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Getty Images The first minister says that Wales needs better flood warnings after Storm Bert devastated homes and businesses at the weekend. Eluned Morgan said she would raise the issue following complaints about alerts issued by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Met Office. In the Senedd she promised payments to households of £1,000 for…

BBC Tamzin Hall, 17, died after being hit by a car on the M5 on 11 November The mother of a teenage girl who died after fleeing a police vehicle on the M5 has paid tribute to her “beautiful daughter”. Tamzin Hall, 17, from Wellington, Somerset, sustained fatal injuries when she was struck by a…

Belfast Trust A new issue with medical gas pipework at Belfast’s long-delayed new maternity hospital has emerged, the Health Minister has confirmed. Mike Nesbitt told the Assembly that the scale of the problem is believed to be limited to an isolated section of the hospital. The hospital, at the Royal Victoria site in Belfast, is…

The owner of Vauxhall has announced plans to close its van making factory in Luton, putting about 1,100 jobs at risk. Stellantis, which also owns brands including Citroen, Peugeot and Fiat, said it would consolidate its electric van production at its other UK plant in Ellesmere Port. The company said the decision had been made…

Family handout Harshita Brella was the subject of a Domestic Violence Protection Order in the months before her death The husband of Harshita Brella was arrested by police in September after she made a report of domestic abuse, a police watchdog has confirmed. An international manhunt has been launched for Pankaj Lamba after Ms Brella’s…

His rise to play all three formats for New Zealand and the award of a first central contract in July means O’Rourke has had to put a sports science degree on the back-burner. “I’m slowly chipping away,” he says. “I’ll hopefully get that done in the next couple of years. “I had an assignment due…

Getty Images Career-networking site LinkedIn has told Australian lawmakers it is too dull for kids to warrant its inclusion in a proposed ban on social media for under 16 year olds. “LinkedIn simply does not have content interesting and appealing to minors,” the Microsoft-owned company said in a submission to an Australian senate committee. The…

Across his past five Tests, dating back to January this year, Labuschagne has scored 123 runs at an average of 13.66. There have been seven single-figure dismissals in that run and his average would be considerably lower but for an innings of 90 against New Zealand. The decline has been going on for two years,…

Family handout Harshita Brella was the subject of a Domestic Violence Protection Order in the months before her death The husband of Harshita Brella was arrested by police in September after she made a report of domestic abuse, a police watchdog has confirmed. An international manhunt has been launched for Pankaj Lamba after Ms Brella’s…

Getty Images The River Avon burst its banks in Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire More than 100 flood warnings are still in place across England and Wales following Storm Bert – as fresh weather warnings were issued with more heavy rain forecast. A severe “danger to life” warning remains in place for the River Nene in Northamptonshire…