http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/wales/ The latest stories from the Wales section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:01:44 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan says she is minded to accept changes to the referendum question following Electoral Commission recommendations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11165118 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11165118 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:15:53 GMT A nurse found dead at her Bridgend home was unlawfully killed by her former partner, a coroner rules. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11165349 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11165349 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:30:39 GMT Scientists say the first human clinical trials on a new drug to treat infections caused by the Hepatitis C virus have been successfully completed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11165262 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11165262 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:52:36 GMT Companies who design, install and maintain electric gates are urged to follow new safety advice after two children died in separate incidents. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11166257 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11166257 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:40:11 GMT A Flintshire woman who claimed £63,000 in benefits while pretending to be a single mother is jailed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11170566 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11170566 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:55:53 GMT Catherine Zeta Jones reveals she is "furious" that doctors failed to detect husband Michael Douglas' throat cancer earlier. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11162442 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11162442 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:07:37 GMT A Pembrokeshire credit union writes to its members after watchdogs revoke its saving licence. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11170567 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11170567 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:38:19 GMT Householders are warned about a telephone scam in which people are offered help to recover bank charges. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11168250 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11168250 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:33:56 GMT The three Pakistan cricketers accused of spot-fixing will miss the rest of their UK tour, according to team manager Yawar Saeed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8953417.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8953417.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:19:31 GMT Forty allegations were made against one inspector and 38 against one constable working for Dyfed-Powys Police in a year, figures obtained by the BBC show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11154488 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11154488 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:43:58 GMT Police tell cycling clubs in north Wales to cancel a number of road races until marshalls are properly trained. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-11161676 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-11161676 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:13:20 GMT A swimmer has been thwarted in his attempt at a two-way crossing of the Bristol Channel to raise money for a boy with cerebral palsy. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8963000/8963914.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8963000/8963914.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:52:14 GMT Objectors to an "overtly modern" house in a designated area of outstanding natural beauty are unhappy with its approval. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-11165358 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-11165358 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:58:07 GMT The body of an MI6 employee found at his central London flat was padlocked into a sports bag, an inquest is told. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11152467 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11152467 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:28:19 GMT The Environment Agency intervenes to tackle bad odours after villagers' complaints over a landfill site in Conwy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11145437 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11145437 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:51:48 GMT Police confirm a body found in Caernarfon Bay is that of missing Shropshire kayaker Elizabeth Ashbee. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11148639 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11148639 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:51:59 GMT 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-shropshire-11165570 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-11165570 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:29:01 GMT A north Wales MP criticises a consultation on proposals to close courts as "obscenely short". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-11164247 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-11164247 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:24:59 GMT On 1 September 1985, the wreck of the Titanic was found. But was its discovery thanks to the work of John Pierce from Chirk? http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/local/shropshire/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8961000/8961877.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/shropshire/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8961000/8961877.stm Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:14:25 GMT 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11161316 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11161316 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:23:26 GMT Ambulance workers are praised after a marked improvement in emergency response times in Powys. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11164066 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11164066 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:59:58 GMT Council plans to replace part of a 200-year-old stone-clad bridge in Ceredigion are criticised, and a road will close for six weeks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11155869 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11155869 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:21:24 GMT A 21-year-old man is charged with grievous bodily harm after an assault in Swansea city centre. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-11162507 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-11162507 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:54:07 GMT Firefighters put out a blaze in a hopper containing 12 tonnes of grain on a farm in Carmarthenshire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-11161675 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-11161675 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:57:52 GMT Prince Charles is opening the doors to his Welsh retreat as part of a scheme to showcase some of the nation's most important properties. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-11152231 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-11152231 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:20:01 GMT The British Horseracing Authority is to investigate the surprise success of heavily backed 5-1 shot Am I Blue at Hereford on Wednesday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/8961815.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/8961815.stm Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:35:53 GMT A Cardiff city centre live music venue closes "until further notice," to the surprise of local promoters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11156364 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11156364 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:37:30 GMT Police appeal for witnesses after the sudden death of a 24-year-old woman, although it is not being treated as suspicious. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11155921 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11155921 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:55:59 GMT Tony Blair, the former prime minister whose government created the Welsh assembly, describes devolution as "a dangerous game" in his memoirs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11150926 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11150926 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:34:10 GMT Welsh Labour MPs appear evenly split between the two Miliband brothers in the election for the next party leader. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11146537 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11146537 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:35:43 GMT William Hague's special adviser Christopher Myers has resigned over "untrue and malicious" allegations, the foreign secretary has said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11156963 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11156963 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:29:41 GMT John Toshack questions the appointment of referee Anastassios Kakos in Wales' Euro 2012 opener in Montenegro. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/8964678.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/8964678.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:45:20 GMT Geraint Thomas withdraws from the Great Britain team for the road cycling World Championships in Melbourne. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/8964647.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/8964647.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:11:21 GMT Wales coach Warren Gatland says it is still not too late for Gavin Henson to return to rugby and try to win World Cup selection. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8961969.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8961969.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:25:26 GMT Geiriad y cwestiwn ar gyfer refferendwm mwy o bwerau'r cynulliad yn aneglur a dryslyd, medd adroddiad y Comisiwn Etholiadol. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/welsh/hi/newsid_8960000/newsid_8963200/8963201.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/welsh/hi/newsid_8960000/newsid_8963200/8963201.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:09:43 GMT Cwest yn clywed bod nyrs wedi ei lladd yn anghyfreithlon a bod ei chyn bartner wedi lladd ei hun o fewn oriau. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/welsh/hi/newsid_8960000/newsid_8963100/8963199.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/welsh/hi/newsid_8960000/newsid_8963100/8963199.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:43:30 GMT Cwmnïau sy'n dylunio, gosod neu gynnal a chadw giatiau trydanol yn cael eu hannog i wneud mwy i sicrhau eu diogelwch. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/welsh/hi/newsid_8960000/newsid_8963800/8963851.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/welsh/hi/newsid_8960000/newsid_8963800/8963851.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:10:54 GMT The UK government has been accused by a soldier's parents of "failing miserably" to help injured and traumatised troops to recover. Hazel Hunt spoke after the inquest on her son, Richard Hunt, the 200th member of British forces in Afghanistan to die after he was fatally wounded in August 2009. Pte Hunt, 21 from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, died two days after being airlifted back to the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11166088 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11166088 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:20:08 GMT Villagers in a corner of Ceredigion are getting a mobile phone mast put up themselves after tiring for no mobile reception. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11172531 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11172531 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:50:30 GMT Tredegar Town Hall, the place where Aneurin Bevan launched his political career, is being reopened to the public. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11172532 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11172532 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:36:29 GMT Skokholm, an island off the Pembrokeshire coast known for its puffins and colony of Manx shearwater birds, is to be opened up to visitors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11165978 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11165978 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:43:26 GMT Barry Island wants to rebrand and redevelop to attract the year round visitor. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11159684 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11159684 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:44:07 GMT One of the two teenagers who died after a car crashed into a lake had just started a new job, says his grandfather. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11162516 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11162516 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:55:58 GMT First glimpse of restoration of valleys' 'heart and soul' http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11158132 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-11158132 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:00:45 GMT Husband speaks of the woman he lost over many years to dementia http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11152257 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11152257 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:05 GMT Why drained lagoon could soon be supporting birds again http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11158156 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11158156 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:26:21 GMT Images unveiled of new homes on estate ranked Wales' ugliest http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11141864 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11141864 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:50:54 GMT A gallery of your digital pictures from around Wales http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11101926 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11101926 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:05:40 GMT