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Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines.

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Fewer students get the highest A- level grades - the gap with England

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is widening - but the Education Minister refuses to accept Wales is

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falling behind. The reality is we have got an additional 7000 young

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people who've got the equivalent of an A grade at A-level because they

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have got the Advanced Diploma in the Welsh Baccalaureate and that is

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Also tonight. Parlaympian cyclist Simon Richardson is still in

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critical care after being knocked off his bike in a suspected hit-

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and-run. The murder of private investigator

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Daniel Morgan 24 years ago. Calls to re-examine the case as part of

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the phone-hacking inquiry. And we'll be out on the open sea.

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Join me later to find out why the RNLI are recruiting surfers to help

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keep the sea say. Don't worry, I'm not one of them!

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The number of students passing their A-levels in Wales is up

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slightly, but fewer are getting the top grades and, for the second year

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in a row, results here are worse than in England. The pass rate, in

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Wales, was 97.2% - up by 0.1%. The average for all A-levels across

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England, Wales and Northern Ireland was higher, at 97.8%. The numbers

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getting both the top grades fell here. 6.3% of Welsh students got an

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A star - well below the UK average of 8.2%. Almost 24% of students in

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Wales got an A grade, compared to 27% across the UK. Let's get more

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now from our education correspondent, Ciaran Jenkins.

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Good evening. I'm at University of Wales Institute Cardiff where

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they've been handling calls from students all day. As usual, lots of

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celebrating, a bit of commiserating, but what do these results tell us

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about the general state of Welsh education?

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But you cannot do better than that one freight grade at A-level. No

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wonder at these pupils were celebrating. People's joining

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thousands across the country are on track for university. I have had

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four A stars in chemistry, physics, maths, I'm going on to do medicine

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at Bristol. I'm going to Queen Mary to do English. I just scraped it.

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want to do medicine but I applied last year and did not get any

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offers because there are hardly any places available. I'm hoping to

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take a gap year and getting next year. Chemistry, Abbey and biology

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and A. No, really? At this college, another student his parents and

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grandparents good reason to be proud. But despite the overall pass

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rate in Wales creeping up slightly, numbers getting the top A star

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great here are down on last year and are now 2% lower than in

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England. The increase has come Froome more entries in voice. The

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boys' results are not as strong as those of curls. The thing to

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celebrate his more A-level entries than ever. A greater now at their

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lowest for five years. In a key speech in February, the Education

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Minister suggested the situation needed to improve. We have to

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accept that we are not living in performance terms in public

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examinations overall compared to other parts of the UK. Not enough

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top grades at GCSE or A-level. despite these top grades at A-level

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falling further today, the Minister insists it is a very different

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story once the Welsh Baccalaureate is taken into account. It rewards

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lie skills such as independent learning and work experience.

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Fisher, almost 7000 students and the qualification which is claimed

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to be equivalent to an A grade at A-level. Elsewhere around Wales, up

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signs of just how much pressure is on power teenagers. This teenager

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has had a tough morning. I came in as for the one of my modules was a

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Jew. I didn't think there was right because I was away for an operation

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and got predicted a seat or a B. That was the make and break

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differed between me getting into university. They are phoning up now

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to see what the problem this. Have you there will be up to sort it out.

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Exam rare results always could be under the spotlight the share after

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the World government admitted standards were not up to scratch,

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and as individual celebrate across the country, there are still

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questions being asked about the performance in Wales overall.

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Earlier, I spoke to the Education Minister Leighton Andrews, and I

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began by asking him how, with the top grades falling for the second

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consecutive year, he could claim that the results were excellent.

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You clearly do not understand what has happened today. We have a

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record number of young people who are the chief the Advanced Diploma

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in the Baccalaureate which is the equivalent of an ape grade at A-

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level. We have to look at a whole picture here in Wales. We have an

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increase in overall performance, an increase in the top grades and the

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record number of young people who now have the equivalent of and a

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crate. Let us look at the A star grade. We are up 2% behind England

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and we are down on last year. That is not excellent. He was such a

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cynic. The reality is we have an additional 7000 young people who at

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the equivalent of and eight grade at A-level because they have the

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Advanced Diploma in the back to Laurette and that is not included

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in the A-level figures. Not only have we got increase performance at

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A-level, we also have their 7000 JUN people with the equivalent of

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an A grade. It but that is not in the figures in the bottom line and

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even if it were, the A star great is still down. Can you tell me why

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well students should be doing worse than in the rest of the UK? You are

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failing to understand the education system in Wales. What we have is

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the Welsh Baccalaureate which gives the Advanced Diploma level,

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students with the university equivalent of an eight great. That

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is not recognised in these figures because it is not an A-level. But

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for university entry qualifications, it is the same. It is something

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that the BBC News to understand. if you are saying that actually

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Welsh students have outperformed those in England? No, I'm saying

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that students in Wales have done well and we should be celebrating

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the success of Jan people and the hard work of teachers. But if you

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want -- ret results W1 us to, you would see that they have

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outperformed those in England. is not what I am saying. I'm saying

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we have a qualification in Wales that are not part of the figures.

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7000 young people in England -- in Wales have got the equivalent

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result that is not included in the A-level results. We have an overall

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increase in performance, fewer people leaving school without

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qualifications, and more young people doing better at the top

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grades and the additional 7000 people achieving this new

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qualification. If we have more people achieving top grades than we

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may as well talk about the number getting A star and A. They are down.

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You have talked about educational standards and yet we are doing

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worse than the rest of the UK. have thousands more young people

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who have got the Advanced Diploma that in the Buckle Loretta which

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for university entry qualifications is worth the equivalent of an A. --

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and the buck Laureate. I am joined by Dr Philip Dixon, a director of

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the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in Wales. Of these

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results worse than in England? Overall, I think results are

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excellent and we should celebrate the success. There is a slight

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concern are the very slight dip in the top grades but nothing we

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should be unduly worried about. Overall, the results for the A

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levels are excellent. Are we kidding ourselves if we do not look

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at the reality and say they are worse than England? They are worse

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than England and Northern Ireland, we can turn that around. That is

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the most important thing, how we move forward. Is there anything

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inevitable about that fat? Can Wales a performer things pick up?

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Yes, I did see any problem in that. Our youngsters are very able and

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the teaching staff are very able. Is a question of focusing on

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improving those results. Thanks very much. Here at UWIC, it's been

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a busy afternoon in the process known as clearing - when pupils try

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to get a place at Uni. It's been a similar story across the country -

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Bangor University have told us tonight all places there have gone.

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Nick Palit reports now on what happens next for our A-level

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students. The phones keeping ringing here at

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Glyndwr University - with A-level candidates chasing an ever

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decreasing number of places. Here in Wrexham there are 7% fewer

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places available this year but applications are up by 17%, as

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students from the rest of the UK try to beat next year's fee

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increase. By where they would have perhaps had a gap year, there

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wanting to enrolled this year it rather than wait for the high of

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piste next year. 18-year-old Becky Milward from Garth Olwg School near

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Llantrisant has been one of the lucky ones. Her dreams of going to

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University became reality today - she was so excited she came to

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visit UWIC in Cardiff, where she'll be studying from September. I am

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going to be studying educational studies and Wells. I'm hoping to be

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a primary teacher in a well school. But not everyone was so lucky.

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Garry Yau from Tonyrefail didn't get the grades he needed to study

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biology in Swansea, or his insurance choice of Aberystwyth.

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Leaving it for years later may not be a good choice. So I am seeing

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whether I get a reply back from Glamorgan. Garry may yet be lucky,

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as nine out of the ten Welsh universities do have courses

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available through clearing. At Cardiff, a late increase in funded

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places from the Higher Education Funding Council means this

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prestigious Russell Group University will have around 300

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places up for grabs. For the first time, the number of university

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places in Wales has been capped - institutions fined if they take on

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more students than they've been allocated. Many school leavers may

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now need to consider a different route to a career. At this

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accountancy firm in Aberystwyth, nearly three quarters of the staff

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do not have a degree. Taken on after A-levels, they study on the

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job. It is a good opportunity their rifles going to university. There's

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also the financial improvement of having worked for three years,

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earned money, avoided student debt and, with that qualification they

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can take them further. With tuition fees rising, and university places

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becoming more scarce, many celebrating success today face an

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increasingly uncertain future tomorrow.

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Unfortunately, there will be some young people sitting at home this

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evening badly in need of some good at five. We have it right here. If

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you have missed out on a university place or Clearing, what you do

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next? There are a range of options. The important thing is to take your

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time and look around for the advice that is available. The key options

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are bent be going into work, either full-time or part-time. How do I

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get a job if I have not got a university place? You have to look

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at the different career areas you are interested in and there may be

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different entry points. But are their jobs out there. Young people?

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There are some jobs, certainly. So, perhaps a part-time course, getting

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some work experience through the voluntary sector. Another option

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could be taking a gap year. We encourage of people to seek advice

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and the pink when reapplying. have advisers on hand. Yes, we are

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ready to help everyone with regard There is a full list on our website.

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He overcame terrible injuries to become a double Paralympic cycling

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champion. But tonight Welsh gold medallist Simon Richardson is in

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critical care in hospital once again after being knocked off his

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bike in a suspected hit and run accident. He was permanently

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disabled after being hit by a car ten years ago, but went on to

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achieve huge success. Tonight, his dreams of competing at the London

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Paralympics lie in tatters after fracturing his spine for a second

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time. Simon Richardson was one of the

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stars of the Beijing Paralympics. Two golds and a silver medal were

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the reward for seven years of hard work. Simon had been seriously

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injured after being knocked off his bike by a car in 2001, injuries to

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his back and leg left him without power in his left side. He competed

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on a specially adapted bike, first suggested to him by doctors who

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thought it would aid his recovery. Now Simon will have to begin the

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recovery process all over again after yesterday's crash left him

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with a fractured spine, broken pelvis and breastbone, and only one

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working lung. He had a comfortable night. He has been assessed by the

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consultant. I am sure that they will have a plan in how he will

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recuperate from this. The heartening thing is that he is in a

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stable condition. The signs are very good in terms of his recovery

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from these injuries. Police say a white van collided with Simon while

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he was cycling along the A48 near Bridgend yesterday morning. They're

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appealing for witnesses, and a 59- year-old man from Cowbridge has now

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The crash. He's been released on bail while enquiries continue.

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Simon Richardson is being treated here at the University of Wales

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Hospital in Cardiff. He's currently in the critical care unit with his

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wife at his bedside. He's told her that he can't remember the incident,

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but feels frustrated at what happened, especially so close to

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the London Paralympics. If you think about what this man came back

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from in 2001, he was on the podium at Beijing winning gold medals and

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having an M P shortly after that. This guy can bounce back. The

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Tonight, the head of British Cycling is calling for a government

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campaign to highlight the issue of safety for cyclists on the roads -

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as Simon Richardson battles to overcome serious injuries for a

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second time. John Morgan is the chief executive

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of Disability Sport Wales, and a trustee of Great Britain

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Paralympics. Mr Morgan, you've spoken to Simon Richardson's wife

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Amanda today. How is he? Simon is critical but he is stable. There is

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a team of consultants working with him now, assessing what needs to be

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done to help him go forward and to look at the corrective surgery that

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he will need resulting from the multiple injuries he suffered in

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the accident. His spirits are good. I was with Amanda this morning. She

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is as good as you can imagine. So many well-wishers and messages of

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support for Simon. He knows that the entire sector and beyond is

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rooting for his recovery. It would seem his dreams of London 2012 are

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over. It is a difficult time for Simon. He was working very hard and

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training every day. He had come off the back of the Beijing Paralympics

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and had gone into a new class. He was trying to get into the

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selection zone for London 2012. It is very early days at the moment

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but the injuries are serious and it could well be at the moment that

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London may be beyond him. But he is an incredible, determined person.

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He was knocked off his bike 10 years ago and came back to be this

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champion. Do you think he will come back again? Will he compete again?

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It is a remarkable story. He is in the same position 10 years on. But

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Simon is so determined. That determination and self-belief will

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hopefully bring him through. Can I ask you about the safety concerns?

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There are calls for better cycling safety provisions on the roads.

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organisations are looking to campaign for better road conditions.

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Everybody has a right to use the roads and everybody has to have

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mutual respect for those on the highway. There are calls for the

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unsolved murder of a private investigator from Monmouthshire to

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be included in the phone-hacking inquiry. Daniel Morgan was killed

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in London 24 years ago. Five separate investigations have failed

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to identify his killers. Daniel Morgan was found with an axe

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in his head in this pub car park in south-east London in 1987. 24 years

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on, the private investigator's family are still looking for

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answers. We have been through five investigations, failed, the

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prosecution collapsed in March of this year. We need a judicial

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inquiry into this case. A BBC investigation has seen evidence

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suggesting Daniel was selling a story exposing police corruption to

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the News of the World newspaper the week before he died. The paper's

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crime editor at the time, Alex Marunchek, denies ever meeting Mr

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Morgan. Campaigners find it very curious that in all these years, 24

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years, that the police have never once interviewed him on the basis

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of the statement that was made by the witness to at least find out

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what he might be able to -- what blighty may be able to shed on the

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investigation. MP Tom Watson, seen here meeting Daniel's brother

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Alistair, says he wants the case to become part of the judicial inquiry

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looking at wrongdoing in the media. There is more to this murder case

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than meets the eye. There were five previous investigations leading to

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a failed case in March of this year. It would be very helpful if we

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could find out why that happened. Shortly after this Crimewatch

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appeal in 2002, Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Cook and the

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programme's presenter were followed by News of the World journalists.

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It was claimed at the time the paper believed the couple were

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having an affair, even though they were already married and had two

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children. Mr Watson says he's now writing to the Prime Minister to

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get Daniel Morgan's murder, and this new information, scrutinised

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as part of the Leveson Inquiry. A report by the public services

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ombudsman for Wales says an elderly man who died in the Royal Glamorgan

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hospital three years ago may have survived if he'd been observed more

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regularly by doctors. Cwm Taf health board has apologised to the

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man's family and assured patients that improvements are being made.

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House prices in some parts of Wales may be among the lowest in the UK,

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but when it come farmland, the price tags are among the highest. A

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survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors shows the

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demand for agricultural land and prices here have never been greater.

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350 acres of commercial farmland on the outskirts of Bridgend. It's

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recently changed hands and the agent who negotiated the deal says

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business is brisk. Farming is having a renewed optimism at the

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moment. The commodity prices are resulting in the agricultural land

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values being harnessed. Agricultural land is seen as a cold

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type commodity. The fact that you can feel and touch it, in uncertain

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times, it is sought after. average price per acre here now

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stands at �6,500. Only in the north west of England is the price tag

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higher at almost �7,000. In the South East, where prices are

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traditionally among the highest, the average cost is below the

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�6,000 mark. They were taking a break from the

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hard work of farming at the Denbigh and Flint Show but there was some

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insight into why the cost of farmland in Wales is on the rise.

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In Wales, the farms are smaller. That could be pushing the price up.

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It is only Cumbria that has land values that are more now. They have

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similar types of farming there. Surveyors say the trend is set to

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continue with expected growth forecast in the sector over the

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next 12 months. Rugby and Wales' World cup

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preparations have suffered another injury blow Ryan Jones has pulled

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out of the clash against Argentina this Saturday because of a calf

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injury. The number eight was due to captain the side for the final

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World Cup warm-up game. Martyn Williams takes over the captaincy

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with Andy Powell coming into the team.

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Cardiff City's winning start to the season is over. They were beaten 3-

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1 at home by Brighton last night who do hold onto their 100% record.

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Manager Malky Mackay says he hopes to make a number of signings before

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the end of August's transfer window to strengthen the squad. Glamorgan

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have the upper hand in their county championship match against

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Leicestershire. Surfers are being recruited by the

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RNLI in Wales to help keep our seas safer. It's part of a voluntary

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programme in which they're taught resuscitation and rescue techniques.

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The RNLI says this time of year is always busy for them and that

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surfers, who spend much of their time in the water, can help save

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lives. We are just teaching them basic skills so that if they do

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come out of hours, surfing at the beach, it is how they can rescue

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and help each other get out of difficulty before calling on the

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lifeboat or other emergency services. The conditions today are

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fairly calm. But every beach is different. You never know what

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dangers are lurking beneath the surface. The idea behind this

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initiative is that if I were to get into trouble, there would hopefully

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be surfers nearby to rescue me. This man's first surfing experience

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was memorable for the wrong reasons. He was caught in a riptide and

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swept out to sea. I realised that we were in serious trouble. You

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lose so much energy flapping about. We did not know what to do. You can

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get out of your depth really quickly and if you're not a strong

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swimmer, you can get into serious trouble. Someone who knows what it

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is like to be seconds from getting into serious trouble is this

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professional surfer. He says the Carmel waters in Britain should be

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treated with respect. You can never tell with the conditions, they

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changed so much on the UK coast. Different people have different

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knowledge, I think it is great. Among the things I learned today

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was how to Paul an injured person back to shore. It his skills like

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this that the RNLI say that will help save lives and help make EC a

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The weather is turning much more promising tomorrow. It is the

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exception. The weather is very changeable over the next few days.

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We can see this on the pressure chart. There is a gap between the

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two systems. It is a window of opportunity for a clear whether

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tomorrow before this moves in on Saturday. Today's rain clears

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It will be a chilly night in places. Temperatures falling to six degrees

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Celsius. Tomorrow, a sunny start. The sunshine turning increasingly

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hazy with thicker cloud spreading in from the West. Staying dry for

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most of us. A bit warmer than today. Top temperature 20 degrees Celsius

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in Cardiff. On Saturday, it is all change. Cloudy with rain. Blustery

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winds. Changeable for the weekend. Looking brighter on Sunday.

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A reminder of our top storey, the number of students passing their A-

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levels in Wales is up slightly but fewer are getting the top grade.

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