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Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines: "Always in our hearts".

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The parents of six-day-old Eliza-Mae Mullane, who died at the family home

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where a dog was seized, say they will cherish the little time they

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had with her. Here in part about bury the community is pledging its

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support as the family say there are no words to describe how they feel.

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Also tonight: The Prime Minister visits flood-hit businesses in

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Pembrokeshire and pledges to work with the Welsh Government on flood

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defences. For the first time in five years,

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unemployment in Wales falls below the UK average.

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Rare access to the team looking into allegations of historical abuse at

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North Wales care homes. The man in charge is confident of more arrests.

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And after indiscipline in Dublin, Mike Phillips is on the bench for

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the Friday night clash with France. Good evening. The parents of

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six-day-old Eliza-Mae, who died following an incident in Pontyberem

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yesterday, have said she will always be in their hearts and thoughts.

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Sharon John and Patrick Mullane said there are no words to describe how

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they feel. The family dog has been seized as part of the police

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investigation. Our reporter Cemlyn Davies is in the Gwendraeth Valley

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tonight. The police called in has gone from

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the road and more floral tributes have appeared outside Eliza-Mae's

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home. In terms of the police investigation we have not had an

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update today but what we have had is a touching tribute from her parents.

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Eliza May was less than a week old when she died. Today her parents

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shared -- said she would always be in their hearts and thoughts. Sharon

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John and Patrick Mullane said their baby girl brought joy into our

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family and losing her like this has cast the most horrible shadow over

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all of us. There are no words we can use to describe what we feel at the

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moment and we don't think they will ever be. Flowers and a soft toy have

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also been left outside the family home. One of the messages reads,

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Eliza-Mae, with the Angels, rest in peace. This is a community in grief

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and shock. This family will need a great deal of support over the next

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months and years. Our sympathy goes out to them because it is a real

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tragedy. The emergency services were called to the road around half eight

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-- half busted yesterday morning. She didn't know whether she was

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coming or going. She was walking around in a daze. I don't think she

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took it all in. The family dog has been seized by police as part of the

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investigation. It is an Alaskan malamute, breed which is not banned.

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The tragedy that has unfolded in this small community has drawn

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journalists from far and wide and today's edition of the Sun newspaper

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has been criticised for its graphic front-page headline. The press

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complaints commission has confirmed it has received complaints and this

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afternoon the newspaper explained it had no intention of being this

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respectful. -- this respectful. The sun has drastically overstepped the

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mark in terms of what is decent. They have caused offence to the

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people of Pontyberem. The investigation into what happened is

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continuing. The police say they are not in a position to confirm how

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Eliza-Mae died and the postmortem is expected to take race later this

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week. Do we know any more tonight about

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what happened? Not really. We have not heard from the police and they

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tell us there is unlikely to be an official update until the end of the

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week. That means they is more speculation and some of that it's

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making its way into news coverage and that is what is starting to

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anger local residents. More official information is expected from the

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police towards the end of the week. The Prime Minister has told Wales

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Today he's happy to talk to the Welsh Government about any help he

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can offer to prevent flooding here in the future. David Cameron was

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speaking on a visit to Pembrokeshire today, where he met people affected

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by the recent storms and saw some of the damage. While Mr Cameron didn't

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dismiss the idea of financial help, he pointed out the responsibility

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for flood defences is devolved. Here's our Environment

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Correspondent, Iolo ap Dafydd. Pembrokeshire was one of the worst

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hit areas in the recent winter storms. Newgale has suffered more

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than most have to deal force winds, high tides and rain affected the

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coast causing flooding and sweeping much of the famous beach across the

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main road. David Cameron came to see the damage for himself today.

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Earlier this month this pub was completely surrounded by water.

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Today, it has been completely gutted and the Prem and Esther went to see

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the renovation work. -- Prime Minister. Later while visiting a

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factory in Saint Davids, he stopped short of making they would be UK

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help to deal with the effects of flooding. -- stopped short of

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saying. We are still waiting for the waters to recede to see how much

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damage has been done but flood defences are a matter for the Welsh

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Assembly Government. The Welsh Government has pledged ?4.5 million

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to deal with the recent flooding. In mid Wales, schemes like the one here

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could give one solution. It is run by the Montgomeryshire wildlife

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trust. This project is restoring peatland in around 1000 hectares but

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here in the Cambrian Mountains there are 40,000 hectares that could

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potentially store more water and hold the rainwater. It does not mean

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it will stop flooding further downstream but it does mean it could

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slow down the process of water leaving this area into streams and

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rivers. As well as the peak itself, plants that grow here absorbs a lot

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of moisture. It is absolutely a sponge. If extended to other areas

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and the amount of sheep and cattle that Gracia is controlled, it could

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make a difference. The three metres of rainfall we have on this land, to

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be held back and slowed down so that it doesn't all rushed downstream and

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end up in somebody's home. As well as the seven, the Wye River also

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start in the Cambrian Mountains and as we've seen recently has caused

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huge problems. But the peat bogs are only part of the answer. That is a

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lot of different landscapes that are managed in different ways. They

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could all be improved so things like planting woodland bents -- belts in

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farmland. Elsewhere in Wales, the clean up is taking a long time. The

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big decisions in future will include whether main roads can still be used

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or if they will have to move further inland. If new coastal defences

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should be built or really is re-routed. But without a commitment

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from the UK Government that is still a question of who is going to pay.

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Unemployment in Wales has fallen below the UK average for the first

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time in almost five years. The rate of 7.1% is slightly below the UK

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average of 7.2%. The number of people out of work stands at

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105,000, a fall of 12,000. The governments in Westminster and here

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have both been quick to claim the credit. Our Political Editor, Nick

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Servini, is here. So, Nick, who's right? The main economic leaders are

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at Westminster in terms of things like tax and interest rates. Carwyn

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Jones the first Minister in Wales knows that but it's interesting to

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the extent the Welsh Government are talking up their contribution to

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this recovery. These figures are significant. This is the first

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period of sustained time where the unemployment rate in Wales has been

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about the same as the UK average and we have not had that situation since

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before the recession. We should not be surprised that the political

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parties are looking to claim credit. We have a general election next year

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of course. If there is a sustained nature to this it is not a flash in

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the pan, then the political parties and the government will be desperate

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to be associated with something that could change the perception of Wales

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as a country which performs poorly economic leaf. -- economic leaf. The

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Prime Minister David Cameron was in Pembrokeshire today not just talking

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about the flooding but talking about the economic recovery and how it was

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being felt in counties like temperature outside of the

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south-east Finland. -- Pembrokeshire. Carwyn Jones talked

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about the role the Welsh Government has in all of this. The recovery has

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been faster and stronger in Wales and that is where we can in. If you

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can pay us with the north-east of England, unemployment there is far

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higher. That's despite the fact the economic profile of that area is

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similar to Wales. How much can we expect this to become a battle

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ground? It will be about the narrative that the governments bring

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to it. The Welsh Government built their narrative around the pro-act

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wage subsidy scheme but now the mode in recovery is about jobs growth

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Wales, the scheme to try and get you back into the workplace. The real

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battle ground will be about welfare reform because the Conservatives are

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tying it specifically to the economic recovery. In Wales Labour

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are saying it's a huge impediment to growth.

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Behind the headlines showing more people are working in Wales, recent

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figures from the Welsh Government illustrate that more than one in

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five 16 to 24-year-olds are unemployed. There are Welsh

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Government projects to try to get them into work but our economics

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correspondent Sarah Dickins explains a new radical approach to behaviour

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that its hoped will increase young people's chances of getting a job.

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Pupils talking about their feelings and hearing how their behaviour has

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affected others. That is at the heart of what is called a

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restorative approach. It is hoped it will result in fewer young people

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falling in the gap between education, Ed -- employment and

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training. We had very strict processes in place and if a child

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did a certain thing they would potentially be excluded. There was a

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cycle where their behaviour was not changing. Three years ago pupils at

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this Cardiff school were excluded for a total of 1000 days in a year.

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Now behaviour has improved so much it is down to a days. The pioneer of

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this approach in Wales is Andy Williams at Monmouth, offensive

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school who says if students feel more listened to behaviour will

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improve. They are starting to be able to articulate to other people

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their thoughts and peep Ealing 's in an appropriate way. -- feelings.

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Exclusions are down 91%. Referral to youth offending teams is down 70%

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and crime in the area is down 48%. Andy Williams argues this is an

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effective way of changing behaviour which will help students in the long

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term. Whatever job they do they will have to interact with people. That

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common humanity is very important. They will have to empathise with

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workmates from an older generation. They have to be able to interact

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with that. They have to understand and appreciate other people and be

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able to take the lead themselves. The police and crime commission of

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the Gwent is convinced. If you are excluded from school, what you are

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either going to do? You start doing the wrong things. Monmouth has shown

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it can work and the figures speak for themselves. Getting our young

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people ready for work is vital for our economy and also for them as

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individuals. In Wales at the moment about one in 516 to 24-year-olds are

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out of work and in Cardiff it is one in three. I am more confident in

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lessons. There is no move to extend this approach to more Welsh schools

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to help young people be better placed to join the workplace.

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Still to come in the programme: How scientists at Swansea University

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have been working with NASA satellites to get a better picture

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on climate change. The head of the National Crime

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Agency says he's confident more people will be arrested and charged

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in the investigation into allegations of historic child abuse

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in North Wales care homes. In its latest update, the Operation Pallial

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team says so far more that 250 alleged victims of abuse have come

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forward and 37 suspects have been identified. One man has been

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charged. Roger Pinney reports. BBC Wales was given unique access to

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the National crime agency had in Warrington. It is from here that

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Operation Pallial is being run. The agency is normally highly

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secretive. This most recent update gives an idea of the scale of what

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Operation Pallial is investigating. Offences being looked at data that

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in 1953. I am confident they will be further charges and arrests. We will

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pursue the truth and ensure we put the CPS and the best position

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possible to make prosecutions. The team says information from 212

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people is under investigation. There are 37 potential suspects. 19

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suspects have been arrested and interviewed. One man has been

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charged. Although they have been previous investigations, people were

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asked in the 90s whether they were victims of crime and they said no

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but that that time they might have had children and not wanted to talk

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about it. As the lights have gone on, they have wanted to talk about

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it. Perhaps it is a lack of understanding about the level of

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abuse that had occurred. We are much better these days at recognising

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what we need to do to ensure that we support people. Most of the key

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homes under investigation have now closed but some of the buildings are

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still there. They have been under the spotlight before not least

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during the Waterhouse enquiry. Operation Pallial insists it is

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different. And you can see more on this story

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on the Wales Report tonight at 10:35pm on BBC One Wales.

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Swansea Council has become the first in Wales to agree a 5% rise in

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council tax. The Welsh Local Government Association says it

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expects at least four others to increase their rates by the same

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amount. The Welsh Government has informally capped any council tax

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rises at 5%. Bridgend and Carmarthenshire councils have today

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agreed to raise their rates by nearly 5% as well.

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A further 700 pupils at a school in Llanelli are to be offered screening

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for Tuberculosis, after two previous testing sessions revealed six pupils

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and three staff had positive results. None are infectious, but

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the screening will be carried out as a precaution.

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Red tape's being blamed for Wales being the only part of the UK to see

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a drop in new houses being built. 12% fewer homes were registered here

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last year, that's compared to a rise of 28% in the UK overall. Here's our

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business correspondent, Brian Meechan.

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It has been a common complaint from developers. Overregulation and a

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poor planning system makes building houses in Wales are costly business.

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It may be why many have chosen not to. In 2013 the number of new homes

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rose 30% in England. There was a similar increase in Scotland.

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Northern Ireland saw a jump of 16%. Wales had a drop of 12% in a new

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homes since 2012. House-builders say the planning process here is long,

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expensive and uncertain. The primary impact is new housing and our

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housing stock in Wales is very old. The primary benefits are of course

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employment but there is a secondary benefit with the money that pumps

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into the local economy. This company is building a thousand new homes in

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Wales this year. It adds the Welsh Government 's help to buy scheme

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which helps people to buy is already boosting the market. Wales is in

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need of new housing stock. The demand is only going to increase in

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the future but it costs more to build here and wages are relatively

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low so that keeps prices down. That raises big questions for the

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businesses involved. If costs are low and prices are higher outside of

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Wales why wouldn't you build the instead? Ministers have met some of

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the industry 's concerns by producing energy efficiency targets

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but there are still complaints about other revelations. Personally I

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think they will go that way but they lobbying groups are not very

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powerful. We are trying to do something different. Rising demand

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and shortage of supply pushes up prices long-term. So the answers to

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the house-building questions are ones Wales has got to get right.

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Rugby, and one of Wales' most decorated players, Mike Phillips,

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has been dropped by Warren Gatland for Friday's Six Nations clash

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against France. The Wales management were disappointed with his

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indiscipline in the defeat against Ireland, where he was yellow-carded.

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He's been replaced by Ospreys scrum-half Rhys Webb, who'll start

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an international match for the first time. Ashleigh Crowter reports.

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It was this little cameo performance that seems to have sealed the deal

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for Rhys Webb. A try scoring run out for the Ospreys against Treviso on

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the weekend helped Warren Gatland make up his mind to changes from

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half. Mike Phillips has been at the heart of Wales' success in recent

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seasons but he did not help themselves against Ireland and has

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now paid the price. We were not particularly happy with his game

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against Ireland in -- and he got in a one-on-one confrontation with

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Conor Murray and got a yellow card. He had a spat with the referee as

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well. It is a good chance for Mike Phillips to have an opportunity to

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sit on the bench and the Rhys Webb to start. Warren Gatland did resist

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the temptation to partner Rhys Webb with his regional colleague Dan

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Biggar and Rhys Priestland will start. George North will start his

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first international at centre and Liam Williams slots in on the wing.

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To put the Welsh jersey on in any position is great. I have played

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there for Northampton. I have trained there as well. You could

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argue that a scrum-half is only as good as the ball provided for him by

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the forwards so there may be one or two especially in the pack feeling a

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bit guilty that it was Mike Phillips and not them who was dropped. With

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Gethin Jenkins coming through his match with a blues on Saturday the

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only changes the return of first choice lock Luke Charteris after

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injury. Apart from him it is the same eight who were outmuscled in

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Ireland. France are building seminar on them after two wins in the

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championship and they have only made one enforced change. It is going to

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be a battle of the giants in the centre.

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It's a mystery that's baffled scientists for more than a decade.

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Why does the Amazon Rainforest seem to grow greener during droughts? The

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answer lies in how the forest is photographed from Space. NASA

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realised that its satellites were producing an optical illusion and it

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called in experts from Swansea University to fix the problem. As

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Carwyn Jones reports, the real picture casts a very different light

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on climate change. Launched back in 1999, NASA's Terra

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satellite observes our planet's land, water and atmosphere from 500

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miles above earth. Its on board instruments record seasonal changes

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on the planet's surface and how those changes affect our climate.

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The technology on board is some of the most sophisticated ever designed

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by NASA but in one area of the world, it's thrown up more questions

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than answers. For the last ten years, scientists analysing images

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from Terra have noticed something unusual over the Amazon Rainforest.

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This is one of those satellite images and it appears to show that

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the rainforest actually grows greener in dry seasons and droughts

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when you'd expect vegetation to die back. NASA scientists realised that

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the images taken from space weren't a true picture of what has happening

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on the ground. So they turned to Swansea University for help. Experts

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here specialise in studying the earth using satellite data. They

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found that the greening up of the rain forest is an illusion. It's

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caused by sunlight hitting the ground and reflecting back to the

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satellite when it's focusing on the Amazon at a particular angle. When

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we look very carefully at this we find a lot of the greening can be

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explained by illumination. We are really seeing an optical illusion.

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For years, scientists have been trying to understand why this

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ecosystem, which is so dependent on rainfall, would appear healthier

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during periods of drought. The answer is, it doesn't, and that has

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very real implications for climate change. It had been assumed that the

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Amazon rainforest was mopping up some of the carbon dioxide we were

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releasing but it's not true the -- and that is bad news. That means

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that carbon dioxide will cause increased warming. The last few

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weeks have seen extreme weather conditions hit countries around the

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world, from snowstorms in North America to flooding closer to home.

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The collaboration between Swansea University and NASA casts doubt on

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how we've been analysing images of our planet taken from space The true

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picture on the ground could be very different.

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Well Derek's been doing his own bit of satellite research. How is the

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forecast looking, Derek? The weather is on the change tonight

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with more rain. The wind picking-up as well. We're not expecting a huge

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amount of rain. Typically 5mm to 10mm, although parts of the south

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could see up to 20mm. Just under an inch. Tomorrow the rain will clear

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to sunshine and showers and turning a bit colder as well. It has been

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quite mild again today. 12C in Newtown, Rhyl and Wrexham. This

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evening, a warm front will bring outbreaks of rain and drizzle. The

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cloud lowering with mist and fog patches. The wind increasing too.

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Becoming strong on the coast. Up to gale force in the north west and a

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mild night. The temperature not falling below 7C. The chart for

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tomorrow shows a cold front moving east across Britain. This will bring

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a spell of rain followed by colder air and showers. By 8.00am in the

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morning, most of the rain should have cleared leaving most places dry

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apart from one or two showers. Windy on the coast. Strong to gale force

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winds in the north west. During the day it will brighten-up. Some dry

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weather and sunshine in the afternoon but with showers as well.

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Heavy in places. Top temperatures, 9C to 11C. The wind easing and

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turning a bit colder. In Gwynedd tomorrow, brightening-up with a few

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showers. The strong wind easing with a high of 9C in Bala. Breezy in

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Merthyr Tydfil tomorrow. A few heavy showers and some sunshine. 9C in

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Quakers Yard. Tomorrow night, plenty of dry weather. Clear spells and a

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few showers as well. And a colder night with a touch of frost inland.

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Friday, chilly and windier with a mixture of sunshine and showers.

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Heavy showers in places with hail and thunder and wintry on high

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ground with a little snow. If you're going to Cardiff for the rugby on

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Friday a scarf will come in handy. It will feel cold with a few sharp

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showers. As for the weekend, Saturday breezy with a few showers.

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Becoming dry for a while although it may turn damp by the evening.

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Sunday, windy. Strong to gale force winds and some heavy rain. Next

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week, it looks like the jet stream will bring further spells of wet and

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windy weather. Probably not as stormy as it has been but more

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rainfall means this winter could turn out to be the wettest on

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record. will bring

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The top stories again from the BBC: The phone hacking trial has been

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told Tony Blair advised the former chief executive of News

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International, Rebekah Brooks, about how to respond to the scandal in

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July 2011. And the parents of six-day-old

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Eliza-Mae, who died following an incident in Pontyberem yesterday,

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have said she will always be in their hearts and thoughts. Sharon

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John and Patrick Mullane

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