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Updated: 2 weeks 8 hours ago

Doctor deemed 'impaired' by GMC

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 12:45
A doctor suspended after two patients died must wait to hear if she will be struck off after the GMC said her ability was 'impaired'

Coast battered in overnight storm

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 12:42
The north west Wales coast is battered by gale force winds, causing damage to boats and leaving 1,500 homes without power.

Woman killed in crash with lorry

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 12:35
A motorist from Carmarthenshire dies in a crash with a lorry on the M4 near Bath.

Cyhuddo dyn o lofruddio

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 12:23
Dyn 27 oed o Wlad Pwyl yn cael ei gyhuddo o lofruddio bachgen 11 oed yn ei gartref ddydd Sul.

'Natural leader' Marine's funeral

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 12:01
The funeral is taking place of a Royal Marine, called a "natural leader", who died in a gun battle in Afghanistan.

Menyw'n marw mewn damwain ffordd

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 11:51
Menyw o Gymru wedi marw mewn damwain ffordd ar yr M4 ger Caerfaddon.

Opera highlights dementia

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 11:18
A new opera which explores the effect of Alzheimers on patients, their families and carers has been given its Welsh premier.

'Wales Labour could have been more Blairite'

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 11:08
Lord Mandelson says his party in Wales should have embraced the New Labour project. As he publishes his memoirs, he also tells Bethan Rhys Roberts on BBC Radio Wales, just how Tony Blair and Gordon Brown got along.

Terrace anthem

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 11:07
Celebrity fans record mining song for legend's statue

Gwynt cryf yn difrodi cychod

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 10:06
Cychod yn cael eu difrodi a llongau fferi'n hwyr wrth i'r gwyntoedd mewn mannau gyrraedd hyd at 84 milltir yr awr.

Swans to confirm new boss Rodgers

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 09:26
Swansea City are set to name Brendan Rodgers as their new manager on Friday.

Fire teams tackle factory blaze

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 08:03
More than 30 firefighters spend the night dowsing flames on an industrial estate in Conwy county borough.

Powell hails Bangor Euro heroics

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 07:48
Neville Powell says Bangor City's 1-1 Europa Cup draw in Finland to FC Honka was one the Welsh Premier's finest hours in Europe since its 1992 formation.

Net 'notspots' remain a problem

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 07:08
The UK government has been looking at how a faster internet service can be delivered. While many areas have broadband access, so-called "notspots" are a continuing problem in some Welsh communities. BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan Jones reports.

Final bell

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 06:55
Last day for tiny school after 150 years

Plan to remove beauty spot cables

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 06:46
Overhead electricity lines at one of Pembrokeshire's most outstanding beauty spots may be buried underground.

Dog fighting is 'massive' problem

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 06:41
The RSPCA inspector who helped convict a major figure in illegal dog fighting says the issue is a "massive problem".

Live - The Open Championship

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 06:29
South African Louis Oosthuizen takes over the lead from Rory McIlroy on day two of the Open, with England's Lee Westwood among the early starters and Tiger Woods also in action later on.

School to close despite protests

Thu, 15/07/2010 - 21:40
Councillors vote to shut a Gwynedd Welsh-medium primary school despite a campaign by parents to save it.

Vote to close Bala primary school

Thu, 15/07/2010 - 21:26
A Welsh-medium primary school near Bala is to shut despite protests by parents