Covid: Ministers 'will look at' easing Wales' rules next week

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Ministers will look at easing Wales' Covid rules when restrictions are reviewed next week, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said.

But he said it was a "big if" whether the situation would allow that.

He rebuffed calls to ease restrictions now on sports events, following a similar announcement in Scotland.

Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said Wales was an outlier with "overzealous restrictions on sport".

Meanwhile Health Minister Eluned Morgan said she may change a controversial law which threatens potential fines of

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Covid ministers will look at easing Wales' rules next week, after the Welsh government said it was exploring all options to improve the north-south transport link. The Minister for Transport and Spatial Planning, member for Cardiff West, Jonathan Bracken, said on Monday that the Welsh government is considering a range of options to make travelling between south Wales and the north easier. These could include looking at ways to speed up border crossings, increasing bus services, or improving rail links.