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A promise that 90% of the country will have mobile

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It comes after years of frustration for users.

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It is getting worse and worse, with more people complaining. Rural areas

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always get left kind and what we want solutions for rural areas.

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Tonight, I'll be asking the industry regulator here why it's taking

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The moment a cub scout leader was arrested

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There's a construction boom on the horizon, but does Wales have

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Wales start their preparation for Euro 2016 at the Cardiff City

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Stadium. They face the Netherlands, a team they have never beaten

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before. And there's more wet

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and windy weather on the way. An Amber warning

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of heavy rain issued. Over 100mm of rain in Snowdonia,

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with a risk of flooding. Mobile phone coverage across Wales

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is set for big improvements over the next few years, but many of us will

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still be left without a signal. Ofcom, the telecommunications

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regulator, says phone companies should deliver call coverage to

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90% of the country by 2017. But there's concern

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in rural parts of Wales that they will be the ones left behind, with

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calls for government intervention. They have changed the way we live

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our lives, a revolution sitting in our pockets and handbags. We have

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come to rely on our mobile phones, which is why we get so cross when

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they do not work. In September, bespoke to Wayne Evans in Newtown,

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coverage was falling well short of what the companies promised. He

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launched a petition. Today, representatives of the big four

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operators were in Newtown to meet people from across mid Wales. There

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have been improvements, they said. So we asked Wayne how much have been

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change in the last couple of months? What has happened in the last six,

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seven weeks? Basically, nothing. It is the same issues ongoing. Signal

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drops, text messages not coming through. It is just basically the

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same. In Newtown, the mobile companies insist coverage is being

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improved and signals are getting a boost. But it is in the countryside

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the real problem persists. You cannot improve coverage that by

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simply flicking a switch. It boils down to geography and population.

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The companies make their money selling contracts. There is little

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incentive to put up masts were few people live. In geographical terms,

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that leaves much of rural Wales without a signal. A third of two

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counties, do not have coverage. Now we are told by the end of 2017, you

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will be able to make calls from 90% of the land area of Wales and 95%

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will have 4G coverage. Even if you meet your travelling --

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2017 commitments, there will still be a lot of people in rural without

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being able to make a call. I do not know the exact numbers but we have a

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obligation to reach 90% of the population and that is what we are

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aiming to do. What you say to people in mid Wales who may still be left

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after 2017 with no coverage? I do not know, we will endeavour to bring

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the deepest coverage we can for mid Wales.

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There is a role for government when it comes to making regulation easier

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to build masts. That is important. There is also a role for Ofcom when

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they issue licensing that they take into account rural areas have to be

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covered. Most of Wales will see great improvement in mobile coverage

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over the next couple of years but there will remain many of ours

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caught on the wrong side of this great technological divide.

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Well, earlier, I spoke to Elinor Williams, from

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What have they got the power to do if that 90% coverage target is not

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met? Ofcom has the power to take enforcement action. We have done in

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the past and we monitor the situation very carefully. Making

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sure that they are on target to meet the percentages. And it is something

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that Ofcom takes very seriously. Would you take enforcement action if

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the targets are not met by the end 2017? Yes, there is a regulatory

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process we have to keep two. What we will make sure the network operators

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will be fully committed to making sure the percentages are met and

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they have said they will probably meet the targets in advance of 2017.

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These are commercial companies. Why should they put money into areas

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where they may not see much return? Having a good mobile signal is not a

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luxury any more, it is part of everyday life. The expectation by

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customers is much more than what it has been in past years. There is not

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aid Universal service obligation for mobile coverage like for broad and

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post, and at the end of the day, it is a commercial judgment --

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broadband. But it is something people expect and customers are

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hopeful the operators will see fit to provide good coverage as

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expected. For years, we have heard the frustrations of people who

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cannot get a decent mobile signal, which does not seem much to ask for

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in this day and age. How can you reassure them you will make good on

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a promise? Ofcom will keep the operators to their promises. EE have

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made improvements to the coverage in the Newtown area. They put right

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what was causing some of the issues with the coverage and they have made

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by Mrs to make further improvements over the next weeks. What I would

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tell customers is to let us know if there is no improvement and we will

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keep the pressure on EE and the other operators. The problem is not

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unique to EE or to Newtown. Einor Williams, of Ofcom Cymru,

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speaking to me a little earlier. A cub scout leader, who used

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the internet to prey on young girls, has been given a ten-year sentence

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at Cardiff Crown Court. He was caught by police

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as he booked into a Bridgend hotel The judge said Scott Nicholls,

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from Taunton, Described by the prosecution today

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as predatory and persistent, these images show the moment

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Scott Nicholls booked into a Premier Inn in Bridgend believing he

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would meet a 12-year-old girl he'd In fact, it was an undercover

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officer who was waiting. His arrest led police to uncover

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a mass of material. In all, more than 2,000

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indecent images. They also discovered he'd

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shared 850 of these online. They also discovered he'd

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shared 860 of these online. In all, he pleaded guilty to 19

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offences, including possessing and distributing indecent pictures

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and videos, The prosecution told the court that

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Scott Nicholls had volunteered to work at the London Olympics, and

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in his hometown of Taunton, he'd been a Cub Scout leader

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and an ambulance care assistant. All activities

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which could have brought him In another disturbing twist, the

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prosecution said he'd filmed videos He was caught by specialist

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South Wales Police officers, who uncovered e-mails and online posts

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he'd sent to girls as young as ten. Today, the police said

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the commitment of the team had ensured he was detained before

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an innocent child was ever abused. Sentencing him, the judge said he

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posed a very high risk of serious harm to children and it was

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a worrying aspect of the case that he was both a Scoutmaster and a

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volunteer for the Ambulance Service. Of the ten-year sentence,

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up to six will be behind bars, after which, he may be considered

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for parole, but would remain And he will be placed on the

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Sex Offenders' Register. A court has heard how

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the daughter of a woman from Wales, held prisoner by her father,

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escaped, but was told at a police 75-year-old Aravindan Balakrishnan,

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who's from North London, is accused of leading

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a brutal cult and imprisoning his He denies 16 charges,

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including sexual assault, rape, false imprisonment

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and mistreating a child. Businesses in Wales can benefit

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from the construction of a new That's according to the Royal

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Institution of Chartered Surveyors. But there are concerns that it will

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add to the shortage of skilled workers

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in the construction industry here. Here's our Business Correspondent,

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Brian Meechan. Hinkley Point C is expected

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to create 25,000 jobs. The new nuclear power plant has been

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a troubled project, but it could be back on track

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after recent Chinese investment. It may be difficult to tell

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on a day like today, but Hinkley So it's inevitable that with

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a project of that size, questions are now being asked

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about what impact it will have Of course, those workers already

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employed at Hinkley had to take For the last three years, Rachel

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Lister has left her home each week For me,

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it's really good experience working on a project of international

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significance and being able to gain But the Federation of

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Master Builders, which represents small contractors, says many of

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its members will not tender business for the Hinkley developments

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because of how long it often takes I don't think there really are

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any advantages for us really. But, in fact, there are more likely

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to be disadvantages because we've got a real skill shortage

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in the construction industry and that's going to make things

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worse as individual guys leave. Swansea B Tidal Lagoon is another

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major construction project that Rail electrification is coming to

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South Wales and a new nuclear power All these projects coming

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at the same time has led to concerns that we don't have enough skilled

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workers to fill the jobs. It's expected that there will be

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almost 4,000 more workers needed in the next five years, including

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bricklayers, joiners and decorators. We're entering one

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of the biggest construction phases in the UK we've had since the war,

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so there are lots of opportunities around, and relatively speaking,

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Hinkley Point is on our doorstep. The problem with the skills gap

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at the moment in the UK is that it's the biggest

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one we've had for 20 or 30 years. 70%

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of people are reporting a shortage of skilled staff, so what we need to

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do now is get a little bit more to make sure that we have the right

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staff in place, at the right time. Questions still remain over

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whether Hinkley will happen, but it's clear that the shortage of

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workers is an issue troubling many. A shopowner has been jailed

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for three-and-a-half years Kashif Iqbal pleaded guilty

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at Swansea Crown Court to selling Class B drugs and other goods under

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the Misuse of Drugs Act, He was arrested

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following a joint investigation by Swansea Council's Trading

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Standards and South Wales Police. 37-year-old Kashif Iqbal was jailed

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today after a raid on his shop earlier this year found more than

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500 pack of legal highs containing banned substances. Iqbal round the

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shop where he sold a gritty to customers. South Wales Police and

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Swansea Council's Trading Standards department began investigating the

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premises in December 2013. The shop was eventually closed and another

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soon opened. In July this year, it was raided by Trading Standards and

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found 310 packs of class B drug and 192 with substances and under the

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Misuse of Drugs Act. Our investigation is ground-breaking. It

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is a first large-scale investigation into legal highs, saying that

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product is a dangerous product. South Wales Police said the sale of

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this product has been a catalyst for anti-social behaviour in the area

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and across the country, authorities continue to deal with similar issues

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as the UK Government decides which substances should be permanently

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banned. There is no one bit of legislation around these types of

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drugs. At hasn't, the substances sold is not for human consumption.

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-- at present. So it I passes the medicines act and to get round the

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law, they labelled them as plant food. Herbal, incense, potpourri,

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the list goes on. Despite the latest prosecution, South Wales Police says

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authorities will not be complacent as they continue to tackle the sale

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of Iqbal -- of legal highs. On the move - why Welsh chess could

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benefit from the defection Join me and Pudsey later, we are

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getting ready for a big night for Children in Need.

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The Welsh football team's preparations for the European

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Championships start tonight, with a friendly with the Netherlands.

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Good evening. 25,000 tickets have Cardiff City Stadium for us.

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Good evening. 25,000 tickets have been sold already, organisers hope

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that figure will rise to 30,000 ahead of kick-off. Some fans have

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already arrived early. We expect official team news within the next

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couple of minutes but word from the dressing room is Tom Lawrence will

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stop upfront for Wales. His first start in a Wales shirt. On a wet,

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cold, windy November night, the European Championships might seem a

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long way away but Chris Coleman has only a handful of games to prepare

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his side for the real business of competing at Euro 2016 next June.

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It is less a friendly and more of a warm up game for Euro 2016. And

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while missing key men would normally be a concern, Wales see it as an

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opportunity to test new players ahead of next summer. We have got

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the chance to see some of the other players who have not played so much.

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It is important they get minutes on the pitch because the next time we

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play is in March and after that, we get ready to go into the tournament.

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Some boxes need to be ticked without playing with the team which we do

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not do. One or two players could get more game time than they would

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expect and may be even some could get a first cap. While whorls

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prepare for the finals in France, the Netherlands will not at the

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Euros -- Wales. I find themselves in a position Wales no only too well,

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having failed to qualify, they are looking for the future. Very

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disappointing and painful as well. It is up to us. Now it is the only

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thing we can do to try to restart and rebuild. The only thing we can

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do now is try to get some good results out of the next games. Wales

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have never beaten the Netherlands and some of the previous encounters

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have not been pretty. This is turning into a massacre!

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Eindhoven 1996, the stuff of nightmares for Welsh fans. Wales

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conceded seven goals. The Netherlands have won the

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European Championships once before, in 1988. That goal helped the Dutch

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to victory. That is a beauty. Well the current

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Netherlands players contemplate a summer without a major tournament,

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Wales will have just four games between now and next June to

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prepare, never have Wales friendly is being more meaningful.

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Wales Under-21s have been in action today already

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Liverpool's Harry Wilson scored the winner in the 91st minute

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It puts the team top of their group in

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They take on Romania at the Racecourse in Wrexham on Tuesday.

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It is a big weekend for the rugby regions as well. All four in

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European action this weekend. The Scarlets will face Northampton

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in the Champions Cup. They'll be able to call on

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Jonathan Davies' form next season. The deal to bring him back

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from France was confirmed today. The Scarlets' Chief Executive

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remained tight-lipped about making more signings,

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and whether any more stars will be He is labelled as one

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of the best centres in world rugby. We knew it would happen at some

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point, now we have the confirmation. and will be back playing in West

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Wales for the start of next season. He's a local boy,

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he's a world-class player. And hopefully,

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it shows the ambition that we have. The likes of George North and

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Leigh Halfpenny. Well, being realistic,

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we only have a certain amount of money so we certainly cannot

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take all of those players. Have you been in contact with

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George North, for instance? We are in contact with nearly every

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player. Of standard who is available. And one or two will work

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with those. On the opening weekend of the European Champions Cup, at

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North will wear his Northampton collars against the scallops on

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Saturday. Another signing would be a perfect early Christmas present for

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the fans who want to avoid a slip-up as they begin the campaign in

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Europe. The region has a tough qualifying group and is games ahead

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according to the man who will have a specially made ice sculpture of

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himself in the centre of Cardiff this winter. It is a big deal to go

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to Northampton who are incredibly strong at home. A full strength side

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with some of the international players back is tough. But the

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scholars have been playing exceptionally well this season, just

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losing to Leinster. It has not been a Smooth ride for the Ospreys in the

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Pro12. They prepare to welcome the extra students on Sunday. The likes

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of Alan Wyn Jones back, impressive in times and zebra have had a bad

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season. They have to be confident, they have a good squad with players

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on form, Dan Biggar back. The two other Welsh regions, it is a season

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in the talent cup. Newport Gwent Dragons beat the Sale Sharks and

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Cardiff Blues travel for an away game. And the W Ayew an end this

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evening to the speculation linking Warren Gatland with the vacant job

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of England head coach. According to chairman Gareth Davies, Warren

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Gatland is happy at Wales and staying until 2019.

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The build-up continues on Sport Wales at 7pm, over on BBC Two Wales.

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That's followed by Match of the Day Wales.

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Coverage too on BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru and Online.

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And we'll bring you all the action on tonight's Wales Today.

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Defections - they're normally the stuff of Cold War thrillers.

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But the world of chess has been rocked by its very own.

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Nigel Davies is a Grand Master- one of the highest

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scoring players in the game, and was one of England's top players.

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But dissatisfied with the way English chess was being run,

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he's moved to the other side of the board and will now represent Wales.

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Something big is happening in the world of chess.

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One man has crossed sides to play for Wales.

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Nigel Davies is one of only 43 British Grandmasters,

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or GMs, who earn the lifetime title, after acquiring competition

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Not since the days of Soviet Russia has a defection by a chess player

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Once Nigel Davies becomes eligible to compete from next year,

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his status means Wales will automatically jump ten places

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Nigel Davies's bold move will help Wales claim the world rankings but

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the grandmaster hopes his transfer will encourage a new generation of

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challenges to come forward. There is no grandmaster in English chess

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until Tony Miles in the 1970s. After that, a lot of other GMs followed. I

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think it can break the spell if you like that they cannot be a Welsh GM

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and people might get the idea, hang on, I can do that as well.

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Mr Davies wrote about his fears for the future of chess in England and

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switched his allegiance to Wales, home of his maternal grandfather.

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He lived in Wrexham for 14 years, but now lives in Southport,

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That means he can't play for the Welsh team,

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but can represent the country as an individual in senior competitions.

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It is not a one-off, other people have moved federations, he is not

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the first and he will not be the last. People move for that own

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reasons. I known a joke has his own reasons -- I know Nigel has his own

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reasons. I leave that to him. England's loss is our benefit.

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Competitions like this one in Wrexham attract players of all

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ages and the Welsh Chess Union wants to continue to broaden its appeal.

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The English authorities say they regret Nigel Davies' transfer,

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Welsh Chess could be about to experience

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It's Children in Need day, and across the country,

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What's going to be happening there, Matt?

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We have so much going on. A big hello from Llandudno. We are getting

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ready for a night of fundraising and performances from the stage here. If

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you watch later at 8:20 p.m., you will see our children'swhy he will

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join in from the choirs across the UK. -- who will be. Should be a

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wonderful moment. We also have a local boy, Gareth Wyn Jones. You

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have been doing a lot for Children in Need? I went down to Porthmadog

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to a farm and I met some really inspirational children. Horses,

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people, they were just doing such a fantastic job. What, exactly? People

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with problems and things that needed to be aired. So they took these kids

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and they got to meet horses and ponies and they got to groom them

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and take them for walks. The animals affect their mood for the better?

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Yes, it is all positive and it has been a fantastic and humbling

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experience. You said it was an emotional experience and drained

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energy from you? Having three healthy and happy children, going

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home after filming that and meeting these kids, it brings it home to you

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what we have got. I hope everybody donates to Children in Need, it is

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such a fantastic charity. That is important, thank you and watch that

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night. We will also be joined by Richard and Adam, local singing

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stars, performing especially for Children in Need, so don't miss it.

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A fun night ahead in Llandudno, but I'm not sure we're in for such

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Be a fourth three is closed in both directions. -- the a 43.

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Derek, some pretty unpleasant conditions on the way?

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This picture was taken in Llandudno and the wind has brought down the

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street. It has also been cold enough. On the mountains and

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hailstones. My wet and windy weather on the way

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over the weekend. Heavy rain and gale force winds.

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Warnings in force for parts of Mid and North Wales, including an Amber

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Amber means be prepared for a lot of rain.

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Natural Resources Wales are keeping a close eye on rivers levels,

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especially the Dyfi, Elwy, Conwy and Vyrnwy catchments.

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The most intense rain is expected from Saturday afternoon into Sunday

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morning, which could lead to flooding.

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There's also a risk of flooding on parts of the coast this weekend

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due to a combination of high tides and strong onshore winds.

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Waves have been crashing onto the coast today.

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A huge amount of cloud over the Atlantic, this is the remains of

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Harry Kane Kate. As this hits the Welsh mountains, it will be rainy.

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Some heavy rain, especially on high ground

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Lighter rain in North East Wales and the Marches.

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Turning milder tomorrow, but with strong to gale force winds.

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Gusts 50 to over 60mph on exposed coasts and hills.

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Tomorrow night into Sunday will continue windy.

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Further heavy rain in Mid North and West Wales, especially on the

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Less rainfall in the North East Wales and Wrexham area.

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Temperatures above average, but it won't feel mild.

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So some exceptionally high rainfall in North

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150mm on the Snowdonia Mountains.

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Rivers will become very swollen again.

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And with more rain early next week, there is a real risk

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Stay tuned to the radio and the forecast right here.

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And if you're a weather watcher, keep sending in your reports

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and photographs of what the weather is doing where you are.

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It is helpful to know what is going on all over Wales. Have a nice

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weekend despite the weather! We'll be back with our next

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update after the BBC News at Ten. For now though, from all of us

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on the programme, thanks for

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