29/03/2014 BBC Wales Today


29/03/2014

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usual time of 6:40 this evening. Stay with us on

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Good afternoon. The parents of murdered schoolgirl April Jones have

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criticised David Cameron, saying he's failed to clamp down on online

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images of child abuse. Paul Jones, who met with the Prime Minister last

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year, said he felt "hoodwinked," and has accused Mr Cameron of going back

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on a vow to take tough action on blocking internet images of abuse.

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Downing Street says a new National Crime Agency's been set up to deal

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with the problem, but "there is always more to do."

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Ed Miliband has promised significantly more devolved powers

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for Wales, modelled on Scotland, if his party wins the next general

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election. The Labour leader was speaking at the Welsh Labour annual

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conference in Llandudno. His remarks would suggest areas like policing,

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transport and new tax-raising powers could be devolved here under a

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Labour government in Westminster. The next Labour government will

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legislate to extend further the model of devolution in Wales. Under

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a new government of Wales Act. With powers assumed as devolved to Wales

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unless specifically reserved. Bringing Wales into line with

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Scotland. Modernising and advancing the devolution settlement for

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generations to come. A group of academics is calling on

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the Welsh government to remove the defence of "reasonable punishment"

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for adults who smack children. Academics for Equal Protection say

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they want Wales to become the first part of the UK to do so. The

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government has said it could back a ban before the 2016 Assembly

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election. The 21-strong group, from universities around Wales, intends

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lobbying ministers at Labour's conference in Llandudno.

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Fire crews are still tackling a blaze on the outskirts of Cardiff,

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involving 2,000 tonnes of waste material at a recycling centre.

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South Wales fire service has said it expects to be on-site all weekend

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because of the materials involved, they've also been hampered by 30 to

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40 gas cylinders which they've had to keep cool, for fear of possible

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explosion. Both Welsh clubs are in action in

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the Premier League this afternoon. Swansea take on Norwich at the

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Liberty, a side they've never beaten in the top-flight. Norwich are

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currently two points ahead of the Swans. And Cardiff are away to

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fellow strugglers, West Brom. A win there could put them level on points

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with their opponents. Rugby, and last night, the Ospreys

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suffered a major blow to their hopes of reaching the play-offs. They lost

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11-9 in Glasgow. Dan Biggar kicked all the points for the welsh side.

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The Blues take on Ulster later. Now, tonight, cinema goers in

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Aberystwyth will be able to see a rare screening of a silent movie by

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Alfred Hitchcock. The score to Blackmail will be

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performed live by a full symphony orchestra below the big screen at

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the town's Arts Centre. It's been composed by former Aberystwyth

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student Neil Brand. After yesterday's rain, it's looking

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a lot nice today, let's get the full forecast, here's Owain Wyn Evans.

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Hello there. It is an improving picture across well this afternoon.

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It has been a cloudy morning for some of us, but we will get more

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sunshine this afternoon, and feeling mild. So, the cloud clearing to the

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West, sunny spells for most of us this afternoon with a breeze,

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temperatures reaching 16 or 17, so higher than we have had recently.

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The few showers in the west and north-west tonight, and tomorrow,

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another dry and bright day across the country with temperatures

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remaining high. That's your news, sport and weather.

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Much more from me later, though. I'll be back with the latest in

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Wales at 6:50pm. In the meantime, have a lovely afternoon. Bye for

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now. Good afternoon. The clocks go

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forward by one hour tonight, British Summer Time begins. Hard to believe

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that this was the scene exactly one year ago in North Wales when we were

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in the grip of one of the coldest springs for many a decade. A

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different story

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