22/03/2014 BBC Wales Today


22/03/2014

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Good evening. Health professionals are urging

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anyone showing symptoms of scarlet fever to go and see their GP. The

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number of reported cases scarlet fever is has more than doubled in

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the first three months of this year compared to last year with Swansea

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the worst affected. Carys Notley reports.

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It is a highly infectious disease causing a red rash and is largely

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uncommon in the UK today. Scarlet fever can also cause a high

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temperature, sore throat and a headache. Young children are the

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worst affected, although adults can also develop it. Public health Wales

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has recorded 139 cases of the illness between January and March,

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more than double the 65 reported this time last year. It is an

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infection caused by bacteria, Streptococcus. It is mainly in

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Jordan under the age of ten. We have seen more cases this year and

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proceeding years -- in children. It looks like this is one of those

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years with an increase, across the whole of England and way. It is

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common, it is usually mild in children and can be treated. The

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highest incidences are reported in Swansea. Most can be treated with

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antibiotics and those who present symptoms are being told to visit

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their GP. Stephen Kinnock, the son of the

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former Labour leader Neil Kinnock, has been selected as the Labour

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candidate in Aberavon for the General Election next year. Mr

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Kinnock, who's married to the Danish Prime Minister, is based in London.

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The current MP, Hywel Francis, has announced he's standing down next

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year. Drugs with a street value of ?1.9

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million have been seized by police tackling organised crime in Wales in

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the past year. 79 people were arrested and police recovered ?1

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million made from criminal activity. Most of the team's work is targeting

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drugs but it also investigates child exploitation and human trafficking.

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Police is appealing for information to help find 16-year-old girl who's

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been missing from Chepstow for more than a week. Keisha Morris was last

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seen on the 13th of March. Officers believe she could be in the Bristol

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area. Around 3,000 fans opposed to Cardiff

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City's change of shirt colour from blue to red have been taking part in

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a protest march. It's the first time that all the major fan groups have

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joined together to protest. The club says organisers have been invited to

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sit down with the chairman. It is our heritage, our traditions of our

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proud club. We will never accept red and we will never stop, we can't.

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This shows that it is more than 10%. There are thousands here.

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To matters on the pitch and there were plenty of goals, nine in total.

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Despite twice taking the lead Cardiff City lost by six goals to

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three. It was 2-2 at half time thanks to goals from Jordan Mutch

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and Frasier Campbell. But goals from Skertel, Sturridge and a hat-trick

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from Suarez meant it finished 6-3 to Liverpool. Elsewhere Swansea lost

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3-2 away at Everton. Wilfered Bony equalised to make it 1-1. But

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Everton scored two more goals in the second half. Ashley Williams got a

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consolation late on. Wrexham's new manager Kevin Wilkin

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was introduced to the Racecourse crowd ahead of their match against

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Salisbury. He signed a two-year deal this week and his first game in

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charge ended in a draw. 1-1 the final score.

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In League Two Newport County have ended a run of eight games without a

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win with victory at Torquay. Chris Zebroski scored the only goal of the

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game. Let's get the weather now, here's

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Sara Thornton. We have had a number of sharp

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showers today. Pity blustery. Still on the menu for tomorrow, but there

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will be few of them. Some good news. Fairly icy start for some of

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us. The showers continue this evening and overnight. There will be

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some drier, clearer slots of weather, allowing ten bridges to

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fall away. Close to freezing in the towns. It is not impossible we might

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just see a little bit of snow at higher levels. There are fewer

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showers, a better chance of staying dry tomorrow, it will be fairly

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blustery. On Monday we have got some rain to move towards us, a very cold

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night tomorrow night, we must with cold weather on Monday morning. Rain

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comes in during the day for stop there is more on our website. We are

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back tomorrow evening. Goodbye. The Wind a lot showers around at the

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moment, still hale and thunder too. As we turn the wind

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