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Plaid Cymru election victory / 26 June 2026
26 June 2026

ALLISON FEWTRELL on what Plaid Cymru's historic election victory means for the communities being failed by Wales’s housing crisis, and four things the new government can do right now

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks to supporters, backed by his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, May 9, 2026
Economy / 23 June 2026
23 June 2026
Teachers on strike at Darland High School, June 23, 2026
Workers' Rights / 23 June 2026
23 June 2026
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Film of the Week / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026

FIONA O’CONNOR is bowled over by a stunning Welsh language drama

New houses being constructed
Wales / 9 June 2026
9 June 2026
The sign for the Senedd, the Welsh parliament building in Cardiff
Wales / 2 June 2026
2 June 2026
SAME OLD SAME OLD: School support staff members of Unison rally outside the Scottish parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh in a pay dispute in September 2023
Features / 20 May 2026
20 May 2026

This week the Welsh trade union movement comes together in Llandudno for TUC Cymru congress to debate motions and consider priorities for the next two years. JESS TURNER sets the stage

First Minister of Wales Baroness (centre) after losing her seat in the 2026 Senedd elections at Ysgol Bro Teifi, in Ceredigion, May 8, 2026
Editorial / 18 May 2026
18 May 2026
Activists from Friends of the Earth during a demonstration calling for an end to all new oil and gas projects in the North Sea outside the UK Government's Cop26 hub during the Cop26 summit in Glasgow, November 7, 2021
Climate / 14 May 2026
14 May 2026
Reform UK leader in Wales Dan Thomas (left) and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage at the Reform UK manifesto launch for the Senedd elections in May, at the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport, March 5, 2026
Antifascism / 13 May 2026
13 May 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
Wales / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026