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will talk to the Foreign Secretary, Phillip

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will talk to the Foreign Secretary, Phillip Hammond

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Welcome to Wales Today our top stories -

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was Jon Styler, a former headmaster from Newport,

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one of the most prolific paedophiles in the country?

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Tonight, questions for the Local Council and the police.

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And Christopher May, charged with killing a woman he met in a pub

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in Pontypridd, a court hears she was "brutally and viciously" murdered.

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Good evening.

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A former headteacher from Newport, accused of historical sexual abuse,

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may have been one of Wales' most prolific paedophiles,

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according to solicitors representing his alleged victims.

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Lawyers say Jon Styler, who killed himself while being

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investigated by police could have abused more than 100 boys.

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He denied all the allegations. Jordan Davies reports.

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Jon Styler, as some would have known him.

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A talented musician and charismatic young headteacher.

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Others claim he was a predatory paedophile who abused young boys.

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Solicitors now believe that there may be more than 100 victims,

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making him one of Wales's most prolific paedophiles.

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This man, a former police officer, who doesn't want to be identified

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was speaking for the first time says he and his brother were abused

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by Jon Styler and that his brother told police about the abuse in 2005

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but the details weren't properly recorded.

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It's such a shame to hear

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that this type of incident, along with a lot of other tragic cases

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in our lives, still go on today.

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Little things, details matter in policing.

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They matter enormously.

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So, why wasn't that link made?

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Jon Styler killed himself in 2007, following another allegation

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made earlier that year.

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BBC Wales has learned that Gwent Police didn't connect

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these two allegations.

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The force has launched a review, following our investigation.

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We also understand a formal complaint has been made to

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the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

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But Jon Styler's alleged behaviour at the Welsh primary school was

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questioned as far back as the 1970s.

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Concerns were raised by this man, the deputy head Lyndon Middleship.

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Speaking publicly for the first time, he questions

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the way this case has been handled.

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The police came to the school, questioned the head, the deputy head

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and some of the teachers, but none of them had ever taught with Styler.

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No police came at all and ask me anything about the situation.

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Newport Council said it has no record of Gwent Police contacting

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them about the allegations.

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Nor does it have Jon Styler's personnel records.

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The council says it can't comment further.

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The matter is subject to a compensation claim.

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The Children's Commissioner for Wales says the way the case was

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handled should be looked at again.

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Potentially by a high profile ongoing judge-led enquiry.

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This case fits for me exactly within

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the Goddard Enquiry, a general enquiry into historic sexual abuse

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claims for the whole of England and

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Wales. Jon Styler denied all the allegations against him.

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The police and crime commission for Quinn says lessons says lessons

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have now been learned and urges any victims of historical

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abuse to come forward.

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More on this story in Week in, Week Out immediately

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after this programme.

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A court has heard that a woman was brutally murdered at a flat in

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Pontypridd, after meeting a man in a nearby pub. Tracey Woodford's body

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was found dismembered in a flat in the town, days after being reported

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missing in April. Rebecca John reports.

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50-year-old Christopher May seen here at a previous hearing.

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He was accused in court of strangling and killing 47-year-old

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Tracy Woodford in a deliberate, brutal, and vicious murder.

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The two had met in this pub in Pontypridd

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on Tuesday the 21st of April.

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Tracey Woodford who was single and unemployed was reported missing

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by her family the following day.

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Police called at Christopher May's flat on Friday 24th of April, where

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they described what was described as "a truly gruesome sight."

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The jury was told that when officers went to Christopher

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May's flat, they were immediately struck by the foul smell,

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despite the wide-open windows.

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He allowed them to search the flat and in the bathroom,

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when one officer pulled back the shower curtain, he was confronted

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with a sight he had never seen before and certainly didn't expect.

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Christopher May was immediately arrested on suspicion of murder

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and he told officers they would find further remains in a storm

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drain at Pontypridd rugby club.

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This sparked a detailed forensic search which took in several

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locations across the town.

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The jury has been told that Christopher May admits that

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his actions were responsible for Tracey Woodford's death

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but he denies murdering her.

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The trial at Cardiff Crown Court is expected to last two weeks.

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A man has been charged with murder,

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following the death of a 22-year-old man in Carmarthenshire.

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Simon Bell was taken to hospital after an incident in Llanelli

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on Friday but later died.

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Wesley Jones is due to appear before Magistrates tomorrow.

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A 52-year-old man has been released on bail pending further enquires.

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All of Arriva Trains Wales services will be cancelled this

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Thursday and Friday because of industrial action.

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Members of the RMT and Aslef unions will strike

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for 48 hours in a dispute over pay and working conditions.

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The Conservatives would consider

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supporting the Welsh Government's proposal for a new motorway

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around Newport - if the First Minister can prove

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that it will cost less than the official estimate.

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Carwyn Jones has refused to put an exact figure on the total.

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The final decision won't be made until after next year's

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Assembly Elections.

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Here's Our Political Editor Nick Servini.

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It would be the biggest single infrastructure project carried

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out by the Welsh government.

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A six-lane motorway 15 miles long to the south of Newport,

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avoiding the notorious tunnels with a price tag of ?1 billion,

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or so we thought.

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Now, the First Minister says it would be nowhere near that.

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Although he has refused to say how much it will cost for fear

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of damaging contract negotiations.

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We will have countries tendering for the contracts to build the M4 if it

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gets to that stage, as is our plan.

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Revealing beforehand what your target figure is, is not a wise

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move in the world of business.

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Without an overall majority, the Labour Welsh government needs

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support from one of the opposition parties and none have

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been prepared to give it.

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Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats support

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a cheaper alternative, to upgrade the existing Southern

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distributor road in Newport.

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The Conservatives say there's an opportunity for the

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First Minister to build support for a new motorway if he is more

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transparent with the figures.

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He should come out with the parameters that he believes

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his government and any future Welsh government will be operating on

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when they commission this road.

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If he can do that, then I think he will gain a lot of

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support and there will be traction in delivering this project.

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What we have learned today is that if a lid can be kept on the costs

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of this new motorway, then the Tories are willing to talk

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to Labour about it.

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Now, there's a long way to go on this but at a time when many

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people simply think this road isn't going to be built, it just opens the

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door to the possibility of a deal.

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Let's see what the weather has in store here's Derek Brockway.

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Hello again.

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The temperature in Flintshire didn't fall below 15.7 Celsius last night,

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a new November record.

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It's going to stay mild and breezy tonight.

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More rain and drizzle.

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Most of the rain on the mountains in the Northwest.

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Dry to the north and east on high ground.

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Some flooding on the Conwy Valley at the moment.

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And there are still seven flood alerts in force.

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Tomorrow morning, damper for most of us, drier in the marches and to

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the north-east some poor conditions on the Snowdonia Mountains,

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some heavy rain reaching Anglesey.

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Across the rest of the UK, a band of rain through northern

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England and the Irish Sea will move south-east through the day.

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Some of that rain heavily.

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Further east, drier and brighter across eastern England.

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To the north and west, brightening up across Scotland and Northern

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Ireland, some heavy showers in the north-west later in the afternoon.

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16 degrees in London tomorrow, still very mild.

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A few degrees cooler in Glasgow.

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In Wales tomorrow afternoon, there will be some damp, wet weather.

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The rain heaviest on the hills and mountains in the west

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and north-west.

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But the rain should start to clear late in the afternoon and

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into the evening.

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Once again, temperatures above average.

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Tomorrow night, turning drier and clear everywhere and

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a much cooler night but still not that cold for this time of year.

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Thursday, a promising start, dry and bright in the morning with

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some sunshine but it won't last.

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The wind will pick up again.

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Rain expected during the afternoon and evening.

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That rain will clear away on Thursday night,

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Friday a brighter and colder day.

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Some sunshine and blustery showers, heavy in places, hail

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and thunder possible, even a little snow on the top of Mount Snowdon.

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Into the weekend, it is all change again.

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Turning mild and windy with more rain and drizzle.

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See you.

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That's Wales Today -

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thank you for watching from all of us on the programme, good night.

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