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Tonight's top stories: Most Welsh councils are handed more

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money to spend next year, but ten will take a hit.

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And will your council tax go up to help take the strain?

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Some teenage migrants arriving here from Calais don t look

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like children says Monmouth MP David Davies.

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He calls for them to have dental checks to verify they're under 18.

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If we want to help children at screed. I'm in favour of that, but

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I'm not in favour of allowing people in their 20s to come into the UK and

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make a mockery of our laws. A court hears claims an American

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businessman killed Nadine Aburas in a Cardiff hotel room

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because the 'Voice of Winter's on the way,

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there's a warning for people We'll be hearing from

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a Pembrokeshire Mum who nearly died And it's the world's

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fastest growing sport, we meet the first ever Welshman

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to take part in the Ultimate Most Welsh councils will have more

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cash to spend on vital services next year like schools,

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rubbish collections But the increases set out

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by the Welsh Government are modest, Gwynedd, the biggest winner,

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sees its budget go up And ten councils will see

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their budgets fall slightly. But overall, the settlement has

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been described as fair. So, could this be an end to the era

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of huge council cuts? Here's our Political

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Editor, Nick Servini. Councils have taken much of the

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strain for public sector cuts in recent years. While many

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organisations have had to make sacrifices, local authorities feel

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they've made the hardest yards. That is the climate changing? With many

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council budget starting to go up, rather than continuously down?

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Andrew Morgan is the leader of Rhondda Cynon Taff, the

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second-biggest cancer in Wales. Despite the cuts he's Management

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Western leisure like this one which opened in Aberdare two years ago.

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But he's gearing up for another tight settlement.

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Until the news came through. My own authority has had a slight increase.

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?100,000 extra, it's as good as we can hope for at a time when

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austerities continues. So you might be able to manage next

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year without making any cuts for the first time in about a decade?

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Hopefully we can close the budget gap, as we call it, without making

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cuts. Unless you get a settlement increase of about two or 3%, it

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doesn't cover the increasing costs for local authorities. We need a

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cash increase between five and ?6 million the year to stand still.

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So higher costs like energy and staff eat away at rises, as does

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inflation. It will mean next year's crash increase will end up as a

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small cut. It's a sign of how things have

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changed that it wasn't that long ago when councils used to complain when

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they got a 5% budget increase. Now they are getting a slight reduction

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and using words like fair and reasonable. For some, this has been

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about self-defeating austerity. For others, it's been about creating

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leaner, more efficient operations. What about elsewhere in Wales? There

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was anger last year when rural councils face the biggest cuts. This

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year there are no big variations. Gwyneth sees the largest increase of

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0.9%. The Council hearing Rhondda Cynon Taff will get an extra

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?800,000, equivalent to a zero rise. Powys, which had the biggest

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decrease in the last budget, is one of four councils getting 0.5%.

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From the work we have been doing in preparation for today, I feel that

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the only position where, hopefully, we won't have too introduce new

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saving measures other than what's already in the three-year plan we

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are working with. That would be a nice position. One

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big question is what the settlement will mean for council tax levels.

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The finance secretary has called for restraint. In terms of council tax I

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expect them to weigh up what I know, competing priorities, they must make

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a contribution to public services. They must think of those citizens

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who have to bear the burden of it. In previous years councils claimed

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to have been hit hard by austerities. They'll be a softer

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side next year, which they hope will continue for a long time to come.

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Nick's here now, Nick, if most councils have a healthier

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budget this year could that mean a freeze in our Council Tax bills?

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It's a possibility. There's no doubt that most council leaders were

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expecting a much more difficult financial settlement than they'll

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get next year. There's no doubt that they been

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given a bit of breathing space. You heard it there, RCT, Powys, the

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possibility of further cuts being put on hold next year. I think this

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sort of financial rosy picture is the context with which Mark Drake

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Fred, with a bit of bite, in his statement and interviews, has called

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on council leaders to think of the public when they are setting council

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tax levels for next year. What will help Yuji is that thinking of the

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public, will be at the fourth most of most council 's mind because

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there are council elections next year. No administration will want to

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go into a vote of the back of an increase in council tax.

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That is considered excessive at a local level.

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And to find out whether your council's budget is going

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up or being cut head to our website, bbc.co.uk/walesnews.

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The Monmouth MP, David Davies, has called for child

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migrants arriving in the UK to have their teeth examined

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Mr Davies says several unaccompanied children who have arrived to join

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But his suggestion has been condemned by dentists

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as 'unethical.' The Home Office says rigorous checks will be made.

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Here's our Political Reporter, Paul Martin.

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The jungle camp in Cali. A place that's become one of the symbols of

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the migrant crisis. It's due to close, and the UK is offering asylum

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to children at the camp who already have relatives here. But pictures

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emerging of some of them have led to questions over their real ages. So

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how can the authorities checksum and is under 18? MP for Monmouth, David

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Davis an idea. I'd like the Home Office to issue

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guidance to see where someone's appearance give rise to questions

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that they may be over 18 they must undertake a simple medical test,

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x-ray or dental check if we want to help children not great. I'm in

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favour of art. I'm not in favour of allowing people in their 20s to say

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I am a child and coming to the UK making a mark we have our laws.

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Cardiff dentists have done aid work in the jungle. One showed me how the

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procedure would work. We can show that to the patient.

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He thinks the idea is flawed, practically and ethically.

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I'm totally against any and necessary exposure to radiation.

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Number two is Agassi, it's not accurate. You will never determine

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the age exactly. -- second is accuracy. Number three, I feel sorry

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for those people, they need more help from us. They need us to look

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after them. David Davis says he's dealt with a

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case in his constituency whereby a migrant was placed with a foster

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family but turned out to be older than he said he was. So what do

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people here think of the idea of dental testing?

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I agree. A lot of them are older. You can see yourself they are older

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than they say they are. If David Davis thinks that they

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should be like horses, the test. Their teeth, their rage. I just

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don't agree with what he's saying. It's a story which has dominated the

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front pages, although there is suggestion that this man could

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actually be a translator. On radio phone in today the issue has sparked

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a lively debate. They have two check. I agree with

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David Davis. They have to check on people coming into the country. We

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are a softer touch than anywhere else in the world. These people,

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some of them lie about their rage. But they are doing it out of

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desperation. The UK Government is working with

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the French authorities to bring other migrant children, particularly

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those in the camps to the UK. Neath Port Talbot has already agreed to

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resettle six children. We think it's right, members were

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very clear this morning we must play our roles. It is our responsibility

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to respond to a major humanitarian crisis.

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The Home Office says it doesn't carry out stencil tests, but will

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increase other age checks. Around 1000 people were checked it up to

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Jim, 68% were deemed to be over 18. Home Office sources told the BBC

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it's unlikely that any overage migrants will be returned to France,

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as they will be able to claim here anyway.

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Experts say Wales needs "drastic improvement" in lung cancer care

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to improve its five-year survival rates, which are currently

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Only 6.6 % of Welsh patients live for five years after diagnosis,

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The UK Lung Cancer Coalition believes raising that to 25%

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The Welsh Government says it's already working on some

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Politicians in Wales and Westminster have been paying tribute

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to all those affected by the Aberfan disaster, 50 years ago this week.

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A minute's silence was held in the Senedd, and in the Commons,

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where the tributes were led by the Prime Minister, Teresa May.

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It is right that we pause and reflect on this important

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anniversary and recognise the solidarity and resilience of the

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people of Aberfan to overcome this powerful tragedy. Today we stand in

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solidarity with the people of Aberfan. We offer them our support,

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and, I hope, some comfort as they deal with the memories of that day.

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When winter darkness came early to the community of Aberfan.

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The First Minister Carwyn Jones speaking

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Cardiff Crown Court has heard how an American who claimed

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to work for the FBI, strangled a woman in a Cardiff hotel

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room because the 'voice of God' told him to do it.

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44-year-old Sammy Almahri has admitted the manslaughter

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In this Cardiff Bay hotel staff make a grim discovery.

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The door to room 203 is locked, but the guest should have checked

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The duty manager enters, inside he finds the body

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of 28-year-old Nadine Aburas described in court as a slim,

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Sammy Almahri, an American who'd been having a relationship with her,

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The prosecution counsel, Roger Thomas, told the court Almahri

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deliberately strangled Nadine, fled the scene and left the country

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to avoid the consequences of his own actions.

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He admits killing, but claims he was suffering an abnormality

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He will claim he heard the voice of God telling him

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His defence will say his responsibility was diminished.

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We reject that, we submit this was a deliberate killing

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of a defenceless woman, by a jealous, angry and,

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The court heard that after the killing Sammy Almahri left

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Cardiff in Nadine Aburas's car and travelled to Heathrow Airport.

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He took a flight to Doha, and flew on to Qatar.

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He was eventually found in Tanzania, and arrested on an Interpol warrant.

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Nadine first met Sammy Almahri on an Internet dating site,

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Even though he lived in the United States he came

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to Cardiff a few times, and she travelled to New York.

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But after their last visit she accused him

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After months of threatening and menacing texts he arrived

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There was an altercation between Sammy Almahri and Nadine's

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He was driven to the railway station and told to leave town.

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Instead he checked into a room here at the Future inm.

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At the Hotel bar he drank nine shots of tequila, and asked

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the receptionist to phone Nadine Aburas's mobile

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But through the receptionist he told her that he hadn't

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At ten past nine, Nadine came here to the hotel,

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her body was discovered just before lunchtime the following day.

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Now while police officers were still here at the scene,

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Almahri called the hotel several times to enquire if they'd

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He claimed she'd asked him to kill her.

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Sammy Almahri denies murder, the case is continuing.

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A set of twins from Pembrokeshire are urging people to get vaccinated

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Italy have taken ten years but Wales now has its first ever competitor in

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the ultimate fighting championship, he mixed martial arts business with

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over $4 billion. And October can sometimes be wet and stormy, but it

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looks dry with more sunshine to show off the autumn colours.

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A set of twins from Pembrokeshire are urging people to get vaccinated

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against flu after one of them nearly died from the virus.

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Sam Robinson works as a nurse and had a vaccination last year,

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but her sister Helen Watts didn't, and still hasn't returned

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to work since falling ill with the bug in March.

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This was Helen Watts in hospital earlier this year.

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At 42-years-old Helen never thought she would be struck down by flu

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I had a sore throat, and I began to be a bit chesty.

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I went so downhill that my Ventolin, my inhalors, weren't working.

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It deteriorated so much I had to write down to my husband to get

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Her twin sister, Sam, was at her side during such

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She says she doesn't remember an awful lot of it but I remember

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a respiratory arrest, and hert having central

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The sisters are asthmatic which means they are both at risk

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of becoming seriously ill if they get flu.

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Because of her job as a nurse Sam gets a flu vaccination every year.

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Helen has never had one, she believes this is why

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It was just, I hadn't got around to having it.

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Please make sure you make the time to get it done.

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Last winter in Wales nearly 800 people ended up

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Around one fifth of those had to be treated in intensive care.

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This is usually the case because a person develops severe

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In some cases getting flu can lead to lives being put at risk.

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The majority of patients we see with the life-threatening

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They've usually got a long-term disease such as diabetes

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But we do see quite healthy people as well.

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And we see people that are overweight.

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That increases your risk of infections and people that

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Public Health Wales says the number of people getting a flu

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But the message for everyone who is most at risk is to get it,

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A mother and her partner who were jailed over the death

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of her 17-month-old son, have had their sentences increased

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by the Court of Appeal, for being unduly lenient.

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Finlay Thomas died in 2014 after suffering "catastrophic injuries"

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Sean Buckley was jailed for life for murder,

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with a minimum term of 17 years, that's been raised to

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Chloe Thomas has had a 20-month child cruelty sentence

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Unemployment continues to fall in Wales, with 5,000 fewer people

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out of work between June and August, than in the three previous months.

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There are 65,000 people unemployed here, which is 25,000 fewer

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The unemployment rate in Wales is 4.3% for the latest quarter,

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lower than the overall UK figure, which remains at 4.9%.

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Let's get tonight's sport now, with Kate.

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Let's start with rugby, and George North's availability

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remains uncertain for the Autumn international with

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The match is being played outside World Rugby's international window.

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His club Northampton say his contract means he's released

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Wales Interim Head Coach Rob Howley said yesterday the winger

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The four Welsh regions have launched a new scheme to keep more

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teenagers in deprived communities playing rugby.

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Tackle, funded by ?150, 000 from BT Sport, combines

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rugby with workshops on leadership and communication.

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It'll focus on 14-16 year olds who are most likely

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Wales Captain Sam Warburton says the game has given him plenty

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I think you get used to dealing with pressure. Dealing with defeats,

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something which hasn't gone well. And bouncing back. It teaches you to

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be resilient. It teaches you life skills you don't realise you are

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picking up along the way. When I look back I think I'm a very

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different person to when I first started playing.

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Welsh golfer, and former US Masters champion

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Ian Woosnam is being inducted into World Golf's Hall of Fame.

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The 58-year-old , who won his first and only major in 1991,is one

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The former World number one spoke of his disappointment he hadn't been

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It's described as the champions' league of mixed martial arts.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC.

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Now a Welshman is part of the $4 billion industry

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The organisation says it's excited to sign Jack Marshman from

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The 26-year-old from Abertillery hopes it will lead to more Welsh

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It has hundreds of millions of fans around the world. A sport with $4

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billion, but not fully framed hearted. This is the UFC, ultimate

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fighting championship. Mixed martial arts, or M M a four short, fighters

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can have a background in boxing, kick boxing or combat sports.

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Training includes Brazilian jujitsu, wrestling, grappling and striking.

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Fights take place in an eight sided cage, you win by knockout, points or

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submission. Meets Jack Marshman from Abertillery, a soldier will stop a

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student of this gem in Blaenau Gwent for some ten years. The first ever

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Welsh fighter to sign a contract with the elite UFC.

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I won British, European and world titles with the biggest

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organisations outside the UFC. It's like an honour to be the first Welsh

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guy. I hope it opens the doors for other guys. I'm the only one in

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Wales. There is some good fighters around

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you. Has this always been the end goal?

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It's really emotional. I shared ATF I'm honest. If I was running a

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football side locally and one of my players was picked from Manchester

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United, that's the equivalent. It's giving everybody the opportunity to

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perform at the highest level. It just shows that if you are involved,

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we are watching, we are looking, and if you're good enough will find you.

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Just a dozen or so people changed to grab a change your ages ago, now

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it's eight or nine times that. Some days my body is in bits because

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I've been smashing it all week. I've got a good coach and team behind me.

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They'll get me at the gym, motivate me. It should give everybody that

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inside. That drive to push to the next

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level. Jack's first fight is on November 19 in Belfast, the first,

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but maybe not the last fighter from Wales to compete on this global

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stage. News just Internet, the former Wales

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goalkeeper Gary Sprague has died aged 21. -- was empty one. He had a

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12 year career with Wales and made more than 500 appearance for Leeds

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United. Time for the weather now with Derek. -- died aged 71.

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October can sometimes be wet and stormy but the next few days

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are looking relatively quiet and dry.

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The weather's been a bit mixed today.

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Some sunshine but heavy showers in the north this morning.

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This picture of a rainbow taken by Brian Hughes near Trefriw.

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This evening one or two showers in Pembrokeshire and in the north.

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Elsewhere dry, clear and chilly overnight.

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Temperatures falling dropping as low as 2 or 3 Celsius

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Tomorrow's chart shows a ridge of high pressure covering most

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of the UK and that means dry, settled weather.

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It will be a chilly start in the morning but dry.

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Bright and sunny in the west and south and for most of Powys too.

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Some cloud in the Marches and in the north.

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During the day, cloud will drift across the country.

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The odd light shower in Powys and the North East but most places

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dry in the afternoon with sunny spells.

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Temperatures similar to today,12 to 15 Celsius and with lighter winds

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it will feel pleasant in the sunshine.

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In Carmarthenshire a nice day tomorrow.

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Tomorrow night generally dry and with a clear sky it will turn

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On Friday mist and fog patches will slowly lift and clear

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Otherwise fine and settled with sunny spells and light winds.

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Over the weekend, plenty more dry weather with a mix of cloud

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Parts of the south and east and Powys cloudy for a while but it

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Some lovely sunshine with a cool breeze in the south.

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Cloud will come and go with the best of the sunshine in the west.

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So another dry spell over the next few days.

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I'll be back with a quick roundup at 8pm, and then again

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But until then, from everyone on the programme,

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thanks for watching, hwyl fawr, goodbye.

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