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26/05/2013 - Last News Update: 07:41
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MEP Jill Evans tops list of Plaid Cymru's EU candidates
- The Plaid Cymru Euro MP Jill Evans has retained her party's top slot in its list of candidates to fight the 2014 Euro elections.
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48 people rescue from sinking boat near Skomer Island
- Nearly 50 passengers, including children, have been rescued from a boat after it struck a rock and started taking in water off Pembrokeshire.
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Gwynedd driver suffers 'life-changing' injuries
- Police say a man has suffered "life-changing" injuries after his car hit a wall on the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd.
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Pioneering Swansea professor's World War II work remembered
- Before World War II Edward George Bowen was a shy, slightly anonymous professor of physics at Swansea University.
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Bala caravan fire injures family of seven
- A couple and five children have been taken to hospital after a fire which destroyed their caravan at a park in Gwynedd.
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Bee rustlers add to misery of struggling hive owners
- Bees have been battling bad weather, loss of habitat and possible pesticide effects but now keepers are facing a new threat - bee-rustling.
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Flintshire fire: Crews dampen down after Greenfield blaze
- Firefighters have remained overnight at the site of a large blaze at a factory in Flintshire.
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Measles epidemic: Last drop-in MMR clinic is held
- The last drop-in MMR vaccination clinic is being held on Saturday as figures in the Swansea measles epidemic suggest a slowing down of new cases.
Tesco 150 Magor distribution job cuts 'not compulsory'
- Up to 150 job losses at the Tesco distribution centre at Magor in Monmouthshire will not involve compulsory redundancy, the firm says.
M4 closed eastbound after second Severn crossing crash
- The M4 motorway has been closed eastbound because of a multi-vehicle crash on the second Severn Crossing.
EuroMillions winners Alan and Jan Parfitt still bargain-hunters
- A couple who won £1m on the EuroMillions immediately went on a spending spree - to Lidl.
Cardiff hit-and-run: Matthew Tvrdon admits manslaughter
- A van driver has admitted killing mother-of-three Karina Menzies in a series of hit-and-run incidents around Cardiff in October.
Maesteg killing: Stuart Worvell jailed for 12 years for manslaughter
- A man who stabbed to death a passer-by who called at his home near Bridgend has been sentenced to 12 years for his manslaughter.
Welsh National Opera singer proposes on Wales Millennium Centre stage
- Most opera singers are content to take a bow at the end of their performance but Jon Roche went a step further - and went down on bended knee.
Cardiff Airport gets flight boost from Vueling
- Cardiff Airport has received a boost after a Spanish airline increased the number of flights.
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Margaret Harrison wins Northern Art Prize
An artist in her 70s has won a £16,500 art prize for a recreation of the perimeter fence from the Greenham Common airbase at the time of the... -
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Norman Moffatt murder: jury told to disregard Crown witness
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Tata Steel posts loss due to weakness in Europe
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Karen Darke opens cycling track for disabled
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Bangladesh factory collapse probe uncovers abuses
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Eight arrested over Birkby fatal house fire
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Don Valley sports college plan revealed by Sheffield City Council
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Britvic to close Belfast factory with up to 20 job losses
Up to 20 people are to lose their jobs at Britvic in Belfast, after the soft drinks company announced it was to close its factory....
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