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That's all from the BBC News at Six - so it's goodbye from me

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A call for a review of home education,

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in the wake of a BBC Wales investigation into the death

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from scurvy of a boy from Pembrokeshire.

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It does need to be a review under refocusing on guidelines which are

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out there, because we do know that home education is an increasing

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option for parents. An arena and aquarium will be part

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of a mult-imillion pound transformation of Swansea city

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centre, leading to 1,700 jobs. Police here say insurance firms need

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to do more to spot so-called "crash Our coastline -

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battered and eroding. Tonight, one coastal community

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finds out if it will be And the 1st Battalion,

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the Royal Welsh, welcomes He is a Fusilier and the past, have

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needed to once corporal, so he could be the first to make it to corporal.

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There are calls tonight for a review of home schooling, in the wake

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of a BBC Wales investigation into the death of a boy from scurvy.

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Eight-year old Dylan Seabridge, who lived in Pembrokeshire,

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was taught at home and was described as "invisible to the authorities".

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His inquest heard that he saw no teachers, doctors or dentists

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from when he was just 13 months old. India Pollock has this report.

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Around 1500 children in Wales are home educated by parents and

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guardians. Children do not have to go to school. They have every right

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to be home educated that than he did not need to follow the national

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curriculum. I was very surprised how easy it was. It was a letter to the

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school that he was leaving and they all -- wrote a letter to the local

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authority to explain. The only involvement with the local authority

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was later, once year, which asked briefly, what I was teaching. Many

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parents take their children out of school, but what about those who

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never go in the first place. Today, we raised the concerns around Dylan

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Seabridge, who only was known to authorities about one year before

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his death. A serious case review has said there needs to be changes to

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the law with regard to school education home. The needs to be a

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review under refocusing on the guidelines with regard to home

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education. We do know it is an increasing option for appearance and

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none of us want to see these tragedies in the news showing is

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that there have been oversights. In the 21st century, it cannot be

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beyond us to put these safeguards in place. Some see that we first need

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to see all the details right surrounding the case of Dylan

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Seabridge before any action is taken. We do have robust guidelines.

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I think the difficulty is that in tragic cases like this, it is

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invariably something has gone wrong with the procedure. Pembrokeshire

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Council see a serious case review of the Fidelity will be published soon.

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I have no objections at all to register, if it was used as a

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constructive aid to home-schoolers, rather than policing them. The real

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Scotsman says it has been consulted widely on the idea of a register but

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dropped the idea last year. VC non-statutory guidance will be

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published soon. Plans for a multi-million pound

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regeneration of Swansea When it starts, it will be

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the single biggest construction project in the city since part

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of it was destroyed It is hoped it will create 1,700

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new jobs in retail and leisure. Since German bombers targeted part

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of the city during the Second World War, Swansea has been through

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various phases of regeneration. But this is the most ambitious plan to

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key city centre sites in front of a unveiling in front of local

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businessmen. The car park will be clear that the number of shops,

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restaurants and accommodation will be put in. Going here, you can see

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the main thoroughfare through the city, linking east with West. Beyond

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that, it will be cleared and a number of leisure and tourist

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attractions built. The idea is to bring the city closer to the edge of

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the water. We have had detailed conversations with the government

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and the Department of Trade and Industry of how we could fund this.

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We're very confident that we very developers. The company will take

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charge of the new look city centre. It hopes to attract major retailers

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are some as well as some major brands who are not yet within the

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United Kingdom. On the seafront, they will transform the site of the

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current centre, which will include apartments, cafes and other query. I

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think most people are very excited about something new happening in the

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city. It is all about getting people to come and shop in the city because

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there is a poet perception that there is nothing there. Bringing

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more major brands into the city centre will encourage people back.

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At a cost of ?500 million, the new development will create more than

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1000 jobs in construction and more than 1700 permanent jobs in retail

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and leisure. It will be somewhere really good to visit. It might

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attract graduates to stay and other businesses to come here. A lot of

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people will hopefully also set up businesses. This comes ten years

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after a previous attempt to transform the city centre collapsed.

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That is a belief that this viewpoint could be achieved with acrylics five

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years. A seventh person has been arrested

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and bailed in connection with a fire It happened at Coed Eva

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Primary School, in Cwmbran, Six people have previously been

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arrested on suspicion of arson The twice-daily flights

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between Cardiff and Anglesey have been suspended, prompting questions

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about the route's long-term future. LinksAir, the company who have

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been running the Welsh government-subsidised service,

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say it is out for tender, Insurance companies are not doing

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enough to prevent "crash for cash" fraud scams, according

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to Gwent Police. Last year, we reported

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on the largest scam ever seen in Wales, where 81 people

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from Caerphilly County Borough and Cardiff fraudulently

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claimed nearly ?2 million. Now, officers have told BBC Wales

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that insurance firms need to do more An insurance fraud fiefdom,

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based around this off the books This, just one of the crimes

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caught on their CCTV. A Landrover driven into a forklift

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truck, to make it look like it had This wedding photo from Facebook

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formed part of the investigation. Everyone with a blue

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arrow was convicted. The bride was one

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of the ringleaders. But now Gwent Police

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are asking one question - how could damage caused

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by a forklift truck or a hammer pass Did insurance companies do enough

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to spot this and stop the fraud? Apparently, the insurance companies

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just look at one vehicle and the other insurance company will have a

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look at the other vehicle and not exchange a common thread.

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Jane Lawrence, from Llanbradach, was a victim of the Pengam gang.

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They crashed into her and then used a false witness to say

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Here is the call fraudster Stephanie Barwood made

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A woman has driven into the back of me. She left a note on the back of

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the car. It was a terrible time. I never felt so alone. The people that

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we pay to help others in these situations literally just turned

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their back on me. Direct Line said it had to act

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on the information provided The Welsh insurance giant,

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Admiral, a victim of the Pengam scam, says they try to examine

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reports on both vehicles, Insurance frauds,

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like crash for cash, Having brought down one

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of the largest insurance fraud gangs ever seen in Britain,

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Welsh police now believe insurance firms can do more to clamp

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down on it. And you can see more on this,

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in Week In, Week Out, A man who owns controversial

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photographs of Dylan Thomas has lost a libel action against

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the 93-year-old woman who sold Haydn Price sued Gwen Watkins,

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from Swansea over the contents of a letter she wrote to the owner

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of a publishing company, Our arts and media correspondent

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Huw Thomas is in Dublin, She did not travel to Dublin for the

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case. She is 93 years old. She and her late husband were close friends

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of Dylan Thomas. They had taken some of the photographs which are the

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subject of this litigation. He was arguing that the letter he had

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written to an American publisher was defamatory. The letter was read out

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in court. She called him a bad man who had black internally. She said

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has copulate had been infringed by both her and the Welsh government.

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Most of the claims were dismissed yesterday. Giving evidence today, he

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said that the allegations in the later retro- Regis and fictitious.

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The judge said the letter had not been formally published in the eyes

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of the law, so no defamation had actually occurred. How it came for

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the rates to be signed over by the judge, he said he would not go as

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far as to say that Mr Price had taken advantage of Miss Watkins, but

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should have been a lot more careful with the way he dealt with an

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elderly person. She has been awarded the cost of defending her keys.

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Through her solicitor, she said she was delighted that the case had

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finally come to an end. Still to come in the programme,

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we will have all tonight's sport. The Ospreys aim for a place

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in the Champions Cup quarterfinals. And the story of two rival

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rugby teams in England, People in a Gwynedd village have

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reacted angrily to proposals which they say will mean

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it is eventually abandoned Fairbourne was hit by floods in 2014

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and, although short-term defences have been built,

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the local council says, within 40 years, rising sea levels

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could make part of the village Residents came in their

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droves to a public meeting today.

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So many that some were turned away. Agencies including the local council

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and Natural Resources Wales set out their plans, amid

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growing local anger. There are people who have the view

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that they have lost their life savings. They believe that they are

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trapped in a situation that they cannot get out of. Obviously, it is

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an older than a village community here. As people's wealth

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deteriorates, the need to be able to make decisions that they can find.

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The village is not the only one facing the long-term prospect of

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disappearing below the waves. The village was built on land reclaimed

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from this see a century ago. Defences like these have held back

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over the worst of the floods, but there is a worry how much longer the

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local authorities can afford to keep the Tate at bay. We need to analyse

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all the technical information given to 's. We then need to consult with

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the council and all the partners, so that we do get to the best outcome

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that we can from the situation. Temporary repairs will be reinforced

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later this year. That is a concern in decades to come, future

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generations will be unable to do the same.

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It has been a week dominated by news of the job losses

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at Port Talbot Steelworks, part of a plan to secure

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Port Talbot, like so many of our communities, was built

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So, how does a community recover when hundreds of jobs are lost?

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Caroline Evans has been to one former coal mining

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It was dangerous and dirty, but it was a way of life. When the rain

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closed, people said that ripped the heart out of the village. 50 years

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after the iconic march back to work after the miners strike, have they

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found a new reform? Robert, Nova councillor, worked underground. That

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is how we ended up. The end of mining here destroyed peoples

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confidence, he believes. It has been a long hard road getting the

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community motivated. It was very difficult for people to accept there

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was not work on the doorstep and they would have to travel. The

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needed to be a major investor coming in to rescue the tone. Without major

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transport links, that was never happening. They are now looking to

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raise education standards. We are trying to be realistic. The area

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does not lend itself to huge investment from large companies, but

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we can realise that the community as an inspiration in itself and we

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could achieve endless results by ourselves and the children should

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have aspirations. Life here is hard. 14% are unemployed, 16% in poor

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health. And has been in business here all my life. There is nothing

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much. People get the money from the post office elsewhere in the do the

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shopping out of the area. But she is not giving up. She feels her new

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post office may be coming and that would transform the street. My

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long-term vision would be strategic infrastructure investment in the

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roads, so that people could get another far easier. Housing

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investment. But we also need to use the natural fantastic environment,

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the mountain walks, the reason for us. The likes of mountain baking

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could be hugely attractive. There is also no talk of a national

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planetarium on the site of the former meaning mining, but people

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say they believe the major hope lies in the people taking control and

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treating their own prosperity. Time for tonight's sport now.

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Here is Iwan. We are braced for a busy

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weekend of European Rugby, which will end with the Ospreys

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aiming to reach the quarterfinals Tonight, the Blues host

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the Italian side Calvisano. Wales captain Sam Warburton

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will make his first appearance since The Scarlets' hopes of progressing

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in the Champions Cup are over, but the expectations

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are high among Ospreys fans. A victory would seal a place in the

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quarterfinals. For us, it is a great opportunity. Going into the last

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round of mergers, to be in this competition, this is the situation

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be rid of accepted before the start. It is a great opportunity. They do

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not come around very often. On to football and Swansea City

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coach Alan Curtis has confirmed the club are interested

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in re-signing their former striker The Swans, just one point

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above the relegation zone, go to Everton on Sunday,

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with new head coach Francesco Guidolin in charge

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for the first time. He addressed the players on Tuesday.

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He talked really passionately about what he expected from the players

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and what he would give to them. He was really impressive. He has got a

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limited amount of English at the moment.

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He is one of Hull's most famous sporting legends,

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but Welshman Clive Sullivan is perhaps less well known

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Born in Cardiff, he played rugby league for his country and also led

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Great Britain to World Cup victory in 1972.

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He scored over 100 tries for both Hull FC and Hull KR and he will be

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remembered again this weekend, when they meet to compete

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One city into rugby league teams who are fierce rivals. They do have one

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thing in common, their love of a very special person. We always on a

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primitive re-very re-can. He was lost in the city. He always had a

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lovely smile. Born in Cardiff in Clive Sullivan 1943, had natural

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ability and that shone on the rugby pitch. He try scoring machine for

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Hull he was appointed captain of the Great Britain team, the first black

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man to captain any British sports team. He captained them to World Cup

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victory in 1972. Two years later, he made a shock move and left for the

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rivals Hull Kingston Rovers. Once again, he won the hearts of fans.

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His name and legacy live on. The two teams will battle it out on Sunday

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in a preseason so-called friendly. It is a game established 15 years

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ago and the prize, the Clive Sullivan trophy. People wanted to

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remember him because he brought a lot of joy to them. The way he

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played in the tries he scored down the years. It is likely that after

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all this time, he is still remembered and people still talk

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about the things he did. Clive Sullivan Died of cancer at just 42

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years old. The main road connecting the east and west sides of the city

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was named in his memory. He was the connection between both teams, but

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there rivalry as they prepare for this weekend 's game is just as

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intense as ever. Very intense. This is a fantastic trophy for us to win.

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He was a legend of the game. He is remembered very fondly. He loved the

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city but he was a proud Welshman as well? When the National anthem was

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sung, you could see him gaining a street in height. The people of the

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city will remember a Welshman who united them, regardless of the

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result this weekend. We have enjoyed countless memorable

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games at the Millennium Stadium over the last 16 years,

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but it is time to say goodbye. Tonight, Wales head coach

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Warren Gatland officially switched on the lights on the new

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Principality Stadium sign. The Building Society has

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signed a ten-year deal with the Welsh Rugby Union

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for naming rights at the stadium. And that is your sport

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for this evening. 1st Battalion, the Royal Welsh,

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has welcomed its newest recruit, following the death of Taffy,

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its ceremonial mascot. Fusilier Llywelyn was selected

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from a royal herd of goats on Llandudno's Great Orme and,

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today, he had his passing out It has been a big day

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for Llywelyn the goat. In front of hundreds

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of soldiers from his regiment, he became a full member

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of the British Army. Like every other soldier,

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he has his army number. He has got his own rank,

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which is Fusilier. And he has got his own quarters

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within the barracks. For the first time, the media

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were allowed to witness It is a military tradition

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dating back to 1775, when a wild goat helped lead

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the army off the battlefield. For 150 years, the Royal Family has

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helped choose each goat. Once again, Buckingham Palace

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has endorsed Llywelyn He is a Fusilier and in

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the past, the goat has managed to make it up

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to the rank of Lance-Corporal. So, you never know, this could be

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the first one Like all new new recruits,

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he has been put through ten weeks of training,

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where discipline At only ten months old,

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he is likely to have at least a decade-long career

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in the military, starting with the Queen's 90th

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birthday celebrations. All in a day's work now for this

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new "kid" on the block. Behnaz is here now with

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the weather forecast. It is looking pretty mild over the

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weekend. We still have a few shorts in the West. Variable amounts of

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cloud over. Temperatures not dropping too much overnight. 5-6dC.

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Tomorrow, this low-pressure coat towards the West. There will be a

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winner from coming in with some rain tomorrow afternoon. But tomorrow

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morning is promising. There are some sunshine to look forward to. Varying

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creeping in during the course of the afternoon. Making its way north and

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east during the course of the day. Most others will see some rain. But

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temperatures may want for this time of year, ranging between Lane-. Then

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in continuing for a time and becoming patchy into the late

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evening and overnight into Sunday. Again, temperatures overnight eat

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-been Celsius. On Sunday, sporadic rain three the course of the day.

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Another weather front bringing more rain with it in the early part of

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next week. So, Saturday the best day. But look at the temperatures.

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Ranging between 12-14dC. The average for this time of year is around how

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flat. Well above the average, but it is wet, particular umbrella if

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you're heading out. Into the start of next week, the unsettled weather

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weathers. Temperatures still in double figures, but with the

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unsettled conditions, come the wet and windy weather. Make the best of

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the sunshine tomorrow morning. We will be back with a quick update

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at 8pm and with more after the BBC From all of us on the programme,

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have a good weekend. You know Robbie's dead?

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Wasn't an accident. You're seeing something

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that isn't there. That man may be dangerous.

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You are not to go near him again.

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