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Here on BBC One, it's time

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Welcome to the programme.

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Tonight's headlines.The pension benefits of thousands of Welsh

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steelworkers could be hit, to try and save Tata jobs.

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But not everyone supports the idea.

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A health board apologises to the family of Philippa Gillespie

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who died from an allergic reaction to penicillin given to her in error.

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And it's one of the world's biggest literary events,

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but can Welsh writers shine at this year's Hay Festival?

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Good evening.

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The pension benefits given to thousands of Welsh

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steelworkers could be hit, under a proposal from

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the UK Government.

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It's part of an attempt to make Tata steel's UK operation as attractive

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as possible to potential buyers.

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The company's plants, including those at Port Talbot,

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Llanwern, Shotton, Trostre, and Newport, employ

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around 6,000 people.

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Our political reporter Paul Martin has the latest.

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We used to make some of the best steel in the world.

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Between them Graham and Ed devoted more than 60 years to

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the steel industry working at the Llanwern plant in Newport.

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Now retired they are enjoying their free time,

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supported by the pension funds they paid into throughout

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their careers.

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They are closely following the situation a modern-day

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colleagues find themselves in.

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But proposals announced by the UK Government today could affect them

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and mean their pension will not be as generous in the future.

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For the people who haven't retired yet, or have just retired,

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it may mean quite a lot.

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Can we balance that with the fact that by sacrificing some money,

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we'll retain the steel industry?

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Both worked at the old blast furnace, Graham was a section

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manager and Ed was a furnace controller.

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The most dangerous thing I think, does this sets a precedent

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for future employers and industries.

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A protest in London yesterday, Tata's plan to sell its UK

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operation has meant huge uncertainty for workers.

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Changing the terms of the pension scheme is one idea to try

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to make its UK plants, which employ around 6000 people

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in Wales, more attractive to buyers.

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It's the schemes trustees that have come forward and asked us

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to look at the legislation.

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They believe that it would lead to better outcomes

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for their members.

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It's been welcomed by the chairman of the fund itself who says that

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what is being proposed by the Government is better

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than the alternative, moving the scheme into

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the pension protection fund.

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If that happens, he says some members could lose

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at least ?2000 a year.

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We've got 130,000 members in the British Steel scheme,

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6,000 of those would take a reduction in their pension

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promise of at least 10%.

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I don't think that's necessary.

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In response to the business secretary's announcement a note

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of caution from the opposition.

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There is repugnance about this idea that people have to pay

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to rescue the steel industry.

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Graham and Ed know the overall aim of a sale could be helped

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by changes to their pensions, the Government will now consider

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the matter for four weeks.

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A major search has taken place off the west Wales coast for a missing

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Irish Ferries crewman feared to have fallen overboard.

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The alarm was raised several hours after the service from Rosslare

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arrived in Pembroke Dock, when it was realised

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the man was missing.

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Lifeboats and a helicopter have been searching a large area

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off St Anne's Head.

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A jury at Cardiff Crown Court has heard how a 17 month-old toddler had

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cocaine and cannabis in his body when he was murdered

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by his mother's boyfriend.

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Prosecutors say Finlay Thomas had been exposed to a cocktail of drugs

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before being killed with "senseless violence" at his home in Tonypandy.

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28-year-old Sean Buckley denies murder, and both he and Chloe Thomas

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deny cruelty to a young person under 16.

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Hywel Dda Health board has apologised to the family of a cancer

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patient who died after being given a drug she was allergic

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to, by hospital staff.

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59-year-old Philippa Gillespie, from Haverfordwest, was given

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an antibiotic containing penicillin despite her medical notes clearly

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stating she had an allergy to it.

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Abigail Neal has been following the case.

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Phillipa Gillespie had terminal lung cancer.

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Her family knew she had little time left.

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But in the end, there was no chance to say goodbye,

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During a stay at Withybush Hospital in January 2014 she was given

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an antibiotic containing penicillin, a drug staff had been warned

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she was highly allergic to.

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After suffering a severe reaction she never regained consciousness

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and died three days later.

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Her partner of 30 years says the family have struggled

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to understand how it could have happened.

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I couldn't believe it, you know.

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It was all over her notes.

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She told five different people.

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I couldn't understand how we doctor could pick up the notes,

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prescribe medication, Augmentin it is, containing

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penicillin and then not check to see about the allergy.

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An investigation into Phillipa Gillespie's death revealed

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several things went wrong.

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Not only did the doctor fail to look at her medical chart

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when prescribing the drug, the nurse who gave it to her had

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been told, but didn't properly check the medication

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because she was distracted.

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In a statement Hywel Dda health board issued an unreserved

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apology to the family.

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They said:

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As a result of this case hospital bosses in West Wales have

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introduced a number of measures to try and prevent

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it happening again.

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One of them being new quiet areas on the ward called medical safety

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zones, where staff go to prepare medication

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without the risk of interruption.

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Mr Connelly says he is pleased mistakes have been acknowledgement,

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but would have liked to see the health board go and introduce

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a red flag wristband as an extra level of protection.

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One colour wristband, that somebody could have

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on the wrist which would indicate to somebody about to shove some

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medication into their veins that there is something that needs

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to be perhaps triple checked.

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The coroner said Phillipa Gillespie died as a result of medical error

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despite her allergy being well documented.

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A businessman from Skewen near Swansea, accused of killing

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a former rugby player with a single punch, has been cleared

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of his manslaughter.

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Daniel Shepherd hit Jonathan Thomas outside a pub in Swansea city centre

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in November last year.

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Mr Thomas later died at Morriston Hospital.

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Mr Shepherd always claimed he was acting in self-defence.

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BBC Wales has admitted one of its current affairs programmes

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did not sufficiently explore different viewpoints.

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A number of complaints have been received following Tuesday

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night's Week in Week Out, titled 'The Cost Of Saving

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The Welsh Language'.

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Meri Huws, the Welsh language commissioner, is seeking an urgent

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meeting with the director of BBC Wales, Rhodri Talfan Davies.

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And the Communications regulator, OFCOM, is assessing complaints

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on the grounds of "fairness".

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A third of secondary school, teacher-training places

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weren't filled at the start of this academic year.

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553 students started secondary teacher-training

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courses last September, but the target is 880.

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The Welsh Government says the overall number of job vacancies

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for teachers is still "very low".

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Staff at a vets practice in Blaenau Gwent say they're

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concerned someone could die after ?10,000 worth of controlled

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substances were stolen.

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The tranquiliser Ketamine and other drugs were taken

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from Budget Vets in Abertillery.

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The practice manager says she's worried about people

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using the drugs, which had been labelled-up to be thrown away.

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The ketamine, which is probably our biggest issue,

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it's a very dangerous drug.

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It is for animal consumption only.

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Getting into the hands of the wrong people,

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you know, it's not intended for human use.

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We've had a number of drugs which were expired,

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and these are now out there.

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The consequences could be very bad.

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The Hay Festival is underway, and this year, promises to promote

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Welsh writers alongside famous international names.

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But with stars including Sir Tom Jones and the actress

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Olivia Coleman heading there over the next ten days, how

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much of an impression can Welsh authors make?

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Here's our arts and media correspondent Huw Thomas.

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Children claimed the Hay Festival today with free access for schools

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from across the country as the world of books lands in Wales.

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And it's these famous faces who'll draw the crowds, Sir Tom Jones,

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Olivia Coleman and the James Bond director Sam Mendes are all due

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to speak at the festival.

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Alongside them a host of Welsh writers will also talk

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about their work in front of book lovers, publishers and agents.

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The Hay Festival is a Mecca for people who love books

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and for authors from around the world who've got a book to sell,

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and this year, perhaps more than any other year,

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there's a place for writers from around Wales who've claimed

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a space on the stages of what is now one of the world's

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biggest literary events.

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20 writers from Wales are taking part in events designed to develop

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their careers meeting agents, publishers and other authors who've

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cracked the industry.

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And for the man who's helped run the festival for almost 30 years,

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it's the right time to shout about Welsh writers.

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There's a generation coming through who are thrilling.

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A lot of them are coming over the next few days.

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Some of them have been coming since they were kids

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brought in school parties, now, there they are,

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writing amazing work, changing our lives.

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So how does a Welsh writer stand out at Hay?

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Oliver Balch lives a mile from the Festival and hopes

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the global profile will help to get his work noticed.

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Being at the festival, if you are a writer,

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is absolutely essential.

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It's about creating a buzz around your book and a platform

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like this festival is essential.

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People knowing that you've gone to Hay gets

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you invitations elsewhere.

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It goes somewhere amongst the publishing 'literati'.

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While the authors push their books, the punters are here

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to be entertained.

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We love the atmosphere.

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There is such a variety of people giving really interesting talks.

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It's around the corner forus, and a highlight of the year.

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It's just a lovely destination to wander around.

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It's good for people watching as well as the literature!

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Whether they're here for the books, or the familiar faces,

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the Hay Festival promises to be a real page-turner as it brings

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the literary world to Wales.

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Cricket, and Glamorgan have won their first game of the season,

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beating Surrey by 8 wickets in their first T-20

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match at the Oval.

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Time for the weather, what's in store for us, Sue?

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This Evening, some sunshine, dry for a time and staying

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clearer further north, but showers pushing

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up from the south.

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Some could be heavy with a risk of thunder, one or two mist

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patches, cooler where it's clearer in the north.

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Less cold under the cloud in the south.

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The front which brought today's rain in the north clears away

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but a trough edges closer from the southwest, bringing

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some showers tomorrow.

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Tomorrow, probably the best of the sunshine in the north,

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variable cloud, scattered showers moving up from the south.

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Locally thundery downpours but really hit and miss.

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Some decent sunny spells in between light winds

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from the southeast introducing the warmer air, really

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feeling quite humid.

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Tomorrow night, still a few showers pushing up from the south moving

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northwards but easing through the night, and a milder

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night, temperatures remaining in double figures for most.

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Saturday, similar to tomorrow ,sunny spells and a few showers.

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Again well scattered and locally heavy.

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But warming up, temperatures in the high teens everywhere,

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a few places possibly reaching the low 20s.

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These low pressure systems circling the UK bringing

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the shower risk on Saturday, starting to move away eastwards

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through the weekend allowing high pressure to build from the west.

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So it's that mixture of sunshine and showers

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through the bank holiday weekend.

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We'll be back in Breakfast from around 6.25 in the morning.

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But that's Wales Today, from all of us here, good night.

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