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Gove and Labour's Brexit Secretary Kier Starmer as well. Join me now on

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BBC Two. Tonight, the professor

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who says it is possible for parents to spot groomers -

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if they know what to look for. And Rob Howley on the eve

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of naming his Six Nations squad. Is it time for him to

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pick the young guns? The online sex abuse of children

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is an ever-increasing crime, and targeting youngsters

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while they play games or use social media

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is reaching an alarming high. That's according to an expert

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at Swansea University who's studied the behaviour

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of online predators, and now plans to publish

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new advice for parents. The professor says it is

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possible for parents to spot groomers if they

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know what to look for. Caroline Evans has

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this special report. REPORTER: A judge has warned a man

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from Merthyr Tydfil who groomed children on the online computer

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game Minecraft that he is facing He was caught by police as

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he booked into a Bridgend hotel Two shocking examples where children

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in Wales have been groomed online. This paedophile was given

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a ten-year sentence, Lessons like this now take place

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in schools up and down Wales. But in this ever-changing

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world, we must all learn. So how do parents tell

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if their child's online The clues are there,

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says this professor in Swansea - The academics here studied the

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chat logs of 200 online groomers. What they found was,

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she says, unexpected. Groomers don't lie about their age,

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and the speed at which they In one case it took less

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than 20 minutes to persuade Paying compliments

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was one warning sign. Then there's isolation,

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seeking to drive a wedge They're seeking to create

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a sense of exclusivity, so their relationship,

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that they're seeking to develop with their victims

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is special, is unique. It's not, therefore,

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any other relationship with parents, You know, it's not as important,

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it's not as unique. And they try to create

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that isolation. The latest figures show 155 people

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have been reported to the police in Wales for meeting a child

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following sexual grooming over Hunting down the criminals has

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led police to develop This police footage

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is a demonstration of how officers no longer need to remove computers

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for forensic examination, Day in, day out, dedicated teams

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across Wales are doing search warrants on defenders' addresses,

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seizing computers, immediately analysing computers and other

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technology that they find there, looking for indecent

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images of children. Just last month, for instance,

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across this force, there was one dozen warrants

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executed against offenders. But ACC Drake believes this fight

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has to be a partnership TELEVISION: We chatted

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all the time... For this generation, adopting

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the latest technology is easy. Negotiating this online world

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safely is a hard lesson. Back in Swansea, this professor

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is keen to publish more findings. Spieth -- the professor is soon to

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publish more findings. But is also actively seeking funding

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to turn the research into public In the meantime, her advice -

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to keep a careful eye on the conversations your

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child is having online. Labour Assembly Members have tonight

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decided to back the next stage of devolution -

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on the eve of a crucial vote The Wales Bill will transfer powers

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over areas such as energy, transport, and some degree

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of income tax. But it's been criticised

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for being unclear. Ukip will vote against, with

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Plaid Cymru still yet to decide. But the motion is set to pass

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tomorrow with Conservative support. It wasn't a straight

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foward decision. But when we balanced up

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the arguments, we felt that at this constitutional time

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when we are in flux in terms of Brexit, we need to ensure

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that we the same position as Scotland and Northern Ireland

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in terms of negotiating our Restrictions on strikes by public

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service workers like teachers and nurses could be scrapped

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under plans published by In the public sector, two thirds

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of Welsh workers are union members. Ministers here insist the assembly

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has the power to change the law - despite the UK Government saying

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it's a matter for Westminster. Four men have been charged

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with murder following the death of a 41-year-old man found

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unconscious in Newport on Thursday. Yan Yendrayevski was taken

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to hospital after being discovered on Keene Street, but later died

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from his injuries. Around 500 children and young people

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from across the UK are diagnosed with brain tumours every year -

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but delays in that diagnosis can have dire and sometimes

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fatal consequences. Now a family from the Vale

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of Glamorgan is spearheading a campaign to raise awareness

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among parents and doctors Eight-year-old Leila May Cummings,

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from Barry, was diagnosed But that was after a whole

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year of health problems, She's since had surgery

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to remove the tumour, but the delay may have

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had lasting consequences. She's left with quite

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a memory deficit, so it You know, she's a very different

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person to how she was. I mean, the brain

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is a complex thing. You know, the longer something

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is there that shouldn't be, Brain tumours are the biggest

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cancer killer of children Every year, 500 youngsters

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are diagnosed, and a quarter die. The charity Head Smart have

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printed 2 million symptom cards and are trying to raise awareness

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in parents and doctors. Those symptoms could be

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anything from headaches and persistent vomiting,

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a wry neck in a child, or imbalance, a child not able to ride

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a bike or dance well. But, combined with other symptoms,

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they suggest that a parent ought to be talking to their GP

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and pushing for a scan. For a year, Leila May's

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condition worsened. She became weaker, aggressive,

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and suffered seizures. An MRI scan in Cardiff finally

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revealed the tumour. You're obviously very keen

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to highlight the symptoms of brain tumours so other families don't go

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through what you've been through? And, you know, avoiding those

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long-term disabilities. Re-occurring vomiting,

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headaches, seizures, In a statement from the Welsh

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government, they said it can be ... They added the Refresh Cancer

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Delivery Plan for Wales includes... Head Smart say their campaign has

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already halved the diagnosis time. That's something Leila May

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and her family know is vital. Wales' rugby Coach Rob Howley

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is finalising his Six Nations squad. Tomorrow he'll name around 35

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players before the squad is whittled down before the start

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of the campaign in Italy We should also get clarification

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on who will take-over On the eve of naming his Six Nations

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squad, plenty to ponder on. And after a frustrating autumn

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series, calls for the North Wales coach to be bold and not just pick

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players with test experience. Many Welsh fans feel

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Keelan Giles should have A certain try machine,

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the ospreys winger suffered He is being assessed by medics

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today, and Howley will be hoping Also tipped to be in the squad

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is Tom Young, son of Wasps' director of rugby and former Wales captain,

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Dai Young. The 24-year-old flanker has

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continued to impress for his English club and,

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having been courted by England last year, is tied to Wales,

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having played at under 20s. I'd like to see Rob

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being a bit bolder in his Given the calibre of the young guys,

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who have excelled throughout the season thus far,

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give them a chance to Whether you put them on the bench

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and then bring them on gradually as the game's starting to evolve

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a little bit... You know, it would be nice if Rob

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just went a little bit away from the status quo and pick players

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who are excelling and performing The players will go into training

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with the Wales camp following mixed The Ospreys trounced Lyon,

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scoring seven tries and guaranteeing After his side's victory,

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Alun Wyn Jones refused to be drawn on whether he is to take over

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the Wales captaincy. He is expected to get the nod,

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replacing Sam Warburton. The Blues could face

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the Ospreys in the last eight. Both them and the Dragons

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need to win their final The Blues host Bristol,

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and the Dragons need a win in Brive. And it's all over for the Scarlets,

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out of the Champions Cup. Heartbreak for them

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after a last-gasp converted try gave holders Saracens a 22-22 draw to end

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the Scarlets' hope of progression. Rob Howley will already have a good

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idea of the 15 he wants to run out against Italy,

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and we'll have a clearer idea Alex Thomson has smashed the

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greatest distance record for the -- has smashed the record for the

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greatest distance sailed solo in 24 hours. It feels like a long time

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coming. I'll should a broken in two months ago, but less than one mile.

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You need to break it by more than one mile by the sailor from Bango

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has been allowed on the ocean for 71 days competing in the round the

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world competition. He is now 74 nautical miles behind the leader

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with less than 840 miles to go. Let's see what the weather has

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in store - Derek's got the forecast. There's no sign of any more snow -

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at least in the near future. Yesterday Cardiff was

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the warmest place in the UK, The outlook for the next few days

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is mostly dry and settled. Lots of cloud about with

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high pressure in charge. A little light rain

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and drizzle in the south-east Temperatures staying

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above freezing at 4-8 Celsius. A grey, misty start for most of us

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tomorrow as well, with fog patches. A few spots of rain perhaps

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in the north and north-west. Across the rest of the UK, a weather

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front will bring a little rain, The best of the sunshine in London

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and south-east England, where it will be chilly -

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around 4-5 Celsius. Much milder in the north

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with 11 in Glasgow. Close to home, cloud

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will cover most of Wales. A little rain or drizzle for parts

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of mid and North Wales. The temperature up to

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ten Celsius is Rhyl. Slightly lower the

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further south you go. But dry for many of us

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and slightly colder in part of the south and south-east,

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down to 2-3 Celsius. On Wednesday, a misty

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morning in places. Otherwise, dry for many with the odd

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spot of rain perhaps on Anglesey. And it should brighten up

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in places with sunshine, hopefully, for parts

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of the south and south-east. The outlook for the rest of the

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week - not a great deal of change. High pressure keeping things

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mostly dry and settled. Plenty of cloud, but I wouldn't rule

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out some sunshine with the risk of some fog and frost later

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in the week. That's Wales Today,

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thank you for watching. From all of us on the

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programnme, goodnight.

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