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    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      Water Services Regulation Authority UK
      Water companies in England and Wales told to cut £114mn off bills

      Ofwat says almost all groups missed targets on pollution, leakage and customer service

      An aerial view of the Thames Water Long Reach water treatment facility
    • Saturday, 23 September, 2023
      Miranda Green
      Drivers’ re-education camp: embrace your inner swot

      As 20mph becomes a default speed limit, let’s swallow the road rage and learn to love taking endless courses

      Rural signposts to a local pub and nearby villages plus a 20mph speed limit
    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      UK society
      Number of people aged 100 or over in England and Wales hits record high

      ONS analysis finds 11,288 female and 2,636 male centenarians on back of reduced mortality

      A grandmother celebrates her 100th birthday
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Tata Steel Ltd
      UK government poised to back Tata Steel with £500mn subsidy

      Deal is aimed at securing future of Port Talbot plant in Wales but will not prevent ultimate loss of about 3,000 jobs

      A blast furnace at the Tata Steel Port Talbot  works
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      FT SeriesWomen’s fashion special AW23
      The secrets of the house of Harlech

      Glyn Cywarch, a 17th-century Jacobean manor in north Wales, has been renovated by the fashion stalwart Amanda Harlech and her daughter – and is now opening its doors

      Tallulah and Amanda Harlech at Glyn Cywarch in North Wales
    • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
      UK police
      Police chiefs given powers to sack rogue officers automatically in England and Wales

      Forces have faced a string of allegations over racism, misogyny and corruption over past two years

      Two Metropolitan Police officers
    • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      Will the seller leave all the fixtures and fittings in my new house?

      I’m buying a property and am unsure what will be left behind

      Interior of an empty kitchen
    • Tuesday, 4 July, 2023
      UK local government finance
      Councils in England and Wales face £2bn shortfall as inflation bites

      Analysis by Local Government Association shows more local authorities struggling to deliver on basic services

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    • Monday, 3 July, 2023
      News in-depthClimate change
      Welsh town left on road to nowhere after Cardiff scraps new bypasses

      Environmentalists hail ‘world-leading’ curbs on new highway projects as angry locals worry about economic impact and increased pollution

    • Thursday, 29 June, 2023
      UK politics
      Overhaul of courts in England and Wales beset by problems, say MPs

      Digital case-management system and delays to reforms highlighted by report

      A crown court building facade
    • Tuesday, 20 June, 2023
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      Can I give my girlfriend income from my rental property?

      She earns much less than I do and I would like to help her to top up her pension savings

      A worker places an estate agent’s to let board outside a house
    • Friday, 16 June, 2023
      UK police
      Ex-head of police watchdog for England and Wales charged with rape

      Michael Lockwood charged with nine sexual offences against a girl under the age of 16 in the 1980s

      Michael Lockwood
    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      UK local government finance
      Go Woking, go broking?

      Leveragin’ la vida local

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Financial fraud
      Banking, tech and telecoms groups combine to gather intelligence on scammers

      Cross-industry body announces pilot after companies warn UK fraud strategy is too weak to tackle problem

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      Plaid Cymru
      Plaid Cymru leader resigns after review into party’s toxic culture

      Adam Price steps down after investigation finds evidence of bullying and misogyny in Welsh nationalist party

      Adam Price
    • Saturday, 29 April, 2023
      Life & Arts
      Wrexham has had its Hollywood ending. So what happens next?

      The ‘Rob and Ryan effect’ helped the Welsh football team win promotion — but deep pockets will be needed for a successful sequel

    • Sunday, 16 April, 2023
      LexBeer and spirits
      The British pub: its demise has been greatly exaggerated Premium content

      The sector’s woes are less terminal than claimed, in spite of the hand wringing

      A close-up picture of a pint of draught beer being poured at an angle at a pub in London
    • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
      UK crime
      Police in England and Wales failing to curb online child sex abuse, says watchdog

      Constabulary inspectorate says forces ‘do not understand’ the growing scale of exploitation

      Young girls holding phone and laptop
    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      UK economy
      Corporate insolvencies rise 17% in England and Wales

      Increase in liquidations partly due to more winding-up petitions from tax authority, says government agency

      A shop in London advertising a closing down sale
    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Brexit
      Welsh first minister warns N Ireland trade deal could hit port traffic

      Drakeford fears changes will shift demand away from Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke

      Mark Drakeford
    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      UK energy
      Energy-intensive UK companies set to receive state support

      Plans being drawn up as British Steel announces up to 260 job cuts to confront soaring costs

      A steelworker watches as molten steel pours from one of the blast furnaces at British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant
    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Transport
      Wales slams brakes on most road expansion to avoid creating new traffic

      Devolved government takes axe to planned developments to help it meet net zero commitments

      The new Dyfi bridge under construction at  Machynlleth in Powys
    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      InterviewTheatre
      Playwright Diana Nneka Atuona: ‘You should write what moves you, as long as it’s sincere’

      The dramatist on multicultural life in wartime Wales and why writing from lived experience isn’t always essential

      The director sat on a chair in the middle of a rehearsal space
    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      UK society
      Tackling local crime key to ‘levelling up’, says think-tank

      Antisocial behaviour identified as big concern in England and Wales ahead of new government drug strategy

      A shadowy figure in a motorway underpass
    • Saturday, 4 February, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      NHS staff in Wales call off strike after Cardiff boosts pay offer

      GMB and RCN unions suspend action planned for Monday as deal adds to pressure on Sunak

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