Wales
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Leanne Wood: 'Business as usual in this assembly term is not an option'Plaid Cymru leader says she challenged for the post of first minister to send a message to Labour, and she intends to hold government to account
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National Trust offers farm tenancy for £1 a yearTrust sets unusual terms because property in North Wales is on land that requires time-intensive, ‘nature first’ approach
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Plaid Cymru and Labour reach Welsh assembly dealCarwyn Jones set to return as first minister under a Labour minority administration after parties break deadlock
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The Welsh valleys road with some of the UK's worst air pollutionHeavy traffic sees A472 at Crumlin record highest nitrogen dioxide outside London – and residents fear for children’s health
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Welsh assembly talks to resume on Monday in effort to break stalemateLabour and Plaid Cymru say they are confident that ‘extremely useful’ talks can end deadlock over who should lead government
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Welsh assembly standoff leaves voters baffledPlaid Cymru loyalists in Rhondda valley are bemused at deadlock between party and Labour over who will be first minister
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Welsh parliament in limbo after tied vote for first minister position – videoThe national assembly in Wales is facing an unprecedented position as the vote for who will take up the position of first minister ended in deadlock on Wednesday
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Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru trade accusations in assembly standoffParties accuse each other of arrogance as impasse over who will be first minister leaves assembly in limbo
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Carwyn Jones and Leanne Wood tied in battle to become Welsh first ministerLabour’s Jones fails to get re-elected as Tory and Ukip members’ votes for leader of Plaid Cymru result in 29-29 draw
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Chaos in Cardiff as Labour fails to win first minister vote - Politics liveRolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs and George Osborne’s evidence to the Treasury committee about the EU referendum
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Neil Hamilton: disgraced MP to Z-list celebrity to political comebackThe former Tory is unexpectedly back, leading Ukip in the Welsh assembly. Here’s a summary of his career highs and lows
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Ukip group to be led by Neil Hamilton in Welsh assemblyFormer Tory MP elected to head seven-strong group, saying he wants to ensure Ukip has ‘maximum impact’ in Wales
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Man arrested as Welsh police investigate death of soldierMan, 23, in custody on suspicion of murder after plainclothes solider was found unconscious and died later in hospital
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Huw are you calling English?Letters: Henry VII was born in Pembroke, which means that every Tudor monarch would have qualified to play sport for Wales
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Thunderstorm warnings for England and Wales as temperatures soarIt is expected to be 2016’s hottest weekend so far but forecasters say torrential rain, hail and lightning are a risk in some regions
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UK elections: Sadiq Khan confirmed as London mayor• Khan beats Goldsmith in London
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Jeremy Corbyn urged to reach out to disgruntled MPs after election resultClive Lewis has called on Labour to ‘find out what unites us’ as shadow ministers warn party must improve performance
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The Guardian view on the Scottish and Welsh elections: doing it their own wayEditorial: Big wins were predicted for the SNP in Scotland and for Labour in Wales. They both delivered – but underneath the surface the results show politics across these islands are getting more volatile
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UK elections: Jeremy Corbyn declares 'we hung on' after mixed night for Labour – as it happened• SNP triumphs in Scotland pushing Labour into third place
• Early results suggest Corbyn has avoided the drubbing some suspected
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How Welsh Labour became the UK’s most invincible electoral machineThanks to hard work, crisp messaging and a lucky general, Labour’s remarkable record with Welsh voters continues unabated
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Does Neil Hamilton think Blackpool is in Wales? – videoAppearing with his wife Christine on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Neil Hamilton is challenged by presenters Kate Garraway and Ben Shepherd on his Welsh roots
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Tata Steel bid team says deal involves 1,000 more job lossesExcalibur Steel plan involves raising more than £300m, with employees owning 10% of the business
The Queen’s speech is a chance for the government to act on homelessness