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Roads were turned into rivers but new ?15 million flood defences

are built the other side of Rhyl - some residents are not happy

and Garry Monk remains in charge of Swansea City Football Club,

at least for now.

Good evening.

A ?15 million flood defence scheme has been officially opened in

West Rhyl but victims of a storm surge to the east of

the town have told this programme they're angry that little has been

done to protect homes there.

The Welsh Government says it's making thousands more properties

across Wales safer from flooding.

Matthew Richards reports.

The water's gone down.

Two years ago, Yvonne and Jeff Cowan showed us how

flooding had ruined their home.

They lost photographs, their wedding album and were forced to

spend six months living elsewhere.

You can really see the difference.

It's just absolutely fabulous.

Today, they're back after a complete refurbishment but say they're angry

that the east end of Rhyl is still vulnerable to a future flood.

Everything is being done in the west end of Rhyl

and nothing in the east end.

Give us peace of mind - that's all we want is peace of mind.

I think it's disgusting.

We should have been priority.

They weren't flooded up there.

There's flash floods up to the west end.

It wasn't flooded and there's no chance of them getting flooded.

Just down the coast at the windy west end of Rhyl,

the Natural Resources Minister Carl Sergeant is unveiling flood defences

which are part of the redevelopment of the harbour area.

Strengthening the sea wall and other improvements have cost ?15

million, a fraction of the spend in the east so far.

We are investing ?800,000 in that area of Rhyl.

It's not over for this area.

We are taking our responsibility seriously.

The Welsh Government is continuing with its investment

and there'll be more to come for that particular area.

This week sees the completion of a ?7 million scheme to protect

400 properties in Fairbourne in Gwynedd by creating a channel for

floodwater away from the village.

Back in Denbighshire work will continue for some time.

With new rock and sea walls and a diversion to the river, this

part of rail now has three lines of defence against future flooding,

protecting more than 2500 homes.

Denbighshire council and the Welsh Government acknowledge that

there's still plenty of work to be done elsewhere in town.

Plans are under way.

We've had some money to do the work that starting now, to divert

the water across the golf course.

We are producing plans which the Welsh Government will expect

from us, that will then help us to get additional funding to raise

the wall and make it even safer.

The Cowans and their neighbours have patched up their homes and moved

on with their lives but say the authorities need to do much more

here to help rebuild their trust.

A behind-the-scenes documentary about

the National Assembly will not go ahead, after Labour objected to it.

The BBC and ITV asked to make a programme

about life in Cardiff Bay in the run up to the 2016 Assembly elections.

Presiding officer Rosemary Butler wanted the approval

of all parties but Labour said the request came at very short

notice and could be disruptive.

A terminally-ill woman from Swansea has had assistance to end her life

at a clinic in Switzerland.

Jackie Baker, who was 59 and had Motor Neurone Disease, had asked her

daughters to help her travel to the Dignitas clinic to die. They

later cancelled a fundraising event after a visit from the police.

The family are now calling for a change in the law on assisted dying.

The former World Athletics Champion Jamie

Baulch says the sport has lost a lot of credibility and tougher sanctions

are needed against those who cheat.

The retired 400-metre runner from Newport was speaking after a

major report on doping in athletics recommended that Russian athletes be

banned from all competitions.

Baulch waited 13 years to be awarded a relay medal, after it emerged an

American team member had cheated.

The testing regime has never been great.

And there will always be doctors out there

which are out beating the test.

They will always be in front.

What we need to do is targeted it a different way,

give the athletes a longer-term ban and obviously don't endorse athletes

who have been cheating.

If they get caught, they've got to give all their money back.

That would be a big deterrent.

Football, and Swansea City are dismissing

reports suggesting that manager Garry Monk could soon be sacked.

The Swans lost again on Saturday, meaning they're 14th in the

Premier League, five points above the relegation zone.

It's been reported the Swansea board are unhappy with

the club's recent form, which has seen just one win in nine games.

Here's our sports reporter Iwan Griffiths.

A manager under pressure.

Garry Monk was in Norwich on Saturday,

watching his team lose once again.

A 70th-minute goal leading to a disappointing one nil defeat.

Swansea City have gathered just five points from the last 24 on offer.

Frustrating, very frustrating at the moment.

We talked about it at half-time, you know, the way that they were set up

and the amount of ball that we had.

We never looked in any danger and it was about being patient.

Unfortunately, one lapse of concentration has cost us dearly

again and that's pretty much been the story of the last past couple of

weeks, which has been frustrating.

Frustrating for myself and for the players.

Following the game, the Swansea keeper said the players have full

confidence in their manager, despite newspaper reports this morning that

Garry Monk is set to be sacked.

It's been reported the Swansea board are unhappy with

the club's recent form which has seen just one win in nine games.

But a senior source has told BBC Wales of his surprise

at these headlines.

At the Liberty club shop today, there were mixed feelings

when it came to discussing the future of Garry Monk.

The way they are playing at the moment, I wouldn't lose any

sleep if he goes, to be honest.

It's lacklustre.

There's no direction.

We had 67% possession, we didn't have one attempt on target.

I think that's where we need to go really is to give Garry Monk

support.

He knows the club inside out.

He's been there since the year dot, so I think he needs a bit more time,

that interest in sport for him.

Monk's dismissal would be a dramatic change of fortunes

for the 36-year-old who back in August was named the Premier

League's Manager of the Month.

The Swans are currently 14th in the Barclays Premier League table.

Relegation is a long way away but the chairman, Huw Jenkins, will be

driving to keep his club in the top flight as a new 5 billion TV rights

deal will bring significant funds to the Premiership clubs next season.

I think they were caught by surprise by these reports

and they're dismissing them, so it's doesn't look as if

Garry Monk's departure is imminent.

That said, Michael Laudrup, before Garry Monk,

was sacked after one win in ten.

Garry Monk is starting to reach that sort of area now.

So I think it makes the Bournemouth home game at a very big game

for him.

Garry Monk did admit after Saturday's defeat at Norwich

that he was at a low point but confident of turning things around.

It's unclear exactly how much time he has to do just that.

Newport County have found out they'll face Barnet away

in the Second Round of the FA Cup if they beat Brackley Town

in a replay next week.

Newport drew 2-2 against the non-league side at the weekend.

Let's take a look at the weather forecast.

Here's Derek Brockway.

It's been very wet today in the north-west.

In Capel Curig in Snowdonia, around 100 millimetres of rain has

fallen in the last 24 hours.

That's four inches of rain, so not surprisingly, several rivers

are now very swollen at the moment.

There are flood warnings in force and several flood alerts.

More information on the Natural Resources Wales website.

And there's more rain to come tonight.

The rain heaviest and more persistent on the higher

ground accompanied by fresh to strong winds and an unusually mild

night for this time of year.

Into tomorrow, it's cloudy and damp from much of

us, wet in places and heavy bursts of rain but it will be drier to

the north and east of high ground.

Still breezy tomorrow, south-westerly winds.

Those winds bringing plenty of clouds to the UK,

most winds with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle.

Some heavy rain moving into Northern Ireland and Scotland during the day,

moving slowly southeast upwards into northern England.

The Midlands and eastern England drier with the odd glimpse

of sunshine.

Very mild for most tomorrow, 17C in Leeds.

A somewhat colder or cool day in the north of Scotland.

Wales tomorrow afternoon, cloudy and damp for most, hill fog, further

outbreaks of rain and drizzle, but again, it will be dry to

the north and east of high ground.

Tomorrow night, spots of drizzle in the south,

some heavy bursts of rain for parts of mid and North West Wales.

Into Armistice Day on Wednesday, spots of drizzle in the south, some

drier, brighter spells but some heavy rain reaching the northwest

will spread north eastwards during the afternoon and evening.

Thursday will start drier and bright but there's more wind

and rain on the way, turning briefly cold on Friday.

Good night.

That's Wales Today.

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From all of us on the programme, good night.

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