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Page last updated at 15:49 GMT, Friday, 29 May 2009 16:49 UK

David Thorley Head guilty of nine sex charges
A head teacher is found guilty of nine charges of sex assaults against children while a jury clears him of two.

Influenza Virus Probable swine flu case in Wales
The first probable case of swine flu is identified in Wales with health experts warning that more cases are likely.

L/Cpl Robert Martin Richards Marine was 'enormous character'
A Royal Marine who died five days after a blast in Afghanistan was an "enormous character", his commanding officer says.


OTHER TOP STORIES

MP to face voters on 'flip' claim
An MP is to hold a public meeting after allegations that he "flipped" his second home to his family residence in Pembrokeshire.

'Rooftop' trial jury discharged
The jury in the trial of two men accused of attacking a man who was holding a rooftop protest on their house fails to reach a verdict.

Hanged boy not seen as 'in need'
A review says a teenager who hanged himself was not seen as a "child in need" by agencies that were meant to help him.

Death crash driver admits offence
A man admits trying to pervert the course of justice after a nine-year-old boy was killed as he rode his bicycle.


ALSO IN THE NEWS

Who is going to be assisting the Doctor?
Little-known actress Karen Gillan is to be the next assistant in Doctor Who, appearing in the new series alongside Matt Smith.

A worm-eating slug named in top 10 new species in the world
A worm-eating slug discovered in south Wales has been named as one of the top new species in the world.


WELSH ECONOMY

Remote cheese factory to reopen
An old cheese factory which closed two years ago with the loss of nearly 50 jobs is set to reopen as a storage unit.


SPORT WALES

FROM BBC SPORT >>
Powell gives Lions injury worry
The Lions have injury doubts over Andy Powell and Stephen Ferris ahead of their opening tour match in South Africa.

FROM BBC SPORT >>
Wales' older stars set for chop
Wales manager John Toshack says he is ready to drop the few experienced players in his already-youthful squad.


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

Teachers' worry
When is it appropriate to touch a pupil?

Mental health
University helps Eastenders writers with storyline

Kind Of Blue
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of jazz record


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

Village legacy
Woman leaves £400,000 to friends and neighbours


MORE NEWS FROM WALES

Child 'serious' after collision
A four-year-old boy is in a "serious but not life-threatening" condition in hospital after a collision with a car.

Biomass plant and wind farm plan
An Irish company applies for planning permission to build a biomass plant and wind farm on Anglesey to produce electricity.

Woman's leg impaled on railings
A 73-year-old woman is in hospital after falling from a ladder and impaling her leg on metal garden railings.

MPs 'cannot reject powers vote'
MPs have lost the "moral authority" to oppose a referendum on further assembly powers, says Plaid's leader.

Tutu in Hay appeal for Zimbabwe
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, speaking at the Hay Festival, calls for support for Zimbabwe's national unity government.

AM reopens leader's iPod row
A Tory AM who lost his assembly shadow cabinet job in a reshuffle criticises his leader over expenses claims.

Marine dies from Afghan wounds
A Royal Marine, believed to be from north Wales, dies in a UK hospital after being wounded in Afghanistan.

Union warning on adult education
A teaching union says adult learning courses are facing "savage" cuts and calls for greater accountability of colleges and universities.

Jail after laser shone onto plane
A judge jails a man for shining a laser into a passenger plane, warning him it could have had "catastrophic" consequences.


WELSH POLITICS

Anger overshadows European poll
BBC Welsh affairs editor Vaughan Roderick says UK European election voters may focus more on the MPs' expenses furore.


WELSH ECONOMY

Broadband staff in transfer plan
Plans are unveiled to transfer 200 broadband staff working for a Virgin Media sub-contractor to a different company.


SOUTH EAST WALES

No winner of Urdd poetry contest
Judges at the Urdd Eisteddfod say there is no-one worthy of being awarded the winner's chair in the 2009 poetry contest.


SOUTH WEST WALES

Burglar 'targets elderly couple'
Police appeal for information after an elderly couple find an intruder in their bedroom in broad daylight.


MID WALES

Air lift to restore mountain path
A helicopter is being used in the Brecon Beacons to move stones to rebuild footpaths that have fallen into disrepair.


NORTH EAST WALES

Sisters' charity parachute jump
Three sisters prepare to do a parachute jump to raise money for the cancer charity that supported their dying parents.


NORTH WEST WALES

Teen driver admits causing death
A 19-year-old man admits causing a young woman's death while under the influence of alcohol.



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