17/06/2014 BBC Wales Today


17/06/2014

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That's all from us. Don't forget a first look at the

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tonight that for adults have died and a baby girl is a serious

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condition after a collision in Mid Wales. It is believe they are from

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the same family. The crash involved three vehicles on A44. Our reporter

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has just sent this report. There can be no doubt that this was

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a very serious accident on the main road. The police have confirmed this

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evening that four people have died as a tanker, a car and a van have

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hit each other. We have confirmation that two men and two women have died

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in the accident that happened at 2:55pm on this road. It has also

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been confirmed that a baby girl, believed to be about 18 months old,

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was taken away from here by ambulance to the University of Wales

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Hospital suffering from head injuries. Family members have been

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informed about the accident and they are with family liaison officers. It

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is believed they are all members of the same family. This stretch of the

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A44 is likely to be closed for another couple of hours as the

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police continue with their investigations. I have spoken to one

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police officer who confirmed that the vehicles, the tanker, the van

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and the car, will be taken away and taken to a nearby town for a

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forensic investigation. We will bring you any developments on that

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story in our bulletins from 6:25am. In other news, the NHS in Wales

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could find itself facing a financial black hole of at least ?2.5 billion

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by the middle of the next decade. That is the conclusion of a new

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study by the Nuffield trust. They formed the Welsh government which

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commissioned the report that they will have to make tough decisions.

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Our health correspondent reports. Keeping fit and well, these

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pensioners don't miss a beat when it comes to living healthily. Every

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individual should keep themselves fit, in whatever means they find

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best. In my case, I've got type 2 diabetes, and exercise makes a huge

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difference to my blood sugar. As a result, many of us are living

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longer, which comes at a price. Health costs is asked at increased

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by 3% every year. What you need is a mature debate about whether the

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electorate want a free comprehensive health service at source, where

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everybody is equivalent, and that costs money. We need more resources

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to run a comprehensive health system. While the costs have been

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increasing, the amount of money the NHS is getting has fallen behind.

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There is a black hole. Even if the cuts are reversed, by 2025, if

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spending grows in line with inflation, the NHS could find itself

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facing a funding void of 2.5 alien pounds, equivalent to over 40% of

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its total budget today. -- two 5p. -- 2.4 billion pounds. Even if the

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NHS cup 's costs and finds all the savings it has promised to do, there

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will be a gap of ?200 million by the end of next year. There's no getting

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away from the fact that if we want to maintain the quality and range of

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services we have in Wales and across the UK, we will have to pay more for

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it. And this has got the politicians talking this afternoon. If the NHS

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shares the economy with the UK and makes the efficiency and

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productivity gains, which Nuffield identify as achievable, then the NHS

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remains affordable. No matter how much gloss you try to paint over

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this report, it makes for eye watering reading and it shows

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clearly the chickens are coming home to roost in terms of the lack of

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priority is given to the Welsh NHS in terms of its funding. The NHS

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argues it's trying hard to save millions already. There are 400,000

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patient records here which will disappear when they are digitised.

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The Welsh government also argues that doing the little things can

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save a lot. But with the pressure intensifies, filling the financial

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void with billions could become ever more difficult.

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The family of teenager Aamir Siddiqi who was stabbed by mistake by two

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hit men say they no longer have to fear bumping into his killers on the

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street. Jason Richards and Ben Hope lost appeals against their sentences

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and will stay behind bars for a minimum of 40 years.

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For four years, life has been on hold for this family. Grief has been

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on hold. Waiting for their son's killers to be tried and then appeal

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against those convictions. The youngest of their young children,

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Aamir Siddiqi, was killed on that all step. He was 17, killed by two

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hit men who had gone to the wrong address. His parents were also hurt

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trying to protect him. The severity of what has happened has left us

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with emotional scars. Mentally, physically, there are so many

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elements to this. And there is going to be some long-lasting effects of

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what has happened. And, you know, we no longer feel safe in our family

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home. Walking down the street is a tough experience. 39-year-old Jason

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Richards on the left had his appeal thrown out. 40-year-old Ben Hope's

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appeal against the length of his conviction was dismissed also. The

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Court of Appeal said it was an appalling series of crimes and the

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minimum term of 40 years was a just punishment. I feel sad that they

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took away something so valuable and they don't know what the value of

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that was. I wish they understood what they really did. And I think

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truly then will they understand the enormity of what they have done. I

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do not feel anything towards them. Aamir Siddiqi's sister says it is

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the memories and the support of their community which will now help

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them adjust to life without him. Two people have been arrested as

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part of an investigation into the death of an elderly woman. She was

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found with serious and unexplained injuries at a spotty, Canon -- in

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the area. She was transferred to another hospital where she died.

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Glamorgan are five wickets away from an innings victory at home to Kent

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in the County Championship. They reached 527 in their first innings.

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Ten to 137-5 in their second innings.

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Now the weather forecast. Another sunny day for some of us?

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Yes, but some cloud as well. Porthmadog today was the warmest

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with the top temperature of 24. Porthmadog today was the warmest

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with the There is plenty more dry weather to come for the rest of this

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week and over the weekend. Just the odd shower. Amounts will vary from

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day-to-day and place to place. Tonight, it is a dry story for most

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of us although the cloud increases. You might see the board shower

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turning up. It will be a mild and muggy night. Into tomorrow, there

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will be more dry and better weather to come tomorrow. If you're lucky,

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you might find a shower. Some like showers, on Wednesday it will be

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mostly dry. Here is the chart. High pressure is in charge of our

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weather, but it is not a completely dry story. A cloudy start tomorrow,

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but gradually brightening up. Some showers breaking out in parts of

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northern England, Lake District, otherwise most places are dry, the

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best of the sunshine in the north and west, Scotland and Northern

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Ireland, with a top temperature in Glasgow of 25. In Wales tomorrow

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afternoon, mixed fortunes with some cloud, you might catch a shower in

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parts of powers and the South, otherwise dry, with sunshine. Warm

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and humid. Somewhat cooler on the north and west coast. And the pollen

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count once again is high. Into Thursday, generally dry, the cloud

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raking with sunny spells. 22 in Newport, cooler in the north and

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west, particularly on the coast. It looks like we're in for a dry

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weekend, thanks to high pressure. Some more sunshine.

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That is Wales Today. We're back at breakfast from 6:25am. From me and

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Derek and all of us on the programme, good night.

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