The National Living Wage (NLW) will rise to £10.42 from 1 April 2023, an increase of 92 pence or 9.7 per cent. The Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) recommendations ensure the NLW continues on track to reach the Government’s target of two-thirds of median earnings by 2024....
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NEWS | Police issue urgent appeal to help identify a person who may hold key information that could help find a missing manÂ
Police are appealing for information to identify the man in the photo above who may be able to provide crucial information as part of enquiries to find Thomas Bates from the Stourport-on-Severn area, who has been reported missing. Thomas, 30, was last seen in the...
NEWS | South Wales Police provide update on investigation into a fatal road collision that killed three people in Cardiff
South Wales Police is continuing to investigate a fatal road traffic collision on the A48 in the St Mellons area of Cardiff. Emergency services discovered a Volkswagen Tiguan vehicle at 12.15am on Monday 6 March after the police helicopter, police and fire officers...
NEWS | Police appeal for information after a man was caught masturbating at a railway stationÂ
British Transport Police officers are asking for witnesses to come forward following reports of a man exposing himself in public at Chepstow railway station. The incident took place on Wednesday 1 February at about 12.05pm. Two teenage girls witnessed a...
BREAKING | Police confirm the identities of three people killed in a fatal collision with two people still in hospital
South Wales Police is continuing to investigate a fatal road traffic collision on the A48 in the St Mellons area of Cardiff. Emergency services discovered a Volkswagen Tiguan vehicle at 12.15am on Monday 6th March after the police helicopter, police and fire officers...
NEWS | The price of a First Class stamp to rise to £1.10 from 3rd April – an increase of 15p
From 3 April 2023, the price of a First Class stamp will increase by 15p to £1.10p, and the price of a Second Class stamp will increase by 7p to 75p to ensure the one-price-goes-anywhere Universal Service remains sustainable. These changes have been subject to careful...
BREAKING | Police discover the bodies of three people who were reported missing in a car next to a busy route
Following enquiries to locate five people who were reported as missing, officers have found the car they were last seen in, in the St Mellons area of Cardiff. The VW Tiguan was recovered just after midnight on Monday 6 March. It’s believed the car was involved in a...
NEWS | The family of a teenage girl who died in ‘abhorrent conditions’ in her bedroom have paid tribute to her after her parents were jailed for a total of 13 years and six months
The parents of a teenage girl who died in ‘abhorrent conditions’ in her bedroom have been jailed for a total of 13 years and six months. Kaylea Titford died in October 2020, just two weeks after her sixteenth birthday. She had lived with hydrocephalus and spinabifida...
NEWS | The parents of a teenage girl who died in ‘abhorrent conditions’ in her bedroom have been jailed for a total of 13 years and six months
The parents of a teenage girl who died in ‘abhorrent conditions’ in her bedroom have been jailed for a total of 13 years and six months. Kaylea Titford died in October 2020, just two weeks after her sixteenth birthday. She had lived with hydrocephalus and spinabifida...
NEWS | Hundreds of thousands of households across England and Wales to benefit from a further £400 support with energy bills with online applications open from today
900,000 more households across England, Scotland and Wales will benefit from the government’s £400 help with energy bills, as an online application portal opens today. Households without a direct relationship to an electricity supplier, such as those living in park...
UK NEWS | The Legal age of marriage in England and Wales rises to 18
The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022, which gained Royal Assent in April last year, has come into force today (27 February). It means that 16 and 17 year olds will no longer be allowed to marry or enter a civil partnership, even if they have...
NEWS | Welsh Marches Express Steam Train to pass through Hereford on St David’s Day
Photo Credit: Julie Rosser The Welsh Marches Express Steam Train will pass through Hereford on St David’s Day. The train will pass through Herefordshire during its journey from Holyhead to Cardiff, and again on its return journey later in the day. The tour boards at...
NEWS | Epicentre of 3.4 magnitude earthquake that shook parts of Wales and Herefordshire revealed
An earthquake shook parts of South Wales and Herefordshire on Friday night. Hundreds of reports quickly swept in across social media with many people feeling the ground move and their houses shake. Reports come in from Hay-on-Wye. Peterchurch, Worcester, Ebbw...
NEWS | The Welsh Government set to back ending greyhound racing across Wales
Today (15 February), the Minister for Rural Affairs, who is responsible for animal welfare in Wales, confirmed to Senedd members that she has now responded to a recent Petitions Committee report, which saw a majority of Members back phasing out the sport in Wales. The...
NEWS | Police investigating after a dog lost its sight in one eye after it was shot on a farm in a disturbing incident
Police are investigating after a dog was shot on a farm in Mid Wales. The incident occurred in the Builth Wells area of Mid Wales and Dyfed-Powys Police say they are incredibly disturbed by the incident. A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “We are...
NEWS | Nearly half of drivers break speed limit on 60mph country roads – highest level seen by RAC since 2016
There has been a significant rise in the proportion of drivers who admit to speeding on 60mph rural roads where more deaths occur than on any other road type, new RAC data* has found. Nearly half (48%) of the 3,102 drivers questioned for the RAC Report on Motoring say...
NEWS | Six arrested, seven to go – National Crime Agency launches renewed appeal to trace Most Wanted fugitives
The National Crime Agency and partners have renewed an appeal to help trace some of the United Kingdom’s Most Wanted fugitives. Twelve months ago the NCA launched its most recent appeal to find 13 men who had gone on the run – all believed to be hiding in Spain or...
BREAKING | Dad found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter after daughter’s death
Alun Titford from Mid Wales has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following the death of his 16-year-old daughter Kaylea On October 10, 2020, Dyfed-Powys Police officers attended the home of 16-year-old Kaylea Titford following a report from her...
NEWS | Asda introduces free warm breakfast for children this half term
Asda has today announced an exclusive partnership with Quaker Oats to offer children a free warm breakfast across the February half term holidays. The new free offer means that families are now able to access both a free children’s breakfast and a main meal for just...
NEWS | 38-year-old man sentenced to 17 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual offences against a child
Daniel Lynch, 38, was sentenced to 17 years in prison with one-year extended licence after being found guilty of sexual offences in court. Daniel Lynch, 38, of Brecon, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday 30 January where he was found guilty of 15 sex offences...