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Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:30:47 +0000
'Groundbreaking' new test could slash time it takes to identify Covid variants
It is hoped the system will allow contacts of positive cases to be traced sooner and potentially stop the spread of more infectious strains

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:26:49 +0000
Loneliness numbers double during Covid crisis - with young adults most affected
Younger people were also more likely to feel loneliness, with 48 per cent of those surveyed in February reporting feeling alone.

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:23:53 +0000
Why lockdown law in England will be extended until October
"We have said we will take steps cautiously and we will be driven by the data rather than those dates."

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:19:11 +0000
Too early to think of booking a summer holiday abroad, says minister
"Hold off on booking international travel."

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:09:26 +0000
Two police officers seriously injured in Kill the Bill riot
“We know they have burnt out three marked vehicles, nine vehicles that are used for safeguarding the most vulnerable have also been damaged and the windows of the station have been put in.”

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:53:36 +0000
AstraZeneca vaccine is 100% effective against severe Covid
It is also 79% effective at preventing all Covid-19

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:49:41 +0000
Royal Marines to form crack new commando unit in armed forces shake-up
Ministry of Defence said new force would take on many traditional tasks of the Special Forces, the SAS and SBS, alongside a new Army Ranger Regiment

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:35:54 +0000
Wales 'robbed' of half a billion pounds in rail investment
The sums might enable Wales to go ahead with major projects that have been shelved because of lack of investment

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:29:03 +0000
Covid cash plea to pay for billions of jabs in global vaccine drive
VaccinAid campaign, launched by Unicef UK and Crowdfunder, encourages people to “give the world a shot” by building on UK’s vaccination programme

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:25:57 +0000
Kate Garraway tells of harrowing call when Derek was at his lowest
“I will find a way to make it better. I promised you that I would save you and I’m going to save you, I will find a way, but you just have to hang in there.”

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:20:37 +0000
Mark Drakeford says Boris roadmap 'optimistic' and normality won't come in 2021
He added that he wants to be 'realistic' with the people of Wales and does not think the summer will be free of coronavirus

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:12:13 +0000
First-time home buyers now need almost £59k for deposit - £12k than year ago
House price increases and need to put down a bigger percentage of cost mean buyers must stump up more cash.

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:10:41 +0000
Covid-19 has ‘reversed a decade of progress’ for women’s social mobility
"We’re working in deprived areas and so we'll be feeling the impact for several years"

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:07:52 +0000
Misogyny should ‘absolutely’ become a hate crime, says expert
"What this does is it just says black lives matter but women’s lives don’t"

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:04:21 +0000
Societal change to needed to stop Sarah Everard's death being 'normalised'
"It infuriates me and frustrates me that we don’t take it seriously"

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:51:31 +0000
Half of workers have suffered a real-terms pay cut in the last year
"This pay deterioration is particularly concerning for young workers as it risks scarring their pay for many years to come."

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:45:13 +0000
Study finds Covid can cause hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo
"There is an urgent need for a carefully conducted clinical and diagnostic study to understand the long-term effects of Covid-19 on the auditory system."

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:40:47 +0000
Scam warning after 15,000 complaints about email and social media
Around a quarter (23%) were from victims aged between 20 and 29 years old

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:34:21 +0000
Boris Johnson to intervene in a bid to stop EU blocking vaccine
The commission has said it could stop vaccines leaving Europe heading for the UK

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:29:47 +0000
Kill the Bill protests condemned after violence and destruction
The mindless violence was condemned by the Home Secretary, police federation representatives and local leaders

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:24:10 +0000
Official who issued licence for wedding says Meghan is mistaken
Meghan claimed she and Harry were married before the official event

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:17:30 +0000
Traffic-light system for foreign holidays could come this summer
The Government is looking at how travel could go ahead this year

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:09:27 +0000
Wales breaking news plus traffic, weather and travel updates
The news, sport, weather and travel from across the country

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Welsh Government publishes pandemic recovery plan for the NHS and social care
It is supported by an initial £100m funding

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 22:08:01 +0000
How Cardiff has changed over the last 12 months since the start of the pandemic
How a year in and out of lockdown has changed Wales's capital city



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