Welsh Government backs proposed 6% student loan interest cap
Welsh Ministers have agreed in principle to cap Plan 2 and Plan 3 student loan interest rates at 6% from September 2026, though a final decision rests with the next Welsh Government.
Welsh Ministers have agreed in principle to cap Plan 2 and Plan 3 student loan interest rates at 6% from September 2026, though a final decision rests with the next Welsh Government.
Luke Stanley, 35, was sentenced to 47 months at Newport Crown Court after admitting eight breaches of a sexual harm prevention order.
Stephen Blofield, 61, was sentenced to 10 months in prison at Bristol Crown Court after admitting being drunk on a flight from Krakow to Bristol Airport.
Ravelle Melbourne, 32, of Canton, was sentenced to five years and three months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting wounding and three counts of ABH against his partner.
Wales captain Aaron Ramsey has announced his retirement from professional football with immediate effect. The 35-year-old scored 21 goals in 86 appearances for his country across three major tournaments.
The Wales Green Party says opinion polls show it is on course to make history at the 7 May election, with rent controls and water bill cuts among its key pledges.
Alison Lawson was ordered to pay £760 after being found guilty at Cardiff Magistrates' Court of illegally collecting rent at a Monmouth property.
From a stranger stabbed on his doorstep to a fatal hit-and-run and a care worker caught sending AI-generated sexual content to a "child", here are the most notable sentences handed down in Welsh courts this week.
Lewis Enos, 35, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment at Newport Magistrates' Court after admitting multiple breaches of his post-sentence supervision conditions.
A teenager sentenced to life for murdering his mother, a drug dealer who accidentally texted a police officer, and a burglar who used stolen bank cards to buy brown sauce were among more than 30 people jailed across Wales between March 23 and 29.
Ryan Thomas, 33, of Abercarn, Caerphilly, was found guilty at Newport Crown Court of sexually touching a 14-year-old girl and sending indecent images. He will be sentenced on April 15.
A Newport woman has been ordered to pay £284 after pleading guilty to her children failing to attend school regularly during the autumn and winter of 2024.