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0:00:04 > 0:00:05Welcome to Wales Today.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Tonight's headlines.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10A call on the Welsh Government to do more to support asylum
0:00:10 > 0:00:11seekers and refugees.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Oxfam Cymru says they are more likely to experience poverty.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17And her campaign to raise awareness about living with a
0:00:17 > 0:00:21terminal illness went nationwide.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25Our colleague Rowena Kincaid has died aged 40.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Some have fled the horrors of war or the threat of violence in search
0:00:51 > 0:00:53of a better life for their families.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Oxfam Cymru is calling on the National Assembly to review
0:00:55 > 0:00:58the support currently on offer, claiming many refugees find
0:00:58 > 0:00:59themselves living in poverty.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01The Welsh Government says it's working to ensure Wales
0:01:01 > 0:01:03plays its full part in responding to the current refugee crisis.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06The Oasis Centre in Cardiff is a place where refugees and those
0:01:06 > 0:01:08seeking asylum can meet, socialise and learn.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Many here have learned to their cost it can be difficult to access
0:01:11 > 0:01:13vital public services.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16This man who is fearful of being identified says
0:01:16 > 0:01:19without the right paperwork accessing a doctor is not easy.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22It is because of these problems that the Oasis Centre
0:01:30 > 0:01:32It is because of these problems that the Oasis Centre
0:01:32 > 0:01:34and Oxfam Cymru have written to the National Assembly's Equality,
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Local Government and Commnities Committee to investigate.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38The ability to make hospital appointments, organise transport,
0:01:38 > 0:01:42find English lessons, and so on can be quite
0:01:42 > 0:01:46difficult and quite daunting.
0:01:46 > 0:01:46difficult and quite daunting.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49We are asking Assembly Members to have a review of those services,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52how they work, how they are working for refugees and asylum seekers,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55so they can get on with their life in Wales and have a sustainable
0:01:55 > 0:01:58livelihood here.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00An asylum seeker is someone who has fled their homeland.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02They make themselves known to authorities and submit
0:02:02 > 0:02:06an asylum application.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09That is what happened to Farouk Abdi from Ethiopia.
0:02:09 > 0:02:15I didn't go back to Ethiopia because so many of my people
0:02:15 > 0:02:18are killed by the Government.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21A refugee is someone who has proven to the authority they would be
0:02:21 > 0:02:22at risk if they returned
0:02:22 > 0:02:24to their home country.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29This 20-year-old Hussan arrived in Cardiff from Syria a month ago.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34I want to spend my life living here and I want to study English
0:02:34 > 0:02:36for college, and university.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39I am studying economics in Syria.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41But now, no.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44I now just learn English.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47English lessons are vital to refugees to progress in society
0:02:47 > 0:02:51and that is something they offer at the Oasis Centre.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54For Eric Ngalle Charles from Cameroon, language
0:02:54 > 0:02:56was never a barrier.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59He is a published author and has written about his experience
0:02:59 > 0:03:02and those of others trying to rebuild a life in Wales.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05As a refugee, you have a recognised status, and doors are open to you.
0:03:05 > 0:03:12As an asylum seeker it is a different ball game.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Your life is not in your own hands.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17You have to rely on support from strangers.
0:03:17 > 0:03:23There is plenty of exploitation.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26He recognises he is one of the lucky ones and believes
0:03:26 > 0:03:28the angels were on his side.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I was kicked out of my village, human trafficked into Russia.
0:03:30 > 0:03:36I came to live in a housing association in Ely.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39For me, Wales has provided a perfect canopy, a perfect umbrella
0:03:39 > 0:03:44and a time for rebirth.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47The Welsh Government says it is working hard to make sure
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Wales is playing its full part in responding to the current refugee
0:03:50 > 0:03:52crisis, coordinating housing, health, education
0:03:52 > 0:03:59and language services.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01The Labour MP, for Islwyn Chris Evans has said there's
0:04:01 > 0:04:04a deep wedge in his party with little sign it can
0:04:04 > 0:04:08be reunited after the leadership election.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Mr Evans, who supports Pontypridd MP Owen Smith
0:04:10 > 0:04:13in the two-horse leadership race, says he's more concerned
0:04:13 > 0:04:21than ever about the future of the Labour Party.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26The saddest thing about the last year has been as a long-standing
0:04:26 > 0:04:28party member that party members are attacking each other
0:04:28 > 0:04:29rather than attacking
0:04:29 > 0:04:30political opponents.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32It has to stop.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34We are all members of the Labour Party,
0:04:34 > 0:04:36we all want a fairer society.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40That will not come about if we are fighting each other.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42One of the world's most famous actors and gay rights campaigners,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Sir Ian McKellen, has said he's alarmed by the uncertainty
0:04:45 > 0:04:49surrounding next year's Pride event in Cardiff.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52The council has said there could be challenges over holding it
0:04:52 > 0:04:55in Coopers Field as it's being used as a Champions League final
0:04:55 > 0:04:59fanzone next summer, but stressed it has not
0:04:59 > 0:05:03cancelled the event.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06It's having an enormous impact on us going to our sponsors.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10To say, "2017, this is the theme," and we can't do that at the moment.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15Our sponsors are being cautious because if the event doesn't go
0:05:15 > 0:05:20ahead they're not going to sponsor us.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22A conservation charity has strongly criticised the National Trust
0:05:22 > 0:05:26for allowing a renewable energy project to be built on their land.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30The director of the Snowdonia Society says
0:05:30 > 0:05:32the Conwy Falls would "become the Cowny
0:05:32 > 0:05:36trickle" if a dam was built by RWE Innogy on the Conwy River.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38The National Trust says the scheme would continue
0:05:38 > 0:05:40without its involvement, but it's influenced the design
0:05:40 > 0:05:45so it's environmentally sustainable.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Rugby, and in the Pro12, the Ospreys won against Zebre at the
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Liberty Stadium with a score of 59-5.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Meanwhile the Newport Gwent Dragons lost in the away game
0:05:54 > 0:06:01against Ulster with a final score of 29-8.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Tributes have been paid to Rowena Kinkaid,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06the cancer campaigner, our friend and colleague
0:06:06 > 0:06:08here at BBC Wales.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Rowena became well known for her frank and honest
0:06:10 > 0:06:13documentary about living with a terminal illness,
0:06:13 > 0:06:15and raised thousands of pounds for cancer research.
0:06:15 > 0:06:23She was 40 years old.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25My name is Rowena Kinkaid, I am young, full of ambition
0:06:25 > 0:06:27and I have a zest for life.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Even though I don't look it, I am terminally ill.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Three years ago, Rowena Kinkaid was told her cancer
0:06:33 > 0:06:37was terminal and was given three to six months to live.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Unsurprisingly to those who knew her she defied the doctors
0:06:40 > 0:06:42and became determined to raise awareness of living
0:06:42 > 0:06:46with a terminal illness.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50I want to find people in the same boat as me to see if they can
0:06:50 > 0:06:52offer sensible suggestions as to what I should be doing in the
0:06:52 > 0:06:55time I have left.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Her documentary Before I Kick The Bucket, saw
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Rowena come to terms with her
0:06:59 > 0:07:01diagnosis and support others in similar situations.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03It has been my worst nightmare.
0:07:03 > 0:07:09And here it is.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Living through the worst.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Her campaign to raise awareness went nationwide and her fund raising
0:07:16 > 0:07:20for cancer charities totalled thousands of pounds.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23With details here's Rowena Kinkaid.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Hello, good morning.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29A very cloudy Good Friday.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32We do have some rain in the forecast.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36After 13 years of working as a picture editor here,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39she became a weather presenter, fulfilling one
0:07:39 > 0:07:42of her many ambitions.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Rowena will be remembered for her determination
0:07:44 > 0:07:46and her fighting spirit.
0:07:46 > 0:07:52And, for us at BBC Wales, as a great colleague, and our friend.
0:07:52 > 0:08:00Rowena Kincaid, who has died at the age of 40.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02A look at the weekend weather forecast now,
0:08:02 > 0:08:03with Derek Brockway.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Hello.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05Shw mae.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08It looks like we're in for a taste of autumn this
0:08:08 > 0:08:09weekend.
0:08:09 > 0:08:19A spell of heavy rain tomorrow, stronger winds too.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20Sunday the better day of the weekend.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Dry for most of us tonight, just the odd light shower about.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Some clear spells with lowest temperatures around 12 celcius in
0:08:26 > 0:08:27Wrexham, 13 in Fishguard.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Tomorrow morning most places start dry,
0:08:30 > 0:08:31bright for a time.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32But it won't last.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Rain will spill across much of the country during the morning.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Some of turning heavy and wind increasing.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Across the rest of the
0:08:40 > 0:08:43UK, many areas start dry and bright, but rain will become more
0:08:43 > 0:08:46widespread during the day, some of
0:08:46 > 0:08:50the rain heavy and gusty winds in the south and West.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51The rain probably reaches London in the
0:08:51 > 0:08:53afternoon.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55North of Scotland, brighter with showers and
0:08:55 > 0:08:59temperatures of 15 Celsius in Glasgow.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Wales, tomorrow afternoon the rain will eventually ease off,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06turning dry in the north but still some rain in the south and gusty
0:09:06 > 0:09:08winds on the Bristol Channel coast.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Tomorrow evening the rain in the South will clear,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14dry overnight with a few sharp showers in parts of
0:09:14 > 0:09:16mid and North Wales.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Remaining breezy on the coast.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Sunday, a nicer day, improving, a few sharp showers
0:09:21 > 0:09:24in the north, but these will clear and the whole country ends up
0:09:24 > 0:09:29dry, bright with some sunshine and the wind easing as well.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31So a spell of wet and windy weather tomorrow,
0:09:31 > 0:09:37but not a total write-off this weekend.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Sunday is the better day, dry and brighter with some sunshine
0:09:39 > 0:09:41and a few showers.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Next week it looks like some will return again,
0:09:44 > 0:09:49high-pressure and much warmer south easterly winds heading our way.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52That's to come, it in the meantime, have a nice weekend.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53That's to come, it in the meantime, have a nice weekend.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55We'll be back at 5:50 tomorrow evening, that's all from
0:09:55 > 0:09:56Wales Today.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58From all of us, have a good weekend.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Goodbye.
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