Wales — all stories
EDUCATION
October half term 2026: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Welsh councils, Essex and Southwark give 26 to 30 October, but Surrey’s break starts on 19 October and Edinburgh’s and Highland’s on 12 October.
Whitehall Minute
ECONOMY
UK’s 250th banking hub opens in Chepstow
The government has committed to opening at least 350 banking hubs by the end of this Parliament, the Treasury said.
Whitehall Minute
