The Latest Breaking News from Wales

The Met Office has issued a number of yellow and amber weather warnings for rain across the country

An amber rain warning, indicating a possible danger to life, is in effect for parts of Wales, with 50mm to 80mm of rain forecast widely and nearly 100mm in some areas. The amber warning, active from 3am to 9pm on Monday, predicts likely flooding for homes and businesses, potential isolation…

Specialist teams will deal with offences such as rape and stalking as part of VAWG strategy, home secretary says

Emergency services called to property in south Wales on Friday evening

Neath, south Wales: This quarry built the abbey and the nearby terraced towns – and it’s different every time I visit

In England and Wales, whole-life imprisonment is the harshest sanction available to the courts, emerging in the decades after the abolition of the death penalty. The whole-life order requires people to spend their whole lives in prison with no prospect of release, except on exceptional compassionate grounds.

It’s a scandal laid bare. A stark new report highlights the price paid in Britain’s former industrial heartlands for this silent piece of ministerial vandalism, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

Figures for England and Wales show there were 51,672 offences for child sexual exploitation and abuse online in 2024

Letter: Mary Wrenn points out that women given custodial sentences in Wales are sent to prisons in England, which has a negative impact on families