08/05/2016

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:00:13. > :00:17.A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder,

:00:18. > :00:19.following the death of a soldier, found unconscious in Brecon

:00:20. > :00:24.He was serving with the Royal Gibraltar Regiment -

:00:25. > :00:26.but there's nothing to indicate that the incident is

:00:27. > :00:38.Scenes of crimes officers have been conducting a fingertip search

:00:39. > :00:40.of a long stretch of Lion Street in the centre of Brecon

:00:41. > :00:44.A forensic tent covers the spot where the soldier was found injured

:00:45. > :00:47.and unconscious at around one o'clock in the morning.

:00:48. > :00:48.He was taken to hospital but later died.

:00:49. > :00:51.The Ministry of Defence say he was a serving member

:00:52. > :00:56.Tonight, Dyfed-Powys Police say they have arrested a 23-year-old man

:00:57. > :01:01.He is being held in custody on suspicion of murder.

:01:02. > :01:06.The Army's Infantry Battle School is based in the barracks

:01:07. > :01:11.Special Forces train in the nearby Brecon Beacons.

:01:12. > :01:14.The Stalybridge training range a few miles away, is one of

:01:15. > :01:24.Although the killing happened just 400 yards from the barracks,

:01:25. > :01:28.police do not believe the death had any links to extremism and they have

:01:29. > :01:30.confirmed the dead soldier was not wearing military uniform.

:01:31. > :01:32.People in the town are naturally shocked.

:01:33. > :01:46.Police are appealing for any witnesses who were in

:01:47. > :01:51.the Lion Street area last night to come forward.

:01:52. > :01:54.In the Police and Crime Commissioner elections, Labour and Plaid Cymru

:01:55. > :01:59.Turnout in Wales was higher than in 2012, because voting

:02:00. > :02:02.took place on the day of the Assembly election.

:02:03. > :02:04.But there were tens of thousands of rejected ballot papers,

:02:05. > :02:10.This was only the second Police and Crime Commissioner election

:02:11. > :02:12.to be held, and throughout the day,

:02:13. > :02:15.counting has taken place in all four police force areas.

:02:16. > :02:18.Two new commissioners were expected in North Wales and in Gwent,

:02:19. > :02:24.after the independent candidates stepped down.

:02:25. > :02:28.So Alun Michael returns for a second term in south Wales.

:02:29. > :02:31.Gwent also have a Labour PCC, electing former Assembly member

:02:32. > :02:44.In North Wales, Plaid Cymru's Arfon Jones takes power,

:02:45. > :02:46.and Dyfed Powys also welcomes a new face.

:02:47. > :02:48.Dafydd Llywelyn was chosen, ousting former Conservative

:02:49. > :02:52.It is a police service that I served for 13.5 years, as their

:02:53. > :02:54.Head of Intelligence Analysis, and I am looking forward

:02:55. > :02:57.The turnout for this Police and Crime Commissioner election

:02:58. > :03:00.was much higher than it was in 2012, and here in the Dyfed-Powys area,

:03:01. > :03:03.it was more than 50%, making it the highest

:03:04. > :03:10.But tens of thousands of ballot papers were rejected,

:03:11. > :03:13.prompting calls for better publicity in the future.

:03:14. > :03:15.It is ridiculous that that happens in Assembly elections,

:03:16. > :03:17.parliamentary elections and even European elections but it does not

:03:18. > :03:21.happen in the Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

:03:22. > :03:24.Those voters who wrote a complaint on their ballot paper

:03:25. > :03:28.that they did not know enough, they are quite right.

:03:29. > :03:30.The role of the PCC has been questioned by many,

:03:31. > :03:33.but it will be up to the four newly elected commissioners in Wales,

:03:34. > :03:38.to prove their critics wrong in the weeks and months ahead.

:03:39. > :03:41.Cardiff Council has denied claims that one of the city's

:03:42. > :03:43.secondary schools has a problem with Islamist extremism.

:03:44. > :03:46.A Sunday newspaper makes the allegations in an article,

:03:47. > :03:49.which it says was written by an unnamed former teacher

:03:50. > :03:53.Cardiff Council says the school is fully committed to safeguarding

:03:54. > :03:59.pupils, and works proactively on countering extremism.

:04:00. > :04:02.Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones says his party will seek to form

:04:03. > :04:05.a minority government after Thursday's Assembly election.

:04:06. > :04:07.Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Conservatives in Wales says

:04:08. > :04:09.the party here should focus on June's EU referendum,

:04:10. > :04:14.It follows the party's failure to make gains

:04:15. > :04:20.None of us want to see a situation, however,

:04:21. > :04:24.in which the Conservative Party in Wales

:04:25. > :04:26.spends that five-week period arguing about who is leading us

:04:27. > :04:30.Let's focus on dealing with the referendum issue first.

:04:31. > :04:32.Weather...it's been hotter than Portugal in some

:04:33. > :04:37.Tomorrow, all areas will hold onto the sunshine at first,

:04:38. > :04:39.but cloud will feed in from the south later,

:04:40. > :04:49.We're back in Breakfast with updates from 6.25am.

:04:50. > :05:07.From me and the weekend team, goodnight.

:05:08. > :05:12.Good evening. There is more of this very warm May sunshine to come for

:05:13. > :05:14.some of