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1 week ago | 
walesonline.co.uk | Alex Hickey |Rod Minchin PA
The Welsh Government will co-operate fully with the national inquiry into grooming gangs and child abuse, the First Minister has said. Eluned Morgan said she welcomed the decision by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to hold a statutory inquiry into child abuse across England and Wales. Baroness Casey's report, published on Monday, found the ethnicity of perpetrators had been "shied away from", with data not recorded for two-thirds of offenders.
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1 week ago | 
walesonline.co.uk | Alex Hickey |Lois McCarthy
Welsh learners know all too well the challenges faced when trying to master the native language, but one man's linguistic talents have left a broadcaster practically gobsmacked. During his inaugural visit to Wales at the Tafwyl festival Californian-born Jason Hu caused quite a stir with his impressive command over Welsh, not missing a beat during his very first trip here.
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1 week ago | 
walesonline.co.uk | Alex Hickey |Claire Hayhurst |George Thompson PA
A rare copy of the first complete translation of the Bible into the Welsh language, printed in 1588, is to go on display in Wales for the first time. The 26cm tall book, described as being of exceptional historical significance, has been kept in Westminster Abbey's library collection but will be available for the public to view at St Davids Cathedral in Pembrokeshire.
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2 weeks ago | 
walesonline.co.uk | Alex Hickey |George Thompson |Claire Hayhurst PA
An anti-Islam terrorist who attacked officers with Molotov cocktails and a hatchet outside a police station has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 22 years in prison. Alexander Dighton, 28, knocked one officer unconscious and stabbed another in the leg when he launched an attack on Talbot Green Police Station in Rhondda Cynon Taf on January 31.
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2 weeks ago | 
walesonline.co.uk | Alex Hickey |Neil Lancefield
One British passenger has survived a crash involving a Gatwick Airport-bound plane which crashed in a fireball shortly after take-off in India, it has been reported. The Air India flight, which was carrying more than 240 people from the city of Ahmedabad – including 53 British nationals, collided with a medical college on Thursday.
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2 weeks ago | 
walesonline.co.uk | Alex Hickey
Many people are feared to have been killed after a Gatwick-bound plane carrying 53 British nationals appeared to explode when it crashed shortly after take-off. A video of the incident, obtained by local media, shows the Air India aircraft flying over a residential area before crashing, creating what appears to be a huge fireball followed by large plumes of black smoke. The airline said the flight was departing from Ahmedabad Airport with 242 people on board the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
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2 weeks ago | 
walesonline.co.uk | Alex Hickey |Robert Harries
A Welsh football supporter was injured in an incident during Wales' World Cup qualifier against Belgium. Reports surfaced late in the second half of the match at Brussels' Stade Roi Baudouin that a fan had plummeted from the stadium's top tier into the one below. A group of fans reported that an ambulance on-site was attending to the injured individual, who was subsequently taken to hospital. They noted that some supporters were visibly upset and tearful as worry mounted for the injured man.
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2 weeks ago | 
walesonline.co.uk | Alex Hickey |Dave Knapper
A North Wales lorry driver, 'distracted' by his sat nav, mounted a pavement and sent a pedestrian flying. The collision took place on Biddulph Road, Congleton, Cheshire and could have resulted in the death of the 67 year old victim, detectives said. The trucker Glen Brady, 47, was given a suspended prison sentence and an 18-month driving ban.
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3 weeks ago | 
walesonline.co.uk | Alex Hickey
A heroic couple rescued four children and two adults when a boat exploded on the River Thames. Josh Hobbs, 35, and Hannah Lloyd-Hobbs, 34, both dived into the water to save the six individuals, including an infant. The pair, who were in the "right place at the right time", witnessed the blaze, an act of "heroic bravery" according to the police.
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4 weeks ago | 
walesonline.co.uk | Alex Hickey
Public Health Wales has welcomed the introduction of the ban on single use vapes, which comes into force in Wales and across the UK on Sunday 1 June. There is a clear consensus among health experts that the availability and marketing of disposable vape products has driven a significant rise in vaping among children and young people, with almost 1 in 6 (16 per cent) year eleven students regularly using vapes and nearly half having tried vaping*.
