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Welcome to Wales today. Our top story: Murco oil refinery in

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Pembrokeshire sold to an American billionaire, safeguarding hundreds

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of jobs. He says he understands the economic importance. You're talking

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about thousands of jobs that are secured in and around the area of

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Milford Haven. So, good news for the workforce

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here, but also, relief in the wider community so dependent on this

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plant. A massive wind farm the size of

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Anglesey planned for the North Wales coast scrapped. Why the change of

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heart? They are running around, but more

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than a quarter of four and five-year-olds in Wales are now

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overweight. Good evening from Glasgow. So much

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for the friendly games. Welsh weightlifter Gareth Evans has his

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nose broken in an attack. An Australian competitor admits

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assaulting him. And from Paris to the podium.

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Cyclist Geraint Thomas wins bronze, just four days after the gruelling

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Tour de France. Good evening. The American

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billionaire who is buying the Murco oil refinery and Milford Haven has

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told Wales today all 400 staff there will keep their jobs. Today, the

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Klesch Group confirmed that it will buy the site. The company owner Gary

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Klesch said that they will now invest tens of millions of pounds to

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improve the plant. Our reporter is there for us tonight.

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Jamie, there has been a real sense of relief here since that

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announcement this morning that this refinery is being sold, but

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crucially as well, that the workforce will be safeguarded. There

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has been a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the refinery here and

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over the wider community for many, many months now. This evening, it

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seems that cloud is starting to clear. As they went about their work

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at the Murco oil refinery this afternoon, workers told me they were

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relieved at hearing the news. It is not clear how much the takeover is

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worth, but for the people working here, the deal is priceless.

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Speaking via Skype from Italy, the prospective owner told me he will be

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retaining the workforce and restarting operations on the site.

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It is our intention to keep the jobs at Milford Haven, and the other

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thing I would mention is, everyone always looks at the jobs at the

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refinery, which oddly are very important, but what is also

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important are the indirect jobs, a multiple of the four or 500 people

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we will keep at Milford Haven, you are talking about thousands of jobs

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that are secured in and around the area of Milford Haven.

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It has been a worrying time for the people of Milford Haven, and the

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announcement today is a big boost for a community that has been so

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reliant on the refinery since it opened more than 40 years ago. The

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site came into operation in 1973, when it was owned by a Murco. In

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1981, Murco became a partner, and a major upgrade took place. The

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refinery was first put up for sale four years ago, and earlier this

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year, a deal with a potential buyer fell through. This morning, the

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Klesch Group signed a purchase agreement with Murco's owners,

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Murphy Oil. Anthony Piatt works as a contractor at Murco. It was just

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dragging on and on. There were room after room, yes, it is good news, no

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it is bad news. So, it is a good outcome at the end. So, brilliant.

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Fantastic news. My husband is there, so brilliant. What is he working

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there today? He is. I have not heard anything from him today, so this is

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news to me. Brilliant, good. The Welsh government said the

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takeover is good news, and is the first step towards securing the

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refinery's long-term future. This is excellent news. I have been

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following the events over the last few weeks, and we have been pulling

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out all the stops to help save those jobs. Marvellous to know there is

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now a buyer, and those jobs will be saved for Pembrokeshire. They are

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very well paid jobs, and it would have left an enormous dent in the

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economy here. Local politicians have also welcomed the deal. The plant at

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Milford Haven is an efficient one, the workers there are incredibly

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professional. I was very pleased to bring Gary Klesch into the sales

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process seven months ago, because he has a track record in making plants

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like that even more efficient and successful. So I am optimistic that

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he can make a difference in secure the long-term future for the Murco

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oil refinery. Having served in this community so

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well for so many years, this evening, this fresh hope is that

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this refinery will continue to provide people with work for years

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to come. We have also had a statement from

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the current owners of the refinery, which reads: Murphy Oil is pleased

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to announce that a deal has been agreed for the sale of the Milford

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Haven refinery. We have worked tirelessly to find a workable

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solution that would see the refinery remain open, and are delighted that

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a positive outcome has been reached. That deal is expected to be

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completed, or should be completed, before the end of October.

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Thank you. Sticking with energy, the other end of the country, tonight, a

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surprise announcement. Developers have pulled the plug on a massive

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wind farm off Anglesey, which, it is claimed, could have powered 1.7

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million homes. It is the second big offshore wind farm to be shelved in

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a period of months. 12 miles off the coast, it would have been the first

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of three to be built on the so-called Celtic Array, between

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Anglesey and the Isle of Man. In the scale of things, it seems

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promotional videos come cheap. The Celtic Array is at the heart of this

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important growing industry. This is how Centrica and Dong Energy

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were promoting their Celtic Array development. No longer will stop

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they have pulled out. An echo of a decision late last year by a company

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to abandon a project of the South Wales coast. In this case, the

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Celtic Array people blamed sea bed geology. On Anglesey, the decision

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is a setback. At Holyhead Towing, a vessel is being built to service

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wind farms. When this vessel goes to see in a few months, it will most

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likely work of the East Coast of England, servicing wind farms there.

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To say this decision today stalls the UK's offshore renewables energy

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is perhaps going too far, but it certainly brings future wind farm

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developments of the Welsh coast to a halt.

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A subsidiary called Turbine Transfers would have bid for work in

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the Celtic Array. They learnt of the U-turn this morning.

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The overall timing was still a long way out, and the ground work can all

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been going on. In essence, there was still plenty to do to get to a point

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where construction was going to start. So, disappointment more than

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shock, I think, probably. This leaves Wales without

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significant offshore wind farm developments and planning, and also

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shows that there is a huge mist opportunity there for the people of

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Anglesey to benefit from all of the work that would have come from that

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wind farm. The island did help to gain from the Celtic Array, although

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nothing firm had been promised. Policymakers here hoped to use the

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energy industry, including nuclear as well as renewables, to promote

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growth. There wasn't any specific job

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proposals we were aware of. They were opportunities for the Irish sea

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and for the mainland around that sea, but for Anglesey, it is the

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potential long-term jobs which have been lost, rather than that specific

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figures and specific opportunities which are well defined.

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When it was first announced, the Celtic Array held great promise in

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terms of jobs and investment. That seems to have come to nothing. They

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few miles along the coast, this wind farm is nearing completion. Could

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this turn out to be Wales' final large-scale offshore wind farm

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project? And assault on the Welsh

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weightlifter Gareth Evans of the Commonwealth Games has led to

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another weightlifter being expelled from the games. The police were

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called to the athletes village in Glasgow yesterday. Now, live to

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Scotland, where Claire Summers has the latest.

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Thank you. Good evening. Yes, news of this incident came to light here

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early this morning. A stray Lee weightlifter Francois Etoundi, who

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won a bronze medal, pleaded guilty in court this afternoon to

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head-butting Mr Evans, whose nose was broken in the attack. The

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Australian has now had his Commonwealth Games accreditation

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removed. Weightlifter Gareth Evans came to

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Glasgow to try to win a Commonwealth medal, but now he will remember the

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friendly games for a different reason. A fellow athlete attacked

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him and broke his nose. This is the entrance to the sprawling athletes'

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village, where thousands of competitors, including Team Wales,

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are being housed the duration of the games. Police were called here at

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6am yesterday morning, where they arrested the Australian weightlifter

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Francois Etoundi. Today, at Glasgow Sheriff's court, the 29-year-old,

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who won a bronze medal on Sunday, pleaded guilty to head-butting

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Gareth Evans during an altercation. The court heard a problem arose

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between the two men after Mr Evans' girlfriend hugged Francois Etoundi

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as he was being congratulated by other athletes for winning a medal.

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Today, the Sheriff's court ordered it indeed to pay ?400 to Mr Evans,

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and he had is accreditation removed, so he can be part of Sunday's

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closing ceremony. Many athletes from all countries have finished

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competing and relaxing in the village until the games come to a

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close in three days. We understand that Team Wales' chief Brian Davies

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has reminded has athletes to make sure they maintain what he calls the

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impeccable standard of behaviour as part of Team Wales' current conduct.

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Away from that story, there has been plenty of Welsh interest in the

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sporting competition today. I will bring you news of a well earned

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bronze medal for cyclists Geraint Thomas in a few minutes. Now, back

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to you. Thank you. A Deputy Leader Powys

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council has told BBC Wales she apologises for using racially

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offensive language at a council meeting. Myth and we Alexander used

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the end word in a debate on Tuesday. Powys council says she has

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been severely reprimanded, but tonight, there are calls for her to

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resign. Alexander is an independent

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councillor, also known for her work as a writer and broadcaster. At the

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council meeting, she said elderly and vulnerable people in her ward,

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whose first language is Wells, are treated badly by health workers when

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they go to English hospitals and when they are visited at home. She

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used the N word in her description of that treatment, adding that

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language and culture are being trampled on. Council Alexander has

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apologised for using the word, saying she was trying to make a

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reference to the American writer Maja Angeli. In the book, I Know Why

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The Caged Bird Sings, Maja Angeli gives an account of growing up in

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the American South in the 1930s. In one chapter, Shearer is a white

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dentist refusing to treat her because she is black. Myfanwy

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Alexander says she used the word to try and draw a parallel between that

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incident and how her people feel about cross-border health care. It

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was an insensitive word to use, but it was used in the course of

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defeating prejudice, not encouraging it. Perhaps that was both clumsy and

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insensitive, and I definitely deserve my reprimand. I was

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absolutely shocked, because in the 21st-century, you don't expect to

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hear this sort of language, especially from a public servant. I

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don't think that comparing the treatment to the end that word is at

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all even comparable. The Liberal Democrats in Powys have

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tonight called for Myfanwy Alexander to resign from her Cabinet role,

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something she says she will not do. Powys council has referred the

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matter to the public services ombudsman.

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You are watching Wales Today. Much more to come before seven o'clock.

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On an adventure holiday, wood cutting VAT get our visitor numbers

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climbing? And the last eight months have been

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warmer than average, but it is all downhill for the stars in August.

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Cooler, with rain and heavy showers. More than a quarter of four and

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five-year-olds in Wales are overweight. Figures from Public

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Health Wales show 26% of children due to start primary school way too

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much for their age, with over one in ten classed as obese. Jordan Davies

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has the story. Dylan and Evan definitely know the

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importance of a good scoot. It helps keep them fit and active, and along

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with plenty of fruit and vegetables and a healthy weight. They keep us

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that, not the other way around! They are very much into all sorts of

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sports. It is about them seeing what you are doing and encouraging them.

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If you are active, they will be active. My favourite is carrots. You

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like carrots? I like broccoli. But not everyone enjoys such a

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healthy lifestyle. Public Health Wales measured the weight and height

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of over 1000 children, starting primary school. 26%, more than a

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quarter, were overweight, with 11% of those considered obese. Merthyr

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Tydfil had the highest proportion of overweight children, with 34%.

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Gwynedd and Bridgend had 30%, and the Vale of Glamorgan and

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Monmouthshire had the lowest, with 22 and 21%. Public Health Wales said

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it is about sweets and chocolate, but also money.

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It is expensive. Some of these after-school activities cost a lot

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of money, and if you come from a poorer area, a poorer family, where

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there is in that much income in the family, the opportunities to be

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active are limited. Experts say in activity is partly to

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blame. It is the school holidays, and this football pitch near

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Quaker's Yard, 20 years ago, would have been full of children kicking a

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ball around. Now, there are other distractions like tablets, computer

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games on the internet, while arguably, a bit safer, not as good

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as burning sugar and fat. In this area here, is where I keep

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my gym. One man who knows the value of

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exercise and healthy food is Nathan Hewitt. When he was 13, he was 23

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stone. Now he helps others to lose weight. If, for example, I didn't

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overeat at the age of five, and if my parents had been really harsh

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with me, and horrible about it, and said no, you can't take that, I

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would be thanking them right now at this age. For these children, this

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is a simple game of tag. But experts say simple exercise like

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this is often the difference between a healthy future or a lifetime of

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overweight nests. In the last hour, BBC Wales has

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discovered five people arrested in connection with a fraud

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investigation work for a Gwynedd bus company. For men and a women who

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work at Express Motors have now been released on bail while enquiries

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take place. It takes place after several people were arrested

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following a separate investigation into alleged fraud at another firm,

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which went into voluntary liquidation in May.

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Wales' biggest estate agent Peter Allen is to be sold by the building

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society The Principality for almost ?6 million. The new owner has almost

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500 branches across the UK, and also owns the Harris chain. The new staff

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will transfer to the new company. The latest figures showing how money

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people listen to the radio indicate that 438,000 people are tuning in to

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BBC Radio Wales every week. That is 34,000 fewer than three months ago.

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Around 147,000 people now June into BBC Radio Cumbria each week, up 4000

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on the last quarter. -- BBC Radio Cumbria. Leading

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figures in the tourism industry are calling for a cut in VAT. Tourism

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contributes billions of pounds the Welsh economy, but those in the

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industry say the margins are tight, and they recommend a reduction from

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20% to 7% to bring the UK in line with the rest of Europe.

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Wales has it all to offer as a holiday destination. That is the

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message from the latest tourism advert. But marketing alone is not

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enough. Leading figures in the industry say the margins are tight.

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Mike Morgan is the owner of this hotel near Abergavenny. He explains

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to me how a cut in VAT is needed to put them on a level playing field

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with the rest of Europe. The economic argument is a given,

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really. This would produce a large number of jobs, and there are plenty

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of studies that show it would produce additional revenue for the

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Treasury. I think we just have to bite the bullet and be brave in some

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situations and make a real difference to the people of Wales,

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and in this case, the UK. This activity centre in Brecon is

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packed during the summer holidays with children making the most of the

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high wire activities. But the owners here feel they are the ones walking

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a financial tightrope. A cut in VAT means they could be more

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competitive. Maybe we want to introduce a

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brand-new type of activity, and that could cost is 10,000 or ?20,000 to

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set up. It takes time to save that money. With a reduction, we could

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save a bit more to reinvest in the industry. Tourism allows job

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creation and income into very rural areas that no other industry can

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really now achieve, not even farming in some areas, so it is incredibly

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important, and as I say, 20% really puts Welsh rural tourism on an

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unlevel playing field to some of their competitors abroad.

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In Aberystwyth, where seafront hotels showed no vacancy signs and

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holiday-makers make the most of the beach, this time of year is vital.

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Tourism is one wales' largest industries, bringing in a vast

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amount of money, and across the UK, it brings in billions of pounds the

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Treasury as well. So how realistic is it to ask you large cut of ten or

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15% in V8 T? Relying on VAT as a way of making life easier is not a

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realistic way ahead at this moment. Because of the state of the national

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finances still. So, businesses here will have to

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rely on a busy summer so they can still hit their targets.

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Speaking of which, let me take you back to the Commonwealth Games to

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see how Wales are doing on day eight. Back to Clare in Glasgow.

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Thank you, Jamie. Hello again. Let me bring you up to

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date. First of all, some streets around the city of Glasgow were

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closed after day as the cyclists took centre stage in the time trial.

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Disappointment for Alan Barker and Amy Roberts in the women's race, but

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in the men's, Geraint Thomas back in the saddle after finishing the Tour

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de France showed few signs of fatty tooth claim a medal. -- signs of

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fatigue. He'd knows how to win the biggest

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races. The double Olympic champion Geraint Thomas looked relaxed ahead

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of his race against the clock. Four days after finishing the toughest

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race of all, the Tour de France, Geraint Thomas is ready to represent

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Wales at his second Commonwealth Games. Underway here in Glasgow...

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He has played down his chances. Fatty, he said would hamper his

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chances of a medal. -- fatigue. At over 40 kilometres, Geraint Thomas

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showed he was one of the favourites, but a faulty radio meant he was not

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able to receive time checks from his team. He eventually finished 14

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seconds behind the winner, with the Australian rider second. I felt

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strong, I didn't feel zippy and fresh, but just that sort of... Like

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a diesel car, low revs, and you can go all day. It feels like I could do

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it again now actually. I want a rerun! His team-mates might want

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another go as well. Scott Davies from Carmarthen had to stop after

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just 20 seconds, a problem with his back wheel. Luke Rowe encountered a

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similar problem. Everything went wrong today. In an effort like that

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where is quite close in quite a short distance, a couple of seconds

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make a massive difference. When you have two stopped twice, that cost me

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a lot of time, and after that, my head went. Geraint Thomas was last

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at the Commonwealth Games eight years ago. Bronze on the track, but

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now he has another, a proud moment for his girlfriend, who was

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following in the team car throughout. He told it before, I am

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not going to win, I'm not going to get the medal, I'm so tired.

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So I thought, OK, I will just enjoy this then. Then I saw him getting

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closer and silver on the track, but missed out on the road, finishing

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seventh, while Amy Robert was 12. Geraint Thomas, supported by Luke

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Rowe, will be back for the road race on Sunday. He says anything is

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possible, and you would not bet against him reaching the podium

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again after these Commonwealth Games.

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Let me tell you, there are few bigger men in Team Wales then Darius

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Joker 's ardour. He is six foot seven and weighs 24 stone. A short

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time ago, he completed the final of the men's clean and jerk. At one

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point, he was in contention for bronze. The 18-year-old from

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Cardiff, 20 years younger than the Canadian winner, finished fourth in

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the end, but what a future for Wales he has. Wales' boxers have five

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medals in the bag. Four men are guaranteed at least

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bronze, fighting again tomorrow. So does our only female fighter left in

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the games. Lauren Price totally outclassed her Australian opponent

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to guarantee at least a bronze in reaching the semifinals. A former

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kick boxing World Champion at the age of 12, who has also played for

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ball for Wales, will be the first Welsh woman to win a Commonwealth

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Games medal in boxing. So, wales' Medel counter looks like

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this tonight. Geraint Thomas' bronze takes the overall tally to 28.

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Remember though, there are five more guaranteed medals from the boxing to

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add. As things stand, Wales have for golds, ten Silvers, and 14 bronze. I

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can tell you, Wales are currently 11th in the overall table, behind

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Jamaica. Another bit of news. At Hampden Park tonight, Brett Morse is

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currently going in the discus final. Here in Glasgow, a mixed day

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weather-wise, but let's get the weather back home.

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It has been mixed here in Wales as well. The last eight months have

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been warmer than average, but it has all changed at the start of August.

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Low pressure will bring is a cooler, wetter spell of weather, meaning

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some heavy rain and showers. Sunday is better than Saturday, with some

:24:59.:25:03.

sunshine. Showers today as we can see on the radar, heavy in parts of

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the South this afternoon. Sunshine in the north and west. Generally

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drier this evening and brighter, one or two showers. Overnight, plenty of

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dry weather, but then rain will breach the south-west later on

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tonight. Lowest temperature, 13 to 16 Celsius. At eight o'clock in the

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morning, not a great start. The far south-east may be dry, but generally

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cloudy, most of the country having rain and showers. The wind fairly

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light, temperature is a little lower than today, 15 in Haverfordwest.

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Showers and longer spells of rain, heavy showers and places too. Parts

:25:46.:25:49.

of Anglesey may well get away with a dry afternoon. Cooler than today.

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Temperature is than recent, with a low to moderate breeze. In

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Ceredigion tomorrow, cloudy with outbreaks of rain. In Flintshire, a

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similar story, cloudy with rain at times. A high of 18 Celsius in

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Shotton with a light breeze. Tomorrow night and into Saturday,

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more wet weather to come, heavy rain in the north and west, with a Met

:26:11.:26:16.

Office warning in place. On Saturday, heavy rain in the north

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and north-west should ease away gradually. Further south, drier and

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brighter with a few showers. The reason for the heavy rain is an area

:26:24.:26:27.

of low pressure which will move its way northwards across the UK during

:26:28.:26:32.

the weekend. Sunday, a better day in prospect. Any showers in the North

:26:33.:26:38.

gradually clear away. Elsewhere, sunny spells, and it should be

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largely dry. Feeling fresh, with a westerly breeze, temperatures 17 to

:26:44.:26:48.

20 Celsius. So, not great whether by any means if you are on holiday, but

:26:49.:26:52.

some welcome rain for the gardens. On Sunday, we will see the best day

:26:53.:26:57.

of the weekend if you have any outdoor plans. Next week, sunny

:26:58.:27:00.

spells and some showers. During Wednesday, a front will move

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eastwards, bringing some rain. So, all change for the start of August,

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but some sunshine on Sunday. It is coming up to seven o'clock.

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Tonight headlines: The American billionaire who is buying the Murco

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oil refinery and Milford Haven says all 400 staff will keep their jobs.

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Today, the Klesch Group confirmed it will invest tens of millions of

:27:22.:27:24.

pounds into the plant. Developers have pulled the plug is

:27:25.:27:28.

on plans free massive wind farm 12 miles off the coast of Anglesey,

:27:29.:27:33.

which it is claimed could have powered 1.70 Ian Holmes.

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I will have an update for you after the news at ten. You can e-mail us

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