08/03/2014 BBC Wales Today


08/03/2014

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earlier-than-usual time of 4.25pm this

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Good afternoon. People living in a coastal community in Gwynedd are

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considering legal action against plans that would see their village

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abandoned to the sea. Fairbourne is one of several places around Wales

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facing plans to stop maintaining its sea defences in the next 50 years.

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Residents say they haven't been properly consulted and that the plan

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is too vague. Gwynedd Council says it has been open with residents.

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A man charged with murdering a fellow inmate at Cardiff Prison is

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appearing before magistrates today. 45-year-old Darren Thomas was found

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in his cell by prison staff in the early hours of Thursday morning.

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22-year-old Colin Capp was charged with his murder. An investigation is

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continuing. Plaid Cymru is the only party working to protect the Welsh

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national interest in Europe. That's according to its only member of the

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European Parliament Addressing Plaid's Spring Conference in

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Cardiff, Jill Evans appealed for backing in May's European elections

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so she can press for EU reform. Plaid Cymru is the only party that

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protects the Welsh national interest and promotes that interest in the

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European Parliament. What does it mean? It means we are the only party

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that puts the interests of the people of Wales first. We are not

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told what to do by anyone other than the people of Wales.

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A scheme piloted by Gwent Police to let people find out if their partner

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has a history of domestic violence has been brought in across Wales and

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England. The force were one of four to pilot Clare's Law. The initiative

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is named after Clare Wood who was murdered by her ex boyfriend who had

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a history of violent relationships. Onto football and Cardiff City are

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home to Fulham later with both sides scrapping for points in the Premier

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League relegation fight. The teams occupy the bottom two places in the

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table with Cardiff just a point clear of the visitors. The Bluebirds

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beat Fulham which is their only away league win earlier in the season.

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There is pressure on us but we are at home. I would rather play in this

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stadium than the way. We expected to be in and around this position when

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we started the season. It is not a surprise for any of our players. We

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are ready for the battle. Elsewhere today, Newport County will

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be looking to close the gap to the teams in the League Two play-off

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places when they play Mansfield. And at the Racecourse, manager-less

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Wrexham are home to Kidderminster in the Conference.

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One of the most decorated Welsh soldiers of the First World War has

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been recognised with a blue plaque at the former steelworks site where

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he worked. John Henry Williams received The Victoria Cross and

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three other medals for his bravery during his time in the army. The

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plaque was unveiled in Ebbw Vale this morning.

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Most of us are basking in the sunshine across Wales. Let's get the

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weather forecast now with Owain Wyn Evans.

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Hello. It was quite a cloudy start across Wales this morning. By now,

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plenty of blue skies. More in the way of sunshine this afternoon and

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feeling miles. The cloud clearing to the North. Plenty of sunshine for

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most of us -- feeling mild. Breezy along the coast. Top temperatures of

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14 or 15 degrees. Tonight, a cold front will introduce cloud cover to

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the West. Frost potentially further east. Tomorrow, cloudy but still

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miles. -- my old. That's the latest in Wales Today. I'll be back with

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our next update Good afternoon. Our weekend forecast

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did include some sunshine and warmth but was never going to be

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wall-to-wall across the whole country. We started with a lot of

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mist and murk and cloud but you can see how,

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