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Fri, 1 Jan 2021 07:29:59 +0000
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The news, sport, weather and travel from across the country

Fri, 1 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000
How Covid battered the economy in 2020 - but vaccine gives hope for 2021
The UK endured its steepest recession on record and interest rates were slashed to the lowest level in history

Fri, 1 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000
"Sexist" tampon tax scrapped from New Year's Day
The move will save the average woman £40 over her lifetime, the Treasury estimates

Fri, 1 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000
How a mum lost nearly half her bodyweight after eureka moment
Yvonne Stark, who is less than five feet tall, weighed 16 stone at her heaviest

Fri, 1 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
The Swansea landmarks that burned to the ground
Many well-known locations around the city have been lost to fire over the years

Fri, 1 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
What Cardiff could look like in 2030
We've just come to the end of the first year of the 2020s. But by the time a new decade rolls around how different could Cardiff look? Major changes lay ahead

Fri, 1 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
England's 'Welsh hospital' where thousands of soldiers were saved
The Welsh Hospital at Netley, Southampton, was paid for by the generosity of people living in the cities, towns, and villages of Wales

Fri, 1 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
How your body reacts when you give up smoking
Stopping smoking can make a drastic improvement to your health

Fri, 1 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Dry January: Is it worth giving up alcohol for a month?
Alcohol Concern claims that abstaining will help you lose weight and improve your sleep

Fri, 1 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
9 tips to give yourself the best shot at sticking to NY resolutions
The good news is our tendency to give up can be circumvented

Fri, 1 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
How to tell your new year fortune the Edwardian way
In the early 20th Century, Britain was gripped by a reading craze

Fri, 1 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
The full list of Wales' most troubled schools
More than 20 schools in Wales have been placed in special measures by inspectors with 17 more deemed in need of significant improvement by inspectors

Fri, 1 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Five rules from psychology to help keep your new year's resolutions
Our bad habits compromise our health, wealth and happiness

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 22:32:51 +0000
Majority of voters don't trust PM to 'level up' the country after Brexit
A poll for the Daily Mirror found people have little faith the Prime Minister will keep his promise

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 22:04:55 +0000
Police launch investigation after man dies in alleyway on New Year's Eve
Dyfed-Powys Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene at around 6pm

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 21:13:00 +0000
Disused chapel could be transformed into new library
Trinity Chapel, on Church Street, Abertillery, currently sits empty despite an exterior refurbishment paid for with more than half a million pounds of EU funding

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 20:48:38 +0000
11 things we need to see happen in Cardiff in 2021
It's a city we love but it isn't perfect

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 19:06:34 +0000
Care village, golf course, hotel and housing proposed for huge site
The private company behind the scheme said it could lead to a £600m to £800m investment near Llangyfelach

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:50:17 +0000
Latest Covid rates for council areas - ranked from worst to best
Epping Forest in Essex continues to have the highest rate in the country

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:00:00 +0000
UK faces 'hard struggle' according to PM in New Year message
He said a “spirit of togetherness” was rediscovered in 2020

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:59:37 +0000
Wales' coronavirus infection rate is falling but it's not that simple
In just over a week, the country's rate has plunged by nearly 200 cases per 100,000 people but the figures have to be treated with some caution

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 16:46:52 +0000
UK records another daily coronavirus case high
But the number of deaths is below yesterday's record high

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:55:43 +0000
Top doctor busts myths around coronavirus and NHS handling
Dr Nick Lyons, the medical director of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, clears up some misinformation around Covid-19

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:45:42 +0000
Two-metre rule may have to be 'reconsidered' as Covid spreads
SAGE’s latest advice to the government was published today

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:43:17 +0000
Driver fined after travelling into Wales to 'look for some snow'
Gwent Police officers are patrolling areas near the Welsh border in an attempt to discourage non-essential journeys during the ongoing alert level four lockdown



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