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09/08/2016

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An emergency mid-air on board an RAF helicopter forced to land

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in Snowdonia before bursting into flames

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Life after Brexit ,the first minister asks the experts

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for their advice, but critics fear it could be a talking-shop.

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And the Wales captain, Ashley Williams, on the verge

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An investigation is underway after an an RAF helicopter

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was forced to land unexpectedly on a mountain peak in Snodownia

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Clouds of thick, black smoke were spotted billowing from Yr Aran,

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Emergency services rushed to the scene.

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All those on board are safe and did not need hospital treatment.

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This was a major operation involving multiple agencies

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including the air ambulance, police, mountain rescue teams,

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They responded to calls in fact an RAF training helicopter had been

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forced to land on Yr Aran, close to Snowdon.

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Walkers took pictures and video of the unfolding drama.

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We were intending to go up the mountain it crashed onto.

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It was quite calm at first, but later on, it got quite vicious

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We were already mustering in order to get out on the

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mountain when this unusual call came through that there was an accident

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We were quite worried about it, fortunately, it

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seems that all six lads came out safe and well.

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Five people were on board the helicopter, for military

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A sixth person was on the ground at the scene and all

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You could see a big ball of flames which was not very nice

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Fortunately my daughter spotted there were people standing

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to the side so she saw that people were not on board the helicopter.

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We just sat there and watched the smoke for a while.

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The Ministry of Defence say the helicopter, which was based

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at RAF Valley on Anglesey, was carrying out

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a training exercise which involved setting people down on the mountain

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It's developed mechanical problems and landed as a precautionary

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The crew and passengers were evacuated just before it burst

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Enquiries are now under way to establish the cause

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of the incident and RAF teams will ensure that the wreckage

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can be examined by accident investigators.

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A search for two teenagers who've been missing off the Gwynedd coast

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for more than 48 hours has been called off.

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Waseem Muffleeay and Yahere Mohammed disappeared in the sea at Barmouth

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beach after getting into difficulty on Sunday afternoon.

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They were part of a group of around 500 tourists from the Somali and

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Meanwhile, a search for a man, who was swept from rocks

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into the sea on the same day at Mwnt, near Cardigan,

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Dyfed Powys Police have confirmed the missing man is a 23-year-old,

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A ?6.6 million extension to a Swansea hospital's cardiac

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intensive care unit has been unveiled, aimed at keeping

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The extension at Morriston Hospital will add four more

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Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board says one of the factors

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behind longer waiting times in the past had been a lack of beds

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What will Wales' future look like outside the EU?

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That's the main question a group the Welsh Government is bringing

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However, more than six weeks on from the referendum,

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the First Minister has been accused by the Welsh Conservatives

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And tonight, a former Welsh Government advisor has called

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for a new job, a Minister for Brexit, to be created here.

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Here's our political correspondent Daniel Davies.

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It wasn't the referendum result Carwyn Jones wanted but now he has

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The first task is to steady the ship.

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The First Minister wants the advice of experts, business leaders

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The owner of this marina in Cardiff says businesses need certainty.

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We are very bullish in what we are doing.

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We are investing substantially right now and we are looking

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over our shoulder wondering what other customers bases are

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looking like, and how the bankers are feeling.

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We think it is a good business environment in the UK but for a lot

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of people we need to see that certainty developed.

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On the journey towards Brexit it is the UK Government that will be

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at the helm but Carwyn Jones says he doesn't trust Whitehall to stand

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Particularly when it comes to protecting Welsh funding

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In the past month the Welsh Government has hosted Brexit

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meetings with the new Prime Minister, leaders from

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around the UK and Ireland and major businesses.

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Claims from the opposition that its response to the referendum was

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It simply ignores all the things that have happened already.

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These negotiations aren't even going to begin in earnest until next

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year and will take two years after that.

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It is important we prepare ourselves for that lengthy journey.

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We knew there was only going to be one or two decisions made on June 23

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This looks like a press release because he can't give any names

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or organisations and as I said I think it could be business

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as usual, with the same old faces around the table.

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One former adviser says the new committee can help

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but Wales needs its own dedicated Brexit Minister.

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The Welsh Government will have two pull together

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all of the considerations affecting different policy areas

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and departments to make sure that we present a coordinated case

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I think that may well require a minister with

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a dedicated staff to do that adequately.

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No formal responses have been received yet either Welsh Government

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from those it has invited to join the advisory group.

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Carwyn Jones hopes that whoever joins will add weight to his call

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for Westminster and Brussels to listen to Wales.

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The company behind plans to build a new nuclear power station

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on Anglesey has promised ?1 million to help fund a new engineering

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Horizon Nuclear Power says it's giving the money to Coleg Menai

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to ensure that local young people have the skills the company

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will need in future, although the Wylfa Newydd Power

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Station project has yet to get final approval.

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Obviously, one of the key things we need to do is develop the work

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Coleg Menai is a very impressive facility, we see it as a

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prime location for training our technical staff.

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We've already got some apprentices up and running now,

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so this investment will help build in every location so we can offer

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Football, and Swansea City have accepted a ?12 million offer

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from Everton for Wales captain Ashley Williams.

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It comes as the club is on the verge of signing

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Atletico Madrid striker, Borja Baston, for a club

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He received a hero's welcome in Wales only last month.

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But now, after weeks of speculation, it seems Swansea captain Ashley

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Fresh from his success at Euro 2016, the defender is off to Everton.

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Bosses at the Liberty Stadium have accepted a fresh bid

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from the Premier League club believed to be worth

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For Ashley Williams himself it is a good move.

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It's his last chance for a big move because he is turning 32 soon.

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This is a chance for a pay rise and the chance to play

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Everton are an ambitious club and for him, and the Swansea,

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Ashley Williams signed for the Swans for ?300,000 back in March 2008.

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Now the age of 31, the defender's played in more than 300

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Highlights include helping Swansea into the Premier League in 2011

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and lifting the League Cup in 2013, the club's first major

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It's no wonder then the fans are sad to see the Swansea stalwart go.

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I think it is terrible and they should never have

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That is what it's all about, football, isn't it.

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We have to spend up to replace him, and I

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Swansea City are close to completing their own deal,

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signing Atletico Madrid striker Borja Baston in a club-record

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The 23-year-old will have a medical at the club soon.

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So too will Ashley Williams at Goodison Park.

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After eight years in Swansea, the question now, is who'll fill

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the void the captain leaves at the heart of the Liberty?

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To matters on the field, and Newport County have been knocked

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out at the 1st round stage of the EFL Cup.

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Despite being two goals up they conceded a last minute penalty

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Elsewhere, a goal from Paul Rutherford in the 93rd minutes

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earned Wrexham a 3-2 win over Guiseley in the National League.

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To the Olympics, and it's been confirmed that Wales' Geraint Thomas

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will represent Great Britain in the Time Trial tomorrow.

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Thomas crashed out of the men's road race at the weekend in the final 10

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Britain initially only had one space, for Tour de France

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winner Chris Froome, but competitors from other nations

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have pulled-out after they crashed in Saturday's race too.

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Staying in Rio, and the Scarlets James Davies, brother of Wales

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centre Jonathan Davies and Sam Cross from Abergavenny have been

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Davies set-up one of the tries in the win over Japan tonight.

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Elsewhere, in the rowing Victoria Thornley and her partner

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Katherine Grainger are through to Thursday's double sculls final,

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after finishing second in their semi-final.

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2012 rowing silver medallist Chris Bartley's games are over

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though, after the men's' lightweight four finished fourth in their semi.

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Welsh boxer Joe Cordina is also heading home after losing

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The Welshman admits his opponent from Uzbekistan finished stronger.

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He hit me a lot in the body, he slowed me right down

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and I couldn't pick the pace back-up.

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done enough, it could have gone my way.

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Let's get the latest weather for Wales now.

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It is 20 degrees in the real tonight. But much cooler here.

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Temperatures inland falling as low as 8C in the countryside.

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Tomorrow's chart shows high pressure south west of Ireland

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with a frontal system moving in from the Atlantic across the UK.

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The far west and northwest cloudy with spots of rain.

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Outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Only 15 Celsius in Belfast. Closer to

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home cloud increases through the afternoon with patchy rain and

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drizzle. A few showers. Temperatures are disappointing for the time of

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year. For the Anglesey show tomorrow the morning is dry with rain in the

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afternoon. Most of the day may stay dry with the best of the sunshine in

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the morning. Tomorrow night patchy rain and drizzle, most of that on

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the hills and mountains of the North and west.

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On Thursday, a little rain in the north.

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The cloud breaking with some sunshine and warmer.

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Over the weekend, spots of light rain on Saturday will clear.

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The best of the sunshine in the south.

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Next week, a brief hot spell lasting for a couple of days.

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We'll have the latest from Rio in Olympic Breakfast from 6am.

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That's Wales Today, from all of us here, goodnight.

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