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Bosch to axe 250 jobs at Miskin

MORE than 200 jobs are at risk at the Bosch car parts plant in Miskin, the company has confirmed. Read

Three held in DJ death probe

THREE people are being held by police in connection with the death of a Llanelli DJ. Read

Welsh politics

Banking crisis undermining nationalist claims for Welsh independence

THE banking crisis is undermining nationalist claims that Wales and Scotland would be better off outside the UK, Tory leader David Cameron said yesterday. Read

Hoover: Something had to give

Merthyr was once known as Hooverville, but, as Political Editor Tomos Livingstone reports, the town’s major employer couldn’t hold back the economic tide forever... Read

Education News

Schools’ emergency funds keep £76m that is destined for pupils

WELSH schools held back almost £76m of funding earmarked for pupils’ education last year for “emergencies”. Read

Kara bangle fight to cost school £76k

AN MP has strongly criticised school governors after it emerged that their decision to ban a Sikh pupil from wearing a religious bracelet will cost the school more than £76,000. Read

Health News

Surprise party for midwife Ann Lewis

SHE’S spent the past 28 years delivering little bundles of joy to the new parents of South Wales. Read

NHS trust boss moves to head-hunters

SIMON JONES, the chairman of the biggest NHS trust in Wales, has resigned to take up a post as boss of an executive head-hunting company based in Cardiff. Read

Features

Our pets are a breed apart

AS the film Beverley Hills Chihuahua – the story of a pampered pooch – storms the US box office, we decided to find out if dog owners in South Wales were lavishing their pets in luxury and love. Read

Son’s rare condition has strengthened loving family

MOST parents having to bring up a severely disabled child would not be blamed for cracking under the pressure. Read

Columnists

Getting cold feet about new technology

A CONTACT is communicating via iPhone. Our conversation is marred by new technology collapsing. I ask him to repeat the last email sent via iPhone. Read

Don’t bank on our politicians to be able to sort out the financial mess

THAT’S the way the money goes – down the drains and out the windows. Read

News from the UK

Jobs under threat at car parts firm

Car parts manufacturer Bosch said 250 jobs were at risk at one of its plants. Read

Bank chief urges more global action

Policymakers around the world must be ready to take more action to avoid future financial turmoil, the Bank of England's deputy governor Sir John Gieve has said. Read