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'I was having a laugh when I posted my town had record for most roundabouts - then it all got out of control'

Google AI presented Welsh blogger Ben Black's April Fools' Day joke as true. It also ended up on legitimate news sites. The blogger now worries it might end up in a young student's homework

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Doctor suspended after attacking woman's car and calling her 'ugly'

Dr Thabo Miller will be able to keep working for the NHS for a month before his suspension begins

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He made £61,000 selling drugs from around the world, but he'll pay back a fraction of that after getting caught on a train

Harley Hall, 28, was outed as a drug dealer after his colleague Jordern McCourt-Knight, 30, left a carrier bag containing a kilogram of ketamine on a train between Bristol and Cardiff

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Police issue update into criminal investigation into baby's death with two questioned

The coroner has opened an inquest into the baby's death

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Entrepreneur spent tens of thousands on 'tin can' unit and can’t get planning permission for it

Trims and Needles was set up a couple of years ago on an industrial estate in Newport, but years on its future is in doubt because it never had planning permission for retail use

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ONS workers take industrial action after being told they must attend the office for 40% of their hours

Union members voted in favour of continuing with action which includes refusing to work overtime, out of hours and out of grade

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He gained our trust and said he was family – then we learned the awful truth

'I literally puked on the spot'

WalesOnline - Newport

Dad's body found at bottom of culvert in woodland after month-long search

Marcus Barter’s disappearance sparked a huge community effort to locate him last summer and he was eventually found on land in Llanmartin adjacent to the M4

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College announces job cuts with compulsory redundancies possible

Coleg Gwent said it cannot rule out compulsory redundancies as it starts cuts in a bid to save £2.5m

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This dog is still desperate for a loving home 250 days after being neglected as a puppy

Neglected pooch Lolly has spent the last nine months in animal care

South Wales Argus | Newport

Is your child at risk? NSPCC shares advice following Netflix's Adolescence

NSPCC boss has shared advice for parents to see if their child is at risk following the Netflix show Adolescence.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Supermarkets are offering 15p veg in cheapest Easter super six shopping basket

Looking for affordable Easter feast essentials? Aldi is slashing prices on its Super Six vegetables, with potatoes, carrots, broccoli available for 15p

South Wales Argus | Newport

‘Warped’ couple shared indecent photographs of girl

‘Warped’ Abergavenny couple shared indecent photos of girl

South Wales Argus | Newport

Gwent men fined for hare coursing offences

Newport men fined for hare coursing offences in Wiltshire

South Wales Argus | Newport

Fire crews called to another wildfire in Gwent woods during weekend

Another wildfire erupted in Gwent over the weekend with multiple crews called to the scene

South Wales Argus | Newport

Weight loss group 'super proud' to shed 618 pounds

A Monmouthshire weight loss group is celebrating after shedding 618 pounds so far in 2025.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Ornithologist hopes to get more diverse communities bird watching

An environmentalist has said she was told birdwatching is a 'white people thing,' as she calls for more people to get involved in an RSPCA discussion.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Eight suspended in connection with school ‘child cruelty’ incident

Eight members of staff at a Rhyl school were suspended in relation to an alleged safeguarding incident involving a pupil.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Missing man, 36, last seen leaving Spanish airport

A man from Powys who was due to fly home over the weekend is missing after leaving a Spanish airport without speaking to anyone.

South Wales Argus | Newport

Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre in hospital after a 'serious accident'

Virginia Giuffre, who has a sexual assault lawsuit against Prince Andrew, is in the hospital following a 'serious accident'.