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Welcome to Wales Today from the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd. The

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sunshine has brought out the crowds. But away from the show ring, it's

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been a day of tense discussions following farmers' protests. They

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say they're not being paid enough for the price of milk. Tonight, it

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looks like a deal has been reached. A whole range of difficult issues

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have been addressed and they will be thrashed out in fine detail in

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the negotiations which will take Tonight's other headlines:

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Two people are being questioned on suspicion of murder after a man

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collapsed and died following a row "A fine actress who brought class

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to any role she played" - tributes to actress Angharad Rees, who's

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died from cancer. Good evening from the Olympic Park.

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Only days to go until the opening ceremony here. Tonight we'll be

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talking to the people playing a Good evening and welcome to the

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Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd. The sunshine has brought out the crowds.

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In the ring behind me, every county in Wales represented on horseback.

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But behind the action in the main ring, it's been a day of tense

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negotiations. Farmers have been protesting about the price they get

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for their milk. UK Government Ministers and supermarket

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distributors have been meeting here to try to resolve the dispute. An

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agreement they say has been reached, but the detail is sketchy. And

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there's a warning tonight that the protests could continue. Here's our

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environment correspondent Iolo ap How much do we make on a litre of

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milk? A supermarket manager defending the

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profit his company makes from milk. Farmers were not impressed with his

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response. We can't exist on losing at 6p a litre on all the milk we

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produce. There will be no dairy industry left. We still don't

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understand why they can't increase the litre of milk by a couple of

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pence in the shop and pass it down the chain so it comes back to the

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farmer. No answers. They did not have answers for us.

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supermarket insists it pays a fair price for milk. There are 13,000

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farms across the UK producing on average for 30p. We understand our

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farmers are dedicated and they have a slightly lower cost of production.

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This in Wales it is small farms like this one that are directly

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affected by the price of milk. This man has 70 cows but feels he might

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have to sell up because he receives less than a litre of milk now than

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it cost him to produce. The parlour is 40 years old. It needs to be

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updated. It is going to cost me half a million pounds. The way the

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price of milk is at the moment, it is not viable to do it. After

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lengthy meetings, farming unions are still hoping not to miss out on

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price cuts. But there is a broad agreement on a voluntary code of

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practice between farmers and other dairy industry. We have signed an

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agreement on a range of issues affecting the transparency of

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content, the period of notice farmers would get if the price

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changes, the period of notice if they want to leave a contract. We

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will work until the end of August to get the final form of the

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agreement but we have made a big step today. Farmers are hopeful

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that the Welsh Government will consider legislating separately to

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the rest of Britain but businesses are sceptical that could make Welsh

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dairy farmers less competitive within the UK. Anything that makes

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major retailers think twice about buying Welsh products cannot be a

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good thing but I have not seen the detail of what the Minister has

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said. My first instinct would suggest we don't want anything from

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Wales to be uncompetitive. enjoying the Royal Welsh was the

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agriculture commissioner. He seemed impressed with Llanelwedd but also

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had a vote on the dairy industry. This guide for good practice will

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not be enough if the farmers don't organise themselves and work

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together because I can't see how are the bargaining power will

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increase of the farmer if they still want to negotiate

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individually with the big distribution. But even before the

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commissioner had left Mid-Wales, farmers and their representatives

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said they will carry on protesting and target the Milk suppliers for

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the Olympic Games. I've been speaking to Jim Paice,

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the UK Government's Farming Minister, and asked him what

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exactly has been achieved at today's talks. The agreement does

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cover some of the most contentious issues like how much notice a

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farmer gets about price change, how much notice they have to give a if

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they want to leave a contract, what they do with surplus milk if the

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processor does not want it, a whole range of difficult issues have been

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addressed and they will be thrashed out in fine detail in the

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negotiations which will take place before the end of August. The Welsh

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Government Minister is saying that if the UK government cannot achieve

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solid progress on this, he is minded to legislate. I have had

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long conversations with the Welsh Minister together with the Scottish

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Minister and we have discussed it again this morning. We agreed to

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things. Firstly, the code of practice is the best way forward.

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It can be more embracing than any legislation. Secondly, if it does

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not work, we will all legislate together so it is across the whole

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of Great Britain. But I have to emphasise that what we can do in

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legislation is severely constrained by a European law. And if this

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voluntary system does not work, what then? In the agreement, there

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is a quarterly review process and then at the end of the year, had a

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full-scale review which will allow both processors and producers to

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add -- decide whether they think it has been affected and properly

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complied with. We as governments have all agreed, we have reserved

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the right to legislate if this falls to pieces. Ultimately, you

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can't fix the price of milk. government in Europe has the power

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to fix the price of milk. Let's talk to Steve James, a farmer from

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Pembrokeshire, and the deputy agriculture minister in Wales, Alun

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Davies. This is bad news for farmers but as shoppers, we like it,

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don't we? If you want a sustainable dairy industry going forward, we

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have to have a fair price, and there is enough money in the supply

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chain that consumers don't have to pay any more because they are

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people in the middle are taking a little bit more than they should be.

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It is not because we are saying consumers should pay more. We just

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want a better share of that supply chain. Farmers could do more to

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work together. That was said earlier today. You should do more

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to work together and then your voice would be louder. I think we

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have seen that in the last 10 days. We had a 3,000 people turn up in

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Westminster at the drop of a hat. They have been a number of peaceful

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protest outside plants and some of the supermarkets so which shows

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that we are coming together. It is a united voice that has brought us

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to witnesses. That Minister, it was reported earlier on that you might

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consider if the UK government did not do something, you might enact

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some Welsh law for Welsh farmers. That is just kite-flying, isn't it?

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We will be publishing legislating in the autumn but this has been an

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enormous step forward. We have got a voluntary code of conduct, an

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agreement between the producers and the processes about how we take

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this forward. They still say they are going to be protesting. I think

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that is fair enough. Farmers will still see a cut in the milk price

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over the next couple of weeks, but we're trying to put in place

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structures which will underpin furnace in the supply chain.

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Consumers will pay a fair and realistic price for milk but

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consumers do not want to see the Welsh dairy industry on its knees.

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It is important that fairness is hard-wired into the system. There

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is no danger that you might start making Welsh milk more expensive

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and be beaten by other providers in Scotland, Ireland, England and

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elsewhere? We can produce milk cheaper in West Wales at than some

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of the other parts of the country but that does not mean the one to

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lose money. We are just asking for that fair price, to maintain that

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pint of milk that has been so popular in the British Household

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for so many years. Do thank you very much for joining us this

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evening. We'll be hearing how heavy rain for

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so many weeks earlier this summer has given farmers a huge headache.

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That's later in the programme. First, the rest of the day's news

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from Garry Owen. Thank you, Jamie. Let's look at the

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rest of the news now. Two people have been arrested on

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suspicion of murder after a 43- year-old man died in Denbighshire

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at the weekend. It's alleged Jonathan Sillett collapsed and died

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after a row with some people driving near the seafront in

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Prestatyn on Saturday evening. Matthew Richards is there for us

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this evening. What more do we know? Police were called to this area

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just before 10 o'clock on Saturday night by a member of the public

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reporting that cars were driving in an erratic manner in roads up and

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down this path of Prestatyn. It was also alleged that Jonathan Sillett,

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who lived locally, had a remonstration with some of the

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documents of those cars and shortly afterwards collapsed and was

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pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. A 21-year-old woman and

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a 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and are

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being questioned by detectives. A major incident room has been set up

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and a number of support offices are walking the area throughout the day

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to give people information. Detectives have also been carrying

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out door-to-door inquiries and they said there were a lot of cars in

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the area at the time and they are hoping to speak to the occupants of

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those cars over the next couple of days. We also understand a Home

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Office pathologist is carrying out a post-mortem on Jonathan Sillett's

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body. A man who created a group on

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Facebook during the riots in England last summer has pleaded

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guilty to inciting violent disorder. Anthony Gristock, who appeared at

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Cardiff Crown Court today, was told by the judge that he is facing a

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substantial prison sentence for his actions. The case was adjourned for

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pre-sentence reports until the middle of August.

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"She threw herself into the part. She was wonderful to be with". The

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words of Robin Ellis, star of the '70s BBC series, Poldark, paying

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tribute to his co-star Angharad Rees. The Welsh actress has died of

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cancer at the age of 63. She had a wide-ranging career, but is best

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remembered for the period drama set in Cornwall. Rhodri Lewis reports.

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Do you think I look pretty? Very pretty. The prettiest you have ever

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known? It was the Sunday night drama which

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had viewers glued to their seats. Poldark, a romantic tale set in

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Cornwall, catapulted Angharad Rees to fame. At its height in the late

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'70s, 15 million people tuned in to watch the exploits of Ross Poldark

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and his servant Demelza. Today, Robin Ellis, who played the title

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role, said he would remember Angharad Rees with huge affection

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during a special time in their careers. Raised in Cardiff,

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Angharad Rees starred in a range of other television dramas and plays

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in the West End during her career. But there was another side to her

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talents too. Here on the Morecambe and Wise show in 1977 in a parody

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of the drama that made her name. She was married to the actor

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Christopher Cazenove for more than 20 years, but a family tragedy led

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to her giving up the stage. She withdrew from acting after her son

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was killed in a car crash in 1999. In later years, she remarried David

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McAlpine from the construction family, and devoted her time to a

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jewellery business. She was also a fellow of the Royal Welsh College

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of Music and Drama, which said today Angharad Rees always brought

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delicacy, femininity and class to It's being described as a "Welsh

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treasure" and, after 200 years on American soil, it's back here and

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on display. The Laws of Hywel Dda is one of the first medieval

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manuscripts written in Welsh. After being bought at auction by the

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National Library of Wales for �500,000, it's now on display at

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the library for just a week before Good evening and welcome to the

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Olympic Park in London. We are expecting around 50,000 people in

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the stadium to sight to see a reversal of the opening ceremony. -

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- tonight. The stadium has been transformed. No sign of the

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athletics track. It has been replaced by a snapshot of British

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rural life, one of the themes of the opening ceremony. At the

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opening ceremony, the British team will be led out by cycling great

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Sir Chris Hoy, who will carry the Union Flag. The announcement was

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made in Newport earlier, where the Among them is Geraint Thomas, who

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is aiming for gold for the second games in a row. More now from

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Ashleigh Crowter. They are the most successful sport

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in Great Britain Olympics history. Seven medals in Beijing and now

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they are in Wales Planning for another Olympic gold rush. And this

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is where the hard work is being done. Inside, Britain's track

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cyclists, including Geraint Thomas, will be working hard to make sure

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they arrive in London race ready. It is a fitting location because

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Wales has been central to Great Britain's cycling success. The

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medal Mastermind is this man, 13's performance director, who was

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brought up in Snowdonia. He is also in charge of the team for which

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Bradley Wiggins cycled in the Tour de France. Records seem to keep

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tumbling on his watch and he is promising even more. This is just

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the start. We have been working hard for 10 years in this sport and

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I am, on a personal level, as hungry and as ambitious as ever. I

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have got a lot to give to the sport yet. This is hopefully the start of

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a period we can dominate. Sir Chris Hoy told me earlier that Bradley

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Wiggins's success was cheered on by his training group game at Newport.

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We stopped to watch the last couple of kilometres and to see the whole

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team come together. Not just Bradley Wiggins's performance but

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to see Mark Cavendish win the stage and all the guys working together

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and the Union flags in Paris. but there is one man who might have

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had mixed feelings. Last summer, Geraint Thomas was one of his team-

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mates on the tour but this year he had a tough choice to make and

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decided to go back to the track, the event where he won gold in

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Beijing. The Home Olympics is massive and I wanted to go and have

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a good chance of winning a gold medal and I just felt the track was

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my best opportunity. Looking at the events, the team pursuit stood out

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and that is what I went for. In 11 days' time, we will know whether

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Geraint Thomas was successful, but this should be another golden

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summer for Wales's cycling stars. Apart from the 10,000 athletes

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taking part at these Games, there will be 70,000 volunteers on hand.

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From ticket checkers, drivers, to those helping competitors with

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their costumes, they're here to ensure it all runs smoothly. Among

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them, paramedic Richard Hook, who's used to big sporting events. Matt

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Murray reports. They're known as "Games' makers"

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because they're seen as making the Olympics happen. There are more

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than 70,000 volunteers and most applied to be a part of the Games

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two years ago. Richard Hook is one of those, a senior paramedic based

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in Swansea. He'll have a new look and a new home for the Games.

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Richard will be camping out near Greenwich at night and then, in the

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day, he'll be based at the equestrian centre. Horse Jumping

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can be a dangerous business so Richard's skills are going to be

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called on. When these people get off the ground, they are 18 feet

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off the ground so coming down from that height, you can expect some

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significant trauma which is the reason we were selected for that.

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Richard's son is Welsh rugby star James Hook, so he's used to the

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pressure of big sporting events. is going to be training in France

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but he says he will keep an eye out for me on the television.

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Volunteers have already been playing their part for the past few

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weeks, dealing with athletes arriving at Heathrow from right

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across the world. They're also on hand to guide top officials at

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events in build up to the Games. Roy Gutteridge's day job is as a

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health care manager in Cardiff but, in just a few days' time, he'll be

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on his motorbike at the cycling road race. Its an important role.

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Just like at the Tour de France - they make sure no spectators get in

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the way. I am just a very small cog in a massive, monster of a wheel.

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But I am hoping, I am convincing myself I am helping towards the UK

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getting a gold medal. Aside from the volunteers, it will be the job

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of people like Sian Knott to ensure Team GB competitors are in top

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shape for the Games. Today, the Sport Wales physio is dealing with

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a young gymnast's ankle injury, but shortly it will be the stars of

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team GB, making sure an injury can be overcome as quickly as possible.

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London has got the added pressure for all the athletes and the

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support staff, the expectation is massive in terms of what people are

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hoping Great Britain will deliver, and it is up to us to help in every

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which way that we can to make sure that athletes are given the

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opportunity to go out and do the best they can. But for the

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volunteers, they may feel it's a small part to play, but their

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efforts will be vital to the success of these home Olympics.

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An update on the Olympics security situation in Cardiff and. We are

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hearing that 100 extra staff are being drafted in to help with

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security at the Millennium Stadium from Wednesday. Successful

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candidates will be handing a plastic bags to allow people to

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place their belongings in before they pass through the security

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scanners. Much more from the Olympic Park

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throughout the week and, tomorrow, we'll be looking ahead to the games

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at the Millennium Stadium. That's tomorrow. Back to Llanelwedd now

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and Jamie. Welcome back to the Royal Welsh

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Show at Llanelwedd. The crowds are still gathered around the main show

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ring. The competition is still in full swing. Every county in Wales

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is represented in that line up and they are waiting to find out who

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has won. As soon as the horse riders are out of the way, it is

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the regimental band of the Royal Welsh. This show is about nothing

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else but competition. Why do we give you some results and find out

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The Texel ewe lambs proved a In the cattle ring earlier, crowds

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gathered to watch the Welsh Black cattle competitions. A bull from

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Harlech won the best yearling And over in the shearing centre,

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Meinir Evans won the All Nations Woolhandling competition final. The

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prize goes to the fastest competitor to roll three newly-

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sheared fleeces. The sun has shone for the opening

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day of the Royal Welsh Show but, until now, it's been a stinker of a

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wet summer. Farmers are weeks behind with their work, the fields

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too wet, delaying or even ruining some crops. All of it impacts on us

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as shoppers when we come to buy our food. Cemlyn Davies reports now on

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what late summer means. Sunglasses and summer hats decorate

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the Royal Welsh Showground and with the sun shining, these visitors

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could enjoy some singing was not a drop of rain in sight. The whole

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summer has been a washout but it is absolutely brilliant today. It has

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been pouring down. It is lovely now. This is all very different to the

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weather we have become used to over recent weeks. Last month was the

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wettest June on record and July has also been soggier than normal. For

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farmers, it has been a tough time. The heavy rain led to floods in

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Aberystwyth last month. This land belongs to Rachel Rowlands who set

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up an organic dairy business here. We have got 40 acres of grassland

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which would have been cut a month ago had we not had the floods. We

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are still not able to get on because it is completely

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waterlogged. Staff at the wet weather means this farmer has

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fallen behind with other sheering this year. It has not been possible

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to get the courts dry enough to take off. Now there is a backlog.

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It is a knock-on effect because we rely on contractors and they have

:24:13.:24:21.

been stopped due to the weather so everybody has been pushed back.

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that is why, with the Senate now shining, it seems some farmers will

:24:25.:24:31.

be staying away from the show this year. Many farmers will not let

:24:31.:24:35.

this opportunity go by and they are at home cutting silage and so on.

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Make hay while the sun shines is certainly true. This could be their

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only harvest and, let's face it, we understand and we applaud them for

:24:46.:24:51.

looking after their own interests first. Her over at the main ring,

:24:51.:24:57.

the crowds were wowed by the Ukrainian Cossacks. People coming

:24:57.:25:00.

to the show over the next few days will be hoping the weather

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continues to perform just as impressively.

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The let's talk to the director of the show. You have been affected by

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the weather. This was a close one for you. There were concerns a

:25:17.:25:22.

couple of weeks ago the show would not go on. Her it was going to go

:25:22.:25:26.

on. There were a lot of rumours going around but we have been

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blessed with some fantastic weather. And the weather makes all the

:25:30.:25:36.

difference. The numbers are up substantially. The numbers are up

:25:36.:25:41.

5032 on the Monday last year. Over 53,000 people today, a fantastic

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figure. We are thrilled. It just shows the support we have got. Even

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though there are a lot of people making hay in this weather because

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it is the first opportunity, they have still been a really good

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turnout. Thank you very much and good luck this week.

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Pleasant weather here today for the first day of the Show. There's

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plenty more dry and warm weather to Sunshine and toasty temperatures as

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well, but not everywhere. Tomorrow is likely to be sunniest and

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warmest day of the week in Llanelwedd. Generally, there will

:26:19.:26:22.

be less cloud than today and more sunshine, although with a few

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exceptions. Tonight, most of the country fine and clear. Cloudy in

:26:27.:26:31.

the northwest with a little rain and drizzle. Low cloud, mist and

:26:31.:26:34.

fog patches. Breezy in the northwest with lowest temperatures

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around 11 degrees Celsius in Brecon. Tomorrow's chart shows a front

:26:38.:26:42.

lying through northern England and southern Ireland. That is the

:26:42.:26:45.

dividing line between hot and humid air in the southeast and cooler,

:26:45.:26:48.

fresher air in the northwest. So tomorrow will be a nice day for

:26:48.:26:51.

most of the country. Dry and bright. Plenty of sunshine. The exception

:26:51.:26:54.

the far northwest - much cloudier there with perhaps a little rain

:26:54.:26:56.

and drizzle on Anglesey. Top temperatures around 26 degrees

:26:56.:26:59.

Celsius in Monmouth. Much cooler in the northwest. 17 degrees Celsius

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on the Lleyn Peninsula and not as windy as today in Snowdonia.

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Tomorrow night, most of the country will be dry but cloud will increase

:27:06.:27:10.

with a little rain and drizzle in the north. As for the outlook, on

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Wednesday, generally cloudier. Spots of light rain or drizzle in

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the north and west. Otherwise dry. Sunniest in the southeast. Hot and

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humid in Cardiff for the Olympic women's football at the Millennium

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We'll have an update for you here at 8pm and after the BBC News at

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