Finance Minister John O’Dowd was speaking after Paul Givan said he had been given him a ‘clean bill of health’.

A man who kept owls and large birds of prey in conditions so bad that one vet was reduced to tears has been banned from owning or keeping animals for five years. Brandon Hodge, 28, admitted two ...

The figures have been published as part of the Government’s National Child Measurement Programme.

The brother of the Southport attacker has told a public inquiry he feared he would kill someone two years before he carried out his stabbing. Giving evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Tuesday, Dion ...

JURORS in the trial of a Wrexham man accused of murder have now heard the closing speeches of both prosecution and defence. Thomas Iveson, aged 30 and of Llyndir Lane in Burton, Rossett, denies ...

Edward met young people from across Wales during a visit to Cardiff and asked them about their activities as part of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

Haiti’s government says the death toll from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 43, with 13 others still missing. Crews were still trying to reach people in the country’s southwest region, where landslides ...

Johnny Sexton says there has been an “open and honest” evaluation of Ireland’s deflating defeat to New Zealand in Chicago as attention turns to the team’s home autumn fixtures. Andy Farrell’s side led ...

A teenage girl who was sexually assaulted by migrant Hadush Kebatu said she felt “put in danger all over again” by his mistaken release. The girl added that she thought a £500 payment Kebatu received ...

Gopichand Hinduja, the head of Britain’s richest family, has died aged 85. The billionaire industrialist died in London on Tuesday, according to a spokesman for the British-Indian business. He and his ...

Dan Scarr hopes Wrexham can continue the good run of Championship form against Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Wednesday night.

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has issued the alert for the Upper Dee catchment - which covers areas around the River Dee from Llanuwchllyn (in Gwynedd) to Llangollen. Heavy rain is forecast in North ...