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Welcome to Wales Today, our top story: A house-to-house search to

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find Ben Thompson, missing since Saturday's six nations match in

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Cardiff. Tonight his wife made a desperate appeal. I would ask

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anyone who saw him after 7pm on Saturday to please contact the

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police are urgently. Please help me find my husband. Find you. -- thank

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Our other headlines tonight: The over-50s were promised an annual

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health check, now Labour is accused of a U-turn. They promised us this,

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the promise as that and then everything comes to nothing. Sylvia

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and Alison looking back on their big day. Tonight every Welsh

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conservative MP looks set to vote against gay marriage. Could Gareth

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Bale be the answer to Wales' striker problem for the friendly

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against Austria? And the snow's back, at least for some of us, with

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a warning of more wintry weather on the way. Good evening. The wife of

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the missing rugby fan Ben Thompson has made an emotional appeal for

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help to find her husband. Around 20 people, family and friends have now

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come from Haverfordwest to Cardiff to join the search for the 34-year-

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old who disappeared following Saturday's Six Nations match in the

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city. Caroline Evans reports. Desperate for news today, Jo

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Thompson, together with her Brother and Ben's Mother and his twin

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brother, made a public appeal for help to find him. Ben is kind and

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loving, he is an exceptional friend which is why we have everyone here

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today looking for him. I would ask everyone who saw him after 7pm on

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Saturday to please contact the police. Please help me find my

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husband. 34-year-old Ben Thomspson had won tickets to Saturdays match.

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He'd travelled up with friends and gone drinking beforehand. After the

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game ended, he called his wife from the packed city centre, to tell her

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that he was heading to their favourite Cardiff pub. The won

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tickets to go in the box for the Rugby, he was very excited about it,

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he was a big a Rugby fan. At some point in the evening he left acute

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for the bar and made his way foot deep CCTV camera footage showing

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him on a particular road. He was last seen by his friends after the

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match, at around 6:30pm in Mill Lane. The area is well known for

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its bar and restaurants and would have been packed at the time. From

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there he's thought to have walked to Canton. At 17 minutes past seven,

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police now know he was at Lawrenny Avenue near Cardiff City's football

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ground. Today they issued this CCTV which shows him crossing Leckwith

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Road into Lawrenny Avenue. Anyone who recognises the hem, he was not

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wearing a red shirt that night but something that was light coloured.

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I today ask anyone who was picking their kids upon anything like that

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if they saw him that night to get in touch. His family say he knows

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his way through Cardiff by car but fear, on foot, he lost his way.

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think he was heading back to the hotel which was at the airport.

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plan was for him to stay there? he was, he was staying with a

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friend. Or try the plans now? to carry on searching, knocking on

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doors and trying to help the police in any way. That is what they did.

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They hope to turn up any information that might help. Police

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currently have 50 officers currently working on the case. For

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his family and friends every hour brings growing concern for his

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welfare. If you're over 50, the Government promised that you would

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be entitled to an annual GP check - an MOT if you like. But today the

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First Minister has been accused of going back on that election promise.

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Instead, there'll be an online system which will identify people

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who need to see their doctor. Here's Our Welsh Affairs Editor

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Vaughan Roderick. Most of us feel pretty good when we hit 15 nowadays.

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Like these pensioners we expect be extended life. We are in no doubt

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however about the importance of check-ups. Sometimes you are not

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aware of what is wrong with you, Diabetes comes on, things like that.

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I do think it is very important to have an annual check. The older you

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get, things happen. The sooner things are treated, the better.

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Labour pledged at the last election to set up a scheme for all over 50s,

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but the plans have been changed. It will now be what is described as a

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modern gateway on the internet. It is a massive climbdown according to

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the Conservatives. Plaid Cymru branded it a U-turn. Health checks

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led by GPs and nurses for the over- fifties are a firm commitment from

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the Welsh Government. What will this new website offer that is not

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already offered by NHS 24? It will allow GPs and other care

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commissioners to identify and contact those most at need for her

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care and advice. So is the new plan for a U-turn? Or is it a another

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way of delivering the election promise? Money has been set aside

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to pay for the system which the Government says will provide

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personally tailored services. Patients will be offered access to

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prevention services and for those who do not have alternative online

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access there will be something else for them. I am disappointed because

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the promise as this, the promise as that and everything counts for

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nothing. We have been promised one thing and now we are getting

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something different. It is being dressed up as the same thing and I

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do not think that is right. There will be relief among doctors who

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were worried about their surgeries being clogged up by people who did

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not really need to be there at all. Vaughan, U-turn, or is the

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Government sticking to their promise? If you read the Labour

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manifesto you would say that everybody would be offered an

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appointment to see their GP, a practice nurse maybe or a

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pharmacist. This is something very different. The Government says it

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is promising this opportunity but it really does not sound like it.

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Why the change? Other parties are calling it a U-turn on a climbdown

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but they think that maybe it was not a good idea in the first place.

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Some people might be concerned about their health but do not

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really need to be. It is those who are more difficult to reach, the

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Government system would not necessarily reach them. Is this

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politically damaging for Labour? The family of a girl who was killed

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after a wall collapsed on her near Prestatyn have had their campaign

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for the licensing of builders highlighted in the House of Commons.

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I think so. All this chipping away at the realignment of services and

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now aback track, that must be causing some damage to the Labour

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Party. We have heard lots tonight about what the politicians have had

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to say, what has the medical profession had to say? The medical

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profession were greatly concerned about the prospect of surgeries

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being full of people who had these appointments and did not really

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need them? Emergency services are tonight tackling a house fire in

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Bridgend. It is at two-storey mid- terrace house. These photos were

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taken by an neighbour just a few minutes ago. Police were also at

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the scene. The family of a girl who was killed after a wall collapsed

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on her have had their campaign to have builders licensed highlighted

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in the House of Commons. Meg Burgess was 3 when she died

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following the incident in Meliden five years ago. The man responsible

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for building the wall was jailed for two years. Today, her parents'

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local MP spoke in the commons. this case, despite the builder's 30

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years' experience he decided to cut corners. If the builder had

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followed guidelines then the little girl would still be alive today.

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Health Managers in North Wales have denied claims they are rushing

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through controversial changes to health services. Betsi Cadwaladr

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Health Board last month approved plans that would see some community

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hospitals close and big changes to specialist intensive care for

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babies. They've confirmed some will close within two weeks. Today,

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Denbighshire council postponed a vote of no confidence in the health

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board, to hold further discussions with managers. Parents of children

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at Cwmcarn High School say they're frustrated and confused after being

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told it will be at least another three weeks before a decision will

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be reached on whether to re-open the school. It's been closed since

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a report raised concerns about asbestos level in October, but

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yesterday a health and safety executive survey said levels were

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normal. Paul Heaney reports. It has been closed since October because

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of concerns about high levels of asbestos. The Health and Safety

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Executive said the amount in the ear at this high school was within

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acceptable levels. Many have been travelling by bus to another school

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which could cost the education of Faherty a million pounds by the end

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of the year. -- a quarter of a million pounds by the end of the

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year. We would not have missed so much education time for our

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children. It is just really frustrating for the pagans, the

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students and the teachers as well. Back in November special health

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clinics were set up to advise parents about the desk. The Health

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and Safety Executive says it was the right decision to close the

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school at the time but the situation has led to a bigger

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debate. The issue of asbestos in buildings has been discussed across

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the country. There are calls for a national database of where the

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material is used. Children being bussed 12 miles up the valley when

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there was asbestos in that school, brown asbestos which is very

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dangerous. If people had the right to know access to that information

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beforehand people would know what the situation was in their own

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school. The decision on whether to reopen the school will be made in

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the next month after a further report into asbestos levels.

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Much more to come before seven o'clock. Could Gareth Bale be the

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answer to Wales' striker problem for the friendly against Austria

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tomorrow? And the snow's back at least for

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some of us with a warning of more wintry weather on the way.

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MPs are voting tonight on whether to allow gay people to marry in

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Wales and England. All eight Welsh Conservative MPs are expected to

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vote against same-sex weddings. Live to Westminster and our

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parliamentary correspondent, David Cornock.

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Within the next 20 minutes MPs are expected to start of that vote on

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whether to legalise gay marriage. It is expected to go through but

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there is a lot of opposition from Conservatives in Wales. Sylvia

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Jones and Alison Proctor have been together for 22 years. The couple

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are already in a civil partnership and they would welcome the chance

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that gay couples to be able to choose to marry. We have always

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said that people were so supportive of civil partnerships and will be

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of marriage because everybody loves a good party. It is about

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celebrating people's love for each other and people's commitment to

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each other. That is what is important. For those people who are

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against it, they have a right to voice their opinions, but they are

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in the minority. The Welsh Secretary arriving at today's

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Cabinet meeting believe marriage means a union between a man and a

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woman. He and the other seven Welsh Tory MPs are expected to vote

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against the bill tonight. I feel redefining the meaning of marriage

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will inflict damage on the institution of marriage. It is a

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difficult issue. I know a lot of people disagree with me but that is

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my distinct -- instinctive opinion. It has split the Conservative Party

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from the Cabinet to grassroots activists. This man is the former

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chairman of the Monmouth Conservative Association. I have

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had a couple of resignations as my time. I have had resignations as

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chairman of the local branch here in Chepstow. I have not had any

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body come to me suggesting that this is a desirable position to

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take. The Church in Wales opposes same-sex marriage and its clergy

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won't be able to carry out gay weddings are less his governing

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body later decides to opt in under the new law. One pro gay marriage

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MP hopes it will do so. It is a regret to me my Church does not

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allow same-sex marriage. They will not be forced to do so under the

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proposed legislation and they could not be a more respectful compromise.

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The Church is happy with the compromise that the members of his

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complaint -- congregation would be able to name the day for some time

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yet. It has the overwhelming support of

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almost all the Labour MPs in Wales. It is not the only problem facing

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David Jones, the Welsh Secretary, because the Daily Telegraph has

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photographed him being chauffeur- driven in a Jaguar V 100 metres

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between his office in Whitehall and that Cabinet meeting in Downing

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Street that we saw him in my report. He says he had to be driven there

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because he had papers he was working on right up to the Cabinet

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meeting. Labour say he is wasting public money and they have a new

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nickname for him, does the Jaguar. -- Jones the Jaguar.

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A meeting of Welsh language musicians is underway in Cardiff

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this evening. They're members of the group Eos in dispute with the

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BBC over how much they get paid when their songs are played on

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Over 300 composers and publishers. Our arts and media correspondent

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Huw Thomas is at Chapter Arts Centre where the meeting is taking

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place It has no plans to close the city's

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riding school despite recent 300 composers have signed their

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broadcast rights to this new company, Eos. Some of them have

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been arriving here for a meeting which has just gone under way. Eos

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is trying to negotiate a higher rate every time their members music

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is played on Radio Cymru. When Radio Cymru lost their right to

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play the music, they lost the right to about 30,000 songs and has been

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broadcasting with a reduced service since January. This is a

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development that has come to pass in the last hour, the BBC has begun

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the process of taking Eos to a Copyright Tribunal in an attempt to

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resolve this issue and find a fair price for this music. I spoke to a

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member of the Eos board before he went into this meeting and he was

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clear he was unhappy with this development and this is what he had

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to say. We have taken legal advice on that today so we will be

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considering our position. What is disappointing is why as we thought

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we were negotiating with the BBC on their term, we were preparing

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ground for this. The BBC has sent it to approve her to come to an

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agreement without going to a Copyright Tribunal and it still

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hopes to do that. It does say it remains the focus to avoid the

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tribunal process but it would allow a fair decision on a transparent

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process. What is going on in that meeting behind do? Away any closer

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to irresolution? The hot topic is this new Copyright Tribunal threat

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which has emerged tonight. The are the nitty-gritty of this, what is

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considered to be a fair price? What is the price Eos members would

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accept? By all accounts irresolution still appears to be a

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long way off especially if a rather long drawn-out and complicated

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tribunal process is about to get under way. Cardiff council says it

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has no plans to close the city's riding school despite recent press

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reports and concerns. The authority says Cardiff Riding School will

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remain open until a third party has been found to run it. It also says

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it has no plans to sell of land associated with the school.

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How to keep our children safe online. That's the aim of a new

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project launched by Wales' Children's Commissioner. It'll

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study how children use the internet and digital media.

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The principles are the same as they are in trying to protect children

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in any setting. The most important thing if you are operating a good

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learning environment, is is it safe. This is a place where children feel

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safe. They are talking about all for -- sorts of things with trusted

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adults. There is a job for parents, carers to engage with their

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children and young people to make sure they use the internet see free.

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-- safely. Wales football manager Chris

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Coleman says he's considering playing star man Gareth Bale out of

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position as a striker during tomorrow's friendly against Austria.

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Bale trained with the squad today alongside Craig Bellamy who's set

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to play his first game for Wales for six months. Coleman says it's

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his strongest squad since taking charge a year ago. Here's our

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sports reporter Ashleigh Crowter. With a freezing wind whistling in

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off the sea, Wales players were bracing themselves for a chilly

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afternoon on the training pitch as they boarded the team coach at

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their base in Cardiff Bay. The sight of the Premier League's

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otters property, Gareth Bale, climbing aboard will warm the

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hearts of fans. His form for Tottenham has been nothing short of

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spectacular. Such is his talent, they are considering switching him

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to the position of striker. An idea that Chris Coleman is looking at.

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Bail will start in his usual position tomorrow but could be

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switched during the game. When he is in the mood he is unstoppable.

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He is very strong and so quick and good with the ball. You see him in

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the Premier League. Chris Coleman seemed surprised to have his best

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players available, a spate of withdrawals is often the norm for

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friendlies. The icing on the cake is definitely the return of Craig

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Bellamy after the six-month absence. He told reporters yesterday he

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wants to retire early from international football because it

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is like a drug. I have never seen him as relaxed as he is now. He is

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in a good place at the moment. He has been through a lot in the last

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12 months. He has found his love for football again. You can see

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that when he plays for Cardiff. He is coming in smiling, looking

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forward to playing. Wears his last game at home against often inspired

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one the greatest goals in recent memory. Wears his first win in if -

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- World Cup qualifying campaign. Two qualifiers follow next month.

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Rugby - Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny says the players have to

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take responsibility for their performance on the pitch, not the

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coaching staff. Coach Rob Howley has come into heavy criticism

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following their eighth consecutive loss against Ireland on Saturday.

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But Halfpenny says it's the players who need to step up to the mark.

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prepared well throughout the week. We gave everything -- we were given

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every bit of information we needed so we were fully prepared. So, it

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is down to the guys on the pitch. Coe's cars are carried out an

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explosion just of the River Severn. -- coastguards. The explosion

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followed the discovery of a mortar like Shell near Chepstow at the

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weekend. Snow has made a return to parts of

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Wales today. This was Bala earlier this morning, where several inches

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fell on higher ground. Despite temperatures dipping to minus two

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degrees, it made for some picture postcard scenes.

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And there's more wintry weather in There is more snow on the way but

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not a lot and some places will have none. Mother Nature is throwing

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just about everything at us at the moment. Hail, thunder, rain, snow

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and gales. For tonight, windy with showers. Some heavy showers too

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mostly of rain or hail.. Eastern parts and the southeast drier and

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clearer. Lowest temperatures zero to four Celsius with a risk of icy

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patches. The wind a big feature tonight into tomorrow. There is a

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warning in force for the west coast from Anglesey to Pembrokeshire.

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Gusts of 65 to 70mph. Tomorrow's chart shows low pressure over

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Europe. Lots of isobars over the UK and that means strong winds. Those

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winds will come all the way from the Arctic. So tomorrow morning

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cold and windy. Some dry weather but there will be showers around.

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Heavy in places with hail. Some snow too. Most of it on higher

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ground, the hills and mountains. During the day, the weather will

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cheer-up. Becoming dry, bright and sunny. However, showers in the

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Irish Sea will affect the west coast and especially Pembrokeshire.

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Hail likely with snow on the Preselis. Top temperatures around

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six Celsius but feeling much colder in the wind. Closer to freezing or

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below. Tomorrow night a few showers in western parts and Anglesey.

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Otherwise much of the country dry and clear. The wind easing with a

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widespread frost and icy patches. If you're going to the football at

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the Liberty Stadium to watch Wales take on Austria it will be dry and

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cold. Thursday one or two showers otherwise dry. Lighter winds.

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However, rain, sleet and hill snow is expected by the evening. On

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Friday rain and snow will die out so becoming dry. Saturday mostly

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dry but Sunday could turn wet. Some heavy rain and snow possible too.

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Watch out for those arctic winds and wintry showers and some

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And a reminder if you've got a story you think we should cover let

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The main news again from the BBC. In the next dew minutes MPs will

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decide whether to allow gay marriage in England and Wales. At

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the moment a gay couple's relationship can only be legally

:26:46.:26:48.

recognised in a civil partnership. All eight Welsh Conservative MPs

:26:48.:26:53.

are expected to vote against it. The wife of the missing rugby fan

:26:53.:26:57.

Ben Thompson has made an emotional appeal for help to find her husband.

:26:57.:27:02.

The 34-year-old disappeared following Saturday's Six Nations

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game in the city. Today, friends and family joined the search for

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him. He is kind and loving, he is an exceptional friend which is why

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we have everyone here today are looking for him. I would ask anyone

:27:16.:27:21.

who saw him after 7pm on Saturday to please contact the police

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urgently. Please help find my husband.

:27:25.:27:29.

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