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Antoine Dupont of France holds the trophy aloft after clinching the title after winning the Six Nations rugby union match between France and England in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, March 14, 2026
Men’s rugby union / 15 March 2026
15 March 2026
Teachers on a NASUWT picket line outside Wellshot Primary School in Glasgow with then NASUWT general secretary Dr Patrick Roach (second right), March 1, 2023
Workers' Rights / 8 March 2026
8 March 2026
Anthony Slaughter at the Senedd
Wales / 6 March 2026
6 March 2026

In the second of a series of interviews with leaders of progressive parties in Wales ahead of the May 7 Senedd election David Nicholson talks to Welsh Green Party leader ANTHONY SLAUGHTER

Labour First Minister of Wales Baroness Eluned Morgan addresses an audience of members and candidates at Newport Market, during the Welsh Labour Senedd campaign launch ahead of the Senedd elections in May, March 2, 2026
Wales / 3 March 2026
3 March 2026
Labour First Minister of Wales Baroness Eluned Morgan (centre) and Welsh Labour members and supporters at Newport Market, during the Welsh Labour Senedd campaign launch ahead of the Senedd elections in May, March 2, 2026
Wales / 2 March 2026
2 March 2026
Plaid Cymru's newly elected Senedd member Lindsay Whittle speaks during a rally at Caerphilly Castle after victory for the party in the Caerphilly Senedd by-election, October 24, 2025
Wales / 28 February 2026
28 February 2026
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth making his speech to the Plaid Cymru Spring Conference at the ICC Wales, Newport, February 27, 2026
Wales / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026
WALES FOR ALL: Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks to the media Caerphilly in October 2025
Features / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026

In the first of a series of interviews with leaders of progressive parties in Wales ahead of the May 7 Senedd election DAVID NICHOLSON talks to Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks during a press conference at Ty Hywel in Cardiff, marking the start of the new Senedd term, January 13, 2026
Wales / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed leaving BBC Broadcasting House in London, after appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, February 1, 2026
Local elections / 17 February 2026
17 February 2026
FW Pomeroy's Statue of Justice stands atop the Central Criminal Court building, Old Bailey, London
Britain / 17 February 2026
17 February 2026
A ballot box arriving during the count for the Blackpool South by-election at Blackpool Sports Centre, Blackpool, May 2, 2024
Britain / 16 February 2026
16 February 2026
DPAC Cymru activists after their attempted meeting with Minister Stephen Kinnock
Wales / 16 February 2026
16 February 2026
France's Antoine Dupont
Men’s rugby union / 15 February 2026
15 February 2026
First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan speaks as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to a engineering workshop at Coleg Menai in Anglesey, November 13, 2025
Labour Party / 10 February 2026
10 February 2026
Fraser Dingwall
Men’s rugby union / 8 February 2026
8 February 2026
WELSH SHIFT: Plaid Cymru Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth (left) and Deputy Leader Delyth Jewell (right) with newly elected Senedd member Lindsay Whittle at a rally after victory in the Caerphilly Senedd by-election on October 24 2025
Features / 6 February 2026
6 February 2026

Morning Star Wales reporter DAVID NICHOLSON analyses polling for the Senedd election — and it’s bad news for Welsh Labour

A baby  [Pic: Omar Lopez / Creative Commons]
Childcare / 2 February 2026
2 February 2026
Welsh singer Dafydd Iwan performs with a choir at the Corniche Walk Park, Qatar, ahead of Wales' second Group B games at the Fifa World Cup 2022, November 25, 2022
Anti-Fascism / 2 February 2026
2 February 2026
Wales First Minister Eluned Morgan at the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool, September 28, 2025
Wales / 27 January 2026
27 January 2026
A camera on top of a Live Facial Recognition (LFR) van during a demonstration of facial recognition technology by Surrey and Sussex Police at Surrey Police headquarters in Guildford, November 11, 2025
Wales / 27 January 2026
27 January 2026
Children in a classroom
Wales / 28 January 2026
28 January 2026
First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan delivers a speech during the Wales Investment Summit at the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport, December 1, 2025
Wales / 25 January 2026
25 January 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media in the briefing room of 9 Downing Street in central London, January 19, 2026
Gaza / 21 January 2026
21 January 2026
First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan delivers a speech during the Wales Investment Summit at the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport, December 1, 2025
Wales / 20 January 2026
20 January 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks during a press conference in Port Talbot, Wales, June 9, 2025
Wales / 20 January 2026
20 January 2026
Hands of an elderly resident at a nursing home
Wales / 19 January 2026
19 January 2026
First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan (centre), Tour de France 2018 winner Geraint Thomas (right), and Director of the Tour de France Christian Prudhomme during the Tour de France 2027 Grand Depart Route Reveal at the Senedd in Cardiff, January 15, 2026
Men’s Cycling / 15 January 2026
15 January 2026

Biggest free-to-watch sporting event ever held in Britain confirmed for Welsh roads

First Minister and Labour leader in Wales, Baroness Eluned Morgan, delivers a keynote speech marking one year to the 2026 Senedd election, at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff, May 6, 2025
Wales / 14 January 2026
14 January 2026
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks during a press conference at Ty Hywel in Cardiff, marking the start of the new Senedd term, January 13, 2026
Wales / 13 January 2026
13 January 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
Wales / 13 January 2026
13 January 2026
A sign for Lloyds Bank
Britain / 13 January 2026
13 January 2026
Passengers queue to board a bus in Cardiff
Wales / 12 January 2026
12 January 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks during a press conference in Port Talbot, Wales, June 9, 2025
Wales / 4 January 2026
4 January 2026
Leader of Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks during the party's annual conference at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, October 11, 2024
Wales / 4 January 2026
4 January 2026
Opera Review / 30 December 2025
30 December 2025

Although sitting was tight, DAVID NICHOLSON has had a whale of a time especially when joining in the sing along finale

TUC Cymru general secretary Shavanah Taj
Wales / 2 December 2025
2 December 2025
Together Against the Far Right poster
Anti-Fascism / 2 December 2025
2 December 2025
Wales / 2 December 2025
2 December 2025
Wales's Ellis Mee and South Africa's Damian Willemse in action during the Quilter Nations Series match at Principality Stadium, Cardiff, November 29, 2025
Men’s rugby union / 30 November 2025
30 November 2025

Tandy's men failed to score a point at home for the first time in 58 years

A Welsh flag before the UEFA Euro U21 Championship Group I match at Rodney Parade, Newport, March 22, 2024
Football / 25 November 2025
25 November 2025
A view of £5, £10, £20 and £50 bank notes
Britain / 25 November 2025
25 November 2025
England's Freddie Steward takes on the Argentian's defence during the Quilter Nations Series match at the Allianz Stadium, London, November 23, 2025
Men’s rugby union / 23 November 2025
23 November 2025

Borthwick’s side survive late scare, while Tandy’s men show promise despite loss

An elderly man holding his walking stick
Wales / 24 November 2025
24 November 2025
Debris on a street in Cwmtillery, Wales, where a mudslide forced residents from their homes, November 25, 2024
Wales / 23 November 2025
23 November 2025
Plaid Cymru's newly elected Senedd member Lindsay Whittle speaks during a rally at Caerphilly Castle after victory for the party in the Caerphilly Senedd by-election, October 24, 2025
Wales / 4 November 2025
4 November 2025
mark drakeford
Wales budget / 3 November 2025
3 November 2025
 16/09/25 of Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy leaving 10 Downing Street, London
Prisons / 27 October 2025
27 October 2025
Plaid Cymru Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth (left) and Deputy Leader Delyth Jewell (right) listen as newly elected Senedd member Lindsay Whittle speaks during a rally at Caerphilly Castle after victory for the party in the Caerphilly by-election, October 24, 2025
Wales / 24 October 2025
24 October 2025

Labour's historic by-election loss branded an 'existential threat' to the party’s future

Plaid Cymru's newly elected Senedd member Lindsay Whittle speaks during a rally at Caerphilly Castle after victory for the party in the Caerphilly Senedd by-election, October 24, 2025
Wales / 24 October 2025
24 October 2025
Rescue workers form a chain to move debri in desperate efforts to reach the children trapped in the Pantglas Junior School at Aberfan, Glamorgan
Wales / 21 October 2025
21 October 2025
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London, July 2023
Healthcare / 21 October 2025
21 October 2025