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• The magical moment emotional Leigh Halfpenny discovered he'd made the Lions squad surrounded by his family

  19-04-2017 23:12 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The video, posted on his Instagram account, shows a nervous Halfpenny anxiously waiting for his name to be called out
  
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• A police scheme has helped prostitutes off the streets of Cardiff

  19-04-2017 22:08 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The South Wales Police scheme has been hailed as a success
  
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• A homeless man said a church forced him to leave the doorway where he was sleeping

  19-04-2017 22:02 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The church in Roath says it took the action as a last resort
  
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• NHS Wales scheme to help smokers quit is launched - BBC News

  19-04-2017 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  NHS Wales scheme to help smokers quit is launched
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  A new scheme to help smokers kick the habit has been launched across Wales. Help Me Quit aims to increase awareness of the range of NHS support services available to help smokers quit. Wales has about 492,000 smokers and about 68% of those asked ...and more »
  
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• This is what voters in a marginal Welsh seat think of Theresa May's snap General Election

  19-04-2017 21:22 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  'Oh no, not again!'
  
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• Tattooist down to final six in TV competition

  19-04-2017 21:10 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  A NEWPORT-based tattoo artist has been named one of the finalists on E4’s Tattoo Artist of the Year.
  
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• Daughter speaks out about the years of abuse her paedophile father inflicted on her

  19-04-2017 21:08 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Michelle Davies, 48, has spoken publicly in a bid to encourage other victims to come forward
  
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• Artwork to mark 1839 Chartist Rising to be unveiled in Newport

  19-04-2017 21:01 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  NEW artworks will be unveiled in Newport inspired by the Chartist Rising of 1839.
  
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• RSPCA urge people not to visit a circus which uses animals in performances

  19-04-2017 20:32 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Circus Mondao, which is performing in Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, says the RSPCA claims are 'false'
  
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• The Warren Gatland Lions Q&A: The selection choices I agonised over and why Warburton had to be my captain

  19-04-2017 20:13 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Lions head coach reveals he was torn on some decisions when it came to putting together his 41-man squad
  
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• New roles on cards for Royal Gwent and Nevill Hall Hospitals

  19-04-2017 20:05 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  HEALTH bosses in Gwent could seek more than £9.5 million of funding from the Welsh Government during the next five years, to help adapt the Royal Gwent and Nevill Hall Hospitals for new roles.
  
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• Who is Phil Bale, Cardiff's sitting Labour leader?

  19-04-2017 20:03 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  We're profiling the leaders of the four main groups vying for control of Cardiff council in May's election
  
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• Why Swansea City fans should be optimistic: Stoke City's struggles on the road and Paul Clement's home comforts

  19-04-2017 19:52 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It's a massive game in Swansea's bid to stay in the Premier League
  
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• Inspector’s worries over probation service in Gwent

  19-04-2017 19:51 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  MORE could be done to support people classified as low or medium risk, an inspection of probation services in Gwent has found.
  
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• British and Irish Lions 2017: Wales fly-half Dan Biggar eyes Test spot - BBC Sport

  19-04-2017 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  British and Irish Lions 2017: Wales fly-half Dan Biggar eyes Test spot
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  Fly-half Dan Biggar is targeting a Test start for the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand, despite saying he was "a little bit lucky" to make the squad. Biggar, 27, was one of 12 Welsh players named in Warren Gatland's 41-man party for this summer's ...and more »
  
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• The areas the Lib Dems hope to gain in Wales in the General Election - WalesOnline

  19-04-2017 19:43 via walesonline.co.uk
  
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  The areas the Lib Dems hope to gain in Wales in the General Election
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  One of Wales' most respected Liberal Democrats, Baroness Jenny Randerson, has described the General Election as "a gift". The 2015 election saw a decimation of Lib Dem ranks in parliament. The party was left with just one Welsh MP and there are just ...and more »
  
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• The areas the Lib Dems hope to gain in Wales in the General Election

  19-04-2017 19:42 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  One of the party's most respected figures described the election as "a gift"
  
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• This is how leading Labour figures think the party can avoid humiliation

  19-04-2017 19:30 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Rhodri Morgan thinks the party could even gain seats
  
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• British and Irish Lions special podcast - experts from all four countries analyse Warren Gatland's selections

  19-04-2017 19:25 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The experts deliver their verdict on Warren Gatland's Lions squad announcement
  
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• You Tube star Ben Phillips bought his Tesco store £500 worth of Domino's pizza

  19-04-2017 19:16 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  That's a lot of pizza!
  
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• Lions stars told to prepare for movie nights and choir practice as Warren Gatland hatches a very different plan

  19-04-2017 19:15 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Gatland will have a rather unusual way of preparing the Lions squad to face New Zealand
  
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• Terrifying knife-point raid on small convenience store caught on camera

  19-04-2017 19:05 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Pictures show the man threatening staff with a knife before making off with an unspecified amount of cash
  
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• Kidney charity celebrate landmark by walking around Wales - South Wales Guardian

  19-04-2017 19:03 via southwalesguardian.co.uk
  
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  Kidney charity celebrate landmark by walking around Wales
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  Representatives from a leading Welsh health charity will be walking the entirety of Wales this month to raise vital funds and awareness for the 10,000 patients living with kidney disease across the country. The 'Walk Around Wales', organised by Kidney ...
  
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• Can you identify the man caught on camera in Swansea's HMV store?

  19-04-2017 19:01 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Police say they want to speak to the man in connection with a theft from the music and movie shop
  
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• Council making more money from Swansea's coastal car parks - despite fewer people using them

  19-04-2017 18:57 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  But despite the decline, revenue raised from tickets by Swansea Council has increased
  
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• Argus invites readers to council election debate

  19-04-2017 18:55 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  THE Argus is helping voters in Newport hear more from some of the election candidates hoping to be elected to the city council next month at a special hustings event.
  
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• Couple were found dead in bed at home after overdosing on painkillers

  19-04-2017 18:44 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A coroner said Clare Taylor and Nicola Mckeown died as a result of 'unintended consequences'
  
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• Good Morning Britain presenter Sean Fletcher speaks openly and movingly about his son's Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  19-04-2017 18:37 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Compulsive thoughts go round his son's head "like a washing machine"
  
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• Tata talks with ThyssenKrupp continue despite job fears

  19-04-2017 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tata Steel continues talks over potential merger with German rival despite fears over jobs.
  
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• Gwent man who had more than 30 indecent images and videos of children avoids jail

  19-04-2017 18:36 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  A GWENT man who was found to have more than 30 indecent images and videos of children has avoided an immediate jail term.
  
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• This is why Sabrina the Teenage Witch was in Wales last summer

  19-04-2017 18:31 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  1990s teen TV legend, Melissa Joan Hart was spotted in Wales with her family doing some research
  
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• Cancer charity helps access benefits

  19-04-2017 18:27 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  A CANCER charity has secured millions in welfare payments for people affected by the disease.
  
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• Unseen stills from new movie shot in Swansea are published

  19-04-2017 18:26 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Their Finest featured scenes shot at the city's Brangwyn Hall
  
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• The British and Irish Lions player selections that raised eyebrows and why Gatland went for them

  19-04-2017 18:19 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The reasons why the Lions head honcho has plumped for the likes of Jared Payne, Ben Te'o and Ross Moriarty for rugby union's toughest mission
  
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• A café in one of Cardiff's best loved parks has banned dogs

  19-04-2017 18:14 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The café has only recently reopened
  
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• Olympic gold medallist Geraint Thomas pedals to one of the best victories of his road career

  19-04-2017 18:07 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales’ twice Olympic track gold medallist is using the mountainous Tour of the Alps, which takes in Austria and Italy, to prepare for his major target of the season  – the Giro D’Italia
  
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• Mixed fortunes for vaccine rate in Wales

  19-04-2017 17:55 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  UPTAKE of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine remains, across much of Wales, above the level recorded prior to the 2013 measles outbreak.
  
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• A mystery man has been putting up these fake signs on 'lonely' signposts

  19-04-2017 17:51 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The mystery signmaker behind the stunts says he wants to highlight the amount of unused signposts on roads across Wales
  
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• Residents’ outrage at dumped burnt-out car in Pill

  19-04-2017 17:47 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  RESIDENTS in Pill have voiced disgust after a burnt-out car was dumped in the area yesterday, Wednesday, morning.
  
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• Filming for new TV drama gets under way in historic Carmarthen building

  19-04-2017 17:47 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Broadchurch star Eve Myles has been on location today
  
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• Cardiff City's academy must start producing if the Bluebirds want to compete with the Premier League big boys

  19-04-2017 17:41 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online columnist Nathan Blake talks about why the culture needs to change if the Bluebirds want to soar again
  
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• Man taken to hospital following public order incident in Maindee

  19-04-2017 17:38 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  The incident took place on London Street in the Maindee area of Newport.
  
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• Police appeal for information about Ford transit van stolen in Undy

  19-04-2017 17:26 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  GWENT Police have issued an appeal for information after a van was stolen.
  
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• How Dan Biggar found out he'd made the Lions squad after refusing to watch announcement live on TV

  19-04-2017 17:24 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Ospreys fly-half headed out for some kicking practice instead of tuning in for one of the biggest moments of his rugby career
  
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• Student set to run first marathon to raise awareness about diabetes

  19-04-2017 17:20 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  A STUDENT is running her first marathon to raise money for charity and increase awareness of type 1 diabetes.
  
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• Duo take on mountain challenge to raise cash

  19-04-2017 17:14 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  A GWENT duo are trekking to heights of 20,000 feet in the Himalayas to raise vital funds for St David’s Hospice Care.
  
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• NUS Wales appeals to General Election hopefuls

  19-04-2017 17:13 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  WITH 50 days until the next General Election, the Welsh branch of the National Union of Students (NUS) is calling on political parties to make commitments to students and young people.
  
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• What is the deadline to register to vote in the General Election 2017?

  19-04-2017 17:06 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  This is how to register to vote for the snap election and when you need to do it by
  
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• Do you recognise this photo?

  19-04-2017 17:06 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  VOLUNTEERS at a Risca Museum are appealing for information after hundreds of photos from the 1950s were found at a house in Crosskeys.
  
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• Police confirm death of Katrina Evemy as murder investigation begins

  19-04-2017 17:05 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old died this morning in the presence of her family
  
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