06/12/2015

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0:00:00 > 0:00:00on all of today's stories, including the latest on

0:00:15 > 0:00:15Good evening.

0:00:15 > 0:00:18A father and his seven-year-old son have died after they were hit

0:00:18 > 0:00:21by a car while crossing a road in South Wales.

0:00:21 > 0:00:23It happened on a dual carriageway near Talbot Green,

0:00:23 > 0:00:28in the early hours of this morning. Caroline Evans reports.

0:00:28 > 0:00:33A single bunch of roses today marked the scene of the accident.

0:00:33 > 0:00:37This busy road runs between the M4 and Talbot Green.

0:00:37 > 0:00:41The father, who is said to have been 43, and his son were crossing

0:00:41 > 0:00:44the southbound carriageway near to the entrance

0:00:44 > 0:00:50of a furniture store when they were hit.

0:00:50 > 0:00:51Bryan George, who lives close to the road,

0:00:51 > 0:00:54said he had seen them with other members of their family walking

0:00:54 > 0:00:58along and singing minutes before.

0:00:58 > 0:01:01He believes they were trying to cross at this point because there

0:01:01 > 0:01:03is a footpath here over the verge.

0:01:03 > 0:01:06It is, he says, the latest in a series of tragedies

0:01:06 > 0:01:08along this stretch of road.

0:01:08 > 0:01:11Four years ago, there was a guy killed on a motorbike.

0:01:11 > 0:01:14There has been numerous accidents.

0:01:14 > 0:01:17Me and my wife, we were talking to a neighbour

0:01:17 > 0:01:21earlier on and the amount of times we have run out with blankets

0:01:21 > 0:01:23and towels and offered people coffee, do you know what I mean?

0:01:23 > 0:01:26It has been waiting to happen and now it has happened.

0:01:26 > 0:01:30Maybe now, they will do something about it, but it is much too late

0:01:30 > 0:01:32for these guys, yeah?

0:01:32 > 0:01:36Both father and son were taken to the nearby Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

0:01:36 > 0:01:38Police say the 22-year-old driver of the Alpha Romeo was arrested

0:01:38 > 0:01:41at the scene and is assisting police with their enquiries.

0:01:41 > 0:01:49The investigation into exactly what happened here is still ongoing.

0:01:49 > 0:01:51Police are appealing for anyone who feels they may have information

0:01:51 > 0:02:01that might help to come forward. Caroline Evans, BBC Wales.

0:02:01 > 0:02:04Firefighters have been tackling a fire at a wood recycling centre

0:02:04 > 0:02:06in Newport Docks. Around 20,000 tonnes of wood chippings

0:02:06 > 0:02:07caught fire yesterday afternoon.

0:02:07 > 0:02:29Residents have been advised to keep their windows and doors closed.

0:02:29 > 0:02:30Power has been restored

0:02:30 > 0:02:32in North Wales tonight, after high winds and flooding.

0:02:32 > 0:02:34Engineers have worked all weekend to restore electricity,

0:02:34 > 0:02:35after 700 homes lost power yesterday,

0:02:35 > 0:02:37mainly in Conwy and Denbighshire.

0:02:37 > 0:02:40The Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed Powys says it is important

0:02:40 > 0:02:42that smaller, regional sea ports are not overlooked,

0:02:42 > 0:02:45as part of anti-terror plans. Police presence at UK ports

0:02:45 > 0:02:48has been stepped up in the wake of events in Paris last month.

0:02:48 > 0:02:50Here is our Political Correspondent, Arwyn Jones.

0:02:50 > 0:02:53Following last month's terror attacks in Paris, the UK government

0:02:53 > 0:02:55carried out a review of security at all ports.

0:02:55 > 0:02:57But there is concern that, if too much attention is paid

0:02:57 > 0:02:59to the larger cross-Channel ports, such as Dover,

0:02:59 > 0:03:02there could be less focus elsewhere.

0:03:02 > 0:03:05The Police and Crime Commisioner for Dyfed Powys

0:03:05 > 0:03:07said it was important not to open the back door,

0:03:07 > 0:03:10by closing the front door.

0:03:10 > 0:03:13The port of Milford Haven is the largest in Wales

0:03:13 > 0:03:15and is the largest energy port in the United Kingdom,

0:03:15 > 0:03:19though there is no suggestion of a specific threat against it.

0:03:19 > 0:03:22It is a site of critical national infrastructure

0:03:22 > 0:03:24and it is guarded accordingly, so there are more than the usual

0:03:24 > 0:03:27level of response officers there. There is a very particular plan

0:03:27 > 0:03:32to policing it. It is something that I have discussed, particularly

0:03:32 > 0:03:34recently, with the Chief Constable. He is obviously very aware

0:03:34 > 0:03:37of the threat, as well.

0:03:37 > 0:03:39As the RAF continues air strikes against the so-called

0:03:39 > 0:03:44Islamic State in Syria, the former UK ambassador to NATO

0:03:44 > 0:03:47and the United Nations, told BBC Wales that Russia

0:03:47 > 0:03:50and the US had a responsibility to work together, but it was

0:03:50 > 0:03:56unlikely that British soldiers would be sent to Syria.

0:03:56 > 0:03:58Countries in the region will have to play a bigger part.

0:03:58 > 0:04:01What I would look for, if there was going to be an internationalisation

0:04:01 > 0:04:05of it, would be that, if there is a peace agreement,

0:04:05 > 0:04:09if conditions are sufficiently in place, that the United Nations

0:04:09 > 0:04:13might deploy peacekeepers, but that is a long way down the road.

0:04:13 > 0:04:16The bombing campaign against IS in Syria has only just begun

0:04:16 > 0:04:22and, clearly, has a long way to go.

0:04:22 > 0:04:25Rugby now and the Dragons have earned a shock 22-6 Pro12 win

0:04:25 > 0:04:27over Munster at Rodney Parade. Captain Rynard Landman scored

0:04:27 > 0:04:32the game's only try late on. Meanwhile, Justin Tipuric scored

0:04:32 > 0:04:40two of the Ospreys' five tries, in their 39-22 away win to Zebre.

0:04:42 > 0:04:45A look at the weather forecast now and patchy rain will clear away

0:04:45 > 0:04:47north through tomorrow morning, allowing it to turn dry and sunny

0:04:47 > 0:04:50for a time, before further heavy rain arrives during the evening.

0:04:50 > 0:04:53It will be another mild day and winds will continue to strengthen,

0:04:53 > 0:04:57with a top temperature 15 Celsius.

0:04:57 > 0:05:00We are back in Breakfast, with updates from 6.25am.

0:05:00 > 0:05:01From all of us on the late team, goodnight.