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Assembly announces £350m funding package

A £350M funding package was announced this morning by the Assembly Government to support projects across Wales. Read

Hundreds of jobs threatened at aluminium plant

Up to 450 jobs are under threat at a factory owned by Novelis, a global manufacturer of aluminium products, it was announced today. Read

Welsh politics

Christopher Galley

'Don’t shoot the messenger' pleads official

THE civil servant arrested for passing sensitive Home Office documents to a Tory MP pleaded last night: “Don’t shoot the messenger”. Read

Councils told no extra money

WELSH public services must become more efficient – because there is no spare money to bail them out, Finance Minister Andrew Davies demanded yesterday. Read

Education News

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Hand gel cuts sickness rate at Cardiff school

A CITY primary school has pioneered the use of new hospital-style hand gel to kill germs and cut sick days. Read

Clean-hands campaign targets ‘dirty’ boys

MORE than eight out of 10 boys will suffer from gastric infections and colds this winter term, a new study has revealed. Read

Health News

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Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust freezes recruitment

ONE of Wales’ newest and largest NHS trusts has introduced a recruitment freeze and an overtime ban in a bid to save hundreds of thousands of pounds. Read

NHS

NHS staff work-to-rule

Thousands of NHS staff across Wales will work to rule tomorrow in a national day of action over pay. Read

Features

Confessions... of a Father Christmas

GARY FIELDHOUSE, 31, otherwise known as Santa, is visiting the Talbot Green Shopping Park throughout December. He lives with his wife, Mrs Claus in Abertridwr. Read

How a bank manager helped transform Forest Farm into a nature reserve

IT has been 20 years since a conservation charity took over a 17th century dairy farm on the outskirts of Cardiff. Cathy Owen finds out how Forest Farm has been transformed into a nature reserve thanks to the hard work of volunteers. Read

Columnists

Denise Robertson

No more whitewashes!

ON RADIO 4 Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was discussing the case of a man who fathered nine children by violently raping his two daughters over many years. Read

Steve Dube

Can Brown be our modern Moses and lead us all to financial salvation?

IT’S a relief to hear that Gordon Brown is “a kind of Moses figure” who is going to lead the wicked world away from the economic mess and into the Promised Land. Read

News from the UK

Bank considers interest rates cut

Bank of England policymakers are gathering amid pressure from retailers and union leaders to cut another 1% from UK interest rates. Read

Decision awaited on Olympic funds

Sports chiefs are due to announce which Olympic sports may face funding cuts in the run-up to the London 2012 Games. Read

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