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Jamie Yeates Man quizzed over death of boy, 15
A street is cordoned off after a teenager dies and a woman is injured in an incident in the early hours.

Map of Bulgaria Death plunge taking insect photo
A woman fell to her death on a mountain while taking a photo of a grasshopper, an inquest hears.

Patient's bandaged hand in Swansea More problems for water customers
Another 600 homes are without water in a south Wales valley, hours after thousands of others are reconnected.


OTHER TOP STORIES

Medal proposed for Welsh 'hero'
A medal could be awarded each year for "exceptional service" to Wales, as a Welsh honours system is rejected.

New probe into 2003 postman death
Police will re-investigate the murder of a postman who was attacked while on his round in February 2003.

Electronics firm confirms closure
An electronics firm is to press ahead with a factory closure and 265 job losses after consultation.

Jones invokes 'Calzaghe spirit'
Carwyn Jones, a leading candidate to succeed Rhodri Morgan, outlines his vision for Welsh Labour.


ALSO IN THE NEWS

Old tea bags and older trainers - he's Britain 'tightest man'
A man who has taped his work boots together for years is named as the winner of a television show to find Britain's most frugal person.

In from the cold - school reopens after 20 years to beat freeze
An old school which closed 20 years ago reopens to village children unable to go to classes due to frozen pipes.


WELSH POLITICS

More walking and cycling in £350m travel blueprint
Walking, cycling and public transport must play a bigger role in the future of local travel, a new report says.


SPORT WALES

FROM BBC SPORT >>
Williams back for Munster clash
Wales get a pre-Six Nations boost with Shane Williams back from a shoulder injury for the Ospreys against Munster.

FROM BBC SPORT >>
Cardiff close on Rangers' Burke
Scotland and Rangers winger Chris Burke is expected to have a medical with Cardiff City on Thursday.


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

High St pressure
BBC Wales' Nick Servini on shopping amid the gloom


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

Neighbour naming
Housing chief defends evicted tenant publicity

Shutting shop
Last of high street traders' group winds up


MORE NEWS FROM WALES

Arts council oversees jazz bids
The Arts Council of Wales is overseeing plans to rescue Brecon jazz festival, it emerges.

Safety briefing on LNG terminals
The public quiz the emergency services over safety plans at terminals which will handle imported gas.

Teen burglars say 'sorry' on card
A court hears how four teenagers returned items they stole from a house along with a card saying they were "very sorry".

Fresh appeal over headless body
Four years after a man's body was found at an island nature reserve, a charity calls for information to identify him.

Legal counsel vote on wind farm
Councillors take the first step to challenge a decision to build a 250-turbine offshore wind farm.

Duke's trust's £281k for bridge
A trust for a wealthy UK landowner was paid £281,000 to allow a bridge over a river, it emerges.

'Alarm' at £4.6m spend on advice
The assembly government's bill for outside experts more than doubled in four years, Welsh Lib Dem research shows.

Ambulance targets missed again
The performance of the ambulance service in Wales continues to deteriorate, according to the latest statistics.

TB slaughter for milk drink herd
Milk drink company says it business as usual despite losing most of its herd to bovine TB.

Man charged over cycle boy death
A motorist has been charged in connection with an incident in which a 10-year-old cyclist was killed.


NEWS IN BRIEF

Three guns and ammunition stolen
Police are appealing for information after three firearms and ammunition are stolen from a house... plus more news in brief from around Wales.


WELSH POLITICS

Thousands wait for education cash
More than 4,500 teenagers in Wales still wait for final approval for grants to help them stay in education


SOUTH EAST WALES

Angler finds shop robbery shotgun
A gun used in an attempted armed robbery at a bookmakers is found on a riverbank by a fisherman.


SOUTH WEST WALES

Supermarkets sold drink to teens
Tesco and Morrisons have extra conditions imposed on their licences for selling drink to under age teens.


MID WALES

Town's sea defence project starts
Work starts on a £5.3m scheme to build a new sea wall in a seaside town.


NORTH EAST WALES

Toxic pool delegation in Belgium
A delegation of council officials flies to Belgium to try to find a solution to clean-up a toxic tar pool.


NORTH WEST WALES

Inquest opens after teen's death
A coroner confirms the name of the second of two young men who died in a town within days of each other.



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