The World Health Organization recommends formal school programmes as the key to preventing skin cancer.
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Being severely sunburnt as a child more than doubles the chance of developing future skin cancer but less than half of primary schools questioned in new research have a sun safety policy.
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Being unable to agree on a united national memorial shows just how disunited Wales had been.
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Research has revealed how British otters may have been able to recover from species loss in the 1950s with the help of otters from Asia.
A Curious eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).
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New research suggests the gut bacteria of red and grey squirrels differ significantly, potentially explaining the decline of the native red and the success of its grey counterpart.
The Six Nations Championship is classified as a ‘category B’ tournament by the UK government.
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When Six Nations’ broadcasting deal with the BBC and ITV ends in 2025, there are fears the tournament could move to a subscription service.
The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales was set up in 2021 and has been gathering evidence since then.
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The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales acknowledges each option requires UK government involvement.
Adolescence is an age when people are particularly vulnerable to mental health problems.
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New research looking at data from 200,000 children in Wales has found a substantial increase in mental health issues.
Ediacaran life as imagined by scientists in the 1980s.
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Fossil traces of the oldest complex ecosystems are found in precious few locations worldwide, including Australia. Newly dated fossils from Wales now join the ranks.
Ellis Humphrey Evans, known by his bardic name Hedd Wyn, was killed on the first day of the battle of Passchendaele.
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Bard Hedd Wyn was killed in action in France in 1917.
The Mari Lwyd makes a welcome appearance in Chepstow.
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The Mari Lwyd and the plygain are two prominent Welsh traditions celebrated over Christmas and the new year.
Mark Drakeford has been Wales’ first minister since 2018.
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What does the future hold for Wales and Welsh Labour in the wake of Drakeford’s resignation?
PISA tests are taken every four years.
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Pisa measures 15-year-olds in reading, maths and science every three years - but is that the best way to test an education system?
The Welsh UBI for care leavers pilot runs until 2025 and won’t be extended beyond that date.
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A UBI pilot in Wales gives a sum of money to young people leaving the care system. But it won’t be rolled out beyond its trial period.
Both homes and businesses in rural areas struggled with digital connectivity during the pandemic.
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New research reveals the digital divide that was exposed by the COVID pandemic.
Steel production in an electric arc furnace.
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Electric arc furnaces can use up to 100% scrap steel as its raw material, resulting in a significant reduction in emissions.
Men and boys, many dressed as women, attacking a turnpike gate in protest at charges at tollgates on public roads in west Wales. The Illustrated London News, 1843.
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The Rebecca riots saw Welsh farmers disguised as women destroy tollgates as a way of challenging what they believed was an oppressive taxation system.
Bernice Rubens was born in a working class area of Cardiff.
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Bernice Rubens won the 1970 Booker prize for her novel, The Elected Member, and is the only Welsh person to have ever won the prize.
The Welsh government has announced plans to make Wales a ‘nation of sanctuary’.
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The Welsh government has taken steps to ensure that the Welsh language plays a more prominent role in welcoming refugees and migrants.
Nos Galan Gaeaf on October 31 is followed by Calan Gaeaf on November 1 in Wales.
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Nos Galan Gaeaf on October 31 in Wales is steeped in folklore and tradition.
Celebrate Nos Galan Gaeaf with some Welsh gothic fiction.
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These five works of Welsh gothic literature will not only help you explore Wales through the macabre but are likely to give you a good scare too.