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.
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..
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..
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..
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,..
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..
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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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..
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..
Doctors in England and Wales go on strike for five days from Friday, with warnings it could lead to patient harm in emergency departments. Sky News - Published
The system for regulating water companies in England and Wales should be overhauled and replaced with one single body in the UK and another in Wales, a major review of the sector has advised. Sky News - Published
Snoop Dogg has become a co-owner and investor of Swansea, with the US rapper hailing the Welsh football club as "an underdog that bites back, just like me". Sky News - Published
Manchester United had the most fans arrested of all professional clubs in England and Wales last season, according to Home Office data. Sky News - Published
Heat-related deaths in England and Wales could rise 50-fold by the 2070s as climate change collides with an ageing population, a study has warned. Sky News - Published
The threat from Reform in Wales is "very serious", the country's Labour leader said as exclusive polling revealed Nigel Farage's party is the first choice for Welsh voters. Sky News - Published
The way policing is organised in England and Wales is decades out of date and needs a major shake-up, the head of the Metropolitan Police has said. Sky News - Published
Wales should "learn" from the SNP's successes in Scotland, according to the man who could well be the next first minister of Wales. Sky News - Published
The Princess of Wales has spoken of the pressure to put on a "brave face" after being diagnosed with cancer and the intense expectations to "crack on, get back to normal" once treatment is finished. Sky News - Published
A Welsh language school in London threatened with closure after Wales's government said it was removing financial support has secured funding to stay open for another year - but doubts remain around.. Sky News - Published
The Archbishop of Wales has resigned with immediate effect after a safeguarding review revealed "blurred sexual boundaries" at a cathedral in his diocese. Sky News - Published
The prime minister is set to warn of a "backroom stitch up" between the Conservatives, Reform UK and Plaid Cymru ahead of next year's Senedd elections. Sky News - Published
A ÂŁ51m border control post built to handle post-Brexit checks on imports will sit empty for now, Wales's deputy first minister said. Sky News - Published
Foreign criminals in prisons across England and Wales will be deported at an earlier point in their sentence under new government plans. Sky News - Published
Wales's government has set the aim of having one million Welsh speakers by 2050 - along with a doubling of the daily use of the language by then - but is that target achievable? Sky News - Published
The Princess of Wales has pulled out of attending Royal Ascot - as she continues to find the right balance after her cancer diagnosis. Sky News - Published
The Chancellor has pledged ÂŁ445m for rail improvements in Wales over the next 10 years - but opposition parties have branded the investment an "insult" to the people of Wales. Sky News - Published
Nigel Farage will pledge to reopen Port Talbot's steel blast furnaces if in power in Wales, as his Reform UK party sets its sights on being the government in the Senedd next year. Sky News - Published
"Interlocking failures" in the water sector across England and Wales can be fixed through fundamental reform in five key areas, according to a major interim report. Sky News - Published
A new independent body could be created to oversee how environmental law is implemented in Wales, bringing the country in line with the rest of the UK. Sky News - Published
A prolific shoplifter has been banned from every Greggs in England and Wales after being caught stealing from there seven times, police have said. Sky News - Published
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has told Sky News that the party will not form "any coalitions" with Reform UK "at national level". Sky News - Published
Men's prisons in England and Wales could run out of space later this year, the government has warned, as it announced three new jails worth ÂŁ4.7bn will be built starting this year. Sky News - Published