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Eleanor Storey
Celebrity News
Dame Jilly Cooper told Rivals writers to stop making her ‘macho men’ cry
Laura Wade, executive producer on the show, said Dame Jilly was like a ray of ‘human sunshine’ but had dished out one memorable piece of criticism.
By
Eleanor Storey
24 May 2026
Celebrity News
Jennifer Saunders saw my grief for what it was – Dawn French
The Vicar Of Dibley star has been friends with Saunders since the pair met at drama school in the late 1970s.
By
Eleanor Storey
23 May 2026
Celebrity News
Rape survivor Gisele Pelicot describes finding love again after her ordeal
Speaking at the Hay Festival on Saturday, Ms Pelicot she never thought she could trust a man again before meeting her partner, Jean-Loup Agopian.
By
Eleanor Storey
23 May 2026
Politics
Rhun ap Iorwerth sworn in as First Minister of Wales
Mr ap Iorwerth was elected as leader of the country by Members of the Senedd on Tuesday.
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Eleanor Storey
12 May 2026
Politics
Rhun ap Iorwerth named next First Minister of Wales
Rhun ap Iorwerth, the leader of Plaid Cymru, has been named the next First Minister of Wales.
By
Eleanor Storey
12 May 2026
Politics
Rhun ap Iorwerth set to become Plaid Cymru’s first premier of Wales
The Plaid Cymru leader is hoping to become the next first minister of Wales in a vote on Tuesday.
By
Eleanor Storey
12 May 2026
Politics
Plaid Cymru will seek to form minority Welsh government, leader says
Rhun ap Iorwerth said no Prime Minister ‘can cast Wales aside’.
By
Eleanor Storey
9 May 2026
Politics
Plaid Cymru ‘ready’ to become the next government of Wales
With all votes counted, Plaid have 43 seats, Reform UK 34, Labour nine, the Welsh Conservatives seven, Greens two and one Liberal Democrat.
By
Eleanor Storey
8 May 2026
Politics
Eluned Morgan urges Starmer to ‘change course’ as she loses her Senedd seat
Lady Morgan losing her seat marks the first time a sitting Welsh leader has lost an election in the Welsh Parliament.
By
Eleanor Storey
8 May 2026
Politics
Eluned Morgan the First Minister of Wales loses seat in Senedd election
Lady Morgan losing her seat marks the first time a sitting Welsh leader has lost an election in the Welsh Parliament.
By
Eleanor Storey
8 May 2026
Politics
Labour to be reduced to 10 members in ‘deeply’ disappointing Welsh elections
The party is bracing itself for a brutal set of results in its former heartlands.
By
Eleanor Storey
8 May 2026
Politics
Labour’s Welsh deputy leader concedes historic defeat as Senedd ballots counted
Huw Irranca-Davies, the deputy first minister, suggested he accepted Labour would not return to power in Wales.
By
Eleanor Storey
8 May 2026
Politics
Labour heading for crushing defeat in Wales
A Labour source indicated the party’s vote had collapsed in Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni and said it would be a ‘struggle’ to hold on to one seat.
By
Eleanor Storey
8 May 2026
Politics
Labour will be ‘smashed to smithereens’ in Wales, says Farage
The Reform leader said Wales has become a ‘basket case’ after being led by Labour for more than two decades.
By
Eleanor Storey
5 May 2026
Politics
Welsh FM likens herself to canned cocktail while warning she could lose seat
Baroness Eluned Morgan, the leader of Welsh Labour, said in a video posted on social media there was a ‘danger’ of her losing to a Reform candidate.
By
Eleanor Storey
24 Apr 2026
Politics
Britain is ‘defenceless’ without support of the US, says Farage
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, the Reform leader stressed the importance of preserving what he described as a ‘crucial’ relationship.
By
Eleanor Storey
16 Apr 2026
Politics
Welsh election is referendum on Starmer’s premiership, says Nigel Farage
Speaking at Reform’s Welsh manifesto launch on Thursday, the party leader said the vote in May would ‘end Labour dominance’ in Wales.
By
Eleanor Storey
5 Mar 2026
Politics
The old union is finished, says Plaid Cymru leader
Rhun ap Iorwerth used a speech at the Institute for Government to outline his vision for an independent Wales.
By
Eleanor Storey
2 Mar 2026
Politics
Starmer ‘welcome’ on Welsh campaign trail if he brings more investment, FM says
Asked if she was happy for Sir Keir to be Prime Minister during Welsh Labour’s Senedd election campaign, Lady Morgan said ‘yes’.
By
Eleanor Storey
2 Mar 2026
UK
Man who died after skydive in Devon was ‘experienced’, operator says
Skydive South West, which operates out of Dunkeswell Aerodrome, said the man had been carrying out a jump with a friend.
By
Eleanor Storey
1 Mar 2026
UK
Man dead after skydive in Devon, police say
A 49-year-old man died on Saturday afternoon following a skydive at Dunkeswell Aerodrome, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
By
Eleanor Storey
28 Feb 2026
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