:00:00. > 3:59:59Nick Clegg tells his supporters to stand firm, dismissing talk
:00:00. > :00:00.of a More than a third of people here
:00:00. > :00:19.admit to being racially prejudiced. It's one of the biggest increases
:00:20. > :00:34.in the UK. It is misinformation and people have
:00:35. > :00:47.not been educated on some of these topics.
:00:48. > :00:53.The Lib Dem Leader in Wales gives her wholehearted
:00:54. > :00:57.support to Nick Clegg as the fallout from European elections continues.
:00:58. > :01:00.The home of one of Wales best known war poets, Hedd Wyn,
:01:01. > :01:05.protected for generations to come, with a multi million pound grant.
:01:06. > :01:22.The Urdd Eisteddfod, one of Europe's biggest youth festival, comes home.
:01:23. > :01:25.The man in charge of policing the NATO summit in Newport says
:01:26. > :01:28.the security, in places, will be more rigorous than the
:01:29. > :01:31.London Olympic Games and will "break new ground" for a British event.
:01:32. > :01:34.Assistant Chief Constable Chris Armitt says thousands of police
:01:35. > :01:36.from every force in the UK will take part.
:01:37. > :01:40.It comes as protestors in Newport tell BBC Wales there are already
:01:41. > :01:43.plans for a large demonstration in the city before the summit.
:01:44. > :02:00.Scenes from the last NATO Summit two years ago. Thousands of
:02:01. > :02:05.demonstrators clashing with police in protests that cost the city
:02:06. > :02:11.around ?20 million. In 100 days the next summit will begin in Newport
:02:12. > :02:14.and the man in charge of the thousands of officers policing it
:02:15. > :02:22.says this operation will break new ground. The number of countries
:02:23. > :02:26.coming and their heads of state and diplomats will push the number of
:02:27. > :02:31.protective people up past what we have dealt with previously. That
:02:32. > :02:34.includes the London Olympic Games in 2012 which was protected by
:02:35. > :02:43.soldiers, warships and even missiles. But it is a balancing act.
:02:44. > :02:47.I would not expect to see any dignitary completely surrounded by
:02:48. > :02:55.police officers. It might mean we are responding to someone.
:02:56. > :03:00.Protesters and anti-NATO groups have arrived in Newport. Their banners
:03:01. > :03:05.and flags outside of this restaurant in the city centre. A group called
:03:06. > :03:11.the anarchist action network have taken over this restaurant and a
:03:12. > :03:15.hosting discussions on antinuclear campaigning, workers rights and
:03:16. > :03:20.lessons in basic first aid. Any I have spoken to have come from all
:03:21. > :03:25.over the UK to be here and say they will be back for the NATO Summit in
:03:26. > :03:32.September. On Saturday 30th of August there will be a trade union
:03:33. > :03:36.led demonstration through Newport which will be pretty massive with
:03:37. > :03:42.people attending from all over Wales and all over the country. That is a
:03:43. > :03:47.great opportunity for people to jump on board at that stage to see what
:03:48. > :03:53.it's all about. The scenes give an idea of what may be about to descend
:03:54. > :03:59.on Newport and Wales. Those charged with its security and safety say
:04:00. > :04:02.they are ready. We will know in 100 days.
:04:03. > :04:06.More than a third of people in Wales admit to being racially prejudiced,
:04:07. > :04:10.one of the biggest increases in the UK since the turn of the century.
:04:11. > :04:12.That's according to new research from the
:04:13. > :04:16.It found that 34% of us have some level of prejudice,
:04:17. > :04:24.The Welsh Government has described the findings as concerning.
:04:25. > :04:39.Prejudice. It's an opinion that isn't based on reason or actual
:04:40. > :04:45.experience but more people in Wales say they are prejudiced when it
:04:46. > :04:49.comes to race. This man from the Swansea area has been arrested four
:04:50. > :04:54.times for racially aggravated assault. He spoke to me anonymously
:04:55. > :04:58.about how he used to abuse its asylum seekers in the neighbourhood.
:04:59. > :05:03.I would shout at them. I used to shout that and tell them this is the
:05:04. > :05:08.UK. You don't talk that language here. It was because of the jobs. My
:05:09. > :05:14.father used to say these to take the jobs. You've got the British
:05:15. > :05:19.National party saying stuff, you've got the National front saying stuff.
:05:20. > :05:21.You don't know who to believe. He has met people from different
:05:22. > :05:26.backgrounds with the help of a youth centre and feels very differently
:05:27. > :05:31.now. It's not the right thing to do. Before I would have thought, yes,
:05:32. > :05:36.this is a laugh. But it hurts people. They are not there to bomb
:05:37. > :05:43.us or threaten us. They just want to live peacefully. I can go out now
:05:44. > :05:46.with no worries. I know my child is going to be happier in the future
:05:47. > :05:50.because he's not going to learn the racial remarks Ireland. That was an
:05:51. > :05:56.extreme example of prejudice but this ethnic youth support team has
:05:57. > :06:00.spoken to 200 young people over the past two years about similar
:06:01. > :06:05.issues. They have introduced them to people from different backgrounds
:06:06. > :06:09.and have changed misconceptions. The majority of young people we speak to
:06:10. > :06:14.are not racist but have strong views towards issues they see in the
:06:15. > :06:20.news. It is misconceptions and misinformation and they have not in
:06:21. > :06:25.educated on some of these topics. Once they are educated they know the
:06:26. > :06:30.truth. The research found that more people admit to being racially
:06:31. > :06:38.prejudice in Wales now than around a decade ago, up from 20% in 2000 to
:06:39. > :06:52.34% last year. That is more than in the UK as a whole which runs from
:06:53. > :06:59.25% to 30%. Many politicians say those findings are concerning. I
:07:00. > :07:06.think right across the UK economic austerity is a powerful factor in
:07:07. > :07:12.people developing prejudice and scapegoats. It is not surprising at
:07:13. > :07:19.a time of economic difficulty that you will find these views. But the
:07:20. > :07:26.same surgery suggested 70% do not hold these views so let's not create
:07:27. > :07:29.a dark picture. Someone of us are prepared to admit we have a degree
:07:30. > :07:34.of prejudice. What today's figures don't fully explain is why more of
:07:35. > :07:38.us are discriminating on the grounds of race.
:07:39. > :07:41.Earlier, I spoke to Aled Edwards, chair of the Wales Migration
:07:42. > :07:44.Partnership, and began by asking him why he thought there'd been a rise
:07:45. > :07:49.in the number of people admitting to being racially prejudiced.
:07:50. > :07:55.It has been fairly consistent for a number of years. Low-income is a
:07:56. > :08:02.factor and people feeling a sense of economic pressure. Benefit cuts as
:08:03. > :08:06.well. That may shape the sense of a person being insecure and looking to
:08:07. > :08:12.blame either immigrants are people of a different race. It is part of
:08:13. > :08:17.the pattern. You have worked in this field for a number of years. Does
:08:18. > :08:25.this survey reflect the attitudes you come across? It does. We are
:08:26. > :08:31.picking up stories particularly from young Muslims that they are
:08:32. > :08:34.experiencing disadvantage socially. Sometimes people complain about
:08:35. > :08:39.being bullied because of the colour of their skin. Those stories are
:08:40. > :08:45.becoming more common and if these levels stay at that percentage in
:08:46. > :08:51.Wales, I think we have big questions to ask about what sort of society we
:08:52. > :08:54.wish to be and how we actually articulate our national narrative.
:08:55. > :08:59.Do we drive ourselves by such fears or do we turn shape our future is by
:09:00. > :09:06.a more hopeful approach? Are we likely to see these levels rise? We
:09:07. > :09:13.don't know yet. It depends very much on what we as a society demand. It
:09:14. > :09:16.depends very much on the political narrative and the press in
:09:17. > :09:20.particular because for a number of years we have had anti-immigration
:09:21. > :09:26.lines and anti-racist lines coming through very powerfully on a daily
:09:27. > :09:33.basis. It's very difficult to see a change in those approaches unless we
:09:34. > :09:41.as a society demand it. So how do we make society more tolerant? The
:09:42. > :09:45.interesting thing is whenever the economy picks up attitudes are much
:09:46. > :09:50.better. Sport and culture can help. It's interesting that attitudes are
:09:51. > :09:56.very low when the line of plastic bricks were being peddled before the
:09:57. > :10:03.Olympic Games. Once Mo Farah started winning medals attitudes changed
:10:04. > :10:09.quickly. We need a shared narrative of who we are, to be welcoming and
:10:10. > :10:15.above all not to scapegoat minorities for what our economic
:10:16. > :10:24.woes which have not been caused by them.
:10:25. > :10:26.Just under 57% of ambulances which the targets last month. That is
:10:27. > :10:28.slightly better than the previous months figures but still short of
:10:29. > :10:35.the Welsh Government target of 65%. Police are investigating claims that
:10:36. > :10:38.a child at a Carmarthenshire nursery Dyfed-Powys Police said they were
:10:39. > :10:42.called over an allegation at the Welsh-medium Clych Meithrin
:10:43. > :10:44.that serves the villages Officers are working with the
:10:45. > :10:48.Local Safeguarding Children Board and the Care and Social Services
:10:49. > :10:54.Inspectorate for Wales. A mental health nurse who had phone
:10:55. > :10:56.conversations of a sexual nature with a former
:10:57. > :10:59.patient and a murder suspect has David Abbey Kwei admitted
:11:00. > :11:03.inappropriate ongoing contact with the woman who was later jailed
:11:04. > :11:06.for killing her seven-year-old son. The woman told Mr Kwei she loved him
:11:07. > :11:09.during the phone calls. The panel ruled his fitness to
:11:10. > :11:15.practice had been impaired. A leading charity is warning
:11:16. > :11:18.that targets to eradicate child Save the Children says
:11:19. > :11:22.Welsh Government initiatives aimed at tackling poverty are working,
:11:23. > :11:24.but only help children living It says there needs to be a focus
:11:25. > :11:29.on families where parents work, 33% of children here live
:11:30. > :11:46.in poverty, We are talking about the triple
:11:47. > :11:50.whammy effect in the report. Cuts in social security expenditure and cost
:11:51. > :11:55.of living rising faster than anyone anticipated. All three factors
:11:56. > :11:58.combine and make the Twenty20 target very challenging.
:11:59. > :12:01.It's been another difficult day for the Liberal Democrats with the
:12:02. > :12:05.But the party's leader in Wales has given party leader
:12:06. > :12:09.Kirsty williams says despite the party's poor showing
:12:10. > :12:12.in the European elections, he is the right person to lead the party
:12:13. > :12:16.Our Political Reporter Bethan Lewis is here.
:12:17. > :12:18.So Kirsty Williams is backing Nick Clegg then despite
:12:19. > :12:34.Yes. A very difficult few days for Nick Clegg. A prominent party figure
:12:35. > :12:38.has resigned from the party today and he said the party is heading for
:12:39. > :12:43.disaster and Nick Clegg. When you have the election results of
:12:44. > :12:48.course. Pretty poor across the UK and in Wales are very poor European
:12:49. > :12:53.election result. The party came sixth with only 4% of the vote. So
:12:54. > :12:58.weird to the Lib Dems and the Nick Clegg go from here? This to Williams
:12:59. > :13:02.says she has exchanged texts with Nick Clegg and she says he is tired
:13:03. > :13:07.and disappointed with the result but is adamant to carry on with his
:13:08. > :13:13.work. She says there is work to be done and the results were bad and
:13:14. > :13:24.the party needs more -- to do more to explain what the party is all
:13:25. > :13:29.about. She says Nick Clegg is the person to make that change and lead
:13:30. > :13:33.the party. I can not be any clear. Nick Clegg is the right person to
:13:34. > :13:38.lead this party into a general election and what we need to do now
:13:39. > :13:41.is to redouble our efforts and explain to the people of this
:13:42. > :13:45.country wide we took the decision to go into coalition government, what
:13:46. > :13:50.Lib Dems are achieving as part of that government. Fairly strong
:13:51. > :13:53.backing from Kirsty Williams. Another Assembly Member Peter Black
:13:54. > :13:58.has been far more critical of Nick Clegg and the party strategy in the
:13:59. > :14:03.election. He did not call the Nick Clegg to stand down. So a lot of
:14:04. > :14:04.soul-searching within the party ahead of those general elections
:14:05. > :14:08.next year. And you can see more on that story
:14:09. > :14:12.on The Wales Report at 10.35pm On day five of the Queen's Baton
:14:13. > :14:19.relay, a bishop's blessing Its been confirmed in the last few
:14:20. > :14:33.minutes that the Heritage Lottery Fund is to give nearly ?3 million
:14:34. > :14:36.to safeguard the family home of the poet Hedd Wyn
:14:37. > :14:39.near Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd. The farmhouse, Yr Ysgwrn,
:14:40. > :14:41.has been welcoming visitors ever since Hedd Wyn's death in the
:14:42. > :14:45.First World War, shortly before he was posthumously awarded the chair
:14:46. > :14:47.at the 1917 National Eisteddfod. Two years ago the house was bought
:14:48. > :15:08.from the poet's nephew by the Tucked under a hell I'll from
:15:09. > :15:13.Trawsfynydd, this house remains as Hedd Wyn left it when he marched off
:15:14. > :15:18.to fight in the First World War. I have tried to keep it exactly as it
:15:19. > :15:25.was in 1917. The poets nephew still keeps an open door to visitors.
:15:26. > :15:30.Gerald Williams learnt the story at his grandmother 's knee and he
:15:31. > :15:33.passes it on to the 2000 people who come here every year. I try to tell
:15:34. > :15:41.them all the stories and everything I know, everything my grandmother
:15:42. > :15:50.used to tell me. I try to bring that back and ask them questions to find
:15:51. > :15:53.out which way they are thinking and try to tell them how the family
:15:54. > :16:00.lived. Today is the third -- visitors included the Davis family
:16:01. > :16:06.from Swansea. It is kept as it was back then and it is an interest for
:16:07. > :16:10.the family to see how things were such a long time ago. I have studied
:16:11. > :16:18.a few of the poems for GCSEs so it's nice to learn about the history and
:16:19. > :16:23.seen the area he was from. This house tells us money stories and not
:16:24. > :16:27.just of Hedd Wyn and his poetry, it tells the story of all the men went
:16:28. > :16:32.to fight in the First World War and who never came home. It also tells a
:16:33. > :16:40.story of what life was like in rural Wales 100 years ago. Hedd Wyn died
:16:41. > :16:44.in the mud of Flanders in the battle of Passchendaele. That same summer
:16:45. > :16:48.he was announced as the winner of the chair at the Birkenhead
:16:49. > :16:55.Eisteddfod. The chair can still be seen at the house. Today's project
:16:56. > :16:57.will safeguard the house and its contents and also converted
:16:58. > :17:02.outbuildings so they can be used to tell the story of this historic
:17:03. > :17:07.site. We hope it will create an attraction which will be fantastic
:17:08. > :17:11.for tourists and students. We hope it will draw a lot of economic
:17:12. > :17:15.benefits to the area. It holds an important place in the history of
:17:16. > :17:19.Wales that is recognised by this funding. Secure its backers say for
:17:20. > :17:23.future generations. The Urdd Eisteddfod is half way
:17:24. > :17:26.through its week long visit to Bala but the organisation has been
:17:27. > :17:29.a permanent part of the town Generations of children have visited
:17:30. > :17:33.the Urdd Glanllyn residential centre which is celebrating
:17:34. > :17:46.its most successful year yet. The bunting is out in the high
:17:47. > :17:53.Street which must symbolise the Urdd Eisteddfod has returned to its
:17:54. > :18:04.spiritual home. Bala has a lot to celebrate.
:18:05. > :18:09.These children are experiencing Welsh culture with a week at the
:18:10. > :18:15.Glanllyn residential centre. They will experience at the activities
:18:16. > :18:20.but these children are not even Welsh. They are some of the 30,000
:18:21. > :18:26.people love -- stayed here in the last year. It has been a thriving
:18:27. > :18:31.centre for decades. I came here when I was 16. I met my wife here. I feel
:18:32. > :18:36.I have more ownership over the Welsh language and culture and I think the
:18:37. > :18:43.Urdd Eisteddfod has helped me with my career. I am deputy head here at
:18:44. > :18:47.the centre. I used a volunteer here on weekends. Tens of thousands of
:18:48. > :18:58.people will come through Bala this week but the surrounding area
:18:59. > :19:04.benefits all year round. I have done to jobs there in the last few
:19:05. > :19:14.years, building work. It has been very good for my company. It's been
:19:15. > :19:17.a good opportunity to do big jobs. This is of the every step of 50
:19:18. > :19:22.years ago. It has grown up in many ways but its main goal remains to
:19:23. > :19:36.develop children's appreciation of culture and language through
:19:37. > :19:41.activity and performance. It is really portent in terms of the local
:19:42. > :19:50.economy here but in many ways the economy across Wales. For me as well
:19:51. > :19:54.in terms of activities, we are working with sport Wales and we are
:19:55. > :19:57.getting 25,000 sport opportunities through that wonderful volunteer
:19:58. > :20:02.workforce there Eisteddfod possesses. This weekend the pavilion
:20:03. > :20:07.will be packed away ready to be moved to a new site next year but
:20:08. > :20:14.Bala will continue to benefit even when the crowds are gone.
:20:15. > :20:17.Glanllyn has been celebrating a successful first year of its
:20:18. > :20:21.outreach programme so people don't just have to come to Bala to have
:20:22. > :20:23.training in outdoor pursuits, staff can go across Wales to teach
:20:24. > :20:32.children through the medium of Welsh. The message is spreading.
:20:33. > :20:35.Rugby, and emerging fly-half Owen Williams
:20:36. > :20:39.has been ruled out of Wales' tour to South Africa after being banned
:20:40. > :20:42.The Leicester Tigers stand-off appeared before a disciplinary
:20:43. > :20:45.hearing and admitted making contact with the eyes of Northampton centre
:20:46. > :20:47.Luther Burrell during their Aviva Premiership semi-final.
:20:48. > :20:50.He had been in line for a first call-up
:20:51. > :20:54.after impressive performances for the Tigers this season.
:20:55. > :20:56.Cardiff City have signed Italian striker Federico Mackeda
:20:57. > :21:00.The 22-year-old has a three year deal and will join the Bluebirds on
:21:01. > :21:03.July 1st when his current contract with Manchester United expires.
:21:04. > :21:06.Mackeda scored 10 goals in 18 matches on loan at
:21:07. > :21:23.The weather ruined Glamorgan 's push for victory in their championship
:21:24. > :21:26.match against Leicestershire. Despite regular stoppages Glamorgan
:21:27. > :21:30.got within two wickets victory as Leicestershire stumbled to 204th
:21:31. > :21:32.eight in their second innings. When the rain intervened this evening the
:21:33. > :21:37.match was called off at the draw. The Queen's baton relay has been
:21:38. > :21:39.touring Pembrokeshire On its fifth day in Wales,
:21:40. > :21:43.the baton started with a visit to St Davids Cathedral, where it was
:21:44. > :21:46.given a special blessing, and then continued north, ending
:21:47. > :21:49.today's journey in Machynlleth. Abigail Neal has been
:21:50. > :22:00.following its progress. On a pilgrimage to Pembrokeshire.
:22:01. > :22:09.The Queen's Baton arrived for a religious blessing. All may live in
:22:10. > :22:16.peace and happiness, truth and prosperity through Jesus Christ, our
:22:17. > :22:22.Lord. The idea of the Commonwealth in a world which is so fractured and
:22:23. > :22:32.its advisers so long is remarkable. To be associated with something
:22:33. > :22:41.weaves together nations is something great. The procession led through
:22:42. > :22:48.the Cathedral, at the famous steps and into the town. Despite the cold
:22:49. > :22:53.morning, there was a warm welcome. We went to see the Olympic torch in
:22:54. > :22:57.Fishguard and we wanted to come and support Saint Davids for the
:22:58. > :23:01.Commonwealth games. We have wonderful heritage in Saint Davids
:23:02. > :23:08.and we just wanted to be part of the excitement. I think it's fantastic.
:23:09. > :23:17.It gets the kids out to come and see it. After being blessed by Wales'
:23:18. > :23:21.smallest city the Queen's Baton will now go up the coast before heading
:23:22. > :23:25.to North Wales. Ceredigion was granted three stops along the way.
:23:26. > :23:30.The crowded high Street in Cardigan followed by a tour around the
:23:31. > :23:37.harbour in Aberaeron. Many of the bat and were children chosen for the
:23:38. > :23:43.love of sport. You usually see boys playing on the football pitch but we
:23:44. > :23:50.want girls to do it as well. I like doing running, mostly for all and
:23:51. > :23:57.rugby. I am a member of Aberystwyth life-saving club, swim club, I do
:23:58. > :24:03.gymnastics and kayaking and they do a number of sports and stuff like
:24:04. > :24:06.that for my school. After a promenade along the beach-front at
:24:07. > :24:10.Aberystwyth, it was onto Machynlleth for one last stop tonight as the
:24:11. > :24:14.road to Glasgow grows ever closer. Well, it looks as
:24:15. > :24:17.if the weather was fairly kind to How is the rest
:24:18. > :24:26.of the week shaping up, Derek? Well, I wish I could promise clear
:24:27. > :24:29.weather on the top of Snowdon As is often the case, it's likely to
:24:30. > :24:35.be damp and foggy and chilly too. But during the day the weather
:24:36. > :24:38.should improve as the baton travels down to Anglesey and it should be
:24:39. > :24:41.dry when it reaches Caernarfon. Back to today and much of Britain
:24:42. > :24:44.has been covered in cloud with some rain but
:24:45. > :24:47.South West Wales faired better. Some mist and hill fog
:24:48. > :25:04.and a mild night. Tomorrow's chart shows low pressure
:25:05. > :25:09.over southern Britain So here's the picture for 8.00am
:25:10. > :25:16.in the morning. Grey and damp in the north
:25:17. > :25:19.and east and Powys. Murky too with low cloud,
:25:20. > :25:22.mist and hill fog. The south
:25:23. > :25:29.and west drier with the odd shower. During the afternoon it will slowly
:25:30. > :25:33.brighten-up, especially in the south and west with a little
:25:34. > :25:36.sunshine, but not dry everywhere. And if you catch one it could be
:25:37. > :25:42.heavy with a risk of thunder. Generally,
:25:43. > :25:44.a little warmer than today. Top temperatures around 14C to 17C
:25:45. > :25:48.with a light to moderate breeze. If you're off to the Urdd Eisteddfod
:25:49. > :25:52.in Bala, the morning will be dull, damp and misty but it should
:25:53. > :25:56.improve during the afternoon. Tomorrow evening,
:25:57. > :25:59.a few scattered showers. Overnight, most these will die
:26:00. > :26:05.away with some mist and low cloud. Friday, it will gradually
:26:06. > :26:08.brighten-up with some sunshine. Most places dry
:26:09. > :26:11.but a few showers are likely. Most of these in the south
:26:12. > :26:19.and southwest. Most places dry and settled
:26:20. > :26:25.thanks to high pressure. I can't promise a clear, blue sky
:26:26. > :26:31.but some sunshine and feeling So better weather on the way
:26:32. > :26:55.by the end of this week. A reminder of our top stories. After
:26:56. > :27:01.the week of a reminder of our top stories. After the week. Look old
:27:02. > :27:05.shot has quit the party saying it's heading for disaster and a Nick
:27:06. > :27:10.Clegg. The party leader said it was not sensible for members to take
:27:11. > :27:15.potshots at the downside. The man in charge of policing the
:27:16. > :27:17.NATO summit in Newport this summer says the security and places will be
:27:18. > :27:22.more rigorous than the London Olympic Games and will break new
:27:23. > :27:26.ground for a British event. The Assistant Chief Constable Chris and
:27:27. > :27:32.it says thousands of police will take part. -- Chris Armitt.
:27:33. > :27:35.You can find more on our website at bbc.co.uk/walesnews,
:27:36. > :27:37.along with our Queens Commonwealth Baton blog.
:27:38. > :27:40.We'll have more at 8.00pm and at 10.25pm.