Huw Thomas
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Business Correspondent for @BBCWalesNews 📺 📚 This is a personal account, not a BBC one.
Wales, United Kingdom
Joined October 2008
🛍️🎄 'Dwi'm yn meddwl bod 'na lawer o lefydd sy'n gallu cynnig beth mae Caernarfon yn cynnig' Mae 'na bryderon yng Nghaernarfon y gallai siopau annibynnol gau wrth i bobl gael eu hannog i wneud eu siopa Nadolig yn lleol.
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England and Wales in same 2027 World Cup group
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England and Wales are paired up in the pool stages at the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with Scotland and Ireland also drawn together.
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Ex-Brexit Party MEP named in Nathan Gill messages denies taking pro-Russian payments
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A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
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1 week to go till we're in Cardiff! With film/TV lines blurring & budgets tightening, how do creatives navigate a shifting industry, co-commissions & global demand while still telling standout stories? 👉 Book your place or watch live https://t.co/98ElUMl7Qe
#ProductionUnlocked
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BBC News Live page - Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, is being sentenced for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russia influence campaign https://t.co/S6pJ2ntc68
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The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a "grave betrayal" of the electorate's trust and inflicted "profound harm".
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Nathan Gill was a prominent MEP in Nigel Farage's Brexit Party - his head of delegation - and went on to lead Reform in Wales. Today, a sentencing hearing is due where he will likely be jailed eight offences - including for taking thousands of pounds to help a key Putin ally in
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Alex Mahon: low-level TV jobs ‘will all go’ due to AI
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Former C4 chief says 'human curation' vital to AI success in creative sector, despite employment worries
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This morning @DailyMail admits that it published a statement it claimed I had made when I have never said anything like it. 🤔
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Reform MS faces 14-day Senedd ban over racial slur
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Laura Anne Jones used a racial slur to describe Chinese people, in August 2023, in a WhatsApp chat.
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City takes steps towards nation's first overnight tourism tax
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Cardiff council wants to bring in a levy that it hopes would raise £3.5m a year.
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Liverpool fury at 'insulting' BBC Kelvin MacKenzie interview https://t.co/qVPy4sxSt3
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A Hillsborough survivor described the decision to interview the former Sun editor as an "insult".
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The Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of 5-4 to keep interest rates at 4%. Find out more: https://t.co/GHHt7QdrbF
#InterestRates #BankOfEngland #BoE
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Interest rates held at 4% by Bank of England in final decision before Budget Follow live:
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It's the final decision on the base rate before Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her Budget later this month.
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What of the businesses that back Welsh rugby? Re Scarlets, I understand the House of Luxury group wants to examine the detail of the WRU’s plan before commenting further. The group was yet to invest any money, pending the outcome of the consultation. https://t.co/gzuF9MAFCf
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The Welsh Rugby Union announces long-term plans to cut Welsh regions from four to three professional teams by 2027.
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Galw am 'gyllid cenedlaethol' i helpu pobl ddychwelyd i'r gwaith 👇
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Galw am gynyddu'r cymorth sydd ar gael i helpu pobl i ddychwelyd i'r gwaith, wrth i ffigyrau ddangos bod gan Gymru gyfradd uchel o anweithgarwch economaidd.
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'National funding' needed to get people back to work
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Wales has a high rate of people not in work, with some wanting a national fund to help people back into work.
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✈️ From pints to flights, Cardiff Airport’s new CEO is Jon Bridge, the man who rescued Brains brewery after Covid.
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Remembering the late Actress, Glynis Johns (5 October 1923 – 4 January 2024)
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Ahead of sharing a special message at the @BAFTACymru Awards this evening, it was a pleasure to spend time at Bad Wolf Studios in Cardiff — meeting @BAFTA Prince of Wales Bursary trainees, exploring the sets of The Other Bennet Sister and Doctor Who, and joining a puppetry
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