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The Welsh Government is to follow the UK Government’s lead in introducing a ban on plastic microbeads in cosmetics; a move welcomed by Welsh Conservatives.

A consultation will be launched later in the year to discuss how to enforce a ban.

The Welsh Government is to follow the UK Government’s lead in introducing a ban on plastic microbeads in cosmetics; a move welcomed by Welsh Conservatives.

A consultation will be launched later in the year to discuss how to enforce a ban.

The number of students from Wales studying at some of the UK's elite universities has dropped by almost 10% in three years, HESA figures have shown.

A total of 6,260 joined Russell Group institutions from Birmingham to York in 2015/2016, down from 6,900 in 2012/13.

Welsh Conservative AM, Paul Davies, has today launched a public consultation to help shape proposals for an Autism Act.

Mr Davies’ proposals were supported by two-thirds of Assembly members, after he was successfully drawn out of a ballot for back-bench legislation.

Welsh Conservative AM, Paul Davies, has today launched a public consultation to help shape proposals for an Autism Act.

Mr Davies’ proposals were supported by two-thirds of Assembly members, after he was successfully drawn out of a ballot for back-bench legislation.

Today’s Welsh GCSE results have a revealed a “troubling decline” in attainment, says Darren Millar AM – especially for grades A*- C (see WJEC press release and detailed dataset attached).

A Welsh health board failed to carry out adequate pre-employment safety checks on a member of staff who was later alleged to have sexually assaulted vulnerable patients, an internal review has found.

Welsh Conservatives have welcomed plans to introduce a safer and more accurate test for Down’s syndrome on the Welsh NHS.

The Welsh Government is to blame over police training cash gap claims according to the Welsh Conservative Shadow Secretary for Communities, Mark Isherwood AM.

Six-month plus waits for diagnosis and therapy rise 21%

The number of people waiting more than six months for diagnosis and therapy on the Welsh NHS has increased by 21% since March.