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Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:39:05 +0000
Airline suspends flights to Dubai and three other destinations over safety fears
All flights to and from Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman for the next week have been suspended by the airline following 'recent escalation of the security situation' in Iran after US and Israeli military operations overnight

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:31:04 +0000
Stunning lakeside café is sat in one of Wales' most beautiful spots, but the owner is desperate to quit
Caroline Edwards runs Llyn Crafnant lakeside cafe, but says she feels trapped by a lease dispute and is desperate to leave

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:28:36 +0000
Port Talbot in the running to be named UK Town of Culture
The County Borough Council are expected to submit an expression of interest

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:24:26 +0000
Flood alerts in place across Wales but BBC weatherman says rain will finally stop
There are flood alerts in place across Wales but there is better weather on the horizon

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:13:37 +0000
Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Saturday, February 28)
All of the latest news from across Wales and further afield

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:08:00 +0000
Woman gets paid £150k a year to be 'virtual girlfriend for anxious men'
Lillith Lodge has been making a fortune by acting as a virtual girlfriend for men, and she has the inside track on the reasons some of them don't want to meet her in real life

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:32:00 +0000
Six planets will be visible tonight and this is what you need to look for
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will all be visible above the horizon simultaneously on Saturday, February 28, in an uncommon celestial spectacle

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:28:00 +0000
Locked Up: The five killers that have shocked Wales in just a few short weeks and every criminal justice caught up with
These are the faces of the criminals who have been jailed for the most serious crimes in Wales in the past month

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 04:01:00 +0000
Universal Credit changes you must report or DWP payments could stop
More than 8.4 million Universal Credit claimants must report nearly 20 changes of circumstances to the DWP

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 03:59:00 +0000
I went shopping in a doomed M&S store and it felt like a funeral - one woman was shaking
There's a sense of mourning in the air

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 03:56:00 +0000
Scratch on man's neck could have been deadly, when he survives he'll do something else that could kill him
'There's so many things I want to do in life, and you know, my life could end within a matter of months or a year'

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 02:00:00 +0000
Crook lied about his wife having cancer and suicide attempts while fleecing victims
Patrick Teehan, 57, defrauded his customers by taking large deposits while carrying out shoddy work and failing to turn up for work.

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 01:43:00 +0000
Anger over plans to change hundreds of roads in Wales back to 30mph
The Welsh Government is poised to alter speed limits on numerous roads across Wales, with WalesOnline readers split over the changes raising questions about cost and timing

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 01:36:00 +0000
Spanish beaches closed due to 'faecal contamination' ahead of Easter
Two popular beaches in Lanzarote and Majorca have been closed to the public after 'faecal contamination' was detected in the waters, just weeks before the busy Easter holiday period when many Brits are expected to visit

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 01:29:00 +0000
A letter describes how, where and when her missing son was killed, but she cannot trust the police
"Our lives are incredibly painful... There's no answers, no sense to what’s happened."

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:14:03 +0000
Police issue update after body found in Welsh river
Officers were called to the scene earlier this week and an investigation into the death is ongoing

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:58:55 +0000
Labour is being eaten alive by the Greens and Reform UK
In an opinion piece for Scotland's Daily Record, which will have strong echoes in Wales ahead of the Senedd election here, the Record's Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Labour is heading for a fall

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:49:45 +0000
Nigel Farage and defeated Reform candidate blame sectarianism as mask slips
In this analysis for the Manchester Evening News, Damon Wilkinson argues that Reform's desperation became apparent in the wake of their defeat in Gorton and Denton

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:32:47 +0000
Only Welsh speakers to be allowed on new housing estate
The council said it would not be illegal to make 'able to speak Welsh' a condition for the letting of social housing

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:29:34 +0000
Mother's house was 'unlivable' with children living in home covered in rubbish and mouldy food
The woman's daughter told her school she was wearing nappies to bed but her mother would not change her

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:16:08 +0000
Mortgage expert warns first-time buyers about hidden costs that catch most people out
A mortgage expert shares the biggest financial surprises first-time buyers face and five essential tips to help manage unexpected costs and reduce stress when buying your first home.

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:14:39 +0000
Football club battles council over use of park
The club says they currently have over 250 young players on their books

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:38:36 +0000
Desperate staff say Welsh A&E is unsafe
'Patients are regularly accommodated in inappropriate clinical spaces, including the centre of trolley bays'

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:23:10 +0000
Murderer cries 'I've done nothing wrong' after killing woman
Tony Devenport was given a mandatory life sentence for the murder of Stephanie Blundell

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:35:43 +0000
First look inside Leekes £10m investment to store hit by fire
The Welsh homeware and DIY store's flagship location has been open for almost 50 years

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