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17 June 2019

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A train on the tracks at Magor

The village sick of sitting in traffic

Most people living in the Monmouthshire village of Magor rely on the M4 to get anywhere.

Stella Creasy

Creasy 'forced to choose to be MP or mum'

Labour's Stella Creasy hits out at Parliament's rules, which do not fund cover for maternity leave.

Carwyn Jones

'Independence not as easy as some think'

A "shambles" in UK politics is driving people's curiosity about independence, the former first minister says.

A baby boy

Call for wider kids' speech support

One in 10 children in Wales struggle with their speech and language, according to therapists.

Elena and Elisabetta Tramontin

Gondola-making sisters challenge tradition

Two sisters in Venice are trying to overturn the unwritten rule that gondolas are made by men.

Proposed station site

'Walkway' rail station plan for Magor

Residents of a village affected by the scrapping of the M4 relief road want to build a station there.

independence march

UK politics 'drives independence interest'

Carwyn Jones says the "shambles" in Westminster is making some curious about Welsh independence.

Devastation in Aleppo

Syrian universities in 'brain-drain'

Syria's war is near an end but its universities are struggling to help the country's recovery.

Dog eyes

Dogs' eyes evolve to appeal to humans

Scientists have found a muscle that allows dogs to make 'puppy eyes' and bond with humans.

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