29/11/2015 BBC Wales Today


29/11/2015

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Television advertising of sugary and fatty foods should be banned

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before 9pm - that's the call from the Welsh Health Minister

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Mark Drakeford says young people already consume three times

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the recommended amounts of fizzy drinks and confectionery - and he

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believes a co-ordinated approach is needed to tackle obesity.

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This is the way fizzy drinks were targeted to children on TV in

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decades past the four obesity came an issue. And even when you are just

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as likely to have pop delivered to your door than the daily pint of

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milk. Now been all the dangers that this sort of food can mean to

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long-term health. This is why some want the targeting of these things

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to children banned before the 9pm watershed. To press on them food and

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drink that could only be harmful to their health in future, the is ample

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evidence of the way children and young people are heavily influenced

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by things that are deliberately pushed at them through advertising.

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It is a standard supported by the Nitish heart foundation here in

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Wales. Pushing away the Christmas pudding and other sugary treats

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doing as such harm. Some would also like to see a ban on online

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marketing to children. Wales had the biggest online marketing to children

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in the UK which is why I think it is vitally important we educate young

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people and families but also have manufacturers behaving in a

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responsible manner and not targeting their products to young people. The

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public health minister said they were committed to turning the tide

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on childhood obesity. They say there is a comprehensive strategy working

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out all the factors which contribute to obesity including sugar

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consumption and a report will be published in the coming months.

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The body representing Universities in Wales says the way Welsh students

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The Welsh Government pays the majority of Welsh students'

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tuition fees, wherever they choose to study in the UK.

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But Universities Wales say ministers should only be helping

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Here's our Political Correspondent, Arwyn Jones.

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Most universities in Wales and England charge around ?9,000

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Students in Wales only pay ?3500 whenever

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The Welsh government picks up the tab for the rest,

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The policy is very generous to students in Wales but universities

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Now, the body representing all the Wales universities is calling

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for the current system to be replaced by a means-tested grant.

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You could decide to spread the resource equally and relatively

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thinly or you could say let's focus on the areas of most need, those who

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come from disadvantaged backgrounds perhaps or areas that need most

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Means testing would mean those students who really need support

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would get support and those who are more able to support themselves

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would be more able to do that and that is surely fair.

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It is the system we have just now with maintenance grants.

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The Welsh government says more money comes into Wales through

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the current scheme than goes out and students from Wales leave

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university with less debt than English counterparts.

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It is being reviewed at the moment with findings expected

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to be published after next year's assembly elections.

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Wales' Finance Minister has told BBC Wales it's "very worrying" that the

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so-called fairer funding for Wales offered by the Chancellor is only

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George Osborne announced this week that he would introduce a

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"funding floor" which means that public spending in Wales would be

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at least ?1.15 for every pound spent in England.

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We were extremely disappointed that the Chancellor said this is only for

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this term of Parliament. It is very important now we sit down and work

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out the detail. They have said it could be be set for next parliament

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which could mean they get rid of it. We have to now put this... The

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Barnett formula has in here since 1968 and if we are going to have

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this funding for it has to be permanent.

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Tributes have been paid to the broadcaster, Sian Pari Huws, who has

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She started her career as a journalist with BBC Wales

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The voice of both Good Morning and Good Evening Wales, she also

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fronted major cultural events for Radio Wales and Radio Cymru.

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The Director of BBC Wales, Rhodri Talfan Davies,

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has described her as a champion - for our arts and language.

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Have lost 1-0 away to Liverpool at Anfield.

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The home side took the lead after Neil Taylor gave a penalty away

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Rugby, and in the Pro 12 the Scarlets

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survived a second half comeback by Zebre to win 20 points to 12.

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TWO tries early on put the Scarlets 17 points up at half-time.

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It's been a windy day so far so let's take a look

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at the forecast and the rain will ease from the North

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this evening and it will become less blustery with some clear spells.

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But overnight, cloud will thicken from the

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Much colder in the north starting the day at around five celsius.

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We'll be back with all the latest at 10:20.

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Disruption to power across the UK and

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