Children’s Screen Time Up, Exercise Time Down, MS claims
This article has been fact-checked Children are spending more time in digital environments than in the physical world, the Senedd has heard, with excessive screen use shaping behaviour and health in ways society cannot ignore. Labour’s John Griffiths raised concerns…
Prospect of ‘Heddlu Cymru’ resurfaces amid reports of Police Overhaul
The prospect of merging Wales’ four police forces into a single mega-force has resurfaced, as politicians scrambled to respond to reports of an overhaul of policing in the new year. Adam Price raised reports that Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is…
Plaid Cymru surges ahead in Senedd Election Polls
Plaid Cymru is leading the polls in Wales ahead of Reform UK for the upcoming Senedd election with Labour falling even further behind, a new You Gov opinion poll has revealed. The latest poll conducted by YouGov for Cardiff University…
Reform UK, ‘The Biggest Party in Great Britain’
Reform UK has moved from the margins to the centre of UK politics, with recent polling and election results showing the party competing at the highest level. This rise across the United Kingdom places Reform UK as the biggest party…
Developers Have Fully Fixed Only Four of 163 At-Risk Buildings in Wales Eight Years After Grenfell
Developers have fully fixed only four out of 163 at-risk buildings in Wales more than eight years on from the Grenfell disaster, which claimed the lives of 72 people. The warning came as the Senedd debated a building safety bill…
Teenage carer sat GCSE exam hours after 3am hospital return, Senedd committee hears
A teenage carer sat a GCSE exam only hours after getting home from a hospital at 3am following a family emergency, a Senedd committee has heard. The warning came as witnesses highlighted a “sink-or-swim” reality where children as young as…
Unpaid carers ‘holding their own’ against broken system and lack of support
Unpaid carers are being left to “pick up the pieces” of a broken system due to a lack of respite, unsafe hospital discharges and carer’s assessments that result in “nothing at all”.The warning came as the Senedd’s health scrutiny committee…
Homelessness among Veterans labelled ‘national disgrace’
Veteran homelessness has been labelled a “national disgrace” as the Senedd debated Conservative calls for ex-service personnel to be given priority for social housing. James Evans warned it was unacceptable to have veterans sleeping on the streets, arguing that guaranteeing…
Racial slur leads to 14-day suspension for Reform MS
A Reform UK politician who used a racial slur to describe Chinese people faces a two-week suspension after being found to have brought the Senedd into disrepute. Laura Anne Jones, who jumped ship from the Tories to Reform over the…
Cynwyl Elfed’s Disappearing Cyclists: A484 Traffic Surge Puts Rural Wales Off Course
A sharp rise in motor traffic along the A484 near Cynwyl Elfed is raising fresh concerns about air quality, safety, and the slow pace of sustainable transport progress in rural Carmarthenshire. New data from the Department for Transport shows that…