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Two candidates explain how their fate in the local elections was decided by the toss of a coin.

Rosie Morgan is running in the London Marathon, months after donating a kidney to friend Zoe.

BBC News By John Arkless image sourceAntim Sanskar Group Wales image captionIt is traditional in Hindu and Sikh communities for the cremated ashes of the dead to be scattered into flowing water A site where Sikhs and Hindus can scatter the ashes of loved ones is to be officially opened in south Wales. It is traditional in both religions for bodies to be cremated and their ashes scattered into flowing water to be carried out to sea. The site at Llandaff Rowing Club in Cardiff, on the River Taf...

Covid: Cardiff city centre working 50% lower than pre-pandemic By John Arkless image captionFewer people have been working and spending money in Cardiff during the pandemic, research suggests The number of people working in Cardiff city centre is 50% lower than before the pandemic, according to research. It found some £400m less had been spent in the city centre since March 2020. The Welsh government said it recognised the "big impact" of Covid and was working closely with sectors affected. ...

A couple were almost swept away by the current while crossing from Sully Island to the mainland.

Figures show footfall in Wales was 30% lower in May compared with the same month in 2019.

BBC News By John Arkless image copyrightGetty Images Doctors in Wales have faced bullying and disciplinary action for raising concerns over working conditions and safety, a union leader has said. Dr Phil Banfield, of BMA Wales, said doctors who complained about work, both before and during the Covid pandemic, were seen as "troublemakers". He said there are worries bullying among staff will get worse as longer post-Covid waiting lists are tackled. The Welsh government said bullying of NHS sta...