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Wales: Country within the United Kingdom
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. As of 2021, it had a population of 3.2 million. It has a total area of 21,218 square kilometres (8,192 sq mi) and over 2,700 kilometres (1,680 mi) of coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff.

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Govt: Water system is broken [Video]

Govt: Water system is broken

The system for regulating water companies should be overhauled and replaced with one body for England and one body for Wales, a landmark review of the sector has advised. The much-anticipated report..

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Ofwat "failed everybody", says Environment Secretary [Video]

Ofwat "failed everybody", says Environment Secretary

Environment Secretary Steve Reed says the water regulator Ofwat has “clearly failed everybody,” citing record pollution levels and rising bills. Reed said the government is committed to halving..

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Japan Builds Ocean Earthquake Shield As U.S. Risks Disaster With Blind Spot On Cascadia Fault [Video]

Japan Builds Ocean Earthquake Shield As U.S. Risks Disaster With Blind Spot On Cascadia Fault

Japan has completed the world’s most advanced undersea earthquake and tsunami detection system—3,500+ miles of fiber-optic cables linking 186 observatories across the ocean floor. It’s designed..

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Yellow thunderstorm warning in place as heatwave continues [Video]

Yellow thunderstorm warning in place as heatwave continues

A yellow thunderstorm weather warning is in place for parts of England and Wales - as the heatwave across the country continues. The warning is in place for parts of the East and West Midlands,..

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MPs vote in favour of assisted dying bill [Video]

MPs vote in favour of assisted dying bill

MPs have voted in favour of the assisted dying bill which will legalise the right for terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their own life with medical assistance. In a historic vote on..

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Police in England and Wales to collect ethnicity data in child sexual abuse cases [Video]

Police in England and Wales to collect ethnicity data in child sexual abuse cases

Police in England and Wales to collect ethnicity data in child sexual abuse cases The announcement follows a series of recommendations by Baroness Casey made in her audit on 'grooming gangs', which..

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Lib Dems: Not enough funding for police [Video]

Lib Dems: Not enough funding for police

MP for Richmond Park Sarah Olney welcomed the spending review’s investment into social care but said she remains concerned about the lack of money for police in London. It comes as Chancellor Rachel..

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Starmer cites stabalised economy in winter fuel U-turn [Video]

Starmer cites stabalised economy in winter fuel U-turn

Sir Keir Starmer says a stabilised economy has allowed the government to reinstate most winter fuel payments. Nine million pensioners in England and Wales will now receive support this winter after a..

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