:00:08. > :00:12.Good evening. Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight, Swansea City begin
:00:12. > :00:17.life in the Premier League. The fans left Swansea early this
:00:17. > :00:21.morning, all heading north, bus loads of them. 2,500 have arrived
:00:21. > :00:26.to watch their team play the world's richest football club.
:00:26. > :00:31.First game of the prem. Taking the boy with mement can't wait now.
:00:31. > :00:35.keep saying it over and over again, Man City versus Swansea. It's
:00:35. > :00:41.incredible. We're going to do it. It's there to see clearly in black
:00:41. > :00:45.and white, the fans are going out of their way to support the team.
:00:45. > :00:48.Also tonight, Rebecca Aylward, murdered by her ex-boyfriend. Her
:00:48. > :00:56.mother gives the first television interview, hoping the teenage
:00:56. > :01:02.killer will never be released. We are living day by day. We just
:01:02. > :01:05.feel numb, numb. A woman dies on a camp site, overcome by fumes in her
:01:05. > :01:10.tent. Her husband and two young children taken to hospital.
:01:10. > :01:20.And Wales are looking for a new captain for the World Cup. Matthew
:01:20. > :01:30.
:01:30. > :01:35.Good evening. Welcome to Wales Today. Welcome to the home of
:01:35. > :01:38.Manchester City football club, where Swansea City are an hour-and-
:01:38. > :01:43.a-half away from starting in the Premier League. The players will be
:01:43. > :01:46.running out of the tunnel and onto this pitch. Kick-off at 8pm. If you
:01:46. > :01:49.don't follow football and you know little about Manchester City, let
:01:49. > :01:53.me tell you, they have some of the best footballers in the world
:01:53. > :02:00.playing for them. They are officially the richest club on the
:02:00. > :02:05.planet. Let me just give you one or two examples. Swansea City's
:02:05. > :02:10.biggest signing this summer cost them �3.5 million. Compare that to
:02:10. > :02:16.Manchester City. They paid a whopping �38 million for just one
:02:16. > :02:23.player. Let's lock at their venues. Liberty Stadium can hold just over
:02:23. > :02:28.20,000 fans. But here, they can pack the rafters with over 50,000.
:02:28. > :02:31.This is the big time in football. Swansea City have arrived. The fans
:02:31. > :02:36.are out to enjoy every single second.
:02:36. > :02:39.Was this the moment when it really sunk in that Swansea are a Premier
:02:39. > :02:47.League club? Supporters coach as riefd this evening with passengers
:02:47. > :02:50.pinching themselves at where they'd ended up. They set off from Swansea
:02:50. > :02:56.earlier in the day, knowing the journey marked the start of their
:02:56. > :03:02.Premier League odyssey. I have my season ticket. A little card shows
:03:02. > :03:12.us the fixture. It said "Premier League", it still wasn't true.
:03:12. > :03:19.First game of the season, hopefully Man City, first win of the league.
:03:19. > :03:25.I remember 1981, now 30 years later, taking the boy to the p the -- the
:03:25. > :03:29.prem, can't wait. That match 30 years ago will provide inspiration
:03:29. > :03:34.tonight. Newly promoted Swansea weren't given much hope in 1981
:03:34. > :03:39.either, but went on to thrash one of the biggest club of that era
:03:39. > :03:44.Leeds United in their first game. That match has been talked about
:03:45. > :03:47.for years. The significance of tonight's game isn't lost on the
:03:47. > :03:51.current generation. We're very honoured to be the first Welsh club
:03:52. > :03:57.to get into the Premier League. We hope that we can do the badge and
:03:57. > :04:02.the club and the country as a whole very proud. Like I say, we'll fight
:04:02. > :04:05.for our life to try and compete in the league without giving away our
:04:05. > :04:08.soul of the club, which is very important. Swansea lit up the
:04:08. > :04:13.championship with their passing game last season and deserved to
:04:13. > :04:16.win promotion. But the Premier League is a big step up. Wembley
:04:16. > :04:20.hero Scott Sinclair used to play for Chelsea and Wigan. He's fully
:04:20. > :04:25.aware of how different it will be. In the championship you might have
:04:25. > :04:31.four or five chances in frobt of the goal. In the prem you might get
:04:31. > :04:36.one or two. If you can get one or two you have to stick one away.
:04:36. > :04:39.There are a lot of familiar faces, but over the summer a handful of
:04:39. > :04:42.new signings have bolstered the squad. The big question is will it
:04:42. > :04:47.be enough for Swansea to compete with the big boys of the Premier
:04:47. > :04:51.League? He's made a couple of good signings. I think they've got all
:04:51. > :04:55.the ingredients to make a real good go of it in the Premier League.
:04:55. > :04:59.Maybe along the way they might get beaten and beaten well sometimes,
:04:59. > :05:06.but it's important to keep focused. It wouldn't be a zaster to lose to
:05:06. > :05:10.Manchester City. It's only the first of 38 matches. With pictures
:05:10. > :05:13.of the game being beamed into an estimated 600 million households in
:05:13. > :05:18.200 countries, Swansea will be keen to make a good impression in front
:05:18. > :05:23.of the watching world. The world watching and also
:05:23. > :05:27.watching tonight, Match Of The Day commentator, Liverpool legend Mark
:05:27. > :05:31.Laurenceson is here. How will Swansea cope tonight? They'll be
:05:31. > :05:34.fine tonight. This is just the beginning of the adventure. 38
:05:34. > :05:38.games over the course of the season is completely different, but
:05:38. > :05:41.reading all the stuff coming out of Swansea this week about the players
:05:41. > :05:46.saying how much they're looking forward to it, some of those
:05:46. > :05:49.players have played in the lower divisions. To be fair it's a no-
:05:49. > :05:55.lose game. I heard your build up about Manchester City and the
:05:55. > :05:58.wealth that they've got and the players. I think the majority of
:05:58. > :06:01.neutrals coming tonight won't expect anything from Swansea.
:06:01. > :06:06.will Swansea handle the emotion. It's a huge step up from the
:06:06. > :06:12.championship. Yeah, but it's great. It's the noise, you can haert PA
:06:12. > :06:16.system, no-one can hear us any wai. It's the noise. I've been in the
:06:16. > :06:20.situation with Brighton many years ago, to the old first division that
:06:20. > :06:25.was, you sit in the dressing room, you look at the names and thinking
:06:25. > :06:28."Oh, my goodness." They've only got two legs like you have. They go to
:06:29. > :06:31.the toilet same as you do. They have to go out and play. The great
:06:31. > :06:39.thing for Swansea they're a very good football team. They're not
:06:39. > :06:44.going to kick it long. It doesn't suit them. Can I put you on the
:06:44. > :06:48.result? If you said to the manager, if you give me a draw now, he'll
:06:48. > :06:51.give you a kiss. The thing with City is they can bring three
:06:51. > :06:55.substitutes on that cost �50 million, that's the difference.
:06:55. > :06:59.Thank you very much for talking to us. The fans have been arriving all
:06:59. > :07:02.day. But of course there's a whole city back home, all summer
:07:02. > :07:10.preparations and celebrations have been ongoing, for not just the fans
:07:10. > :07:13.but businesses too. Let's hear it for Wales. It as f
:07:13. > :07:17.was jubilation from players and fans when Swansea City became the
:07:17. > :07:20.first Welsh side to reach the Premier League. A footballing
:07:20. > :07:25.fairytale, now it's the reality of playing in the world's biggest
:07:25. > :07:30.league. The change in Swansea City's fortunes has been clear to
:07:30. > :07:34.see at the club's shop. The tills haven't stopped ringing, with the
:07:34. > :07:40.entire stock of 6,000 home shirts selling out in hours. It's now only
:07:40. > :07:45.the away strip available. It's been totally mad every day. We are open
:07:45. > :07:50.seven days a week now as well. Our busiest is our printing. The
:07:50. > :07:58.printing on the shirts. Last season, one or two maybe a week. Now we've
:07:58. > :08:03.got about 40, 50 a day. This is a nice one. With her supporters kit
:08:03. > :08:06.purchased Marilyn packs it for the first taste of the Premiership.
:08:06. > :08:09.She's supported the Swans through the highs and lows. She was there
:08:09. > :08:14.eight years ago when the team nearly went out of the Football
:08:14. > :08:18.League. Now it's the football top flight. Absolutely excited beyond,
:08:18. > :08:22.I mean can't wait to get up there, this evening to watch the game.
:08:22. > :08:28.We're staying overnight, so we can enjoy the wholeness of it. I think
:08:28. > :08:35.it's just a terrific event. It's something thaw dream of. And all
:08:35. > :08:40.ofcy aud -- all of a sudden it's today. And the fever has spread
:08:40. > :08:45.west. Mike has been a fan for over 50 years. To celebrate he did what
:08:45. > :08:50.he does best. Mike will be one of more tan 2,500 fans making the trip
:08:50. > :08:54.to Manchester. Business leaders believe the city has to build on
:08:54. > :08:57.the club's success. We all need confidence at the moment.
:08:57. > :09:01.Businesses are nervous about investing. Seeing what the club has
:09:01. > :09:06.done, particularly where it was eight years ago, and how they
:09:06. > :09:11.bounced back, that gives us a boost in terms of confidence. Already
:09:11. > :09:14.seeing the benefits, this chip shop across the -- across the road from
:09:14. > :09:19.the stadium. It's going to get busier. There will be a lot more
:09:19. > :09:23.people around here. We may get footballers coming in for pie and
:09:23. > :09:30.chips. A moment of history for the fans, as they prepare to take on
:09:30. > :09:34.the world's wealthiest clubs. Former Wales international Iwan
:09:34. > :09:38.Roberts is here. You told me earlier you want to put your boots
:09:38. > :09:41.on. This is what everyone dreams of. It is. When you become a
:09:41. > :09:45.professional footballer, you dream of playing in the Premier League in
:09:45. > :09:49.stadiums like this. It's a fantastic stadium. The pitch
:09:49. > :09:53.surface looks superb. It will suit the Swansea players down to a tee
:09:53. > :09:58.tonight. Realistically, what can Swansea City hope for this season?
:09:58. > :10:01.I think they can survive. You think they can? I think they can. The
:10:01. > :10:05.type of football they play, it will suit the Premier League. You get
:10:05. > :10:10.more time in the Premier League on the ball. I think the manager
:10:10. > :10:12.strengthened really well over the summer, albeit, not too many of the
:10:12. > :10:16.players have Premier League experience. But they have points to
:10:16. > :10:18.prove. That's vital. Yes, it's going to be tough. But they've
:10:18. > :10:22.earned the right to play in the Premier League against the top
:10:22. > :10:27.sides in Europe and the world, in the best stadiums. They have to
:10:27. > :10:31.grab that with both hands. I'm sure they will do. If you were Brendan
:10:31. > :10:34.Rogers what would you be saying to them tonight? Don't be scared of
:10:34. > :10:44.them. Get stuck in with them and you'll come away with a positive
:10:44. > :10:44.
:10:44. > :10:48.result. Thank you. Enjoit game. Much more later in the programme.
:10:48. > :10:51.Good evening. The mother of Rebecca Aylward, the schoolgirl murdered by
:10:51. > :10:55.her ex-boyfriend, has given her first television interview, saying
:10:55. > :11:00.she hopes her daughter's killer is never released from custody. The
:11:00. > :11:04.15-year-old was taken into a secluded wood near Bridgend and
:11:04. > :11:06.battered to death by Joshua Davies. Rebecca Aylward's mother has been
:11:06. > :11:12.speaking to our reporter Ross Harris.
:11:12. > :11:15.A few weeks from now, Sonia Oatly would have been waiting for
:11:15. > :11:19.Rebekah's GCSE results. Instead she's grieving for a daughter taken
:11:19. > :11:23.from her in a most brutal and senseless manner. She told me how
:11:23. > :11:30.she felt about the boy she'd once trusted and welcomed into her
:11:30. > :11:36.family. I hate him for what he's done, obviously. I don't ever want
:11:36. > :11:43.him to come out of jail because I know he will do it to another
:11:43. > :11:47.innocent child. I'd hate for any other parents to go through what
:11:47. > :11:56.we've gone through. We've known him for four years. He was almost part
:11:56. > :12:01.of the family. He'd come up and if I'd cook him something to eat and
:12:01. > :12:07.say "The usual Josh?" He was great. I'm just devastated by what he's
:12:07. > :12:11.done. And in terms of the trial itself, as you've mentioned,
:12:11. > :12:16.horrendous thing for a mother to have to sit through. And listen.
:12:16. > :12:22.Was there any eye contact -- contact at all during the trial?
:12:22. > :12:26.were in the upper gallery. He looked up to me. It was horrible
:12:26. > :12:30.looking into his eyes. I think I've said it before, it was like looking
:12:30. > :12:35.into the eyes of the devil. Very different, his expression,
:12:35. > :12:39.everything has changed from the Josh I knew. Joshua Davies killed
:12:39. > :12:43.Rebecca Aylward in this secluded wood leaving her body face down in
:12:44. > :12:47.the dirt. Rebekah's family cheered in court when the guilty verdict
:12:47. > :12:53.was delivered but say, since the day of her murder, their lives have
:12:53. > :12:56.stopped. Sonia's two other children Jessica and Jack, both woreship
:12:57. > :13:01.their older sister. They told me they would never forgive Joshua
:13:01. > :13:05.Davies for what he's done. He's just evil. There's no words to
:13:05. > :13:09.describe how angry we all are towards him. It's mad. It's changed
:13:09. > :13:13.us into something that we don't want to be. We've got so much anger
:13:13. > :13:18.in us. I looked up to him as a brother, but then he did that, just
:13:18. > :13:24.horrible he is. I hate him now. I just want him locked up forever. I
:13:24. > :13:28.don't want him to come back out. I really don't. Rebekah's mother says
:13:28. > :13:33.the funeral wentibly in a blur, an entire experience still feels
:13:33. > :13:39.unreal, like a nightmare. It is like that. We're still waiting to
:13:39. > :13:45.wake up. It really is not real. Still waiting for her to walk into
:13:45. > :13:52.the door and all the police to come and say it wasn't him. It really is
:13:52. > :14:01.unreal. How will you remember Rebekah? Just as a happy, bubbly,
:14:01. > :14:04.beautiful girl, very intelligent. The kebab house at the centre of an
:14:05. > :14:09.outbreak of E.coli was inspected by Cardiff Council less than one month
:14:09. > :14:12.ago. The Adonis takeaway was given a rating of one out of five for its
:14:12. > :14:15.food hygiene. It was closed last week by investigators trying to
:14:15. > :14:21.find the cause of the outbreak. Two people have now left hospital but a
:14:21. > :14:24.third remain seriously ill. The Environment Agency has launched
:14:24. > :14:28.an investigation after 50 bags of asbestos was found dumped on the
:14:28. > :14:32.Gelligaer Common, near the village of Fochriw. They say it could harm
:14:32. > :14:36.the environment and human health. Officers say the cost of the clean-
:14:36. > :14:39.up is likely to run into thousands of pounds.
:14:39. > :14:42.Hundreds of IT contractors who work the DVLA in Swansea and the Office
:14:42. > :14:48.for National Statistics in Newport have been balloted over strike
:14:49. > :14:53.action in a row over pay. They work for the technology company Fujitsu.
:14:53. > :14:56.Unions say workers could walk out next month and October.
:14:56. > :15:01.A mother has died after being overcome by fumes in a tent in
:15:01. > :15:04.Gwynedd. North Wales Police say they were called to a caravan site
:15:04. > :15:13.in Gyrn Goch this morning. The woman's husband and two young
:15:13. > :15:16.children were also in the tent and were taken to hospital.
:15:16. > :15:20.Police were called to the Aberafon Camping and Caravan Site on the
:15:20. > :15:30.Lleyn Peninsula at around half-past nine this morning. Paramedics were
:15:30. > :15:37.
:15:37. > :15:43.already there. The family who are not from the area had arrived at
:15:43. > :15:53.the campsite on Saturday. We're not treating the matter as suspicious,
:15:53. > :15:57.
:15:57. > :16:00.we are cheating it has sent... Initial over say the family were
:16:00. > :16:05.overcome by fumes in the round tent. The family were using a barbecue
:16:05. > :16:08.that might have been taken into the tent for war. Police have not
:16:08. > :16:12.confirmed this and say they're looking into what happened. The
:16:12. > :16:16.owners of the caravan site are too distressed to talk tonight. The
:16:16. > :16:23.accident has come as a huge shock to local people.
:16:23. > :16:30.I have not spoken to the owners yet but I think the air in deep shock.
:16:30. > :16:34.I rent eight Caravan Sites myself. I understand how I would feel. It
:16:34. > :16:38.is quite horrific. The police say they grateful to members of the
:16:38. > :16:48.public who helped take the children to safety. A post-mortem will be
:16:48. > :16:51.
:16:51. > :16:54.held. Exactly what happened here will take several days to You are
:16:54. > :16:56.watching Wales Today. They are best pals and have been living next door
:16:56. > :17:06.to each other since 1935. The inseparable neighbours celebrating
:17:06. > :17:10.after 76 years. We don't fall out, touch wood. On Saturday we had the
:17:10. > :17:14.good news, a win over England in the build-up to the rugby World Cup.
:17:14. > :17:17.Today, the bad news. Captain, Matthew Rees, has been ruled out of
:17:17. > :17:21.the competition because of a neck injury.
:17:21. > :17:24.Matthew Rees's desperate race to be fit has ended in defeat. Pain-
:17:24. > :17:27.killing injections and rest have not cured his neck problem and for
:17:27. > :17:37.the sake of his long-term career the decision has been taken to
:17:37. > :17:38.
:17:38. > :17:41.operate. Matthew has always got a bit of
:17:41. > :17:45.banter and is always laughing and joking but at the moment he is
:17:45. > :17:49.walking around not like Matthew Rees because he is always in such
:17:49. > :17:51.pain. Another of Wales's first choice front row, Adam Jones, is
:17:51. > :17:54.expected to return against Argentina this Saturday after
:17:54. > :18:01.recovering from a toe injury and he thinks his captain has made the
:18:01. > :18:05.right decision to opt for surgery. It is a big deal to go to the World
:18:05. > :18:12.Cup. It does not come around very often. In the end of the day, you
:18:12. > :18:16.have got to look after yourself. It will be very sad for him not to be
:18:16. > :18:19.there but totally he will be involved. Thoughts now turn to who
:18:19. > :18:22.will take over from Matthew Rees as skipper out in New Zealand. Sam
:18:22. > :18:24.Warburton filled in for both matches against England and was
:18:24. > :18:28.outstanding. He will be rested this Saturday. Gavin Henson meanwhile
:18:28. > :18:32.faces a race against time to play any part in New Zealand. He will be
:18:32. > :18:35.out for between six to eight weeks after having an operation on a
:18:35. > :18:40.dislocated wrist yesterday. The World Cup squad is named a week
:18:40. > :18:43.today. The team to face Argentina, tomorrow.
:18:43. > :18:46.The team behind the record-breaking attempt on the land speed record in
:18:46. > :18:48.an electric car say they won't give up. Despite failing to beat the
:18:48. > :18:51.137mph record at Pendine Sands in Carmarthenshire yesterday, Joe
:18:51. > :19:01.Wales and his father Don say they're working on future Bluebird
:19:01. > :19:02.
:19:02. > :19:06.electric cars that could top 500mph within the next two to three years.
:19:06. > :19:08.The route for the Welsh stage of the Tour of Britain Cycle Race next
:19:08. > :19:11.month has been announced. Starting in Welshpool, the riders will end
:19:12. > :19:14.the gruelling 182 kilometre route cycling up Caerphilly Mountain.
:19:14. > :19:24.Today, young and old gathered outside the castle to celebrate the
:19:24. > :19:31.
:19:31. > :19:35.The tour of Britain makes up one of the most top races. Some of the
:19:35. > :19:38.biggest name in sport will be here. This stage could be one of the
:19:39. > :19:42.crucial stages to shake the whole overall standing of the race,
:19:42. > :19:44.particularly with the climb at the end. Cardiff City are top of the
:19:45. > :19:47.Championship table after their opening two games. The Bluebirds
:19:48. > :19:57.beat Bristol City 3-1 at home with goals from Mark Hudson, new
:19:57. > :20:01.signings, Craig Conway and Robert Earnshaw.
:20:01. > :20:06.Nearly 24,000 here today and a real good performance. They saw goals
:20:06. > :20:12.and the energy. I saw passion and the fans and that is what I want to
:20:12. > :20:18.see week-in, week-out. They care about that more than a thing.
:20:18. > :20:23.Confidence is growing, slowly. Watching them win was brilliant.
:20:23. > :20:27.Today, I think we will bang on. Confidence was up. The fitness is
:20:27. > :20:31.getting there. Everybody is starting to gel together very
:20:31. > :20:40.quickly. It is all about Swansea tonight. Back to Claire now in
:20:40. > :20:43.Manchester. Welcome back. Perfect timing, you
:20:43. > :20:49.can see some of the players such as come as for a look around of the
:20:49. > :20:53.pitch. The fans gave them a huge cheer. A bake warm welcome. Out
:20:53. > :20:59.there is Garry Monk. He led them to the play-off final at Wembley at
:20:59. > :21:05.the end of the -- at the end of May. He talked to us about the homes of
:21:05. > :21:15.this season. He can not what that play-off final, he says it gives
:21:15. > :21:16.
:21:16. > :21:24.hints -- goose bumps. I have not lost the fall game yet.
:21:24. > :21:34.-- watched the fall game. I fast-forward the two goals and I
:21:34. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:38.That could have been a game say that.
:21:38. > :21:46.Then I fast-forward to the penalty and then it to the end. I have not
:21:46. > :21:50.watched it right through yet. We would definitely be competitive,
:21:50. > :21:54.I can tell you that. We will not lie down at all. We will give our
:21:54. > :21:59.all and with the crowd behind us, the fans we have got here and the
:21:59. > :22:04.belief we have in ourselves, I to do believe we will surprise a few
:22:04. > :22:08.teams this season. We have got to go out there and give our all.
:22:08. > :22:11.Everybody is talking about this team and that team, they've got
:22:11. > :22:18.this amount of money and that amount of money. The whole season
:22:18. > :22:23.is going to be a great adventure for this.
:22:23. > :22:28.You can't go away. There will be times when it will be tough and
:22:28. > :22:37.people will be asking if we can sustain it. How can we go away from
:22:37. > :22:42.that? The gaffer believes in us, the fans and everyone. We need to
:22:42. > :22:46.take that belief and using it as motivation and push on.
:22:46. > :22:50.Every single day, is Swansea fan will want to talk to about a
:22:50. > :22:54.certain aspect of the game or something like that. You can't get
:22:54. > :23:03.away from it and it is great. It means so much to the city, it is
:23:03. > :23:07.not just about Swansea but you are representing a nation. You are
:23:07. > :23:10.representing the nation and it is something the boys will realise.
:23:10. > :23:14.The all the boys who have been here for a long time will have to make
:23:14. > :23:18.sure the new boys will have to know that.
:23:18. > :23:27.Let's get the latest weather forecast now. We have seen men of
:23:27. > :23:33.the Manchester rain here yet. We It did turn dull and damp across
:23:33. > :23:37.Wales Today as patchy rain is heading towards Manchester. It is
:23:37. > :23:43.cloudy for kick-off at 7:45pm but an increasing chance of drizzle.
:23:43. > :23:46.That band of rain is moving north east across Wales. Occasional heavy
:23:46. > :23:50.bursts especially at a higher ground further west. There's
:23:50. > :23:54.coastal mist and extensive hill fog and it is staying McGhee with
:23:54. > :23:58.temperatures falling no lower than 13 degrees Celsius. It is only a
:23:58. > :24:03.few degrees lower than today. If you look at the pressures chart we
:24:03. > :24:09.can see that tomorrow is fairly unsettled with low pressure pushing
:24:09. > :24:14.in weather front on the Atlantic. An overcast that, mostly light
:24:14. > :24:21.drizzle. It will clear during the day leaving behind scattered
:24:21. > :24:26.showers and it will slowly become drier later. The wind should ease
:24:26. > :24:30.bets there will be humid air coming in so feeling mild. 17 degrees
:24:30. > :24:37.Celsius on Cardigan Bay, 20 in front Show. He tried day on
:24:37. > :24:41.Wednesday with some sunshine especially in the north. A
:24:41. > :24:45.changeable outlook. It is often cloudy of the next couple of days,
:24:45. > :24:50.sunny spells with a chance to showers and signs of something
:24:50. > :24:56.warmer on Friday and into the weekend. Finally, today's picture
:24:56. > :25:04.is from the Vale of Neath. Taken this morning. It is not went to be
:25:04. > :25:07.that clear tomorrow morning. -- it How long have you know your
:25:07. > :25:11.neighbours? 10 years? 20? How about 76? Kate Bradley and Vi Price from
:25:11. > :25:14.Mold met when they were children and have lived next door to each
:25:14. > :25:19.other since 1935. The best friends say they are always in each other's
:25:19. > :25:22.houses and still take holidays together. Meet Vi at Number 9 and
:25:22. > :25:25.Kate at Number 8. These two have been living next
:25:25. > :25:28.door to each other through 15 British prime ministers, four
:25:29. > :25:31.monarchs and one World War. They knew each other as neighbourhood
:25:31. > :25:38.children before their families moved to this street at the same
:25:38. > :25:43.time not realising they would end up together.
:25:43. > :25:49.We never had a fence, we had a gate and we would go to one another's
:25:49. > :25:54.houses. We would walk in and say, can I borrow a drop of milk? If you
:25:54. > :25:58.are making steel and it didn't have an onion, we would ask for any
:25:58. > :26:00.errors. That is how you get on. Times have changed, including the
:26:00. > :26:04.rent. When these were council houses they paid five shillings
:26:04. > :26:09.eight pence a week. Kate and Vi put their long relationship down to
:26:09. > :26:19.similar personalities. They have even got a similar taste in clothes.
:26:19. > :26:27.When she walked in, I said she's got the same frock as me! I wasn't
:26:27. > :26:32.going to put this one on but as the first one I grabbed. And usually
:26:32. > :26:35.got a skirt and blouse on. It could be chemistry.
:26:35. > :26:37.A The pair still visit a pensioners' club once a week and
:26:37. > :26:47.take regular trips to Blackpool together. Even when they are away
:26:47. > :26:48.
:26:48. > :26:52.from home they are still together. Through good times and that they
:26:52. > :27:02.have been through good times and bad times together. It was then the
:27:02. > :27:03.
:27:03. > :27:06.rest of their live side by side. David Cameron has said tackling
:27:06. > :27:13.Britain's broken society is back at the top of his agenda following
:27:13. > :27:21.last the's riots. The Labour leader warned it is knee-jerk gimmicks.
:27:21. > :27:26.That is his from mean. The last word from choir in Manchester.
:27:26. > :27:33.The players are ready, the fans as certainly read the end it is an