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19 August 2018

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News imageChildren eat lumch

Fighting holiday hunger in Birkenhead

How one town is filling the gap when free school meals are off the menu.

News imageA painting of Humphrey Llwyd

The man who put Wales on the map

An exhibition will be held to honour the man who created the first map of Wales in the 16th Century.

News imageActors portray the funeral scene

150 years since rail disaster killed 33

A service will remember victims of a crash between the Irish Mail train and runaway carriage trucks.

News imagePatient Knows Best app

Patients access medical records on app

Outpatients at a Bridgend hospital can view their medical details on a smart phone or computer.

News imagegirl with her teddy

'My teddy bear of daddy'

Memory items such as teddy bears are being made to help families grieve for loved ones

News imageAthens residents eating food from soup kitchen, 6 Feb 15

Soup kitchens and start-ups: Greek bailout era ends

As Greece's bailouts end, the BBC's Mark Lowen finds much hardship but also glimmers of hope.

News imageDieter Degowski and Hans-Jürgen Rösner with hostages on a bus

The deadly hostage drama where the media crossed a line

It began with a failed robbery and ended in a shootout - and for much of the 54 hours, the media went along for the ride.

News imageNorthampton Saints

Crisis council money 'bought rugby box'

Public money was also spent by councillors on hiring a vintage plane.

News imageMichelle Kennedy

The woman behind 'Tinder for mums'

As the first of her friends to become a mum, Michelle Kennedy didn't have a network of other mothers to share her experiences with.

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