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who do we think we are? That's all from us.

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Good evening. Workers and unions have reacted angrily to the news

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that 640 jobs are to go after a bakery in Newport announced it's to

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close. Politicians have described the move by Avana as "utterly

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devastating" and an "act of ingratitude". The company said in

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February that jobs were under threat after it lost a major Marks

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Spencer contract. Jordan Davies reports. Andrew Downey has been

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working at the Avana Bakery in Newport for 22 years. Today he was

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told it is going to close. What do you think you will do now? I will be

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60 this year. Who's going to employ me? That's the thing. Are you

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fearful that you won't find work? Yes. I live up in the valleys and

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there is nothing up there. It is a kick in the teeth really. As workers

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left today, they said they were angry but not surprised. Two months

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ago the bakery said many of the 640 jobs here were under threat after

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the loss of a multi-million pound Marks Spencer cake contract that

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accounted for 80% of its work. The bakery's owners began a period of

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consultation with staff and looked for new customers. Now, as that

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period comes to an end, they have announced the site is to shut. But

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union officials say they understand the bakery is still in talks with a

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potential big customer. The company is still talking to a big potential

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customer. We are hopeful that they will do business with Avana but at

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this moment in time, nothing is forthcoming so the company has made

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the decision to announce the closure. I phoned the parent company

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today to see if they would put anyone up for interview. They said

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no one would be available to speak but sent a statement saying they

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fully explored all the options available, but haven't been able to

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find a way to keep the site viable. Avana has been making cakes for

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decades. Today's news was described by the local MP as an act of

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ingratitude following years of fine service. Avana haven't been able to

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replace the massive M order it relied on for years. The company

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that owns this bakery now says it will try and minimise the number of

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compulsory redundancies before this site closes for good this summer.

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The widow of a man who died in the Hillsborough disaster has told an

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inquest jury how he dreamt of being "the best daddy ever". 25-year-old

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Steven Brown, from Holt near Wrexham, died when his wife was six

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months pregnant with their daughter. Sarah Brown - on the left - told the

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hearing in Warrington of the void he had left in their lives.

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The First Minister has told BBC Wales there are still companies

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potentially interested in buying the Murco oil refinery in Milford Haven.

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Carwyn Jones visited the site today to discuss options for keeping

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hundreds of jobs. It faces closure with the threat of up to 400 job

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losses after talks broke down with a potential buyer. It was good for the

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First Minister to hear first hand about the situation we find

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ourselves in. We explored those options in terms of potential

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solutions to this situation - positive solutions to this

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situation. We've looked to him for guidance in terms of what support

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government can bring. Do soldiers wait longer for

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treatment in Wales than elsewhere in the UK? The Welsh Government has

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questioned the accuracy of the record of a meeting in which the

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most senior doctor in the armed forces raised concerns about NHS

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waiting times in Wales. The Ministry of Defence says the minutes were

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agreed by everyone - all it wants to do is ensure consistent treatment

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for soldiers across the UK. Here's our Political Editor Nick Servini.

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Soldiers returning from Afghanistan marched through the streets of

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Haverfordwest. Many of course come back injured and it is their

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treatment in the Welsh NHS which is at the centre of a high-profile

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political battle. At its heart is what was or was not said at a

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routine meeting of the UK and Welsh Government officials on care for

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Armed Forces personnel. A partial account of the meeting has been

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released. In it, the Armed Forces most senior medical officer says

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there were personnel facing longer waiting times in Wales than

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elsewhere. He also noted the example of patients being treated quicker

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thanks to referrals across borders. The MOD says the minutes were

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released after a Freedom of Information request, and they were

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agreed by all parties at the time. But the Welsh government says it's

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part of a political attack on Labour's handling of the NHS. And

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the First Minister Carwyn Jones has accused the UK Government of

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politicising the civil service. What happened is there was a meeting in

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London. Minutes that were not agreed were then leaked to the press by the

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Ministry of Defence as a way of getting back at us. We find that is

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unprofessional and unacceptable and it means that they are trying to

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politicise something based on a story that was the never there. --

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was never there. The Defence Secretary Phillip Hammond says he'll

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support the Surgeon General if he has concerns about waiting times in

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Wales. Other Conservatives say action needs to be taken. It is not

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good enough for my constituents, it is certainly not good enough for the

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Army, but over and above all, it undermines the military. They have

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the right to deserve prompt and efficient treatment, amongst the

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best in the world. That is sadly not happening in Wales. It is a scandal.

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The state of the NHS is always an emotive subject - the treatment of

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wounded soldiers makes it even more so.

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A female teacher from Newport who admitted a series of sexual offences

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against a teenage pupil has been spared a prison sentence. Kelly

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Burgess, who's 26, in the brown coat, admitted sexual activity with

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a boy when he was 16 and 17 last year. She's been sentenced to ten

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months imprisonment, suspended for two years.

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Our economy could suffer unless we produce more engineers. The Royal

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Academy of Engineers says we need at least an extra 2,500 more graduates

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in areas like science and technology. Today, an event has been

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held in Newport to try and encourage children to take up the challenge.

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Work has begun in St Asaph to build temporary flood barriers that can be

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put in place quickly when there's a risk of flooding. One person died

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and 400 homes were evacuated when the River Elwy burst its banks there

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two years ago. Cricket, and fewer than 13 overs

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were possible on the second day of Glamorgan's opening Championship

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match against Surrey. But Glamorgan still managed to take a couple of

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wickets, as Surrey moved to 209 for seven. Jim Allenby has taken four

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for 39. After a wet start to the week are

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things going to improve? Here's the weather. Yes they are. The rain has

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cleared away. The emphasis for the next few days is on dry weather. A

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few showers around tonight. A lot of places dry but still a colder night.

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Temperatures as low as -3. For us in Wales, a bright and breezy day in

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prospect. A cool westerly breeze. Bright and breezy. Most of the

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showers across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Most of Wales will be dry.

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Sunny spells with temperatures of ten to 12. Cloud around tomorrow.

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Temperatures dropping to five in places. Still plenty of dry weather.

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High pressure heading our way for the weekend.

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Thanks Derek. Quick look ahead to tomorrow's programme Offa's Dyke

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stretches from Chepstow to Prestatyn - the one time boundary between

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Wales and the Saxon Kingdom of Mercia. But now there's evidence it

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may be 200 years older than previously thought, and may not have

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been built by King Offa at all. More tomorrow evening at 6:30pm.

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Jeremy Paxman's got Newsnight over on BBC Two now, hearing the voices

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and memories of those who witnessed the Rwandan genocide 20 years ago.

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We're back on Breakfast from 6am with the latest news and sport,

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traffic updates and weather forecasts. That's Wales Today. Thank

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you for watching - from all of us on the programme, good night.

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