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Wales weather warning for Sunday and Monday amid flood risk

[ad_1] Wales faces four weather warnings on Sunday and Monday including an amber "possible risk to life" warning as heavy rain may lead to travel disruption and flooding.The Met Office issued separate warnings, for parts of north, mid and south Wales, following recent flooding from Storm Bram and "devastating" flooding in Monmouth from Storm Claudia.Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has warned people in south Wales in particular to prepare for potential
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Historic rail viaduct collapses into River Spey

[ad_1] Roddy RobertsonA historic former railway bridge has been cordoned off by police after a section of it collapsed into the River Spey in Moray.The Spey Viaduct, an iron girder structure near Garmouth, was completed in 1886 and while no longer used for trains, was popular with cyclists and walkers.Images on social media showed one of its supporting stone piers was leaning at an angle and part of the metalwork
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Anglesey family home being raffled for £5 a ticket

[ad_1] Jennie BaileyJennie and John Bailey say they love the seaside flat, but the family are outgrowing it as sons Harry and Sebastian - and cocker spaniel Dylan - growJennie Bailey's friends thought she was "bonkers" when she told them she was raffling her family's £325,000 home for £5 a ticket.Her family has lived in what was originally their holiday home for two-and-a-half years after deciding to swap their lives
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‚Burnham coup plot‘ and UK faces ‚tsunami of flu‘

[ad_1] "Starmer rocked by new Andy Burnham coup plot" is the Mail on Sunday's top story, detailing the Manchester Labour mayor's apparent "deal" to become an MP. Citing unnamed sources, the paper claims Burnham is close to striking "a deal to fight a by-election to return to the Commons and mount a leadership challenge" against Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.Relatives of Virginia Giuffre proclaim "justice has not been served" after
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Pride in Place scheme in Welsh devolution row won’t apply in Northern Ireland

[ad_1] David DeansWales political reporterPA MediaNorthern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn says the second phase of a town rejuvenation scheme criticised by Welsh MSs will not operate in Northern IrelandA controversial scheme which will see money spent in Wales while bypassing the Welsh government will not fully apply to Northern Ireland, the UK government has said.Sir Keir Starmer's government will decide how cash from the second phase of its scheme for
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Grenfell Tower to be lit up each night as ‚visible reminder‘

[ad_1] Adrian ZorzutLocal Democracy Reporting ServicePA MediaWork on dismantling the Grenfell Tower began earlier this yearGrenfell Tower is to be lit up at night while it is dismantled as a "visible reminder" of the tragedy.The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) said beams of light would be projected upwards from the tower's corners, with 72 green lights also being used on anniversaries of the fire.The lighting is set
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Woman dies after fire at house

[ad_1] A woman has died following a fire at a house in west Belfast.Police received a report at 03:55 GMT on Saturday of an ongoing blaze at a property in Areema Drive, Dunmurry.The woman, aged in her 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. A man in his 50s, a 19-year-old woman, and an 11-year-old girl who were also in the property, were taken to hospital for treatment for smoke
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Terminally ill Swansea mum issues plea for Christmas cards

[ad_1] Charlie BucklandBBC WalesClare Jones, 47, has received thousands of Christmas cards after a Facebook plea to make her last Christmas "special" went viralWhen Clare Jones put up a Facebook post asking for extra Christmas cards to make her last Christmas "super special", she never expected thousands of responses.The mum-of-three was diagnosed with bowel cancer in May 2022 but was recently told her chemotherapy was no longer responding and she
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‚King’s cancer fight boost‘ and ‚EU freezes‘ Russian assets

[ad_1] King Charles III's video message providing an update on his cancer treatment is the focus of Saturday's papers. "Strong to reign over us", the Sun splashes on its front page, writing: "King Charles revealed the 'good news' that doctors are reducing his cancer treatment – almost two years since his diagnosis." In a Channel 4 broadcast of the King's pre-recorded video, the paper quotes him saying "early diagnosis quite