The new slower speed limits are currently being trialled in eight communities across Wales and will be rolled out nationally in September 2023, making it the first nation to impose it as the default on all restricted roads. The Labour-run Welsh government led by Mark Drakeford announced on Tuesday that Parliament had passed a law (pdf)…
Transgender MP Banned From Driving but Faces No Action From Conservative Party
An MP who was disqualified from driving for six months on Monday after being convicted of three traffic offences will not face any further action and will be free to vote in the first round of the Conservative Party leadership contest on Wednesday. Jamie Wallis, 38, came out as a transgender woman in March 2022….
Universal Income Trial Puts Wales on ‘Extreme Socialist Path’: MP
More than 500 young people will be offered a no-strings-attached sum of £1,600 ($1,940) each month for two years from their 18th birthday in a universal basic income (UBI) experiment in Wales. On Tuesday, the Labour-led Welsh government announced that it will roll out the scheme from Friday, July 1 for “care leavers,” or adults…
Welsh Government Announces Plan to Become an ‘Anti-Racist Nation’
Wales’ Labour-run government has announced its aim to take action to turn Wales into an equitable anti-racist nation through mandatory anti-racism training and lessons for school children and all public bodies. On Tuesday, the Welsh government announced its Anti-racist Wales Action Plan to “eradicate” racism from the NHS, hospitals, schools, and more in the country. The plan…
Wales Earns Final World Cup Slot, in US Group
Wales defeated Ukraine 1–0 on Sunday to claim the final spot in Group B of this fall’s World Cup. Wales will be the first opponent for the United States on Nov. 21 in Qatar. Iran and England complete the group. The only score came on an own goal by Ukraine forward Andriy Yarmolenko, who stopped…
High Court Judge Grants Welsh Parents Judicial Review Over Mandatory Relationships and Sexuality Education
Parents that have been fighting Wales’ compulsory sex education—which the government says will “gradually empower learners” from a young age in subjects such as equity, sex, gender, and sexuality—have been granted a judicial review. Representing 5,000 parents and grandparents, child protection advocates Public Child Protection Wales has been granted its first step in a legal…
Wales Becomes the Last UK Region to Lift All COVID-19 Regulations
The Welsh government has announced it is set to lift all remaining COVID-19 regulations next week, becoming the last regional administration in the UK to do so. The legal requirement to wear a face covering in health and care settings will end on May 30, the Welsh government said. Wales is the last UK region…
UK National Crime Agency Arrest 4 Over Illegal Immigrant Cannabis Farm
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested four men and is searching for a fifth after raiding cannabis farms in north Wales and the north of England which had been run by illegal immigrants from Albania. During this week’s operation NCA officers seized crack cocaine and cannabis, cash, and two rigid inflatable boats (RIBS) which…
Parents Take Welsh Government to Court Over Mandatory Relationships and Sexuality Education
Wales will roll out compulsory sex education plans that will “gradually empower learners” from a young age in subjects such as equity, sex, gender, and sexuality, but campaigners are taking the government to the High Court in an attempt to remove its mandatory element. Kim Isherwood, who chairs the group Public Child Protection Wales, has…
COVID-19 Mask Mandate in Welsh Schools to Be Scrapped Next Week
The mask mandate in Welsh schools will come to an end next week, as the local government is set to scrap all remaining COVID-19 restrictions. Currently school staff and secondary school pupils are required to wear face coverings when moving around school buildings and in communal areas. But the Labour-led Welsh government announced on Tuesday…
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