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Oliver Hides takes your calls on career opportunities in Wales, alcohol prices and opening ceremonies.

Did you have to leave Wales to further your career? Do you back a minimum price for alcohol? And are opening ceremonies a must watch or a turn off?

Did you have to leave Wales to further your career? Or were there plenty of opportunities on your doorstep? The new leader of Reform UK in Wales - Dan Thomas – has spoken about leaving home because "good opportunities" there were "few and far between". Originally from Blackwood in Caerphilly county, Thomas moved to London, where he worked in financial services before moving into politics.

The minimum unit price for alcohol in Wales will increase from 50p to 65p in October. It means a can of lager currently available for £1 will cost at least £1.30, and a bottle of whisky now costing £14 will cost a minimum of £18.20. The change primarily impacts shops and supermarkets, by increasing the cost of cheaper alcoholic drinks. Welsh ministers said this is a "landmark policy to help reduce deaths and harm from excess alcohol". So do you back a minimum price for booze?

And the opening ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics takes place at the San Siro Stadium in Milan later. But what do you make of them? Are opening ceremonies a must watch or a turn off? If you’ve ever taken part in one, then let us know.

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  • Blur

    Parklife

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Jack Savoretti

    We Will Always Be The Way We Were

    • (CD Single).
    • Lanza Music.
  • Pat Benatar

    We Belong

    • Pat Benatar - Tropico.
    • Chrysalis.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    I Don't Want to Know

    • Rumours.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.
  • Jasmine Power

    Leap

    • (Single).
  • Paul Simon

    Graceland

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.
  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    That's the Way (I Like It)

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Freya Ridings

    Castles

    • (CD Single).
    • Good Soldier.
  • Peter Gabriel

    Sledgehammer

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Howard Jones

    Life In One Day

    • The Best Of Howard Jones.
    • East West Records.
  • Sabrina Carpenter

    Such A Funny Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers

    Just The Two Of Us

    • Bill Withers - Greatest Hits.
    • CBS.
  • Faith Hill

    This Kiss

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Mariah Carey

    Fantasy

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

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  • Fri 6 Feb 202612:00