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• 24 Hours in Police Custody issues warning as 'brutal' episode returns to Channel 4

  02-07-2026 10:25 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  24 Hours in Police Custody returns to Channel 4 tonight with a brutal instalment as viewers are warned ahead of the episode
  
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• What TV channel is Portugal vs Croatia? How to watch and live stream World Cup clash

  02-07-2026 23:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Portugal and Croatia face off in the World Cup round of 32 with a place in the last 16 up for grabs
  
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• Private sector rent in Swansea has risen to around £1,000 a month

  02-07-2026 22:56 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A city housing manager has warned that it is becoming less affordable for more people
  
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• Police board up city flat linked to anti social behaviour

  02-07-2026 22:53 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Police received repeated reports of disorder at the address in Newport
  
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• Major action taken on Dubai-style chocolate, goat meat and slush-ice drinks

  02-07-2026 22:46 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Goat meat products were found to not contain any goat at all including one that was actually venison
  
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• 'Why should Welsh councils, schools and children miss out because of a Welsh Government decision?'

  02-07-2026 22:44 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Labour say that Plaid Cymru is making the wrong call over £327m of cash that has come to Wales via a decision made in England
  
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• Swansea Grand announces Christmas line-up with former Cardiff panto star joining the cast

  02-07-2026 22:40 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The BBC2 presenter will be performing in Swansea this year
  
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• Black smoke billows over Aberthaw Power Station as fire rages

  02-07-2026 22:36 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are in attendance at the site
  
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• Police raid man's house after reading Snapchat messages

  02-07-2026 22:35 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  It lead them to discovering a stash in a supermarket carrier bag hidden in a spare bedroom
  
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• Goat and skin in millions of 'lamb' kebabs compared to horsemeat lasagne scandal

  02-07-2026 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions are likely to have eaten "lamb" kebabs that were actually made with goat, skin and fat.
  
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• Man with no source of income had almost £1.5m paid into his six bank accounts

  02-07-2026 22:19 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Jason Partridge was running at £1.5m steroid and pill dealing operation from his modest Swansea home and wanted to 'get rich quick'
  
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• I lost 10 stone after doctors told me I was too big to have an operation

  02-07-2026 22:10 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  At her heaviest retired nurse Sarah Higgins was nearly 21 and a half stone, and decided it was time to make a change when doctors refused her a knee operation
  
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• Pitbull at Blackweir Live Cardiff: Set list, stage times, banned items and road closures

  02-07-2026 21:58 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Pitbull will be headlining Blackweir Live in Cardiff on Saturday, July 4
  
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• Twin girls, aged 15 months, found dead in bed of 'dehydration' as police charge parents

  02-07-2026 21:34 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Another child has been airlifted to hospital from the home and remains in critical condition
  
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• Seann Walsh defends David Haye as he opens up on 'scary' Strictly kiss storm

  02-07-2026 21:21 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Comedian Seann Walsh has opened up about the "very scary" fallout from his Strictly Come Dancing kiss scandal and defended David Haye over his alleged "bullying" of Adam Thomas
  
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• The Welsh young offenders institution described by inspectors as 'arguably the best'

  02-07-2026 21:15 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  HMYOI Parc, which is adjacent to the troubled Parc Prison in Bridgend, is for child offenders aged 15 to 18. Inspectors were impressed when they made an unannounced visit
  
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• ITV axe Ben Shephard show after just one series

  02-07-2026 21:09 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Despite The Summit changing the lives of its contestant, it now appears like it won't be recommissioned by the channel
  
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• Taxi licence fees update in Merthyr after fears raised over fare increases

  02-07-2026 21:07 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The local council had been considering increasing fees for taxi licensing but councillors made a decision following feedback from the trade and public
  
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• Bringing long term empty homes back into use in the Rhondda

  02-07-2026 21:04 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Figures show that the number of properties empty for six months or more in RCT fell by 869 in nine years
  
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• Galw am ymchwiliad allanol i wariant Betsi Cadwaladr ar ymchwil iechyd meddwl

  02-07-2026 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mae galwadau am ymchwiliad allanol, ar ôl i adroddiad gasglu bod y bwrdd iechyd wedi gwario dros £4m ar ymchwil iechyd meddwl.
  
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• Cardiff recycling plant given permission for 24/7 operations including bank holidays

  02-07-2026 21:01 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The site in Splott is being developed into a recycling plant that will be used by several local authorities
  
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• Inside Riptide replacement as Channel 5 confirms return of hit thriller

  02-07-2026 21:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Riptide's replacement will see a thriller return with an EastEnders star in the lead role
  
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• Family devastated after car ploughs into ice cream hut

  02-07-2026 20:53 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with the crash
  
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• Two people seriously injured after crash involving car and van

  02-07-2026 20:42 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after one of the vehicles burst into flames
  
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• Blackpool Tower tribute planned for murdered toddler Preston Davey

  02-07-2026 20:15 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  The request to light up the tower is understood to have come via Preston's birth mum Sarah Davey
  
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• Pensioner jailed after sitting on neighbour and beating him to death over noise row

  02-07-2026 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Hughes then beat the unconscious Harold Turner with his stick before returning to his flat.
  
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• Man arrested after two left injured during 'disturbance'

  02-07-2026 20:08 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Police were called to reports of a disturbance at a house in Wrexham
  
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• The £10 cold sore 'miracle' balm sufferer says stopped 'an outbreak for 4 years'

  02-07-2026 20:03 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  'I suffer from cold sores. Since using this balm daily, I haven't had an outbreak in over four years. Feels nice on lips, not greasy or sticky. Highly recommend'
  
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• Pubs in Wales allowed to stay open all night for England World Cup match

  02-07-2026 19:53 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stepped in and made the announcement for England and Wales
  
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• M4 delays as emergency services called to scene of crash

  02-07-2026 19:51 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics have been pictured at the scene
  
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