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at the papers over on the BBC News Channel, but now on

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A new ?1 billion pound motorway for Wales has been announced tonight.

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It's the Welsh Government's solution to improving congestion

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opponents say there are cheaper options,

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Our Economics Correspondent Sarah Dickins reports.

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It was more than 50 years ago that the Mfour was built. For the last

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two decades, its congestion has become more and more intense and

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there has been debate about upgrading it. Last September, Barnes

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went to consultation with these three words look at -- boots looked

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at. After considering the responses to the consultation, the

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environmental report and associated assessments, I have decided to adopt

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the plan to build a new motorway between junction 23 and 29. The

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Liberal Democrats have opposed the route, as have for assembly members

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from the ministers' own party. In looking at the environmental

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considerations, which are of huge concern, are we planning for the

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long-term, like we have been talking about in the well-being of future

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generations, or I'll be making a short-term decision that does not

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look at the long-term consequences? The argument is that it is needed to

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get Wales moving, attract investment and jobs and help businesses grow. A

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price can comparison site employs workers alongside the existing

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motorway. Most commute on the motorway. Congestion affects their

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business. We often have people coming in late because of it. We

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have breakdowns and all of the rest of it. We sometimes have to send

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people home early. There is also an economic argument that this

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investment is not the best way to improve the Welsh economy. Building

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a new road may seem like an attractive solution, but it is a big

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boys' toy. It does not address the underlying problems. It is villages

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like this that will be affected when the new road is built. It is a

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beautiful countryside around here, I don't think it should be spoiled.

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This area of Wales is unique in terms of the landscape and the area.

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There are rare species that live there. It'll be tremendously

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damaging. Of course, this announcement comes one week after

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the Welsh Government unveiled its future generations built. If that

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becomes law, this project will have to prove that it is not just good

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for transport, but for Wales in the widest of sensors. -- senses.

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It was more than 50 years ago that the Mfour was built. For the last

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The SAS officer in charge of choosing new recruits has told

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an inquest all risk can't be eliminated, after a Royal Marine

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Ashley Hicks fell 100 feet down a gorge in Snowdonia.

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The Navy say a number of lessons have been learned.

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The coroner at Caernarfon recorded a verdict of accidental death.

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A man, accused of beating his girlfriend's

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baby to death while babysitting, says he can't explain the injuries.

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Michael Pearce, from Nelson near Caerphilly, admitted being

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in sole charge of six-week-old Alfie Sullock last August,

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A scout leader, a foster carer, an ex-police officer

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and a social service manager are among 59 people arrested in Wales

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The arrests were part of a UK-wide operation targeting people accessing

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As crime goes online, so are the detectives. They are working on

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intelligence from the National Crime Agency for six months officers have

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been closing in on suspected paedophiles. We arrested 51 people,

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search their properties and seized their computer equipment and any

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other electronic devices where they may have been storing abusive

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images. Across Wales, 30 arrests were made in the South Wales force

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area, 14 in Gwent, eight in North Wales and seven in Dafydd Powers.

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Two of the 59 were on the sex offenders register, the rest had not

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come to the attention of the police before. Was there a sense that this

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was coordinated? What people might call a paedophile ring? We saw no

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evidence of that in southern Wales, but we have gathered intelligence

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and images and I think the analytical work will be ongoing for

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some time. Some of the images being viewed and passed around were found

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openly on the Internet, but some on what -- weren't what has become

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known as the dark web. The dark web are websites that are on the

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Internet, but have not been indexed by the normal search engines. They

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can only be accessed by bespoke software and search engines. It is

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believed that that kind of... It can mask IP addresses and such. But

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there are methods are available that can identify and locate those

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offenders. The police said that two of the people were arrested during

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the course of this operation that have since taken their own lives. 12

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people had been charged with either possessing or distributing indecent

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material. The rest are awaiting decision from the Crown Prosecution

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Service. Officers involved in the case say their actions have already

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helped protect 58 children here in Wales.

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A member of the Wales team for the Commonwealth Games has been

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suspended from competing after failing a drugs test.

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800 metre runner Gareth Warburton has been charged with an anti-doping

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offence just a week before the start of the Glasgow Games.

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He says the failed test came as a ?huge shock?

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and that he's never knowingly taken any banned substance.

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Cricket and Welshman James Harris is returning to his former county,

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The bowler moved to Middlesex on a three-year deal in 2012 to further

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But he's struggled to win a regular place there this season.

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The quest for the Holy Grail has taken a new turn.

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The police have launched their own search after thieves stole

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a religious relic, claimed to be the cup from which

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The Nanteos Cup, a wooden chalice named after the mansion

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in Aberystwyth where it was once kept, had been loaned to a seriously

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ill woman in Herefordshire because of its claimed healing properties.

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It will feel more tropical and by the time we get the weekend there

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are some stormy conditions. A humid feel through tomorrow into the

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weekend. Tonight, some coastal showers, but for the majority it

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will be dry and will be cloudy with... We will see some mist and

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fog patches forming. It is a mild night with temperatures ranging from

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11 to 16 Celsius. High-pressure remaining in charge tomorrow, giving

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a set all day. But it is low pressure that takes charge tomorrow

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night and into the weekend, bringing stormy conditions. First thing

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tomorrow morning, a cloudy start, it will brighten up with just the few

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showers on the South coast. It is a largely dry story across the British

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Isles. We can look forward to a warm and sunny day. It will be very hot,

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especially in the South East where temperatures could get up to 30 or

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even maybe 30 or even maybe 32 Celsius by the Friday. Tomorrow

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afternoon, lots of sunshine around, a dry story, the odd isolated

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shower, impressive temperatures for the month of July, ranging between

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20 to 27 Celsius. The wind will be light and moderate, from a South

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easterly direction. The winds pick up, so quite blustery, as this front

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approaches and with it comes coastal showers and they could be thundery,

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as well. A mild night, temperatures from 16 to 20 Celsius. It could be

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uncomfortable for sleeping. Another decent day on Friday on the shower

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is clear. Very warm again, and then we have a warning for the showers on

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Saturday which could be quite thundery and caused some localised

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flooding across parts of the South and East. Further West, lighter in

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nature, Sunday will be a better day. We'll have the latest news

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and sport, traffic updates and weather in Breakfast

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from 6am tomorrow morning. Thank you for watching from all

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of us on the programme.

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