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Hello and welcome to Wales Today. Our 60 Assembly Members. But should

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we have more? The Presiding Officer thinks we need 80. With the extra

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burden of more law-making powers and fiscal responsibility, we need

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Kay Piontek had her arm broken, another victim of increasing dog

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attacks. Charities warn the law does not protect people properly.

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It is appalling the way dogs are being brought up. I think it is the

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owner mostly, not the dogs. Prince Charles makes a special

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visit to join in St David's Day celebrations. Wanting you, being

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afraid. Richard Burton finally gets his

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star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to Elizabeth Taylor. We are

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live in Los Angeles. It is all change at Cardiff City.

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The club confirms their Malaysian Good evening. The number of

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Assembly Members should rise from 60 to 80 because of their heavy

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workloads. That is the call from Presiding Officer Rosemay Butler.

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She says the increase in the Assembly's powers means there is

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more work to be done. These are the 60 people's we elected to take the

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big decisions of the way the country is run. Some now think

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their workload is getting too much. They want an extra 20 colleagues to

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lighten the load. I put in place systems which allow members enough

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time to scrutinise the law-making powers coming forward. But in

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future, they would be so much more of it, the sheer volume of work,

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the 60 members will not be able to cope with that. If we're going to

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have more members, they would they say it? There is more space than

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you would think. This war is not what it seems. It is easily

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collapsible. The whole chamber was designed to hold 80 assembly

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members all along. The Conservatives published their plans

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for the future of devolution today. The focus is on quality not

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quantity. This work will last 18 months. But the overall objective

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has to be improving the lives of people put up -- people. Northern

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Ireland has 108 members with a smaller population. What is being

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an assembly member involve? They get paid just over �53,000 a year.

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They spend on average 31 weeks of the year in Cardiff Bay. There are

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spaces to fill on 11 different committees. To voters want more

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assembly members? We went to one area that voted in favour of

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devolution and another that voted against. 60 are enough. The money

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can go to other things. It is silly, the money can go to other things.

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We need a more members to make Our democracy more accountable. The

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more assembly members we have the more effective they will be. It is

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all the money go? Devolution favours the South and neglects the

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north. The detriment is to all candidates. You could trim the

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number of councils in Wales and that could cover the additional

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costs of increasing the size of the Assembly to a sensible size which

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would be at least 80 members. is the politics, here is the mats.

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Somebody has worked out the best number of politicians for a country

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to have. It is the key group of the population. For Wales, that works

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out at 144. But everyone thinks the sums add up. But in Cardiff Bay,

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there is a growing feeling that this is a puzzle which needs an

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answer. Our Political Editor Betsan Powys

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joins us now from Plaid Cymru's conference in Beaumaris. As you can

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see, the stage is empty as is the hall. The politicians have gone

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home for the day. But earlier, Rosemary Butler's call for a new

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devolution settlement for scrapping the Assembly term and favouring the

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term parliament instead was discussed here on the stage. Leanne

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Wood said it is an interesting idea but if the logic says the workload

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has come from Westminster to Cardiff Bay dent jobs should to and

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that means there should be fewer Members of Parliament. But they

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both know it is not a new argument. It has been made before. What they

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know is that outside halls such as this one, how much appetite is

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there are really for creating more politicians, even if you say he

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would have fewer politicians in some places and you would have more

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in others, they know the appetite for that is a difficult time to

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sell that I go mad. It is significant that the presiding

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officer of the National Assembly has made that argument. Others will

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make it over the coming days. But I am not sure they are holding their

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breath thinking it is likely to happen any time soon. One final

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point, one delegate here said you had the First Minister calling for

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the devolution of policing and the Rosemary Butler calling for a new

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devolution settlement. And on the first day of the conference you

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have Plaid Cymru discussing the economy. He must be wondering who

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has stolen whose clothes. What was said today, he can hear more about

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70 jobs have been created at Toyota's Engine Plant on Deeside.

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The company says it is in order to meet increased demand and it has

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already started recruiting new staff to help with its increased

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workload. This is excellent news. It is a well established

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manufacturer here and it is now taking on 70 new jobs. It is great

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news for the workforce in this region. What we have seen today is

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testament to a company which is looking forward and part of the

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community. Dairy farmers who supply milk to

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the Saputo cheese factory in Carmarthenshire will have their

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supply contracts honoured for another 12 months. That's despite

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the proposed closure of the Newcastle Emlyn plant. 40 farmers

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who met with representatives of the Canadian-owned firm this afternoon

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were also told that at least eight parties were interested in buying

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the factory. Newport City Council has become the

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latest council to withdraw meat supplied by a company based in the

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city. It has confirmed that it has withdrawn mince beef products

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supplied by Welsh Bros to its care homes as a precaution. So far nine

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Welsh authorities and two schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf have withdrawn

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products produced by the company. Meanwhile the parent company of

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Creative Foods in Flint has confirmed horse DNA has been found

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in a lasagne product they make. In the next hour, Richard Burton

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will get a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in Los Angeles, nearly

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30 years after his death. It will be next to Elizabeth Taylor's and

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will mark the 50th anniversary of the film Cleopatra, in which the

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pair starred and fell in love. In a moment we'll be live in LA for all

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the latest but first here's our arts and media correspondent Huw

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Thomas. I went to be free of you, of wanting you, being afraid.

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Caesar would put permitted. -- would not permit it. On the set of

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Cleopatra, they fell in love. The beginning of an intense and

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tempestuous relationship. They were one of the world's most famous

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couples. Hollywood is now giving Richard Burton a start. At the

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ceremony this evening, it will be placed alongside the star of

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Elizabeth Taylor. Guests from Wales will be among those looking on. The

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campaign for a star was backed by the Royal Welsh College of Music

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and drama which had its own special guest today. The Prince of Wales

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and the Duchess of Cornwall launched an appeal to try to

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nurture the next generation of actors through scholarships for the

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best young talent. While students performed for the royal couple,

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others will be displaying their talents in Los Angeles this evening

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in tribute to the actor who became a star. Our third year acting

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company is known as the Richard Burton acting company. They take a

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lot of pride in that. A lot of our students raised money for the start

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and some of them are out there today. Twice married, they left

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Suede from the inseparable to the Let's cross live now to LA, where

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we can speak to our correspondent Peter Bowes. What are we expecting

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to happen when the star's unveiled? It is a tribute that has been a

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long time in coming. Richard Burton's daughters and the actor

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Michael Sheen will also be there. West dignitaries will be on hand to

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join in this tribute. It will be a relatively short ceremony. The star

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will be unveiled by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. After just a

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few short hours, the Celts will disappear and the tourists will get

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a chance to see this start at long last. This is Hollywood's number

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one tourist attraction. Many people will walk past this star and have

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their own fond memories of Richard Burton. His star will be next to

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Elizabeth Taylor. Does that mean he is taking the place of someone

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else? No, they can move these stars around quite easily. He does not

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take the start of someone else. They tend to add a couple of stars

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every month. It is a very long road. He mentioned that thousands of

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people visit this attraction, but what does it mean to have a start

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there. -- There? He was nominated for an Oscar many times. But as an

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accolade for Hollywood, it is way up there. Many people come to walk

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past these stars and pay their own tribute. His place in history is

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already set in stone. Now we have a physical tribute as well in the

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centre of Hollywood. Still to come. The number of people

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hospitalized after dog attacks hits a 14-year high. Now a consultation

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on how to tackle out of control pets.

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It is St David's Day and also the first day of spring. Join me for a

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Investing in people will improve the economy. That was the message

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from Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood as she addressed delegates at her

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party's conference on Anglesey. She says poor decisions by the UK

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Government and inaction by Welsh ministers has left Wales lagging

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behind economically. The temperature may be cold but the

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welcome was warm for the leader as she arrived at the conference.

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Earlier in the day, she visited a chef's Academy. It gives young

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people an opportunity to learn the trade. It also operates as a fully

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functioning restaurant. Many see the progress that has made with the

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first group, they're almost a couple of years into it. It makes a

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difference to their personalities and their ability to have a career

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is now fantastic. The message of support in business, creating jobs

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rang through her address. Many will leave school not being able to read

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or write to the expectations of their age. We can do so much better

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than this. Where is the sense of urgency that we need in Welsh

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politics? This is not just a message to delegate. It is also to

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voters ahead of the council elections on Anglesey in May which

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were postponed last year. People are looking for a new direction, a

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new start. New leadership. I am determined that they will find it

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here in the only party that this country of ours can rightly call

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its own, the party of Wales. This conference is not about unveiling

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new policies. It is about the party saying it has the answers to the

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big economic questions facing the country. It will take that message

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out ahead of the council elections in May and across the whole of

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Wales in the months and years ahead. The number of people hospitalised

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after being attacked by dogs is at a 14-year high in Wales according

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to figures seen by BBC Wales. More than 400 people were treated at

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hospitals last year. A consultation on Welsh Government legislation to

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tackle out-of-control dogs ends today. Kay Piontek was out walking

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her three dogs on this land in Newport when they were attacked.

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Her arm was broken in a couple of places and one of her dogs was

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killed. The owner was convicted and one of his dogs was destroyed.

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Become around every Saturday and lay flowers. Another dog died a few

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months later because of the stress. He did not get over it. This one is

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OK, he has scars. Apart from being nervous, if we stay away from here

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he is fine. Figures show just over 400 people were hospitalised last

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year because of Dogs. But the figures for the number of children

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under the age of 14 being attacked have exactly doubled over that

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period. Animal welfare officers say bad behaviour in Docks is also --

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often a consequence of owners mistreating them. The Welsh

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government wants to bring in new laws to force owners to keep

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tighter control of their animals. A public consultation ends today. It

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also wants to amend the Dangerous Dogs Act so that it covers a tax on

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private property as well as in public spaces. Kay Piontek will

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have to live with the physical and mental effects of the attack for

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the rest of her life. If you had to make the choice,

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which council services would you be prepared to cut? It is a dilemma

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that has dominated agendas at council meetings across Wales. The

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most controversial decisions have already hit the headlines. It is

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crunch time for everyone next week. What is the picture so far and what

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is in store? Here is our Economics Every year councils have to make

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difficult decisions to balance the books. Do they put up council tax,

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make cuts or charge for some of the services they run? This year they

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have faced the biggest challenge for decades. Everyone has less to

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spend and it is a domino effect. Because of the UK Government's cuts,

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the Welsh Government gets less and that means there's less to give to

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our councils. It is affecting what we get and what we can expect from

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our local authorities, from how often bins are emptied and the

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availability of public toilets, leisure centres and libraries.

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Every council is reaching D-day and in some places there have been

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protests. 18 out of the 22 have decided what's changing. A snapshot

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for you. In Anglesey for example, there's a funding gap of nearly

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�3.5 million so the council is proposing a 5% increase in council

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tax. An extra �45 a year for an average house. At the other end of

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the country, Cardiff isn't putting up council tax but it will be

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cutting services to make up a significant hole in the budget. By

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the end of next week we'll have a full picture right across Wales and

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we'll be examining how that is Onto sport and the day after our

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exclusive interview with Cardiff's billionaire owner, there's a change

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at the top of the club. Ashleigh's got the details.

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Thanks Lucy. Cardiff City's Chairman Dato Tien Chen Ghee has

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resigned as a director of the club after almost four years on the

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board. The Malaysian businessman, who's known as TG, is stepping down

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to concentrate on his business interests in the Far East. There's

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no word yet from the club's billionaire owner Vincent Tan on

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who will replace him. He was the man who first brought money from

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Malaysia to Cardiff City. He was introduced to the club by Peter

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Ridsdale. He later succeeded him as chairman of the board. Today, it

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has emerged that he has resigned as director. In a statement, the club

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said he has stepped down to concentrate on career and business

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pursuits. His most significant act was to persuade him more wealthy

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businessman to invest millions to save the club from going bust. The

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owner remains a controversial figure with fans after deciding to

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change the colour of the kit to read. He defended the move had

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refused to rule out further changes to the brand. He later insisted the

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name would stay the same. It has prompted another passionate debate

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reflected in this morning's Press as to how much change would be

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acceptable? Whatever he says he goes and does. This season, he said

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he would put money behind the table and he has done. These were the day

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was on the street around the stadium this afternoon. His heart

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scenes in it. So many football clubs have gone to foreign owners

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and it has not done them any harm. I would rather be in the Third or

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Fourth Division and still be playing in blue. I think it should

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be locally owned. The majority of fans were reluctant to the change

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in colour. How far that a basement would go, I think people would have

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different tipping point. The name is one. Cardiff now stand on the

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brink of promotion to the Premier League. They hope fans were now

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pull together to support the final push for promotion.

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That push continues tomorrow as Cardiff travel to Middlesbrough. In

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the Premier League, Swansea City will hope there is no hangover from

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their Capital One Cup victory as they host Newcastle. In the

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Conference, Newport are away at Hyde while leaders Wrexham face

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Alfreton. It looks as if Ryan Giggs will be

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playing in the Premier League as a 40-year-old. The former Wales

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captain has signed a new one-year contract with Manchester United at

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the age of 39, taking him to his 23rd season in the first team. If

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he takes the field against Norwich tomorrow, he will reach the

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landmark of 1000 matches in senior football. His form has never

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changed. He still retains that wonderful youthfulness in the way

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he plays. He still has good balance and still has that change of pace.

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He still get sued the goal. -- gets you the goal.

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Rugby. There's no Six Nations this weekend, so we're back to the Pro12

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tonight. Three Welsh regions are in action later. The Dragons host

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Leinster and Cardiff Blues are away to Glasgow. But tonight's Scrum V

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will be at Parc y Scarlets where they take on Edinburgh. That is

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live on BBC2 Wales at 7pm. The weather has not been too bad for St

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David's Day. This daffodil was made by a group of children in

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Porthmadog. They meet every Tuesday night and innate is especially for

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St David's Day and for charity. It Cloudy for most of Wales today but

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at least it was mostly dry. The best of the sunshine in northwest

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Gwynedd and on Anglesey. Over the weekend, plenty more dry weather

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thanks to high pressure. I can promise some sunshine but also some

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cloud, frost and fog patches. Tonight, dry. Areas of cloud but

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breaks as well. Mist and fog patches forming and a patchy frost,

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especially in the north and west. Temperatures close to freezing or

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below. Tomorrow's chart shows high pressure over the UK. The Atlantic

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lows which normally bring us rain diverted towards Iceland and

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Scandinavia. Some rain in Spain and Portugal as well. So tomorrow

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morning dry. Parts of the south and east grey and cloudy. Elsewhere a

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few mist and fog patches otherwise clear with frost and sunshine.

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During the day, any mist and fog will slowly lift. Some lovely

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sunshine but not everywhere. Some cloud as well. Top temperatures 6

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to 8 Celsius. Not that high but at least the wind will be light and in

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the sunshine feel quite pleasant. Tomorrow night the odd spot of

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drizzle in the north otherwise dry. Fairly cloudy. Misty in places too

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with patchy fog and where the cloud clears a frost is likely. Sunday

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dry. Mist and fog will slowly lift. The cloud breaking in places with

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some sunshine. Temperatures a shade higher. 7 to 9 Celsius with light

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to moderate winds. Next week, a change on the way. Dry on Monday

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and into Tuesday but pressure will fall with some rain later in the

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week. The wind turning into the south so becoming milder.

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Temperatures rising into the low teens. Our picture tonight is from

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Mal Gittens. A wonderful display of daffodils. Thanks Mal. I'm sure

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you're not the only one looking forward to spring. It's been a long

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winter but there is light at the end of the tunnel. It is coming up

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to 7 o'clock. The main news again. David Cameron has insisted the

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Conservatives can win the next general election despite coming

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third behind the Liberal Democrats in the Eastleigh by-election. The

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number of assembly members should rise from 60 to 80 because of the

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increase in the Assembly's powers. That is the call from the presiding

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officer. She says 20 more members would help the heavy workload.

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the moment it is fine. I have put in place a system for proper

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scrutiny. But in future, they will be so much more of it, the sheer

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volume of work will mean 60 members And a reminder if you've got a

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