Wales (Cymru)

Supermarket giant Aldi has pulled a number of meat products from its fridges. There has been a warning to customers that they should not eat them if they're already at home.

As a precaution, two of the supermarket giant's cured meat items have been recalled. Milk may be present in these packs, but nothing is stated on the packaging.

A road in Swansea has been closed in both directions following a crash involving a car and a motorcycle. Police are on the scene of the incident in Trallwn Road, Llansamlet. One person was taken to hospital following the crash. The road is currently closed between Glan-Y-Wern Road and Bethel Road and South Wales Police said it was expected to remain shut for some time.

A Mid-Wales manufacturer is creating more than 250 jobs on the back of strong global sales growth. Variable frequency drives firm, Invertek Drives, said it will create the new jobs over next five years.

The topic of Independence has become a mainstay in British politics for quite some time now. Many, if not all, members of the UK government will of course claim the very opposite. Successive Conservative governments treat independence much the same as a child does Beetlejuice – a mere mention or three enough to manifest it as if out of thin air. They’re wrong, of course, the independence movements across the UK have been slowly building steam for decades.

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Over the winter, pensioners across the UK will receive cash grants worth up to £600 to help them cover rising costs to heat their homes. Combining the pensioner cost of living payments with the winter fuel payments is set to provide much needed bank account boosts.

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Information to help with Wales's response to the UK Covid Inquiry has been wiped due to a major error on the NHS Wales email system. Earlier this year Digital Health and Care Wales uncovered an issue with the retention of emails for people who had left or moved health boards in Wales.

Swansea Council isn't commenting on a claim that the cost of a key city centre project has soared by around £10 million. The Local Democracy Reporting Service has been told that it could cost just over £25 million to convert the former BHS and Miss Selfridge stores on Oxford Street into a new central library, archives store and community hub.

A teenager who daubed a Windrush mural with Nazi symbols after being radicalised online is facing jail. The 17-year-old from south Wales, who cannot legally be named due to his age, is charged with five terror offences.

One in three people in Wales would welcome an independence referendum in the next year, new polling shows.

But the same percentage – 34 per cent – said they would oppose the referendum, suggesting a perfect three-way split in opinion towards Wales having its own independence referendum.

The 33-player squad is made up of 19 forwards and 14 backs with an average age of 27 years old. Seventeen players have previous Rugby World Cup experience.

People from across the nation had the honour of revealing those selected in the squad in an announcement video which showcased iconic landmarks from around Wales, as well as sharing photos from the players’ formative years in rugby.

Some councils will not be able to provide even basic services after a huge black hole was found in public finances, Unison has warned. The BBC Shared Data Unit has found the average council across the UK now faces a £33m predicted deficit by 2025-26 - a rise of 60% from £20m two years ago.

A chip shop offering a £1 children’s meal helping families through the summer holidays say hundreds of young people have taken up the offer so far.

Mel's Chippy in Carmarthenshire, Wales, has been selling the £1 meals since the start of the school holidays, which consists of a main meal, a portion of chips, a drink and a portion of fruit.

A US video games company that worked on Call of Duty and Fortnite will open its European headquarters in Wales.

Rocket Science Corporation will employ more than 50 people, creating tools for some of the world's most popular games.

Working households in Wales can get a considerable discount on their water bills thanks to a new cost-of-living scheme. Dŵr Cymru (Welsh Water) has launched a Cymuned (Community) Support Fund which offers short-term help to working households whose "bills exceed their income".

The pictures are of a dying star at the centre of the Ring Nebula, 2,600 light years from earth. An international team of scientists, led by Cardiff University researchers, say they reveal a triple-star system.

Since 2013, some 7,335 potholes have been reported across the borough.

The council has spent £6.47 million on repairs in that time – including more than £450,000 so far this year. These figures were published by the council in August 2023 in response to a Freedom of Information request.

The Conservative party chair, Greg Hands, has been urged to launch an internal investigation into the Welsh secretary, David TC Davies, over “unacceptable” and “racist” comments against the Traveller community.

The Welsh Government wants to build an “innovative” residential development in Nelson, Caerphilly, to serve as a “model” for environmentally-friendly house-building.

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Up to a quarter of bus services in Wales could be cut if operators fail to get further long-term government funding, passengers have been warned.