A SERIAL sex offender deported from Australia who went on to commit similar crimes in the UK and Republic of Ireland is back behind bars after winning a place to study at a top university – without telling the police.

MOVE over World In Motion, step aside Carneval de Paris, there's a new World Cup song in town - and this one's from Newport.

The Severn Bridge has been closed to traffic due to strong winds.

A PAEDOPHILE was caught with anime style cartoons of young children being raped following a police raid.

Kyle Anthony Rhodes committed the offence at Ystrad Mynach Police Station.

A ROUND-UP of recent cases heard at Newport Magistrates’ Court.

THE owner of popular annual music festival Green Man has claimed the Welsh Government bought a £4.25 million farm for them to use as a site for a new festival, it has been revealed.

Michael Evans from Porth depot in South Wales crowned overall UK Bus Driver of the Year

The full line up for I'm a Celebrity 2022 has been announced

The charity Action on Smoking and Health has shared that most retailers would be happy to see laws on tobacco selling restricted further

TRIBUTES have been paid to “true gentleman” and much-loved family man killed in a crash.

THE family of a Newport man who died after being restrained by police have spoken of their concern about the system in the wake of further deaths at the hands of police.

A MAN who was rescued from modern slavery in Newport has said he is too scared to return to South Wales.

DOWNPOURS are forecast in the coming hours as the Met Office have put an extensive weather warning in place for the whole of Gwent.

A NEWPORT man who battled against the odds to win his dream job with the RAF has been named one of the most inspirational young people in the UK.

A MAN who carried out a vandalism attack at a Wetherspoons pub faces jail because it puts him in breach of a suspended sentence for an assault outside a nightclub.

A CANNABIS dealer was told by a judge he is more than likely going to be spending Christmas behind bars.

A Porsche Centre could be built on the outskirts of Newport at the Celtic Springs Business Park, off the A48 near Duffryn.

We have teamed up with Cambrian Fuel Card Services to offer one lucky reader a £50 high street voucher for the best carved pumpkin.

"One of the drivers had only passed his test two weeks ago," the police said.

Here are more babies recently born in Gwent.

A ROUND-UP of recent cases heard at Newport Magistrates’ Court.

A dispersal order was in force on the weekend following what Gwent Police called "repeated anti-social use of vehicles".

A former Cwmbran medical centre is for sale.

WALES will not follow England in requiring birdkeepers to house the creatures indoors amid the UK’s largest ever outbreak of avian influenza.

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A SENIOR Conservative has said Wales shouldn’t have a “disproportionate” influence in the UK after it was claimed slashing the number of Welsh MPs could undermine the union. 

A COUNCIL has confirmed that it is looking into the issue of used needles littering the site of a former hostel.

POLICE are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a missing Barry teenager.

THE University of South Wales is helping people reach their full potential with a range of professional short courses and formal qualifications.

Pupils from two Gwent schools were among 350 from across Wales who got together to mark Youth Climate Action Day through nature and poetry.

Pre-payment meter users are missing out on energy support vouchers as millions go unclaimed.

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This interactive tool shows you how an estimation of how much you've cost the NHS as well as your contributions to NHS services.

RENOWNED British actor Simon Callow – star of Notting Hill, Shakespeare in Love and Four Weddings and a Funeral – takes centre stage in a new campaign from NatWest to warn the public about the dangers of fraud this Halloween.

A series of strikes by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has taken place in recent months following a dispute over pay and conditions.

Traditionally poppies are worn from October 31st – 11 days before Armistice day on November 11.

Pumpkins can have a couple of uses once the Halloween season is over

The Woodland Trust has shared an urgent warning against pumpkin dumping after Halloween.

The government has alerted UK holidaymakers following cost-of-living protests in Madrid and pro-independence marches in Barcelona. 

Instagram has reported that it is looking into why thousands of users have suddenly had their accounts disabled.

Instagram users have reported issues with the app as many have been logged out and told their accounts have been suspended.

Questions about Suella Braverman’s return to the Home Office, six days after she was forced out, continue to dog the Prime Minister

According to reports Elon Musk is set to introduce a $20 per month charge for Twitter verification

Asda has announced it will change the way teabags are made, helping customers make choices to save the environment.

The Tudor sleeve was used as part of filming for the Antiques Roadshow in Nottingham.

As we approach the hardest winter months, we’ll see our NHS face greater pressures than ever before.

This week's big picture takes us back to 1987 when a man in Nantyglo held a protest following a gas blast on a new road in the town.

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Lidl customers can help reduce the plastic waste that reaches our oceans with the supermarket's Prevented Ocean Plastic project.