27/09/2014

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:00:00. > :00:12.ended. And

:00:13. > :00:20.Good evening. Wales was back children's Commissioner has told us

:00:21. > :00:27.more work needs to be done in struggles for underage teams can be

:00:28. > :00:31.given the vote. These school pupils were among more

:00:32. > :00:37.than 100 thousand under 18-year-olds who registered to vote in the

:00:38. > :00:42.Scottish referendum. There are now calls for 16 and 17-year-olds across

:00:43. > :00:47.the UK to be allowed to take part in the democratic process. The

:00:48. > :00:50.children's Commissioner for Wales wants to see the age lowered but

:00:51. > :00:58.more work has to be done first, he says. We need to invest real time in

:00:59. > :01:02.thinking through how we can equip young people to understand and be

:01:03. > :01:12.prepared for a decision to be made about voting -- lowering the voting

:01:13. > :01:17.age. One spokesman in the Welsh assembly went into schools to

:01:18. > :01:22.discuss the issue. Other parties want to see the voting age changed

:01:23. > :01:27.but some parties like the Conservatives are less and views

:01:28. > :01:32.yesterday. I am not selling -- thing we can't have it. It is something we

:01:33. > :01:37.should consider that we need to be very cautious on our approach to

:01:38. > :01:42.giving votes to 16-year-olds. What do young people themselves make of

:01:43. > :01:45.the debate about the voting age? Young people would like to have a

:01:46. > :01:50.say about what happens in their country but we don't have enough

:01:51. > :01:53.information yet full is what I know a lot of 16-year-olds are in

:01:54. > :01:58.impression above and we don't have enough expertise and knowledge to

:01:59. > :02:02.make an informed decision. The Scottish referendum has raised

:02:03. > :02:07.several big questions about the future of the UK and what the voting

:02:08. > :02:11.age should he is one of them. It will be up to MPs in Westminster to

:02:12. > :02:16.decide whether they should given the vote although there are calls for

:02:17. > :02:21.powers to make decisions like that to be devolved here to Cardiff Bay.

:02:22. > :02:27.The presiding officer has previously said there needs to be discussion

:02:28. > :02:33.about lowering the voting age and it seems it is already underway.

:02:34. > :02:37.There will be more on this story tomorrow from 11 o'clock here on BBC

:02:38. > :02:41.One Wales. Four men have been charged in

:02:42. > :02:46.connection with a plot to smuggle ?100 million of cocaine into the UK

:02:47. > :02:56.through Wales. About the time of the drugs were seized -- seized on a

:02:57. > :02:59.boat in the Atlantic. Doctors at Prince Philip Hospital

:03:00. > :03:04.have said the most seriously ill patients will be able to see a

:03:05. > :03:08.consultant immediately at a separate unit. Following protests against

:03:09. > :03:13.plans to change the accident had emergency department, the health

:03:14. > :03:17.board is seeking to reassure people who fear the unit is being

:03:18. > :03:22.downgraded. UKIP's Welsh MEP is accused of

:03:23. > :03:29.taking the people of Wales for granted. Speaking on the final day

:03:30. > :03:38.of the party 's conference in Doncaster, they said they plan to

:03:39. > :03:46.open branches in Wales. After 114 years, six Labour Prime Minister 's

:03:47. > :03:50.and 15 years of Labour rule in Cardiff a the Labour Party no longer

:03:51. > :03:55.speaks for all represents the man and woman on the street.

:03:56. > :04:01.In the Premier league, Swansea and Sunderland shared the spoils after a

:04:02. > :04:06.goalless draw. Cardiff city picked up all three points at home to

:04:07. > :04:11.Sheffield Wednesday. Newport beat Wimbledon comfortably and Wrexham

:04:12. > :04:17.recorded a 3-0 win at home to a study. Jamie Donaldson and Lee

:04:18. > :04:21.Westwood lost their morning match for Europe on the second day of the

:04:22. > :04:24.Ryder Cup in Scotland but they turned things around this afternoon

:04:25. > :04:27.with a thick tree over the Americans who trail Europe by 10-6.

:04:28. > :04:37.And now for the weather. Good evening. High pressure is still

:04:38. > :04:44.dominating and with that comes a quiet night. The odd spot of light

:04:45. > :04:53.rain or drizzle. For the majority, a dry night although perhaps fog and

:04:54. > :05:01.mist forming. High-pressure remaining in charge. Plenty of cloud

:05:02. > :05:03.but some sunny spells also. We are back tomorrow. From all of us

:05:04. > :05:19.here, have a good evening. Good evening. A stagnant September

:05:20. > :05:26.weather story continues. Today has been no exception. Rather quiet but

:05:27. > :05:29.fairly cloudy. There have been some breaks across East Anglia with

:05:30. > :05:32.temperatures up to 22 this afternoon. We could see some clearer

:05:33. > :05:34.skies down into the south-east through