Sources: BBC
Three people are injured in a stabbing at the Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school in Ammanford, Wales. The suspect is arrested. 2024-04-24
Indian multinational company Tata Steel announces the closure of both its blast furnaces in Port Talbot, Wales, with the loss of around 3,000 jobs across the United Kingdom, in what trade unions are calling a "worst-case scenario" for workers. 2024-01-18
The United Kingdom's Department for Transport approves Ford Motor Company's hands-free driving vehicles on 2,300 miles (3,700 km) of motorways in England, Scotland and Wales. The UK becomes the first European country to approve hands-free driving technology on public roads. 2023-04-14
The United Kingdom issues a "red extreme heat warning" as temperatures are predicted to reach a record 41 C in parts of England. Wales reports a record temperature of 37.1 C near the town of Hawarden, Flintshire, and the island of Jersey reports a record temperature of 37.9 C. 2022-07-18
Wales reports its first eight cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant first detected in India. 2021-04-21
A freight train is derailed and catches fire near Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Local residents are evacuated. 2020-08-26
A retrial court finds Welsh footballer Ched Evans not guilty. He had previously been sentenced to five years imprisonment for rape in 2012. 2016-10-14
The storm hits England and Wales, causing at least one death with flights and train services cancelled. 2013-10-28
More than 150 people are helped to safety by emergency services after heavy overnight rain caused flooding in Wales. 2012-06-9
Four people die after an explosion and fire at a Chevron oil refinery in Pembroke Dock, Wales. 2011-06-2