25/07/2014

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:00:07. > :00:09.Good afternoon, Hayley here live with the giant puppets taking over a

:00:10. > :00:13.city on the way, plus your amazing versions of Let it Go from Frozen.

:00:14. > :00:23.But let's start with the big news this afternoon.

:00:24. > :00:26.One of the top athletes at the Commonwealth Games is out

:00:27. > :00:29.of the competition after failing a drugs test.

:00:30. > :00:32.Rhys Williams is co-captain of Team Wales and was a strong medal

:00:33. > :00:36.But earlier today it was announced he'll miss the games after testing

:00:37. > :00:42.He says he's devastated and says he didn't take anything

:00:43. > :00:53.This was the reaction of Wales' most successful paralympian.

:00:54. > :00:58.I was genuinely shocked when I heard about it. You are not always

:00:59. > :01:04.surprised when athletes are named but with him I was. It is really

:01:05. > :01:08.difficult to say if it is something, if it was performance

:01:09. > :01:13.enhancing, or if he just did something really stupid and he took

:01:14. > :01:17.a cold remedy or something he should not have done.

:01:18. > :01:20.More on that to come as it develops, but back to the action and there's

:01:21. > :01:23.22 medals up for grabs in Glasgow today, including the bowls.

:01:24. > :01:26.You might think it's a sport more suited to your grandparents but it's

:01:27. > :01:31.starting to get a new army of young fans, as Leah's been finding out.

:01:32. > :01:33.If you thought bowls was just a sport played

:01:34. > :01:46.With over 900 clubs in Scotland and many more across the UK there's

:01:47. > :01:55.a thriving junior section that's got lots of children very excited.

:01:56. > :02:02.I play because it is very calm. It is a unique sport. It is not given

:02:03. > :02:06.enough credit because it builds up concentration. People do not really

:02:07. > :02:11.think about it. Killer The North British Bowls club in

:02:12. > :02:15.Shettleston in Glasgow was founded almost 100 years ago and it's

:02:16. > :02:21.youngest member is Josh, just six. macro -- I enjoy it. I like it

:02:22. > :02:27.because my dad does as well. Although Josh is a fan freshening up

:02:28. > :02:30.the image of Bowls has proved quite a challenge but it's something

:02:31. > :02:33.Australia seems to have cracked. Clubs there have relaxed

:02:34. > :02:35.their rules on membership and dress code to attract younger

:02:36. > :02:40.people and many play bare foot. The people you'll see competing

:02:41. > :02:42.at the Games might still be But with some rare TV exposure,

:02:43. > :02:48.and a new army of young bowlers coming through, that could all

:02:49. > :02:59.change in the future. I switch on the television and I

:03:00. > :03:05.think that could be me when I am older if I practice.

:03:06. > :03:07.Next to the 20 foot tall puppets taking over a city.

:03:08. > :03:10.This young girl, her dog and her grandma have been

:03:11. > :03:13.walking their way through Liverpool today in events marking the 100th

:03:14. > :03:17.More than one and a half million people are expected to see the

:03:18. > :03:20.special designed puppets over the weekend and the first ones to catch

:03:21. > :03:35.She is absolutely fabulous, isn't she? Could be my granny X mark --! I

:03:36. > :03:41.really love it and I love the dog. And all week you've been sending us

:03:42. > :03:44.your versions of "let it go" - the hit song

:03:45. > :03:46.from the Disney film Frozen. It's sold almost half a million

:03:47. > :03:49.copies in the UK alone and got stuck So to end the show today

:03:50. > :04:26.it's over to you guys. Let it go... Let it go... Let it go.

:04:27. > :04:35.I do not care what they say. I am going to reach out. Let it go. Let

:04:36. > :04:45.it go. Up to the break of dawn. Let it go. Let it go. The perfect world

:04:46. > :04:57.is gone. Here I will stay. In the light of day. And this day will

:04:58. > :04:59.dawn. Never bother me anyway.