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Latest News... (Source: BBC News)
Cuddy Group folds amid director's ill health and 'no-one stepping up'
Boss "hoped others would fill the gap he left" after serious illness as demolition firm collapses.
Woman in hospital after falling over 20ft from pier
Coastguards rescued her from rocks below the pier on Saturday night.
Cyclist killed in collision with van in Neath Port Talbot
Police said the rider was declared dead at scene and the road between Banwen and Glyneath was shut for five hours.
Plaid AM calls for 1p income tax rise for education
Plaid Cymru leadership contender Adam Price calls for £1bn in extra income to go to education.
Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Pontardawe collision
The A4607 is closed in both directions and police are warning motorists to avoid the area.
Traffic wardens 'driven at deliberately' in council attacks
Motorists drove at traffic wardens and a social worker was dragged into the road and kicked in the head.
Volunteers sought for police stations
Dyfed-Powys Police wants to train volunteers to help answer calls, monitor CCTV cameras and deal with lost property.
Firm offers Welsh firm Cuddy staff jobs amid crisis
Housebuilder Persimmon offers more than 100 Cuddy Group staff jobs amid speculation over its future.
Carmarthenshire man admits posting race hate messages
Jonathan Jennings sent messages about Muslims, Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Cox.
Josh Navidi: Blues back-row targets autumn return from injury
Cardiff Blues and Wales flanker Josh Navidi hopes to return from his shoulder injury in September.
Swansea City lose two penalty shootouts in one day at Interwetten Cup
Swansea City lose pre-season penalty shootouts against Genoa and FC Magdeburg in the Interwetten Cup.
Leicester City sign Liverpool goalkeeper Danny Ward for £12.5m
Leicester City sign Liverpool goalkeeper Danny Ward for £12.5m after the Reds make Alisson the world's most expensive keeper.
Alex Cuthbert: New Exeter wing was 'focused' on leaving Wales
Former Cardiff Blues wing Alex Cuthbert is now ineligible to play for Wales as he links up to play for Exeter this season.
Latest Sports News... (Source: BBC News)
Josh Navidi: Blues back-row targets autumn return from injury
Cardiff Blues and Wales flanker Josh Navidi hopes to return from his shoulder injury in September.
Swansea City lose two penalty shootouts in one day at Interwetten Cup
Swansea City lose pre-season penalty shootouts against Genoa and FC Magdeburg in the Interwetten Cup.
Leicester sign Wales keeper Ward
Leicester City sign Liverpool goalkeeper Danny Ward for £12.5m after the Reds make Alisson the world's most expensive keeper.
Alex Cuthbert: New Exeter wing was 'focused' on leaving Wales
Former Cardiff Blues wing Alex Cuthbert is now ineligible to play for Wales as he links up to play for Exeter this season.
County Championship Division Two: Glamorgan recall trio to face Sussex
Glamorgan recall Connor Brown, Jack Murphy and Nick Selman for their County Championship trip to face Sussex starting on Sunday.
The 'blame-free' culture led by Swansea's Potter
Billy Reid believes Scottish football can learn from the ?blame-free? culture he experienced while coaching in Sweden.
Ben Blood: Cardiff Devils sign American defenceman
Cardiff Devils recruit American defenceman Ben Blood for 2018-19, while Bryce Riddick re-signs.
Tour de France 2018: Omar Fraile wins stage 14, Geraint Thomas still in yellow
Omar Fraile wins stage 14 of the Tour de France in a dramatic finish as Team Sky's Geraint Thomas retains the leader's yellow jersey.
St Johnstone sign former Cardiff winger Kennedy
Manager Tommy Wright says signing former Cardiff City winger Matty Kennedy is "exciting" for St Johnstone.
Swansea City: Billy Reid calls for fans' backing
Swansea City assistant manager Billy Reid and manager Graham Potter aim to "bring back the identity of how they play".
T20 Blast: Corey Anderson sees Somerset to victory over Glamorgan in Cardiff
Corey Anderson's big-hitting is followed by fine bowling from spinner Max Waller as Somerset beat Glamorgan by 30 runs in the T20 Blast in Cardiff.
Speedway Grand Prix: Thousands attend Cardiff event
Former world championship finalist Barry Briggs explains what it takes to be a speedway racer.
Pre-season friendly: Torquay United 1-1 Cardiff City
Josh Murphy gives Cardiff the lead in their pre-season game before hosts Torquay equalise through Ruairi Keating.
Bristol City Women sign Wales left-back Evans
Bristol City Women sign Wales left-back Gemma Evans, while Belgium international Julie Biesmans agrees a new deal.
Bersant Celina: Swansea close in on Manchester City winger
Swansea City are in talks to sign Kosovo winger Bersant Celina from Premier League champions Manchester City.
Uzair Cassiem: Pro14 rivals Super Rugby, says new Scarlets signing
New Scarlets signing Uzair Cassiem says it is possible more South African sides could follow Cheetahs and Southern Kings and join Pro14.
Graham Potter wants 'responsible' Swansea City recruitment
Swansea City must avoid any more expensive "gambles" in the transfer market, says new manager Graham Potter.
Alex Cuthbert: Wales and Lions wing discusses his social media abuse
Wales and British and Irish Lions wing Alex Cuthbert discusses the social media abuse he has received whilst playing for his country.
Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock tells BBC Sport Wales how he manages owner Vincent Tan
Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock tells BBC Sport Wales how he manages owner Vincent Tan, and what happened when he visited Tan in Malaysia earlier this summer.
Phil Ford: Rugby's 'Rubber Man'
BBC Sport meets ex-rugby league and union star Phil Ford who was nicknamed by the Australian press for his elusive side-stepping skills.
Sam Warburton: The best bits
A look back at some of the best of the action from Sam Warburton's rugby career as the Wales and Lions great retires from playing at 29.
Wes Cunliffe went from a life of crime to Premiership rugby
Cross Keys rugby player Wes Cunliffe tells BBC Wales Sport how rugby has helped him turn his life around.
'Cardiff City are like Wales' according to defender Jazz Richards
Cardiff City defender Jazz Richards says the current Bluebird squad remind him of Wales at Euro 2016.
Swansea City: Oli McBurnie 'key part' of Graham Potter's plans
Scotland striker Oli McBurnie says he is on the "same wavelength" as new Swansea City manager Graham Potter.
'Fearsome flanker, fantastic ambassador - Warburton bows out a legend'
BBC Sport Wales assesses the contribution of Sam Warburton to Welsh and Lions rugby as the flanker announces his retirement at just 29.
McBurnie wants to be Scotland's main man
Oli McBurnie says wearing the number nine jersey for Scotland is 'the proudest moment of his life' and he is determined to hold on to it.
Liam Williams: Lions star hopes for World Cup success with Wales
Liam Williams says he hopes to prove his fitness and play his part in a World Cup triumph for Wales in 2019.
Premier League transfers: Your guide to the window so far
There have been plenty of Premier League transfers you might have missed. So who have each team signed and sold - and who do they need to bring in?
Tennis: 93-year-old John Wright still serving up aces
At 93, John Wright is still serving up aces and challenging line calls at his local tennis club.
Why does Wales not have a men's international cricket team?
BBC Sport Wales looks at the recent calls for Wales to break away from the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Boxer Bradley Pryce feared he 'would die in the ring' due to impaired vision
Boxer Bradley Pryce says he spent the last few years of his career fearing he "would die in the ring" due to problems with his vision.
Welsh football pre-season guide
BBC Sport's guide to Cardiff City, Swansea City, Newport County and Wrexham's pre-season schedules.
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Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts gets CPS apology over stalker case
Prosecutors say they were wrong to drop the case against Nicola Roberts' ex-boyfriend.
Cuddy Group folds amid director's ill health and 'no-one stepping up'
Boss "hoped others would fill the gap he left" after serious illness as demolition firm collapses.
Fox cubs and hedgehogs trapped and killed by wildfires
One firefighter said he was finding dead toads, snakes and birds every day on a mountain devastated by fire.
Plaid AM calls for 1p income tax rise for education
Plaid Cymru leadership contender Adam Price calls for £1bn in extra income to go to education.
Crash near Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff, closes A4232
The road on the outskirts of Cardiff was closed in both directions with the air ambulance landing.
Labour's anti-Semitism row was 'avoidable', says Carwyn Jones
Some Jewish leaders and MPs have criticised Labour's new guidelines on anti-Semitism.
Woman in hospital after falling over 20ft from pier
Coastguards rescued her from rocks below the pier on Saturday night.
Cyclist killed in collision with van in Neath Port Talbot
Police said the rider was declared dead at scene and the road between Banwen and Glyneath was shut for five hours.
From 'live fast, die young' to 'live longer, die slowly'
How a prognosis of death can be "on shaky ground" as some patients defy expectation.
Traffic wardens 'driven at deliberately' in council attacks
Motorists drove at traffic wardens and a social worker was dragged into the road and kicked in the head.
'No plot' from UK party to oust ex-Welsh Tory leader
Alun Cairns said there was no attempt in Westminster to remove the former assembly Tory leader.
UK heatwave: Wales on track for driest summer on record
Demand for water has reached record levels - but will Wales face a hosepipe ban?
Source: BBC News
