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David Davies storms to swimming silver

SUPER swimmer David Davies has claimed a silver medal in the 10,000m open water swim in Beijing. Read

Antiguan judge denies bail to accused

A judge in Antigua denied bail to a 31-year-old woman accused over the killing of British newlyweds Catherine and Benjamin Mullany. Read

Welsh politics

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Former Labour MP Leo Abse dies

Gay rights champion Leo Abse, brother of Cardiff poet Dannie Abse, has died at the age of 91, a family friend said today. Read

Top civil servants earn more than First Minister

THE 30 highest-paid civil servants in the Welsh Assembly Government together earn at least £3.3m, the Western Mail can reveal. Read

Education News

Teens full of drive to gain IT qualification

Teens full of drive to gain IT qualification

COMPUTER whizz-kids went back to school this summer to gain an IT qualification which would take college students a year to complete. Read

A monstrous effort to help adult learners

FRANKENSTEIN'S monster, a nun and a caveman are helping to encourage adults in South Wales to further their education. Read

Health News

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Huge increase in Wales' prescription claims

ALMOST three million more prescription medicines were dispensed in Wales in the year after fees were scrapped, according to new figures. Read

AM finds patient documents dumped in the rubbish

AN NHS Trust has promised to investigate after an AM found confidential documents relating to individual patients dumped in the communal area of an apartment block. Read

Features

Treat addicts as people, not helpless lawbreakers

As UK drug policy fails to properly address the underlying issues, Western Mail Welsh Woman of the Year Rhoda Emlyn-Jones says it is time for a change of approach Read

Looking forward to a brave new Olympics

Wales’ success at the Olympic Games has captured the imagination of the entire country. But what will it be like watching the event in the future? And how will technology affect the experiences of competitors? Ian Neild, a futurologist for BT, gazes into his crystal ball to find out. . . Read

Columnists

Dan O'Neill

Snap-happy Cameron has got it all wrong

MOST political pundits predict that David Cameron will lead the Tories to victory in the next general election, much to the delight of the boys in Grangetown Conservative Club, where a visit from Maggie once made them all weak at the knees. So there you go: if they’re right we’ll see the triumph of publicity over politics, of style over substance. We’ll get our first truly PR-PM. Read

Abbie Wightwick

My team would win gold medals all round in the sofa gymnastics

THE living room has been transformed into an Olympic gym. Sofa cushions are carefully positioned as crash mats around the floor and an ominous string line operates as a beam. Read

News from the UK

Shunned Glitter returns to Thailand

Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter has returned to Thailand after being refused entry to Hong Kong, the Foreign Office said. Read

Airport strikes called off by union

Fears of bank holiday weekend airport chaos have eased after a trade union announced it was suspending a series of planned strikes. Read

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Sion Barry

DOES CARDIFF NEED A CHAMBER?

20 Aug 2008

WOULD businesses in Cardiff be disadvantaged if the capital didn't have a chamber of commerce? A provocative question granted, but there are plenty of other business organisations, including the CBI, FSB, IoD, who are all in the game of lobbying and representing the interests of businesses in South Wales. Read

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