:00:00. > :00:00.Tonight's top stories: Most Welsh councils are handed more
:00:00. > :00:09.money to spend next year, but ten will take a hit.
:00:10. > :00:14.And will your council tax go up to help take the strain?
:00:15. > :00:18.Some teenage migrants arriving here from Calais don t look
:00:19. > :00:22.like children says Monmouth MP David Davies.
:00:23. > :00:30.He calls for them to have dental checks to verify they're under 18.
:00:31. > :00:36.If we want to help children at screed. I'm in favour of that, but
:00:37. > :00:38.I'm not in favour of allowing people in their 20s to come into the UK and
:00:39. > :00:41.make a mockery of our laws. A court hears claims an American
:00:42. > :00:44.businessman killed Nadine Aburas in a Cardiff hotel room
:00:45. > :00:46.because the 'Voice of Winter's on the way,
:00:47. > :00:49.there's a warning for people We'll be hearing from
:00:50. > :00:53.a Pembrokeshire Mum who nearly died And it's the world's
:00:54. > :00:57.fastest growing sport, we meet the first ever Welshman
:00:58. > :00:59.to take part in the Ultimate Most Welsh councils will have more
:01:00. > :01:20.cash to spend on vital services next year like schools,
:01:21. > :01:22.rubbish collections But the increases set out
:01:23. > :01:29.by the Welsh Government are modest, Gwynedd, the biggest winner,
:01:30. > :01:31.sees its budget go up And ten councils will see
:01:32. > :01:36.their budgets fall slightly. But overall, the settlement has
:01:37. > :01:39.been described as fair. So, could this be an end to the era
:01:40. > :01:42.of huge council cuts? Here's our Political
:01:43. > :01:56.Editor, Nick Servini. Councils have taken much of the
:01:57. > :02:03.strain for public sector cuts in recent years. While many
:02:04. > :02:07.organisations have had to make sacrifices, local authorities feel
:02:08. > :02:11.they've made the hardest yards. That is the climate changing? With many
:02:12. > :02:17.council budget starting to go up, rather than continuously down?
:02:18. > :02:19.Andrew Morgan is the leader of Rhondda Cynon Taff, the
:02:20. > :02:23.second-biggest cancer in Wales. Despite the cuts he's Management
:02:24. > :02:28.Western leisure like this one which opened in Aberdare two years ago.
:02:29. > :02:32.But he's gearing up for another tight settlement.
:02:33. > :02:39.Until the news came through. My own authority has had a slight increase.
:02:40. > :02:42.?100,000 extra, it's as good as we can hope for at a time when
:02:43. > :02:47.austerities continues. So you might be able to manage next
:02:48. > :02:50.year without making any cuts for the first time in about a decade?
:02:51. > :02:55.Hopefully we can close the budget gap, as we call it, without making
:02:56. > :03:00.cuts. Unless you get a settlement increase of about two or 3%, it
:03:01. > :03:05.doesn't cover the increasing costs for local authorities. We need a
:03:06. > :03:09.cash increase between five and ?6 million the year to stand still.
:03:10. > :03:14.So higher costs like energy and staff eat away at rises, as does
:03:15. > :03:16.inflation. It will mean next year's crash increase will end up as a
:03:17. > :03:31.small cut. It's a sign of how things have
:03:32. > :03:33.changed that it wasn't that long ago when councils used to complain when
:03:34. > :03:36.they got a 5% budget increase. Now they are getting a slight reduction
:03:37. > :03:38.and using words like fair and reasonable. For some, this has been
:03:39. > :03:44.about self-defeating austerity. For others, it's been about creating
:03:45. > :03:47.leaner, more efficient operations. What about elsewhere in Wales? There
:03:48. > :03:52.was anger last year when rural councils face the biggest cuts. This
:03:53. > :03:58.year there are no big variations. Gwyneth sees the largest increase of
:03:59. > :04:04.0.9%. The Council hearing Rhondda Cynon Taff will get an extra
:04:05. > :04:09.?800,000, equivalent to a zero rise. Powys, which had the biggest
:04:10. > :04:14.decrease in the last budget, is one of four councils getting 0.5%.
:04:15. > :04:18.From the work we have been doing in preparation for today, I feel that
:04:19. > :04:26.the only position where, hopefully, we won't have too introduce new
:04:27. > :04:29.saving measures other than what's already in the three-year plan we
:04:30. > :04:34.are working with. That would be a nice position. One
:04:35. > :04:39.big question is what the settlement will mean for council tax levels.
:04:40. > :04:45.The finance secretary has called for restraint. In terms of council tax I
:04:46. > :04:48.expect them to weigh up what I know, competing priorities, they must make
:04:49. > :04:55.a contribution to public services. They must think of those citizens
:04:56. > :04:59.who have to bear the burden of it. In previous years councils claimed
:05:00. > :05:02.to have been hit hard by austerities. They'll be a softer
:05:03. > :05:05.side next year, which they hope will continue for a long time to come.
:05:06. > :05:08.Nick's here now, Nick, if most councils have a healthier
:05:09. > :05:12.budget this year could that mean a freeze in our Council Tax bills?
:05:13. > :05:19.It's a possibility. There's no doubt that most council leaders were
:05:20. > :05:21.expecting a much more difficult financial settlement than they'll
:05:22. > :05:29.get next year. There's no doubt that they been
:05:30. > :05:32.given a bit of breathing space. You heard it there, RCT, Powys, the
:05:33. > :05:38.possibility of further cuts being put on hold next year. I think this
:05:39. > :05:43.sort of financial rosy picture is the context with which Mark Drake
:05:44. > :05:47.Fred, with a bit of bite, in his statement and interviews, has called
:05:48. > :05:52.on council leaders to think of the public when they are setting council
:05:53. > :05:56.tax levels for next year. What will help Yuji is that thinking of the
:05:57. > :06:00.public, will be at the fourth most of most council 's mind because
:06:01. > :06:04.there are council elections next year. No administration will want to
:06:05. > :06:07.go into a vote of the back of an increase in council tax.
:06:08. > :06:10.That is considered excessive at a local level.
:06:11. > :06:12.And to find out whether your council's budget is going
:06:13. > :06:18.up or being cut head to our website, bbc.co.uk/walesnews.
:06:19. > :06:20.The Monmouth MP, David Davies, has called for child
:06:21. > :06:23.migrants arriving in the UK to have their teeth examined
:06:24. > :06:26.Mr Davies says several unaccompanied children who have arrived to join
:06:27. > :06:34.But his suggestion has been condemned by dentists
:06:35. > :06:38.as 'unethical.' The Home Office says rigorous checks will be made.
:06:39. > :06:46.Here's our Political Reporter, Paul Martin.
:06:47. > :06:54.The jungle camp in Cali. A place that's become one of the symbols of
:06:55. > :06:58.the migrant crisis. It's due to close, and the UK is offering asylum
:06:59. > :07:02.to children at the camp who already have relatives here. But pictures
:07:03. > :07:08.emerging of some of them have led to questions over their real ages. So
:07:09. > :07:12.how can the authorities checksum and is under 18? MP for Monmouth, David
:07:13. > :07:17.Davis an idea. I'd like the Home Office to issue
:07:18. > :07:22.guidance to see where someone's appearance give rise to questions
:07:23. > :07:27.that they may be over 18 they must undertake a simple medical test,
:07:28. > :07:31.x-ray or dental check if we want to help children not great. I'm in
:07:32. > :07:34.favour of art. I'm not in favour of allowing people in their 20s to say
:07:35. > :07:41.I am a child and coming to the UK making a mark we have our laws.
:07:42. > :07:45.Cardiff dentists have done aid work in the jungle. One showed me how the
:07:46. > :07:52.procedure would work. We can show that to the patient.
:07:53. > :07:56.He thinks the idea is flawed, practically and ethically.
:07:57. > :08:02.I'm totally against any and necessary exposure to radiation.
:08:03. > :08:08.Number two is Agassi, it's not accurate. You will never determine
:08:09. > :08:12.the age exactly. -- second is accuracy. Number three, I feel sorry
:08:13. > :08:17.for those people, they need more help from us. They need us to look
:08:18. > :08:20.after them. David Davis says he's dealt with a
:08:21. > :08:24.case in his constituency whereby a migrant was placed with a foster
:08:25. > :08:28.family but turned out to be older than he said he was. So what do
:08:29. > :08:33.people here think of the idea of dental testing?
:08:34. > :08:36.I agree. A lot of them are older. You can see yourself they are older
:08:37. > :08:42.than they say they are. If David Davis thinks that they
:08:43. > :08:49.should be like horses, the test. Their teeth, their rage. I just
:08:50. > :08:53.don't agree with what he's saying. It's a story which has dominated the
:08:54. > :08:57.front pages, although there is suggestion that this man could
:08:58. > :09:01.actually be a translator. On radio phone in today the issue has sparked
:09:02. > :09:05.a lively debate. They have two check. I agree with
:09:06. > :09:08.David Davis. They have to check on people coming into the country. We
:09:09. > :09:14.are a softer touch than anywhere else in the world. These people,
:09:15. > :09:17.some of them lie about their rage. But they are doing it out of
:09:18. > :09:21.desperation. The UK Government is working with
:09:22. > :09:26.the French authorities to bring other migrant children, particularly
:09:27. > :09:29.those in the camps to the UK. Neath Port Talbot has already agreed to
:09:30. > :09:32.resettle six children. We think it's right, members were
:09:33. > :09:39.very clear this morning we must play our roles. It is our responsibility
:09:40. > :09:40.to respond to a major humanitarian crisis.
:09:41. > :09:45.The Home Office says it doesn't carry out stencil tests, but will
:09:46. > :09:51.increase other age checks. Around 1000 people were checked it up to
:09:52. > :09:55.Jim, 68% were deemed to be over 18. Home Office sources told the BBC
:09:56. > :09:58.it's unlikely that any overage migrants will be returned to France,
:09:59. > :10:00.as they will be able to claim here anyway.
:10:01. > :10:03.Experts say Wales needs "drastic improvement" in lung cancer care
:10:04. > :10:05.to improve its five-year survival rates, which are currently
:10:06. > :10:09.Only 6.6 % of Welsh patients live for five years after diagnosis,
:10:10. > :10:18.The UK Lung Cancer Coalition believes raising that to 25%
:10:19. > :10:23.The Welsh Government says it's already working on some
:10:24. > :10:30.Politicians in Wales and Westminster have been paying tribute
:10:31. > :10:33.to all those affected by the Aberfan disaster, 50 years ago this week.
:10:34. > :10:37.A minute's silence was held in the Senedd, and in the Commons,
:10:38. > :10:48.where the tributes were led by the Prime Minister, Teresa May.
:10:49. > :10:54.It is right that we pause and reflect on this important
:10:55. > :10:58.anniversary and recognise the solidarity and resilience of the
:10:59. > :11:04.people of Aberfan to overcome this powerful tragedy. Today we stand in
:11:05. > :11:09.solidarity with the people of Aberfan. We offer them our support,
:11:10. > :11:14.and, I hope, some comfort as they deal with the memories of that day.
:11:15. > :11:16.When winter darkness came early to the community of Aberfan.
:11:17. > :11:18.The First Minister Carwyn Jones speaking
:11:19. > :11:22.Cardiff Crown Court has heard how an American who claimed
:11:23. > :11:25.to work for the FBI, strangled a woman in a Cardiff hotel
:11:26. > :11:28.room because the 'voice of God' told him to do it.
:11:29. > :11:31.44-year-old Sammy Almahri has admitted the manslaughter
:11:32. > :11:42.In this Cardiff Bay hotel staff make a grim discovery.
:11:43. > :11:45.The door to room 203 is locked, but the guest should have checked
:11:46. > :11:50.The duty manager enters, inside he finds the body
:11:51. > :11:53.of 28-year-old Nadine Aburas described in court as a slim,
:11:54. > :12:00.Sammy Almahri, an American who'd been having a relationship with her,
:12:01. > :12:06.The prosecution counsel, Roger Thomas, told the court Almahri
:12:07. > :12:09.deliberately strangled Nadine, fled the scene and left the country
:12:10. > :12:14.to avoid the consequences of his own actions.
:12:15. > :12:17.He admits killing, but claims he was suffering an abnormality
:12:18. > :12:24.He will claim he heard the voice of God telling him
:12:25. > :12:29.His defence will say his responsibility was diminished.
:12:30. > :12:33.We reject that, we submit this was a deliberate killing
:12:34. > :12:36.of a defenceless woman, by a jealous, angry and,
:12:37. > :12:42.The court heard that after the killing Sammy Almahri left
:12:43. > :12:46.Cardiff in Nadine Aburas's car and travelled to Heathrow Airport.
:12:47. > :12:49.He took a flight to Doha, and flew on to Qatar.
:12:50. > :12:53.He was eventually found in Tanzania, and arrested on an Interpol warrant.
:12:54. > :12:56.Nadine first met Sammy Almahri on an Internet dating site,
:12:57. > :13:02.Even though he lived in the United States he came
:13:03. > :13:05.to Cardiff a few times, and she travelled to New York.
:13:06. > :13:07.But after their last visit she accused him
:13:08. > :13:13.After months of threatening and menacing texts he arrived
:13:14. > :13:18.There was an altercation between Sammy Almahri and Nadine's
:13:19. > :13:23.He was driven to the railway station and told to leave town.
:13:24. > :13:33.Instead he checked into a room here at the Future inm.
:13:34. > :13:36.At the Hotel bar he drank nine shots of tequila, and asked
:13:37. > :13:37.the receptionist to phone Nadine Aburas's mobile
:13:38. > :13:42.But through the receptionist he told her that he hadn't
:13:43. > :13:49.At ten past nine, Nadine came here to the hotel,
:13:50. > :13:54.her body was discovered just before lunchtime the following day.
:13:55. > :13:57.Now while police officers were still here at the scene,
:13:58. > :14:00.Almahri called the hotel several times to enquire if they'd
:14:01. > :14:05.He claimed she'd asked him to kill her.
:14:06. > :14:14.Sammy Almahri denies murder, the case is continuing.
:14:15. > :14:18.A set of twins from Pembrokeshire are urging people to get vaccinated
:14:19. > :14:31.Italy have taken ten years but Wales now has its first ever competitor in
:14:32. > :14:35.the ultimate fighting championship, he mixed martial arts business with
:14:36. > :14:40.over $4 billion. And October can sometimes be wet and stormy, but it
:14:41. > :14:44.looks dry with more sunshine to show off the autumn colours.
:14:45. > :14:47.A set of twins from Pembrokeshire are urging people to get vaccinated
:14:48. > :14:50.against flu after one of them nearly died from the virus.
:14:51. > :14:53.Sam Robinson works as a nurse and had a vaccination last year,
:14:54. > :14:57.but her sister Helen Watts didn't, and still hasn't returned
:14:58. > :14:59.to work since falling ill with the bug in March.
:15:00. > :15:05.This was Helen Watts in hospital earlier this year.
:15:06. > :15:10.At 42-years-old Helen never thought she would be struck down by flu
:15:11. > :15:17.I had a sore throat, and I began to be a bit chesty.
:15:18. > :15:27.I went so downhill that my Ventolin, my inhalors, weren't working.
:15:28. > :15:31.It deteriorated so much I had to write down to my husband to get
:15:32. > :15:39.Her twin sister, Sam, was at her side during such
:15:40. > :15:47.She says she doesn't remember an awful lot of it but I remember
:15:48. > :15:50.a respiratory arrest, and hert having central
:15:51. > :15:58.The sisters are asthmatic which means they are both at risk
:15:59. > :16:02.of becoming seriously ill if they get flu.
:16:03. > :16:05.Because of her job as a nurse Sam gets a flu vaccination every year.
:16:06. > :16:07.Helen has never had one, she believes this is why
:16:08. > :16:13.It was just, I hadn't got around to having it.
:16:14. > :16:18.Please make sure you make the time to get it done.
:16:19. > :16:24.Last winter in Wales nearly 800 people ended up
:16:25. > :16:32.Around one fifth of those had to be treated in intensive care.
:16:33. > :16:34.This is usually the case because a person develops severe
:16:35. > :16:41.In some cases getting flu can lead to lives being put at risk.
:16:42. > :16:43.The majority of patients we see with the life-threatening
:16:44. > :16:51.They've usually got a long-term disease such as diabetes
:16:52. > :16:59.But we do see quite healthy people as well.
:17:00. > :17:04.And we see people that are overweight.
:17:05. > :17:06.That increases your risk of infections and people that
:17:07. > :17:10.Public Health Wales says the number of people getting a flu
:17:11. > :17:16.But the message for everyone who is most at risk is to get it,
:17:17. > :17:22.A mother and her partner who were jailed over the death
:17:23. > :17:25.of her 17-month-old son, have had their sentences increased
:17:26. > :17:28.by the Court of Appeal, for being unduly lenient.
:17:29. > :17:31.Finlay Thomas died in 2014 after suffering "catastrophic injuries"
:17:32. > :17:39.Sean Buckley was jailed for life for murder,
:17:40. > :17:42.with a minimum term of 17 years, that's been raised to
:17:43. > :17:45.Chloe Thomas has had a 20-month child cruelty sentence
:17:46. > :17:52.Unemployment continues to fall in Wales, with 5,000 fewer people
:17:53. > :17:56.out of work between June and August, than in the three previous months.
:17:57. > :18:00.There are 65,000 people unemployed here, which is 25,000 fewer
:18:01. > :18:04.The unemployment rate in Wales is 4.3% for the latest quarter,
:18:05. > :18:10.lower than the overall UK figure, which remains at 4.9%.
:18:11. > :18:12.Let's get tonight's sport now, with Kate.
:18:13. > :18:16.Let's start with rugby, and George North's availability
:18:17. > :18:20.remains uncertain for the Autumn international with
:18:21. > :18:24.The match is being played outside World Rugby's international window.
:18:25. > :18:27.His club Northampton say his contract means he's released
:18:28. > :18:32.Wales Interim Head Coach Rob Howley said yesterday the winger
:18:33. > :18:39.The four Welsh regions have launched a new scheme to keep more
:18:40. > :18:41.teenagers in deprived communities playing rugby.
:18:42. > :18:44.Tackle, funded by ?150, 000 from BT Sport, combines
:18:45. > :18:47.rugby with workshops on leadership and communication.
:18:48. > :18:51.It'll focus on 14-16 year olds who are most likely
:18:52. > :18:57.Wales Captain Sam Warburton says the game has given him plenty
:18:58. > :19:12.I think you get used to dealing with pressure. Dealing with defeats,
:19:13. > :19:17.something which hasn't gone well. And bouncing back. It teaches you to
:19:18. > :19:20.be resilient. It teaches you life skills you don't realise you are
:19:21. > :19:24.picking up along the way. When I look back I think I'm a very
:19:25. > :19:24.different person to when I first started playing.
:19:25. > :19:26.Welsh golfer, and former US Masters champion
:19:27. > :19:28.Ian Woosnam is being inducted into World Golf's Hall of Fame.
:19:29. > :19:31.The 58-year-old , who won his first and only major in 1991,is one
:19:32. > :19:37.The former World number one spoke of his disappointment he hadn't been
:19:38. > :19:44.It's described as the champions' league of mixed martial arts.
:19:45. > :19:46.The Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC.
:19:47. > :19:48.Now a Welshman is part of the $4 billion industry
:19:49. > :19:52.The organisation says it's excited to sign Jack Marshman from
:19:53. > :19:57.The 26-year-old from Abertillery hopes it will lead to more Welsh
:19:58. > :20:13.It has hundreds of millions of fans around the world. A sport with $4
:20:14. > :20:21.billion, but not fully framed hearted. This is the UFC, ultimate
:20:22. > :20:26.fighting championship. Mixed martial arts, or M M a four short, fighters
:20:27. > :20:32.can have a background in boxing, kick boxing or combat sports.
:20:33. > :20:39.Training includes Brazilian jujitsu, wrestling, grappling and striking.
:20:40. > :20:44.Fights take place in an eight sided cage, you win by knockout, points or
:20:45. > :20:49.submission. Meets Jack Marshman from Abertillery, a soldier will stop a
:20:50. > :20:54.student of this gem in Blaenau Gwent for some ten years. The first ever
:20:55. > :21:00.Welsh fighter to sign a contract with the elite UFC.
:21:01. > :21:06.I won British, European and world titles with the biggest
:21:07. > :21:10.organisations outside the UFC. It's like an honour to be the first Welsh
:21:11. > :21:15.guy. I hope it opens the doors for other guys. I'm the only one in
:21:16. > :21:18.Wales. There is some good fighters around
:21:19. > :21:22.you. Has this always been the end goal?
:21:23. > :21:31.It's really emotional. I shared ATF I'm honest. If I was running a
:21:32. > :21:35.football side locally and one of my players was picked from Manchester
:21:36. > :21:39.United, that's the equivalent. It's giving everybody the opportunity to
:21:40. > :21:44.perform at the highest level. It just shows that if you are involved,
:21:45. > :21:50.we are watching, we are looking, and if you're good enough will find you.
:21:51. > :21:53.Just a dozen or so people changed to grab a change your ages ago, now
:21:54. > :21:58.it's eight or nine times that. Some days my body is in bits because
:21:59. > :22:02.I've been smashing it all week. I've got a good coach and team behind me.
:22:03. > :22:08.They'll get me at the gym, motivate me. It should give everybody that
:22:09. > :22:13.inside. That drive to push to the next
:22:14. > :22:17.level. Jack's first fight is on November 19 in Belfast, the first,
:22:18. > :22:18.but maybe not the last fighter from Wales to compete on this global
:22:19. > :22:26.stage. News just Internet, the former Wales
:22:27. > :22:32.goalkeeper Gary Sprague has died aged 21. -- was empty one. He had a
:22:33. > :22:36.12 year career with Wales and made more than 500 appearance for Leeds
:22:37. > :22:39.United. Time for the weather now with Derek. -- died aged 71.
:22:40. > :22:42.October can sometimes be wet and stormy but the next few days
:22:43. > :22:44.are looking relatively quiet and dry.
:22:45. > :22:45.The weather's been a bit mixed today.
:22:46. > :22:48.Some sunshine but heavy showers in the north this morning.
:22:49. > :22:52.This picture of a rainbow taken by Brian Hughes near Trefriw.
:22:53. > :22:55.This evening one or two showers in Pembrokeshire and in the north.
:22:56. > :22:59.Elsewhere dry, clear and chilly overnight.
:23:00. > :23:02.Temperatures falling dropping as low as 2 or 3 Celsius
:23:03. > :23:06.Tomorrow's chart shows a ridge of high pressure covering most
:23:07. > :23:09.of the UK and that means dry, settled weather.
:23:10. > :23:13.It will be a chilly start in the morning but dry.
:23:14. > :23:17.Bright and sunny in the west and south and for most of Powys too.
:23:18. > :23:22.Some cloud in the Marches and in the north.
:23:23. > :23:28.During the day, cloud will drift across the country.
:23:29. > :23:32.The odd light shower in Powys and the North East but most places
:23:33. > :23:37.dry in the afternoon with sunny spells.
:23:38. > :23:41.Temperatures similar to today,12 to 15 Celsius and with lighter winds
:23:42. > :23:43.it will feel pleasant in the sunshine.
:23:44. > :23:46.In Carmarthenshire a nice day tomorrow.
:23:47. > :24:05.Tomorrow night generally dry and with a clear sky it will turn
:24:06. > :24:11.On Friday mist and fog patches will slowly lift and clear
:24:12. > :24:16.Otherwise fine and settled with sunny spells and light winds.
:24:17. > :24:19.Over the weekend, plenty more dry weather with a mix of cloud
:24:20. > :24:29.Parts of the south and east and Powys cloudy for a while but it
:24:30. > :24:34.Some lovely sunshine with a cool breeze in the south.
:24:35. > :24:46.Cloud will come and go with the best of the sunshine in the west.
:24:47. > :24:48.So another dry spell over the next few days.
:24:49. > :24:59.I'll be back with a quick roundup at 8pm, and then again
:25:00. > :25:02.But until then, from everyone on the programme,
:25:03. > :25:05.thanks for watching, hwyl fawr, goodbye.