:00:07. > :00:10.Hospitals across the country are facing unprecedented demand -
:00:11. > :00:13.health boards urge people not to attend A unless they really
:00:14. > :00:16.And it's the biggest expansion of Cardiff in a century.
:00:17. > :00:36.The controversial plan to build 20,000 new homes is approved.
:00:37. > :00:40.Hospitals across the country are under severe or extreme pressure
:00:41. > :00:45.Demand from patients has surged after christmas,
:00:46. > :00:47.especially for ambulances, GP out of hours clinics,
:00:48. > :00:54.Some health boards are asking patients not to attend Accident
:00:55. > :00:56.and Emergency unless they really need to.
:00:57. > :01:06.This lady has been rushed to A after
:01:07. > :01:16.Not all patients arrive at A by ambulance but for those
:01:17. > :01:19.do, they take a very short journey into this room where paramedics
:01:20. > :01:21.and hospital staff discuss the condition of each incoming
:01:22. > :01:23.patients before the handover is complete.
:01:24. > :01:26.This is an everyday scenario at this hospital
:01:27. > :01:38.for staff here and at other departments around Wales,
:01:39. > :01:39.the workload can be much greater.
:01:40. > :01:42.It is an extremely challenging time for the hospital and this week has
:01:43. > :01:46.We've had a higher number of medical emergency
:01:47. > :01:50.That has put pressure on the whole of the hospital,
:01:51. > :01:52.stopped patients being able to move through hospital properly
:01:53. > :01:56.and that is translated into pieces being unable to get through the A
:01:57. > :01:59.Some of the six health boards are reporting severe
:02:00. > :02:02.Prince Charles Hospital is under extreme pressure.
:02:03. > :02:06.It's a similar situation at the Royal Gwent in south-east
:02:07. > :02:08.Wales and at Wrexham Maelor and Glan Clwyd Hospital
:02:09. > :02:14.Ysbyty Gwynedd says it is facing severe pressure.
:02:15. > :02:19.The rest of the hospitals in Wales have now been given a model
:02:20. > :02:24.Last month, the man in charge of the NHS in Wales said in order
:02:25. > :02:26.to deal with increased winter pressure the plan is in place
:02:27. > :02:29.to reduce admissions and to improve support for patients to go home
:02:30. > :02:39.According to the Welsh government, between 2014 and 2015,
:02:40. > :02:41.70%-80% of patients were not admitted for ongoing treatment.
:02:42. > :02:45.Any could be seen by a GP run at the health settings are stuck
:02:46. > :02:48.at NHS Direct Wales, the happy but the the phone was sort
:02:49. > :02:58.It is a way of avoiding sending people to A
:02:59. > :03:01.Patients often don't need to go to A
:03:02. > :03:04.But by having a nurse advice they can be directed to the right
:03:05. > :03:10.People are being encouraged to help ease the strain on doctors
:03:11. > :03:21.If they've got flu like symptoms, particularly colds, sickness
:03:22. > :03:23.and diarrhoea, upset tummies are quite common at this time
:03:24. > :03:29.of year particularly so we can help with all those symptoms.
:03:30. > :03:34.Staff here at Morriston deal with a high number of patients,
:03:35. > :03:36.it is hoped pressure will ease in the coming days.
:03:37. > :03:39.The Labour MP for Cardiff South and Penarth has resigned as a shadow
:03:40. > :03:42.During a live BBC TV interview this lunchtime,
:03:43. > :03:45.Stephen Doughty said he quit in protest at the way leader,
:03:46. > :03:55.Jeremy Corbyn, sacked one of his colleagues in a reshuffle.
:03:56. > :04:02.to was the honourable thing to do because I would have said some more
:04:03. > :04:06.things to Pat McFadden said about terrorism, not least because of the
:04:07. > :04:10.experience in my constituency. These are serious matters and not things
:04:11. > :04:12.to be taken lightly and the honourable thing was to stand aside.
:04:13. > :04:15.A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery
:04:16. > :04:19.Police were called to Thomas Street, in Briton Ferry, just
:04:20. > :04:22.The body, which was found in a lane behind the street,
:04:23. > :04:26.A 17-year-old boy has been arrested following a crash which killed two
:04:27. > :04:29.17-year-old Connor Williams and 18-year-old Conor Tiley,
:04:30. > :04:32.both from the Aberbargoed area, died on Sunday, after a crash
:04:33. > :04:40.It's the biggest expansion of Cardiff in a century.
:04:41. > :04:43.Tonight, a controversial plan that will pave the way for around 20,000
:04:44. > :04:45.new homes in the city, over the next decade
:04:46. > :04:53.The council says there's a shortage of housing.
:04:54. > :04:55.Opponents argue the city's roads won't be able to cope.
:04:56. > :05:01.Here's our Political Editor, Nick Servini.
:05:02. > :05:04.The last time Cardiff expanded on this scale,
:05:05. > :05:06.it was boomtime for the coal industry.
:05:07. > :05:09.Today it is the largest coal exporter in the world.
:05:10. > :05:11.It may be a different era now but the levels
:05:12. > :05:22.In the 20 years up to 2026, Cardiff's operation is forecast
:05:23. > :05:24.to rise by 22%. -- population.
:05:25. > :05:30.The city's population is young, helping to fuel growth.
:05:31. > :05:37.In the 1980s it was less than 50 people a year,
:05:38. > :05:39.but that jumped to 400 a year in the 1990s,
:05:40. > :05:45.Can the city's infrastructure cope with so many extra people?
:05:46. > :05:48.When the development starts to come forward we will make sure
:05:49. > :05:50.the schools, the infrastructure which is the transport
:05:51. > :05:56.The community centres will be in place and many of the other
:05:57. > :06:02.Completing the local government plan has been a long
:06:03. > :06:06.After years in which development was largely based around flats
:06:07. > :06:10.in the city, the ruling Labour group has opened up swathes of greenfield
:06:11. > :06:13.sites for thousands of homes in the north-western
:06:14. > :06:27.What happens to land close to me will clearly have a big implication
:06:28. > :06:30.for those already living in the city but that is an age-old
:06:31. > :06:35.and wider question for those who don't.
:06:36. > :06:38.Does a larger Cardiff simply suck in the resources and talents
:06:39. > :06:42.Or does the rest of the country benefit from having
:06:43. > :06:45.Roger is a retired planner and an opponents to the expansion.
:06:46. > :06:48.He believes the main impact in the wider area will be
:06:49. > :06:51.on the 80,000 people who commute into Cardiff every day.
:06:52. > :06:57.Unfortunately, most of the development is planned
:06:58. > :07:00.in areas where people travel around in cars.
:07:01. > :07:13.Public transport here isn't very good.
:07:14. > :07:18.As opposed to the development in the last 15 years which was mainly in
:07:19. > :07:20.the centre of Cardiff where transport links are good.
:07:21. > :07:22.One group that be happy will be builders.
:07:23. > :07:25.We are told they are queueing up for the chance to develop valuable
:07:26. > :07:27.sites that for years have been closed off to them.
:07:28. > :07:31.Some sports news for you now and Dolgellau's Martin Phillips has
:07:32. > :07:34.failed to book a place in the quarter finals of the BDO
:07:35. > :07:38.He lost 4-1 to Dennis Harbour at the Lakeside this evening.
:07:39. > :07:40.Earlier, Jim Williams from Presteigne narrowly lost out
:07:41. > :07:44.He was beaten 4 sets to 3 by Wesley Harms
:07:45. > :07:50.Time for a look at the weather forecast.
:07:51. > :07:52.Derek's here and this brief respite from the rain isn't
:07:53. > :08:03.The next batch of rain has moved on from the Atlantic during this
:08:04. > :08:08.evening and we have a Met Office yellow warning and force which means
:08:09. > :08:14.be a way of heavy rainfall for Southern counties, another 15-25
:08:15. > :08:18.millimetres expected. The rain continues to spread north-east words
:08:19. > :08:24.what some heavy bursts accompanied by strong and gusty south-easterly
:08:25. > :08:29.winds, up to 50 mph. Later in the night it should the south-west. Then
:08:30. > :08:33.tomorrow it is an an improving story with rain clearing in the morning
:08:34. > :08:37.and then it will brighten up and we will see some sunshine but also a
:08:38. > :08:44.few showers, even some flakes of snow. The brisk westerly wind will
:08:45. > :08:47.make it feel chilly. Across the rest of the UK, most of the early on in
:08:48. > :08:53.the north, some heavy rain in north-east Scotland, an amber
:08:54. > :09:00.warning in force, and snow on the hills and mountains. Brightening up.
:09:01. > :09:04.Only five Celsius in Belfast, 11 in London. Bright and breezy in Wales
:09:05. > :09:09.tomorrow afternoon but in a lot of places dry with spells of sunshine
:09:10. > :09:14.and the chilly winds from the West, only seven Celsius in Aberystwyth.
:09:15. > :09:19.Much of the country dry and clear and cold wet ground frost and more
:09:20. > :09:23.rain and showers later in the night, heavy in places with snow on the
:09:24. > :09:27.hills and mountains. That will clear the way on Friday and then back to
:09:28. > :09:31.square one. Scattered showers heavily in places and feeling
:09:32. > :09:37.chilly. The weekend very mixed with more rain and showers, hail and
:09:38. > :09:42.thunder possible. Some dry and bright spells possible and all
:09:43. > :09:46.change next week, turning much colder, Arctic winds heading our way
:09:47. > :09:48.but dire than recently with a few wintry showers.
:09:49. > :09:50.We're back with updates in breakfast from 6am tomorrow morning.
:09:51. > :09:55.From me, Derek, and everyone on the late team, enjoy the rest