27/12/2015 BBC Wales Today


27/12/2015

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The Champions had looked set

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for the win, but Osman Sow's stunning free kick in injury time

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meant the game finished in a draw.

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The result leaves Hearts in third.

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Just before we go, a Briton has become the first person

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to row non-stop and solo across the Pacific Ocean.

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It took

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John Beeden six months to row from San Francisco in the US

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to Cairns in Australia.

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The 53 year old - who has previously

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crossed the Atlantic - says he's delighted

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with his achievement.

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You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

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That's all from me, stay with us on BBC1,

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it's time for the news where you are.

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Good evening.

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A cleanup operation is taking place across North Wales

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following yesterday's flooding.

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Residents in Gwynedd and Anglesey have been assessing the damage

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to their homes, and the A55 dual carriageway -

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which was shut near Bangor - has now been re-opened.

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Today, there have been calls for the Welsh Government

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to take action.

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Jennifer Jones has the latest.

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Flood water being pumped out of the cellars of a high street.

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This resilient town is once again open for business

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despite the flooding yesterday and today's cleanup operation.

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We had farmers down with tractors, we had all the locals out.

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We had sandbags.

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Basically we had to make do with what we had.

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Yes, we had properties which went underwater,

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which is not what you want, but had the people not come out,

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it would have been a lot worse.

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The high velocity pump in attendance on Anglesey came from Newtown

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in Powys, they were told that the appliance from Llandudno

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could not get to the island because the A55 in Bangor was shut.

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It is not the first time the stretch of the coastal area has flooded

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and now opposition parties are calling for the Welsh Government

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to take action.

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They have not done the necessary work to make sure that this vital

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artery into the north-west of Wales remains open after heavy rain.

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Now this is it, this must be the last time that this happens

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because it is a risk to lives as well as being a major

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inconvenience for this part of Wales.

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The Welsh Government has said it has invested significantly in flood risk

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management schemes in North Wales and will now work with local

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authorities to see what additional action can be taken to speed up

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the work to protect homes and motorists.

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That cannot come soon enough for the people of this area whose

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homes were affected.

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Nor for the motorists who were stranded as five main

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A roads were shut in Gwynedd.

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The roads have now re-opened and residents are returning to them.

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But the damage cannot be fixed overnight.

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It has taken 20 years to restore this walled botanical garden.

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And now the work starts all over again.

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The lower wall has collapsed and as you can see, it has taken

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everything with it.

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It has flooded down the valley and we have found pieces

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of the walled garden, right down at the bottom

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of the valley in the river.

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We have had thousands of people ringing up to support me.

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Sorry, I am absolutely devastated.

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As Anthony thinks about replanting his garden,

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there remain four more flood warnings in place in Wales tonight.

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Forecasters predict more rain over the next few days.

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Police in Caerphilly are investigating after thieves

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broke into a church on Christmas Day.

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They tried to steal a safe but abandoned it in the car park.

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But they did get away with hundreds of pounds worth

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of computer equipment.

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Parishioners have rallied round to fix the damage.

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I was really sad to hear that news, I think that is really diabolical.

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At any time of the year especially, but at this time, terrible.

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I think it is absolutely shocking.

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I am sure that the church will rally around and people will come

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to the aid of the church, I would imagine.

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Rugby, and in another tense Pro12 Christmas derby,

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the Blues snatched the win from the Dragons at Rodney Parade.

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Rhys Patchell landed a last minute penalty to make

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the final score 21-20.

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The Dragons had been leading all the way but let their rivals

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back into the game with two late tries.

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Football, and Swansea City caretaker manager Alan Curtis

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praised his side's spirit after they beat West Bromwich Albion

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to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone.

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Ki Sung-yueng got the only goal of the game after goalkeeper

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Boaz Myhill failed to hold a loose ball.

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The win was the Swans' first since October.

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Psychologically anyway, we are now out of the bottom three.

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That is where we have not been for a long time.

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It is our first win in about 13 or 14 games, so from a confidence

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point of view, it will give the player is a huge lift.

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But as I have said to them, we have to begin again on Monday.

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Not just Monday but we have to carry this on.

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The weather now and it should be a clear night for most,

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which means it will feel much fresher than of late early on Monday

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morning, around 8 Celsius.

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It'll be a dry and brighter start for most places, although it

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will turn cloudier later with rain moving in from the west.

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