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Radio Wales,25 Jan 2026,60 mins

The world this week, deposit return scheme, energy, social media, St Dwynwen

Sunday Supplement

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IMI Media's chief international anchor Hadley Gamble discusses the week that was. Owen Derbyshire from Keep Wales Tidy explains why he's written to the UK government asking for Wales to be exempted from a UK-wide bottle deposit scheme. Energy Minister Michael Shanks talks about energy efficiency. Tonia Antoniazzi MP advocates for a social media ban for under 16s. Archdruid and chair of Welsh and Celtic Studies at Aberystwyth University Mererid Hopwood tells us all about St Dwynwen and other popular Welsh traditions at this time of year. Leader of the Vale's conservatives, Cllr George Carroll and employment lawyer Bethan Darwin review the papers.

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