecap smashed in baseball bat attack

Joel Collins was attacked by a group with baseball bats and other weapons at the game on Saturday.

20 hrs ago
Wales
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv, Israel, protest against the Israeli government and to show support for the hostages who were kidnapped during the 7 October  attack by Hamas.

Jewish group attacks Plaid's Israel boycott call

Plaid is accused of lending justification to the 7 October attacks on Israel, which it denies.

15 hrs ago
Wales
Studio portrait of Katya Jones and  Wynne Evans posing together against a plain blue background. They are looking at the camera and smiling and  Evans is holding Katya Jones's hand.

Strictly's Wynne heartbroken over 'stupid joke'

Viewers noticed some apparently awkward moments between the opera singer and his partner Katya Jones.

15 hrs ago
Culture
Nathan Osman and his partner Katie sitting on camping chairs with their four children at the beach. They are lit by the burning glow of the fire.

Dad-of-four died after 200m holiday cliff fall

Nathan Osman was on a long weekend in Benidorm with friends when he fell to his death.

23 hrs ago
Wales
2024 Snowman 50p, showing The Snowman putting a gold star on a Christmas tree as snow falls

Gold Snowman 50p hidden in Christmas calendar

A solid gold version of the coin will also be hidden in one of 3,000 advent calendars available.

1 day ago
Wales

Features & analysis

Sarah Rigby and Gareth Jones smiling at the camera

Abusive ex banned partner from using the toilet

Gareth rushed to a supermarket or local pub because he was not allowed to use the toilet at home.

2 days ago
Wales
A painting of two women in front of a flowery wall

Artist inspired by council estate childhood wants to make art more inclusive

Natalie Chapman's paintings draw on the prejudice she faced growing up in poverty.

2 days ago
Wales
Overhead shot of a man crouched over a spiral formation of rocks and pebbles on a beach

Death metal helps to inspire land artist

Man who has created thousand of temporary land art pieces uses death metal for inspiration.

3 days ago
Wales
Ash Dykes is smiling at the camera after crossing the finish line from the Coppename river into the Atlantic. He is wearing an army green t-shirt and has a Welsh flag wrapped around his shoulders. The sea and Amazon rainforest are in the background and the sky is cloudy.

Adventurer faces venomous scorpions in world-first kayak journey

Ash Dykes and his team kayaked 380 miles from the source of the Coppename river to the sea.

3 days ago
Wales
The garage forecourt at MFG St Clears Service Station

Is this the best petrol station in the UK?

A garage in Carmarthenshire has won the Forecourt Trader of the Year Award 2024.

4 days ago
Wales

Watch/Listen

Jessie Hallett has been sober for almost two years

Woman quits drink over death by Christmas fear

Jessie Hallett decided to go sober after an 18-hour Beaujolais Day bender.

11 hrs ago
North West Wales
Wynne speaking into Radio Wales microphone

Watch: Strictly's Wynne on 'stupid joke that went wrong'

The opera singer says he feels weird apologising as he believes he has "not really done anything".

23 hrs ago
Wales
A shipwreck, rusted metal and fish visible poking out of holes in the wreck.

Are shipwrecks a climate change timebomb?

Thousands of shipwrecks lie on the UK seabed, many forgotten and many still mysteries.

2 days ago
Wales
Ash Dykes

'We were bitten, stung, infections... I lost three toenails'

Adventurer describes going where nobody has been before in the Amazon rainforest.

3 days ago
Wales
Sabrina Lee standing in front of an picture of green aurora

Why are we seeing the Northern Lights so often?

An aurora on Thursday was triggered by a solar flare erupting on Tuesday.

4 days ago
Wales

Sport

Craig Bellamy blows a kiss to Wales fans after his side beat Montenegro

Nations League can boost World Cup hopes - Bellamy

Craig Bellamy believes the way he uses his squad in the Nations League will boost Wales' chances of reaching the 2026 World Cup.

11 hrs ago
Wales Men
Wales midfielder Joe Allen smiles with arms outstretched

'Great to be back' - Allen returns from Wales retirement

Midfielder Joe Allen said he wants to prove he still has value to add to the squad after returning from international retirement in Wales' 1-0 win against Montengro.

4 hrs ago
Welsh Football
Harry Wilson celebrates

Wilson penalty seals Wales win against Montenegro

Harry Wilson inspires a much-changed Wales side to a home Nations League win over Montenegro to extend Craig Bellamy's unbeaten start as head coach.

Rugby ball on the pitch at Rodney Parade

Dragons back WRU deal to cut all regions' debts

Dragons are the first to break the silence over the on-going talks between the four regions and Welsh Rugby Union.

17 hrs ago
Welsh Rugby
Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson (L) and Newport manager Nelson Jardim

Wrexham and Newport learn FA Cup opponents

Newport will host Peterborough United in the FA Cup first round while Wrehxam will travel to Harrogate Town.

14 hrs ago
Football

Stories from Cymru Fyw

Ellie McIntyre

'Wnei di ddim cyrraedd 30 os wyt ti'n dal i yfed'

Profiad dynes ifanc o'r Felinheli o fod yn gaeth i alcohol, a sut mae hi bellach yn sobor ers pedair blynedd.

4 hrs ago
Emma Barker

Pryder fod diffyg adnoddau i rieni sy'n colli babanod

Mam o'r gogledd-orllewin yn dweud bod angen mwy o adnoddau ar rieni sydd wedi colli babanod.

18 mins ago
Rhys gyda'i Fam-gu, Elizabeth

Dysgu Cymraeg yn Ohio er mwyn 'nabod Mam-gu yn well'

Mae dyn ifanc o Ohio wedi dysgu Cymraeg er mwyn dod i 'nabod ei fam-gu o Aberaeron yn well.

4 hrs ago
Diwrnod Shwmae Su'mae

Diwrnod Shwmae Su'mae: Dechreuwch bob sgwrs yn Gymraeg

Cynnwys addas i ddysgwyr: Hanes y diwrnod sy'n annog defnyddio'r Gymraeg.

3 hrs ago
Ci tyqwys a dyn

Y Cymro cyntaf i gael ci tywys

Cynnwys addas i ddysgwyr: Stori Tomos ap Rhys a'r ci wnaeth newid ei fywyd.

7 days ago

Latest updates

1 hr ago
Singer Melanie Martinez on stage

Pop fan offered meet and greet after singer's no-show

Lilly Hamer was let down when the singer failed to show after her gig at the Utilita Arena in Cardiff.

1 hr ago
Wales
3 hrs ago
Sheep with wind turbines in the distance

Is Wales falling behind in clean power race?

Many more wind and solar projects are set to appear - but not everybody is keen on them.

3 hrs ago
Wales
3 hrs ago
Selfie of girl on beach smiling

Woman quit booze after ‘beer fear’ of 18-hour bender

Jessie, from Cardiff, realised she would go weeks without having one day of not drinking.

3 hrs ago
Wales
11 hrs ago
Front pages of the Western Mail and the South Wales Echo

Wales' papers: Strictly storm and footballers attacked with bats

A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.

11 hrs ago
Wales
15 hrs ago
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv, Israel, protest against the Israeli government and to show support for the hostages who were kidnapped during the 7 October  attack by Hamas.

Jewish group attacks Plaid's Israel boycott call

Plaid is accused of lending justification to the 7 October attacks on Israel, which it denies.

15 hrs ago
Wales
16 hrs ago
Fiona Anderson arriving at court

Police officer denies sexual assaults

Fiona Anderson, 32, pleads not guilty to two charges of sexual assault in Cardiff in 2018.

16 hrs ago
Wales
17 hrs ago
Former town councillor Darren Brown. He is wearing a dark jumper and a shirt with a blue button down collar

Jury retires in councillor wife stabbing trial

Former town councillor Darren Brown is accused of attempting to stab his wife to death.

17 hrs ago
Wales
20 hrs ago
Joel Collins, who was attacked after a football game, smiles at the camera in his football kit

Footballer's kneecap smashed in baseball bat attack

Joel Collins was attacked by a group with baseball bats and other weapons at the game on Saturday.

20 hrs ago
Wales
20 hrs ago
An artist's impression of the 500 holiday cottages at Penrhos Coastal Park. It is surrounded by grasses, flowers and castle in the background

Campaigners lose holiday park High Court case

Campaigners argued that fresh planning consent was needed to proceed, but judges disagree.

20 hrs ago
Wales

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