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The Welsh Government has been accused of failing to take its own expert infrastructure body seriously amid warnings crucial advice is being ignored and...

Parents of children with additional learning needs are being forced into "stressful, lengthy" legal fights just to secure basic educational rights, the Senedd has...

Hospices are facing an "unsustainable" financial crisis due to rising costs and falling income, forcing them to close beds and cut vital end-of-life services,...

Work to expand the Senedd's debating chamber to accommodate more politicians will cost the public purse an estimated £4.22m – up nearly 30% on...

Housing experts have warned proposed fire safety reforms could leave vulnerable residents at risk by focusing on the building's height rather than the people...

A Tory-turned-Reform Senedd member has clashed with her former Conservative colleagues in a fiery debate about NHS Wales following her high-profile defection. Laura Anne Jones,...

Opposition politicians have quizzed Wales' health secretary after the Welsh Government unveiled the biggest change to NHS dental contracts in decades. James Evans, the Conservatives'...

People affected by the cladding scandal have received "zero" support from the Welsh Government while being "ripped off" by a combined £13,000 a week,...

Senedd members called for meaningful reform of the "wild west" of estate management charges in memory of Labour politician Hefin David, who championed the...

The Welsh Government has hailed the introduction of a Hillsborough law to enforce a new duty of candour on public officials as an "incredibly...

The Welsh Government must be courageous and shift money from the  "bottomless pit" of hospitals to reverse relative defunding of GP surgeries, doctors told...

Ministers are asking for public input on the future of tax legislation as a deadline approaches for the expiry of temporary powers granted to...

A Westminster bill on postal and proxy voting sets an incredibly worrying constitutional precedent for Wales, Plaid Cymru's former leader warned. Adam Price, the party's...

The Welsh Government has introduced proposed legislation in an attempt to make the country's planning laws clearer, more accessible and fit for the future. Julie...

Plans to end the current "de-regulated" bus system passed the first stop on the legislative journey as the Senedd voted in favour of the...

The Welsh Parliament paused to pay tribute to Hefin David, the late Caerphilly Senedd member, who approached politics "with heart, with humour and with...

A UK minister appeared to "row back" on a commitment to devolve powers over probation and youth justice to Wales, with Westminster set to...

A Senedd member called for a greater focus on veterans diagnosed with cancer amid concerns about a causal link to exposure to toxic fumes...

Senedd members pressed the first minister about plans to protect leaseholders in Wales against "huge annual fees" charged by estate management companies. Hefin David warned...

The incoming chair of Natural Resources Wales holds at least six other roles – including heading up a railway company embroiled in a row...

More than 11,000 people added their voices to a chorus of calls for a mandatory 1,000-metre buffer zone around all quarries – but their...

Senedd members hailed Newport as a city on the rise – economically, socially and culturally – with so much to offer the whole of...

Council chiefs claimed the Cardiff region city deal is "more than on course" to create 26,000 jobs by 2036 despite delivering 4,335 jobs in...

Taxpayers will foot the bill for a £5.25m settlement after a legal claim over the awarding of a demolition contract for Aberthaw power station,...

Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan undermined a Senedd inquiry on international relations by declining to give evidence in person, a committee warned. Delyth Jewell, who...

Senedd members criticised "unacceptable" delays to works on the Menai suspension bridge, warning north Wales "has once again been left to languish". Rhun ap Iorwerth...

No Welsh university is at immediate risk of collapsing under the weight of multi-million-pound deficits, according to the head of a public body set...

Senedd members denounced the "ill-judged, regrettable and unacceptable" decision to "piggyback" on the UK renters' rights bill but held their noses to vote for...

The Senedd signed off on plans to strengthen the foundations of the Welsh Parliament and its ability to make laws for the people of...

Senedd members welcomed a bill aimed at ending homelessness in Wales but warned of missed opportunities to support veterans, prisoners and those discharged from...

Senedd members torpedoed Conservative calls to exempt yachts and other boats from plans for a £1.30 a night tourism tax in Wales. Sam Rowlands, the...

Senedd members are set to debate a 13,000-name petition calling for urgent action to save the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. The Senedd petitions committee agreed...

Senedd members criticised a lack of progress on new Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites, warning people are living in substandard conditions in contravention of...

Wales' first minister came under fire over the Labour UK Government's decision to step in to save Scunthorpe steelworks after failing to do the...

Senedd members paused to remember one of the worst mining disasters in British history. Lesley Griffiths told the Senedd that Wrexham experienced one of its...

A Senedd member criticised Natural Resources Wales for showing "very little empathy and understanding" about people's concerns on the future of visitor centres. Labour's Carolyn...

Petitioners called for a public inquiry into a government-backed insulation scheme that left people thousands of pounds out of pocket in "one of the...

The Senedd rejected Conservative calls for the UK Government to compensate charities for the increasing cost of employer national insurance (NI) contributions from April. Mark...

Wales' education secretary vowed to get to grips with secondary school attendance amid concerns it could take more than a decade to recover to...

Cardiff University chiefs have been urged to "reflect and think again" about colossal cuts, with the local Senedd member saying: "When you're in a...

Senedd members criticised ministers for rebuffing calls for a mandatory offer of return-to-home interviews for all children who go missing. Buffy Williams led a debate...

Natural Resources Wales defended issuing a flood warning while water was already a foot-deep in the streets of Pontypridd, raising the risk of "crying...

The Senedd rejected Plaid Cymru calls to demand HS2 be redesignated as an England-only project to unlock billions of pounds of consequential funding for...

Inaccurate lists of vulnerable people led to delays in responding to storms, with staff sent to non-existent homes and a customer who had died...

The Conservatives called on councils to utilise "usable" reserves of more than £2bn, with taxpayers in Wales facing an average bill increase of 7.3%...

Estyn warned teaching must improve in half of secondary schools in Wales, with the inspectorate raising serious concerns about the quality of leadership. Buffy Williams,...

The Welsh Parliament voted to scrap charitable business rates relief for private schools. From April, private schools in Wales will no longer be eligible for...

A former counter-extremism chief warned the growing threat of online disinformation and misinformation creates a "permissive environment" for extremism to flourish in the UK. Sara...

Plaid Cymru called for the Welsh and UK Governments to condemn US president Donald Trump's proposals to depopulate Gaza. Rhun ap Iorwerth led a debate...

Senedd members urged the Welsh Government to put an end to the "undignified and disrespectful" practice of corridor care in Welsh hospitals. James Evans, the...