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• A deadly flu has made its way to the UK from Australia

  21-12-2017 22:58 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It has already been responsible for around 300 deaths
  
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• Dragons: Wales star Gavin Henson considers coaching future

  21-12-2017 22:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Gavin Henson considers a future in coaching, but at 35 years of age, he wants to prolong his Dragons playing career.
  
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• Coleg Gwent business students present hampers to St David's Hospice

  21-12-2017 22:30 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  STUDENTS from Coleg Gwent’s Pontypool Campus have donated Christmas hampers to Newport’s St David’s Hospice, as part of the community challenge element of their Welsh Baccalaureate.
  
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• 100 Christmas parcels stolen from delivery van in Cardiff

  21-12-2017 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Many were presents destined to go under the Christmas tree, say police in Cardiff.
  
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• A doorman broke a club-goer's arm when he 'overreacted'

  21-12-2017 22:20 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Andrew Hurley tried to claim he was acting in self-defence
  
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• Brothers jailed after thousands of pounds worth of cocaine and cannabis seized

  21-12-2017 22:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  BROTHERS are set to face a combined jail term of nearly seven years after police discovered thousands of pounds worth of packaged drugs in a Newport lock up.
  
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• More than 100 Christmas parcels are missing after a delivery van was stolen

  21-12-2017 21:17 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The van was found abandoned but the parcels were missing
  
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• These are the most common names of people who have committed crimes in Swansea

  21-12-2017 20:56 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It seems that people with certain names just can't stay out of trouble
  
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• Paul Nicholls-trained Vicente tops the weights for 2017 Coral Welsh Grand National at confirmation stage

  21-12-2017 20:51 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Scottish National hero will shoulder the welter burden off 11st 12lb if taking up his entry at Chepstow
  
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• The Gavin Henson interview: My awful time at Cardiff Blues and the false promises they made me

  21-12-2017 20:42 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The fly-half opens up on the Dragons, derbies, Christmas dinner and that airplane flight
  
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• Foster care Christmas allowance fairness call

  21-12-2017 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Some councils pay £215 extra over the festive period but others include it in a weekly allowance.
  
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• Paul Clement: Managing Swansea was 'very challenging' this season

  21-12-2017 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Paul Clement says he was managing Swansea City under "very challenging circumstances" this season.
  
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• A popular new cheese cafe closes early because it ran out of stock

  21-12-2017 20:02 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  A NEW cheese cafe which opened yesterday had to close early because of high demand.
  
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• A cheese takeaway in Newport was so popular it closed early because it ran out of stock

  21-12-2017 20:02 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  A NEW cheese cafe which opened yesterday had to close early because of high demand.
  
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• People were a bit horrified when a leisure centre turned its swimming pool bright red for Christmas

  21-12-2017 19:51 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  'It’s like when they open the lifts in the Shining', said one commentator
  
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• Newport kickboxer jailed for attempted murder of girlfriend

  21-12-2017 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Dennis Ross' girlfriend's injuries were so severe she had to learn to walk again, a court hears.
  
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• CAMERA CLUB: Your creative Christmas pics

  21-12-2017 19:33 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  With Christmas around the corner, we asked South Wales Argus Camera Club members to send in their best festive-themed shots. From pictures with Father Christmas to decorations and pets getting in the Yuletide spirit, members responded in their droves. The pictures featured are just a small selection of the daily submission the club receives from its creative community, which is free to join. To take part, request to join the Facebook page at facebook.com/groups/argusphotosgroup.
  
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• A car overturned and a woman was taken to hospital after a five-vehicle crash in Porthcawl

  21-12-2017 19:23 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The road was closed for four hours
  
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• Paul Clement speaks for the first time following his sacking as Swansea City head coach, revealing "sadness and regret" at leaving the Welsh club

  21-12-2017 19:18 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Clement was relieved of his duties on Wednesday evening
  
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• Newport County stars spread Christmas cheer at hospital

  21-12-2017 19:02 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  THE entire Newport County AFC squad visited the paediatric ward at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport earlier this week to present the children with gifts and chocolates.
  
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• Black Friday set to be 'busiest night of the year'

  21-12-2017 19:02 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  THOUSANDS of people across Gwent are expected to head out and celebrate the last Friday before Christmas this week.
  
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• Cardiff water tower 50ft high mural unveiled

  21-12-2017 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The mural was designed by Super Furry Animals' artist Pete Fowler to mark the end of the Year of Legends.
  
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• Two children armed with 'savage knives' carried out a series of robberies

  21-12-2017 18:39 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Within 90 minutes the pair struck three times, attacking a homeless couple, raiding a corner shop, and mugging a man on his way to work.
  
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• North Wales Police Commissioner criticises funding

  21-12-2017 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  North Wales PCC Arfon Jones accuses the Home Office of trying to con the public over funding.
  
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• 50ft high mural unveiled on Cardiff water tower

  21-12-2017 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  A giant mural illustrated by Super Furry Animals' album artist is being unveiled in Cardiff.
  
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• A night-time bistro selling Welsh tapas has just opened

  21-12-2017 18:32 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It's serving classics such as lamb cawl, cheesy leeks and pork faggots
  
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• Not fit for purpose! The stark reasons why the WRU's own chairman wants to rip up the way Welsh rugby is run

  21-12-2017 18:23 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  WRU chairman Gareth Davies is proposing a major change to how they do things
  
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• Funeral held for oldest surviving Welsh Guard Eric Jones

  21-12-2017 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  About 150 people attend the service for Eric Jones, who died on his 103rd birthday.
  
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• Police name six-year-old child who died in farmhouse fire that killed a father and five children

  21-12-2017 18:11 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  David Cuthbertson, 68, and five children died in the fire in Powys in October
  
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• Carcharu cic-focsiwr am geisio llofruddio ei gariad

  21-12-2017 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Cic-focsiwr o ardal Casnewydd yn wynebu o leiaf saith mlynedd dan glo am geisio llofruddio ei gariad.
  
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• 9 small acts of kindness you can still make to help others this Christmas

  21-12-2017 18:07 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Because Christmas is a time for giving
  
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• Mwynhewch Nadolig Cymreig gyda ffrindiau, teulu – a bwyd sydd wedi ennill gwobrau

  21-12-2017 18:01 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Mae’n siŵr eich bod eisoes yn gwybod bod bwyd a diod Cymreig nid yn unig yn blasu’n wych, ond eu bod hefyd yn rhan annatod o’n treftadaeth, gyda thraddodiadau sy’n ganrifoedd oed
  
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• Chief Constable Peter Vaughan spends last shift on patrol

  21-12-2017 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Peter Vaughan went on patrol for the last time with fellow officers including son, Sgt Scott Vaughan.
  
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• 9 totally indulgent Welsh dishes to add to your Christmas menu

  21-12-2017 18:01 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Here is the ultimate Welsh feast - just in time for your festivities
  
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• School cancels Christmas party because pupils failed to reach 95% attendance rate

  21-12-2017 17:57 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  A SCHOOL has come under fire for cancelling a Christmas party because pupils failed to reach a 95 per cent attendance rate.
  
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• School cancels Christmas party because pupils failed to meet attendance target by 0.6 per cent

  21-12-2017 17:57 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  A SCHOOL has come under fire for cancelling a Christmas party because pupils failed to reach a 95 per cent attendance rate.
  
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• Poundland's Christmas campaign criticised for being 'overtly sexual'

  21-12-2017 17:51 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The campaign has been branded 'misogynistic' and 'tasteless'
  
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• Llangammarch Wells house fire: Fifth victim is boy, six

  21-12-2017 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Patch Raine is the fifth person identified following a house blaze that killed six family members.
  
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• Someone has made a Christmas tree entirely out of wine bottles

  21-12-2017 17:48 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  They must have had fun making it
  
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• Plan for flats at former site of historic hotel

  21-12-2017 17:45 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  PLANS have been lodged to build 25 new flats on the site of a historic former hotel in Newport.
  
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• Pinewood movie studio inquiry call by assembly member

  21-12-2017 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Welsh Conservative culture spokeswoman Suzy Davies calls for a "formal assembly inquiry" into the Welsh Government's relationship with the Pinewood movie firm.
  
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• Burglars steal food planned for Christmas Day in pub raid - including the After Eight mints

  21-12-2017 17:41 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The pub was supposed to be catering for 59 people on Christmas Day
  
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• Former brewery boss denies assault and harassment charges

  21-12-2017 17:26 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Simon Buckley, the founder of the Evan Evans brewery in Llandeilo, denies two charges
  
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• Tân Llangamarch: Cyhoeddi enw pedwerydd plentyn fu farw

  21-12-2017 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Heddlu Dyfed-Powys yn cyhoeddi enw pedwerydd plentyn fu farw yn dilyn tân mewn ffermdy yn Llangamarch, Powys.
  
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• City centre shop could be allowed to sell alcohol until 4am

  21-12-2017 17:18 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  THE owner of a convenience store next to Newport bus station has applied to be allowed to sell alcohol as late as 4am.
  
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• The cries of an elderly woman alerted neighbours who then rushed to her blazing home

  21-12-2017 17:17 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Her property was rapidly filling with thick black smoke from a fire
  
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• A puppy petting day is coming to Cardiff

  21-12-2017 17:11 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Have a little cwtch with a dog and support a leading charity
  
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• Swansea City sound out Frank de Boer as talks held with potential candidates

  21-12-2017 16:49 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  De Boer was sacked after just five games by Crystal Palace but has had support from members of the Swans board
  
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• Letters plea for cancer patient's Christmas hospital stay

  21-12-2017 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Phil Bradley will be away from his family as he undergoes treatment for bone marrow cancer.
  
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• Trydar y Cymry 2017

  21-12-2017 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Golwg ar rai o drydariadau difyr y Cymry yn ystod y flwyddyn aeth heibio
  
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