http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/wales/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Wales section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sat, 26 May 2012 07:05:46 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://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/wales/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Doctor Who star Matt Smith, former Wales rugby captain Matthew Rees and world hurdles champion Colin Jackson will carry the Olympic torch as it travels from Cardiff to Swansea. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18204904#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18204904 Sat, 26 May 2012 07:07:56 GMT A woman passenger in a car has died and two other people are seriously injured following a crash involving two cars near the lake in Bala, Gwynedd. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18216212#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18216212 Fri, 25 May 2012 21:17:22 GMT The family of a nine-year-old Newport girl left with devastating birth injuries will receive a £2m initial payout and £325,000 every year to pay for her care. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18211488#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18211488 Fri, 25 May 2012 16:49:20 GMT Close to 150 jobs are at risk after an aerosol can manufacturer plans to close its factory in Merthyr Tydfil and move work to the east Midlands. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18211483#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18211483 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:16:11 GMT An obese teenager, whose house had to be modified so she could be transferred to an ambulance, has spent a "settled night" in hospital say health officials. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18203369#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18203369 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:40:02 GMT The Welsh government looked for savings last year to stop local health boards going into the red, despite insisting they would not be bailed out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-18210177#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-18210177 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:32:07 GMT A woman dies in hospital after a van plunges 250m down a ravine after hitting an embankment on a mountain road. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18214898#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18214898 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:53:23 GMT A total of 40 new jobs are being created at the JCB Transmissions factory in Wrexham. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-18203669#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-18203669 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:45:29 GMT Opponents criticise the Welsh government for reducing the number of daily express trains between Holyhead and Cardiff. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18200060#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18200060 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:21:18 GMT More than 600 allegations of corruption were made against Welsh forces over a three year period, a report from a police complaints watchdog says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18199087#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18199087 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:23:50 GMT A coach driver is due to stand trial next month accused of causing a man's death by dangerous driving in a pile-up on the M5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18203674#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18203674 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:01:21 GMT Residents and businesses along the route of the Olympic torch relay are warned to expect significant disruption. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18146849#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18146849 Fri, 25 May 2012 06:29:48 GMT On the 35th anniversary of Star Wars, a look at some lesser-known links between the film franchise and Wales, from the Millennium Falcon to the Phantom Menace. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18205330#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18205330 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:26:24 GMT Perseverance paid off for a lottery player who did not have enough money to buy a ticket - he eventually won the £1m jackpot. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18197664#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18197664 Thu, 24 May 2012 16:07:04 GMT Five crews are fighting a large house fire in Gwynedd. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-18208113#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-18208113 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:39:25 GMT A new multi-million pound college building is being officially opened in Gwynedd. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-18186737#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-18186737 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:28:40 GMT A leading pathologist tells the BBC police should reconsider the possibility that intelligence officer Gareth Williams died alone following the emergence of new evidence. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18177069#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18177069 Thu, 24 May 2012 08:17:58 GMT Police renew witness appeal after a man is seriously hurt in a suspected hit and run incident in Flintshire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-18210435#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-18210435 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:53:28 GMT A new memorial marking a disaster in which 266 miners' died is unveiled. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-18193497#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-18193497 Fri, 25 May 2012 06:27:29 GMT Defence and prosecution barristers make their final statements to the jury in the trial of two men accused of murdering a take-away delivery driver. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-18198415#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-18198415 Thu, 24 May 2012 17:12:06 GMT Council leaders in Powys say they are snubbing a pay rise, which will save the authority more than £56,000. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-18202819#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-18202819 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:30:16 GMT The death of a man, whose body was discovered in a small lake in north Powys, is not being treated as suspicious, says Dyfed-Powys Police. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-18203368#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-18203368 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:06:13 GMT More than one in 10 of all adder bites on mainland Britain in recent years were in Wales, with the south west a particular hotspot, figures show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18171174#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18171174 Thu, 24 May 2012 05:49:16 GMT Health inspectors carry out spot checks at Morriston hospital in Swansea and at Glan Clwyd hospital in Denbighshire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18197214#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18197214 Thu, 24 May 2012 15:55:41 GMT The chief executive of Carmarthenshire council is fined for parking on double-yellow lines just metres from a council-run car park. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-18183845#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-18183845 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:33:57 GMT Hundreds of campaigners demand protection for services at Prince Phillip Hospital in Llanelli in a protest on the steps of the Welsh assembly. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-18176170#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-18176170 Wed, 23 May 2012 15:45:12 GMT The former leader of Cardiff Council is warning that the authority's decision to review plans for a business district could damage confidence in the city. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18200740#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18200740 Thu, 24 May 2012 19:46:39 GMT Rail services between Bridgend and Cardiff face delays and cancellations after a train hit four cows at a level crossing in the Vale of Glamorgan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18197667#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18197667 Thu, 24 May 2012 20:11:14 GMT An arts centre is launched in the former premises of a loans company in a south Wales town. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18107732#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18107732 Thu, 24 May 2012 15:16:24 GMT The Welsh government looked for savings last year to stop local health boards going into the red, despite insisting they would not be bailed out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-18210177#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-18210177 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:32:07 GMT Schools are to receive a share of £32.4m in funding to help the least well-off pupils, based on the number eligible for free meals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18183842#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18183842 Thu, 24 May 2012 06:12:07 GMT Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan says she wants to electrify the Great Western railway line to Swansea, but there needs to be a business case behind the plan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-18176164#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-18176164 Wed, 23 May 2012 15:52:47 GMT Manager Chris Coleman says veteran striker Craig Bellamy will continue to play for Wales in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18199825 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18199825 Fri, 25 May 2012 06:12:30 GMT Captain Sam Warburton says a three-Test series defeat in Australia in June would leave Wales feeling "disappointed". http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18200966 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18200966 Fri, 25 May 2012 06:15:39 GMT Sean O'Brien misses double-chasing Leinster's Pro12 final against Ospreys at the RDS on Sunday because of injury. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18169721 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18169721 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:56:15 GMT Ar ail ddiwrnod taith y Fflam Olympaidd i Gymru, bydd cyngerdd croeso mawr yn disgwyl yn Abertawe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newyddion/18215725 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newyddion/18215725 Sat, 26 May 2012 05:42:32 GMT Un person wedi marw a dyn wedi ai arestio yn dilyn gwrthdrawiad ger Y Bala. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newyddion/18216011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newyddion/18216011 Fri, 25 May 2012 21:06:31 GMT Bydd cynlluniau dadleuol i godi fferm wynt ar Fynydd y Gwair ger Abertawe yn cael eu hailwampio cyn iddynt gael eu hail-gyflwyno fel cais cynllunio yn ddiweddarach eleni. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newyddion/18211396 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newyddion/18211396 Sat, 26 May 2012 06:33:35 GMT The Queen's speech is a "wasted" and "missed opportunity" according to Plaid Cymru, Liberal Democrat and Labour AMs. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/wales/newsid_9721000/9721682.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/wales/newsid_9721000/9721682.stm Wed, 23 May 2012 16:39:36 GMT The Olympic torch relay has been met by large crowds at the start of its five-day tour of Wales. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18214899#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18214899 Fri, 25 May 2012 18:14:04 GMT The first of five days of the Olympic torch relay in Wales ended with the lighting of a cauldron in Cooper's Field in Cardiff, in the shadow of the city's castle. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18214262#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18214262 Fri, 25 May 2012 20:04:36 GMT Thousands of people turned out in the city of Newport to greet the Olympic torch relay through the city's streets on Friday afternoon. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18211935#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18211935 Fri, 25 May 2012 16:45:14 GMT A beach in the Vale of Glamorgan covered with rubble nearly three decades ago is finally being cleaned up. Debris was dumped on Swanbridge beach, near Sully, in 1984, as part of work to strengthen a sea wall. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18199085#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18199085 Thu, 24 May 2012 19:48:00 GMT A new study suggests that one in five families with disabled children in Wales are going without food to make ends meet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18186744#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18186744 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:02:04 GMT By lunchtime on Friday, the Olympic flame will be in Wales. It arrives in Monmouth just before 10:45 BST. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18195154#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18195154 Thu, 24 May 2012 14:12:22 GMT Crowds, the sunshine and the torch relay http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18207072#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18207072 Fri, 25 May 2012 19:57:58 GMT Rare colony protected by electrified fence http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18179806#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18179806 Fri, 25 May 2012 06:50:25 GMT Torch bearers share their stories about what it means to them http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18149636#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18149636 Thu, 24 May 2012 19:55:37 GMT A selection of your digital photos http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18148016#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18148016 Thu, 24 May 2012 06:33:10 GMT