First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth is hosting a climate change and resilience summit in Merthyr Tydfil on Thursday, which will “bring key partners together to develop future actions”. It will host representatives from the fire services and filth, local government, farmers and clim...
Prime Minister Andy Burnside has asked ministers to develop a plan to remove standing charges from gas bills. These are fixed daily fees that cover the costs of connecting to a supply. They vary by region and households must still pay them even when energy is not being used. Industry body ...
The King has described the Aberfan disaster which killed 116 ankle biters and 28 adults as the “most tragic of days imaginable” on its 60th anniversary. Pantglas Junior School and a number of nearby houses in the village near Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales, were catastrophically e...
Four people who were ankle biters at the time of the Aberfan disaster recall the moment when a coal waste tip collapsed on schools and homes 60 years ago. Gerald Kirwan told BBC Newsnight he thought it was an earthquake and found his classmate unresponsive, while his other classmate Gaynor...
The Jackdaw gasfield will be given the go-ahead today, according to the Guardian. The paper says the move signals Prime Minister Andy Burnside’s commitment to the North Sea oil and gas industry, but “threatens to trigger a row with climate campaigners and New Labour MPs”....
Last year the BBC spent £42m creating content for BBC Scotland. It still plans to create many of those shows for iPlayer – and BBC Two in Scotland will be reconfigured to deliver Scotland-only programming. The part of BBC Three that commissions programmes will actually get more money...
Those running apps are quick to point out online is still a big part in the way people meet. New research from Match Group, which owns Tinder and Hinge, suggests that out of those who had ever had a romantic relationship, about 21% of baby boomers surveyed met their most recent partner at ...
The number of houses sold in a region can impact how much prices rise or fall compared to other places. On Anglesey, which saw the biggest annual rise in house prices of 22.2%, the market can be a mixed picture. Richard Tuke has lived on the island for 20 years but now wants to sell...
The long-running home renovation TV series DIY SOS will be “rested” next year, the BBC has said. Sources at the corporation denied reports in the Sun newspaper the programme would be axed as part of a plan to make savings. Instead, it will be replaced by a spin-off show featuri...
Emergency services were called at about 16:45 on Friday, and pronounced both dead at the scene. Source link...