THE brother of a Cwmbran private investigator whose murder became one of Scotland Yard’s longest-running cold cases hopes a long-awaited report into his death will find institutionalised corruption within the police.

Tributes have been paid to Newport businesswoman Janet Harris, who has died aged 80.

A PAEDOPHILE was caught with nearly 800 child abuse films and pictures he downloaded from the dark web after Gwent Police raided his home.

RESIDENTS of a housing estate in Newport have said rat problems in the area have "got out of control".

A MAN was arrested in Risca on Saturday on suspicion of threats to kill and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker.

The latest Wales new relating to Covid-19 after Boris Johnson announced England's lockdown restrictions will remain in place for another four weeks.

FREE parking in town centres around Monmouthshire and a voucher scheme encouraging people to shop local are both needed to boost footfall around the region, politicians from the area have warned.

INVESTMENT in mental health services, paying carers a living wage and building 20,000 new social homes for renters are among the pledges laid out by first minister Mark Drakeford for the next five years.

WELSH farmers are using wireless technology to combat farm thefts as new figures show that around one in five were victims of crime in 2020.

The South Wales Argus Camera Club has more than 4,400 members and we regularly feature their pictures both in paper and online.

STRIKER Tristan Abrahams will leave Newport County AFC for League Two rivals Carlisle United on a two-year contract.

A VICAR has opened his home for refugees fleeing warzones to live in.

A PAEDOPHILE has been jailed for nine years after he was convicted of a string of historical sex offences.

A MAN who died in Newport on Thursday was loved by the local community, his family have said.

FIVE teenagers appeared in court today charged with murdering a 26-year-old man from Newport.

WALES has recorded its highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in a single day since mid-March, with 247 reported today by Public Health Wales.

A GROUP of volunteers collected more than 30 bags of litter, a quadbike frame and fencing panels which had been dumped in a Cwmbran woodland.

A MAN in his 50s was pulled from the river Usk in Newport last night.

A FAMILY of Irish travellers, who have ‘illegally’ occupied Newport council land for more than two years, have been told to leave the site by a court judge.

TWO Newport criminals travelled to Cardiff and robbed a student of his iPhone and wallet before marching him to a cashpoint to try and force him to empty his bank account.

A NEWPORT-BORN poet who wrote a series of poems in his own blood has welcomed the lifting of the blood donor ban stopping many gay and bisexual men donating

PASSENGERS have been left waiting months for a missing replacement bus shelter in Dinas Powys after a previous one was removed.

A POLICE helicopter was spotted circling over Newport in the early hours of Monday morning.

ADDITIONAL support for Welsh businesses has been announced.

A SERIES of fires in Lliswerry have left residents on edge and fearful for their homes and their lives.

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

A MONMOUTH woman appeared on a primetime BBC talent show.

THE UK Government’s plan to scrap coronavirus rules in England on June 21 was not “sensible”, Wales’s economy minister Vaughan Gething has said.

A MAN was taken to hospital with a puncture wound to his chest after police were called to a reported illegal rave.

ECONOMY minister Vaughan Gething has asked people to ‘support Wales by doing the right thing’ during Euro 2020.

The stark warning is outlined in a new report by the WWF which analyses the effects of a 1.5°C rise in global temperatures.

Every adult in Wales has been offered a coronavirus vaccine The latest Covid-19 cases for Gwent and Wales - one Wales death

In court from Newport, Cardiff and Ebbw Vale

A MARRIED Newbridge couple are now able to donate blood for the first time after changes to donation rules mean more members of the LGBT+ community are able to become donors.

THE Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team have issued a warning to residents and visitors after people were caught setting up camp near Cliff Top. 

WALES does not want a ‘cliff edge approach’ to ending furlough.

TWO vehicles have been removed after getting stuck on Barry beaches within the last 24 hours.

A DOMICILIARY care worker from Blaenau Gwent is to appear before a fitness to practise hearing after allegations he stole alcohol from a person in his care, drank on duty, and urinated in their sink.

TWIN actors from Barry have spoken of their amazement at starring alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest names in a latest blockbuster film about a Blaenavon horse and its owners.

A MAN has been charged with attempted arson at a Gwent petrol station.

A WILDFIRE near north Herefordshire's border with Wales has been tackled by firefighters.

A SUPERMARKET chain has opened its second store in Newport.

ONE person has died and three people have been seriously injured in a three way crash which took place in Pembrokeshire over the weekend.

DO YOU recognise this four-legged fellow?

Wales’ new minister for climate change has said that the new Programme for Government will have a central focus on the environment.

Mr Johnson is expected to appeal to the public to show patience, with one last push to ensure that when controls do finally end it is “irreversible”.

A NEW scheme to enable young carers in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to get the support and recognition they need has been launched today (June 10) during Carers Week.

AS MORE restrictions are eased across the UK, Action Fraud is warning the public to take care when buying tickets for events through online retailers.

A £1 MILLION refurbishment of a children’s hospice has been complete thanks to public support.

A MOTORIST has been arrested after being found in possession of cannabis when pulled over in the Brecon Beacons.