Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Friday, February 13)
02 Mar
Breaking News

Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Friday, February 13)

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Hello, and welcome to WalesOnline's live blog for Friday, February 13. We'll be bringing you all of the latest news from across Wales - whether you're on the move, at home or at work - as well as the latest traffic and travel. We'll also be keeping you informed of major news stories from the UK and overseas. Contribute to the live blog by posting your comments below, or tweet us @WalesOnline to share the news that's breaking in your area. Ensure our latest news and sport headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. Click here to activate or add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings15:33Robert DallingDelays reportedIn Abergavenny, there's slow traffic on A40 Monk Street / Cross Street in both directions...
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Polling was never a neutral force in American politics
02 Mar
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Polling was never a neutral force in American politics

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There may well be a malign element to Gallup’s decision to stop presidential polling, but it was never an uncomplicated good.US President Donald Trump (Image: Sipa USA) Gallup, Inc., perhaps the world’s best-known polling firm, having achieved a kind of Band-Aid level association with the product it produces, last week announced that it will no longer track US presidential approval or the favourability of any political figure. It lands as a dark development, yet another example of institutions rewriting reality for the benefit of the increasingly authoritarian second administration of Donald Trump. The notion of regular polling on the level of approval apparently enjoyed by politicians, their parties and policies is now so core to how we consume politics that it’s easy to forget that the art is less than 100 years old.
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Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Tuesday, November 4)
07 Dec
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Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Tuesday, November 4)

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Hello, and welcome to WalesOnline's live blog for Tuesday, November 4. We'll be bringing you all of the latest news from across Wales - whether you're on the move, at home or at work - as well as the latest traffic and travel. We'll also be keeping you informed of major news stories from the UK and overseas. Contribute to the live blog by posting your comments below, or tweet us @WalesOnline to share the news that's breaking in your area. Read the biggest stories in Wales first by signing up to our daily newsletter here.21:22Robert HarriesRoad shut due to floodingThe road between Trimsaran and Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire is currently shut due to flooding. B4308 TRIMSARAN -KIDWELLY The road is currently closed due to flooding Please avoid the area and find alternative routes for your journey. Thank...
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We’ll pay N70,000 minimum wage, Makinde assures Oyo workers
06 Oct
Politics

We’ll pay N70,000 minimum wage, Makinde assures Oyo workers

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Politics tamfitronics The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has assured workers in the state that he will pay the new N70,000 minimum wage approved by the Federal Government.Speaking while addressing members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers on the celebration of this year’s Teacher’s Day, Makinde said his administration is willing to pay the new minimum wage.The governor said negotiations on the new minimum wage for the state workers will begin by next week.Makinde said, “We have extended the wage award by three months, and if we are able to conclude the negotiation in between this period, we will drop the wage award payment and get into the minimum wage payment.”The governor further acknowledged the importance of teachers in nation-building.He also assured teachers that his government would be totally committed to their welfare in...
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