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2 weeks ago | 
aol.com | Adam Hale |Marc Ashdown
An £86bn package for the science and technology sector will help fund research into drug treatments and longer-lasting batteries, the government has said ahead of Wednesday's Spending Review. The package also includes up to £500m for regions across the UK with local leaders having a say on how it is spent, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) said.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Adam Hale |Joe Tidy
BBC journalist Nick Robinson says his X account was hacked and used to promote cryptocurrency after he was apparently targeted in an online phishing scam. The Today programme presenter became locked out of his account on X, previously known as Twitter, on Monday night after he clicked a link in an email he wrongly believed was sent to him by the social media platform.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Adam Hale |Jamie McConkey
A mother who has been on hunger strike for 134 days to campaign for her son to be freed from an Egyptian prison has asked Sir Keir Starmer to continue to press for his release if she dies "in the coming days". Pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah - a British and Egyptian citizen - was due to be freed in September 2024 but remains in jail. His UK-born mother Laila Soueif has consumed nothing but herbal tea, black coffee and rehydration salts since.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Jack Grey |Adam Hale
A Conservative party wipeout at the general election is the aim of both the Liberal Democrats and the Reform party, as both look to take Tory seats in Wales. In an election interview with BBC Wales’ Nick Servini, to be broadcast on Friday evening, Welsh Lib Dems leader Jane Dodds said that a good election night for the party would be "kicking the Tories out of Wales".
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Jun 9, 2024 | 
msn.com | Teleri Glyn Jones |Adam Hale
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Jun 9, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Teleri Glyn Jones |Adam Hale
Teleri Glyn Jones - Political reporter, BBC Wales News and Adam Hale - BBC NewsJune 9, 2024 at 8:55 AM·3 min readThe biggest issue facing the Labour Welsh government is the UK general election, Wales' transport secretary has said. Ken Skates said there was "no denying" that Welsh Labour colleagues were focused on "the need to turf out the Tories" - while critics continue to call for First Minister Vaughan Gething to resign over his campaign donations row.
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Jun 9, 2024 | 
aol.com | Teleri Glyn Jones |Adam Hale
June 9, 2024 at 8:55 AMKen Skates denies the Welsh Labour government is distracted, but that it is focused on helping UK Labour win the general election [Getty Images]The biggest issue facing the Labour Welsh government is the UK general election, Wales' transport secretary has said.
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May 27, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Adam Hale |Paul Pigott
Adam Hale - BBC News and Paul Pigott - BBC NewsMay 27, 2024 at 4:14 PM·3 min readLabour MP Kevin Brennan has announced he will stand down ahead of the general election. Mr Brennan said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that he had originally intended to stand for a seventh term in Parliament following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's surprise election announcement, but had changed his mind following discussions with his family. In 2022 he revealed he had undergone surgery to treat prostate cancer.
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Jan 27, 2024 | 
aol.com | Gareth Lewis |Adam Hale |Paul Pigott
Vaughan Gething launching his manifesto in WrexhamVaughan Gething has promised to expand free childcare for families in his bid to become Wales' next first minister. Mr Gething made the commitment at the launch of his manifesto in Wrexham on Saturday. He also promised to ease congestion on the M4 corridor, increase the number of apprenticeships and tackle the "scourge" of unsafe coal tips.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
bbc.co.uk | Adam Hale
Vaughan Gething will promise to expand free childcare for families in his bid to become Wales' next first minister. The Welsh economy minister will launch his manifesto on Saturday with a pledge to enable parents "to work or learn as they choose". He will say he will boost the economy by pumping EU replacement funds into apprenticeship schemes. Mr Gething and Education Minister Jeremy Miles are vying to succeed Mark Drakeford when he steps down in March.
