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• Economy Minister commits £5 million to foster new culture of entrepreneurialism among young people in Wales.
• Plan part of Welsh Government mission to make Wales a place where more young people feel confident in planning their future.

 An innovative research and development project to improve the productivity and environmental performance of businesses in the aerospace and food and drink sectors is taking place at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Cymru in Broughton.

Children in Reception class will begin to receive universal primary free school meals from as early as September, the Welsh Government has confirmed.

 A delegation of representatives from the Japanese Wind Power Association have been visiting North Wales this week to see some of the exciting developments under way in the region

Climate change poses a ‘serious health risk’ to the most vulnerable in Wales, Chief Medical Officer Frank Atherton has warned in his annual report.

• New vision sets out how the Welsh Government, the retail sector and trade unions will work together to develop a successful, innovative, sustainable and resilient sector.
• Retail is Wales’ biggest private sector employer - providing jobs to more than 114,000 people across the country.
• Vision sets out ambitions to ensure retail remains at the heart of Welsh communities by offering people fair work and real career opportunities.
• Includes measures to help the sector overcome workforce recruitment and retention challenges caused by the Covid pandemic and the UK’s exit from the EU, alongside the impact on operating costs and consumer habits caused by the cost-of-living crisis.

Pupils across Wales have been getting creative to spread colourful safety messages this Clean Air Day.

In a keynote speech to the Bevan Foundation later today (16^th June), the Education Minister will outline measures to tackle the impact of poverty on educational attainment and set high standards for all.

More support will be available for Welsh film thanks to a new and simplified Welsh Government funding package which will help create quality jobs in the sector and generate at least £12m for the Welsh economy over the next two years, Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden, announced today.

Finance Ministers across the UK met in Cardiff today, with how to support people and businesses with soaring bills dominating discussion.

With temperatures set to rise across Wales in the coming days, people are being reminded to protect their pets and not leave them in hot vehicles.

Today the new Curriculum for Wales took another step closer, following the making of legislation setting out which secondary schools and settings will begin teaching their new curriculum from September.