Labour angered voters before election defeat, Welsh leader tells conference The leader of Welsh Labour said his party fell short on delivering for people in Wales and “angered” voters who turned elsewhere in May’s Welsh Parliament election. Ken Skates, who became leader in the wake of a devastating result for the party, told the Welsh
Thousands of US flights cancelled after wire replacement causes system overload Airlines cancelled thousands of flights across the US on Saturday as they worked to recover from the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years, which left passengers scrambling for seats and disrupted travel around the world. The US air travel schedule should be back
Wales hold on to secure historic win over New Zealand in Nations Championship Wales ended 73 years of hurt against New Zealand and shredded world rugby’s form book by winning an epic Nations Championship encounter 35-28 at the Principality Stadium. The All Blacks had reeled off 34 successive victories at Wales’ expense since being beaten
Thousands march against AI data centres in call for ‘national conversation’ Thousands of people opposed to data centres have marched through Edinburgh as campaigners called for a “national conversation” on proposed plans. Campaigners said the Scottish Government has so far “failed to explain” why AI data centres are needed in Scotland. Thousands marched down the
Alan Milburn: Young people deserve legal ‘guarantee’ of training or employment Young people deserve a legal “guarantee” of a job, training or employment support, Alan Milburn has said. The former Labour health secretary’s review into youth unemployment is set to be published next week. The report will recommend how to curb the number of so-called
Burnham promises ‘real power’ for Welsh communities as Labour seeks revival Andy Burnham will promise more power for Welsh communities as Labour seeks to rebuild following its humiliation in the Senedd elections. The Prime Minister will say Labour needs to “listen” and “take stock” as he addresses the party’s Welsh conference. Labour went from being
More than half of NI voters believe UK should rejoin EU, new poll suggests More than half of voters in Northern Ireland believe the UK should rejoin the European Union a decade after the Brexit referendum, a new opinion poll has suggested. More than three quarters of respondents to the new Queen’s University Belfast poll
Alan Cumming to make voice cameo during romantasy-inspired Strictly routine Scottish actor Alan Cumming will make a surprise voice cameo appearance during a romantasy-inspired dance on Strictly Come Dancing. The 61-year-old will feature on the BBC dancing competition during a group dance on Sunday’s results show, where he will be heard reading a romantasy-inspired text
All passengers and crew survive as tanker hits river cruise boat on Mississippi A tanker has struck the American Heritage river cruise paddleboat in New Orleans with 180 people on board, partially submerging the boat. A tanker has struck the American Heritage river cruise paddleboat in New Orleans with 180 people on board, partially submerging
Passengers at UK airports to face disruption as flights grounded across US Passengers flying to and from UK airports are likely to face disruption after flights were grounded across the United States. The US’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has halted all flights nationwide “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety”. British Airways has