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:00:08. > :00:11.A murder investigation is launched, after human remains were found
:00:12. > :00:15.at this block of flats in Beddau, near Pontypridd.
:00:16. > :00:18.And cutting the number of councils could save ?650 million - the
:00:19. > :00:34.But not everyone's convinced it'll go ahead.
:00:35. > :00:41.A murder investigation is under way tonight,
:00:42. > :00:45.after the discovery of human remains at a village near Pontypridd.
:00:46. > :00:48.Officers were called to a block of flats in Beddau at around lunchtime.
:00:49. > :00:50.Detectives have appealed for information to try
:00:51. > :01:01.Scenes-of-crime officers have been conducting a fingertip search
:01:02. > :01:04.of land behind Trem-Y-Cwm flats in the heart of this village
:01:05. > :01:09.There has been a heavy police presence since the discovery
:01:10. > :01:12.of human remains was made at around one o'clock this afternoon.
:01:13. > :01:15.South Wales Police say they are treating the death as suspicious
:01:16. > :01:27.Residents say the police have been conducting house-to-house enquiries
:01:28. > :01:34.since mid-afternoon, asking if anybody had seen anything
:01:35. > :01:36.suspicious, then at just before eight o'clock this evening
:01:37. > :01:39.undertakers brought a body out from the front of this building.
:01:40. > :01:42.Police say the body was concealed above ground in an outside area
:01:43. > :01:44.of flats that were in the process of being demolished.
:01:45. > :01:46.Tonight the area is floodlit as officers carry out
:01:47. > :01:53.Loads has gone on in Beddau over the last few weeks.
:01:54. > :01:55.I fear for my children and everybody else's around here.
:01:56. > :01:57.It is disgusting, it is absolutely disgusting.
:01:58. > :01:59.It is quite frightening, to be honest with you.
:02:00. > :02:01.How close it is, right on your doorstep.
:02:02. > :02:09.Police say their priority is to first identify the person
:02:10. > :02:13.Detectives are appealing for anyone with any information to
:02:14. > :02:18.A postmortem examination will be carried out tomorrow.
:02:19. > :02:21.An 18-year-old man from Llanelli has been arrested on suspicion of
:02:22. > :02:24.blackmail by police investigating the alleged data breach against
:02:25. > :02:33.The personal details of more than 150,000 customers are
:02:34. > :02:36.believed to have been accessed following the attack last month.
:02:37. > :02:42.It's the fifth arrest in connection with the investigation.
:02:43. > :02:44.Taxpayers will save ?650 million over ten years
:02:45. > :02:53.That's the claim tonight from the Welsh Government, as it confirmed it
:02:54. > :02:57.wants to cut the number of councils here from 22 to eight or nine.
:02:58. > :03:00.But for the mergers to go ahead Labour will have to stay in power
:03:01. > :03:02.after the next Assembly election, and get support from parties
:03:03. > :03:12.Cenarth, famous for its falls, its cheese and,
:03:13. > :03:17.for those who love maps, for almost being in three counties at once.
:03:18. > :03:20.The town is in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion is on the other side
:03:21. > :03:24.of the river and downstream is Pembrokeshire.
:03:25. > :03:28.Before the last reorganisation all these counties were one.
:03:29. > :03:30.If the Labour Welsh Government has its
:03:31. > :03:35.Ministers want to scrap Wales' current 22 councils.
:03:36. > :03:37.Eight new authorities would be created.
:03:38. > :03:44.It's not a million miles away from the councils that existed 20
:03:45. > :03:51.They haven't decided whether to merge Conwy and Denbighshire,
:03:52. > :03:54.creating a third council in North Wales and nine in total.
:03:55. > :03:57.We know that we have 22 authorities, some of them very small
:03:58. > :04:04.They are not delivering in terms of quality of education services
:04:05. > :04:14.We also know that there is a cost of the current system and there is
:04:15. > :04:16.potential for substantial savings as we move forward with our proposals.
:04:17. > :04:24.Here in Newport the Labour leader of the council said he was
:04:25. > :04:26.horrified the Welsh Government was pushing ahead without meaningful
:04:27. > :04:32.He said this merger would leave the city short-changed.
:04:33. > :04:37.But ministers say their plans would save money.
:04:38. > :04:40.The merger would cost up to ?246 million but that will pay
:04:41. > :04:48.There will be fewer councillors than the current 1250, perhaps as few as
:04:49. > :04:54.700, and there will be fewer people working in admin for local councils.
:04:55. > :04:58.There are 9000 now and that could fall to just over 7000.
:04:59. > :05:02.We need to reorganise local government due to
:05:03. > :05:07.the current context, not just financial but also the need for us
:05:08. > :05:10.to work across a broad range of areas to improve the lot of Wales.
:05:11. > :05:14.That hasn't changed and my opinion hasn't changed.
:05:15. > :05:26.Labour still has a long way to go to convince some of its own.
:05:27. > :05:30.Here in Newport the Friars Walk shopping centre has just opened
:05:31. > :05:34.but the council leader says if the city were part of Gwent
:05:35. > :05:36.facelifts like this would be more difficult to achieve.
:05:37. > :05:38.Just one headache for whoever tries to push forward with
:05:39. > :05:40.these plans after next made's collection.
:05:41. > :05:45.A BBC Wales investigation has found that Welsh rugby players -
:05:46. > :05:48.from grassroots to semi-pro level - make up a THIRD of all British
:05:49. > :05:52.A former player - who at one point played at semi-professional level -
:05:53. > :05:54.has admitted taking steroids, but never got caught.
:05:55. > :05:57.He also said the use of anabolic steroids in the game is widespread.
:05:58. > :06:02.I think people are probably blind to it.
:06:03. > :06:07.And if the truth came out I think there would probably be a lot
:06:08. > :06:12.The pressures when you are younger to make those
:06:13. > :06:14.quick jumps, especially with young players now who have got
:06:15. > :06:16.the opportunity to have a full-time professional career, I certainly
:06:17. > :06:21.I think it is a problem in society to start with
:06:22. > :06:24.and I wouldn't sit here and say, you know, it's not an issue in rugby.
:06:25. > :06:30.The fact is, even one player getting banned is one too many.
:06:31. > :06:34.So the challenge for us not just in rugby but in sport generally,
:06:35. > :06:41.I think, is we've got to try and get it out of the game.
:06:42. > :06:45.And you can get more on this story in Week In Week Out, right after
:06:46. > :06:49.A community council in Denbighshire has been criticised for publishing
:06:50. > :06:53.its agendas and official documents in Welsh only.
:06:54. > :06:56.The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has described Cynwyd Community
:06:57. > :06:58.Council as "intransigent" for refusing to change its policy,
:06:59. > :07:06.despite being asked to provide an English translation.
:07:07. > :07:09.A year on in, I've had to issue this public report because
:07:10. > :07:24.of the complete intransigence of the community council, and to me
:07:25. > :07:25.now...this is not a linguistic issue,
:07:26. > :07:32.This is not some kind of private club which can decide its own rules.
:07:33. > :07:35.If we are asked to do something nicely we lean over backwards.
:07:36. > :07:38.But if we are told to do something and threatened with the ombudsman I
:07:39. > :07:41.think it is a reasonable answer to say, OK, we will discuss this issue
:07:42. > :07:46.Football, and it's six matches unbeaten
:07:47. > :07:53.The Exiles drew 1-1 at second-placed Oxford United tonight.
:07:54. > :08:01.Let's see what the weather has in store - Sue has tonight's forecast.
:08:02. > :08:10.After a cold start to the week we are moving into a milder but more
:08:11. > :08:15.unsettled spell. Out X of rain overnight, pushing through on brisk
:08:16. > :08:19.north westerly winds. -- outbreaks of rain. Temperatures of seven to
:08:20. > :08:25.nine Celsius, the strong winds persisting into tomorrow on the
:08:26. > :08:31.pushing in stronger showers on and off. Those showers strongest in the
:08:32. > :08:37.north and west of the UK. The brisk north-westerly winds feeling chilly
:08:38. > :08:42.in north-east Scotland at seven Celsius, milder in Devon and
:08:43. > :08:45.Cornwall. Some brighter spells in between the showers but strong
:08:46. > :08:51.north-westerly winds, gusty along Cardigan Bay. 11 degrees in
:08:52. > :08:55.Pembrokeshire. Tomorrow night largely dry but often cloudy with a
:08:56. > :09:02.few isolated showers for a time, staying gusty but not too cold at
:09:03. > :09:06.six to 10 Celsius. Thursday might be cloudy but some bright spells, mist
:09:07. > :09:13.and hill fog, patchy rain more likely for the north and west but
:09:14. > :09:19.slightly milder, 11 to 13 Celsius and turning milder on Thursday
:09:20. > :09:22.night. With the Atlantic influence, also very changeable with another
:09:23. > :09:28.front arriving on Friday. Friday might start dry but more rain and
:09:29. > :09:36.stronger winds by the afternoon, quite wet and windy at times. Behind
:09:37. > :09:41.the cold front dryer and colder for a time, overnight Saturday remaining
:09:42. > :09:45.windy with the risk of windy showers and further rain on the way on
:09:46. > :09:49.Saturday. Very changeable this week and colder for a time as we head
:09:50. > :09:51.into the weekend. Week In Week Out on drugs
:09:52. > :09:54.in rugby next. That's Wales Today,
:09:55. > :09:56.thank you for watching. From all of us on the programme,
:09:57. > :10:02.goodnight. Do you ever have that dream
:10:03. > :10:05.when you're falling?