The Latest Breaking News from Wales

Plaid Cymru and Reform UK hoping to do well in Labour stronghold.

Lindsay Whittle seized the Senedd constituency from Labour and resisted a fierce challenge from Reform UK

The age profile of people convicted for shoplifting has shifted in recent years towards older groups.

David Moss slept with the coins in his car for three days before passing them on to experts

Critics say boosting protections for officers at misconduct cases, introduced after fatal shooting of Chris Kaba, will undermine rule of law

The first ever injectable drug that can prevent HIV has been approved for use in England and Wales.

Marcus Huntley, 21, shot dead Joanne Penney, 40, after she opened the door of a flat in south Wales on March 9 this year.

Knife crime is down 5% year on year and is 7% below pre-pandemic levels.

Some 518 offences were recorded in the year to June, a decrease of 6% from the previous 12-month-period.

The long read: As the police and courts continue to struggle with the legacy of austerity, many people are seeking alternative routes to justice – but it could be making matters worse

Imaging technology has revolutionised palaeontology, allowing scientists to study fossils that are buried deep in the rock or too small to handle. Two recent studies I was involved with show some of the technology’s potential, including one that discovered a new dinosaur species that loomed over other carnivores it lived…