29/08/2016 BBC Wales Today


29/08/2016

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A man has appeared in court charged with the kidnap and rape of a woman

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It follows an alleged incident in the early hours of Saturday.

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Lying on the North Wales coast between Colwyn Bay and Rhyl,

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Pensarn Beach is a popular spot for walkers.

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It was in the early hours of Saturday morning when

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the alleged attack is believed to have taken place here.

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This morning, 18-year-old Jack Carl Thomas Williams

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appeared before magistrates charged with rape, kidnap, and

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The alleged victim is a 62-year-old woman.

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He was remanded in custody and will appear at

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Police are appealing for witnesses and say

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they want to reassure the local community that it was

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There's been a call for the age of criminal responsibility

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Plaid Cymru Assembly Member Steffan Lewis

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says children should not be criminalised at a young age.

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But his comments have been criticised by a Conservative MP -

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This was a glimpse inside a secure children's home in Neath.

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This is where some of the country's

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most complex dysfunctional young people are sent.

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Some here have committed crimes like robbery,

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Right now, the criminal age of responsibility

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But Plaid Cymru's spokesperson on criminal justice

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believes that if Wales had the power to change it,

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There are very good practical reasons to do so.

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It's not just the fact that the United Nations

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says there should be a minimum of 12 years of age, as, sort of,

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best practice globally, we also need to look at what happens

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when we criminalise children and the evidence suggests

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that if we criminalise people at a young age,

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they tend to lead lives in adulthood of criminality.

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He says this isn't about stopping the most serious

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offenders being detained in secure homes like this.

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It's about early intervention to ensure the majority

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of children never enter the justice system in the first place.

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can actually help rehabilitate children.

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If you put people through the criminal justice system, then

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you have the ability to absolutely enforce support mechanisms.

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It is not about putting people into prison.

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Very, very few children under the age of 16 go into custody.

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What you are able to do is to make sure absolutely that social services

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are involved and that there are methods to ensure that these

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children become aware that their actions have consequences.

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At the moment, the UK Government has no plans

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to alter the age of criminal responsibility and Wales

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Proposals to devolve youth justice were made in 2014 but

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they weren't supported by the UK Government and didn't make it into

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the Wales Bill on further devolution which is currently making its way

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to pedestrianised areas of Bridgend town centre

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to provide better access and boost trade.

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The council wants to reopen Queen Street, Dunraven Place,

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which would cost hundreds of thousands of pounds.

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Enjoying a drink in the quiet, traffic-free roads of Bridgend

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At an estimated cost of between 500 and ?900,000,

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the council wants to implement changes so cars

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can pass through this street and the two adjoining it.

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The aim, to boost trade and rejuvenate the area.

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Since the full pedestrianisation was implemented over a decade ago,

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there's obviously been changes in shopping habits,

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and people want to come into town centres to go to smaller shop units

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and we feel that the access would help that.

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But on this sunny bank holiday, locals' and visitors' opinions

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They want to open the shops up a bit.

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it was a brilliant town, 30-40 years ago,

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today, I'm sorry to say, it's a rubbish town.

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Do you think it would help to open it up to traffic?

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Something has got to help it. This might be the button to push.

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We're just visiting and I think it is lovely that you can just walk

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around the city centre without too much traffic around.

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Since the streets closed to traffic, the number of reported collisions

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have fallen from 13 between 2000 and 2004 to just

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three in the decade between 2004 and 2014.

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But the council says, under its plans there'd be

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a 20 miles an hour speed limit and two pedestrian crossings.

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The consultation process will close in October

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Victoria Thornley says - she will take her time

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before deciding whether to try and compete in Tokyo in 2020.

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Thornley, from Wrexham, won silver with her partner

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Katherine Grainger in the double sculls in Rio.

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I think it's something I'll take more time than I did after London,

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I didn't have that much time after London but this time

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A bit more relaxation before, if I do go back.

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I'll make a decision, I'm sure, in a few more weeks.

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Football and Wrexham are up to 10th in the National League

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after beating York 2-1 at the Racecourse.

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cloud will gradually move through the evening,

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and overnight there could be the odd spot of rain or drizzle.

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Tomorrow will see a mostly cloudy start and, perhaps, some drizzle.

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I'll have an update for you here at half past ten.

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From all of us on the programme, good evening.

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It has been a nice day for most today. Take a

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