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The former slaughterhouse worker accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones was asked "Where is April?" as he took the stand for the first time.

A SWANSEA solicitor has taken concerns about the future of Wales's independent legal firms to Westminster to meet with the Lord Chancellor.

Flats housing up to 50 students in Aberystwyth face demolition because a council says they were built without correct planning permission.

The man accused of murdering April Jones today claimed he could not remember what he did with the five-year-old's body because he is a 'registered alcoholic'. Mark Bridger, 47, told police he drank up to 20 pints and half a bottle of vodka every day - and claims he was drunk at the wheel of his Land Rover when he ran over April while she played on ... (more)

The husband of a woman diagnosed with a rare disease has spoken of the couple's battle to access to a life-changing drug which he claims would be available if she lived in England.

'There's just a strange quality about Aberystwyth which seems to lend it to this sort of treatment', says Pryce Just how the mid Wales seaside town of Aberystwyth became the Welsh capital of noir is a subject that may have played on people's minds in recent months.

The Point Pleasant River Museum is teaming up with staff and actors affiliated with the University of Rio Grande to present "Welsh Neighbors." "Welsh Neighbors" is a reader's theatre project comprised of stories and songs by area residents Evan Davis, Brooks Jones, Betty Jenkins who recall and relate the deeds and the misdeeds of the ... (more)

One of the classic medieval murder mysteries in the Cadfael series has been adapted for the stage with a Welshman in the title role One of the classic medieval murder mysteries in the Cadfael series has been adapted for the stage.

Lions chief Warren Gatland will not select players involved in club finals for the opening match of the Lions tour against the Barbarians in Hong Kong What is the most important object in Welsh history? Today Dr Robin Barlow, from Aberystwyth University, argues the case for The 'Brethyn Llwyd' uniform of the Welsh Army Corps By the end of 1914, ... (more)

Natural Resources Minister Alun Davies said it followed one of the wettest years on record in 2012, which affected hundreds of homes and businesses.

Police were called to the scene at around 1.25am to reports of an injured man in the road.

Mark Bridger allegedly told Pc Philip Saunders: "I know what this is all about," before "confessing" to killing the five-year-old in a car accident, Mold Crown Court was told.

The most important object in Welsh history? Is it the Welsh dresser, the Miner's Lamp, or Max Boyce's original manuscript of Hymns & Arias? So what is the most important object in Welsh history? That's the questions academics are attempting to answer in the pages of the Western Mail each day as the newspaper celebrates Welsh History Month.

She could be forced to leave her home to make way for a 25,000sq ft Tesco, three-storey Marks & Spencer and 550-space car park Tesco and M&S signed deal with developers and local council to build a new shopping park in seaside resort Enid Jones is not someone that you would immediately associate with jaw-jutting defiance.

The man accused of murdering April Jones was an 'emotional wreck' when he was arrested on suspicion of her abduction, a police officer told a jury today.

Church in Wales sources have told WalesOnline that Dean Henderson had had "a "difficult time" since her appointment, with some clergy resenting the appointment of a woman.

The phenomena, named a fog bow, was captured by keen mountaineer Dan Arkle during a trip to Burbage Valley, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

The sight of hill ponies roaming wild over the moors of North Wales could be a thing of the past, farmers fear.

The officer who arrested Mark Bridger for the alleged abduction and murder of April Jones will also be among today's witnesses.

CRO PRA has expanded its clinical informatics offerings and opened a new facility in Swansea, Wales, which will create a multi-lingual help desk, as well as offer 100 graduate-level jobs in data coordination, clinical programming and safety fields.