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Thu, 8 Jan 2026 09:53:11 +0000
Win £300 Wickes vouchers to start your New Year home makeover
Just in time for a new year refresh, ten lucky winners will each received £300 Wickes vouchers to kick start their home makeover.

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 09:46:24 +0000
Households making these energy mistakes could be wasting up to £625 a year
Uswitch research has found that 99% of households have at least one bad energy habit

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 09:44:10 +0000
Homeless men turned away from Manchester hotel despite confirmed booking in -6C cold
Two men were turned away from the Holiday Inn in Manchester despite the booking already being paid for and a video of the incident has gone viral

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 09:33:15 +0000
Met Office Storm Goretti batteries and blankets alert as public urged to gather essentials
Households urged to stockpile essential items including blankets, batteries and candles

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 09:24:05 +0000
Bright light will appear in sky this week and it's impossible to miss
The new 'star' in the night sky is actually a planet making its closest approach - and you can see its moons

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 08:55:00 +0000
Poignant tribute to victims and memory of Wales' worst disaster
The tribute will mark 60 years since 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives when a massive coal spoil collapsed and engulfed a school

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 08:42:00 +0000
Key DWP benefit cap update as process begins today
It will be introduced to Parliament on Thursday

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 08:36:17 +0000
Welsh man's pins and needles in his arm turn out to be incurable cancer
Matt Collins noticed the strange symptom while at a music festival. He had no idea what was to follow

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 08:08:09 +0000
Man lives in Barcelona and commutes to UK 'because it's cheaper'
He flies back to the UK when he has meetings

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 08:03:04 +0000
Mum who felt tired on walk with family 'turned to stone' on Christmas day
Zoe thought it was just festive fatigue, but then started to swell and was unable to move

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000
Martin Lewis MSE shares radiator mistake and it could be increasing your energy bills
Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert has shared a common radiator mistake we're all making - and it could be costing you more than you think.

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 07:54:38 +0000
Pensioner jailed for raping young girl dies in prison
Malcolm Coles, who was serving his sentence at HMP Parc, was jailed decades after his crimes took place when a brave victim came forward about his abuse

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 07:27:10 +0000
Aldi urges everyone to put one thing in lockers ahead of Storm Goretti
Lockers can be found at hundreds of Aldi branches across the country

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 07:24:30 +0000
Salt Lake City shooting: Two dead and several injured outside Mormon Church
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, on Wednesday, January 8

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 07:17:09 +0000
Drug dealer found with cocaine and cannabis began using drugs at 16
Callum Blackley, 27, was found with messages on his phone in which he discussed the supply of class A and B drugs

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 07:10:46 +0000
Woman who ate a takeaway a day and six at weekends loses nine stone
Daisie dropped a stone a month following one rule

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 07:05:00 +0000
4-button combination will defrost your car windscreen quickly with no effort
Rather than scraping at the windscreen for around 20 minutes each morning, there's a button combination that could see you defrosting much faster - and it's recommended by a former NASA engineer

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 06:59:37 +0000
Storm Goretti wall of snow, rain and strong winds heads for Wales - live updates
Storm Goretti is set to arrive in Wales today

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 06:49:35 +0000
Dad sent chilling message to mum-of-three then she woke to a terrifying scene
Jason Hurley, 48, was angry at being requested to pay more child support

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 06:39:55 +0000
20-month warning to everyone taking Wegovy and Mounjaro
Multiple new studies have highlighted potential problems

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 06:32:01 +0000
Dogs fed one food have bigger carbon footprint than their owners
Scientists calculated the carbon footprint of almost 1,000 commercially available dog foods

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 06:14:02 +0000
Amber and yellow 'risk to life' warnings for 30cm snow and 90mph wind
The UKHSA health alert says there will be a rise in the number of deaths

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 06:12:27 +0000
Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Thursday, January 8)
All of the latest news from across Wales and further afield

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 05:53:00 +0000
RSPCA warns of 'common' poison for dogs found on roads everywhere
If you suspect your dog or cat has ingested this mixture, take them to the vet immediately

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 04:00:00 +0000
Government building was lauded as 'state of the art' but now staff are afraid to return
Before the closure some staff had been relying on Section 44 of the Employment Rights Act to justify working from home due to not feeling safe in the building

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