28/05/2014 BBC Wales Today

The man in charge of policing the NATO summit in Newport says

the security, in places, will be more rigorous than the

London Olympic Games and will "break new ground" for a British event.

Assistant Chief Constable Chris Armitt says thousands of police

It comes as protestors in Newport tell BBC Wales there are already

plans for a large demonstration in the city before the summit.

Scenes from the last NATO summit. Thousands of demonstrators clashing

with police in protest that cost the city millions. The number of

countries coming and their heads of state and attendant diplomats will

push the number of protected did people up. That includes the London

Olympic Games in 2012 which was protected by soldiers, warships and

even missiles. One group have taken over this restaurant in the centre

of Newport and they are hosting discussions on antinuclear

campaigning, workers rights and even lessons in basic first aid. Many I

have spoken to have come from all over the UK to be here and say that

they will be back for the NATO summit in September. On the 30th of

August there will be a trade union led demonstration through Newport

which presumably will be pretty massive with people attending from

all over the country. These scenes give an idea of what might be about

to descend on Newport and Wales. Those charged with security and

safety say that they are ready. We will know in 100 days. Just under

50% of ambulances reached their eighth minute target, still short of

the Welsh Government target of 65%. eighth minute target, still short of

Police are investigating claims that a child at a Carmarthenshire nursery

was assaulted by a member of staff. Dyfed-Powys Police said they were

called over an allegation at the Welsh-medium Clych Meithrin

that serves the villages of Cefneithin and Gorslas.

Officers are working with the Local Safeguarding Children Board

and the Care and Social Services In spirit to it for Wales. --

Inspectorate. More than a third of people in Wales

admit to being racially prejudiced, one of the biggest increases in the

UK since the turn of the century. That's according to new research

from the British Social Attitudes Survey.

It found that 34% of us have some level of prejudice,

a rise of 14% since 2000. The Welsh Government has described

the findings as concerning. More people in Wales say they are

prejudiced when it comes to race. This man from the Swansea area has

been arrested four times for racially aggravated assault. He

spoke to me anonymously about how he used to abuse asylum seekers in his

neighbourhood. I would shout at them and tell them this is the UK. You do

not talk that language here. It was probably because of jobs. My father

used to say they took the jobs. You have the BNP saying stuff, the

National front. You do not know who to believe. He has now met people

from different backgrounds and feels very differently. It is not the

right thing to do. They are not here to bomb or threaten us, they just

want to live peacefully. This ethnic youth support team has spoken to 200

young people in the past two years about similar issues. They have

introduced them to people with different backgrounds and have

changed misconceptions. The majority of young people we speak to are not

racist but have strong reactions to what they see in the news. It is

just misconceptions and once they have been educated on these topics

they know the truth and their views change. I think right across the UK

economic austerity is a powerful factor in people developing the

Judas. Scapegoats for the problems they find themselves in. So it is

not surprising at a time of economic difficulty that you will find these

views. But the same survey suggests that around 70% do not hold these

views so let us not create too dark picture. So more of us are prepared

to admit we have a degree of prejudice. What the figures today do

not fully explain is why more of us are discriminating on the grounds of

race. A leading charity has warned that targets to a radically child

poverty by 2020 will not be met. -- to eradicate. It says there needs to

be a focus on families where parents work but are on low wages. 33% of

children here live in poverty, higher than the UK average of 27%.

We are talking about the triple whammy effect which is slow wage

growth, cuts in social security expenditure and cost in living

expenses rising. These combine to make that target very challenging.

The Heritage lottery fund is to give almost ?3 million to safeguard the

family home of one poet and turn it into a museum. Two Welsh actors have

been nominated for prestigious American television awards. Matthew

Rees has been short listed for a critic 's choice award for his part

in the Americans and Michael Sheen for his role. Sport and Cardiff City

have confirmed they have signed striker Adam Lafond from Redding for

an undisclosed fee. He will join the Italian striker in the bluebirds

squad after he joined on a free transfer. The 22-year-old has a

three year deal. Cricket and the weather ruined Glamorgan?s push for

victory in their match against Leicestershire in spite of regular

stoppages, Glamorgan got themselves within a couple of wickets of

success. But when the rain intervened again this evening the

match was called off as a draw. The Queen?s Bateau relay has been

touring Pembrokeshire. It began with a visit to Saint Davids Cathedral

where it got a special blessing and then continued north. It ended the

day in the Kansas. Tomorrow it will head up Snowdon on the start of its

journey through North Wales. Let us hope that the weather will be good

for that. It is going to be dull and foggy on

the top of Snowdon tomorrow and quite chilly. But better prospects

for Anglesey and it should be dry by the time the Bateau arrives late in

the afternoon. For tonight it is cloudy with rain and drizzle around.

Drier in the South West. Some mist and hill fog as well. And mild

across the rest of the UK. A murky start tomorrow with some fog patches

on the Brecon Beacons. It should be dry in Pembrokeshire and Swansea.

For the rest of the country we have some mist and fog patches which will

slowly lift. Some drizzle into Scotland and northern Ireland. For

the Midlands and southern England the sun will break through but this

will trigger some showers. Still quite cool on the East Coast. A high

of 18 degrees in Cardiff. So in Wales tomorrow afternoon, there will

be showers around and if you catch one that would be quite heavy with

thunder and lightning. On Friday there will be some more showers here

and there but they will be hit and miss. It will feel quite warm

weather sun breaks through and that sets the scene for the weekend.

Saturday mostly dry with some sunshine. The odd shower on Sunday

but all in all not a bad weekend. And that is all for now. Wales

report is next. Kirsty Williams talks about her continued support

for Nick Clegg. That is coming next. Good night.