17/04/2017

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:00:10. > :00:14.Two Welsh charities say they've seen an increase in the number of people

:00:15. > :00:16.approaching them with addictions to new psycho-active drugs almost

:00:17. > :00:20.a year since so-called legal highs were banned.

:00:21. > :00:23.Last month, concerns were raised after police footage from Wrexham

:00:24. > :00:29.and other cities across the UK showed people seemingly under

:00:30. > :00:35.Slumped and unresponsive, men in Wrexham earlier this year,

:00:36. > :00:40.apparently under the influence of new psychoactive substances.

:00:41. > :00:44.They are designed to imitate traditional

:00:45. > :00:47.drugs, like cannabis, but they can be more potent and have

:00:48. > :00:56.This scene is not unique to Wrexham or indeed Wales.

:00:57. > :00:58.Towns and cities across the UK have had similar

:00:59. > :01:03.A year ago, they were banned by this new law.

:01:04. > :01:05.No longer could you buy new psychoactive substances or

:01:06. > :01:17.But charities say problems with them remain.

:01:18. > :01:22.Even though there was a bit of a lull, in terms of people using

:01:23. > :01:26.these drugs for the first few months since the legislation came in,

:01:27. > :01:29.actually, use has, kind of, started to go up again.

:01:30. > :01:31.And we are starting to see people presenting

:01:32. > :01:35.with quite significant effects and issues associated to the strokes.

:01:36. > :01:41.We are starting to see people coming to

:01:42. > :01:43.our drop-in, but also people being referred

:01:44. > :01:47.wanting support around potential deterrent and use

:01:48. > :01:53.The visible evidence of use of used substances is there for all to see.

:01:54. > :01:55.You know, that wasn't quite as apparent some months ago.

:01:56. > :01:59.I think we need a lot more research, both on the ground and perhaps

:02:00. > :02:01.academically, to see what the effect has been.

:02:02. > :02:04.Illegal for nearly a year, but addiction to these new

:02:05. > :02:06.psychoactive substances appears to be a persistent problem with no

:02:07. > :02:14.21-year-old man has appeared before magistrates charged

:02:15. > :02:17.with attempted murder, after a woman was seriously

:02:18. > :02:20.19-year-old Katrina Evemy is in a critical condition in hospital

:02:21. > :02:30.Dylan Hywel Harries has been remanded in custody.

:02:31. > :02:32.Police and coastguard searches have been taking place

:02:33. > :02:34.for for a 90-year-old man, who went missing after taking his

:02:35. > :02:38.Arthur Roy Taylor, also known as Archie,

:02:39. > :02:42.Officers have again asked for anyone with photos and video taken along

:02:43. > :02:44.the coast near Cardigan at the time to come forward.

:02:45. > :02:55.Mr Taylor was in a small dinghy, which has since been found.

:02:56. > :02:59.A businessman, arrested in India, in connection with the murder

:03:00. > :03:00.of a Cardiff teenager is on the run, after

:03:01. > :03:04.Mohammed Ali Ege was arrested as part of the investigation

:03:05. > :03:06.into the death of Amir Siddiqi seven years ago.

:03:07. > :03:17.The stabbing of teenager Amir Siddiqi in a hallway of his family

:03:18. > :03:20.home in this leafy part of Cardiff shocked the nation.

:03:21. > :03:21.The 17-year-old schoolboy had opened the door

:03:22. > :03:26.Instead, he was confronted by two knife wielding hit men high on

:03:27. > :03:29.Cardiff Crown Court heard the killers had been paid

:03:30. > :03:32.A third man, Cardiff businessman Mohammed Ali Ege was

:03:33. > :03:35.charged with conspiracy to commit murder, but he had left the country.

:03:36. > :03:37.That contract killing was supposed to be

:03:38. > :03:38.against a businessman in a

:03:39. > :03:48.Not a teenager studying for his A-levels.

:03:49. > :03:49.But the killers went the wrong address.

:03:50. > :03:55.Instead of going the house at the end of the street,

:03:56. > :03:57.they went to a house at

:03:58. > :04:04.In 2011, Ben Hope and Jason Richards were jailed for life at

:04:05. > :04:05.Cardiff Crown Court for the stabbing.

:04:06. > :04:09.By this time, Mohammed Ali Ege was in India, where EU later he

:04:10. > :04:14.was arrested by police for passport and identity forgery.

:04:15. > :04:17.The British authorities were in the process of

:04:18. > :04:20.extraditing him to the UK for his alleged crimes in Wales, but now

:04:21. > :04:23.he has escaped and is on the run again.

:04:24. > :04:25.Indian police say that while being escorted through a

:04:26. > :04:27.railway station in Delhi, he climbed through the window of the station

:04:28. > :04:31.South Wales Police say they will continue to liaise with

:04:32. > :04:33.the authorities in relation to the ongoing extradition proceedings.

:04:34. > :04:36.Football and Newport County remain in the League Two relegation zone,

:04:37. > :04:38.after a heavy 6-1 defeat at Plymouth.

:04:39. > :04:40.Newport are one point from safety, with just three matches

:04:41. > :04:43.Elsewhere - Cardiff City beat Nottingham Forest 1-0

:04:44. > :04:45.in the Championship, and Wrexham came back from behind

:04:46. > :04:53.to beat York 3-1 in the National League.

:04:54. > :04:56.Rugby and the players of RGC 1404 are back home after they claimed

:04:57. > :05:00.They beat Pontypridd in the final at the Principality Stadium.

:05:01. > :05:01.The Premiership side, based in Colwyn Bay,

:05:02. > :05:11.What we have achieved and what we continue to achieve

:05:12. > :05:13.is no surprise to us, because as you all have seen

:05:14. > :05:16.in the last couple of weeks, we have a hugely talented group

:05:17. > :05:19.of boys, who are hungry for success and hungry to improve.

:05:20. > :05:27.Let's see what the weather has in store for the week ahead.

:05:28. > :05:39.It has been a pretty decent weekend. We can look forward to a lots of dry

:05:40. > :05:44.weather as we go through this week as well. We have seen some sunshine

:05:45. > :05:49.in places, but also quite a bit of code. Remaining largely dry and it

:05:50. > :05:51.will be chilly by night. Here is the satellite picture from earlier

:05:52. > :05:55.showing the extent of the cloud which has been increasing throughout

:05:56. > :05:59.the day. The best of the brightness to the west. Through tonight,

:06:00. > :06:05.showers along the border preaching celebrates and clearing quickly.

:06:06. > :06:09.Behind that, clear skies and light winds. That is the perfect recipe

:06:10. > :06:18.for frost of form. Overnight lows getting down to two Celsius in towns

:06:19. > :06:22.and cities. Holder in rural areas. Tomorrow, high-pressure continuing

:06:23. > :06:26.to control the weather. A lot of fine and settled weather to look

:06:27. > :06:30.forward to, but it will be a chilly start to the morning. Frosty in

:06:31. > :06:34.places, lots of sunshine to look forward to and through the day,

:06:35. > :06:36.we'll start to see the cloud increasing. That will make the

:06:37. > :06:41.sunshine hazy by the time we head into the afternoon. The winter light

:06:42. > :06:46.and coming from an easterly direction. As we head into tomorrow

:06:47. > :06:50.night, variable amounts of cloud and clear skies. It will be another

:06:51. > :06:55.chilly night with those tempted getting down to around two Celsius.

:06:56. > :07:01.Again, we could see a touch of frost in places. As we head into

:07:02. > :07:04.Wednesday, high-pressure is hanging onto our weather, so we can look

:07:05. > :07:07.forward to more settled conditions. This weather front will bring a

:07:08. > :07:11.little bit of code later on Wednesday. First thing in the

:07:12. > :07:18.morning, chilly with sunshine to look forward to. Through the day,"

:07:19. > :07:20.increase from the ninth. Tadic is getting up to about 13 Celsius.

:07:21. > :07:21.Tadic is getting up to about 13 Celsius.

:07:22. > :07:24.I'll be back with the late update at 10:40pm.

:07:25. > :07:40.From all of us on the programme, good evening.

:07:41. > :07:47.Hopefully you managed to enjoy some good weather this Easter. It has not

:07:48. > :07:49.been ideal but it has not been that bad. Pretty cold tonight. Sharp

:07:50. > :07:50.frost