31/05/2016 BBC Wales Today


31/05/2016

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Welcome to Wales Today. Our top stories:

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Historical allegations of sexual and physical abuse at this army

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barracks where Cheryl James died.

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Now a Welsh MP calls for them to be re-examinedand.

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And 24 days after breaking his leg, Joe Ledley is in the Wales

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squad for Euro 2016.

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Good evening.

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A dossier of historical allegations of sexual and physical abuse

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involving recruits at Deepcut Army Barracks in Surrey

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should be re-examined.

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That's the call from the Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon.

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It comes as the parents of the Welsh soldier Cheryl James prepare to hear

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the verdict at the new inquest into her death at the camp in 1995.

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Tim Rogers reports.

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Des James wore a black tie of mourning for his daughter before

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the start of the inquest, which is now approaching

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its culmination.

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He said he was wearing it for the last time.

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He campaigned for 20 years to get at the truth of what happened

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to 18-year-old Cheryl, who was found dead from a gunshot

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wound in 1995.

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The new inquest was ordered by the High Court, which found

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the first inquest, which was held three weeks after she

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died, was inadequate.

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Whatever the verdict this time, he says, he is satisfied

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that what could have been done has been done.

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I have every respect for the judge and I think it is possible for us

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to acknowledge that we have gone as far as we could go,

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given what we have.

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Cheryl was one of four young Army recruits who were said

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to have killed themselves at the Deepcut Army Barracks

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in Surrey between 1995 and 2002.

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But persistent questions about the circumstances

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of their deaths lead to long campaigns by their families

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for a public inquiry.

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Ten years ago, an independent review commissioned by the Tony Blair

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government catalogued serious allegations from other recruits

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of bullying and sexual harassment at the base,

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which were recorded by Surrey Police.

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But to date, it is not known if anyone was ever held to account.

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Surrey Police refused to comment.

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Labour MP Madeleine Moon is a member of the House of Commons

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Defence Committee.

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She says it is time the public knew what action, if any, was taken.

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This is a time and a place in which we can go back and look

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and find out what happened.

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Are there still lessons that we need to learn here?

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Are there still people who might even still be serving,

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that we need to look at their behaviour?

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Deepcut is still home to the Royal Logistics Corps,

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although it is no longer used for training.

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The Army has apologised to Cheryl James' parents for past

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failings at the base, but it says lessons

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have been learned.

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The human rights group Liberty supported the Jameses in their bid

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to get a new inquest.

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They say that despite the fact that an independent Service

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Complaints Ombudsman is meant to deal with complaints,

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they do not have faith in the system.

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I feel my best advice is don't bother complaining because I do not

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doubt that the Ombudsman, when she gets her hands

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on the complaint, will be able to conduct a rigorous and independent

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and fair investigation.

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The problem is, by the time it has got to that point,

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the person making the complaint is so ground down by it

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that they may have given up.

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In a statement, the Services Complaints Ombudsman said

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she recognises there has been a lack of confidence in the system

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but substantial reforms are underway.

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For Des James, that was one of the key reasons why he wanted

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to press for an inquest 20 years after his daughter died,

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to try to get to the truth and stop it happening again.

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And you can see more on this story in Week In Week Out.

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Deepcut: A Family's Fight for the Truth,

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here on BBC One Wales at 10.40pm tonight.

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The former Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner has been

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fined for driving a car owned by the force which had

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two bald tyres.

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Christopher Salmon, who lost his post in the elections

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last month, was ordered to pay ?586.

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In a statement on Facebook, he said he failed to check

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the condition of the tyres when he collected the pool car

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from police headquarters last October.

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A man who died after an incident on a farm near Monmouth has been

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named as 65-year-old David Llewellyn from Tredegar.

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Mr Llewellyn was found at Manson Lane on Wednesday.

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Police are investigating.

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Around 70 people from the traveller community gathered outside

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Cardiff Crown Court today to protest against the conviction of four men

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for offences including forced labour and kidnap.

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They were demonstrating against the decision

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to jail the men last week.

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Football, and eleven days before they play in their first major

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tournament for almost six decades, Wales manager Chris Coleman has

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revealed the players who'll be going to the European Championship

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finals in France.

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Less than a month after breaking his leg, Joe Ledley has remarkably made

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it into the squad, although Chris Coleman is unsure

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when he'll be fit enough to play.

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Tomos Dafydd reports.

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It doesn't happen often.

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The last time Wales qualified for a major championship,

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man hadn't set foot on the moon.

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Today, Chris Coleman revealed the players he'd chosen and nearly

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got through the entire 23 without looking at his notes.

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Sam Vokes, George Williams...

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Who did I leave?

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Hal Robson-Kanu, David Cotterill...

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Will be the 23.

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That's 23, right?

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Joe Ledley has been given every chance to be included

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and could feature against Slovakia a week Saturday.

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That would represent a remarkable recovery,

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just 24 days after the midfielder broke his leg.

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We can't say he is going to be ready at this time.

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The medical team don't know that.

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What they do know is, judging by his injury

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and the history of that type of injury, then he is ahead

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of the curve in his rehab.

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He looks fantastic, he is in great physical shape.

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He's shown faith with the men who achieved

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so much in qualification.

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Wayne Henneseey will be the first choice in goal.

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Seven defenders go.

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Led by Ashley Williams, they conceded just four

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goals in qualifying, but Adam Matthews and

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Paul Dummett miss out.

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Another man not going, Emyr Huws, who impressed

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against the Netherlands last autumn but, at 22,

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he'll have other opportunities.

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Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen is a doubt for Sunday's

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warm-up match in Sweden, but has returned to training.

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George Williams is also included.

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The Fulham man may be an unknown quantity for the opposition.

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Up front alongside Gareth Bale is Hal Robson-Kanu.

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He's expected to be fit in time for the tournament,

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but after picking up an injury, Wes Burns will stay with the squad

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just in case.

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Chris Coleman revealed it was the toughest thing he has had

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to do in management, to tell four of his players

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that they would not be going to the European Championships.

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He sat them down individually and explained his reasons

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during the training camp in Portugal on Sunday.

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Chris Coleman's chosen a squad that includes a keeper

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from Inverness Cally Thistle and a Galactico from Real Madrid.

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The chosen 23 will meet tonight at their training base.

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They won't return home till the tournament's over.

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Events have been held across Wales to mark the centenary of the biggest

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naval battle of the First World War.

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War veterans and cadets gathered at a war memorial in Holyhead

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to remember the many Welshmen who died during the Battle

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of Jutland, fought off the coast of Denmark in 1916.

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Let's get the weather. Derek's got the forecast.

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Hello.

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We have enjoyed some lovely weather recently.

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Plenty of sunshine.

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But for tomorrow, the first day of June, a bit of a blip.

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Much cloudier with a drop of rain in places but not everywhere.

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Tonight, cloud in the east will spread further west.

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Maybe a drop of rain in the south-east.

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Elsewhere staying dry.

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Clearer in the south-west and west and a fairly mild night with a north

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to north-easterly breeze.

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Tomorrow morning, a lot more cloud around compared to today.

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Spots of rain in the south-east.

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Further west, dry and brighter.

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Across the rest of the UK, much of England cloudy tomorrow,

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some mist and hill fog.

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Also some patchy rain which could be heavy in places.

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The best of the weather tomorrow across Northern Ireland

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and most of Scotland.

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Fine and bright with sunshine and pretty warm.

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Up to 20 Celsius in Glasgow.

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Much cooler on the east coast.

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In Wales tomorrow afternoon, plenty of cloud around.

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Spots of rain in the south and east which could turn heavy

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later in the afternoon.

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The west staying dry and some sunshine in Pembrokeshire.

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A high of 20 Celsius on the Carmarthenshire coast.

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Tomorrow night, a little rain, mainly in mid and south Wales.

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Parts of the north and west could stay dry.

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Into Thursday, spots of rain in the south and east will clear.

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Many places then dry.

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Sunshine in parts of the west.

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Friday a decent day, generally dry.

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Sunshine and bright spells.

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And for the weekend, it's looking pretty decent.

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A scattering of showers.

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Sunday will be sunny and becoming warmer as well.

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I'll see you soon.

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Week in Week Out is next tonight.

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I'm going to go behind the clever marketing,

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I'm going to go behind the clever marketing,

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and find out what's REALLY good for us.

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The Truth About... series concludes with:

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