2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (649+ words) News that Reform UK received £72 million in donations within 24 hours this week was unremarkable in a political landscape that has normalised graft. That such a sum should arrive from only two donors is reflective of the inequality our system of…...

9+ hour, 16+ min ago   (650+ words) Craig Paton and Jonathan McCambridge, Press Association The leaders of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland’s governing parties are set to sign a joint declaration calling for their nations to be given the right to hold independence referendums. Plaid Cymru leader…...

10+ hour, 11+ min 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…...

11+ hour, 11+ min 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…...

12+ hour, 11+ min ago   (562+ words) Reform UK has insisted its two crypto-billionaire donors want “nothing” in exchange for their combined £72 million gifts to the party. Neither Christopher Harborne nor Ben Delo will be given a knighthood, a peerage or a government contract if Reform comes…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago   (409+ words) Alec Doyle, Local Democracy Reporter Claims that an illegal dump site has now been licensed have been rejected as false by the local council. Land off Castle Road and Talwrn Road has been used for illegal waste disposal for weeks…...

14+ hour, 37+ min ago   (885+ words) The leaders of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are to meet in Cardiff to discuss independence and the future of the UK. First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth will hold talks with Scotland’s John Swinney and Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle…...

21+ hour, 41+ min ago   (341+ words) More than 8,000 people gave up waiting for a council to answer their calls in just three months, new figures have revealed. The figures for Newport City Council show around one in five calls to its main customer contact line were…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (919+ words) Most people would consider the building of a grand museum glorifying a notorious dictator estimated to be personally responsible for the deaths of around 10 million people as an act of grotesque folly and gross insensitivity. That such a museum – which…...