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Vaughan Gething’s tenure as first minister of Wales may have been short, but it has also been packed full of highs and lows. After only 118 days, Mr Gething has now stepped down after several members of his cabinet resigned in unison. Here is a look back at Mr...

Gething's 118 days as first minister in pictures

The Independent

Vaughan Gething has announced he is resigning as First Minister of Wales after four members of his government quit and demanded he left office.Mr Gething has been embroiled in a political row over his decision to sack Hannah Blythyn as a minister and a furore about donations he took while running to be Welsh Labour leader, which led to Labour’s co-operation deal in the Senedd with Plaid Cymru collapsing.In his statement, Mr Gething said any allegations of wrongdoing against him were “pernicious, politically motivated and patently untrue”.Here is his resignation statement in full:“I have this morning taken the difficult decision...

Vaughan Gething’s resignation statement in full

Four Welsh ministers have quit the Government in protest against First Minister Vaughan Gething’s leadership, telling him they cannot get on with the job “without you standing down”.Mick Antoniw, Julie James, Lesley Griffiths and Jeremy Miles resigned on Tuesday morning, posting separate letters on social media in which they called for Mr Gething to go.The First Minister has come under sustained criticism in recent months for his decision to sack former minister Hannah Blythyn, and over a series of rows concerning donations he took while running to be Welsh Labour leader.This led to the collapse of a co-operation agreement between...

Four Welsh ministers quit and call for First Minister to stand down

Sniffer dogs in Ecuador have found 6.23 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment, police say. The dogs alerted their handlers, who seized 5,630 parcels filled with a white substance that later tested positive for cocaine. The shipment was destined for Germany, officials said, and would have been worth...

Six tonnes of cocaine found in banana shipment

Six people who died in a luxury hotel suite in Thailand were poisoned by drinks laced with cyanide, police have said. Police suspect that one of the dead was behind the poisoning and was driven by crushing debt. The six deceased were found dead by housekeepers at the Grand Hyatt...

Cyanide found on teacups used by Bangkok hotel victims

The Reform UK leader was showered in drink while launching his general election campaign last month.

Woman denies assault after Farage milkshake attack

A search operation is under way to locate 16 missing crew members, 13 of whom are Indian, after an oil tanker capsized off the coast of Oman. An Indian official told the BBC that the foreign ministry was co-ordinating the operation with Oman's maritime authorities. Oman officials said late on...

Search for crew after oil tanker capsizes off Oman coast

Tiger Woods says he turned up at Royal Troon jaded after watching news of the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump on his flight.

Woods missed sleep over Trump assassination attempt

Multiple security agencies were at the Trump rally. Yet the gunman was still able to shoot unhindered.

Police were stationed in building Trump gunman shot from

Teachers at a Nottingham secondary school are set to strike over "detrimental" staffing issues. National Education Union (NEU) members at The Trinity Catholic School in Aspley will walk out on Wednesday and Thursday. The union says 10 members of teaching staff are set to leave the school at the end...

Teachers to strike at school over staffing issues

Jack Black has said he’s cancelled the rest of the Tenacious D world tour after his bandmate Kyle Gass sparked an outcry with a comment about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The comedy rock group were on stage in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday when Gass was asked to...

Jack Black axes tour over bandmate's Trump comment

Two drug dealers who used a phone line to advertise heroin and cocaine have been jailed. Wayne Kassim, 39, and Mark Duce, 51 used the alias "DelBoy" to advertise drugs in Canterbury. Police began investigating after a medical incident involving a drug user who had bought drugs from the DelBoy...

Dealers who used phone line to sell drugs jailed

A small town mayor in the Philippines who has been accused of being a Chinese spy has gone into hiding, officials said. Police could not carry out a warrant for the arrest of Alice Guo over the weekend as she was not at any of her known addresses. Scam centres...

Police hunt mayor accused of being Chinese spy

The court hears teachers were concerned about the boy's actions and called counter-terrorism police.

Teen who wrote far-right slogans in exam sentenced

A rugby star's father deliberately coughed in a woman's face during the pandemic, a tribunal hears.

Woman gets payout after boss coughs in her face

Plans to build 120 homes on the edge of a village can go ahead after the developers successfully appealed against a council decision to reject the proposal. Developers, including Bellway Homes, saw their project for land to the east of Ploughley Road in Ambrosden, Oxfordshire, turned down by Cherwell District Council in July 2023.

Developers win appeal to build 120 village homes

Police release a CCTV image of a motorbike rider they are trying to trace over the shooting in May.

Girl, 9, shot by motorcyclist remains critically hurt

A man and woman are held on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, police say.

Two arrested as part of drugs deaths investigation

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CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

A man suffered a fractured skull and bleed to the brain following the assault in Derry city centre.

Man's skull fractured in one-punch attack

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Gething haunted by own decisions, says Drakeford

Vaughan Gething was dogged by sacking a minister and campaign donations, his predecessor...

Gething haunted by own decisions, says Drakeford

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