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Move to cut speed limit to 20mph near schools

DRIVERS near schools across Wales could be banned from travelling faster than 20mph. Read

Assembly Government to target help to poorest two-year-olds

TWO-YEAR-OLDS in the poor- est areas of Wales are to be given free childcare in a drive to reduce child poverty. Read

Challenge to Labour – Commit the cash to cut child poverty

ONE in four Welsh children are living below the poverty line, putting Gordon Brown’s popular but ambitious target of cutting the total in half by 2010 in doubt. Read

Church fears children will not get free transport to faith schools

THE Church in Wales has expressed alarm that thousands of pupils could be denied the right to free school transport. Read

Ex-VAT man tells Assembly why it shouldn’t go green

A SELF-TAUGHT climate change expert today reveals why he is trying to persuade the Assembly Government to stop going green. Read

Standards chief queries MPs’ use of expenses

THE head of the Westminster standards committee has questioned how MPs can justify employing parents and children out of their Parliamentary expenses. Read

Ministers ‘hopeful’ of winning vital vote

MINISTERS last night claimed they are “hopeful” of avoiding a damaging defeat in today’s Commons showdown on extending the pre-charge detention of terrorist suspects to 42 days. Read

Councils’ decision to withhold information upheld

THE Information Commissioner’s Office has upheld decisions made by three Welsh councils that details relating to the number of exclusions from named schools in the region should not be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act. Read

Take innocent people’s DNA off database, says Welsh MP

INNOCENT people would have their DNA taken off the Government’s controversial database under plans put forward by a Welsh MP. Read

Rhodri Morgan to see if Wales can get a spot at UN

FIRST Minister Rhodri Morgan yesterday appeared to lend credibility to the idea that Wales should be given “observer status” at the United Nations. Read

Lib-Dem’s bid risks ousting his party

THE Assembly should have the power to decide how councillors are elected, according to Liberal Democrat AM Peter Black. Read

Brown urges rebels to vote for 42-days

A LAST-MINUTE bid by Gordon Brown to avert defeat on his counter-terror proposals was underway last night as dozens of Labour MPs threatened to vote against the Government. Read

BBC Wales won't depend on Doctor Who

THE future of BBC Wales will not rely solely on the continued success of Doctor Who and its spin-offs, its controller has said. Read

Cash for Wales will be hard to spend, says expert

THE Assembly Government is involved in a race against time to spend £40m before it has to be sent back to Brussels. Read

Casualty could be on way to Cardiff

WHEN Time Lord Doctor Who departs Cardiff for the last time he will not leave a void behind him, BBC Wales said yesterday. Read

London media 'undermining UK togetherness'

THE “London-centric” nature of the British media is undermining the unity of the UK, according to a think tank report published today. Read

Children’s champion puts Westminster in the dock

THE Children’s Commissioner for Wales believes the Westminster Government is stopping young people gaining the rights they deserve. Read

Councillor hits out at market ‘secrecy’

A TORY-CONTROLLED council has been accused of secrecy over plans to build a new livestock market. Read

House band is feeling heat of climate change

VERY few bands split up over political differences – although it’s long been rumoured Robbie Williams quit Take That after a bitter row with Gary Barlow over Labour’s scrapping of Clause 4 – but that’s what happened, albeit briefly, to parliamentary rock band MP4 (below) last week. Read

Council considers post office role

A WELSH council may be about to take over the running of some Post Office branches in its county after suffering what it claims are a disproportionate number of closures in the region. Read