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BBC News - Wales
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The latest stories from the Wales section of the
BBC News web site.
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Poll preamble 'insult' to voters
The proposed explanatory preamble on the ballot paper for the referendum on further powers for the Welsh assembly would be an insult to voters, its presiding officer says.
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Blue Flags lost due to heavy rain
Heavy rain throughout August is being blamed for costing three beaches in north Wales their Blue Flags.
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French honour for WWII veteran
A World War II veteran receives France's highest decoration for bravery, 66 years after liberating a town there.
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First Asperger's college opening
The first specialist college for young people aged 16 to 25 in Wales with Asperger syndrome opens its doors.
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'Radical' joint post plan backed
Radical plans to merge two senior posts at a council and a local health board (LHB) are backed by councillors.
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Gillan accepts electoral findings
Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan says she is minded to accept changes to the referendum question following Electoral Commission recommendations.
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Man's suicide after killing ex-partner
A nurse found dead at her Bridgend home was unlawfully killed by her former partner, a coroner rules.
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New safety call after gate deaths
Companies who design, install and maintain electric gates are urged to follow new safety advice after two children died in separate incidents.
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Jail for fraud 'single' mother
A Flintshire woman who claimed £63,000 in benefits while pretending to be a single mother is jailed.
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Savings safe says credit union
A Pembrokeshire credit union writes to its members after watchdogs revoke its saving licence.
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Police warn over bank charge scam
Householders are warned about a telephone scam in which people are offered help to recover bank charges.
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Marti-thon - cancer survivor's eight challenges
Martin, 35, from Prestatyn has set himself eight tough challenges since beating cancer.
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Teenage dancer on life at ballet school
Adam Russell-Jones from Cardiff talks to Jamie Owen and Louise Elliott about his experiences at Elmhurst School of Dance in Birmingham. Ballet School is on BBC Two Wales on Tuesday nights at 1900 BST.
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Cyclists face mass road race ban
Police tell cycling clubs in north Wales to cancel a number of road races until marshalls are properly trained.
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Officials intervene on tip stink
The Environment Agency intervenes to tackle bad odours after villagers' complaints over a landfill site in Conwy.
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MI6 worker's body 'locked in bag'
The body of an MI6 employee found at his central London flat was padlocked into a sports bag, an inquest is told.
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Man beat wife and girl to death
A florist beat his wife and daughter to death with a rubber mallet before hanging himself amid fears he would lose his biggest customer, an inquest hears.
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MP criticises court consultation
A north Wales MP criticises a consultation on proposals to close courts as "obscenely short".
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25 years on: Finding the Titanic
On 1 September 1985, the wreck of the Titanic was found. But was its discovery thanks to the work of John Pierce from Chirk?
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Lake victim 'turned life around'
The grandfather of one of two teenagers who died when a car plunged into a lake says his grandson had just landed a job and turned his life around.
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Ambulance emergency times improve
Ambulance workers are praised after a marked improvement in emergency response times in Powys.
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Police complaint numbers revealed
At least 2,000 police officers were subject to three or more complaints by members of the public in the last year, figures obtained by the BBC show.
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Police appeal over 'hit and run'
Police are appealing for information after a pedestrian was hit by a Mini in central Swansea which then drove off.
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Man charged over Swansea assault
A 21-year-old man is charged with grievous bodily harm after an assault in Swansea city centre.
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Crews extinguish farm grain blaze
Firefighters put out a blaze in a hopper containing 12 tonnes of grain on a farm in Carmarthenshire.
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