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A double whammy of winter fuel payment cuts and scrapping a planned cap on social care costs is set to hit older people

Before the general election, former prime minister Rishi Sunak was asked on TV why he “hated pensioners”. After her recent speech in parliament, the same question might be directed at Chancellor Rachel Reeves. She has launched an assault on pensioners in England and Wales akin to the classic boxing “one-two”.

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Tens of thousands of train fare fines to be quashed in England and Wales

Four firms including Northern and Greater Anglia unlawfully prosecuted more than 74,000 alleged fare dodgers

The Guardian - UK

Top A-level grades are up – but worrying regional disparities remain

There are stark contrasts between north and south England, in Northern Ireland and Wales, and between private and state schools

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A-levels results: pupils in England achieve best results since 2010

Proportion of top grades is best outside Covid crisis but results in Wales and Northern Ireland are down on last year

The Guardian - UK

Uncertainty over Port Talbot’s future ‘causing supply chain job losses’

Wales secretary says Tories should have prepared for workforce cuts resulting from switch to electric arc furnace

The Guardian - UK

Stonehenge’s giant Altar Stone came all the way from north-east Scotland – here’s how we worked out this astonishing new finding

No one is certain why Stonehenge was built. This world-famous monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire is thought to commemorate the dead, and is aligned with movements of the Sun and Moon.

The Conversation

Stonehenge's 'altar stone' originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows

Researchers are one step closer to understanding how Stonehenge was created

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Stonehenge Altar Stone from Scotland not Wales, research finds, shattering experts' century-old belief

The findings suggest that one of the most famous stones in the world was moved much further than had been believed

Evening Standard

Stonehenge megalith came from Scotland, not Wales, ‘jaw-dropping’ study finds

Monument’s largest ‘bluestone’ moved more than 450 miles – a discovery researchers say rewrites relationships between Neolithic populations

The Guardian - UK

Stonehenge Altar Stone was transported 430 miles from Scotland, say scientists

Previously it was believed that the six-tonne sandstone had been brought to the monument in Wiltshire from Wales.

The Independent UK

Three water companies face big fines for sewage spills – it won’t do any good unless our whole approach to waste changes

The recent announcement of £168 million in sewage pollution fines issued to three water companies has renewed hope that the regulator for England and Wales, Ofwat, is finally taking action in line with public opinion.

The Conversation

British Olympic Association hoping to have men’s football team at 2028 Games

A GB men’s team last played at the Olympics in London in 2012.

The Independent UK

The Prince and Princess of Wales are "gradually" introducing Prince George to his future role

Marie Claire

Girl, 14, admits stabbing two teachers and pupil at south Wales school

Girl pleads not guilty to attempted murder over stabbings in April and will go on trial next month

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Crown estate: why it’s time to devolve it and put Wales on par with Scotland

Since the general election, there has been much speculation as to what the new UK Labour government may mean for Wales, given the same party is now in charge in both Cardiff and London.

The Guardian - UK

Compensation for water customers in England and Wales to double

Government sets out measures to help households and businesses as it cracks down on failing utilities firms

The Guardian - UK

The Body Next Door review – a jaw-droppingly addictive true-crime tale

The discovery of a decaying body in South Wales was just the beginning of a breathlessly twisty case spanning five decades, two continents – and where the prime suspect was already dead

The Guardian - UK

Rise in animal abuse in England and Wales fuelled by social media, finds RSPCA

Report shows 23% increase in attacks on animals using weapons in 2023 compared with previous year

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The Independent UK

Louis Rees-Zammit pinpoints positive from ‘electric’ Kansas City Chiefs debut

The former Wales wing quit rugby union in January

The Independent UK

Wales starlet Jordan James agrees terms for transfer to Ligue 1

Birmingham City received a bid for the midfielder on Wednesday

The Conversation

The trouble with England – why rioting in the UK has not spread to Scotland and Wales

The violent unrest that has caused so much damage in the UK has not in fact happened across the UK. It has almost been exclusively confined to England.

The Independent UK

Mother in cocaine dealing family placed on most wanted list after going on run

Lynne Leyson was convicted for her role in a family-run group that sold cocaine across south west Wales

The Guardian - UK

Repossession claims in England and Wales at highest in five years

Both bank and landlord cases rise but remain below pre-Covid levels, despite tough cycle of interest rate rises

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: The mimicry of a sedge warbler drifts in this quiet place

Maelor Saesneg, north-east Wales: This is lake country, haunting and fascinating, and strongly Welsh despite being a stone’s throw from England

The Guardian - UK

Deep space radar site in Wales to go ahead to protect UK from ‘space warfare’

Ministers say network of 27 radar dishes in Pembrokeshire crucial to defend against ‘increasing belligerence in space’

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