Pub ban plan for violent patients
People who assault hospital staff after drinking in Swansea are to be banned from city pubs and clubs over Christmas.

Rail line to reopen after floods
A 27-mile railway line is expected to reopen after bad weather conditions saw flooding and structural damage.

Body recovered from Cardiff river
The body of a man believed to be in his 30s is found in the River Taff in Cardiff by a member of the public.

Man hit by car on main road dies
A 42-year-old man from Wales has died following a collision with a car while walking along a main road in Devon.

Four canoeists rescued from river
Emergency services rescue four canoeists who were trapped in a fast-flowing river and airlift two to hospital.

Concern about dog mess on pitch
A rugby club's problem with dog mess is so bad, a match was interrupted three times to clean up the pitch.

Man named in tree cutting death
A man who died in a tree-cutting incident has been named by police investigating the incident.

Spanish tourists contract E. coli
Five adults from Wales are recovering at home after contracting E. coli in the Spanish resort of Benidorm.

Cocker spaniel Nell saved from 80ft mineshaft two days after fall
A cocker spaniel called Nell is rescued unscathed two days after she fell down a shaft whilst on her daily walk.

Wales 12-33 Australia
Australia end their autumn tour on a high with a crushing victory over Wales at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

Fare play
Taxi drivers win age limits on cabs battle in Ryder Cup city

Wandering pig
Appeal for owner of escaped farmyard animal

Bowled over
Ex-cricketer batting for artistic success with ball paintings

It's occurrin' here
Inside the house made famous by Gavin and Stacey

£4m climate change study launched
Scientists at Aberystwyth are to lead a five-year programme to look at the impact of climate change.

Aristocrat stole charity's £1.6m
A wealthy aristocrat who stole £1.6m from a family charity receives a suspended prison sentence.

Town car parts jobs 'secure'
The future of a car parts company in Powys looks secure after it announces plans to make workers redundant at another site.

Premises fail alcohol sales test
Thirteen of 15 licensed premises fail to spot underage alcohol buyers in a test by Denbighshire council.

Refuge considered before killing
A woman killed by her ex-partner had refused a refuge place hours before she died because it did not take pets, a jury hears.

Move to protect sea bird colonies
A bid to turn a large area of the Irish Sea into a special protection area for birds begins three months of public consultation.

Barge beached after coming adrift
A floating platform used to monitor tests carried out at a Ministry of Defence site is beached.

Man denies ex-partner pole attack
A man, 42, accused of stabbing his former partner in the neck with a metal pole pleads not guilty to the attack.

Airfield used by cocaine importer
An airfield used by RAF and civilian pilots was being used to smuggle cocaine, a court hears.

Residents become 'super heroes'
Three people are transformed into cartoon super heroes with their own comic strip to promote recycling.

Police pleas after road injuries
Two men, aged 80 and 21, are injured in separate road incidents, prompting witness appeals by two police forces.

Whipround for Scrabble title tilt
A Scrabble player puts his "year from hell" behind him to take on the game's elite at the world championships.

'Sad case' of man dead in a tent
A coroner says the case of young man found dead in a tent was one of the saddest he had ever come across.

Japanese fish bait firm moves in
A Japanese company which makes eco-friendly fishing baits is to open a base in a town.

Cerys Matthews has baby boy
Singer-songwriter Cerys Matthews has given birth to a baby boy - her third child - eight weeks early, she reveals.

Cash deal 'recognises unfairness'
The Treasury's pledge on cash for Wales is the first time it has recognised current funding is unfair, says a minister.