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all from us. On BBC Two, Newsnight last the full version of that

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interview Good evening.

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The family of a Welsh soldier found shot dead at the Deepcut army

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barracks in Surrey almost 20 years ago is to be allowed to apply for a

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fresh inquest into her death. Cheryl James from Llangollen was one of

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four soldiers to die from gunshot wounds at the barracks.

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What was wrong at Deepcut barracks? It is a question the families of the

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four young soldiers have been asking for the best part of 20 years. The

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barracks in the Surrey countryside was a place they went at the start

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of their military careers. Earlier investigations have spoken of a

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culture of abuse and bullying there. Cheryl James had just turned 18 when

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she died. The Army suggested this apparently happy, bubbly young woman

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committed suicide. An inquest recorded an open verdict. Her family

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has never been satisfied with official explanations of what

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happened. Her father Des has campaigned for a public enquiry into

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Cheryl 's and the three other deaths. Now they have been told they

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can apply to the courts for a fresh inquest. It's the next best thing,

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he says. In many ways, this is similar to an enquiry. It's not

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perhaps as forthright as a public enquiry, but in many ways it's the

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enquiry we have long felt as overdue. The family came to us at

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the end of 2012 having been trying themselves for many years to get

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access to information about their daughter. They were being

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stonewalled by the authorities. Using the human rights act, we were

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able to effectively threaten to take the authorities to court. Cheryl

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James was the second of the four young soldiers who died at Deepcut.

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All the families insist they would not have killed themselves. In the

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case of Cheryl James, evidence came to light of an unidentified man who

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could potentially be a suspect. The long, nature of the software has

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left her family with a deep distrust of the authorities. It makes me

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intensely angry, that so many people lied. They have let Cheryl down, let

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the families down. It is horrific. But a fresh inquest hasn't been

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ordered yet. That has to come from judges at the High Court. The family

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will argue the first inquest which lasted just an hour failed to call

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key witnesses and ignored important evidence. The Army insists it has

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learnt lessons from the Deepcut deaths. Cheryl James' family see the

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news today is just one more step in their quest.

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Who pays for electrification of the railways in the south Wales valleys?

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The row has intensified. The Welsh Government says the UK Government

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should pay. But during a visit to Wales the Chancellor George Osborne

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said a deal was done two years ago to share the cost. Here is our

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Political Editor. The Chancellor took over the

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controls of a train at the Port Talbot steelworks this morning. It

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is the future of the electrification of the South Wales valleys network

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about to hit the buffers? The announcement which would be the

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biggest investment of the network since the Victorian era is coming

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under close scrutiny. It's always been clear that this was a

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partnership between the government in Westminster and the Welsh

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Assembly Government, to electrify the line from London to Swansea and

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electrify the valleys. The deal was done in 2012. I'm not sure by the

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Welsh Assembly Government are bringing this up again. It didn't

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see much of a partnership at First Minister's Questions this afternoon.

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The Prime Minister said, I know we need these infrastructure

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investments in Wales. It is this government that is putting money

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into electrification of the line to Swansea and the Valley lines. Was he

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misled or was he misleading the people of Wales? George Osborne was

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at the steel plant after his budget last week gave a major tax break to

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energy intensive companies. Next stop, the Royal Mint. Our first

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proper glimpse of the new pound coin. Labour say we all have less

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disposable money than four years ago. The Tories say they are

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creating the jobs to generate cash. Do the players here feel there is a

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recovery? My husband and I are both in our 80s. We both feel comfortable

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with the way we are. When he took over, it was bad. Now, I think they

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are doing the best they can. This was an attempt by George Osborne to

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show that his sums add up. But there is plenty of time yet before voters

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mark their cards in the general election.

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The Chief Medical Officer for Wales is writing to all Health Boards to

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ensure they follow the latest guidance when a mother miscarries

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her child. It follows claims that stillborn foetuses have been

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incinerated with hospital waste. You may find this report upsetting.

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Catherine Hurley from Cardiff with her newborn baby Isaac. This is her

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third child. When expecting for the first time in 2008 things didn't go

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to plan. A routine scan showed her baby had died at eight weeks. She

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had to go to hospital for medical miscarriage. I asked another member

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of staff what would happen to my baby. That is when I was told that

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the baby would just be incinerated with the day 's waste. The idea of

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my little baby being burned with a bunch of syringes and bandages, I

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found that really difficult to deal with. Catherine was too upset to

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complain at the time, so her claims that she was treated insensitively

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have never been investigated. Her case was one of many highlighted in

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a Channel four documentary. A freedom of information request

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revealed that at least 3500 foetal remains were incinerated across

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Britain in the last two years. Now the Westminster Government has said

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the practice must stop. The Welsh government agrees. Today, the Chief

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Medical Officer for Wales is writing to all health boards, to ensure

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revised guidance is adhered to. The hospital was run by a different

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health board in 2008. But the university health board agrees they

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inherited an unsatisfactory position regarding the disposal of foetal

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remains. As a result, they say that since January have adopted a new

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policy which complies with best practice in relation to the

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sensitive disposal of foetal remains. They also say theyoffer

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practical and emotional support to women and families who find

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themselves in this difficult position.

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A salmonella outbreak is being investigated with possible links to

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laver bread in the Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire

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areas. There are 12 cases - all in adults. Ten of those had reported

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eating laver bread in the days before they became unwell.

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It is considered to be a Welsh language heartland but the latest

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census results showed less than half of the population of Carmarthenshire

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speak Welsh. A new report for the council has made dozens of

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recommendations to encourage more people to speak the language.

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Football, and a 90th minute Arsenal own goal secured Swansea City a much

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needed point as they drew 2-2 at the Emirates this evening. In League

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Two, Newport County's game against Bury at Rodney Parade remained

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goalless. It will stay on the chilly side of

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the next few days. And easterly wind is picking up to bring us some

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showers and even a little sleet and snow in places. Tonight, we have

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some showery rain spreading westwards. Eastern counties will end

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the night drive. The temperature in Denbighshire dropping to two

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degrees. Tomorrow, watch out for scattered showers. Cloudy in the

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West. The cloud will break with some sunshine. Over the rest of the UK, a

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few showers in the West and for Northern Ireland. Some sunshine over

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the West Country. The rest of England turning wet with showers. A

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cold winds developing on the East Coast. Seven degrees in Norwich.

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Some showers dotted around Wales tomorrow afternoon, but a lot of

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places will be dry. Top temperature of 10 degrees. More showers to come

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tomorrow evening and overnight. Cold enough for sleet in places. Even a

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dusting of snow. On Thursday, some dry weather was sunny intervals.

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Further scattered showers, heavy in places, a little slow on the

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mountains. Easterly breeze picking up. The cool breeze stays with us on

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Friday. As we head into the weekend, signs of drier and brighter

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weather, some sunshine and rising temperatures. Hopefully becoming a

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little bit warmer over the weekend. Some good news for you tonight, but

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quite chilly over the next few days. Newsnight with Jeremy Paxman is over

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on BBC Two now, with an exclusive interview with disgraced Co-op Bank

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boss Paul Flowers. We are back tomorrow at 6:25am. Goodbye.

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