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Welcome to Wales Today - our top stories

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Ebbw Vale beats off competition from across the UK.

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The sports car company TVR is to base its new factory

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They were more obvious places in the UK but we would be in danger of

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being drowned out, we would be in competition for skill sets. There is

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an opportunity here for us to carve out the new DVR.

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What we don't know tonight - is how much of your money has been

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given to TVR to come here - and whether it's a loan or a grant

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the Welsh working and living in Brussels caught up

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in the terrorist attacks tell us their stories.

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The A55 - the main artery into North Wales -

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is closed tonight - emergency teams try to contain

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a corrosive chemical spillage from a tanker.

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Another deterioration in waiting times at Emergency

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And as Wales prepare for Northern Ireland,

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a defiant message from the manager Chris Coleman amidst heightened

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security concerns ahead of Euro 2016.

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Everybody feels a little bit unsafe, especially going into a big

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tournament like we are, we're told that's going to be

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a target, but like we said earlier, we shouldn't give

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It was one of the sexiest sports cars to come out of Britain -

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now TVR has staked its future in Blaenau Gwent.

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It'll start making new cars next year on Ebbw Vale enterprise zone -

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creating 150 jobs - near the site of the planned Circuit

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The Welsh Government is giving the company its financial backing

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- but won't be drawn on how much taxpayers money TVR will get -

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It is a British icon seemed to be made in Wales. While TVR is keeping

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its new design under wraps, the models of the past certainly turned

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heads. They signed on the dotted line this morning. The calming

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effect says the Welsh government backing was a major reason for

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deciding on Wales. We could have chosen many places, but we would

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have been in danger of getting drowned out and in competition for

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skill sets. There is an opportunity here, particularly in Ebbw Vale, for

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us to carve out the new TVR. It was the rival to push but money problems

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brought production to an end almost a decade ago. The next generation

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will be made at the Ebbw Vale enterprise zone. It's no coincidence

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there a multi-million plans to turn this into a race circuit. TVR

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received financial support from the Welsh government though the First

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Minister was reluctant to say how much money they were getting. Is

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there an issue about transparency, learn what companies are getting?

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Which end in the past to publish details further down the line. The

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reality is, everybody put money on the table but money isn't

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everything, we know that at Aston Martin there was more money

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available elsewhere, it was the fact they saw there was a good investment

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team and the Welsh government, they can work with us and we had passion

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and professionalism. The deal comes weeks after Aston Martin was given

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Welsh government money to move production here. Again, the amount

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wasn't made public. Not all car company investments have gone plan.

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The move to make hybrid cars in south Wales came to nothing, leaving

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the Welsh government over ?1,000,000 out of pocket. These cars have

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inspired a fan base that have remained loyal, even though they

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have been out of production since 2006. The company plans to be making

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2000 of them by 2022. TVR's attempt at a comeback is being fostered by

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350 advance orders for the new model. Admirers of the brand have

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been putting down ?5,000 deposits. It is what TVR enthusiasts have been

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waiting for. Living in Wales, the fact it's being produced here is

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brilliant as well, a lot of people in the North may think something

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different, but in a industry coming to Wales is good. It will bring

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well-paid jobs to the poorest parts of Europe and will help build on

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Wales's reputation in the car industry. High-paid jobs for Ebbw

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Vale but with the chequered history of TVR, how long-term is this? I

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think the company certainly has had its problems in the past, and also

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it has been taken over by new management. They say they have

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already got a much brighter future. In the past, the company tried to do

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everything, including making the engines, and that's not something

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they are going to do in the short-term with this new TVR. They

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say they have rectified some of those essential problems but many

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observers would say that if you're going to have a luxury sports car

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brand, you really want a parent company with deep pockets,

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ultimately. The other thing is about the money from the Welsh government,

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there are many people who will say they shouldn't give grants which

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aren't paid back, they should give loans which are paid back. But 1 of

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the main issues is transparent to, whether it is grants or loans.

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People really need to know ultimately, what we are paying for

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these companies. TVR going to the same site as the proposed circuit of

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Wales racing track, is that an indication that the race track is

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likely to go ahead? The Welsh government and the Company says it

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is facilities like this 1 behind me that means they want to be here. But

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ultimately circuit of Wales is moving forward, does seem to be

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moving forward successfully and we could have an announcement soon on

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its go-ahead. Police forces across Wales have

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stepped up their presence at key locations following the terror

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attacks in Brussels. The move is to protect the public

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and provide reassurance but is not Caroline Evans has been speaking

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to people from Wales who live and work in Brussels and were caught

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up in attacks. Running, terrified. Behind them,

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devastation. They are on business for the Wales audit office. It was 8

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a.m. Local time, and I heard a couple of bumps, I thought it was

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people moving furniture in the room above me, I looked and all I could

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see was people fleeing from the terminal building. I counted 25

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strategic casualties, they were being wheeled on luggage trolleys to

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waiting abilities. I saw the army, who had been patrolling the streets

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of Brussels regularly, they were clearly active, they were using the

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Hotel is in an evacuation point to treat casualties and also, I saw at

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least 1 bomb dog in the hotel and was advised they were sweeping the

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hotel for bombs as well. For much of the day the European Parliament has

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remained locked down. People have been asked not to come into the

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Parliament, not to leave the Parliament, meetings have been

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cancelled, we know most of the city is unlocked down as well, with all

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the public transport being cancelled, many roads being closed.

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We're hoping that situation will change later but at the moment, the

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department is largely in lockdown as is the rest of Brussels. 1 man

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working for the Welsh government told us he witnessed the horror

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around the Metro. In walking to work, I passed the next station, and

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then I saw some of the injured coming out of the station, I saw

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around 30 people lying on the pavement. The ambulance services had

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already arrived, they have blankets. The night as flags outside the SMB

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at half-mast, the police here have said they are increasing presence at

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key locations around Wales to provide reassurance.

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Footballer Ched Evans is appealing against his conviction for rape.

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His case was referred after his lawyers lodged fresh evidence.

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The former Wales International player was jailed for five years

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in 2012 after being found guilty of raping a 19 year old woman

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at a hotel near Rhyl - he was released two years ago

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The A55 - the main trunk road through North Wales -

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has been closed through most of the day near Colwyn Bay

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Fire crews using specialist equipment have been

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The closure has meant long tailbacks and delays for motorists.

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Chemical suits and breathing apparatus, an indication of the

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seriousness of this spill. The was closed this morning, the lorry

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driver noticed he had a leak, he was carrying a highly corrosive

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chemical. The result of the road closure, traffic jams in every

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direction. Here you have a sense of the problems being caused by this

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road closure, traffic being siphoned off the A55, in this direction you

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can see the flip road onto the A55, which is closed and these are cars

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which are following the diversion along the promenade. For drivers it

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all meant long waits in the queues. We set off at half 1 from Llandudno.

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How long have you been in the traffic? 2 1/2 hours. Did you have

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any warning? No. Back at the A55, fire crews worked throughout the day

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to decant the remains of the chemicals into another vehicle, but

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late this afternoon, there was a fresh concern, a small quantity had

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got into the drains. It would have to be flushed out before it could

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cause serious damage. New figures show another

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deterioration in the waiting times of Emergency Departments

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in the Welsh NHS this winter. Last month, more than three

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and a half thousand people spent more than 12 hours waiting -

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over three hundred more The Welsh Government says A

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departments have been Let's talk to our health

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correspondent Owain Clarke. The targets are clear, 95% of people

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who turn up at a moved to the wards within four hours and nobody should

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wait more than 12 hours it in February, almost 18,000 people

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waited more than four hours, that's 23% of the total number of cases.

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And 3264 cases waited over 12 hours. That figure is double the figure for

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December. Now things are considerably worse compare to the

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same time last year. The Department obviously struggling. What is going

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on? More people are turning up at A, more elderly people who need

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more care and spend longer in hospital. The Welsh government say

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flu has been a problem, norovirus, although officially the incidents of

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flu in February was low. In January respect to a senior consultant to

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set departments across Wales were on the edge, we talk caught up with him

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today. More and more people have been

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leaving the department to look for jobs in other places,

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and we're not able to recruit as quickly as these

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people have been putting in their

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resignations. But our biggest problem,

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which is keeping us awake at night, the fact that patients

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aren't moving out of the department in the fashion

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we would like them to. That is the point. If people get

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stuck in hospital, wards get full and A get logjams, it is a problem

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that has been talked about the years but will be talked about with added

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vigour in the weeks to come. But Identix pecked a big improvement in

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March because staff told me it is good worse. -- I don't expect.

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Thousands of children to a free computer to help develop their

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programming skills. And the Wales squad prepare for their final home

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game before the start of Euro 2016. The Education Minister Huw Lewis

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says sweeping reforms to the way Wales' new teachers are trained

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will lead to the "toughest" It comes following a report last

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year which said there's But will it lead to higher

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standards in the classroom? Here's our Education

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Correspondent Bethan Lewis. Training the teachers of the future.

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This classroom in the University of South Wales lets student teachers

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get a feel for the real thing. Amy Griffiths is a member of generation

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2016 panel of young people looking at election issues. She is trained

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to be a primary school teacher. The amount of work that goes into the

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job, outside of school, the planning, the resource that goes

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into the everyday job is so much more. You are responsible for 30

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children a day, I don't think people realise how hard that is, but it's

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so rewarding as well, it should be recognised, same as a doctor. And

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raising the status of the profession is 1 of the aims of the reforms

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outlined by the education minister. In his last big speech before he

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steps down at the election. But the flip side is much higher

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expectations of teachers, and more rigourous training. He wants longer

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teaching courses and universities who want to teach the teachers will

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also have 2 up their game, he says. We are taking a step upwards in

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terms of the type of collocations, we're talking about an expectation

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of a Masters level qualification for every teacher, as part of the

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teacher training. In short, the most rigourous teacher training anywhere

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in Britain but also the best. The reforms follow a critical report a

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year ago by Professor John Furlong, which said that the standards of

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teacher training in Wales had deteriorated over the previous

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decade. 1 of the challenges is that universities expect to try and

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collaborate with 300 different schools. And when you do that, the

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idea of trying to achieve quality training is an immense challenge. So

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it should be a smaller number of high quality schools to take the

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lead role Labour role. There are development in technology, and plans

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for a new curriculum in Welsh schools in the year ahead. So

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reforming the training system is all about making sure that teachers have

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the tools for the job. There will be a new education minister after the

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election who may have different ideas about the best way forward.

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While most agree there is a need for change, there are plenty of

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questions about the training as well, and whether it will lead to

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higher standards in schools. A Welsh MP has told the House

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of Commons that counterfeit electrical goods are

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undermining safety in the UK. died in a house fire last year,

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after a faulty air purifier Speaking in a Westminster Hall

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debate, Carolyn Harris said more than ?90 million was spent

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on these products annually. Linda lost her life because of such

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a small, imported electrical An item that had enormous and tragic

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consequences for her and her family. This could quite easily

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happen to anyone of us. Many homes throughout the UK

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will have electrical products in use Thousands of children across Wales

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will get a free pocket sized computer to help

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develop their IT skills. The micro:bit is the result

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of a project led by the BBC to introduce young people to coding

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or programming as early as possible. Pupils at a school in Conwy

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are already teaching It may not have the sleek design

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of a Nintendo or a PlayStation but this small circuit

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board has enough inbuilt technology to carry

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out numerous tasks - starting with basic

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instructions, it can display The BBC and its partners

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in the project want every 11 and 12 -year-old pupil in

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the UK to have one. Computers may have changed

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since my school days years ago, the BBC Micro bit maybe

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a lot smaller, but its Here at this school near Colwyn Bay,

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the current year sevens are teaching next year's intake

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and me how it works. I looked at it and

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thought, what's this? This is going to be

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the worst thing ever. Then I plugged it in,

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did the thing to make it work, and I did a face, all I did

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is a face, like this is amazing. Cos they don't think

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they are learning anything, Which I think it's

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a really smart idea. It is hoped coding will become

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as normal a part of school The idea is to kickstart

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another generation of young coders, children have not done

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so much computer programming in recent years so the hope

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is that this will kickstart children problem-solving for real

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again and programming. The Microbit is

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designed to work with other technology so its functions

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can become increasingly complex, Wales manager Chris Coleman says

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he has every confidence security measures will be heightened

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at the European Championships this summer following

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the attacks in Brussels. European Football's

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governing body, UEFA, has tonight reiterated safety

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and security are at the centre Wales are preparing for Euro

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2016 with two friendlies against Northern

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Ireland and Ukraine. At training this morning, the First

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Minister. Carwyn Jones wished coaches and players well ahead of

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this summer's great European Championships, the explosions in

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Belgium cast a dark shadow over progressions. The event in Belgium

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have been at the forefront of players's minds here. The attacks in

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Brussels will deepen concerns over security at Euro 20 to Dean in

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France, just 2 months away. Everybody feels a bit unsafe.

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Everybody feels a little bit unsafe, especially going into a big

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tournament like we are, we're told that's going to be

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a target, but like we said earlier, we shouldn't give

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Sam Vokes could continue his recent club form upfront, he has scored 10

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in his last 14 for Bosley. From Burnley. It has been important to

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get back playing at club level, that's been going well recently,

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hopefully I can take that form into the camp. The players also enjoying

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new experiences that only come with qualification. Last night they were

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busy recording their official song with the help of the manic Street

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preachers. The song will be released in May, and will raise money for 2

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charities. They did what they have done. Good to get involved, we have

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not had the song for 50 years, it might be a one-off. Gareth Bale

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wasn't available to lend his vocal talents to the song, he was with his

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long-term girlfriend, who gave birth to their 2nd daughter. Come the

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summer, all boys, family members will be banned from the team hotel.

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Coleman doesn't could any distractions. The decision went down

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well with some. Definitely. Peace and quiet! The players are preparing

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for their final game ahead of Euro 2016. After the match against

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Northern Ireland they will have just 2 Games to fine-tune their

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preparations ahead of the tournament. The night, another photo

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opportunity, this time the players and their support to a scheme

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encouraging children to learn a 2nd language. But some might need some

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more help before leaving for France. Still on course for a change on

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Thursday, but in the meantime, still dry, plenty of cloud around today,

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this picture, taken in Conwy. But it did brighten up in parts of meat and

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South Wales, with half hardly a breath of wind. Maybe the odd spot

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of drizzle but no more than that, the cloud will keep the frost away.

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Temperature is a few degrees above freezing. Still plenty of cloud

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tomorrow morning, 1 or 2 spots of cloud, otherwise most places, dry,

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the temperature at sixes and sevens. More dry and cloudy weather to come,

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maybe the odd light shower, and later in the afternoon, a weak

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front, maybe bringing some rain to Anglesey and Cardigan Bay. On Gower

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tomorrow, mostly cloudy and dry. A little sunshine hopefully later in

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the afternoon. The weather pattern. The change on Thursday. The

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jetstream over the Atlantic will return, stirring things up. Thursday

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will start dry but won't last, rain will spread from the West during the

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day, the wind is picking up as well. Good Friday will turn into a nice

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spring day, fine with some sunshine, light winds, temperatures rising

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into double figures. But on Saturday, all change again,

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frontier, outbreaks of rain, some moderate to heavy, in the afternoon.

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The longest rice Bell since October. The break on Thursday -- longest dry

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spell. Good Friday, the best day of the Easter weekend.

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The headlines: Brussels is under lockdown after co-ordinated terror

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attacks in the city. More than 30 people have been killed and dozens

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injured, prompting security alerts across Europe. I will have an update

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at 8 p.m. . At thank you for watching.

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