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Most Welsh councils are handed more money to spend next year -

And will your council tax go up to help take the strain?

Some child migrants arriving here from Calais could

be adults according to the Monmouth MP David Davies.

He's calling for dental checks - to verify they are under 18.

Most Welsh councils will have more money to spend next year on vital

services like schools, rubbish collections

But the increases set out by the Welsh Government are modest.

Gwynedd, the biggest winner - sees its budget go up

So, could this be an end to the era of big council cuts?

Here's our Political Editor, Nick Servini.

Councils have taken much of the strain for public sector

While many organisations have had to make sacrifices,

local authorities feel they've made the hardest yards.

With many council budget starting to go up, rather

Andrew Morgan is the leader of Rhondda Cynon Taff,

Despite the cuts he's Managed to invest in leisure like this

one which opened in Aberdare two years ago.

But he's gearing up for another tight settlement.

My own authority has had a slight increase.

?100,000 extra, it's as good as we can hope for at a time

Hopefully we can close the budget gap, as we call it,

Unless you get a settlement increase of about 2 or 3%,

it doesn't cover the increasing costs for local authorities.

So higher costs like energy and staff eat away at rises,

It will mean next year's crash increase will end up as a small cut.

It's a sign of how things have changed that it wasn't that long ago

when councils used to complain when they got a 5% budget increase.

Now they are getting a slight reduction and using words

What about elsewhere in Wales? There was anger last year when brutal

councils got the biggest cuts. The biggest increases 0.9%. This is

equivalent to a 0.2% rise. The council with the biggest decrease in

the last budget is one of the councils getting a reduction of

0.5%. The Finance Secretary has called for restraint. In previous

years, councils claim to have been hit hard by austerity. There will be

a softer side next year which they hope will continue for a long time

to come. Former Wales Goalkeeper Gary Sprake

has died at the age of 71. The Swansea born footballer won 37

caps during his 12-year He was 18when he made his debut

against Scotland in 1963. Sprake also made more than 500

appearances for Leeds United, His former Wales and Leeds team-mate

Terry Yorath said football Cardiff Crown Court has heard how

an American who claimed to work for the FBI,

strangled a woman in a Cardiff hotel room -

because the 'voice of God' told him 44-year-old Sammy Almahri has

admitted the manslaughter Politicians in Cardiff Bay

and Westminster have been paying tribute to all those affected

by the Aberfan disaster, A minute's silence was held

in the Senedd - and in the Commons - where the tributes were led

by the Prime Minister, It is right that we pause

and reflect on this important anniversary and recognise

the solidarity and resilience of the people of Aberfan to overcome

this powerful tragedy. We offer them our support,

and, I hope, some comfort as they When winter darkness came early

to the community of Aberfan. The Monmouth MP, David Davies,

has called for child migrants arriving in the UK

to have their teeth examined - Mr Davies says several unaccompanied

children who've arrived His suggestion has been condemned

by dentists as 'unethical.' The Home Office says rigorous

checks will be made, and today Neath Port Talbot Council

agreed to re-settle Here's our Political

Reporter, Paul Martin. A place that's become

one of the symbols It's due to close, and the UK

is offering asylum to children at the camp who already

have relatives here. But pictures emerging of some

of them have led to questions So how can the authorities

checksum and is under 18? MP for Monmouth, David

Davies has an idea. I'd like the Home Office to issue

guidance to see where someone's appearance gives rise to questions

that they may be over 18 they must undertake a simple medical test,

x-ray or dental check if we want to help

children not great. I'm not in favour of allowing people

in their 20s to say I am a child and coming to the UK making a mark

we have our laws. Cardiff dentists have done

aid work in the jungle. One showed me how the

procedure would work. He thinks the idea is flawed,

practically and ethically. I'm totally against any unnecessary

exposure to radiation. Number two is accuracy,

it's not accurate. You will never determine

the age exactly. David Davies says he's dealt

with a case in his constituency whereby a migrant was placed

with a foster family but turned out So what do people here think

of the idea of dental testing? You can see yourself they are older

than they say they are. If David Davies thinks

that they should be I just don't agree

with what he's saying. The Home Office says it doesn't

carry out stencil tests, Around 1,000 people

were checked it up to June, Home Office sources told the BBC

it's unlikely that any overage migrants will be returned to France,

as they will be able Some football news -

and Cardiff City were hoping for their second victory under

new manager Neil Warnock tonight, but they had to settle for a 1-1

draw at home against Sheffield Peter Whittingham scoring

the Bluebirds' only Let's take a look at the weather -

Derek has the forecast. Sometimes October can be wet and

stormy but the next few days are looking dry and settled. Drive for

most of us tonight, one or two showers likely in the far north and

west, brushing through Pembrokeshire. Quite a chilly night

with some ground frost and the temperature falling as low as 2-3dC.

A chilly start but looking dry across the country, plenty of

sunshine for most of us although some cloud has been likely on the

far north and east. Across the rest of the UK, mist and fog patches will

slowly left and clear and most places bright with sunny spells but

not everywhere and a few showers likely in the East. Later in the day

some rain may reach the far north-west. Here in Wales, not

looking too bad with a mixture of clouds and sunny spells and wouldn't

rule out the odd light shower but no more than that. Light winds and a

top temperature of 11-14. The sky clear tomorrow night saw at times

quite cold with a fairly widespread growing fast and some fog patches

forming. Those slowly left on Friday and then looking fine and settled

with sunny spells and a few patches of cloud and little if any wind. Not

much change over the weekend meaning more dry weather and cloud coming

and going with us seeing some sunshine and a chilly breeze picking

up. Quite strong on Sunday and that will make it feel cold sore a winter

coat may come in handy. That's all from me and I'll leave you with

tonight's picture. Good night, nos da.

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