:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to Wales Today - tonight's top stories.
:00:00. > :00:08.Most Welsh councils are handed more money to spend next year -
:00:09. > :00:16.And will your council tax go up to help take the strain?
:00:17. > :00:18.Some child migrants arriving here from Calais could
:00:19. > :00:21.be adults according to the Monmouth MP David Davies.
:00:22. > :00:39.He's calling for dental checks - to verify they are under 18.
:00:40. > :00:43.Most Welsh councils will have more money to spend next year on vital
:00:44. > :00:44.services like schools, rubbish collections
:00:45. > :00:50.But the increases set out by the Welsh Government are modest.
:00:51. > :00:53.Gwynedd, the biggest winner - sees its budget go up
:00:54. > :00:58.So, could this be an end to the era of big council cuts?
:00:59. > :01:06.Here's our Political Editor, Nick Servini.
:01:07. > :01:09.Councils have taken much of the strain for public sector
:01:10. > :01:14.While many organisations have had to make sacrifices,
:01:15. > :01:16.local authorities feel they've made the hardest yards.
:01:17. > :01:24.With many council budget starting to go up, rather
:01:25. > :01:30.Andrew Morgan is the leader of Rhondda Cynon Taff,
:01:31. > :01:44.Despite the cuts he's Managed to invest in leisure like this
:01:45. > :01:46.one which opened in Aberdare two years ago.
:01:47. > :01:48.But he's gearing up for another tight settlement.
:01:49. > :01:51.My own authority has had a slight increase.
:01:52. > :01:54.?100,000 extra, it's as good as we can hope for at a time
:01:55. > :02:00.Hopefully we can close the budget gap, as we call it,
:02:01. > :02:06.Unless you get a settlement increase of about 2 or 3%,
:02:07. > :02:08.it doesn't cover the increasing costs for local authorities.
:02:09. > :02:11.So higher costs like energy and staff eat away at rises,
:02:12. > :02:18.It will mean next year's crash increase will end up as a small cut.
:02:19. > :02:21.It's a sign of how things have changed that it wasn't that long ago
:02:22. > :02:26.when councils used to complain when they got a 5% budget increase.
:02:27. > :02:29.Now they are getting a slight reduction and using words
:02:30. > :03:23.What about elsewhere in Wales? There was anger last year when brutal
:03:24. > :03:30.councils got the biggest cuts. The biggest increases 0.9%. This is
:03:31. > :03:34.equivalent to a 0.2% rise. The council with the biggest decrease in
:03:35. > :03:36.the last budget is one of the councils getting a reduction of
:03:37. > :03:39.0.5%. The Finance Secretary has called for restraint. In previous
:03:40. > :03:42.years, councils claim to have been hit hard by austerity. There will be
:03:43. > :03:44.a softer side next year which they hope will continue for a long time
:03:45. > :03:45.to come. Former Wales Goalkeeper Gary Sprake
:03:46. > :03:48.has died at the age of 71. The Swansea born footballer won 37
:03:49. > :03:50.caps during his 12-year He was 18when he made his debut
:03:51. > :03:54.against Scotland in 1963. Sprake also made more than 500
:03:55. > :03:56.appearances for Leeds United, His former Wales and Leeds team-mate
:03:57. > :04:00.Terry Yorath said football Cardiff Crown Court has heard how
:04:01. > :04:04.an American who claimed to work for the FBI,
:04:05. > :04:06.strangled a woman in a Cardiff hotel room -
:04:07. > :04:09.because the 'voice of God' told him 44-year-old Sammy Almahri has
:04:10. > :04:11.admitted the manslaughter Politicians in Cardiff Bay
:04:12. > :04:21.and Westminster have been paying tribute to all those affected
:04:22. > :04:25.by the Aberfan disaster, A minute's silence was held
:04:26. > :04:29.in the Senedd - and in the Commons - where the tributes were led
:04:30. > :04:31.by the Prime Minister, It is right that we pause
:04:32. > :04:38.and reflect on this important anniversary and recognise
:04:39. > :04:40.the solidarity and resilience of the people of Aberfan to overcome
:04:41. > :04:45.this powerful tragedy. We offer them our support,
:04:46. > :04:48.and, I hope, some comfort as they When winter darkness came early
:04:49. > :04:57.to the community of Aberfan. The Monmouth MP, David Davies,
:04:58. > :05:00.has called for child migrants arriving in the UK
:05:01. > :05:02.to have their teeth examined - Mr Davies says several unaccompanied
:05:03. > :05:05.children who've arrived His suggestion has been condemned
:05:06. > :05:08.by dentists as 'unethical.' The Home Office says rigorous
:05:09. > :05:11.checks will be made, and today Neath Port Talbot Council
:05:12. > :05:13.agreed to re-settle Here's our Political
:05:14. > :05:27.Reporter, Paul Martin. A place that's become
:05:28. > :05:30.one of the symbols It's due to close, and the UK
:05:31. > :05:36.is offering asylum to children at the camp who already
:05:37. > :05:40.have relatives here. But pictures emerging of some
:05:41. > :05:42.of them have led to questions So how can the authorities
:05:43. > :05:53.checksum and is under 18? MP for Monmouth, David
:05:54. > :05:55.Davies has an idea. I'd like the Home Office to issue
:05:56. > :05:58.guidance to see where someone's appearance gives rise to questions
:05:59. > :06:03.that they may be over 18 they must undertake a simple medical test,
:06:04. > :06:06.x-ray or dental check if we want to help
:06:07. > :06:10.children not great. I'm not in favour of allowing people
:06:11. > :06:15.in their 20s to say I am a child and coming to the UK making a mark
:06:16. > :06:18.we have our laws. Cardiff dentists have done
:06:19. > :06:22.aid work in the jungle. One showed me how the
:06:23. > :06:25.procedure would work. He thinks the idea is flawed,
:06:26. > :06:32.practically and ethically. I'm totally against any unnecessary
:06:33. > :06:37.exposure to radiation. Number two is accuracy,
:06:38. > :06:39.it's not accurate. You will never determine
:06:40. > :06:46.the age exactly. David Davies says he's dealt
:06:47. > :06:49.with a case in his constituency whereby a migrant was placed
:06:50. > :06:52.with a foster family but turned out So what do people here think
:06:53. > :06:56.of the idea of dental testing? You can see yourself they are older
:06:57. > :07:06.than they say they are. If David Davies thinks
:07:07. > :07:09.that they should be I just don't agree
:07:10. > :07:22.with what he's saying. The Home Office says it doesn't
:07:23. > :07:24.carry out stencil tests, Around 1,000 people
:07:25. > :07:31.were checked it up to June, Home Office sources told the BBC
:07:32. > :07:35.it's unlikely that any overage migrants will be returned to France,
:07:36. > :07:38.as they will be able Some football news -
:07:39. > :07:42.and Cardiff City were hoping for their second victory under
:07:43. > :07:44.new manager Neil Warnock tonight, but they had to settle for a 1-1
:07:45. > :07:47.draw at home against Sheffield Peter Whittingham scoring
:07:48. > :07:49.the Bluebirds' only Let's take a look at the weather -
:07:50. > :08:08.Derek has the forecast. Sometimes October can be wet and
:08:09. > :08:14.stormy but the next few days are looking dry and settled. Drive for
:08:15. > :08:18.most of us tonight, one or two showers likely in the far north and
:08:19. > :08:22.west, brushing through Pembrokeshire. Quite a chilly night
:08:23. > :08:29.with some ground frost and the temperature falling as low as 2-3dC.
:08:30. > :08:31.A chilly start but looking dry across the country, plenty of
:08:32. > :08:37.sunshine for most of us although some cloud has been likely on the
:08:38. > :08:41.far north and east. Across the rest of the UK, mist and fog patches will
:08:42. > :08:45.slowly left and clear and most places bright with sunny spells but
:08:46. > :08:51.not everywhere and a few showers likely in the East. Later in the day
:08:52. > :08:57.some rain may reach the far north-west. Here in Wales, not
:08:58. > :09:02.looking too bad with a mixture of clouds and sunny spells and wouldn't
:09:03. > :09:10.rule out the odd light shower but no more than that. Light winds and a
:09:11. > :09:13.top temperature of 11-14. The sky clear tomorrow night saw at times
:09:14. > :09:19.quite cold with a fairly widespread growing fast and some fog patches
:09:20. > :09:24.forming. Those slowly left on Friday and then looking fine and settled
:09:25. > :09:29.with sunny spells and a few patches of cloud and little if any wind. Not
:09:30. > :09:34.much change over the weekend meaning more dry weather and cloud coming
:09:35. > :09:38.and going with us seeing some sunshine and a chilly breeze picking
:09:39. > :09:43.up. Quite strong on Sunday and that will make it feel cold sore a winter
:09:44. > :09:50.coat may come in handy. That's all from me and I'll leave you with
:09:51. > :09:50.tonight's picture. Good night, nos da.
:09:51. > :09:53.The Wales Report is on next - but we'll be back in
:09:54. > :09:58.In the meantime, from all of us on the programme -