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-2017 - another year

-of shocking news stories.

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-It was a difficult year in Wales

-and beyond.

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-Terrorist attacks, grief

-and political inquiries.

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-There was a snap election

-and 12 months of Brexit.

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-Welcome to

-Newyddion y Flwyddyn 2017.

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-SIRENS

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-'Panic and fear as the emergency

-services responded to...

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-'..an incident on London Bridge.'

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-I'm speaking to you this evening

-at an awful time for everyone.

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-# Wherever you go

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-# In every continent

-across the world

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-# They are waiting

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-# Waiting for your magic

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-# Wherever you are

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-# Every step along the journey

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-# There's a welcome

-A welcome in every home

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-# The voices are calling

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-# The voices are powerful

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-# Aaah-aah aah-aah

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-# You travel to every country

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-# You fill the world with joy

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-# The stars shine above your head

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-# Who's hiding behind the curtain?

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-# Aaah-aah

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-# Oooh-ooh ooh-ooh

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-# Oooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh. #

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-We'll start with

-an unexpected story...

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-..which shook the Senedd in

-Cardiff Bay and the whole of Wales.

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-A sad story which led to

-allegations of bullying...

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-..within the government and raised

-questions about the leadership...

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-..and credibility

-of First Minister Carwyn Jones.

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-A story which is far from over.

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-Following a Cabinet reshuffle

-on November 3rd...

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-..it emerged that Carl Sargeant

-had been sacked.

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-It followed allegations

-of inappropriate behaviour...

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-..in relation to women.

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-My office heard what these women

-had to say...

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-..and after listening

-to their stories...

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-..I felt we had no choice...

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-..but to pass it to Welsh Labour

-to investigate it.

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-Mr Sargeant asked for

-an urgent inquiry...

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-..and said he would fight

-to preserve his good name.

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-He was found dead

-four days after losing his job.

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-It is believed the former Secretary

-for Communities and Children...

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-..killed himself.

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-The family has called for some

-sort of independent inquiry.

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-They want information.

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-Carl had been asking for

-information for days...

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-..and he couldn't work out...

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-..what these allegations were.

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-It was going round and round

-and round in his head.

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-BELL RINGS

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-I'm sure the house will join me in

-sending our deepest sympathies...

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-..to the family and friends

-of the late Carl Sargeant...

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-..the Labour AM in Wales

-who very tragically died last week.

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-An inquiry had already been

-launched into allegations...

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-..of sexual misconduct by

-some MPs in Westminster.

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-It could not be taken for granted

-that this was confined to London...

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-..according to Carwyn Jones

-at the time.

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-Attention turned to Wales

-and Carl Sargeant.

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-But no-one dreamed that someone

-at the peak of their career...

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-..would fall into a pit of despair

-so quickly.

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-Some people pointed the finger

-at Carwyn Jones...

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-..and there was pressure on him

-to respond.

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-Good evening, everybody.

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-I'm speaking to you

-this evening...

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-..at an awful time for everyone.

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-And I want to talk about Carl

-and his family.

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-Paying tribute to him, the First

-Minister said there had not...

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-..been a cross word between them

-in 14 years of working together.

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-The family deserve to have

-their questions answered...

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-..and if that isn't possible

-through an inquest...

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-..I will endeavour to make sure

-that happens through other means.

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-There has been a toxic environment

-within the Welsh Government...

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-..in the past, according to former

-Minister Leighton Andrews.

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-He said Mr Sargeant was undermined.

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-The Tory AM Darren Millar said

-Carl Sargeant had told him...

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-..that bullying had

-had a personal effect on him.

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-There will be an inquest

-into the way Carwyn Jones...

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-..dealt with the sacking

-and an independent inquiry into...

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-..what the First Minister knew

-about allegations of bullying...

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-..within the Welsh Government.

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-Hundreds of mourners attended

-the funeral in Connah's Quay.

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-One of the biggest in the area,

-according to the deputy leader...

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-..of Flintshire Council.

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-Politicians from all parties

-attended.

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-I was smiling about the fact

-I knew Carl...

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-..and that I had heard him singing

-the songs we sang today.

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-It was wonderful,

-leaving the church...

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-..to the sound of Dirty Old Town

-with Carl's voice.

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-# Dirty old town... #

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-The Alyn and Deeside by-election

-will take place in February.

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-Carl Sargeant's son, Jack...

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-..has already said he wants to

-stand as the Labour candidate.

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-This story is bound to continue

-through 2018.

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-2017 will be remembered

-as the year...

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-..when Britain was targeted

-by terrorists.

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-After seeing European countries

-suffering over the years...

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-..this year, some of the UK's

-biggest cities...

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-..claimed the headlines

-across the world.

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-Shocking events...

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-..which were very close to home.

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-'Westminster, March 22 2017'

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-A terrorist attack on London.

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-A police officer, two people

-and the attacker are dead.

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-A car ploughed through a crowd

-before the police officer...

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-..was stabbed in Parliament.

-Another 20 were injured.

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-I heard a gunshot...

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-..and then more shots.

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-Everyone got on the ground,

-looking around...

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-..trying to work out where

-the shots were coming from.

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-We were in the chamber,

-just voted...

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-..and some MPs around me

-had heard something...

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-..and asked if I'd heard gunshots.

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-Shock and fear on the streets

-following the attack.

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-This was London in fear.

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-'Manchester, May 22 2017'

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-Terrorism strikes Manchester.

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-The worst attack in Britain

-in over a decade.

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-I knew something had happened

-and Emily was crying.

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-"What's happened?"

-"There's a bomb, Mam", she said.

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-The only difference between Nell

-and I yesterday, we were...

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-..both afraid, but I had the task

-of getting her out of there safely.

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-I saw a bang and I thought

-it was a balloon popping.

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-And then everyone started running

-and there were children crying.

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-Families had dropped off their

-children to go to the concert.

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-There were parents

-looking for their children...

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-..and children looking for

-their parents after the concert.

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-'London Bridge, June 3 2017'

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-Panic and fear

-as the emergency services...

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-..responded to an incident

-on London Bridge.

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-This van hit a group of people

-before three men jumped out...

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-..and ran towards Borough market,

-stabbing anyone in their way.

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-LOUD GUNFIRE

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-Security said no-one could leave

-the pubs...

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-..no-one was allowed into the pubs

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-..and it was just mayhem and chaos

-really.

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-Down! Down!

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-'I said to my friends, we have

-to get to the toilet upstairs.

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-'Something bad is happening.'

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-I saw a man come in with

-a large knife - a machete.

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-There was a lot of shouting

-and the women were screaming.

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-'Finsbury Park, June 19 2017'

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-Fear on the streets once again.

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-The worshippers had

-just left a mosque...

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-..shortly after midnight, when

-they were hit by a white van.

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-The worshippers at Finsbury Park

-had just attended a service...

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-..to mark the end of Ramadan.

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-They were trying to help

-an elderly man who was not well.

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-The man died, although

-there's no certainty...

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-..that the attack caused his death.

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-You do see on social media

-how worried people are...

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-..that Islamophobia

-is on the increase...

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-..and that's disgusting.

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-Tonight, they have been

-focusing on a house...

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-..in the Pentwyn area of Cardiff.

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-We understand it's the home

-of Darren Osborne.

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-His neighbours are shocked that he

-is suspected of being a terrorist.

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-'Parsons Green, September 15 2017'

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-Fear and shock in London

-once again.

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-This was the scene

-seconds after the explosion...

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-..on a train in Parsons Green

-during rush hour.

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-That bag's on fire.

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-Although the device

-didn't detonate properly...

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-..over 20 people were injured.

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-The fire came at me. Everyone

-was on the floor, screaming.

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-The doors opened

-and everyone got up and got off.

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-SIRENS

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-While Londoners are counting

-their blessings...

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-..many also refuse to live in fear.

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-Yes, Wales has been affected

-this year...

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-..by appalling events

-over Offa's Dyke.

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-And back here, in communities

-across the country...

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-..there was no shortage

-of daily stories...

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-..from the joyful to the sombre.

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-Britain's biggest prison

-opens in Wrexham.

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-The first inmates arrived at

-Berwyn Prison this afternoon.

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-And there was another building

-claiming the headlines.

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-3 million from the Welsh

-Government towards Yr Egin...

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-..the new headquarters of S4C.

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-Tributes were paid to the former

-First Minister Rhodri Morgan...

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-..who died aged 77.

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-It is our Assembly.

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-Not the 60 of us as Members...

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-..but the three million people

-of Wales.

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-Will you run again for leadership

-of the Welsh Labour Party?

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-Do one-legged ducks

-swim in a circle?

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-That's a Welsh way of saying yes,

-is it?

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-In truth, his work has been vital

-in developing the constitution...

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-..and government of Wales.

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-That will never disappear.

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-The eyes of the football world

-were on Cardiff...

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-..as the Champions' League Final

-came to the capital.

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-Juve ale!

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-Ale, ale, ale, Juve ale!

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-At the Army training range

-in Castlemartin...

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-..two soldiers were killed in

-an incident involving a tank.

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-Cpl Matthew Hatfield and Cpl Darren

-Nielson died from their injuries.

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-And it was the end of an era

-for Y Cymro.

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-After 85 years, the only weekly

-Welsh-language paper...

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-..was published for the last time.

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-It's strange to think today will

-be the last day we get Y Cymro...

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-..after all these years...

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-..and after everything Y Cymro

-has done for us as Welsh people.

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-The emergency services

-searched for days...

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-..after a young man went missing

-during the Royal Welsh Show.

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-James Corfield's body was found

-in the River Wye.

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-APPLAUSE

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-And 100 years after being killed

-in the Battle of Passchendaele...

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-..Hedd Wyn was commemorated

-in the most appropriate way.

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-The National Eisteddfod came

-within hours of being cancelled...

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-..for the first time.

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-But the heavy rain didn't have

-the last word.

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-We just arrived. What time is it?

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-After midday.

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-# Everyone wants to go

-to Anglesey...

-#

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-Elfyn Evans created history

-after winning the Wales Rally GB.

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-The first Welshman ever to win

-a World Rally Championship race.

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-In Llangammarch Wells in Powys...

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-..a community was in shock

-following a fire on a farm.

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-The people of Llangammarch

-who knew the family...

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-..and understood the scale

-of this tragedy...

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-..before the police announcement...

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-..say five children and their

-father have died in the fire.

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-There's a message here from a child

-which says...

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-.."I miss you all.

-I knew you all in school.

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-"I will miss my best friend."

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-After six memorable years...

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-..Chris Coleman stood down

-as Wales manager.

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-His team failed to reach

-the World Cup finals...

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-..but the memories he created at

-the Euros will live on forever.

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-And one story was evergreen.

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-The weather. The snow turned Wales

-white, caused problems for some...

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-..and brought fun for others.

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-The stunning landscape and views

-of Wales have been immortalised...

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-..in poetry and song, but this year

-they were in the headlines...

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-..for a very different reason.

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-Since moving to Downing Street last

-year, Theresa May had insisted...

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-..she would not call

-a snap election.

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-She said there was no need to.

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-They had to focus on Brexit.

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-But she and her husband went on

-a walking holiday to Dolgellau...

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-..and in the fresh air of mid Wales

-she changed her mind.

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-A decision which has caused her

-a headache ever since.

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-For or against?

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-Voluntarily or against your will?

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-Separating is never easy.

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-We're going to take control of the

-things that matter most to us...

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-..and we're going to take

-this opportunity...

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-..to build a stronger, fairer

-Britain.

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-There's no reason to pretend

-that this is a happy day...

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-..neither in Brussels or in London.

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-But it wasn't in Brussels

-or London...

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-..but on holiday in Dolgellau...

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-..that Theresa May made

-one of her biggest decisions.

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-She called an election just days

-after starting the Brexit process.

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-Every vote for the Conservatives

-will make me stronger...

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-..when I negotiate for Britain with

-the prime ministers, presidents...

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-..and chancellors of the EU.

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-An easy win was predicted...

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-..and a divided Labour Party

-would be demolished.

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-But her political enemy came

-out of the shadows to fight.

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-CHEERING

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-Thank you very much! Thank you

-very much all of Birmingham!

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-How are you doing?

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-You turned yourselves around in

-a few days. You're not credible.

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-Jeremy, I know...

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-Nothing has changed.

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-Nothing has changed.

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-CROWD: # Oh, Jeremy Corbyn

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-# Oh, Jeremy Corbyn

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-# Oh, Jeremy... #

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-Seven years of frozen wages.

-What a waste it is.

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-And on the night of the election,

-there was a shock.

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-I must say...

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-Is it a "Well, well well" night?

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-Is it a "Well, well well" night?

-

-I'd say five "wells".

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-Is this strong and stable,

-Prime Minister?

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-She had a disastrous election.

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-One of the weakest campaigns

-I can remember...

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-..from a major party.

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-A terrible campaign...

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-..and in the end they had to

-rely on votes from the DUP.

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-And I will now form a government.

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-A government that can

-provide certainty...

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-..and lead Britain forward at

-this critical time for our country.

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-Since the election, there's been a

-lot of travelling between London...

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-..and Brussels to finalize an

-agreement on phase one of Brexit.

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-Ready to make history, Mr Davis?

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-And the clock is ticking.

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-# When everything

-that's dear to you

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-# Is smashed to pieces... #

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-Because she decided to send the

-letter triggering Article 50...

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-..which she didn't have to do,

-it was her choice...

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-..she's had to move ahead

-with the negotiations...

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-..despite the fact she's weak and

-the UK remains divided on Brexit.

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-We are seeing the consequences

-of that...

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-..which are painfully difficult

-negotiations for the UK...

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-..where the UK has had to

-give in to everything...

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-..the European Union has requested.

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-# This is the wind which will

-destroy the corn... #

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-We are just getting started...

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-..and the difficult problems

-we face are just starting.

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-With Christmas approaching,

-there was goodwill...

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-..and an agreement between Britain

-and the European Union...

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-..on the first phase

-of Brexit negotiations.

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-But it's predicted that the second

-phase will be even more difficult.

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-The British Government

-is in an impossible position...

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-..and at some point

-this will explode.

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-In newsrooms across Wales,

-our teams collect stories...

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-..from every corner of the country

-and beyond.

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-But without you, without going

-to your homes and communities...

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-..we wouldn't have the stories

-to reflect what's going on...

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-..across the country.

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-Here are some

-of this year's highlights.

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-In Rhyl, beyond the seaside

-and the tourists...

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-..is a part of the town

-that's hidden to many.

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-How are you? Are you alright?

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-Tom Daley is homeless and he and

-his friends showed Newyddion 9...

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-..where he sleeps when there's

-no room in the town's shelter.

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-If you look at the floor,

-you can see drugs and things.

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-There's more over here.

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-There's a smell here as well,

-and this is a difficult question...

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-..but where do...?

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-People go to the toilet...

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-..here or in the corner.

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-He says he drinks heavily at times,

-especially when he's depressed.

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-I feel...

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-..sad.

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-So I just drink more.

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-Are you eating?

0:20:430:20:44

-Are you eating?

-

-No, not much.

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-Just a little bit.

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-Do you have any family?

-Someone who can help you?

0:20:490:20:52

-No.

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-Jonathan lives in Llanfair

-Caereinion with his family.

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-He loves art.

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-Ten years ago, his parents

-found out he had autism.

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-It opens a completely

-new world to you.

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-A world that you maybe

-didn't know much about...

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-..apart from the film Rain Man

-at the time.

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-You have to learn a lot

-because there are no guidelines.

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-Every child on the autism spectrum

-is different.

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-I'm Jonathan and I'm autistic.

0:21:250:21:27

-I like being artistic

-but it's hard...

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-The resources available have

-improved over the years...

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-..but there are calls for more,

-especially in rural areas.

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-It's hard to find resources,

-especially in the Welsh language.

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-It depends where you live in Wales.

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-There aren't always

-specialist services in Powys.

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-We're so close to the border

-in terms of language therapists.

0:21:480:21:52

-Also this year, Newyddion 9 heard

-about Ifan from Denbighshire...

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-..who has cerebral palsy.

0:21:570:21:59

-This year he underwent treatment

-in America to help him walk.

0:22:000:22:04

-His parents paid 50,000 because

-the treatment isn't available...

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-..in Britain

-for such a young child.

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-Certainly before they're

-eight years old.

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-We looked into different options

-and it led us to America.

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-The longer you leave it, the worse

-damage it does to the knees...

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-..and the bones as they grow.

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-In America they do it

-as soon as possible...

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-..but in this country they leave

-it, so it doesn't make much sense.

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-That's the worst thing -

-people have to pay for it.

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-But for those who can't afford it,

-their children suffer.

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-I think that's wrong.

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-Every child should

-have the chance to walk.

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-We'll finish with

-a personal story...

0:22:490:22:51

-..that developed into something

-far more.

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-In June, hundreds of people

-gathered for the funeral...

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-..of the cancer campaigner,

-Irfon Williams...

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-..following a long battle

-against the disease.

0:23:010:23:04

-Bravery and dignity.

0:23:040:23:06

-Just some of the words

-that were used repeatedly...

0:23:060:23:10

-..in tributes to the founder

-of the Hawl i Fyw campaign.

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-The campaign changed the

-Welsh Government's policy...

0:23:140:23:17

-..and paid for drugs

-for those suffering from cancer.

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-FANFARE

0:23:260:23:28

-One of the highlights

-of the National Eisteddfod.

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-In Anglesey, it was a personal

-pinnacle for some.

0:23:380:23:42

-But amidst the celebrations...

0:23:420:23:44

-..there was one who was beyond

-the sound of the Corn Gwlad.

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-APPLAUSE

0:23:480:23:50

-# You look at my picture

-with sympathy... #

0:23:560:24:01

-Becky Williams was there

-to accept the honour...

0:24:010:24:04

-..on behalf of her husband Irfon.

0:24:040:24:06

-He first became known

-after establishing...

0:24:060:24:09

-..a fund-raising campaign

-to help cancer patients...

0:24:100:24:13

-..after he received bad news.

0:24:130:24:15

-I started having symptoms, changes

-to bowel habits, pain, weight loss.

0:24:160:24:20

-I went to see my GP

-and unfortunately...

0:24:200:24:23

-..after a series of tests,

-I discovered I had bowel cancer.

0:24:230:24:27

-But in the middle of a campaign

-that raised 150,000...

0:24:270:24:31

-..he had to move to England

-to get a drug...

0:24:310:24:35

-..that wasn't available in Wales.

0:24:350:24:38

-Disappointing, obviously.

0:24:380:24:40

-I had hoped to continue with

-the treatment locally.

0:24:400:24:43

-I've got a good relationship

-with the excellent nurses...

0:24:440:24:47

-..at Alaw ward in Ysbyty Gwynedd.

0:24:470:24:49

-The care I've received

-is incredible.

0:24:500:24:52

-I have to do what I can to have any

-chance of having the surgery...

0:24:520:24:56

-..and to live as long as I can.

0:24:570:24:59

-He started a political campaign

-to try and change the policy.

0:24:590:25:04

-This isn't all about me,

-it's about other patients...

0:25:050:25:08

-..who are suffering from different

-kinds of cancer in Wales...

0:25:090:25:12

-..and in Britain who can't receive

-the treatment they need.

0:25:130:25:16

-If these drugs are available

-and they're licenced...

0:25:160:25:20

-..everyone has the right to live.

0:25:200:25:22

-# I was born the child

-of my parents... #

0:25:220:25:27

-The Hawl i Fyw campaign

-made the headlines...

0:25:280:25:31

-..and a song was recorded

-to raise awareness.

0:25:310:25:34

-I challenge the Conservative Party

-to name a single life saving drug.

0:25:350:25:40

-Irfon Williams was appointed to

-a panel to discuss the way forward.

0:25:400:25:44

-Change was achieved. The drug is

-now available to Welsh patients.

0:25:440:25:49

-They have listened to the patient.

0:25:490:25:51

-Unfortunately, the cancer has

-spread to other parts of my body.

0:25:510:25:55

-But I feel well and days like today

-make it all worthwhile...

0:25:550:26:00

-..because it's positive news

-and hopefully it will make...

0:26:000:26:04

-..things easier for patients

-in Wales in future.

0:26:050:26:08

-Irfon Williams died in May.

0:26:100:26:12

-But he left his mark not only on

-the medical and political world...

0:26:120:26:16

-..but also on people across Wales

-due to his attitude towards life.

0:26:160:26:21

-The message was clear -

-I want you to enjoy it.

0:26:210:26:25

-When I felt the emotions

-running through my body...

0:26:250:26:30

-..I tried to remind myself

-that Irfon wanted me to be happy.

0:26:300:26:34

-You have to make the effort.

0:26:340:26:36

-# Right to live. #

0:26:360:26:42

-Remembering Irfon Williams.

0:26:440:26:46

-And that's it,

-as 2017 draws to a close...

0:26:460:26:50

-..some of the main stories

-that made the headlines...

0:26:500:26:54

-..on Newyddion 9.

0:26:540:26:56

-Good night and happy new year.

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