Hain speech follows coalition row
Welsh Secretary Peter Hain is to speak to the Welsh assembly, the day after a row threatened the Labour-Plaid coalition.

Diesel spill closes isle crossing
One of the two main crossings from the north Wales mainland to Anglesey is closed after a diesel spill.

Cash boost for children's funds
About 64,000 children in Wales are to receive extra cash as part of the Child Trust Fund scheme, it is announced.

Ceremony honours plant's war dead
A service is held to honour six men from a cement firm killed in World War II after two memorial plaques are found.

Hartson would 'turn back clock'
Former footballer John Hartson wants to prevent other men from failing to act on early warning signs of cancer.

Man dies in tree cutting incident
A man has died after it is understood he became trapped under a tree on the rear of a timber lorry.

'Fighting' dog washed up on beach
A dead dog washed up on a beach may have been used in a fight, say RSPCA inspectors who are investigating its death.

Woman's body found in river
Rescue teams searching for a missing woman who disappeared two days ago recover her body near Brecon, Powys.

Divers inspect flooded rail line
Specialist dive teams are checking a railway line that has been badly hit by flooding, causing services to be cancelled.

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Peel's vow to take Wales chance
Scrum-half Dwayne Peel is determined to take his Wales chance having been selected ahead of Gareth Cooper to start against Australia.

Soap cleans up
Pobol y Cwm beats EastEnders and Doctors to award

Top of the pops
Artistic lollipop man named the best of the rest

Fungus fight
Fire to tackle tree-killing disease at medieval site

Tasty prize
School meals entrepreneur wins start-up honour

Woman found dead in River Severn
An 85-year-old woman is found dead in the River Severn after she was reported missing at the weekend.

Funding drop concerns at school
A school for children with learning difficulties says a funding shortfall means it will be forced to turn potential pupils away.

House car crash victim is named
A 92-year-old motorist who died after his car came off a steep road and hit the roof of a house is named.

Row over council's warden 'plans'
A plan to replace resident wardens with mobile staff leaves residents of sheltered housing is criticised.

Digital switchover in north east
Analogue TV services are switched off permanently in north east Wales as part of the digital switchover.

Work starts on nature reserve
Volunteers are invited to help as work begins to turn a derelict piece of land into a nature reserve.

Views invited over nuclear plans
People living near the site of a proposed new power station are invited to have their say on the proposals.

Paralysed player's life in print
A rugby player paralysed from the neck down writes of the emotional impact of his life-changing injury in a new book.

Head injury service is extended
A group which provides support to people in parts of north Wales affected by brain injury extends its services.

'Don't scrap M4 relief road' call
Congestion on the M4 in Wales is costing £40m a year, and an academic warns that a relief road must eventually be built.

Patient abuse nurse sentenced
A nurse who ill-treated two 87-year-old patients, including force feeding medication to one, is given a suspended jail sentence.

Heart defect killed rugby player
An undetected heart defect led to a 20-year-old rugby league player collapsing and dying during a match, an inquest hears.

Girl's payout after birth error
A girl left severely brain damaged after a medical error as she was born is given a multi-million-pound compensation payout.

Laptop porn teacher is suspended
A primary school teacher is suspended from the teaching register after adult websites were found on his work computer.

Drain cover theft spate in city
A spate of thefts of drain grates and manhole covers from rural roads are putting people at serious risk of injury, it is warned.

Services 'still failing children'
Mental health services in Wales are still failing many children and young people despite some improvements, a report finds.