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Police conduct Newport drugs warrant as four men arrested

Watch: Four arrested as police carry out dawn raids across Newport in drugs sting

Newport Mum on 'barriers' daughter faces with cerebral Palsy

Mum speaks out on 'barriers' faced by eight-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning which will be in place from 12am to 3pm on Thursday (December 7).

Yellow weather warning issued for South Wales as heavy rain and flooding expected

Thug threatened shopkeeper with glass bottle before assaulting PCSO

What is happening to this South Wales village and should we be worried?

Council admits climate change making it harder to manage notorious toxic quarry

Missing man Jonathan Thomas Scott

Concerns growing for missing man last seen in yellow and grey raincoat

Swansea Crown Court

Pervert secretly filmed men and women urinating in public

Leisure

10 Aldi dupes that could save you over £200 this Christmas

New urban themed karaoke and cocktail lounge opens in Newport

What does 'rizz' mean? Oxford word of the year revealed for 2023

Hive Mind launches Zambian forest honey mead with Bees for Development charity

Mars 'do not eat' warning for Revels chocolates over safety fears

Revealed: Nine of the top butchers in or near Newport according to you

News

Newport Magistrates' Court

Man accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl in park

In court from Newport, Pontypool, Abertillery and Caerphilly

In the Dock: Look who’s just been in court

Mike Foster wins Lifetime Achievement Award for fostering

Lifetime Achievement Award for man who has fostered more than 50 kids over 14 years

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will perform at Cardiff Castle on July 17, 2024.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds to perform at Cardiff Castle in 2024

Local newspaper editors are calling on the BBC to abandon its plans to roll out local news websites in areas already served by independent publishers

Opinion BBC now a threat to all local newspapers

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Aldi dupes this Christmas include XXL Inclusion Candle Centrepiece, Hotel Collection No. 3 Pomegranate Eau De Parfum 100ml and Ballycastle Irish Country Cream Liqueur 70cl.

10 Aldi dupes that could save you over £200 this Christmas

Traffic and weather updates as drivers warned of poor driving conditions on M4

Traffic and weather updates as drivers warned of poor driving conditions on M4

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Tragedy as a driver died near the bridge this morning

Driver dies in crash on M4 near Prince of Wales bridge

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Annie Lai recalls feeling

'I was so scared': Woman in horror crash which saw the M4 closed for 11 hours speaks

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Api Ratuniyarawa leaving Cardiff Crown Court today

Updated Barbarians rugby player Api Ratuniyarawa admits sex attacks in Cardiff nightclub

Antalya, Turkey

Jealous boyfriend told woman she wasn’t allowed to drink on their holiday in Turkey

Grandfather in Christmas hit-and-run owes his life to Wales Air Ambulance

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Live: Major delays round Prince of Wales Bridge after serious crash

Recap: Driver dies at scene of crash on Prince of Wales bridge

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS has called the errors 'embarrassing'

Misspelled signs in Caerleon ban 'valleys' from park and warn drivers of 'belching'

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The Ismail family celebrated the display switch on this year with help from Santa Claus himself

Watch: Family give back to baby loss charity with amazing Christmas display

LIVE: Major A road closed with police at scene

RECAP: Section of major A road reopens after flooding

Legacy Lounge opens in Newport, Lyndsey Higby (L) with her new staff

New urban themed karaoke and cocktail lounge opens in Newport

Emergency workers voice concerns over 20mph speed limit

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Top Ups Convenience Store on Corporation Road in Newport

Shopkeeper had past its use-by date ham and kept samosas at wrong temperature

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Major Cwmbran road reopen after crash with police and ambulance present

Major Cwmbran road closed for more than two hours following crash - man in hospital

Ysgol Panteg recently received a glowing Estyn report

'Warm and safe' Welsh-medium primary school receives glowing inspection report

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Police attended an incident at Tesco Express on Cambrian Road

This is why Tesco Express in Newport was closed today

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Gwent Police have been awarded funding to improve support for sexual abuse survivors and tackle neighbourhood crime

How £700k will help tackle crime in Newport and Ebbw Vale, and support abuse victims

A protest held at the Tudor Centre on December 7 last year - a bid to try and force the council to think again on overlooking it as a support base will take place on Thursday, December 7, 2023

Council will discuss closed centre a year to the day since campaigners staged protest

Sport

BACK: Aaron Wildig made his return from injury for Newport County against Barnet

County's squad to clash in full fixture as boss hunts selection headaches

Andrew Coombs on the charge for the Dragons against Ulster

'Devasted' former Dragons captain Coombs reveals dementia diagnosis

RELIEVED: County boss Graham Coughlan watches on in the draw against Barnet

County 'will be different team' in replay with reward of home tie against Eastleigh

CELEBRATION: Shane McLoughlin put Newport County 1-0 up against Barnet

Flagging County relieved to still be in the cup - and replay has its benefits

FRUSTRATED: Steff Hughes (inset) felt the Dragons missed an opportunity against the Lions

Dragons look for European lift after bombing chances galore against 14-man Lions

FRUSTRATION: Bryn Morris is dispossessed on the break for County

Frustration for County after late Barnet leveller forces FA Cup replay

BURST: Rio Dyer breaks through for the Dragons

Dragons fail to make the most of Lions red card with defeat at Ellis Park

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National Sport

Sophie Ecclestone is ready to return for England (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Sophie Ecclestone set for England return in T20 opener in India – Heather Knight

Retired Lioness Scott has been inducted into National Football Museum’s Hall of Fame (Jane Barlow/PA)

Ex England midfielder Jill Scott added to National Football Museum Hall of Fame

Marcus Rashford has endured a difficult season (Martin Rickett/PA)

Marcus Rashford: The stats behind the Manchester United forward’s struggles

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning (Phelan M Ebenhack/AP)

Cincinnati Bengals upset Jacksonville Jaguars 34-31 in overtime

Jockey Frankie Dettori was banned for six months on this day in 2012 (David Davies/PA)

On this day in 2012: Frankie Dettori given six-month ban after failing drug test

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Nostalgia

Model of the Bank Square Boatman on display in Chepstow Library in May 2004.

Nostalgia: When the Boatman was planned for Chepstow

Last of the Severn ferries makes it on to prestigious vessels list. The Severn Princess is currently on dry land at Chepstow.

Last of the Severn ferries makes it on to prestigious vessels list

Letters

An artist's impression of the new Coleg Gwent building which will replace the old Newport Centre. Image:

Letters: A bright future and a new era of prosperity?

Cardiff Airport is set to get new security scanners Image: Google

Letter: Don’t waste any more of our money propping up Cardiff Airport

Is it time to stop the "Trick or Treaters?"

Letter: Is it time to stop the "Trick or Treaters?"

20mph speed limit

Disaster or lifesaver? Our readers make their voices heard on 20mph

Wye Bridge in Monmouth Image: Newsquest

Letters: Build a new bridge over the River Wye

Newport Transporter Bridge. Inset: A view of the new Transporter Bridge visitor centre under construction in Newport. Credit: Newport City Council (Image: Newport City Council)

Letter: Transporter Bridge visitor centre is a 'monstrosity'

National News

Flights were suspended from Munich (AP)

Freezing rain causes deadly accidents in Germany

The London Stock Exchange saw trading halted on hundreds of stocks on Tuesday after another outage on the stock market (PA)

Trading halted in hundreds of firms as London Stock Exchange suffers outage

Nordic workers are demanding a collective bargaining agreement (AP)

Danish union to take action against Tesla in solidarity with Swedes

Some items on the festive plate are actually falling in price, analysts Kantar said (PA)

Cost of traditional Christmas dinner for four ‘up by just 1.3% on last year’

The UK services sector grew last month, a survey has suggested (Danny Lawson/PA)

Service sector returns to growth after months of malaise

The RRS Sir David Attenborough passed close to the gigantic iceberg (Andrew Meijers/British Antarctic Survey via AP)

British research ship crosses paths with world’s largest iceberg in Antarctic

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Some 156,525 new cars were registered in November (Gareth Fuller/PA)

New car market up 9.5% in November

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