BBC NEWS 24 Nov 09 16:05
  

The Senedd, Cardiff Bay Coalition 'at risk of collapsing'
Plaid Cymru sources say its Welsh assembly coalition with Labour could collapse over a referendum for more powers.

Rescue teams in Brecon Woman's body found in river
Rescue teams searching for a missing woman who disappeared two days ago recover a body near Brecon, Powys.

RSPCA logo 'Fighting' dog washed up on beach
A dead dog washed up on a beach may have been used in a fight, say RSPCA inspectors who are investigating its death.


OTHER TOP STORIES

Divers inspect flooded rail line
Specialist dive teams are checking a railway line that has been badly hit by flooding, causing services to be cancelled.

Winter deaths 'soared this year'
Extra winter deaths in Wales rose by about 70% last year as the total in Wales and England hit a 10-year high.

Views invited over nuclear plans
People living near the site of a proposed new power station are invited to have their say on the proposals.

'Don't scrap M4 relief road' call
Congestion on the M4 in Wales is costing £40m a year, and an academic warns that a relief road must eventually be built.

Police hunt for missing prisoner
Police try to find a 25-year-old man serving a sentence for burglary and other offences who absconded from an open prison.

Laptop porn teacher is suspended
A primary school teacher is suspended from the teaching register after adult websites were found on his work computer.


SPORT WALES

Gatland keeps faith with Davies
Jonathan Davies retains his place in Wales' midfield for Saturday's game with Australia despite Tom Shanklin recovering from a broken nose.


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

For Rhiannon
Praise for parents' devotion as payout is agreed

Hartson's help
Player in cancer recovery launches charity mobile unit


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

Hold your breath
How the smoking ban is affecting children at home


MID WALES

Woman found dead in River Severn
An 85-year-old woman is found dead in the River Severn after she was reported missing at the weekend.

Funding drop concerns at school
A school for children with learning difficulties says a funding shortfall means it will be forced to turn potential pupils away.

Woman crowned business star
A woman who sold her house and her car to set up her own company wins a top UK business award.


NORTH EAST WALES

Work starts on nature reserve
Volunteers are invited to help as work begins to turn a derelict piece of land into a nature reserve.

Region's eco tourism award
An area of outstanding natural beauty has become the second in Wales to win a European award for sustainable tourism.

School bus consultation begins
A council begins a three-month consultation on proposals which could see out-of-county school transport for children cut.


NORTH WEST WALES

Paralysed player's life in print
A rugby player paralysed from the neck down writes of the emotional impact of his life-changing injury in a new book.

Head injury service is extended
A group which provides support to people in parts of north Wales affected by brain injury extends its services.

'Resort at night' under scrutiny
A council is asking residents and tourists about the impact late night revellers have on part of a seaside town.


SOUTH EAST WALES

Patient abuse nurse sentenced
A nurse who ill-treated two 87-year-old patients, including force feeding medication to one, is given a suspended jail sentence.

Heart defect killed rugby player
An undetected heart defect led to a 20-year-old rugby league player collapsing and dying during a match, an inquest hears.

Valleywood hope after film
Administrators hope the shooting of a £12m medieval war film will give new hope for the troubled Valleywood studios.


SOUTH WEST WALES

Drain cover theft spate in city
A spate of thefts of drain grates and manhole covers from rural roads are putting people at serious risk of injury, it is warned.

Village road 'turned into river'
Villagers build makeshift dams to protect their homes as a road and two properties flood.

Surfers rescued by lifeboat crew
Two surfers who got into difficulties are rescued in the sea by a lifeboat crew which was on an exercise.


WELSH POLITICS

Services 'still failing children'
Mental health services in Wales are still failing many children and young people despite some improvements, a report finds.


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