The proportion of Welsh students applying to higher education has fallen to one in three.

Wales has the lowest number of students applying to university out of UK nations

Welsh A-level students are due to receive their results on Thursday

A level results beckon for a ‘determined’ generation

The number of people speaking Welsh in so-called "heartland" communities is declining and overhaul is needed to secure its future, a report says.

Call for Welsh-language 'heartlands' to be 'areas of linguistic significance'

The glass ceiling may be shattered but this new dawn is full of long-established difficulties: NHS issues, education standards and creating a stronger economy.

Eluned Morgan as FM sees glass ceiling shattered but difficulties remain

Nitazenes are synthetic opioids that can be  500 times stronger than morphine. They can be injected, inhaled or swallowed, in tablet form. 

The powerful synthetic opioids adding 'severe concern' to Wales’ drugs crisis

The charity, which provides vital services for disabled children and their families, is struggling to cope with high demand and financial pressures.

The Gwent children’s charity in crisis like ‘never before’

A lack of Welsh Government funded childcare provision is a part of the problem, according to a report by Oxfam Cymru.

'Crippling' childcare costs leave parents 'wishing children's lives away'

So far we've seen protests, two petitions, members of the Senedd threatened with abusive emails and the 20mph minister's office vandalised.

'Driver behaviour hasn't fully adapted to it', says window cleaner

ITV Wales has been told people are facing problems since Transport for Wales overtook administration of the scheme.

People with learning disabilities 'anxious' as bus passes renewals denied

Christine Haley has been waiting for a knee operation since 2008.

'The pain levels get worse and worse' - woman waits 15 years for knee surgery

It’s quite something to cover a coronation. You’ve seen the pictures, you’ve seen the headlines - this is how it felt behind the scenes.

King's Coronation: The most memorable moments from behind the scenes

File photo. Lord Peter Mandelson pictured in July 2023.

ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston explains how Lord Peter Mandelson might yet not be packing his bags for Washington DC.

Why Washington could reject Mandelson as Britain's next US ambassador

ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston breaks down potentially the most important diplomatic decision Starmer will ever make. 

Was PM blindsided by Mandelson reaction or did he hope to weather the storm?

Ruth Jones and James Corden attend a BBC launch event for Gavin and Stacey: The Finale, at Ham Yard Hotel in London. Picture date: Wednesday December 18, 2024. 

After the show's 2019 Christmas special ended on a cliffhanger, with a marriage proposal, viewers will hopefully get an answer on Christmas Day.

James Corden and Ruth Jones to give Gavin & Stacey ‘lovely’ send off

ITV News' Robert Peston looks at why the prime minister has given Lord Mandelson the UK's top diplomatic job to the US and what risks are involved

Why Starmer picked Mandelson for Washington

File photo dated 02/02/24 of Lord Peter Mandelson at St Mary the Virgin church in Primrose Hill, north west London. The UK needs to transform itself into a high investment economy to shift out of its low growth "doom loop", Lord Peter Mandelson claims, adding that he will will hit out at "persistent underinvestment". Issue date: Thursday October 10, 2024.

The Labour peer and former 'spin doctor' to Tony Blair would replace Karen Pierce, who has served as ambassador to the US since 2020. 

Peter Mandelson expected to be made Britain's new ambassador to US

The Queen's longtime hairdresser has spoken to ITV News about her decades-lasting friendship with Her Majesty.

Royal warrant for the long-serving hairdresser to the Queen

ITV News' Chloe Keedy reports from Avignon, France, after attending the sentencing of Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband and 50 other men in the mass rape trial.

Gisele Pelicot calmly faced the unimaginable in court for the final time

ITV News' Steve Scott speaks to Lord Seb Coe, one of seven candidates vying to become IOC president, about how the Olympic games could shape up. 

Megan Boot

megan.boot@itv.com