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Ahead of next week's budget announcement, Oxfam Cymru have warned a reduction in the 50p tax rate would "disproportionately harm the poorest people in Wales."

The charity believe if Chancellor George Osborne offers a tax break to higher earners at the same time as cutting working tax credits this will result in a more divided Britain, hitting poor communities in Wales particularly hard. But the South Wales Chamber of Commerce say they believe any reduction tot he 50p rate will have very little impact on the country.

Traffic travelling on Newport Road is causing chaos in Cardiff, with both the number of accidents and increased air pollution in Adamsdown proving cause for concern.  

Cardiff councillors have been told the amount of pollution surrounding the Cardiff Royal Infirmary (CRI) is increasing and the vast amount of traffic, which passes through this area of the city, is being blamed.

A new report from the Welsh Language Board has found the number of Welsh speakers is declining, but in Cardiff Welsh speakers may be on the increase.

The report titled A Statistical overview of the Welsh Language was complied by Hywel Jones, who works for the Welsh Language Board.

“Cardiff is one of those areas where the numbers and percentages of Welsh speakers are probably still growing,” he said.

The sixth annual Welsh varsity boat race will see Swansea attempting to dominate the water for a third year running.  

Although last year  was a relatively easy victory for the visiting squad, Cardiff senior men's eight look in good shape to challenge last year's winners.

Cardiff's club live by the motto "Go hard or go to hospital", and this certainly comes out in their female squads.

Cardiff Bay looks set to lose the WOW on the Waterfront festival this year because of council budget cuts.

The decision to cut the two-day festival, usually held each summer, will be made later today (Friday) after the Welsh Assembly has finalised budget decisions.

Councillor Nigel Howells said: “There’s no money in the council budget. Everything will have to come from the Assembly Government, dependent on the settlement, and if we don't get the funding then we will need to cancel one of this year's festivals.

A team of eight charity runners were welcomed back to Cardiff by military fanfare after completing their 420-mile relay race on Sunday.

Team Hope Wales finished their non-stop run from Cardiff Bay to Anglesey and back again in perfect weather with no accidents.

They and their six supporting crew were played in by a band from 3rd Royal Welsh and its regimental mascot Shenkin the goat.

Chris Jones, the 43-year-old businessman from Cardiff who organised the run, is a former officer in the regiment.

People travelling to Cardiff face huge delays after vandals allegedly stole a signalling cable on the line between Severn Tunnel Junction and Newport.
Trains were delayed and replacement bus services ran from Bristol to South Wales after an act of vandalism this weekend.
At around 8pm on Sunday evening, passengers on board the First Great Western Service from London to Swansea were forced to leave the train at Swindon.