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1 January – Social services in Wales have estimated they face a £646m shortfall over the next three years as a result of Welsh Government budget cuts. [7]2 January – Provisional data released by the Met Office indicates 2023 was the second warmest year on record in the UK behind 2022, with Wales and Northern Ireland experiencing their warmest year on record during 2023.
Politics was at the forefront of much of the news in Wales across 2024, with three first ministers holding office during the year the Senedd marked its 25th anniversary, while a general election ...
However, this definition was raised in the Welsh Assembly in 2010 and the then Counsel General for Wales, John Griffiths, stated, 'Principality is a misnomer and that Wales should properly be referred to as a country.' [52] In 2011, ISO 3166-2:GB was updated and the term 'principality' was replaced with 'country'. [51]
The “Today I Learned” (TIL) page is a go-to corner of the internet, where a whopping 39 million people gather to satisfy th You don't have to read a whole book, magazine, or even an ...
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2014 in Wales – Wales win a record total of 36 medals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. 2013 in Wales – A fire at the National Library of Wales causes some damage to the collection. 2012 in Wales – The Millennium Stadium hosts the opening event of the London Olympics in the football competition , with 11 matches being held in total.
From Boeing's turbulence and a catastrophic hurricane, to Donald Trump's election victory, "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley looks back at key events of a year that was monumental.
Arguably Europe's largest youth festival, [1] it is usually held during the last week of May, coinciding with schools' half term holiday. Locations alternate between north and south Wales. [ 1 ] The Eisteddfod consists of competitive singing , recitation , art, composition, dance and instrumental events for contestants aged between 7 and 24 years.