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With 100 days to go until the next Senedd election, voters in Wales can expect some significant changes.A new voting system will be introduced, with people asked to place a cross next to their preferred party, rather than an individual candidate.The electoral map of Wales has also been streamlined, reducing the number of constituencies to 16.The Senedd itself will grow, with the number of members increasing from 60 to 96.BBC journalist Jennifer Jones explains what has changed.Video edited by Terel Edmunds
Oliver Glasner’s exit tour from Crystal Palace has already turned bitter, but it could still get worse if they sanction a £40m Nottingham Forest transfer… We, like many other neutrals, have rooted for Palace as they have reached new heights under Glasner, having won the FA Cup for the first time in their history and earned a spot in Europe. But with how modern-day football favours the elite, underdogs are not given much time to prosper, and it was never going to be long until Palace were put back in their box. However, the manner in which Palace’s world has…
Image: Envato Do you have any secrets? Well, we all do. But for some people, they may no longer be private. Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it recorded users’ private conversations without their knowledge through its Google Assistant software. The proposed settlement, filed in a California federal court, relates to claims that Google Assistant was inadvertently activated on Android devices and recorded conversations that were intended to be private. Plaintiffs allege that these recordings were then used to help deliver targeted advertising. Google denied any wrongdoing as part of the settlement and said…
Between the new Macs, iPhones and rumored AI gadgets, Apple surprised us with an upgraded, second-generation AirTag. It has Apple’s latest Ultra Wideband chip — the same one used in the iPhone 17 lineup and the Apple Watch Ultra 3. It also uses Precision Finding to reach items up to 50 percent further away than the previous AirTag model. This feature will now work with any Apple Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 or newer.TMA (Apple)Apple says the new tag is 50 percent louder and features a “distinctive new chime.” So you can show off that you’ve got the new kind…
Paul Scholes insists Arsenal “could be the worst team to win the league” if Mikel Arteta gets the team over the line in the Premier League title race. The Gunners were beaten 3-2 by Manchester United on Sunday as Red Devils forward Matheus Cunha struck the winner with three minutes to go. That result means nearest rivals Manchester City and Aston Villa, who occupy second and third place in the table, closed the gap to four points on leaders Arsenal over the weekend. Pressure is building on Arsenal and Arteta after three consecutive second-placed finishes in the Premier League with…
Three-quarters of UK IT professionals say they had outages due to missing alerts in 2025, according to research from Splunk, published last year and being highlighted now. The supplier’s State of observability 2025 report, which surveyed 1,855 IT ops and engineers, including 300 in the UK, suggests that alert fatigue is a major problem for the operational resilience of companies and other organisations. Observability is a network management strategy which looks to actively gather data to focus on what is relevant, such as the factors that drive operations decisions and actions, and screen out what is irrelevant. The field research…
Richard Wheeler,Political reporterandToby MannPAAndy Burnham is seen as a potential challenger for Labour Party leadership.Around 50 Labour MPs have signed a letter objecting to the decision to block Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from standing in a forthcoming parliamentary by-election, BBC News understands.They have written to Sir Keir Starmer to warn the decision is a “real gift” to Reform UK, as polling suggests Burnham may be Labour’s “very best chance at winning” the vacant Gorton and Denton seat.The signatories said there was “no legitimate reason” to block Burnham and asked for Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) to “re-evaluate”.Sir Keir…
Man Utd will be able to sign Mohamed Kader Meite from Rennes in the January transfer window if they make an offer in excess of €30m, according to reports. The Red Devils spent over £200m on five new players in the summer transfer window with Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo, Diego Leon and Senne Lammens all arriving at Old Trafford. Mbeumo and Cunha have had a big impact in recent weeks as Man Utd concentrated on improving an attack that was the fifth worst in the Premier League last season. And the Red Devils are still looking to improve that…
Northern Ireland will become the first country in the UK to introduce a graduated driving licence system for young and novice drivers, in a bid to reduce serious and fatal collisions. Due to be introduced on 1 October, the graduated driving licences (GDLs) will impose a night-time restriction on drivers aged under 24 for six months: they will be permitted to have only one passenger aged between 14 and 20 in their car between 11pm and 6am. The Northern Irish government will also introduce limits on passengers for new drivers at night time, with an exemption for immediate family members. This…
Paul Seddon,Political reporterandJames ChaterBloomberg via Getty ImagesStarmer made the comments in an interview with Bloomberg held in Downing Street on MondaySir Keir Starmer has said the UK cannot afford to ignore the economic opportunities presented by China, as be prepares to become the first British prime minister in eight years to visit Beijing.In an interview with Bloomberg News, Sir Keir said his visit would bring “significant opportunities” for British companies.He insisted the UK would not be forced to “choose between” China and maintaining close ties to the US, amid rising trade tensions between the two superpowers in recent years.The UK…