Jobless total goes up to 125,000
Unemployment in Wales rises by 9,000 to 125,000, but the economy minister says there are "encouraging signs".

MPs back assembly language powers
MPs have agreed that new powers over the Welsh language should be given to the Welsh assembly to make laws.

Alcohol A&E admissions 'rise 30%'
The number of people admitted to casualty departments with alcohol-related problems in Wales rises 30% in five years.

Marketing call as tourism falls
The number of tourists visiting Wales fell by more than 1.2m over two years, according to official figures.

Home warden plans under scrutiny
Plans to axe live-in wardens at Flintshire sheltered housing complexes comes under renewed scrutiny.

New cameras to protect NHS staff
A £300,000 project to install CCTV in four accident and emergency departments and some ambulances is unveiled.

Lib Dems pick former police chief
Bill Brereton, a former deputy chief constable, is chosen by Liberal Democrats to fight the police minister's seat.

What's occurring? John Prescott stars in Gavin and Stacey
Former deputy PM John Prescott is to appear in BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey as an old flame of character Nessa.

Eco youth
Survey finds environment 'main concern' of young

New first minister's mother dies
First Minister Carwyn Jones returns early from the Copenhagen climate summit after the death of his mother.

Public confused by 'complex' care
People are uncertain about how to seek unscheduled health care because the system is so complex, says a report.

Jones joins Arnie for UN summit
Wales' new leader travels to the climate change summit, including a reception with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Education spend rise 'affordable'
Wales' new first minister says a rise in education spending is affordable despite budget challenges.

Devolution papers to stay secret
Justice Secretary Jack Straw blocks the publication of minutes of a 1997 cabinet committee meeting on devolution.

£5.5m needed to boost ambulances
The Welsh Ambulance Service needs about £5.5m more a year to bring standards closer to England, says an independent report.

Referendum winnable, says Jones
Wales' new first minister says a referendum to hand full law-making powers to the assembly is "undoubtedly winnable".

Sharia law tribunal is proposed
The first Muslim arbitration tribunal could be launched in Wales, although critics say it undermines the concept of one legal system.

Jones reveals new cabinet
First Minister Carwyn Jones unveils his team, with two new cabinet ministers, and jobs for both defeated leadership rivals.

Two Cs challenges for leader
The tests for new first minister are cuts and characters

AM alarmed by dog attack figures
Figures released under freedom of information act show 812 dog attacks in south Wales over last two and a half years

Pregnancy car bays thrown out
Assembly Members vote against proposals to allow heavily pregnant women to park cars in designated spaces in Wales.