27/09/2014 BBC Wales Today


27/09/2014

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Good evening. Wales was back children's Commissioner has told us

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more work needs to be done in struggles for underage teams can be

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given the vote. These school pupils were among more

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than 100 thousand under 18-year-olds who registered to vote in the

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Scottish referendum. There are now calls for 16 and 17-year-olds across

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the UK to be allowed to take part in the democratic process. The

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children's Commissioner for Wales wants to see the age lowered but

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more work has to be done first, he says. We need to invest real time in

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thinking through how we can equip young people to understand and be

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prepared for a decision to be made about voting -- lowering the voting

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age. One spokesman in the Welsh assembly went into schools to

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discuss the issue. Other parties want to see the voting age changed

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but some parties like the Conservatives are less and views

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yesterday. I am not selling -- thing we can't have it. It is something we

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should consider that we need to be very cautious on our approach to

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giving votes to 16-year-olds. What do young people themselves make of

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the debate about the voting age? Young people would like to have a

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say about what happens in their country but we don't have enough

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information yet full is what I know a lot of 16-year-olds are in

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impression above and we don't have enough expertise and knowledge to

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make an informed decision. The Scottish referendum has raised

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several big questions about the future of the UK and what the voting

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age should he is one of them. It will be up to MPs in Westminster to

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decide whether they should given the vote although there are calls for

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powers to make decisions like that to be devolved here to Cardiff Bay.

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The presiding officer has previously said there needs to be discussion

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about lowering the voting age and it seems it is already underway.

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There will be more on this story tomorrow from 11 o'clock here on BBC

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One Wales. Four men have been charged in

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connection with a plot to smuggle ?100 million of cocaine into the UK

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through Wales. About the time of the drugs were seized -- seized on a

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boat in the Atlantic. Doctors at Prince Philip Hospital

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have said the most seriously ill patients will be able to see a

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consultant immediately at a separate unit. Following protests against

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plans to change the accident had emergency department, the health

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board is seeking to reassure people who fear the unit is being

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downgraded. UKIP's Welsh MEP is accused of

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taking the people of Wales for granted. Speaking on the final day

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of the party 's conference in Doncaster, they said they plan to

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open branches in Wales. After 114 years, six Labour Prime Minister 's

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and 15 years of Labour rule in Cardiff a the Labour Party no longer

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speaks for all represents the man and woman on the street.

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In the Premier league, Swansea and Sunderland shared the spoils after a

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goalless draw. Cardiff city picked up all three points at home to

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Sheffield Wednesday. Newport beat Wimbledon comfortably and Wrexham

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recorded a 3-0 win at home to a study. Jamie Donaldson and Lee

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Westwood lost their morning match for Europe on the second day of the

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Ryder Cup in Scotland but they turned things around this afternoon

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with a thick tree over the Americans who trail Europe by 10-6.

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And now for the weather. Good evening. High pressure is still

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dominating and with that comes a quiet night. The odd spot of light

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rain or drizzle. For the majority, a dry night although perhaps fog and

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mist forming. High-pressure remaining in charge. Plenty of cloud

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but some sunny spells also. We are back tomorrow. From all of us

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here, have a good evening. Good evening. A stagnant September

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weather story continues. Today has been no exception. Rather quiet but

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fairly cloudy. There have been some breaks across East Anglia with

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temperatures up to 22 this afternoon. We could see some clearer

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skies down into the south-east through

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