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Welcome to Wales Today.

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Tonight's headlines.

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They sold teeth whitener containing dangerous levels of chemicals that

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caused pain and injuries.

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Two men are jailed after a major investigation

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by Powys Trading Standards.

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And why some traders in Abergavenny think a festival that attracts

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thousands of visitors is leaving them out of pocket.

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Good evening.

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A father and son, whose family business sold dangerous

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teeth-whitening products at the Royal Welsh Show

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in Llanelwedd and across the UK are starting a prison sentence tonight.

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The judge described the venture, run by John Hargreaves

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and his son Matthew, as "a sophisticated well

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organised operation, which risked the health

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of the general public".

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Matthew Murray reports.

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The moment trading standards raided the Hargreaves luxury home

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in Cheshire two years ago.

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Today, 69-year-old John Hargreaves, along with his 44-year-old son,

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Matthew, were sentenced for selling teeth whitening with 110

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times the legal limit of hydrogen peroxide,

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making, the court heard, ?3.4 million from the venture.

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It all started to come undone here at the Royal Welsh Show

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when the Hargreaves started selling their teeth whitening

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products from a stand.

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But Trading Standards were suspicious of the teeth whitening

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stall inside the Royal Welsh Showground.

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So they posed as customers and bought some of the goods.

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They were then tested and they were shocked the results.

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The stall was raided and the goods seized.

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Our investigation demonstrated that they were active at 150 sites

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throughout the whole UK, and were trading for

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at least eight years.

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Ruth Clements from Dorset wanted whiter teeth, so bought one

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of the home whitening kits from the stall at the show.

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It cost her ?30.

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She told the BBC's Fake Britain how she took it home.

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But after putting it in her mouth, she had to take it out

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almost straightaway.

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My gums started to burn after a very short time and a tingling sensation.

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Most comfortable and very soon became painful.

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Tooth whitening is a very popular, modern way of lightening teeth,

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that is used extensively in the UK.

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Professor Alan Gilmour is a consultant in restorative

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dentistry in Cardiff.

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He recognises that whitening is becoming more and more popular

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but has raised concerns about how it is done.

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The major issues relate to safety.

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Safety is paramount and the materials that are used need

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to be able to cause minimal harm, no harm, but actually

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affect whitening.

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Unfortunately, some materials, if they are the wrong concentration

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or the wrong material themselves, can cause sensitivity,

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sometimes extreme, and can cause gums to be burnt around

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the teeth as well.

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The judge said on sentencing that this was a sophisticated,

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well-organised family operation which was thoroughly

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dishonest, risking the health of the general public

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for a highly lucrative business.

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He sentenced Jonathan and Matthew Hargreaves to 18

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months in prison on each, while Jean Hargreaves received

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a six-month suspended sentence.

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An Iranian man, living in Cardiff, has been jailed for 38 months

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for illegally helping asylum seekers into the country

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and money laundering.

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It's the first case of its kind dealt with by the Regional

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Organised Crime Unit here.

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Cardiff Crown Court heard that 32-year-old Mostafa Rabeih Lalehka

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helped four Iranian women and twochildren enter the UK,

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in what was described as a carefully organised enterprise,

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where people were exploited for substantial gain.

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If we are serious on addressing this problem, I think we need to continue

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to develop whatever information is available, look for information,

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to get us to a point where we can identify these people and stamp this

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form of criminality out totally.

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To make Wales really a hostile area for individuals who want to engage

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in this form of criminality.

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A former Anglesey councillor has been jailed for 18 months

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for endangering aircraft by shining a powerful torch at RAF-jets

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flying over his home.

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66-year-old John Arthur Jones had become obsessed with repeated

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night-time low-flying exercises close to his house.

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The judge described him as arrogant and said his actions

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were potentially life threatening.

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The Ukip Assembly leader, Neil Hamilton, has said he's

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perplexed to have had his party conference speech

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cancelled tomorrow.

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He's been replaced by Nathan Gill - Ukip's leader in Wales -

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who's a supporter of the new party leader, Diane James.

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There have been tensions between the two men,

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with Mr Gill deciding to sit as an independent Assembly Member.

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Well, I think it's very perplexing that on behalf of Wales tomorrow,

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hear from someone who is not a member of the Ukip group,

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rather than the leader of the Ukip group in the assembly.

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But Nathan Gill is still Ukip 's leader in Wales.

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Isn't it right that he speaks?

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Has he been reappointed?

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To be a leader, you need followers.

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And I have been democratically elected as the leader

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of the group in the assembly, but it is up to Diane James.

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Some local traders in the Abergavenny town centre claim

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this weekend's food festival there, is leaving them out of pocket.

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They say they've been told to close to make room for the event,

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without compensation.

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Paul Heaney has the story.

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Sights, sounds and tastes of an international food Festival.

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The 17 years, Abergavenny has played host to producers, chefs, critics,

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visitors from across the world.

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An event that is flying high, like this art installation

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its organisers helped to pay for.

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But these market traders will have to close over the weekend to make

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room for all those visitors.

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This business has been in Rob's family for two generations.

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We are all small businesses here.

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It is hard enough as it is, but to lose two days,

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it is a big impact.

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Other businesses have applied for one of the 300 stalls

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at the festival itself.

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They cost hundreds of pounds though.

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This bakery says it's worth it.

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From another store, she can encourage people back to her

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business in the market in future.

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There is no reason why it cannot work for both sides.

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I don't think people don't want the food festival to come.

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I just think that they want people to stop and give them a thought.

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I think we would have to look at making sure these people

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have a good arrangement next year.

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Contractually, the issue is with Monmouthshire Council

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but as Abergavenny Food Festival, we promise them that we will sit

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down and talk with them and try to work these issues out.

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Rob received a token amount in compensation last year for lost

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trade but no sign of that this year.

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I asked Monmouthshire Council if they had spoken to some

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of the traders hear about their concerns,

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about perhaps offering some kind of compensation for them

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losing their pitch this weekend.

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I also asked if the council had received money from the food

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Festival this year as rent for this building.

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But I was told there was no one available for interview

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and the council had no information to add.

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Stalls built and ready for 30,000 visitors, millions

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of pounds of spending power.

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Some local businesses hoping for something slightly different

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next year though to make them feel better.

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Rugby and in the Pro12, a good night for the Cardiff Blues,

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with a win over Glasgow Warriors at the Arms Park.

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Steven Shingler secured the 23-19 win.

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But the Scarlets weren't celebrating.

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They're still waiting for their first point of the season

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after losing to Ulser 19-8.

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Roald Dahl's centenary celebrations will continue this weekend,

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with Cardiff being transformed into the "City of the Unexpected".

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Organisers remain tight-lipped about the arrangements,

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but say it'll be the biggest arts event ever to happen

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on the streets of the capital.

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Time now for the weather forecast with Sue Charles.

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Good evening.

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After the humidity of the last few days, feeling much fresher

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as we head into the weekend.

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Fairly settled with some decent sunny spells

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and just the odd shower.

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Although rain is likely later on Sunday.

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The chart shows high pressure building from the weekend

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but the cold front which brought torrential downpours in eastern

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England still lingering here.

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So overnight, fairly quiet, the odd shower, otherwise

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clear, dry spells.

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Some cloud around and slightly cooler than recent nights

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with north-westerly winds.

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So a chilly start tomorrow.

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We swap the humidity for fresher but fine and settled weather

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with some decent sunny spells.

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And across the UK, something of an east-west split.

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Further west, in the drier, brighter zone, but where that front

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hovers across the eastern side of England, not quite the downpours

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of today but persistent showers.

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Thicker cloud lingering and feeling fresher everywhere.

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15 Celsius in north-west Scotland, 19 in south-east England,

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down several degrees on recent days here.

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Across Wales, variable amounts of cloud.

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It should stay dry and foremost.

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The best of the West with a cool northerly breeze.

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16 Celsius in Conwy, 19 in Cardiff.

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Temperatures back where they should be for September.

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It stays clear tomorrow night but then this cold

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front will probably push in from the Atlantic

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later on Sunday, so a dry but chilly start to Sunday,

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but turning a bit cloudy with the threat of rain

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heading in from the West, reaching Anglesey and Pembrokeshire

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by late afternoon.

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So we lose the humidity of the last few days and then we are in for

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a cooler, fresher weekend, more typical autumnal conditions

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to come next week.

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That's Wales Today.

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Thanks for watching.

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From everyone on the late team, good night.

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