The National (Wales)

The National
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatCompact
Owner(s)Newsquest
EditorGavin Thompson
Founded1 March 2021 (2021-03-01)
Political alignmentApolitical
Ceased publicationAugust 2022
HeadquartersWales, UK
Websitewww.thenational.wales

The National was a Welsh daily news website owned by Newsquest and compact newspaper. Gavin Thompson was the editor, while three journalists – audience and content editor Michael Sweet and reporter Gareth Axenderrie – have been taken on to work for the title; Rachel Nurse, another reporter, died in October 2021. Unlike the Scottish outlet of the same name, The National took no political stance and claimed to simply be "pro-Wales". It became a weekly newspaper from 17 April 2021, but ceased print in November of that year. Its closure was announced in August 2022, and the website was taken offline by the original operator.