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• Teenager charged with murder of woman whose body was found at Welsh farm

  08-03-2018 23:05 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The youth, 16, will appear in court over the death of Ffiona Scourfield on Friday
  
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• This is how much Swansea's failed City of Culture bid cost taxpayers

  08-03-2018 22:01 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Swansea Council say the bid process was 'an amazing opportunity to showcase the city to the rest of the UK'
  
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• There were 38 heroin deaths during 42 months when this drugs gang was operating in West Wales

  08-03-2018 21:39 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Gang members brought misery when they flooded the streets of towns in West Wales with drugs, but the deaths were not attributed to them 
  
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• Rugby fans warned to arrive early for Wales v Italy Six Nations double-header to avoid missing anthems and kick-off

  08-03-2018 21:21 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The gates to the Principality Stadium open three and a half hours before the men's side kick off on Sunday
  
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• Las Vegas pool parties, tattoos, the Olympics and plenty of medals ... James Davies' amazing journey to Wales honours

  08-03-2018 21:12 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It's been a roller-coaster rugby ride for the Scarlets openside and one he thought would never take off
  
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• A woman's horrific ordeal at the hands of her husband who went on to blast her with a shotgun

  08-03-2018 21:04 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Rachel Williams escaped with her life after Darren Williams burst into a salon with a double-barrelled shotgun and blasted her legs in August 2011. He then fled and hanged himself
  
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• 'Suffragettes' took over Cardiff city centre in protest over changes to state pensions

  08-03-2018 20:38 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Women dressed in purple and green - the suffragette colours - marched down Queen Street
  
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• The women who lost savings, security and even their lives waiting for their state pension

  08-03-2018 20:18 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Women have lost their homes or had to carry on working well into their 60s
  
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• There needs to be a 'culture change' at the National Assembly of Wales

  08-03-2018 20:04 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A new dignity and respect policy is due to be published
  
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• Former teacher claims there was a 'culture of fear' at Neath primary school

  08-03-2018 19:57 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Nina Sydenham is fighting a constructive dismissal claim from Alderman Davies Church in Wales Primary School
  
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• Teenage rugby player died when he was thrown from his off-road motorbike

  08-03-2018 19:53 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Dylan Williams had been travelling along a mountain road before decided to take a detour due to poor weather
  
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• The average wage of a Cardiff City player revealed and the other things you may have missed from the club's accounts

  08-03-2018 19:41 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The facts and figures from the Bluebirds' accounts plus analysis from a financial expert
  
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• Driver died on birthday and left another man seriously injured after drinking for 11 hours

  08-03-2018 19:40 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Mark Perkins' actions, which left another motorist with life-changing injuries, were described as 'selfish and reckless'
  
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• Carwyn Jones criticises 'ugly' treatment of women who speak out about sexual harassment

  08-03-2018 19:23 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Mr Jones said the debate around sexual harassment has had a 'profound impact' on politics
  
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• Council wants to use Toys R Us store to create a 'beach' in Cardiff Bay

  08-03-2018 19:10 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The city council has a vision of a "beach-style leisure destination" in Cardiff Bay
  
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• Cardiff Bus is introducing contactless payments this month

  08-03-2018 19:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The new technology will be in use later this month
  
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• A Swansea University medical student has died suddenly

  08-03-2018 18:53 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to Edward Senior who was a keen rugby and football player
  
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• Travelodge is to drop its prices to just £14 a room including at London hotels

  08-03-2018 18:47 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  From 9am on Friday, March 9 you'll be  to make some big discounts on those weekends away
  
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• Ospreys scour the world for new head coach after bold move for favourite Robbie Fleck hits major snag

  08-03-2018 18:42 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Ospreys step up hunt and have been flooded with expressions of interest in the vacancy
  
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• Residents living on new housing estate say they fear homes will flood every time it rains

  08-03-2018 18:37 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A number of properties in the Vale of Glamorgan have been affected by flooding and have suffered internal damage
  
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• How being stolen from by a trusted cleaner has changed an 86-year-old woman's life

  08-03-2018 18:33 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Her son said she used to leave the door unlocked for neighbours to pop in and doesn't now
  
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• Man is so angry an out-of-hours GP service closed he is camping outside the hospital in protest

  08-03-2018 18:22 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Adrian Morgans has been camping outside the hospital to raise awareness after the service closed on Sunday because of a staff shortage
  
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• Warren Gatland has rolled the dice with his radical Wales shake-up and it could work brilliantly like it did for Steve Hansen in 2003

  08-03-2018 18:11 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Gatland's nothing to lose decision to go with so many new players mirrors what happened with Hansen's dirt-trackers against New Zealand
  
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• An 18-year-old girl has gone missing from her home in Swansea

  08-03-2018 18:10 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Officers are urging anyone with information on the whereabouts of 18-year-old Chloe Hutchings to come forward.
  
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• Man leads police on a chase after fleeing car full of stolen goods

  08-03-2018 18:05 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The man is still on the loose and police are appealing for anyone who may have seen him to come forward
  
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• Aldi's popular 16oz steak is back for Mother's Day

  08-03-2018 17:50 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Holy cow, this is big news
  
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• Going up

  08-03-2018 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  All of Wales' 22 local authorities have voted to increase council tax in the next financial year.
  
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• Man accused of possessing a knife in major shopping centre

  08-03-2018 17:48 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  South Wales Police were called to an incident in St David's shopping centre in Cardiff
  
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• When a man refused to leave a hospital shower police used an incapacitant spray to overpower him

  08-03-2018 17:43 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Leighton Williams had told officers more of them would be needed to deal with him
  
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• Council tax to go up across Wales - BBC News - BBC News

  08-03-2018 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
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  Council tax will rise in all Welsh local authorities from April. All of Wales' 22 councils have voted to increase council tax in the next financial year. Pembrokeshire council has backed a rise of 12.5%, the highest in Wales and the first double-digit ...and more »
  
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• Martin Shipton meets Andrew RT Davies - Farming and Brexit, and the future of the Welsh Conservatives

  08-03-2018 17:22 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Listen to the latest podcast in our series from WalesOnline's chief reporter
  
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• Paedophile once caught with 6,000 child abuse images found again with 1,600 'disgusting' pictures

  08-03-2018 17:14 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Calvin Hodgson had images of youngsters 'being subjected to the most terrible abuse' but argued he 'lives in virtual reality'
  
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• Carlos Carvalhal reveals when Swansea City fans can expect to see Renato Sanches again

  08-03-2018 17:08 via walesonline.co.uk
  The Portuguese midfielder has not played since suffering a hamstring injury against Notts County
  
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• Paw Patrol Live 'The Great Pirate Adventure' is being staged in Cardiff

  08-03-2018 16:56 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The UK’s favourite pup stars are back in an ‘X Marks The Spot’ heroic musical adventure
  
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• Why did an ambulance take 20 hours to reach pensioner for a four-mile trip to hospital?

  08-03-2018 16:51 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Menna Lenny, 81, was awoken by paramedics knocking her window hours after she had returned from hospital
  
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• A watercolour sketch by world famous artist JMW Turner is going to be auctioned in Wales

  08-03-2018 16:47 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The piece was uncovered at a house in Wales and is going under the hammer along with Welsh art and antiques
  
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• These are the people living in the first new council homes in a generation in Swansea

  08-03-2018 16:37 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  And this is what they are like inside
  
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• Armed police called to Cardiff suburb after disturbance involving samurai sword

  08-03-2018 16:34 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The disturbance was believed to be over a bin collection happening in the Llanrumney area
  
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• School mourns sudden death of 16-year-old pupil

  08-03-2018 16:30 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The headteacher at the school in Cardiff has spoken of his 'great sadness'
  
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• This is what it's like to welcome a refugee into your home

  08-03-2018 16:28 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Refugees at Home pair people with spare rooms with those who have fled war and persecution
  
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• South Wales Metro transport network 'like Loch Ness Monster' - BBC News

  08-03-2018 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
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  The South Wales Metro has turned into the Loch Ness Monster, a Labour AM has said, claiming "nobody knows whether it actually exists or not". Mick Antoniw said Welsh ministers needed to show "far greater openness" about plans for the transport network ...and more »
  
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• South Wales Metro transport network 'like Loch Ness Monster' - BBC ... - BBC News

  08-03-2018 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
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  South Wales Metro transport network 'like Loch Ness Monster' - BBC ...
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  The South Wales Metro has turned into the Loch Ness Monster, a Labour AM has said, claiming "nobody knows whether it actually exists or not". Mick Antoniw said Welsh ministers needed to show "far greater openness" about plans for the transport network ...and more »
  
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• Winter picnics are encouraging tourists to explore one Welsh county outside the holiday season

  08-03-2018 16:07 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Head to Carmarthenshire and enjoy its delicious produce with some out-of-season alfresco dining
  
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• Ki Sung-Yueng contract question 'like battling a forest fire' for Swansea City boss Carlos Carvalhal

  08-03-2018 15:55 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Swansea boss Carvalhal says speculation over the South Korean needs to be put to one side
  
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• The expert explanation of how the James Davies-Justin Tipuric Wales partnership will actually work

  08-03-2018 15:53 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Back row legend Martyn Williams delivers a detailed analysis of the bold new dual openside pairing
  
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• Marko Grujic's Cardiff City start analysed: How Liverpool loanee has fared so far

  08-03-2018 15:44 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The Serbian midfielder has played eight times for the Bluebirds so far this season
  
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• 'Mean' thief stole church charity box and snatched £460 from bakery

  08-03-2018 15:28 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Andrew Viviash has a 'dreadful' criminal record with more than 100 offences to his name
  
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• A big day-long vintage fair is being held in Penarth for Mother's Day

  08-03-2018 15:15 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  You'll find retro fashion and live music at the first event
  
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• How long will Pest from the West last? And will it continue over the weekend?

  08-03-2018 15:06 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It comes just days after Beast from the East and Storm Emma
  
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• When do the clocks go forward in March? And will I gain or lose an hour's sleep?

  08-03-2018 15:03 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Pretty soon the days will start to become longer and warmer
  
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