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The area of Wales that's seen the biggest rise in average house priceNew figures from Office for National Statistics (ONS) include the average house price for Wales and the counties where the figure is increasing or decreasingView 2 Images New house price data for Wales just released (Image: WalesOnline/Rob Browne)The most recent house price data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) covering the period up to and including January 2026, reveals that in Wales house prices on average have fallen by -1.7% since December 2025. ‌However, the data also shows an annual, year-on-year price increase in Wales of 2%, bringing the average property value to £210,000. This 2% increase is marginally higher than the UK average house price, now at which has seen a modest year-on-year rise of 1.3% . View 2 Images One area of Wales has seen the biggest annual increase in average house price (Image: WalesOnline/ Rob Browne)Out of the 22 local authority areas in Wales, 17 have shown an increase in average house prices in the 12 months to January 2026, with the remaining five either experiencing very little change or a marginal decrease. Monmouthshire remains the most expensive county to buy a home with the average price now standing at £333,000.

The centrality of nature and biodiversity to national security was made crystal clear in a UK government national security briefing on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security. National security assessments are conducted to identify strategic risks, threats and vulnerabilities that threaten national interests. For the first time, biodiversity loss and global ecosystem collapse were systematically assessed through a national security lens. Food production was identified as both the most significant cause of terrestrial biodiversity loss and one of the sectors most vulnerable to ecosystem collapse due to biodiversity loss. Nature restoration, within and beyond our shores, is essential for mitigating the national security risks of biodiversity loss.

An airline check-in girl has admitted helping a crime gang smuggle millions of pounds through Manchester Airport to Dubai so she could splash the cash on designer goods and a boob job. They also heard messages that showed Rauf allegedly had cosmetic breast surgery paid for by her role in the crime. '(The organiser arranged for) the defendants to pick up huge sums of cash generated by crime in this country and smuggle it to Dubai,' Mr Baker said. 'None of the cash was declared to the authorities in this country on leaving as the law required it to be. Rauf was later seen taking 'full' bags to a safety deposit box in Manchester City Centre, the court heard.

Sir, – Conflict is the single largest driver of food insecurity, forcing millions from their homes and cutting families off from land, markets and basic services. In 2022, the war in Ukraine triggered a global cost-of-living crisis, and food insecurity reached record levels. Without a rapid resolution, the conflict impacting Iran and the Gulf states could have a similar effect, potentially driving another 45 million people into acute food insecurity, and impacting food and fuel prices and the availability of fertilisers globally. Lasting peace is needed to reverse the steady increase in the number of people who are acutely food insecure. Without it, the systems that people depend upon for food will continue to unravel, and zero hunger will remain an aspiration.

Anjalika Bardalai, chief economist at TheCityUK, said financial and related professional services remain one of the UK’s greatest strengths, accounting for almost 40% of all services exports and 22% of total UK exports. Read more:While the sale of British goods abroad fell in 2023 by 3.6%, total services exports continued to grow strongly, up by 14% to £465bn. Financial and related professional services accounting for almost 40% of all services exports, while in Scotland the goods and services exports were relatively balanced. "Scotland plays a particularly important role in this success: industry exports from Scotland reached £12bn in 2023, rising by more than 16% year-on-year – one of the fastest growth rates anywhere in Britain," Ms Bardalai said. TheCityUK noted that financial services exports for Northern Ireland in 2023 totalled £2.2bn but there is was enough data to estimate related professional services exports.

Photo by Seb Daly/SportsfileEverything you need to know for the big game tonightJust as expected, as soon as the Irish squad boarded the plane for Czechia, so too did thousands of Irish fans; many of them with their parrot memorabilia in hand, or on their shoulder. ​IF it happens, and that's a big if, we will look back on this campaign of qualification as one of the most memorable. ​Below is all you need to know heading into our do-or-die fixture against Czechia. ​That's not the end of it, though, if we win tonight, we go into a play off final against Denmark or North Macedonia, whoever wins their game tonight. ​RTÉ are covering the event across RTÉ Player, RTÉ Radio One and RTÉ 2.

Proposed changes to how consumers and businesses can challenge a Revenue tax assessment will have a chilling effect on such appeals, the Irish Tax Institute says. Photograph: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ieChanges to how consumers and businesses can challenge a Revenue tax assessment will have a chilling effect on such appeals, the Irish Tax Institute says. It would punish a taxpayer in the court of public opinion for daring to contest a tax assessment, Anne Gunnell, director of tax policy and representations at the tax industry group, told an Oireachtas committee on Wednesday. The tax industry group says that judgment held only that an absolute ban on public hearings was unconstitutional – not that all meetings had to be held in public. The EU-wide comparison shows that although most countries default to public hearings, almost all anonymise published findings of those hearings.

Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson and Seamus Coleman during a media conference at the Fortuna Arena in Prague, Czechia. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile (courtesy of FAI). Hopes high as Ireland look to keep bandwagon rollingBy Kevin EganIn between the time when these words were written and tonight (Thursday), the mood of the nation will have changed dramatically, one way or another. There are those who live or die by the fates of the Boys in Green and for those, Prague is all that matters. For the players and the fans, who seem to continue to represent this country with pride and honour through good times and bad, we fervently hope that the bandwagon keeps rolling tonight.

Butter and milk prices are coming down. Butter and milk prices are coming down. Musgrave has announced that prices on the full range of SuperValu and Centra own-brand Irish butter and milk products will be reduced across stores nationwide from Friday. The reductions will deliver savings of up to 40c on own-brand Irish creamery butter and milk products. This will see all SuperValu and Centra 454g own-brand butter products reduce from €3.39 to €2.99, while all 227g own-brand butter products will reduce from €2.09 to €1.99.

Olivia Attwood said her engagement to Bradley Dack was 'vomit inducing' because he popped the question in a cliche setting following their bitter split. Earlier this week, Olivia down in tears as she shared a cryptic post to Instagram on hinting she's been contacted about her estranged husband Bradley's 'infidelity'. Over the weekend, Olivia was seen locking lips with close friend Pete Wicks at Flute Bar in Soho, leaving fans stunned. The following day, Emily took to TikTok to share her excitement for the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special. Olivia split from footballer Bradley with sources claiming the relationship ended after he 'breached her trust'.

From Rathcoole to Harvard to global food supply chains — Keychain’s Oisin Hanrahan on scaling a €70m startup and the limits to AIOisin Hanrahan of Keychain says AI adoption is overhyped, and warns that volatility is causing corporate paralysisKeychain CEO Oisin HanrahanAdrian Weckler Today at 06:30When Rathcoole-born Oisin Hanrahan finished secondary school in the mid-2000s, he thought he was a little young to go to college and went inter-railing instead.

‘Somewhere, the Easter bunny silently weeps’: Why do some of our favourite chocolate eggs taste different? Social media has been ablaze decrying changes to some of our favourite chocolate brands. Danielle Barron finds out why it’s happening and talks to some Irish firms bucking the trendTV Chef Aisling Larkin on what makes really quality chocolateDanielle Barron Today at 06:30As life’s little pleasures go, the melt-in-your-mouth experience of good chocolate is hard to beat. But the online – and offline – chatter suggests all is not as it seems when it comes to our beloved bars.

Xiu Lan Holdings, the company that owns Fota Island Resort and the Kingsley Hotel in Cork, reported a loss for its 2025 financial year of just over €1m after seeing its operating profit decline by 16%, its latest accounts show. The company generated a turnover over €37m in 2025, up from €36.44m in 2024. “With increasing turnover, golf membership at Fota Island Golf Club is currently at its highest, which is central to the success of the resort, and there are strong international bookings in place for the forthcoming year,” the company said. As of the end of its 2025 financial year, the group has assets valued at €64.8m — down year-on-year from €66.7m — while its liabilities stood at €36.5m, also down from €37.5m. The ownership of the Fota Island Resort and the Kingsley Hotel has been the subject of a long-running legal battle by Chinese businessman Yuzhu Kang and was only resolved in February 2024.

A Race Across The World pairing who are 'effectively strangers' are set to make BBC show history as the first ever in-laws competing together. One of the pairings taking on the challenge are Mark and Margo - who by their own admission were 'effectively strangers' but came together due to a family tragedy. It comes after the BBC launched a series of spin-off for Race Across The World in a brand new landmark streaming shake-up. Scott Mills, who won the second series of the celebrity version of Race Across the World, will be the voice and face behind Race Across the World: The Detour. The BBC have described the podcast as the programme's 'younger, wilder sibling, charting the ups and downs of the upcoming series'.