Senedd
DEVOLUTION: More tax powers for Wales now ‘a matter of how and when’, First Minister says after Burnham talks
Rhun ap Iorwerth came out of Glasgow saying the Prime Minister agrees Wales’ borrowing limits have to change. He also…
GŴYR ABERTAWE: Reform MS Francesca O’Brien says threats to her home and family business are now with the police
She says members of the public flagged the threats, made on social media by someone local, in a week when…
JANE DODDS: Welsh Lib Dem leader stands down after nine years, saying a ‘new generation’ should rebuild the party
She stays on as MS for Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd, the party's only Senedd seat, "to hold them to that promise…
ALN FUNDING: Plaid and Labour strike £60m deal to revive the budget that fell in July
Labour asked for £100m this year and walked away from £40m. The number the two sides have settled on sits…
OSPREYS AND SCARLETS: Minister says she can’t save a region as Senedd fails to agree a single word on Welsh rugby’s future
Swansea's £5.1m for St Helen's, Carmarthenshire's £2.4m Scarlets loan and £13.5m of Welsh Government money were all put on the…
BROADCASTING: Wales’ new media watchdog won’t exist until 2028 — as critics call it “constitutional navel-gazing”
The Welsh Government has set out its timetable for a Shadow Broadcasting and Communications Authority — a working group recruited…
WELSH LABOUR: Ken Skates confirmed as leader — the morning after his nine MSs sank Plaid’s budget
The Senedd Labour group — including Gŵyr Abertawe's Mike Hedges — unanimously nominated Ken Skates as permanent Welsh Labour leader,…
BUDGET DEFEAT: Plaid government’s £294m spending plan voted down 49–44 — as schools funding row claims its first casualty
The new Welsh Government has lost the vote on its first budget — with £294m for NHS waiting lists, childcare…
SAVE THE LOCAL: New Welsh law to give communities first refusal on buying their pub — announced the day Baglan’s Bagle Brook went up for sale
Community groups in Wales are set to win the legal right of first refusal when treasured local assets go up…
SWANSEA SCHOOLS: ‘Owed £11m’ for children with additional needs, says council leader — as Plaid’s budget faces knife-edge vote tonight
Swansea council leader Rob Stewart says the city's schools should be getting at least £11m this year for pupils with…
CYMRU OR WALES? What a new Senedd petition could mean for Swansea, Neath and Carmarthen’s names — as Tory MS says it “must be resisted”
A Senedd petition calling for Cymru to become the nation's only official name — and for towns to use one…