:00:20. > :00:23.A teenager has been told he will never walk again after falling
:00:24. > :00:27.Joshua Davies said he was being chased by bullies who
:00:28. > :00:31.Joshua from Pontypridd has Asperger's Syndrome.
:00:32. > :00:36.He fell 50 feet into the River Taff, breaking his spine in four places.
:00:37. > :00:39.His mother believes he was bullied because of his disability.
:00:40. > :00:46.Described by his mother as a boy with a positive attitude,
:00:47. > :00:49.18-year-old Joshua Davies is now facing months of intensive treatment
:00:50. > :00:53.after the accident which almost cost him his life.
:00:54. > :00:56.Joshua was crossing this bridge in Pontypridd when he said
:00:57. > :01:07.He climbed on the outside of the railings to escape, claiming
:01:08. > :01:13.He broke his back in four places, both his ankles and his wrist.
:01:14. > :01:16.Today, his stepfather and mother were back at the scene.
:01:17. > :01:18.They say he was bullied because he has Asperger's syndrome,
:01:19. > :01:33.He's a young boy, he doesn't deserve what he's been left with.
:01:34. > :01:37.I just wish I could take it away from him.
:01:38. > :01:40.I know that Joshua has been bullied and I know that other
:01:41. > :01:44.As much as Joshua pretends everything is OK, if you're
:01:45. > :01:53.It has had a huge impact on the family.
:01:54. > :01:59.His older brothers and his sister, they are all very upset.
:02:00. > :02:02.On the day they saw Joshua in hospital,
:02:03. > :02:06.The charity which supports people with autism
:02:07. > :02:17.A huge amount of people are affected by this particular issue.
:02:18. > :02:26.This survey we did with families, we found that, particularly in relation
:02:27. > :02:29.to Asperger's syndrome, about 90% of parents reported that there has
:02:30. > :02:32.Police say they have investigated three allegations of assault against
:02:33. > :02:36.They say there is no obvious link with this latest incident.
:02:37. > :02:39.Three boys have been arrested and released on police bail.
:02:40. > :02:42.Delegates have started arriving, the navy has docked,
:02:43. > :02:49.There are warnings of traffic disruption, roads between the Celtic
:02:50. > :02:52.Manor resort in Newport and Cardiff are the most likely to be affected.
:02:53. > :02:53.Tonight, there've already been arrests
:02:54. > :02:56.after what police call low level protests in Cardiff city centre.
:02:57. > :02:58.But what is the summit really all about?
:02:59. > :03:13.Our political correspondent Daniel Davies has been finding out.
:03:14. > :03:15.When NATO comes to town, this is what it looks like.
:03:16. > :03:18.The Royal navy's HMS Duncan arriving in Cardiff this afternoon.
:03:19. > :03:20.Onshore and in the skies, a huge police and Navy presence.
:03:21. > :03:26.of a metre either side as she gingerly edges in.
:03:27. > :03:30.Many preparations are going in for a busy and full programme.
:03:31. > :03:37.After the Second World War, and at the start of the Cold War, 12
:03:38. > :03:43.European and North American allies banded together for mutual defence.
:03:44. > :03:46.By the time of its last summit in Chicago two years ago,
:03:47. > :03:51.It has outlasted the Soviet Union, so with no Cold War to fight,
:03:52. > :03:59.Under its founding treaty, NATO members agreed that an armed
:04:00. > :04:05.attack on one of them is considered an attack against them all.
:04:06. > :04:09.65 years later, NATO now has 28 members.
:04:10. > :04:11.It has expanded eastwards into former Communist territory.
:04:12. > :04:14.Albania and Croatia are the newest members with more nations
:04:15. > :04:21.Around 60 heads of state and government leaders are expected
:04:22. > :04:29.Behind the ring of steel, they will discuss the future of Afghanistan,
:04:30. > :04:34.where Nato troops are preparing to pull out, and the crisis in Ukraine.
:04:35. > :04:37.One man who has been on the inside in the past is the UK's
:04:38. > :04:43.It's not for show, it's very serious.
:04:44. > :04:49.But a lot of it is predetermined with drafts and communiques.
:04:50. > :04:54.But the key questions of what is going to happen in Afghanistan
:04:55. > :04:57.after the withdrawal, how do you ensure the interoperability of NATO
:04:58. > :05:03.forces, what is going to happen with Ukraine, those are big issues and it
:05:04. > :05:11.opinion. NATO's mission used to be so simple in the old days,
:05:12. > :05:21.Now with complicated conflicts smouldering on its borders,
:05:22. > :05:31.today's alliance is coming to Wales to decide its modern mission.
:05:32. > :05:34.A soldier from Wrexham was killed during an attack by insurgents on
:05:35. > :05:37.an army check point in Afghanistan in 2012 an inquest has heard.
:05:38. > :05:39.Grenadier Guardsman Jamie Shadrake, who was 20,
:05:40. > :05:44.The coroner said, he was satisfied that the Army had since
:05:45. > :05:51.We believed in Jamie and what he was doing in Afghanistan.
:05:52. > :05:53.His selfless sacrifice has helped the people of Afghanistan
:05:54. > :05:59.and I am so proud of my son and what he has achieved in his short life.
:06:00. > :06:02.As a family, we are grateful to the help and support that we have
:06:03. > :06:08.received from the Grenadier Guards through this difficult time.
:06:09. > :06:10.A Welsh country and western singer, who hosts a programme on
:06:11. > :06:14.BBC Radio Cymru, has apologised for posting a comment
:06:15. > :06:18.on Twitter which was offensive about the Pakistani community.
:06:19. > :06:21.John Jones later deleted the comment which said there were,
:06:22. > :06:25."Too many of them in the country anyway," and apologised.
:06:26. > :06:30.BBC Wales said the original tweet was totally unacceptable.
:06:31. > :06:32.It has written to him, outlining the high standards it
:06:33. > :06:39.The family of a 12 year old boy who was swept out to sea off Anglesey on
:06:40. > :06:41.Friday has thanked everyone involved in the search for his body.
:06:42. > :06:43.Issac Nash, who's from Huddersfield in Yorkshire, was
:06:44. > :06:53.on holiday with his family, when the accident happened near Aberffraw.
:06:54. > :06:55.The Royal British Legion has launched a pop-in centre in Cardiff
:06:56. > :06:58.where people leaving the armed forces will be able to
:06:59. > :07:00.The First Minister visited the centre
:07:01. > :07:03.which aims to help the Legion meet a growing demand for its services.
:07:04. > :07:22.Similar facilities will be opening in Swansea, Wrexham and Caernarfon.
:07:23. > :07:27.It is all about ease of access. A lot of people coming out of the
:07:28. > :07:31.armed services do not know how the system works. There is somebody who
:07:32. > :07:35.can guide them through things, step-by-step.
:07:36. > :07:39.BBC Cymru Wales and Sport Wales are joining forces
:07:40. > :07:41.again this December for the country's biggest annual celebration
:07:42. > :07:45.The Wales Sport Awards will take place on the 8th December when
:07:46. > :07:48.among the prizes to be handed out will be BBC Wales Sports Personality
:07:49. > :07:51.You can also nominate people for the grassroots awards.
:07:52. > :07:53.For more information and how to vote, go to
:07:54. > :08:22.Certainly very warm for September. The fine, warm and settled weather
:08:23. > :08:25.continues tomorrow. Tonight, clear spells, mist and fog patches. Some
:08:26. > :08:30.cloud could be thick enough to produce at the odd spot of drizzle,
:08:31. > :08:40.holding up the temperatures as well. Not as chilly as last night. Cloudy
:08:41. > :08:48.start tomorrow. But that mist and fog will lift and break to leave a
:08:49. > :08:55.clear day. Sunny spells developing for most of us tomorrow, turning a
:08:56. > :09:03.bit hazy at times. Highs between 16 Celsius in north-west Scotland, and
:09:04. > :09:09.into the 20s in the south-east. In Wales, temperatures creeping up into
:09:10. > :09:15.the low 20s across Wales. A similar, settled picture for Thursday,
:09:16. > :09:21.largely fine with variable crowd. -- variable cloud. Some lingering
:09:22. > :09:26.Calstock missed. High pressure is keeping things settled over the next
:09:27. > :09:31.few days, but later in the week at these low pressure systems will try
:09:32. > :09:36.to push in. High pressure could keep them at bay and keep things dry, but
:09:37. > :09:44.it looks as if they will make inroads, especially by Sunday. The
:09:45. > :09:50.detail is a bit difficult to pin down. Finally for the next couple of
:09:51. > :09:56.days. It should be dry, but cloudy for the weekend.
:09:57. > :10:00.Thank you. We are back with the latest news, sport and weather
:10:01. > :10:02.reports on breakfast from 630 tomorrow morning. Goodbye.