The Welsh government has a target of achieving one million Welsh speakers by 2050 Welsh-speaking communities will receive more support after calls for a "radical shift" to stop the language's decline.

Welsh was actively discouraged in schools by means including the hated Welsh Not. The mid-19th century was a turbulent period in Welsh history. Popular risings and riots broke out across the country.

Pembroke Welsh Corgis are a playful and motivated dog breed with an interesting history. Pembroke Welsh corgis were initially bred as livestock and family dogs in Wales. They are considered a true ...

Robin Mann receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council and the British Academy. He is a Reader in Sociology at Bangor University and also Co-director of the Wales Institute of ...

March began with St David's Day, which highlights all that is good about Wales and is held in honour of the country's patron saint. The Welsh language is central to our national identity, and dates ...

Catrin Fflur Huws does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

At work in central Hong Kong, David Hand is surrounded by people speaking Chinese and English. But inside his home, the Welsh language rules. Hand’s three children – Arwen, Huw and Tomos – have never ...

Visiting an engineering firm, Jo Stevens (right) said cash was going to councils to sort out things people want fixed A UK minister has said she will not apologise over plans to fund town centre ...

“It’s not really about debate and discussion, discourse, community anymore,” the Scottish writer warned at London's Voiced: The Festival for Endangered Languages. “We have to watch the technology, and ...

People will need to speak at least a "courtesy" level of basic Welsh in order to get jobs with the Welsh government in future. This includes answering the phone bilingually, as well as pronouncing and ...

Mark Welsh III’s two-year tenure as president of Texas A&M University was marked with political controversies.