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Merthyr millionaires

Ian Pearce and Lyn Sexton
Ian Pearce and Lyn Sexton have one a million pounds on the lottery Credit: ITV News Wales

A couple from Merthyr have become Britain's latest National Lottery millionaires.Civil servant Ian Pearce, who's 45 and his partner 41-year-old Lyn Sexton, today returned to the castle where they wed to pick up their one-million lottery cheque.

Lyn said: "It is not the first we've shocked our families but they are all very happy for us. We love life and this will make it all the better."

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Man's body found near Lake Vyrnwy

Lake Vyrnwy
The body was found in a small lake near Lake Vyrnwy on Wednesday afternoon Credit: ITV Wales News

Dyfed Powys Police has launched an investigation following the discovery of a body in a small lake in Rhiwargor waterfall.

A police spokesperson said the body - that of an adult male - is currently undergoing a post-mortem examination.

'40 new jobs' for JCB Wrexham plant

JCB has announced that it will take on 'more than 40' staff at its Transmission plant in Wrexham.

The company the move has been prompted by 'rising global demand', and that it will recruit a total of 350 agency employees at seven of its UK factories.

Round the clock guard for Cors Dyfi osprey eggs

Ospreys Monty and Nora
Ospreys Monty and Nora at the Cors Dyfi Reserve, near Machynlleth Credit: Dyfi Ospreys Project

The team guarding the nest of a breeding pair of ospreys in Mid Wales is expecting the first of three eggs to hatch over the next week.

The ospreys, named Monty and Nora by the team, returned to the Dyfi Osprey Project on Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust’s Cors Dyfi Reserve earlier this spring.

Last year, they hatched three eggs in the nest. These were believed to be the first ospreys to hatch alongside the River Dyfi since 1604.

Nora laid her first egg this year on April 18, followed by the second three days later and the third on April 24.

A team of three staff and 80 volunteers has been guarding the nest and eggs around the clock to deter egg collectors.

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£32m school funding boost detailed

The Welsh Government says the Pupil Deprivation Grant represents 'practical action to reduce the impact of poverty'.

Below is a breakdown of how the funding is being allocated per local authority.

Anglesey - £643,050

Blaenau Gwent - £1,052,550

Bridgend - £1,556,100

Caerphilly - £2,484,000

Cardiff - £4,072,950

Carmarthenshire - £1,690,200

Ceredigion - £458,100

Conwy - £1,012,950

Denbighshire - £1,073,250

Gwynedd - £904,050

Flintshire - £1,236,150

Merthyr Tydfil - £810,000

Monmouthshire - £506,250

Neath-Port Talbot - £1,799,100

Newport - £1,762,650

Pembrokeshire - £1,160,100

Powys - £765,900

Swansea - £2,670,750

Rhondda Cynon Taff - £3,382,650

Torfaen - £1,029,600

Vale of Glamorgan - £1,073,700

Wrexham - £1,288,800

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