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Any Brexit deal must secure access to the single market -

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the warning from the Economy Secretary tonight after Ford cuts

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Workers there tell us they want clarity over their future.

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I think the majority of people think it is going in 2018. We will have to

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see what transpires and hopefully it will be positive news.

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We are live in Rio ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic

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games. Welsh athletes targeting a medal haul as good if not better

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than London 2012. Police and friends at experts have

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been combing every inch of these school playgrounds today.

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Teenager Janet Commins was killed 40 years ago.

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Now Stephen Hough appears in court charged with her rape and murder.

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And the breakthrough by scientists at Swansea University -

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one of the most deadly cancers could be detected

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The car industry employs 18,000 people in Wales and it needs

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a Brexit deal that secures it access to the single market.

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That's the demand from the Economy Secretary tonight

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following Ford's announcement that it's slashing production

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Ken Skates says he also wants promises from the car-maker

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about the security of 500 jobs there, which was a condition

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of the ?15 million of state aid the Welsh Government

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Workers at the plant are after reassurance too,

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as our Business Correspondent Brian Meechan reports.

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Despite assurances from Ford that no one will lose their jobs, there was

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concern as shifts changed this afternoon. It is all over the place

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at the minute because nobody knows what is going to happen. The

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majority of people think it is going in 2018 - 2020. That is the rumours.

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People have an open mind on it. We will have to wait and see what

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transpires and hopefully it will be positive news. In a letter to staff

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seen by this programme, Ford blames lower global demand for the new

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petrol engine for its decision to almost half its investment at

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Bridgend. It has left some concern that the company isn't committed to

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the UK. That's not the case, according to this firm, which works

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closely with Ford. This company near Neath is an engineering company and

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tool maker that is part of the booming UK automotive industry. It

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has grown 50% in the last three years and now employs more than 50

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people. Bosses yet reject claims that Ford is ready to abandon

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Bridgend any time soon. I think it is a very competitive sector. It is

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a sector where we all need to show continual and accelerating

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innovation so that is not concern me at this moment in time. This is a

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major investment for the long term coming into South Wales. But the

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problem for Bridgend is clear. This time last year workers were

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celebrating the news that it had secured the contract to manufacture

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250,000 of the new Dragon petrol engines manually, starting in 2018.

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It secured hundreds of jobs but it meant that Bridgend would only be

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making a third of the engines it does now. A year Ron and it emerges

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that Ford will produce 125,000 Dragon engines, only half of those

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previously planned, from 2018. Meanwhile, Ford Bridgend stops

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producing the 250,000 engines a year it makes for Jaguar Land Rover in

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2018. Production of the 500,000 engines it makes for Ford models is

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also expected to come to an end around the same time. The Welsh

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government argues that uncertainty resulting from Brexit has caused

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problems for companies. In order to get stability for Ford and four

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others in the automotive sector and other sectors, what we need from the

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UK Government is a firm commitment to access to the free-market in

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order to create stability within the currency markets. It's no good

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having fluctuations in terms of the value of sterling. We need sterling

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to be steady in terms of its value. But the value of the pound following

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the leave vote has benefits for companies as well. The currency

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fluctuates all the time and from an exporter's point of view it was very

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good to be able to sell your goods abroad and some of these engines to

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go abroad to Ford's plans in the Europe and it puts the plant in a

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very good position. It's clear that Ford Bridgend needs to get back to

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the drawing board to bring in more business. While Brexit may not be

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responsible for the decision to scale back production now, how we

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trade with the world after it will have an impact on the plant's

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ability to bring in that work. Nick, Ford say Brexit isn't to blame

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for cutting production. Ken Skates seemed to suggest it

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might be playing a part. Is the Welsh Government

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going to blame every bit of bad There has been loads of good

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economic data since the referendum result but this is the first bad

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news, the big corporate announcement in Wales from an large company. It

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was fascinating to see what the political reaction would be and we

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got it today from Ken Skates. Very difficult to bring Brexit because

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Ford are doing it but nevertheless it highlights the need for Wales and

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the UK to be part of the single market. In a way, he is making the

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point and stressing what is the red line for the Welsh government in

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these Brexit negotiations, to try to put pressure on Theresa May to try

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to ensure that the UK is part of that single market. Slightly

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dangerous game, this, and they have got to be careful. Most senior

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politicians are acutely aware that if there is a way of winding up

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people to match, it is the danger of blaming every bit of bad news on

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Brexit. Thank you very much. In just a few hours' time,

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Rio's Maracana Stadium will be awash with noise and colour once again

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as the Paralympic Opening Athletes from Wales won 16 medals

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at the London Paralympics and the aim is to at least match

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that haul this time round. Our reporter Steffan Messenger

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is in Brazil for us. Welcome back to Brazil. Once again,

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the eyes of the world will be on this beautiful city as it welcomes

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Paralympic athletes from over 170 countries. In the stadium behind me

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they are getting ready for the opening ceremony. Britain are

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sending 264 competitors and we will be honing in on the 26 who come from

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Wales. There are some real medal hopes in a range of different sports

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over the next ten days. We really are in for a treat.

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As the Paralympians arrive, Rio has become a place of heroes.

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Athletes who've faced huge challenges in life here to impress

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with feats of strength, endurance and skill.

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Targeting a medal at his first Paralympics, archer

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and former steelworker David Phillips from Cwmbran.

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He picked up the sport after a diagnosis of MS forced him

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Ten years ago I thought I would be wheelchair-bound

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I didn't realise that sport could make such

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Archery is one of 12 sports to feature Welsh competitors.

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In the athletics, there are big hopes for javelin thrower

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Hollie Arnold from Ystrad Mynach, current a world champion.

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We've a great planning, we've had it all worked out and there

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Meanwhile, four of Great Britain's 12 strong table

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Brecon's Robin Davies is world number one in his classification

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while his good friend Paul Davies is also hoping for a podium finish.

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He won a bronze at London 2012, as did Sara Head.

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To have a third of the team is a fantastic achievement in itself.

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We are very proud to represent Wales, to represent everyone,

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Winning a medal at the Paralympics can be life changing.

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Just ask one of the biggest stars of London 2012.

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Back then Aled Sion Davies claimed a discus gold and a shot put bronze,

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It was my opportunity to show everyone I can be an elite athlete.

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I took that opportunity with both hands and didn't look back.

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After winning the gold, I was given the opportunity

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At London 2012, Welsh athletes provided some really

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There were 16 medallists from Wales as part of Paralympics GB.

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Four years on, against a stunning backdrop here in Brazil,

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those responsible for running and promoting disability sport

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in Wales say they hope to equal that success.

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Our medal ambition over two Paralympic Games cycles,

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Rio and Tokyo, is to get between 20 and 30 medals.

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We have got some particularly talented athletes and some

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experienced athletes but we have also got some new athletes.

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We have got nine coming onto the Paralympics stage

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for the first time and it will be interesting to see how they go.

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The hope is that a successful Games will also help to drive interest

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There are some 750 clubs in operation, up from just

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Proof, if it was needed, that the Paralympics has

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Disability doesn't always have to be about setting limits.

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A man has appeared in court in Llandudno accused of raping

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and murdering a teenage schoolgirl 40 years ago.

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15-year-old Janet Commins from Flint died in January 1976.

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Now Stephen Hough is charged with sexually assaulting

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and killing her as well as more recent sex offences.

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Stephen Hough was brought to court today from police custody.

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He was charged yesterday with committing five offences

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From 1976, he is accused of murder, rape and a serious sexual offence.

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In February this year, he is charged with rape

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The hearing before District Judge Gwyn Jones lasted

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Stephen Hough spoke to confirm his name,

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As he was remanded in custody, he was asked whether he understood

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Police and forensic experts have been combing every square inch

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of the school playground today where the body of pretty 15-year-old

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The killing of the schoolgirl 40 years ago made headline news

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and became a major police investigation involving dozens

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of officers who took thousands of statements.

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One senior officer appeared on BBC Wales Today in an attempt to speak

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This girl had been sexually assaulted and she did die...

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After nearly three weeks, a man was charged and subsequently jailed

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In a statement, North Wales Police have said Stephen Hough was not

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charged in their original investigation.

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He was remanded in custody until tomorrow, when he will appear

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Three health boards in Wales have been placed under an increased level

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of scrutiny and control by the Welsh Government over

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doubts about their ability to tackle their challenges.

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Cardiff and the Vale, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg and Hywel Dda

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health boards now face what is known as "targeted intervention".

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That's one level lower than special measures.

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An agricultural machinery company says it's closing

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its North Pembrokeshire base because of the difficulties

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Up to 20 people work at the Riverlea depot in Crymych.

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Owners say staff will be offered posts at their other branch

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The BBC has announced that funding for S4C will remain at its current

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level of ?74.5 million a year until 2022.

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The Welsh language society, Cymdeithas yr Iaith,

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said although it meant financial security,

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the freeze meant more real term cuts to come for the channel.

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Scientists at Swansea University have developed a revolutionary blood

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test which could detect oesophagael cancer, one of the most deadly

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forms of the disease, at a far earlier stage.

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It's hoped the test could be in widespread use within five years,

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So this is a blood sample and you can see the mutant

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Professor Gareth Jenkins and his Ph.D student Rachel Lawrence

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have been studying the blood of oesophageal cancer patients

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and noticed interesting differences with the blood of healthy people.

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They believe they have made a significant breakthrough

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in Swansea, which means this particular cancer could now be

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We have been asking the question, do cancer patients, patients

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with oesophageal cancer, have elevated levels

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We have shown in a pilot study we have been doing for the last

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four years that they do, so this offers the promise

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that we could, in the future, detect an undiagnosed cancer patient

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at an earlier stage purely from taking a blood sample

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and measuring the number of these mutated red blood cells.

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And it's that simplicity that is key.

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Currently the test for this cancer involves an invasive and costly use

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of an endoscope but simply testing blood instead means the disease can

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Cancer Research Wales believe that has the potential to save lives.

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Early diagnosis of cancer generally is critical because Wales actually

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suffers from late diagnosis and is a major reason why Wales

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suffers poorly in terms of survival rates.

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A so a blood-based test that can actually detect cancers

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earlier is very welcome, particularly for something

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like oesophageal cancer that has poor five-year survival rates.

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The Swansea researchers have likened their technique to a smoke

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detector that warns of fire as this test warns doctors

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They hope it could also be developed for other cancers too.

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They now need to conduct a larger validation study

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but they are confident this simple test could be in widespread

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For many, it was rugby's worst kept secret.

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Warren Gatland is appointed Lions head coach for the tour

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And it's been a lovely summer's day across much of Wales

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A campaign to encourage us to reach out to people with mental health

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Time to Change Wales wants to get more of us talking about mental

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illness and break down some of the prejudice that often

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surrounds it, as Nicola Smith has been finding out.

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To me, spending time with family and spending time with the kids.

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This is a television advert about mental illness but Lisa

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and Liz aren't actors, they are a couple who experienced

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first-hand how devastating it can be.

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Lisa developed pre and postnatal depression with their second child.

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I would have to be in bed, under the duvet, and that would be

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I would have complete anxiety and it was nothing I had ever felt

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before, so the anxiety for me would be a tight chest,

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panic and it would be more of...I would freeze.

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At those times Lisa turned to her partner Liz

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She says talking about it saved her life.

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My very worst day, I was able to find a little bit of strength

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in me to stop myself doing anything to seriously hurt myself.

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And that subconscious part of me conntacted Liz,

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who was my support, and I wouldn't have done that if I had not felt

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supported by her and everyone else throughout the good days.

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So all those things that everyone did gave that part of me

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the strength to fight back against everything else.

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She has returned to work full-time at the Principality

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Someone reaching out to you at work can make all the difference.

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Now she is part of a campaign encouraging us all to reach out

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We know that one in four people in Wales will experience a mental

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health problem in any one year but we also know that 25%

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of the population still feel uncomfortable around people

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One in four people think you shouldn't be able to hold public

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office and some people still feel you shouldn't have children

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The people we talk to every year who come to our services tell us

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that sometimes the discrimination they experience is worse

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She lives with depression after being diagnosed with a rare

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eye condition and says the simplest gesture can make

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It can be as small as sending a text to someone, a funny

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It's not difficult and I would stress for anybody who knows anyone

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with a mental health problem to reach out to them.

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It's what happened to Anya and Lisa, proof that changing attitudes

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The body which distributes Lottery money to historic projects

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is calling for new ways of managing parks in Wales.

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The Heritage Lottery Fund says we need to avert 'a crisis'.

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80% of park managers it asked expect budget cuts in the next three years.

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The green heart of a capital city. Cardiff's Bute Park, home to

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thousands of species of plant and businesses to. Caffrey 's which help

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pay for its upkeep. Many parks in Torfaen are well maintained to. This

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Bowls club took over the facility from the council but others have

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become overgrown. Local people now fundraising to make a difference.

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Lots of comments that we have been getting through the fundraising

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activity is, I have climbed every tree in that part, I played there

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every Saturday and Sunday, and it has opened up conversations with

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people about how it used to be and how they would love to see it

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brought back. We are where we are with budgets. If we can raise the

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money ourselves to the community working together, that is

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phenomenal. The Heritage lottery trust report today says 80% of Park

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managers it asked in Wales anticipate cuts to their budgets of

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10% or more over the next three years. It says in these financially

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challenging times, innovative and sustainable models of funding need

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to be found to maintain these highly valued community spaces. Every time

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there is an issue, we contact council. They come here and anything

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we can get to help the park, we will get it. One local group in Swansea

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was formed last year to make sure their local park stays looking as

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good as it does today. Regular litter picks, applying for money,

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putting on community events. We have cleared about 50 black bags out of

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the park. Swansea council says it maintains its parks to the highest

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standard but welcomes the support of local groups to make a contribution.

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The body representing local councils across Wales says authorities will

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continue to find new ways of ensuring our green spaces are

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maintained. The message from the Heritage Lottery Fund today, don't

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take your local park for granted. Let's get the rest of today's

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sport now with Tomos. Wales coach Warren Gatland will lead

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the British and Irish Lions for next His role with Wales will be filled

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by Rob Howley for the season, which will see the national side

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play four autumn internationals, the Six Nations and a tour

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of the Pacific Islands. But tonight, Gatland has warned some

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high profile players will miss out on selection for Wales

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if they ply their trade The head coach for the 2017 British

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and Irish Lions tour There was really no need

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for the big introduction today. Warren Gatland getting the top job

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was the worst kept secret in sport. But before heading to New Zealand,

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a warning to the Welsh players Some, he said, won't be picked

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for the national side in future. A couple of big-name players

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are going to miss out in the autumn, they will not be involved

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in the squad, and that will be quite dramatic,

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and perhaps the Six Nations, but everyone has been questioning

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where we are going with that policy and I can guarantee

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that is going to happen. The Welsh Rugby Union has worked

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hard to stop the stem of Welsh Jonathan Davies is one who has

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returned home recently. Only players who play in Wales

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will be considered for national selection, with only three wildcard

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places available to those who play This man will help

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enforce that rule. With Gatland gone for a time,

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Rob Howley takes temporary charge, as he did four years ago

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when he guided Wales It's a great opportunity for Warren

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to probably undertake the biggest challenge in world rugby

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and when he comes back to us in ten months' time,

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I would have thought he will be Gatland led the Lions to success

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in Australia three years ago but no Lions side has won a series

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in New Zealand since 1971. It has been made more difficult

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as players will be involved in the finale of the domestic

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season the week before The playing season this year,

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if you go on the Lions tour this year, it is going to be about 11

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months, so it's all Who can best recover the quickest

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because everybody is going to want a pound of flesh from the WRU

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from a Welsh perspective He flies tomorrow to New Zealand

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to start preparing, aiming Something he has failed

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to achieve in ten attempts Thousands of spectators

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were in Denbigh this morning to cheer on some of the world's best

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cyclists as they reached the first Welsh stage

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of the Tour of Britain. Sir Bradley Wiggins

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and Mark Cavendish joined more than 120 riders including

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Welsh Olympic gold Pleased to be home

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but not taking it easy. Owain Doull went straight

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from his Rio success to competing in the gruelling road race

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from Glasgow to London via Wales. Riding as part of Team Wiggins

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with fellow Olympian Sir Bradley, he says it's a world away

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from the velodrome. They are polar opposites. For the

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last two years, we have optimised our body to be good for four minutes

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but today I have got to race for five or six hours. It does take a

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bit of getting used to. Myself and Brad are struggling quite a lot this

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week. The Tour started in Denbighshire

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for the first time, with people lining the route to catch a glimpse

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of their sporting heroes, including Rio silver

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medallist Mark Cavendish. With 100 of the world's best riders

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going through the heart of Wales in front of tens of thousands of people

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and with the Rio Olympics still fresh in people's memories, there

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has never been a better time to get on your bike.

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Cycling clubs across Wales say they're reaping the benefits

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We started a new club about a year ago and I think we are probably up

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to about 100 members or thereabouts. It is a very active club. That has

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all started in the last year and that has stemmed the activities the

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British guys have been doing over the last couple of years.

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Team Wiggins is some way off the lead, but after scooping so many

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medals just a few weeks ago, they're already

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Some warm and muggy conditions for the riders

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The average temperature for September is about 16 Celsius so it

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has been quite a warm day. Turning pressure as we go into tomorrow but

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still some sunny spells to look forward to. Some clear skies

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tonight, especially further inland, but a cold weather front will bring

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thicker cloud and some rain from the West. The rain is patchy in nature

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but some heavy poles is likely on Snowdonia. Those temperatures

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between 14 and 16 Celsius. The breeze picking up as the front

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approaches as well. Tomorrow we do have high pressure to the east, low

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pressure to the West. That cold weather front will clear and behind

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it we will have another friend that will bring some rain tomorrow night.

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But first thing tomorrow morning, a little bit of rain across the

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north-east. Some brisk south-westerly winds. Some sunny

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spells and a few isolated showers. Those temperatures will range

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between 17 and 19 Celsius. If you can find shelter from the wind, in

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the sunshine it will feel pleasantly warm. Tomorrow night we will start

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to see the next weather system pushing in from the West, bringing

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more rain with it. Those temperatures will range between 14

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and 16 Celsius. By Friday morning, we will start to see that rain band

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clearing as well. As we head into Friday, we have got high pressure to

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the south-east, low pressure to the west of us and that is controlling

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our weather. It is a fairly unsettled day. First thing on Friday

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morning we have a little bit brain, that will clear, and then it is

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sunny spells and a few showers. But in between the showers, if you can

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find some sunshine, it will feel rather humid again for the end of

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the week. Those temperatures between 16 and 20 Celsius. If you catch a

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shower, it could linger on for a time as well. As we head into the

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weekend, a little bit of rain Friday night into the early hours of

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Saturday morning. That will clear and by the time we get into Saturday

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afternoon, we can look forward to dry and brighter conditions. Sunday

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the best day of the weekend. Largely dry, bright and breezy. Keep your

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umbrella to hand. I'll be back with a quick

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update at 8pm and more For now, from all of

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us on the programme,

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