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a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 8,016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km).

Wales

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Welsh name: Cymru.��Medieval Latin name: Cambria.��a principality that is part of the United Kingdom, in the west of Great Britain; conquered by the English in 1282; parliamentary union with England took place in 1536: a separate Welsh Assembly with limited powers was established in 1999. Wales consists mainly of moorlands and mountains and has an economy that is chiefly agricultural, with an industrial and former coal-mining area in the south. Capital: Cardiff. Pop: 2 938 000 (2003 est). Area: 20 768 sq km (8017 sq miles)

Wales

One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, occupying the western peninsula of the island of Great Britain. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff.

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Welsh culture is known for its writers and singers, dating back more than one thousand years to the bards (poet-singers) of the Middle Ages.

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On Tuesday, the House of Commons voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales - the most consequential change in reproductive rights in almost 60 years.

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Pip is paid to more than 3.6 million people who have a long-term physical or mental health condition in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Earlier this year, Sheen said he was funding the new theatre company to fill the gap left by the folding of National Theatre Wales.

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Hill won his first England cap back in 2018 aged just 19, but has only added three more in the seven years since, his last coming against Wales in the 2025 Six Nations.

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Northern Ireland, western Scotland and west Wales will see temperatures peak on Friday with highs of 24 to 28C likely.

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