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Welcome to Wales Today, our top stories...

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The murder of April Jones made headlines around the world.

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Tonight, her sister tells us of her family's campaign for tougher

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Even if we do manage to save one child, it has done its job.

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You know, it has done a lot more than what happened for us.

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For me, it could save another sibling.

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15-year-old Ashley Talbot knocked down and killed by a minibus...

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The inquest hears roads outside his school were "chaos".

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All three emergency services under one roof -

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is this the future for our police, fire and ambulance?

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St Davids will have something to sing about if it lands

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Well, probably one of the oldest cultural sites in Wales and,

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of course, currently it has a very, very good classical music festival

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in the summer and, of course, it has its theatre or choral

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foundation which produces excellent music throughout the year.

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And in tonight's sport, their remarkable turnaround continues -

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delight for Swansea - but despair for Wales

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They falter in the final few minutes.

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The sister of murdered schoolgirl April Jones has told this programme

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the family feel they've taken a step forward in their campaign for

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Jazmin Jones's petition for "April's Law" has now reached

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over 100,000 signatures and will be debated in Parliament.

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It calls for sex offenders to remain on the register for life,

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for internet search engines to be better policed, and harsher

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sentences for those caught with indecent images of children.

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Jazmin's been speaking to our reporter Matt Murray.

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April Jones' sister Jazmin and her boyfriend Scott have kept

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Jazmin started last October in a bid to get tougher sentences for people

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Five years ago, her sister April was murdered by paedophile

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Mark Bridger after being abducted from near their home.

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Before April's disappearance her killer was looking

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Jazmin is now petitioning for April's Law, it calls for sex

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offenders to remain on the register for life and better policing

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So he was found with I think over 500 indecent images of children.

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As the search engine had that policing with them or he had been

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caught with them, he would have been on the sex Offenders' Register and

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when this incident happened, the police could have gone to him first

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and it could have been a different outcome.

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You believe that the authorities were aware of this and what was on

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his computer and what he was searching for, you therefore think

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your sister could have been alive today? They could have had her back

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alive or her body back and not had to go through what we went through.

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It could lead to a different outcome if they had known about it and they

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were policed better than what they are at the moment. The Home Office

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said that the UK has some of the doctors powers in the world to deal

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with sex offenders and those who remain a rest would remain on the

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register for life. Jazmin was just 16 when her sister was abducted. She

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has since battled a problem with alcohol, 18 months before designing

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the focus on this campaign and create a legacy for her sister. It

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was more the fact that, I woke up one morning and thought if I carry

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on drinking I could end up killing myself, I just could not kill myself

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over that. It would not be fair on your family and what would your

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little sister make of you now? She would have been very disappointed

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and that Kightly into it. Everyone was like, what would your sister

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spent? I just thought, you know, fair enough they have said that, but

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I thought, they are correct, what would you think? I should be the

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role model. I am the older sister. So I had to give up and do something

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with my life. Five years ago, this town was rocked by the horrific

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events surrounding April Jones' disappearance. Her family are

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pleased this petition will they be Westminster but realised there is a

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long way to go before they will know whether the idea of April's Law

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becomes a reality. I think it is important, for me, even if we

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managed to save one life one child, it will have done its job, it will

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have done more than what it did for us. For me, it could save another

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sibling. And Parliament will debate

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the "April's Law" petition A schoolboy died after being knocked

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down by a minibus driven by a teacher, an inquest

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in Aberdare has heard. Ashley Daniel Talbot died

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in December 2014 after the vehicle driven by his PE teacher -

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Christopher Brooks - collided with him and another boy

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at Maesteg Comprehensive. Caroline Evans has been

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following the inquest, Well, Jimmy, the Coroner's Court

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Howard House 15-year-old Ashley had been running for the bus home when

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this happened. And how there had been problems with what was a

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relatively new school with access. The headteacher and head of the

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school said that when they first moved them to discover was chaos,

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cars were parked everywhere and with children attempting to find routes

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through that, Stav had to be put on a water standard at various points

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to ensure that the children were safe. The situation had improved by

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2014 to some extent, that was when Ashley had died, by then more

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barriers had been put in place, pedestrian crossings had been

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restored, but she said she was never completely satisfied with the

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situation. And what more do we know

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about the day of the incident? Well, the coroner spoke about that

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and he told the jury how on the day that Ashley died, he and a friend

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were running from the school buildings towards where the buses

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were parked and how the teacher in the minibus had been driving towards

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the school gates and had collided with the two boys. The hearing was

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told that Ashley, who did not cross on the pedestrian crossing

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available, suffered injuries that were so severe that he was declared

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dead at the scene. Earlier this year the police confirmed that Mr Brooks

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would not receive any criminal action. The inquest continues. Thank

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you for that. A man accused of murdering his

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girlfriend by beating her to death in their Cardiff flat has told

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a jury he didn't mean Jordan Matthews admits manslaughter

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but denies the murder of Xixi Bi He told the court he threw her

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against a door frame following an argument,

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and punched her but The UK Brexit Minister and Welsh MP,

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David Jones, says the governments in Westminster and Cardiff Bay share

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common ground over their views on future trade agreements

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with the European single market. Mr Jones visited businesses

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in Bridgend and Cardiff before appearing before a committee

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of Assembly members this afternoon. The Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru

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published a White Paper outlining their views

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on Brexit last month. What the White Paper says

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is not that we should stay in the single market,

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but that we should have the best possible access to the single market

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and that actually accords What we want to do is to strike

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a very comprehensive free trade agreement with the European Union

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to enable us to carry on unimpeded trade with the single market

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and similarly for European companies A woman's body has been found

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on a beach on Anglesey. Emergency services were called

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to Newry Beach on Sunday night - police say the death is not

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being treated as suspicious. Officers believe the woman lived

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locally, but her body is yet to be Police, fire and ambulance services

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are under the same roof for the very The change sees the creation

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of Abertillery Emergency Services Station in the Gwent Police

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Force area. The aim - reducing costs

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and providing better service. It's believed the move will lead

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to more shared facilities in future. The blue lights all under one roof.

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Here is a demonstration of what difference it could make. A mock-up

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of a car crash, a drink-driver and a passenger still stuck in the car.

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The Ambulance Service sent a rapid response vehicle, the police

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arrested the driver. Finally, the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

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arise to help remove the casualty to a waiting ambulance. We do joint

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exercises with them at the station, so when we got out on the road it

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just works really well. It is like a well oiled machine. Gwent Police has

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said it is easier to receive and sheer intelligence from their

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colleagues or Fire Service just up the corridor from them. It cuts out

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the bureaucratic processes for us which sometimes you have to go

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through and trying to get a meeting can take some time, so to be able to

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speak to someone, they can share the facility, I can have a cup of tea

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with someone, often when you get the best intelligence! It is fantastic.

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Police community support officers are based here as well, the eyes and

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ears of the operation on patrol in all weathers. Helping with some

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long-standing local issues. Very small streets, they will use the

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resources to remove the double parking for us which would not have

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happened if they were not present. That is a massive thing for us to

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get to the safely. There is only one other Place doing this in Wales, in

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Queensferry, they have the potential to help as well as catch criminals.

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To identify people who could be at risk from a variety of different

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vulnerabilities and to work together to resolve those risks, to work in

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partnership with each other. Back in Abertillery, front line staff, not

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just managers share ideas around the table, each server suggesting how

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best to improve the response to arson, anti-social behaviour and

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other very local issues. By sharing resources as we are seeing here, it

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will make savings to be addressed. This is a collaboration and action

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in its most radical form. Where it is appropriate and relevant these

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are things we will look at. Ian Sherwood emergency services station,

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perhaps a more common sight in the future. -- Ayshire at emergency

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services station. Police are appealing for witnesses

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following an armed robbery in Usk A man holding a metal bar

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and a small knife approached staff outside the One Stop Shop

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as they were opening up. He demanded to be taken to the safe

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and took what's described A brand-new primary school

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for the community - Except in Gorseinion,

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Swansea Council want In fact, it's called Parc y Werin -

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the people's park. Campaigners are furious

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and they want to reclassify the park a village green to protect it

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from future development. The council's frustrated

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that building work has Children at Gorseinion Creamery

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gathered here. We can only imagine this. I bet like to see better

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quality than the classrooms and things and also a better read. It

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will be better for the community because more people will want to go

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to the park because they have better facilities there. This is the

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proposed site for the school, the Council rubber-stamped the plans

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last year after it was decided that redeveloping the current junior

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school building would not be appropriate. A group of local

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campaigners have said that the park should be left as it is. We do not

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want to stop the school going ahead, we just wanted it to be on a

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different site. We just hope that the council could come to a

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compromise on where to put it. They are taking a lot of green spaces and

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we want to protect some of the green spaces. The model at a public

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inquiry, those opposed to building the new school year will put their

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case for the land to be given village green status. They will have

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to prove that Parc y Werin has been used by local people for recreation,

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for at least 20 years and if they succeed in doing that, they could

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prevent the school being built here. It had been hoped that the new

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school would be opening its doors for the first time this month. It is

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really frustrating because when you speak to the children they want

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their new school and they cannot understand why they cannot get on

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and why we are not giving them the new school, the parents are

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frustrated, we are frustrated. I understand people being concerned

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about park areas and wanting to maintain and retain open space, we

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are all about that, but in this day and age you must deliver the best

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school and environment for children. The application is turned down

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following the inquiry, the council intends to build the school as

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quickly as possible. Much more to come

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before seven o'clock... This is the smallest city in Wales -

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can St Davids in Pembrokeshire land This is working out very well for

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Swansea City's new coach. And just over a month in the job,

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Swansea's remarkable Concerns have been raised in recent

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years about the number of cuts to music services in schools

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and today, in an effort to address the lack of provision,

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a new ?1 million fund The Education Secretary,

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Kirsty Williams, says she wants the public and private sectors

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to contribute to create Our education correspondent,

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Colette Hume, reports. Meet the guitar group at Woodlands

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Community School in Cwmbran. The school encourages children

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to learn to play but cuts to school music services means not every pupil

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here in Wales has the chance. The Welsh Government

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hopes its new National Endowment for Music will generate enough money

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to pay for music lessons The Welsh Government is kicking off

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this fund with a ?1 million investment that will be given

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to the Arts Council of Wales to create the endowment

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and an initial investment to start I hope that will show other people,

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both in the public sector and the private sector,

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that we are serious about this and that they too will want

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to contribute to the endowment, and if they do that,

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we hope to be able to make the first Councils across Wales have been

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forced to cut their budgets for schools' music as front-line

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services such as social Last year the National

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Youth Orchestra of Wales received its lowest ever number

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of applications from young hopefuls. The leading composer,

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Owain Arwel Hughes, warned an Assembly committee that Wales

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faced losing its reputation as a musical nation

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unless more money was found. For now, many schools rely

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on parents to help pay for the lessons and not every parent

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can afford to. Teachers tell me that learning

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to play a musical instrument can have huge benefits for children,

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not just in terms of learning to play the instrument itself,

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but music can also benefit children's literacy, numeracy

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and even improve their behaviour. Obviously there is the perseverance

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element where they know practice makes perfect and the performance

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in front of an audience, So all those skills we can

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teach through music, What's the best thing

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about playing the guitar? The best thing is that you can

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make your own music and, well, I like the fact that you can just

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express your feelings and, like, you can create your music

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on the guitar and any other instrument by

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using your imagination. When I have got lots of things

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on my mind it just makes me feel Probably that I can express my

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feelings just through sound. Years of cuts to music services have

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taken its toll on music in schools. The question now is will this

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new endowment be enough to reverse the decline and create

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a new generation of young musicians. St David's - our smallest city -

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is hoping to become the UK's next If successful, it will follow

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in the footsteps of Hull which has David Grundy has spent

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the day in Pembrokeshire. Built around its picturesque

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cathedral, St Davids is tranquil, the final resting place of our

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patron saint and could be in the running for of UK City of Culture.

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The current city of Culture is Hull, its sprawling's industrial landscape

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is a world away from temperature. Hull and St Davids could not be more

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different, Hull has a population of 259,000, 2000 as the population of

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St Davids. Hull is a city that is changing after post-industrial

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decline while St Davids remains a huge draw for tourists. The question

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is, can St Davids the contrary in 2021 what Hull is doing now? What

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has it got? It is a bilingual city, St Davids already has its fair share

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of art galleries but the cathedral is the main attraction for tourists.

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It has been contributing to the area's culture for centuries.

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Pilgrims have come here since the days of Saint David and, of course,

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we offer here cultural experience and the literacy in any case, but

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the wonderful choir that is associated with the cathedral.

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Winning city of Culture is not just about choir is, poetry and painting,

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it is about using culture as a catalyst for regeneration. ?1

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billion has been spent on the infrastructure of Hull since it beat

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Swansea to the title in 2013. Events like the Turner Prize are expected

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to boost its economy by an extra ?60 million this year alone. I think it

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will make a huge difference to the local community, but I also think it

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is great because at the moment St Davids Izale it -- a bit like a

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hidden treasure. It is such a beautiful place. St Davids and its

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cathedral is steeped in centuries of history, but turnaround times in

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this competition are much shorter than the county council's 42 day to

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single its interest to meet before the deadline. Formal bids are due by

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the end of April and the winning city is announced in December. St

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Davids himself said to the small things, convincingly City of Culture

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judges to give it to the city of St Davids will be no small feat.

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Football and rugby now in tonight's sport - here's Tomos.

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After a great win over the Premier League champions,

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some bad news tonight for Swansea City -

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winger Nathan Dyer will miss the rest of the season

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after rupturing the Achilles tendon in his left ankle.

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He limped off in the win over Leicester City.

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That victory means they're four points clear of the relegation zone.

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Swansea City are undergoing a remarkable revival

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and as Paul Clement marched over to the fans at the end

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of the final whistle yesterday, there was a mutual understanding

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His satisfaction and their response was clear to see.

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It is four wins in six league matches, but it is not just

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the results, it is also the way that Swansea are playing.

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Yesterday they looked like their old selves and the goals

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Alfie Mawson's thumping volley giving Swansea the lead

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and just before the break, Martin Olsson flying down the left

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side got his first goal for the club, the manager living

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I am very happy with the form of the team,

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But it's only a small step in ultimately what our objective

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So how has Paul Clement turned things around?

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Well, the training ground is where he says the hard work begins,

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it is where he gets this players organised and confident

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This is how the table looked when he took charge.

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Swansea anchored to the foot of it, 12 points from 19 games

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Six matches on, they have doubled their points,

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climbing above Leicester and up to 15th.

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It is Chelsea they face next and their former manager Ruud Gullit

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has said that Clement's experience in Europe is giving him a real edge.

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I think that the difference with him is because he has been with European

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coaches and he has been sniffing around a little bit what happens

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outside of England, I think that is his greatest advantage

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because he knows the game in England as well.

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Paul Clement clearly is not getting carried away,

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but he will head to Stamford Bridge with a quiet confidence

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that they can get something against the league leaders.

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The Wales manager was at the Liberty Stadium yesterday

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to watch Swansea's win and he's been boosted by news that

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Gareth Bale has returned to training with Real Madrid.

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The 27-year-old has been out of action since damaging

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Coleman - who's heading out to Madrid to see his star player

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in the next few days - is hoping he's fit in time

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for Wales' crucial World Cup qualifier against the Republic

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A lack of composure let Wales down, according to interim

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head coach Rob Howley, after losing late

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Many pundits have questioned Howley's substitutions,

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arguing Ross Moriarty shouldn't have been replaced with

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Wales will head to Murrayfield in less than a fortnight

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They haven't lost against them since 2007.

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Well done, referee. Jones, he knocks it on. Dan Biggar... So close, but

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several opportunities were converted. For some, this was an

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avoidable defeat. Well, it is one that unfortunately just got away.

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The iman, played exceptionally well, it went right down to the wire, one

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lapse of concentration, England capitalised and scored and brought 3

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million well Shapps. Scotland could be a different entity, they lost in

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Paris, they will be seeding, they will be wanting to take this. Wales

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were much improved and played with more intensity. This was their only

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try. Long periods of pressure did not yield enough points. The timing

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of the winning try was tough to take. England capitalised on a poor

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clearance. Winning the game any final attack. When Elliot Daly

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crossed in the corner, Wales had made seven substitutions, this man

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was brought on for Ross Moriarty. The decision that baffled some. Ross

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Moriarty, that kid is phenomenal, if I had to be critical of anything,

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why did they take him off? He has an aura about him. After two round of

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games, England's top of the table, the only team unbeaten. Wales are

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third and have the best part of the prepare for a trip to Murrayfield

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defeated Scotland team who beat Ireland, and Ireland team that --

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the Scots lost narrowly in Paris. They are facing an improved Scottish

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side. They are playing an open brand of rugby and it will be hardest

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match we have had up there for a long time. We will have to play

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equally well to win because Scotland are dangerous. Another tough task

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ahead, wheels have to win all of their remaining games to have any

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chance of taking the title, while England are the only side that can

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the Grand Slam. -- that can achieve the Grand Slam.

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At just 15 years old, Jackson Page has made it

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through to the second round at the Welsh Open Snooker.

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Elsewhere, Matthew Stevens was knocked out against

:25:10.:25:11.

Better news for Dominic Dale - he's through after winning 4-0.

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Thank you. It has been a very windy day across Wales, especially across

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the west course. Gusts of 46 miles an hour recorded on some occasions,

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even 40 in Cardiff. Over the next four days the winds will ease and it

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will turn milder. Tonight, the lighter winds but remaining just be

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Cardigan Bay. Mist and for developing but remaining largely

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dry. Overnight lows of 2 degrees to 5 degrees in towns and cities. Could

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be cold enough for frost in rural areas. High pressure over

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Scandinavia has been keeping things by and cold but as it breaks down,

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this boat to the South West starts to move them, so turning more and

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settled but as it breaks down, this boat to the South West starts to

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move them, so turning more unsettled later tomorrow. Early mist and fog

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patches, some sunny spells but turning increasingly cloudy as a

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band of mainly light and patchy drizzle will spread and from the

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South West later. Still quite blustery but strong winds easing,

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greyer than today and the temperature is suppressed by that

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cloud, Izale six Celsius in Wrexham and nine in Swansea. Tomorrow night,

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that first cold front moves North eastwards, dry for a time, early

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Wednesday, and then another trough bushing from the South West,

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bringing thicker cloud and rain. As a wind is South-Westerly, also

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slightly milder. Could be some brightness early on Wednesday, Mr

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and murky as well. Some are really pushing up from the South, mainly

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patchy, with winds turning more southernly, much milder than recent

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days. Temperatures at 2 degrees or three degrees over the weekend, by

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Wednesday up to ten or 11. Later in the week, that more unsettled at Van

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Dijk influence but remaining relatively mild.

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The headlines again - the sister of murdered 5 year

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old April Jones has told this programme her family feel they've

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taken a step towards tougher sentenced for sex offender.

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Jazmin Jones' petition for what's been called "April's Law" will be

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debated in Parliament after reaching more than 100,000 signatures...

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Even if we do manage to save one child, it has done its job.

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You know, it has done a lot more than what happened for us.

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For me, it could save another sibling.

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So it's really important for me, yeah.

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I'll have an update for you here at 8pm and again

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That's Wales Today, thank you for watching.

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From all of us on the programme, good evening.

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