1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (631+ words) First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has warned that Reform UK’s £72 million donations from two cryptocurrency billionaires risk undermining “trust in democracy” and raised concerns about wealthy individuals trying to “buy politics”. The Plaid Cymru leader said it would be a…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (278+ words) Dave Clark, Press Association Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Mr Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (569+ words) Nicholas Thomas Local Democracy Reporter A former city centre shop which a council purchased for almost half a million pounds is likely to be demolished and replaced by a new city-centre open space. A new cabinet report shows demolition is…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (685+ words) A Porthcawl RNLI crew member has hit back at a Tommy Robinson-supporting Bridgend councillor who repeated false claims about the charity amid warnings over “unacceptable abuse” faced by its volunteers. Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr Councillor Owain Clatworthy shared…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (345+ words) Rhiannon James and Harry Taylor, Press Association Political Staff Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson has hit out at Reform UK over footage which showed a protester’s hair being pulled at the party’s conference. West Midlands Police asked the protester to come…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (340+ words) Andy Burnham has said he “won’t go as far as a moratorium” on the approval of future data centres, saying he understood concerns related to the infrastructure but argued they could be a “magnet” for investment. Data centres have been…...