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Ireland orders six-week lockdown; Trump says Americans ‘tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots’ discuss Covid; Iran sets record daily deaths. Follow latest updatesLive coronavirus found on frozen food packaging in ChinaWales to go into national two-week ‘firebreak’ lockdownUK: Vaccine not available until spring, says chief scientific adviserSymptoms: how to tell if you have a common cold, flu or CovidSee all our coronavirus...

First minister says countrywide restrictions are top option being consideredCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWales is facing a “circuit breaker” lockdown of two or three weeks to stop hospitals being overwhelmed, as the country reaches what the government described as a “critical point”.Ministers will spend the weekend coming to a final decision on their next steps, but the Welsh first minister, Mark...

Police say they lack resources to prevent people travelling from hotspots elsewhere in UKCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Welsh government has said it is confident the police will be able to enforce rules banning people from travelling to Wales from Covid-19 hotspots in other parts of the UK.Welsh Police Federation officials expressed concern on Thursday that it would be difficult to...

Rishi Sunak announces new economic support measures; London mayor says ‘highly likely’ capital will face extra measures soon; Sturgeon concedes new Scotland cafe rules have caused confusionBAME groups hit hard again as second wave grips UK nationsUp to one in 170 people have Covid in England, latest figures suggestScotland’s drinking ban in chaos over meaning of cafeGlobal coronavirus updates – live 4.20pm BST Our...

Benjamin Thomas pleaded guilty to 40 offences over 30 years, mainly against teenage boysA former pastor and BBC television presenter has been jailed for 10 years and four months after he admitted abusing boys and men over almost three decades.Ben Thomas, 44, carried out many of his attacks while his victims were sleeping at Christian camps and conferences, Mold crown court in north Wales...

‘We need to make sure that transmission comes down now,’ says Prof Graham MedleyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK’s daily coronavirus death toll will rise from 34 to 100 a day in three to four weeks’ time, an expert on the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) has warned.Infectious disease modelling expert Prof Graham Medley said there is little that...

Consultant and photographer Nick Mason shares his experience and that of colleagues at the Royal Gwent hospital in Newport, offering a unique perspective documenting the impact of Covid-19 on the NHS frontlineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHumankind cannot bear very much reality.” TS Eliot, Burnt NortonHuman memory is fickle. Only a few brief months ago, many intensive care units (ICUs) across Britain...

More than a third of coronavirus intensive care patients are from ethnic minoritiesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA third of coronavirus patients in intensive care are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, prompting the head of the British Medical Association to warn that government inaction will be responsible for further disproportionate deaths.Chaand Nagpaul, the BMA Council chair, was the first public...

Met Office choice of Heulwen for its 2020-21 storm season draws criticism after Wales was badly flooded last winterThe naming of storms can be a difficult matter, as the Met Office has found out.Welsh speakers expressed dismay and surprise after the UK forecaster chose the girls’ name Heulwen as one of its 2020-21 storm names. Continue reading...

Data also shows up to 75% of all deaths in care facilities globally were of people with dementiaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople with dementia accounted for a quarter of all Covid-related deaths in England and Wales, and three-quarters of all deaths in care facilities globally, data shows.The London School of Economics and University College London are looking at the mortality rate...

Rise in number of cases feeds concerns of second spike in autumnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 1,700 people in the UK have been reported to have tested positive for coronavirus, the largest weekend number since the middle of May.The government figures, published on Sunday, which showed 1,715 further positive tests, continue a worrying trend of a growing number of cases...

Diesel freight train catches fire at Llangennech, near Llanelli, with exclusion zone put in placeHomes have been evacuated in south Wales after a large diesel train caught fire.British Transport police said crews were called to the blaze at Llangennech, near Llanelli, around 11.20pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Despite medical intervention, officer died at scene following incident off coast of PwllheliAn off-duty police officer has died after falling from a jetski. The alarm was raised shortly after 4.30pm on Saturday following the incident off the coast of Pwllheli, north Wales.Emergency services, including the Coastguard and RNLI, attended and the officer was retrieved from the water. Despite extensive medical intervention, he died at...

Language decline among newly qualified teachers could undermine goal of reaching 1 million Welsh speakersA “striking” decline in the number of newly qualified teachers able to teach in Welsh could undermine the country’s ambition to have a million speakers of the language in 30 years’ time, a report warns.The Welsh language commissioner, Aled Roberts, expressed concern about the trend and called for the devolved...

Max and his handler track woman and infant to edge of steep ravine A police dog on his first shift found a missing mother and baby near the edge of a steep ravine after they had spent the night outdoors.Max, a newly licensed police dog, and his handler, PC Peter Lloyd of Dyfed-Powys police, helped to track down the woman and her one-year-old child...

At least 540 health and social workers have died in England and Wales during crisisCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOnly 19 families of NHS and social care workers who died after contracting coronavirus have so far been approved for the £60,000 compensation payment from the government.At least 540 health and social care workers have died in England and Wales during the crisis...

Conservatives urged to investigate conduct of Rob Roberts over texts to womanLabour and the Liberal Democrats have called for the Conservatives to suspend Delyn MP Rob Roberts, while an investigation is carried out into allegations he propositioned an intern.BBC Wales reported that Roberts, who was elected in the north Wales constituency of Delyn last year, sent text messages to the 21-year-old woman asking her...

Startup firm Britishvolt, serving energy storage and electric cars, plans 30GWh battery plant at Bro TathanA startup company with plans to build Britain’s first gigafactory to make batteries for electric cars has chosen a site in south Wales for the plant after discussions with the Welsh government.Britishvolt, which in May launched an ambitious effort to create a £1.2bn factory, has signed a memorandum of...