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The deep history of Wales’s National Eisteddfod festival
The National Eisteddfod opens its gates in Pontypridd, a few miles north of Cardiff, from August 3 to 10 in 2024. Attracting up to 170,000…
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Silent cancers: here’s what you need to know when there are no obvious symptoms
Frederic Legrand, Comeo/Shutterstock The recent revelations about the Princess of Wales’s cancer diagnosis highlight a crucial aspect of cancer detection – the disease’s sometimes silent…
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Wales is getting the first Black leader in Europe
The Welsh Labour party elected Vaughan Gething as its new leader, making the 50-year-old politician the first Black head of government in Europe. Gething will…
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Princess of Wales and King Charles both discharged from London hospital
King Charles III has been discharged from a private London clinic just hours after his daughter-in-law Kate returned home to Windsor. The 75-year-old monarch was…
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Universal basic income: Wales is set to end its experiment – why we think that’s a mistake
The Welsh UBI for care leavers pilot runs until 2025 and won’t be extended beyond that date. Alex Segre/Shutterstock The Welsh government has announced that…
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Wales Broadcast Archive: UK’s first national archive shows importance of preserving our audiovisual history
Hundreds of thousands of hours of broadcasting history are available for the first time. National Library of Wales This month’s launch of the Wales Broadcast…
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Women in sport are winning the fight for equal pay – slowly
The Welsh national football association has pledged to introduce equal pay for their men’s and women’s teams by 2026. The news comes following a documentary…
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