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took the trophy last year, a football game with a global TV

audience of millions, a showcase for the host nation

The Champions League final is coming to Wales.

The prestigious event will be launched tonight, the trophy

is here, and on their way this evening, some of the biggest names

Also tonight, the alarm was raised when this speedboat was spotted

A man has died after being rescued from the water.

MP's expenses hit the headlines, now the Shadow Welsh Secretary calls

for the current claim system to be scrapped.

Building a state-of-the-art super school with access

Hopes it could revolutionise children's education.

And celebrating our landscape, or ruining our scenery?

Be epic stunt that is getting a mixed reaction.

My reaction was that I thought it was tacky. I still think that, but

other people don't. Organisers claim it attracts

the biggest global TV audience Showcasing host cities

and their sporting facilities And this season Cardiff

will be in the limelight for the first time ever,

the Champions League final It will attract hundreds

of thousands of people to the Capital, and could bring tens

of millions of pounds 'Cardiff 2017' is being launched

tonight in the city centre. Tomos Dafydd is there,

some famous faces will be making Yes, we are expecting the Wales

players to arrive within the next hour. They are here to launch

Cardiff as the hosts of the Champions League final. 200,000 are

expected in Cardiff next summer with 200 million watching around the

world. These are the trophies. Gareth Bale got his hands on this

trophy for Real Madrid last season and now it will be awarded in his

home city. Cardiff City centre will be transformed for a week-long

football festival in the days running up to the big final. Last

year and Real Madrid took the trophy, the most prestigious club

competition. Gareth Bale and his team-mates will watch a global

audience of 200 million. The seasonally drama will be played out

in Wales. Organisers say it is more than just one game. Like in Milan

last year, a week-long festival will be held in June, chance to see past

stars play any five aside tournament on the streets, get close to the

trophy, and a concert is planned to. What organisers haven't decided

where in Cardiff the football festival will take place. The

woman's final will also be hold to be held today is before the men's.

Milan is an amazing city, Cardiff has a lot to live up to.

Cardiff got a taste of hosting a Uefa event when Gareth Bale's ruler

Madrid won the super cup here two years ago. Why organisers say the

Champions League final is worth an estimated ?45 million to the

economy, others are cautious. There was no evidence that sports

events really impact long-term on your economic prospects as a

regional city, if you think about it, if it was 45 million bendy

economy is problem 20 billion per annum, it is a large pebble in a

small ocean. We should enjoy it while still is, a sporting event.

The number of fans and dignity is visiting is visiting is a real

challenge, 200,000 fans are expected to descend on the city next June.

Just 8400 hotel beds, most fully booked already, many fans have been

forced look further afield and book hotels across South Wales and the

south-west of England. A stone so away from the stage and

nearly every room at this hotel was taken off the market to years ago.

You'll find needed assurances on accommodation before to Cardiff.

For us attracting the Champions League to the city was the biggest

coup ever. And showcasing Cardiff in 200 nations. For us it was a

no-brainer to cooperate and ensure that we got the best for the city.

So all of us, as a group of hoteliers committed rooms well in

advance. Those hoping to market the Welsh

capital say it is an opportunity to good to miss. Wales is the smallest

country to host the final, the single biggest sporting event of

2017. Let's chat now to the Chief Executive of the football

Association of Wales, good evening. As an idea of the scale of this

event. This is more than 90 minutes of

football. It is not just this country, it is the biggest event of

club football in the world, 200 million people watching this life.

It is gigantic, the same size as the European Championship final. One

day, one event. And the women's event and final, the football

festival here in Cardiff it will be fantastic not just for Cardiff but

for the whole of Wales. You mentioned the women's final, how

will you harness interest enough final? That we've got to do is make

sure that everything we do with the Champions League final, the women's

and men's is maximise the opportunity for football. We are not

doing it just to have the final, we are trying to improve football in

this country and translate that into tangible figures like more people

playing football. The Champions League is coming to

Wales, but, in fact, it is being played in Cardiff, if I was watching

in Wrexham, or the mid Wales, why should I care?

The trophies will be displayed in the National is the man than the

going to North Wales, to the Conwy area. Our job is to make sure that

we take this to every corner of Wales. That is our intention.

How much of a chance will find how to get tickets for the final, will

it be taken up by Uefa dignitaries and sponsors?

There will be tickets going to Uefa people and be participating teams,

but there will be local sales, probably through a ballot but there

are other ways of engaging. The women's final in Cardiff City

stadium and the festival, will be plenty of opportunities for gauge

went and involvement. It would be a fantastic football celebration.

Thank you very much for your time and enjoy tonight. It is of course

transfer deadline day, we'll bring you all the latest on that later in

the programme including the News on one Wales international who could be

getting a new club tonight. We look forward to that.

One of two men pulled from the sea close to Aberystwyth promenade

It's believed the men lost control of a speedboat which was spotted

circling in the water at around half past nine.

The rescue services were there in a matter of minutes but the man

When this boat was spotted circling in the sea close to Aberystwyth

seafront this morning emergency services were alerted. A lifeboat

was launched, and police, a ramblings and coastguard were on the

scene. The RNLI were there in a matter of minutes. They found the 16

foot vessel empty and soon found two men who had gone overboard.

We recovered one casualty from the water who indicated that the other

was further out to sea. We recovered him as well and proceeded to do

emergency first aid and return to station as quickly as possible where

we handed over to the ambulance. It is not the first tragedy on the

Welsh coast this summer, early this two teenagers from Birmingham died

in Barmouth. On the same week and a 23-year-old man was caught by waves

while walking on rocks in mid Wales. It is incidents like these that saw

the RNLI put extra teams along the coasts on the bank holiday weekend.

It has been a windy day here in Aberystwyth. The waters were choppy

this morning. Eyewitnesses saw the boat leave the harbour at speed this

morning before it was spotted out of control.

Two men were rescued and first aid was carried out on one of them but

he was pronounced dead in hospital. David Jones saw what happened. The

boat was going around in tight circles. It was at a good speed. It

is fairly unusual. It has not been an accident of that sort for a long

time, not in my memory. The RNLI regained control of the

boat and it was taken to Aberystwyth marina where they secured it in the

harbour. The other man is said to be in a stable condition at the local

hospital. Dyfed-Powys Police a specialist officers are supporting

the family. of murdering his ex-girlfriend

at her flat in Haverfordwest. 27-year-old Natasha Bradbury died

in February, after what's been 33-year-old Luke Jones

denies murder. The trial at Swansea Crown Court

is expected to last two weeks. A body has been found at Didcot

power station following the partial Three workers, including

Christopher Huxtable from Swansea, had been missing in the rubble

for six months. Thames Valley Police say

their families have been informed. The person has not yet

been formally identified. The company behind plans to build

a new nuclear power station at Wylfa on Anglesey,

hopes it will be producing Horizon has been giving local

people their final say before The consultation seeks views

on everything from - where construction workers should

live, to bus routes. But as Roger Pinney reports its not

asking whether people think the power station should be built

there in the first place. This corner of Anglesey

has seen it all before, in the early 60s this

was the upheaval caused by the building of the original

nuclear power station, and now it may start all over again,

on an even bigger scale. This consolation shows just how

complex a project of this size is. The people of Anglesey have been

asked for their thoughts on with the 10,000 construction

workers should live, bus routes, The total cost of Wylfa Newydd

is expected to top ?12 billion. Power generation won't start

for another decade, and what isn't being discussed is the strategic

need for a nuclear power station here, or the type

of technology being used. And questions remain

about the project. The delayed decision on the Hinkley

point nuclear power station on the Severn Estuary prompted

the Wylfa Newydd developer, Horizon, This is the newest town of any size

to the site, there most people welcomed the jobs

Wylfa Newydd will bring. But there is scepticism

about the consultation. I think consultations are a PR

process, really, it's all decided, I think it's just to

keep people happy. To make them think

they've got a choice. Yes, I think it's all good,

to be honest. Horizon has spent ?1 billion getting

this far, it still waiting for full Despite the money and the jobs

they remain, on Anglesey, They should put the serious

question, is this the right way The industry in Britain hasn't got

an answer to the waste they've already produced over the past 50

160 years, let alone dealing with radioactive

waste from a new station. That would be doubly hot

and doubly radioactive. with the public on it and informing

them on is the new nuclear power station, Wylfa Newydd,

here and all the associated developments linked to that,

because without associated developments, clearly,

Wylfa Newydd wouldn't be built. And there is a lot at stake

for Horizon not least the money it's already put into the project

to replace the existing plant. And remember, it was built

when regulations were more relaxed, A senior Welsh Labour MP has

suggested that members of parliament should be given an allowance,

instead of having to Paul Flynn, who's shadow

Welsh Secretary and shadow leader of the House of Commons,

says the current system has become a time-consuming chore

for MPs and their staff - It's made headline after headline,

the MPs' expenses scandal in 2009 Five MPs were jailed

and many more stood down. In response a new independent

watchdog was set up. It now all what MPs do,

and publishes details Now it is under review,

Paul Flynn says it's expensive and ineffective,

and should be replaced It would be based on the distance

from London it would be a fair system which would

save what is the great problem at the moment, of people doing a job

but not achieving anything, and MP's time and staff time

is taken up by serving this His ideas haven't gone down well

with several Labour colleagues. With the public wants to know

what members of Parliament have spent public money on,

and account for that That's why I think it's important

that we have the system we've got no, which ultimately provides

confidence to the public We asked people in Paul Flynn's

Newport constituency if they had any I work in web design,

I'm part of a development team and at the end of the week we throw

together our expenses and send them off to finance, the following month

they are paid, it shouldn't If I had an overall allowance,

it wouldn't work, we travel all over the country,

therefore I need bed and breakfast in some places, lunches, receipts,

expenses for this and that. It's got to be done

on an ad hoc basis. Some of the expenses they claim

for is a bit ridiculous. If there's a flat rate nobody can

argue, they've all the same. And, yes, that's fine,

I quite agree with that. In the wider world how

common are allowances? In business, generally,

you find that employees will be claiming on an actual basis rather

than using an allowance. An allowance can be

costly for businesses. And, also, very complex when it

comes down to tax legislation. Although Paul Flynn e-mails Labour

MPs with ideas yesterday he says they were first published

on his website nine months ago. He says they are only

being publicised now as a stunt by Owen Smith's supporters,

Jeremy Corbyn's rival in the Labour leadership contest,

as a way of linking the ideas with Jeremy Corbyn now that

Paul Flynn is in his shadow team. Although Paul Flynn stands

by his ideas, he says it is potentially damaging for them

to be linked to Jeremy Corbyn, because it would mean swimming

against the flow of public opinion A spokesman for the Labour Party

said his proposals An epic addition to our coastline,

or blot on the landscape? And high pressure bringing a fine

start to metrological autumn. A new super school in

Neath Port Talbot has opened its doors for the first time

ahead of term starting next week. Ysgol Bae Baglan is the most

expensive school ever built in the county and will teach pupils

aged between 3 and 16. Kate Morgan has been

to take a look. It's taken 18 months to build,

at a cost of ?40 million. Come Monday it'll be home to 1,500

pupils, not forgetting The new Ysgol Bae Baglan replaces

Cwrt Sart, Glan Afan and Sandfields Comprehensives

and Traethmelyn Primary, which makes it one of only seven

schools in Wales that teach pupils from aged three

and all the way until 16. In the middle school

we have mixed age forms, we are developing mentoring,

and social skills across. You already have older pupils

looking out for younger Those forms are also very small

forms, so although we are really huge school of the forms

are 20 pupils or less, so straightaway, those pupils

are well known by their form tutor. And while some classrooms look very

familiar, others don't. This is a classroom

for nine and ten-year-olds. Most of the work will be done

on tablet computers, but they'll still need

to watch their handwriting. They do have a pen and you can

write on the surface And while sitting at the back

of the class used to be a way of hiding, now there's no avoiding

the teacher's scrutiny. Children then, say if they finish

their piece of work, they can load it straight

up onto the projector Every year nine pupils

will have their own tablet. Ongoing assignments at homework

are stored online, We've worked writing poems,

they've been able to evaluate each other's poems and read each other's

poems, they can record themselves on the device, film

them, voice recording. The elements are huge,

especially with oracy, they able The technology doesn't end

in the sports hall, be it basketball, badminton, trampolining,

netball or volleyball, you can review your performance

on the screen, and there is always But when the school bell rings

the day is far from over, The canteen, where pupils pay

with fingerprints, becomes a cafe, the main hall for Assembly will be

the stage for amateur dramatics. The pupils had through the doors

next week, and it's hoped the community won't

be far behind them. Further along the Swansea Bay

to power, where a giant pop-up Art Four huge mirrored letters

spelling out EPIC has been It's part of a campaign

to promote tourism in Wales, but some have called it is tacky

and a pointless waste of money. However, many others who seen it

say it's a great idea, That can be few more beautiful spots

in Wales that the stunning Gower coastline. It is an epic list. Now

that is true in a more literal sense. Four metres high by 11 metres

wide this installation is in six different locations across Wales. It

is part of a ?4 million campaign to promote tourism here. It is also

part of a social media campaign, you are supposed to find your rhetoric

and post a selfie. The Snowdonia Society described it as an epic fail

and waste of money. Here in Gower some have

reservations. I thought it was tacky. I still think that. Other

people, obviously, don't. I thought that in its situation, near Worms

head, which is an outstanding view of natural beauty, it didn't serve

to enhance it. But, it's only via short term, and it has attracted

interest locally and further afield which is good for Gower.

It is part of a campaign to promote tourism.

Sometimes people take an alternative view to what this is meant to be, a

fun, interesting, innovative idea. It is something of a snooty approach

that some have taken, but if it gets people looking at Wales and draws

attention to the magnificent natural environment we have here, those epic

locations, it is a positive thing. It has drawn a cloud today with

families enjoying the sunshine and the chance to pose in an epic

landscape. I think it's very clever. It's in a

perfect situation. I don't want it to be permanent!

It brings people down to a fantastic place.

I saw it in the landscape, its just spot on.

The installation is here until Sunday it will then be dismantled

and erected somewhere else. The location of the six epigrams group

is a closely guarded secret until then.

It's a busy day for football clubs, with the transfer window closing

Let's go to Tomos, any last minute deals?

It's the final day for summer transfers , clubs have until 11

Latest figures show Premier League clubs have spent more than a billion

pounds in a single transfer window for the first time.

More money in the game after a record TV deal was agreed

Let's talk to Rob Phillips. Your phone has been bugging all day,

let's start with how Robson Carnival, it wields international

without a club, that could change? Gower has been released temporarily

to join West Bromwich Albion. The big saga of where Hal

Robson-Kanu Kanu, where he will be, it looks like he will be the

Welshman at West Brom. And Swansea city, the chairman said

he would bring into force the players today, any developments?

Believe being fairly confident today that they could bring in Ecuadorian

striker Enner Valencia, but West Ham are also interested.

That will be interesting. What about Cardiff City? Rickie

Lambert from West Bromwich Albion, former international, that deal will

be completed by the 11pm deadline this evening. They also hope to

bring in an experienced goalkeeper, but Rickie Lambert should placate

those unhappy fans unhappy about David Marshall's departure. And

finally, Newport County. Any business they are? Rhys Greco has

joined from Queens Park Rangers, and McCarthy is on loan from Newcastle.

Go and check your phone, Rob. Now we have the weather forecast.

Today was the last day of major logical summer. It started off on a

cloudy note. It's not looking bad at all tomorrow. Some hazy sunshine and

isolated showers, a starry sky overnight with light winds.

Temperatures drop a little bit with the potential for mist and fog along

the border. Temperatures ranging between 11 and

13 Celsius. This weather friend nearby brings more clouds to parts

of the North and west with a little bit of patchy rain. Most of us get

away with a dry day. A lovely start tomorrow, plenty of sunshine, but

through the morning the cloud starts to increase from the West making

sunshine hazy with patchy rain from Anglesey. The bulk of the day will

be dry. Those temperatures, 16 or 20,000 is with light to moderate

winds in a south-westerly direction. Tomorrow night we see a lots more

clouds around. Temperatures not dropping too much.

We started to see rain pushing into path of the north and west. The

further inland, drier and clearer skies. Temperatures between 13 and

18 Celsius. Winds are light to moderate, coming from a

south-westerly direction. On Friday this cold weather friend

brings rain through it but it cleared into the afternoon. Things

brighten up again, not a total wash-out.

Friday morning we have a cloudy wet start to the day with heavy rain at

times, but it clears in parts of the north and west whether time we get

into the afternoon thing start improving. We can look forward to

some sunshine on Anglesey with temperatures between 17 and 18

Celsius. Winds pick up as the front comes in

but when it clears winds will ease as we head into Friday night. Fairly

quiet into the early hours of Saturday.

The weekend is looking and settled, Saturday starts off dry and cloudy,

by the afternoon it is wet and windy. Sunday is a better day with

quite a bit of cloud around and the odd spot of rain. Keep the umbrella

at hand. I'll have an update for you here

at 8 o'clock and again That's Wales Today,

thanks for watching,