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Welcome to Wales Today - our top stories:

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More money for childcare and health but who loses out

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There is more cash to spend this year than next year but the Welsh

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government warns austerity is far from over.

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Police investigating the disappearance of Cardiff

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grandmother Lorraine Ridout search two houses in the city.

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We've had years of Welsh Government policies

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Now yet another consultation - Ministers say they'll

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The families of Aberfan on their 40 year fight for justice.

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It did take a long time and if we hadn't pressed for it, I don't think

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we would have had it. And despite a knee injury,

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Taulupe Faletau, is included in Wales' squad for the autumn

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internationals. "Investing for today,

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preparing for tomorrow". That's the catchy phrase

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from today's Welsh With a total pot of

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nearly ?15 billion, this afternoon the Finance

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Secretary, Mark Drakeford, unveiled There's an extra ?240 million

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for the NHS. for a pilot scheme giving 30 hours

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of free childcare for three Well, cuts to some areas

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of local government, community projects, and cuts

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to schemes to help deprived areas. Here's our political

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editor Nick Servini. nurses is the game of choice for

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these children at this nursery. Healthy is also a priority for the

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Welsh government with a cash injection may makes up half of their

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budget. A 2.5% increase this year or ?240 million. Where there is give,

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there is take as local councils know too well. It is those services that

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keep our streets tidy with inflation taken into account. There is a 1.5%

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decrease. This has been hit year-on-year but it is the best deal

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they have had for years nevertheless. What about education?

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These children are just starting bears, so it is good news for them

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but overall the education budget goes up 1.3%. A scheme to raise

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performance levels in economic league deprived areas is cut saving

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around ?17 million a year. ?15 billion of the Welsh government's

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budget has all gone and it could be good news for these three and

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four-year-olds with ?10 million put towards a pilot scheme to deliver a

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long-term vision for 30 hours of free childcare week. The cost of

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this child care will rise dramatically in future years. I

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could take advantage of that. Alexander would be too old. He would

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be in reception man. It is a brilliant idea and a massive help

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the working parents. It would be an incentive to get women back to work.

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Juggling childcare and working full-time at the hospital. It

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affects family life. Who knows what these children will be doing in

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years to come but fixing the skills gap year is a game with ?11 million

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put towards apprenticeships. Could these trainee builders end up

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helping with big infrastructure projects? Plans for an M4 relief

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road have been earmarked for ?1 billion to develop over four years.

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This isn't just a straightforward Labour budget. Without a majority,

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they have to wake it up with that come rude to make agreements. What

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with the reactions? Of women politics, we can do more when we

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work across party boundaries. When we look for that common ground, we

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welcome that opportunity to deliver together the kind of changes that

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the people of Wales want to see. Our aspects of this budget that we

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welcome, the increase in health spending. It is my wish that this

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draft budget will deliver for Welsh communities where so many others

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have failed. You will forgive me if I reserve some scepticism given that

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outcomes in so many areas of public life are still badly wanting. It is

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work in progress and things may change when they find out what Wales

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gets from next year's UK budget when the Chancellor's famous red box

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makes his appearance. We will get an idea of what it will contain from

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the Autumn Statement next month. And our political editor

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Nick Servini is with the Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford

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in Cardiff Bay, Nick. Good evening. You called on the

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government to abandon his its policy of... That is a bit misleading. You

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will have more money to spend than you have had this year. Marginally

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more money but austerity is clear. Over the period of this assembly, we

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will have less money year-on-year, less money to spend on Welsh public

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services, less money as a result of their self-defeating policies of it.

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This is a good year now. You will have more than the current year. I

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will use next year to create a stable period in which Welsh public

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services can plan for the hard choices and more difficult times

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that lie ahead. Let us talk about the NHS. 49% of everything the Welsh

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government spends. Former Health Secretary. 2.5% increase. Is that

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the norm in future years? Is it dangerous to dip below that? The NHS

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is the top priority for this government. It is a service in which

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people rely every single day and we know we have to go on investing in

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it. The most recent report said, we need to put money in, the health

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service needs to be more efficient and the UK Government needs to fund

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public services in line with the growth in the economy. It sounds

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like it will be 2.5% in the future and health will remain priority.

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Health is the priority, there is a gap that needs to be funded and we

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will do our best to do that. This deal arose with months of torque. Is

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this the future? We have to talk to other parties, we have to get our

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budget through the assembly. One part of the compact was discussions

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about the budget. They were detailed, long, hard going. Hard --

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how hard going was it? What have you done that you did not want to do

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because of this deal with Clyde. We had priorities and Plaid Cymru had

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priorities. I was never going to agree to anything that we weren't

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prepared to do but there were things that we were keen to approve and

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achieve and we were able to bring those together in a deal. Autumn

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Statement with Philip Hammond next month. Are you expecting a boost to

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your finances? We are cautiously optimistic we will get growth in our

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capital budget. There may be reductions in revenue. It would be a

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mixed picture. Thank you very much indeed. Back to you in a studio.

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Police investigating the disappearance of a Cardiff

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grandmother, missing for nine months, are searching

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57-year-old Lorraine Ridout hasn't been seen since January

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Over the last few months specialist police teams have carried out

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several searches of the River Taff and the community have helped search

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Lorraine Ridout and lives on this estate where she is well known and

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liked. Earlier this year the 57-year-old popped out of the local

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shops and that was the last confirmed sighting of her. Police

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say her disappearance is unexplained may have been investigating ever

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since. She has not been seen since 7p above the 31st of January this

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year. She popped out to visit a friend. Today police began searching

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a property here and another property in the Ely district of the city. A

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special forensics team has spent the day searching the back garden. A

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number of items were removed, grass was cut and officers were digging

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looking for clues to explain what happened to her. It was a similar

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district -- seen this other property a few miles away. Just want her to

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come home. In the days after Hirst disappearance and her son and

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daughter helped the team find her. Friends say the family is now

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desperate for news. It has been ten months and still nothing and I hope

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for her family's sake that they get some answers soon. She was a lovely

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person. She always said hello to us down the shops. The detectives say

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they have followed hundreds of lines of enquiry and family have been

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cooperating fully and no stone must be left unturned to find out has

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happened to her. A financial advisor from Welshpool

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who has admitted defrauding clients and friends from his church,

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out of nearly ?1.5 million has been told he might

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escape jail if he re-pays 77-year-old David Vaughan

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Jones from Leighton The Secretary of State for Brexit

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says a decision has not yet been made on which government

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will allocate cash designed Speaking after a meeting

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with the First Minister in Cardiff, David Davis said

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the matter would be discussed Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT

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Davies has previously suggested - the cash could come directly

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from Westminster rather Tonight, those who lost children

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in the Aberfan disaster speak out about their long battle

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against the establishment, to hold someone to account

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for what happened. It's part of a special

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series of programmes It's 50 years since 116 children

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and 28 adults were killed by a coal Tonne after tonne of coal

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waste piled above Aberfan onto a natural spring,

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a toxic mix, a deadly torrent that It was an accident

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waiting to happen. And if it wasn't further neglect,

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I would have my little There had been near misses that had

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urged collieries to check coal tips The tribunal later found damning

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evidence against those who should Do you now agree that you ignored

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one of the most important I ignored a part of

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the letter, yes, sir. Most people who were brought

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to the stand seemed to take it The National Coal Board was to blame

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but no senior officials The remaining coal tips

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overshadowed a grieving village. Lord Rogan is the man in charge

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of the coal board who refused The womenfolk have

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suffered particularly. Just do not accept this as a fact

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and therefore no amount of argument People around the world sent a total

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of ?1.75 million to a disaster relief fund but not every penny went

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to bereaved families. The government of the day pressured

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the fund's trustees to contribute Of course they will pay

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what they can afford but this scheme One journalist at the time feels

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more scrutiny should have befallen the then Secretary

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of State for Wales. I've got a personal sense

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of guilt over that. I never interviewed the Secretary

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of State for Wales and he must have agreed with Wilson's policy taking

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taking 10% of the fund. If I had interviewed him, I would've

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got him by the neck as indeed most later in my career I most

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certainly would have. In 2007, the new Welsh government

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paid back the fund's It felt to us that justice had been

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served but it did take a long time and if we hadn't pressed for it,

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I don't think we would have had it. Born and brought up in Aberfan,

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you Ewan England produced What I've tried to do in this film

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is to make sure that we actually understand the history,

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understand what happened and understand why the disaster

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happened and also how the community was treated shamefully over

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several days afterwards. Desmond Ackner, the barrister

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who represented the family's five No less relevant than

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they were at the time. This was a slow-growing man-made

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menace fed by the indifference of those who should never have

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permitted its existence. You can see more on this

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with Huw Edwards in Aberfan: The Fight for Justice at

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10.45 tonight here on BBC One Wales. Much more to come

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before seven o'clock. Despite a knee injury,

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Taulupe Faletau, has been included in Wales' squad

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for the autumn internationals. And former hurricane

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Nicole which battered Bermuda last week is not heading

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in our direction. But it will still influence our

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weather with high pressure Is trapping infected badgers

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in cages and killing them the way to tackle Bovine

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TB in Wales? Despite launching a fresh

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consultation on how to deal with the disease in badly affected

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areas, the Welsh government has ruled out an England-style cull

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with farmers shooting badgers. Here's our environment

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correspondent, Steffan Messenger. He has -- his herd of cows is

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shrinking. He has lost 110 to TB this year with more to be

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slaughtered next week. This is a notice of intent to slaughter

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animals. 40 failed on the skin test. All the herd had blood tests as well

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and 75 came back positive. There is some crossover. 85 have to go next

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week. 9500 cattle have been killed already this year as the Welsh

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government tries to stamp out TB in Wales struggles -- in Wales. Farmers

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say it is pointless to keep killing cattle without doing something about

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badgers who can also carry the infection. A trial to vaccinate them

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was put on hold last year due to a global shortage of the TB jab. Time

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to take stock and introduce a refreshed approach. According to

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rural affairs representative, Lesley Griffiths. We must focus on our

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long-term objective of TB eradication. The new plans split the

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country into different areas based on how badly they are hit. In

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Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and the border with England, farmers

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will face more testing and restrictions. Farms that have a

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persistent problem will be given an individual action plan and where it

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can be shown that bad jurors are part of the problem, the government

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will consider whether to trap, test and kill them. -- badgers. Some

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farmers will say why have we got the same approach? We don't believe

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large-scale culling is necessary in Wales. We do need to try this

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minimal damage approach first. It is very serious taking out a population

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of wildlife. Deb -- both farm leaders who have been calling for a

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call and wildlife campaigners opposed worth watching the

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Secretary's announcement. We realise she is upping the ante on

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restrictions that we will have on some of the worst areas in Wales.

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That is a challenge for a lot of farmers. There is no one strategy,

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one solution fits all. We would work with the Welsh government on looking

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at evidence -based solutions including stricter measures. Bovine

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TB has been ruining many livelihoods. Many have wrestled with

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how best to be set. A 12 week consultation will be launched to as

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the people's views about these latest plans.

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The children's charity Unicef says 257 Syrian refugees have now been

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relocated to Wales and officials expect more to arrive.

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Speaking at an anti-slavery conference in Newport,

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the Hollywood actor and Unicef ambassador, Michael Sheen,

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welcomed the new arrivals, but says more needs to be done.

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They're first and foremost children and they need protection and they

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Anything that we can do is a great help.

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It'll never be enough because no one can ever do enough

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when you have the greatest humanitarian crisis since the Second

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World War going on, on our watch but I hope we all step up and do

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Tests are to be carried out to determine if a virus

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is responsible for the deaths of a number of red

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There are around 700 red squirrels on the island but nine have been

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Experts at Bangor University are investigating whether they had

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contracted the adeno-virus which was identified

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Rugby and despite a knee injury, the Wales number eight,

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Taulupe Faletau, has been included in Wales' squad for

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There had been doubts whether players based in England

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would be available for the opening game against Australia.

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There had been doubts whether players based in England

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would be available for the opening game against Australia.

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The game falls outside the official window.

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But interim coach Rob Howley said Jamie Roberts and George North

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Wales are hoping Taulupe Faletau could be available towards the end

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of the autumn internationals. He will miss the first game of Bonfire

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Night battle against Australia. Three years ago George North scored

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tries against the Wallabies but his club, Northampton, paid a heavy

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price. Fined ?50,000 for letting him play outside the official

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international window. Similar action could follow with North and Jamie

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Roberts is expected to feature this season. No formal conversations with

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any of the English clubs but having spoken to the players, they are

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available to play. Some are available for the Australian game.

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In the 36 man club, there is a call-up for Sam Davies. He is the

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leading scorer in the pro 12 completing 59 points. The first game

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against Australia comes a week after the Welsh derby matches in the pro

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12. Rob Howley said he would consider releasing some of the

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players back to the regions for those games but was seemingly

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impressed with how the fixtures have been scheduled. I looked at the

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fixture when our autumn season came out and they came out on 2nd of

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December 20 15. I looked at the Guinness pro 12 and it was the 13th

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of 20 16. You can make what you want from that. Four years since he first

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took over from Warren Galland, Rob Howley says he has gained a lot as a

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coach. With Wales three years Farhat -- from having to find a

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replacement, success could transform Rob Howley from a stand-in into a

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permanent successor. And from autumn's internationals

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to distinctly Autumnal weather, There is a chill in the air. Lows of

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10 Celsius. Top temperature of 14 Celsius. Sunshine today with clouds

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over Newport. This picture taken this morning. Tonight, the wind will

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blow a fuse showers across the country. There will be some dry

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weather as well, especially in the south-east. Lowest temperatures, six

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to 10 Celsius. On the other side of the Atlantic, this low pressure is

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former Harry Kane Nicole. Rejection rate -- dreck -- jet stream will

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buckle and this high pressure will move in. There will be a few showers

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dotted around. One or two heavy showers in places. The wind is not

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as strong as today and there will be some dry and bright weather. Much of

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the South and Southeast should be dry. Sunshine in Cardiff and Brecon.

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During the day, a few showers will drift southwards. You may get away

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with a dry afternoon. Temperatures higher than today. Top temperature

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of 15 Celsius with a north-westerly breeze. I wouldn't rule out one or

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two showers. There is some sunshine as well. In the Vale of Glamorgan, a

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decent day tomorrow. 14 Celsius is the top temperature. A few showers

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and and Pembrokeshire. Elsewhere is dry, clear and quite cold. On

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Thursday, most places will be dry. The odd shower in parts of the

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North. There will be some sunshine and light winds. Friday is dry with

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morning fog patches. The best of the sunshine likely in the West. The

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weekend is not looking too bad. Plenty of dry weather, some clout

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and temperatures around average with a chilly breeze picking up. On the

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whole, quite promising. The Welsh Government has been

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setting out its budget for the coming year -

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The headlines are - an extra ?240-million for the NHS

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but cuts to some areas of local government, education,

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and community projects. Lets have a word with

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our correspondents - first our health correspondent

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Owain Clarke - ?240 million isn't a massive amount.

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It is quite a bit more proportional than what was expected.

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The question is will it be enough? It amounts to 2.5% extra but the

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demand will increase more than that. Independent experts said so just

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last week. The NHS will need to find some savings to balance the books in

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the longer run. The extra money is being welcomed tonight by groups

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representing doctors, nurses and others. They know the health service

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has the capacity to swallow it up very quickly. ?240 million is about

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what the NHS spends in nine days. Let us talk about the economy.

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Sarah, what did you think? They are trying to make living standards

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better in Wales. The big problems in two headlines are low pay, the low

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value of jobs and ill-health or low level of good health. That is what

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they are trying to do. The extra money, I'm awful lot of that will be

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spent in Wales and it will cascade through the economy as people spend

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their wages and goods and services are bought. It has the potential of

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helping to things. ?111 million for apprenticeships. Apprenticeships in

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Wales are different from England. They are all age and all workforce.

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They have the potential to lift the skills, lift the wages and help the

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economy. It takes time. More than ?1 billion across four years that Eric

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housing, affordable housing. -- for extra housing. The chartered

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surveyors are saying it is not enough. They are trying to make

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living in Wales better. Thank you both very much. More on the budget

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on our website and I will have an update for you at eight o'clock and

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again after the BBC News at ten. Thank you for watching. From all of

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us on the programme, good evening. that's been a struggle

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from the very start. When something like that happens,

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a village, a person, Sometimes, in places, we're pushed

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through till we shine...

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