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20/05/2013 - Last News Update: 03:52
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Swansea City fans' help sought over kittens' towel
- Swansea City fans and historians are being asked if a towel donated for kitten bedding to an RSPCA shelter has any historical significance.
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Caernarfon plane crash leaves one person dead and two injured
- One person is understood to have died and two others have been injured after a light aircraft crashed at Caernarfon Airport in Gwynedd.
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Tory 'loons' slur: MP David Davies denies party rift
- Monmouth MP David Davies has denied a Tory party rift amid claims someone close to the prime minister branded activists "mad, swivel-eyed loons".
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Badger cull v vaccines in Wales and England TB fight
- In a few weeks' time the government in England will press ahead with trials of badger culls in parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset as part of its strategy to eradicate TB in cattle.
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Bonnie Tyler: 'I did my best at Eurovision'
- Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has said she "did the best that I could do" at the Eurovision Song Contest after her UK entry came 19th out of 26 countries.
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The Savoy, Tonyrefail: Couple's theatre vision for old bingo hall
- A couple are using their life savings to turn a derelict south Wales valleys cinema and bingo hall into a community theatre.
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Social service changes could raise costs, Welsh councils warn
- Major changes to social services could result in extra costs for taxpayers, health service and local government leaders have warned.
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Penygroes robbery: Arrest after raid on bookmakers
- An arrest has been made following a robbery at a Gwynedd bookmaker's.
Rhyl Little Theatre for children celebrates 50 years
- A gala is being held in Denbighshire to mark the 50th anniversary of a purpose-built theatre for children.
M4 near Cardiff reopens after overturned car removed
- The M4 motorway near Cardiff has reopened after a car overturned.
Man struck by train on Wrexham rail line at Gwersyllt
- An elderly man is in hospital after he was hit by a train in Wrexham.
Welsh democracy hurt by English focus - Rosemary Butler
- Democracy in Wales is being damaged by a lack of coverage of Welsh affairs in the London-based media, the assembly's presiding officer fears.
Ruthin Castle Hotel path stays shut after wall collapse
- A footpath is likely to remain closed for some time after the collapse of a stone wall near a historic hotel in Denbighshire.
Porth Eirias: Colwyn Bay watersports centre celebration
- A new £5m waterside development in Colwyn Bay is being launched with a weekend of celebrations.
Eurovision: Bonnie Tyler cheered on by Swansea party
- Revellers at a Swansea public party will be among millions watching local heroine Bonnie Tyler sing for Britain at the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Warrington teenager death: Three drug supply arrests
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Stockport hydro-electric screws on River Goyt opened
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School reforms: Unions to stage protest rally in Cardiff
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