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Welcome to Wales Today our top story.

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Terry is hard of hearing. Why hospitals are still struggling to

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get the basics right when it come to communicating with patients like

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him. I was told to leave my glasses and chilling out in the locker.

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Everything was a blur. I could not understand what people were saying.

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Tonight, the health board accused of treating another patient as if he

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had dementia when he was actually deaf.

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Also tonight. Have we been left behind? Cardiff will not form part

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of the plan to ease London's airport crowding.

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Councils are having a tough ride. But questions are raised about the

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way Carmarthenshire funds Llanelli Scarlets with over?20 million of

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taxpayers' money. The split at Cardiff City Football

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Club widens tonight. Manager Malkay McKay stands firm against public

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criticism from the club's billionaire owner Vincent Tan.

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They're hitting the high notes. Can these school children get to number

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one this Christmas? Good evening. The NHS in Wales is

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still struggling to get the basics right when communicating with

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patients who are deaf or hard of hearing. That's the warning tonight

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from a leading charity. It comes as a complaint was upheld against the

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Aneurin Bevan Health Board after it allegedly treated a patient as if he

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had dementia when he was actually deaf. Action on Hearing Loss Cymru

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Cymru is warning this was not an isolated case. Paul Heaney reports.

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Scott Griffiths has started a new traineeship for subpoenas cleaning

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up streets and gardens. Terry is retired and today as part of his

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volunteering work was that they have both received treatment at NHS

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hospitals and both have encountered problems there because they are

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deaf. I could not hear a word they said. They should have been telling

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me what happened. I just did not understand a word they said.

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Speaking through an interpreter, Scott says simple things that is not

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getting an interpreter causes real problems. It has been a bad

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experience. A lot of people are not aware and it is very difficult. It

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is hard for me. I have always had to ask my mother and she is responsible

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for making phone calls to do with me. I do not want my mother to be

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responsible. What am I supposed to do when she is old? Teddy and Scott

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are not the only ones. A complaint has been upheld against the no Bevan

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health board about the treatment of a man here. The family wished to

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remain anonymous. -- the Nigel Evans has board. -- nine Bevan health

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the man was treated as if he had dementia because he was deaf. The

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health board has apologised to the family and say specific staff

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training has been taken here. The patient could become isolated and

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distrust the goods they do not know what is happening to them. Being in

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hospital in itself is a distressing or potentially distressing

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experience. BBC is found in the Welsh Government was breaking its

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own equality of -- laws by not looking after those with sensory

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loss. It brought in these new rules to tell has bought what they should

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be doing. The Bush government says it is very disappointing to hear

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this. Half a million people in Wales have hearing loss. Many of those do

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not have access to an interpreter in hospital. There are security

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implications. -- the biggest concern is that we do not have the basics in

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place so that people are treated safely. Teddy and Scott say the NHS

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in Wales now needs to raise its game. Cardiff Airport will not be

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used to alleviate flights in the London area. Our business

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correspondence is that Cardiff Airport tonight. For those of us who

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have travelled regularly from this airport, this is a familiar sight.

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One year ago, Carwyn Jones went public with his frustrations about

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the dwindling of passenger numbers flying from this in what. A lot has

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changed since then including the Welsh Government buying it for ?52

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million. The airport is reporting an increase in passenger numbers since

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taxpayers took over earlier this year. The man charged with turning

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around its fortunes says it is moving in the right direction. We

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have been talking to a large knob of a loan. We want to increase the

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capacity of our increasing -- existing destinations but we also

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want to extend the range of destinations. This man was one of

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the anti-is putting together with transport expert to suggest an

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expanded role for Cardiff. We are talking about it being linked and

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that is a question of having to make it happen. It is up to us to make

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the case and make it strongly. We need to work with Bristol. It was

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going to be called the Western Gateway and that idea is not part of

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the short list drawn up by the commission. What do you think of the

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idea? , the commission is saying, West we have the operational

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capability and the opportunity to do it here, it was always going to be

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based on whether there would be policy decisions made to direct

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traffic here. Cardiff still has the advantages it has always got. It has

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a runway to handle and Atlantic flights full stop that is a market

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there in this building to America and the far east. Carwyn Jones also

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talked about the future of the airport. The Welsh Government wanted

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the power to set a duty but others have said this should not happen. It

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is very convenient. Otherwise we have to go to Bristol for Liverpool.

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It is very nice but we do not have flights to destinations. They need

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something done to attract more people. Otherwise I do not think it

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will survive. The Welsh Government says it will consider the

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recommendations and what they mean for Wales but it is only an interim

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report. A union representing workers at the

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Sharp plant in Wrexham says it wasn't consulted on hundreds of job

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losses at the solar panel factory. The Unite union says the

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announcement that Sharp was cutting 250 permanent jobs and not renewing

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365 agency contracts was a big shock. The company says the decision

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was unavoidable. Representatives are due to meet with management on

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Thursday. Also in the Wrexham area, more than

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230 workers at a cheese packing plant have been told the factory

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will close. First Milk says formal consultation with staff and unions

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over job losses at its creamery in Marchwiel is now over and the site

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is expected to close next year. It's still hoped some workers may be

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taken on by another cheese-packing company in Oswestry.

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Seven men from Cardiff who risked their lives to steal ?150,000-worth

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of live cable have been jailed. They stole the cables by scaling 30-foot

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pylons in a field in Gloucestershire and cutting through live copper

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conductors. Two of the men were convicted of conspiring to steal the

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cable at Gloucester Crown Court last month. Five other men pleaded guilty

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to the same charge at an earlier hearing.

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We've been reporting the financial difficulties that many councils

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faces. But tonight Carmarthenshire County Council could have broken

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rules in the way it's given over ?20 million of taxpayers' money to the

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Llanelli Scarlets. A European funding expert has told BBC Wales

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that proper regulations may not have been followed. Difficult times for

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the Llanelli Scarlets recently. It does not end on the pitch. The last

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set of accounts show deaths of over ?1 million. The move to a custom

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built new stadium and it was supposed to be the start of a bright

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new future. Carmarthenshire county council has given the region

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significant financial support totalling at least ?20 million. I

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don't ?80 million was spent by the Council on building a new stadium.

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It is owned by the council but it is least to the Llanelli Scarlets was

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that they have not paid any rent so far. ?2.4 million was paid and

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released was made cheaper this year. A European funding expert has now

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told BBC where is the use -- this could breach regulations. The

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commission needs to be notified so that it is subject to the

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conditions. If that is an auditor then they add in a position of

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noncompliance. The European commission has told BBC with it has

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not been notified of any of the payments made by Carmarthenshire

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Council. Local councillors have raised concerns that with

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Carmarthenshire council trying to cut money from the budget of the

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next three years, many given to the Llanelli Scarlets could've been

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given to local sports clubs. I think it is about ?13 per game and ?5 the

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training session. We were told it would be escalating year on year for

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topical finish up in 2016 where we will have to pay ?140 per game.

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Carmarthenshire county council did not to be interviewed about

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situation. They said it had independently Delyth Price bit sad

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because of the way the original agreement was set out, the usual

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regulations did not apply in this case.

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How we get rid of our rubbish is controversial at the best of times.

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But in Cardiff, it's got the council into hot water. Residents who don't

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want a new incinerator have taken the council to the high court. It's

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all about whether the authority broke planning conditions when

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allowing the building to go ahead. Work on building this incinerator

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started last year, and the ?223-million development by Viridor

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aims to be fully operational by 2015. The two day High Court hearing

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in Cardiff, is to hear allegations on alleged violations of planning

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conditions, and a technical argument whether Viridor started work here,

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before it was legally allowed to. That's certainly the belief of these

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protestors who've formed the Cardiff Against the Incinerator group. Many

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live near the incinerator site, and are worried about impacts on the

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environment as well as complaints the public weren't fully

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consultated. Judge Wyn Williams questioned whether the council got

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the process wrong, or did officials have all the relevant information

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from all relevant sources and acted deliberately. Another argument is

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why Cardiff Council didn't take enforcement action after officials

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realised building work had started on the site too early, and then

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failed to take steps to stop construction until the planning

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conditions had been honoured. Lawyers for Cardiff council says it

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acted lawfully, and that it has an unarguable case. This hearing is

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about a technical aspect of planning regulation, but it's also about

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environmental impact and concerns about public health. The judge will

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have to determine what are the consequences of Cardiff Council not

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stopping work on this incinerator, even after it realised an error with

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planning conditions had been made. Could it mean stopping construction,

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or even returning this site to how it was in July last year?

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Much more to come before seven o'clock.

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We thought we knew how they built the pyramids but a Welsh engineer

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tells us we might have got it wrong. They want to reach number one. Will

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they get there this Christmas? The split at the top of Cardiff City

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Football Club appears to have worsened tonight. The position of

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manager Malky Mackay looks increasingly vulnerable after he was

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publicly criticised by owner Vincent Tan for expressing an interest in

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signing new players. Our sports reporter Ashleigh Crowter is outside

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the club's ground. What future for Malky Mackay tonight?

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That's exactly the question that Cardiff City fans are asking after

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this extraordinary statement by Vincent Tan's representative at the

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club. He accuses Mackay of overspending in the summer,

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something the billionaire found so upsetting that he's refusing to hand

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over a single penny to buy new players in January. Even in these

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turbulent times at the club, the statement certainly caught Mackay by

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surprise. But tonight, he's told BBC Wales that he has no intention of

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resigning. It is that relationship that appears to be falling apart.

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Malky Mackay as loved by fans but not it seems the owner. The comment

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about his hopes of signing the new players seems to have engaged the

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owner. His right-hand man in Cardiff issued a statement last night

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claiming he was upset at the comment.

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It is not the first time he has been undermined and the owner pulled up

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the Scotsman said he had no plans to quit. I have got too much passion

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and pride in the job but I have got here at this football club. It is a

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job that is three quarters done as far as I am concerned. He has always

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insisted that they work within budget. The owner has a different

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view saying the real figure was more like ?50 million. It is a difficult

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one to work out. The owner has no previous experience in the boat and

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maybe he was not aware of what else is happening when players are

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signed. The only thing I would ask and what fans are asking, who signed

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off the checks? The manager does not sign the cheque. That is no doubt

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about where fans loyalties lie. They question the motives of the owner

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for speaking out. He wants to get rid of the manager. He wants him to

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walk and that is what this statement was designed to do. The supporters

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trust say they are supporting the manager. There are only two possible

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ways Malky Mackay could leave the that is if he is sacked or if

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another club make an approach to have him as their manager. He is

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focusing on the job in hand and preparing to face Liverpool at

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Anfield on Saturday. Rugby, the chief executive of

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regional rugby in Wales has resigned from the boards of the Pro 12 and

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the European Cup. It's understood Stuart Gallacher submitted a

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resignation letter last week. It comes amid a row between the Welsh

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Rugby Union and the unions about the future of the game in Wales.

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Seven men from Cardiff who risked their lives to steal ?150,000-worth

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of live cable have been jailed. An engineer from Newport has made a

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discovery that could shake the world of archaeology. Peter James's team

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of engineers have been restoring the pyramids and he argues they were not

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built as had been previously thought. I used to read a lot of the

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books by archaeologists. They could not have built the pyramids in the

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timescale. Without all the modern equipment, it was impossible. He

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says the traditional version of stone blocks being laid by moving

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them up ramps is impossible. He displays national treasures which he

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and his staff have restored in his office. This is about 4500 years

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old. Reinforcing the ancient Egypt has been challenging. But his

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company has invented and patent did a way of putting steel into the

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structures. When he was working inside the Egypt he began to

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question how they were built. They were built from the inside out. That

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is our I would do it. Did Ariel Chambers would be built properly

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from granite. The work was supported by airbags made in Wales. This is at

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the heart of the story. This inflated with a will take the weight

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of the terms and these are being used in the pyramids to help them be

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repaired. The bags are very strong but apply support gently. The more

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Peter James Wickes and the pyramids, the more he questions the deceived

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with them about their construction. If you see a problem you need to

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address that problem. It is impossible to have filled these with

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large blocks. He is now preparing to tell archaeologists about his

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discovery. It's that time of year and the

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charity single season is well and truly in full swing, with dozens

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aiming to reach that Christmas number one spot. A handful of Welsh

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acts are throwing their hats into the ring, including a group of

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children from special schools in the Vale of Glamorgan. Matt Murray has

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been along to see them perform. At the moment these pupils are at three

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different special schools in the Vale of Glamorgan but next year

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they'll be based on a new campus in Penarth and all money raised will go

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to support music at that new school. And the single, It's Christmas, is

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already proving popular. When we sang the song it got an to the

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Internet. All sorts. Hundreds and hundreds of people are buying it.

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Hopefully, it'll get to the charts and we can become famous. There

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hasn't been a Welsh act at that sought-after Christmas number one

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spot since Shakin Stevens in 1985. So nearly a thirty-year absence. But

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plenty are following in Shakey's 1980s' footsteps including the

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official supporters band of the Welsh football team, the Barry

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Horns. They've covered the classic, Only You. Originally a Christmas hit

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for the Flying Pickets, they've released it in memory of lead singer

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Brian Hibbard and all money raised will be going to Wales national

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prostate cancer charity Prostate Cymru. While the stars of the BBC

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Three hit television series The Call Centre are also hoping to sell more

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than just cavity wall insulation this Christmas. They're looking for

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a festive hit with this, a cover of The Killers' song Mr Brightside for

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the children's charity Ty Hafan. It is not the best of songs. It is so

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bad it is quite funny. It is catchy. It is a charity song. So their cold

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calling will continue this Christmas but for a good cause as they join a

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list of groups hoping to raise money for charity this festive season.

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Not much to sing about on the weather front tonight. It's all

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going downhill isn't it, Derek? Yes, there is more rough weather on

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the way tomorrow. Wales in the firing line for more heavy rain,

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strong winds and gales. I think the worst of the rain and gales will hit

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us tomorrow evening. South and West Wales will bear the brunt of the

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gales with a Met Office warning in force. Gusts 50 to 70 mph likely.

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There could also be some flooding in places with rainfall totals between

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20 and 40 mm in the south and west. 60 mm, over two inches on high

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ground. So more severe weather on the way

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but this evening most places dry. A touch of ground frost inland, one or

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two mist and fog patches as well. Overnight though, the wind will

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increase with a little rain. The chart for tomorrow shows a front

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moving east across Britain. This deepening area of low pressure will

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move towards northwest Scotland bringing a spell of heavy rain with

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strong to severe gale force winds. This is how Wales will look at eight

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in the morning. Cloudy and breezy. Raining in most places too. The

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strongest winds in the south and west. Up to gale force on some

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coasts and hills. During the day, further rain at times and windy. The

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wind strengthening later in the afternoon. Temperatures higher than

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today ten to 12 Celsius but it won't feel that mild in the rain and

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strong winds. In Pembrokeshire tomorrow. Not as nice as today. Wet

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at times and windy. Gales on the coast and on the Preseli Mountains

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with a high of 12 Celsius in Maenchlochog. Now the worst of the

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rain and gales will reach us tomorrow evening. Torrential rain

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lasting a couple of hours. Gusts 50 to 70 mph likely. The heavy rain

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will clear to scattered showers overnight. The wind easing as well.

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Thursday brighter, colder. Some sunshine and showers. Heavy in

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places with hail and wintry on high ground. A little snow on some hills

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and mountains. Friday will start dry but it won't last. There is more wet

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and windy weather on the way. Warnings of heavy rain in force from

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Friday afternoon and most of Saturday. Our picture tonight is

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from Neil Richard Davies. Sunshine, fog and frost on Pen y Fan today.

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Rain and gales tomorrow! The headlines again. The NHS in

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Wales is struggling to get the basics right when communicating with

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deaf patients. That's the warning from a charity tonight. It comes as

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a health watchdog found an 80-year-old patient was treated as

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if he had dementia when he was actually deaf.

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I'll have an update for you here at eight o'clock and after the BBC News

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at Ten. That's Wales Today. Thank you for watching. From all of us on

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the programme, good evening.

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