New law means Welsh holiday lets will need a licence
The Senedd has passed a Bill requiring self-catering accommodation providers in Wales to obtain a licence, with the scheme expected to launch in 2029.
The Senedd has passed a Bill requiring self-catering accommodation providers in Wales to obtain a licence, with the scheme expected to launch in 2029.
The Senedd has approved new legislation giving the people of Wales the power to remove their elected representatives between elections for the first time.
Greyhound racing is set to be outlawed in Wales after Senedd members voted 39 to 10 in favour of a ban, though the legislation faces a legal challenge.
Scott Parry, 41, of Dyfatty, Swansea, was jailed for 10 months after brandishing a machete in a block of flats and carrying out three shoplifting raids on a Matalan store.
Ellis Lloyd and Taran Mills have been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting to setting a car on fire in Brackla, Bridgend in December 2025.
Leon Morris, 38, hurled a petrol bomb at Pengam Spice while 10 people, including two children, slept upstairs in what a judge described as a racially aggravated attack.
Jason Bailey, 48, of Porthcawl, has been sentenced to six years in prison at Cardiff Crown Court after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault on a female at a flat in August 2023.
The Welsh and UK Governments have recommitted to coal tip safety by resuming the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips Task Force, backed by more than £250m in combined funding.
Talha Ahmadzai, of Haverfordwest, was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court as an offender of particular concern after admitting a catalogue of serious sexual offences.
Mike Jones was sentenced to 30 months at Swansea Crown Court after targeting what he believed were underage girls on social media, breaching an existing sexual harm prevention order.
Alex Jones, 31, was jailed for four years and two months at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court for cocaine and cannabis offences committed while on licence.
Matthew Lewis, from Pontypool, believed he was chatting with underage girls but was caught by paedophile hunters and sentenced at Newport Crown Court.