Andy Davies

Ex Reform UK leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to 8 bribery charges - he took payments for pushing a pro-Russian agenda whilst an MEP

Scotland Yard’s Counter Terrorism lead called it a case “which goes to the heart of our democratic values”

Our #c4news report ⬇️

NEW: Ex Reform UK leader in Wales Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty to 8 bribery charges linked to pro-Russian activity while an MEP

He will be sentenced next month

Labour fights to retain seat in Caerphilly by-election They say you shouldn't read too much into a by-election, but next month's vote triggered by the sudden death of the Senedd member for Caerphilly in south Wales may be different.

‘Bring it on’

Plaid Cymru’s response to Nigel Farage saying Reform will ‘throw everything’ at Caerphilly by-election, as Labour fights to retain this Welsh Parliament seat

Our #c4news report ahead of next month’s vote 🗳️
Team @marcusedwards.bsky.social Dai Baker

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Got a fair bites! Yes brief cover

YouTube video by Channel 4 News Alligator Alcatraz: the US detention centre in the heart of the Everglades

Exploring the hugely controversial world of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

From Florida, our #c4news report

And massive thanks to our supremely talented DC Bureau Chris Shlemon, Izzy Rowland, Gracie Jerome & 🎥 Ben Martin for putting up with me for the last 2 weeks 🇺🇸😘
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YouTube video by Channel 4 News Texas: over 170 still missing after flash flooding

At least 170 still missing after Friday’s floods in Texas

We’ve been filming with some of those involved in the vast recovery operation

Team Ben Martin, Chris Shlemon, Gracie Jerome, Izzy Rowland
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YouTube video by Channel 4 News Texas floods: More than 100 confirmed dead as search for survivors continues

On the banks of the Guadalupe river, Texas…

Harrowing accounts from an RV holiday park levelled by Friday’s floods.

The scale of the destruction is something to behold.

With brilliant team Gracie Jerome, Ben Martin, Chris Shlemon, Izzy Rowland
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YouTube video by Channel 4 News Cold case solved: 92-year-old convicted after 58 years

COLD CASE SOLVED: The 58 year hunt for Louisa Dunne's killer

You can watch our 30 min doc here ⬇️ (first broadcast after Ryland Headley was convicted on Monday).

If you already have (and there are loads of you!) many thanks 🙏
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92-year-old man pleads not guilty to rape and murder cold case from 1967 A 92-year-old man has gone on trial accused of a murder that happened more than half a century ago.

The trial has begun of 92 year old Ryland Headley - charged with the rape and murder of elderly widow Louisa Dunne in Bristol in 1967

Remarkably, a case spanning nearly 6 decades

Our #c4news report @marcusedwards.bsky.social @daibaker.bsky.social Paul Mackeson
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Such sad news - formidable campaigner, such a powerful & inspirational voice for patients in Wales, and so generous with her time @tenovuscancercare.bsky.social

Woman who killed man in racist attack ordered to stay in hospital In Bristol, a woman with a long history of mental illness has been ordered to remain in a secure hospital, after she fatally stabbed a man in a racist unprovoked attack in 2023.

“We accept this woman is mentally v unwell but it doesn’t negate the obvious nature of her hatred towards black people”

Our interview with the family of Hubert Brown as his killer was sentenced in Bristol today

With team Kay Bibi @daibaker.bsky.social & Kev Langdon
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“I can never forgive Nerys Lloyd for what she has taken from me”

A paddleboard guide has been jailed for ten years over the deaths of four people in the river Cleddau in 2021

Our #c4news report from Swansea Crown Court ⬇️
@marcusedwards.bsky.social & Kev Langdon
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Update: following a proposal from Plaid Cymru MS Sioned Williams, there will now be an urgent debate on welfare reforms in the Senedd tomorrow (Weds)

Secretary of State letter to the First Minister of Wales

"We will work with you on the specific impacts on Wales"

DWP publishes the 28th March response from Sec State Liz Kendall to Eluned Morgan after the First Minister requested (on 11th March) a Wales-specific impact assessment of the welfare cuts ✍️⬇️
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"If we're honest it didn't go well for you"

Eluned Morgan hits back with a swipe at the Tories' electoral wipeout in Wales in the General Election after Darren Millar accuses Labour of overseeing 'economic chaos'

And this from the Welsh Conservatives leader Darren Millar who went on to accuse the Welsh Government of being 'clapped out and running out of steam, ideas, and time too'

The First Minister was pressed repeatedly (here by Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth) on whether she will publish a letter from the DWP in response to her request for a Wales-specific assessment of the welfare cuts...
She replies: "it's not mine to be published"

Listen to the reaction in the @senedd.wales when the First Minister insists: "I am not a spokesperson for the UK Government"

Eluned Morgan said repeatedly that the Welsh Gov was "very exercised by these proposals" [welfare cuts]

"What a disgrace this situation is..."

Bruising FMQs today for Welsh (Labour) First Minister Eluned Morgan as she faced continued questions re her position on the welfare cuts recently announced by UK Gov

Here's a flavour - this Q from Plaid Cymru's Delyth Jewell
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Interviewed the Chancellor Rachel Reeves in Cardiff this morning, discussing:

• Welfare cuts
• Tariffs
• Trump

With team @marcusedwards.bsky.social @daibaker.bsky.social ⬇️
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Thanks Sue - best ones suggested by my brilliant colleague @rhodrijones.bsky.social

Match day 🔥
Noticed huge demand from across the border for tickets to this one. Fear Swing Low could be even louder in the Principality today than 2 yrs ago, unless Wales can emulate sublime spirit of U20s last night 💪
Happy Super Saturday 6 Nations fans 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇹🇫🇷 #WALvENG

NEW: Nathan Gill, Old Bailey has just heard, will plead Not Guilty to bribery charges - trial scheduled for June next year

Ex-bishop jailed for sexually abusing boy at Swansea church A former Bishop of Swansea and Brecon has been jailed for sexually abusing a boy while he was a parish priest.

“I can finally begin the healing process”

A man who as a 14 yr old was sexually abused by Anthony Pierce, the former Bishop of Swansea & Brecon, addressed court today as Pierce was sent to prison

Our #c4news report
@marcusedwards.bsky.social @daibaker.bsky.social
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Welsh government announce major change to 999 call handling The Welsh Government announced a major change in how the most serious 999 calls will be handled - in part, to try to improve poor cardiac arrest survival rates in Wales.

Major change announced to how the most serious 999 ambulance response calls are handled in Wales - incl a new ‘purple’ category for cardiac & respiratory arrests

From Cwmbran, our #c4news report ⬇️
@marcusedwards.bsky.social @daibaker.bsky.social
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Poignant scenes on the Bwlch mountain in south Wales today as bereaved families gathered to mark 5 years since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic

@marcusedwards.bsky.social @daibaker.bsky.social & I joined them - our #c4news report ⬇️
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Ex-Reform UK Wales leader in court over alleged Russian bribes Reform UK's former leader in Wales has appeared in court, accused of taking bribes when he was an MEP, to make statements benefiting Russia in the European Parliament.

Nathan Gill, former UKIP then Brexit Party MEP (& leader of Reform UK in Wales in 2021) accused of taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament

Our #c4news report
@marcusedwards.bsky.social @daibaker.bsky.social

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Should political lying be outlawed? A Welsh Parliament committee has been weighing up options There is clearly an appetite for action on political deception. But the solution is far from clear.

Should political lying be made a criminal offence?

The @senedd.wales Standards of Conduct Committee has been examining options

My attempt at summarising some of the background/findings #c4news ✍🏻
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‘I’m scared Trump and Putin will decide Ukraine’s fate’, – Ukrainian in UK We have been speaking to Ukrainians who fled to the UK to find out what they make of Donald Trump's decision to start talking to the Russians again.

“There mustn’t be any agreement about Ukraine without Ukraine [involved]…it looks like a betrayal”

We’ve been discussing today’s US-Russian meeting with some of the Ukrainians now living in Chepstow, S Wales

@daibaker.bsky.social @marcusedwards.bsky.social
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But does Clydach Terrace provide an important glimpse into a future where such cases become much more common?

Natural Resources Wales has told us: "Society may need to make hard choices about how sustainable some of our at-risk communities are"