Plaid Cymru has become the largest party in the Senedd with 43 seats, ending Labour's century-long dominance of Welsh politics in a record-turnout election held under a new proportional voting system.
First Minister Eluned Morgan has called on the UK Labour government to change direction after losing her seat in Ceredigion Penfro, becoming the first sitting head of government in the UK to lose their own constituency.
Eluned Morgan has become the first leader of a UK government to lose their seat while in office, as Labour's century-long run of election successes in Wales came to an end in the 2026 Senedd election.
Plaid Cymru has won 24 of 54 seats declared so far in the 2026 Senedd election, with Sir John Curtice projecting the party will finish with between 41 and 46 seats. Labour has suffered huge losses, winning just six seats so far.
A 36-year-old man who broke into a family home in Rogerstone and tried to steal their van has been jailed for 40 months after his DNA was found on the steering wheel.
South Wales Police dismantled a cannabis factory containing up to 120 plants at a property on Middleton Street in Briton Ferry after acting on community intelligence. Electrical wiring had also been tampered with, posing a danger to neighbouring properties.
Kane Cook, 29, of Barry, was convicted at Cardiff Magistrates' Court of assaulting PC Patryk Juraszek and PC Joshua Rowlands on August 28, 2025.
A 23-year-old Blackwood man jailed for supplying cocaine has been freed after the judge who sentenced him last month decided to suspend the term instead, calling it a "wholly exceptional" course.
Ryan Tucker, 27, has been sentenced to five years at Swansea Crown Court after admitting drug supply offences. His brother Nathan is already serving six years and eight months for running his own cocaine operation from the same family home.
YouGov's final MRP model for the 2026 Senedd election projects Plaid Cymru will win 43 seats, with Labour facing their worst Welsh result in over a century on just 12% of the vote.
Dexter Walkey, 30, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after being found guilty of raping a woman he met through a dating app. He was also made subject to indefinite sex offender notification requirements.
Sion Douglas Griffiths, 38, was found guilty of rape at Caernarfon Crown Court after attacking a woman as she slept at a property in Llanrwst in August 2021. He was sentenced at Mold Crown Court to seven years' imprisonment and given a lifetime restraining order.