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Has Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens been lobbying for Vaughan Gething to get a peerage? (nation.cymru)

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Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens has been lobbying for disgraced former First Minister Vaughan Gething to be given a seat in the House of Lords, Nation.Cymru has been told by a political source.

But while Ms Stevens herself has not responded to our questions on the matter, the suggestion that she has been pushing for Mr Gething to get a peerage has been denied vehemently by a UK Government source.

Mr Gething resigned as First Minister in July following a succession of scandals. He accepted donations totalling £200,000 from a waste group whose owner David Neal had been given two suspended prison sentences for dumping toxic sludge in the precious landscape of the Gwent Levels

'Waterfall' of Costa cups created by 'half-wits' on mountain (www.walesonline.co.uk)

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The Bank Holiday weekend is expected to draw crowds of walkers to Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), many of whom will queue patiently for their turn to take a summit photo. Most will pause for a drink, a bite to eat and some well-deserved rest.

Whether intentionally or not, some will contribute to the litter problem that has marred the mountain in recent years. The British Mountaineering Council (BMC), one of several groups striving to keep the peak rubbish-free, suggests that many items are discarded unintentionally.

"In our experience, most people will try to pick up what they have dropped," said a spokesperson. "But they can't if their litter has blown out of reach and in an inaccessible location."