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Reporter Matthew Bassett smiles into the camera. He has short, cropped dark hair and a beard and is wearing lime green jumper.

BBC reporter spent six hours on floor of accessible toilet

BBC reporter Matthew Bassett was left stranded in 2014, and finds his story is far from unique.

A grave headstone uprooted from the ground. Bricks are visible beneath the stone.

Arrest made after gravestone vandal rampage

North Wales police say they have arrested someone in relation to the vandal rampage at the weekend.

Picture shows several grave headstones uprooted from the ground, knocked over to lay flat.

Families 'devastated' as gravestones vandalised

Headstones were been kicked over in what has been described as a "trail of destruction".

Woman with short grey hair sits on a park bench in front of a stone wall. She is wearing a black hoodie and jeans and she is holding a golden retriever's head in her hands lovingly - the dog is wearing a guide dog collar.

'My guide dog shakes for hours on fireworks night'

Guide dog charity says firework "bangs and flashes" can stop dogs from working.

Rebecca Doughty and Ellie Crossley

Man charged after double fatal crash

Benjamin Lewis is to appear in court charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

Scott van-der-Sluis

Love Island's Scott hopes he's done Wales proud

While Scott van-der-Sluis did not win Love Island, the Welshman still says it has changed his life.

flood

Drivers warned as roads flood after heavy rain

Streets in Wrexham and Gresford and Connah's Quay were all left under water.

Firefighter

Commercial property blaze being investigated

It took three fire crews to tackle the blaze on a high street in Flintshire on Saturday evening.

Christmas lights in Connah's Quay

Town fits Christmas light timers to cut costs

Residents complained about lights being left on 24 hours a day amid soaring energy prices.