28/10/2016

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:00:07. > :00:11.This footage shows fireworks being used in an attack in Newport.

:00:12. > :00:13.Senior ambulance staff tell us they've been forced

:00:14. > :00:19.And around a hundred firefighters have been tackling a huge blaze

:00:20. > :00:37.which has destroyed most of the main building of a college in Swansea.

:00:38. > :00:41.Senior Welsh Ambulance workers have told BBC Wales they've had

:00:42. > :00:43.to abandon ambulance depots this year because of people

:00:44. > :00:47.Paramedics say the attacks are the worst they've seen.

:00:48. > :00:49.It comes as Gwent Police say more large, commercial grade

:00:50. > :00:51.fireworks are being used in anti-social behaviour.

:00:52. > :00:53.An Assembly Member is calling for the Welsh Government to have

:00:54. > :01:06.Eyewitness footage of bins set alight outside homes

:01:07. > :01:15.Riot police are needed to control the situation.

:01:16. > :01:20.It's claimed fireworks were thrown at people in the street.

:01:21. > :01:23.All we were told, were shouted at, get back in your houses now.

:01:24. > :01:26.Julie lives just metres from where the trouble flared.

:01:27. > :01:29.She says it's particularly bad this year.

:01:30. > :01:33.Riot police and they were across the road here.

:01:34. > :01:40.Are you actually going to move away?

:01:41. > :01:44.Because of Halloween and...?

:01:45. > :01:50.Police all over the country see a rise in anti-social behaviour

:01:51. > :01:57.Cardiff bus services have been diverted in the city in the past.

:01:58. > :01:59.But senior Gwent officers say they've been surprised this year

:02:00. > :02:02.at the size of some of the fireworks and believe they're Being

:02:03. > :02:11.These are a commercial display quality and it is a

:02:12. > :02:18.And emergency workers haven't been immune.

:02:19. > :02:20.Senior Welsh ambulance managers like Tony here say crews

:02:21. > :02:22.have had to abandon ambulance stations this year

:02:23. > :02:25.because of people throwing fireworks.

:02:26. > :02:28.I don't think I can emphasise how surprised and shocked I am

:02:29. > :02:31.because I've got considerable years of service and I've never heard

:02:32. > :02:34.of anything like it before from the Ambulance Service.

:02:35. > :02:37.One of the guys who has previously had military experience likened it

:02:38. > :02:42.to coming under fire when he was in the forces.

:02:43. > :02:44.Now the Assembly member for Newport West, Jane Bryant,

:02:45. > :02:47.is calling for the Welsh government to have the power to control

:02:48. > :02:53.I'm looking to raise this in the chamber next week and I am

:02:54. > :02:57.keen to see if any amendments can be made to the Wales Bill and see

:02:58. > :03:00.if those powers will be coming to Wales in the future to see

:03:01. > :03:06.if we can do more to regulate fireworks sales.

:03:07. > :03:08.Eight people have been charged after this disturbance in Newport

:03:09. > :03:11.and police are concerned about the growing amount of large

:03:12. > :03:20.fireworks that may now be falling into the wrong hands.

:03:21. > :03:22.A murder investigation has been launched in Rhyl after a man died

:03:23. > :03:26.Emergency services were called to the Home Bargains car park

:03:27. > :03:30.48-year-old Mark Mason was treated but died later in hospital.

:03:31. > :03:32.Police are appealing for witnesses to what they've described

:03:33. > :03:43.A message on a wreath placed by Prince Charles on the 50th

:03:44. > :03:45.anniversary of the Aberfan disaster has been returned.

:03:46. > :03:47.The Prince of Wales visited the village last Friday

:03:48. > :03:50.where some of the 144 victims of the tragedy are buried.

:03:51. > :04:03.But today it was anonymously returned to South Wales Police.

:04:04. > :04:06.An investigation is underway into the cause of a large fire

:04:07. > :04:08.which has destroyed a part of a college in Swansea.

:04:09. > :04:11.85 firefighters and 18 fire engines tackled the blaze at Gower College

:04:12. > :04:14.in the Sketty area of the city, which has 2,000 students.

:04:15. > :04:26.Around 4:30 this morning and this was the scene

:04:27. > :04:28.at Gower College in Swansea, captured on mobile phone.

:04:29. > :04:34.85 firefighters and 85 appliances tackled the blaze.

:04:35. > :04:40.People who lived opposite were awoken by the noise.

:04:41. > :04:42.We thought it was fireworks going off but it was

:04:43. > :04:50.You could see the outline of the fireman against the flames,

:04:51. > :04:59.In the light of day, the full extent of the damage is clear.

:05:00. > :05:02.Most of the main building is now destroyed.

:05:03. > :05:05.It is believed the fire started on the library in the third floor

:05:06. > :05:10.The lower floors are damaged by water that was used

:05:11. > :05:15.It takes a lot to bring it under control.

:05:16. > :05:17.People have to supply the water and all the supporting

:05:18. > :05:29.2,000 students are enrolled on this campus,

:05:30. > :05:32.they have not been here this week because of half term but now

:05:33. > :05:36.there will be an assessment to see which part of the campus can open

:05:37. > :05:45.Staff will return on Monday but it will remain closed to students

:05:46. > :05:47.until at least the middle of next week.

:05:48. > :05:49.With scheduled exams taking place at a nearby campus.

:05:50. > :05:52.The extent of the damage will become clearer over the next few days

:05:53. > :06:03.as the investigation into the causes of the fire continues.

:06:04. > :06:06.The man in charge of reviewing how public bodies in Wales

:06:07. > :06:09.spend their money says he wants to investigate the way

:06:10. > :06:10.the Welsh Government gives grants to companies.

:06:11. > :06:12.It comes as several businesses folded after receiving millions

:06:13. > :06:16.Last night it emerged that Pembroke Dock's Main Port Engineering,

:06:17. > :06:18.which was given a ?650,000 grant in March, had gone

:06:19. > :06:22.The Welsh Government says the survival rate

:06:23. > :06:30.of companies it has supported is above the UK average.

:06:31. > :06:33.A man has been arrested, following a raid on a Post Office

:06:34. > :06:37.CCTV footage shows 52-year-old Post Office worker Paula Hooper

:06:38. > :06:39.fending off a knife-wielding man, using a baseball bat.

:06:40. > :06:41.The 32-year-old man, from Ely, was released on bail

:06:42. > :06:52.A record number of people visited Wales' historic sites this summer,

:06:53. > :06:54.according to figures from Welsh Government body, Cadw.

:06:55. > :06:57.It says the increase is down to the success of its "Dragon

:06:58. > :06:58.campaign," which toured castles across Wales.

:06:59. > :07:00.More than 600,000 people visited CADW sites

:07:01. > :07:11.Landmarks and buildings across Wales have been lit up red tonight,

:07:12. > :07:13.to mark the start of this year's Poppy Appeal.

:07:14. > :07:16.They'll be lit up every night up until Rememberance Sunday.

:07:17. > :07:18.99-year-old Ron Jones from Newport is Britain's

:07:19. > :07:21.For Ron, Remembrance is about the friends he lost

:07:22. > :07:23.in the Second World War - a war which ended for him

:07:24. > :08:03.I was a prisoner of war. I was captured in January 19 42. I didn't

:08:04. > :08:05.tell anyone until I was 18. -- 80. Since then I have been a bit of a

:08:06. > :08:05.celebrity. One rugby result for you -

:08:06. > :08:08.the Scarlets have claimed a fourth consecutive Pro12 success with a win

:08:09. > :08:11.over Cardiff Blues at Following a superb break

:08:12. > :08:14.by Rhys Patchell 30 seconds after half time, a try

:08:15. > :08:16.by Hadleigh Parkes clinched the bonus point and the game

:08:17. > :08:18.for the visitors. Time for the weather

:08:19. > :08:22.forecast now - Derek's here. How's the weekend looking,

:08:23. > :08:30.Derek? More than and mild weather to come

:08:31. > :08:36.this weekend with some mist around. The odd spot of drizzle in Snowdonia

:08:37. > :08:41.but dry for most of us. The temperature only 10-13. We start off

:08:42. > :08:48.early cloudy tomorrow with maybe the odd spot of light rain and drizzle

:08:49. > :08:51.but no more than that. The mist will gradually left and it could even

:08:52. > :08:57.brighten up in one or two places. Across the rest of the UK, a similar

:08:58. > :09:04.story with high pressure in charge and the morning mist and fog slowly

:09:05. > :09:09.lifts. Most places dry and it will brighten in places with a few breaks

:09:10. > :09:13.and the clouds and a little bit of sunshine in the North coast of Devon

:09:14. > :09:19.and north-east Scotland and Aberdeen and where you see the sunshine,

:09:20. > :09:24.quite warm. In Wales, most places dry with the odd spot of drizzle but

:09:25. > :09:30.no more than that and maybe a bit of sunshine in the North, temperature

:09:31. > :09:38.only mild side, and the Snowdonia Marathon not looking too bad. Into

:09:39. > :09:40.Sunday, more dry and mild weather, officially cloudy but a better

:09:41. > :09:46.chance of the sun breaking through in parts of the north and west, a

:09:47. > :09:52.light breeze in the south and east, and more dry weather to come for

:09:53. > :09:56.Halloween on Monday, signs of change midweek and brighter with sunshine

:09:57. > :09:58.and touches of frost. Before we go, don't forget the clocks go back by

:09:59. > :10:00.one hour tomorrow night. We'll be back with our next update

:10:01. > :10:02.at 5:50 tomorrow evening.