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Welcome to Wales Today. Our top stories: | :00:00. | :00:07. | |
The man who bought these diamonds lost tens of thousands of pounds. | :00:08. | :00:12. | |
He's among the Welsh victims defrauded out of millions. | :00:13. | :00:15. | |
9,000 homes are still without power tonight | :00:16. | :00:17. | |
and rail services are disrupted, | :00:18. | :00:20. | |
as the clean-up begins after Storm Doris. | :00:21. | :00:27. | |
And could Gareth Bale make a Uefa Champions League appearance | :00:28. | :00:29. | |
Just 100 days to go until the final comes to Cardiff. | :00:30. | :00:47. | |
over the past two years, more than ?2.5 million | :00:48. | :00:52. | |
according to the latest figures given to BBC Wales. | :00:53. | :00:58. | |
up to 20 times that, that the true figure could be | :00:59. | :01:05. | |
because most victims will never come forward. | :01:06. | :01:07. | |
In this special report, Jenny Rees meets a man who lost | :01:08. | :01:10. | |
over ?100,000 of his life savings. | :01:11. | :01:17. | |
This was the promise, invest in diamonds for a higher return | :01:18. | :01:19. | |
the investor bought, one of five small diamonds | :01:20. | :01:24. | |
paying several thousand pounds for each of them. | :01:25. | :01:26. | |
It's called a fancy intense pink and it's pretty | :01:27. | :01:32. | |
but will not be worth anything like the ?18,000 he paid for it. | :01:33. | :01:36. | |
This UK national fraud and cyber crime reporting Centre suggests | :01:37. | :01:47. | |
more than ?2.6 million has been lost by individuals in Wales | :01:48. | :01:52. | |
in the last two years, but trading standards say the true figure | :01:53. | :02:01. | |
could be 10 or 20 times that, as most victims never come forward. | :02:02. | :02:04. | |
They will say or do anything to get your money. | :02:05. | :02:06. | |
We have had people who lost almost everything, | :02:07. | :02:08. | |
they ended up with their homes belonging to something else | :02:09. | :02:11. | |
because they were persuaded to enter an equity release scheme, | :02:12. | :02:17. | |
so in their old age they are worried about being | :02:18. | :02:19. | |
The gentleman who bought the diamonds lost | :02:20. | :02:27. | |
over ?100,000 to three different scams. | :02:28. | :02:29. | |
His words are spoken by a member of our team. | :02:30. | :02:33. | |
He is too embarrassed to speak openly about how he was conned | :02:34. | :02:36. | |
The young man told me his wife expected a baby and | :02:37. | :02:42. | |
He told his bosses he would sell this diamond. | :02:43. | :02:50. | |
I said I couldn't manage all the money he | :02:51. | :02:52. | |
wanted, but I felt I was letting him down. | :02:53. | :02:56. | |
Imagine being so stupid as to send ?500. | :02:57. | :03:00. | |
If I dwelt on it every day of the week, | :03:01. | :03:06. | |
Trading standards hold a number of events through the year. | :03:07. | :03:12. | |
Today it is with NatWest bank, to raise | :03:13. | :03:19. | |
awareness of the scams out there before people fall foul | :03:20. | :03:21. | |
9,000 homes are still without power tonight following Storm Doris - | :03:22. | :03:26. | |
Gusts of 94 mph were recorded in Capel Curig in Snowdonia, | :03:27. | :03:31. | |
and there were long delays for people catching ferries and planes. | :03:32. | :03:34. | |
This evening Arriva Trains Wales told passengers | :03:35. | :03:37. | |
to only travel if their journey is essential. | :03:38. | :03:39. | |
As a casualty of Storm Doris it was perhaps predictable | :03:40. | :03:47. | |
that Colwyn Bay's historic pier should suffer more damage. | :03:48. | :03:50. | |
It had already been weakened by collapse two weeks ago | :03:51. | :03:55. | |
but in terms of the effect on everyday lives across Wales, | :03:56. | :03:58. | |
it was the loss of power to thousands of homes | :03:59. | :04:00. | |
In Menai Bridge, as elsewhere, | :04:01. | :04:06. | |
This restaurant should have been busy at lunchtime. | :04:07. | :04:14. | |
We had some power, half the building wasn't on | :04:15. | :04:16. | |
and at 10am the whole lot went off, so we have been waiting, | :04:17. | :04:19. | |
we have now cancelled customers over lunchtime. | :04:20. | :04:24. | |
We've seen supplies interrupted in rural areas but also urbanised | :04:25. | :04:31. | |
areas which for this type of event is not usual but when you're dealing | :04:32. | :04:34. | |
with wind speeds over 90 mph, it's not an uncommon thing to see, | :04:35. | :04:40. | |
From before first light this morning, the storm | :04:41. | :04:42. | |
Countless trees and branches were brought down. | :04:43. | :04:45. | |
In some places they simply caused inconvenience. | :04:46. | :04:48. | |
In other instances there were some narrow escapes. | :04:49. | :04:53. | |
At Anglesey the frontage was blown off a shop. | :04:54. | :04:55. | |
Near Wrexham our cameraman's car ended up under a tangle of branches. | :04:56. | :05:05. | |
Thankfully he wasn't in it at the time. | :05:06. | :05:07. | |
The Britannia Bridge was closed for a while, | :05:08. | :05:12. | |
there were hold-ups on flights from Cardiff Airport, | :05:13. | :05:14. | |
including those to Edinburgh for the rugby. | :05:15. | :05:15. | |
Ferry traffic to Ireland was disrupted. | :05:16. | :05:19. | |
In Holyhead, some faced long delays. | :05:20. | :05:25. | |
We were hoping to go out this morning at 8:50am. | :05:26. | :05:28. | |
Unfortunately that ferry was stuck in Dublin. | :05:29. | :05:39. | |
There have been five cancelled departures today with problems | :05:40. | :05:43. | |
on one service knocking onto those that follow, | :05:44. | :05:45. | |
but the weather seems to have eased and traffic is moving. | :05:46. | :05:48. | |
Around Wales today Storm Doris has brought some dramatic images, | :05:49. | :05:51. | |
some damage and disruption, certainly a deal of inconvenience | :05:52. | :05:54. | |
After three days locked in Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff | :05:55. | :06:03. | |
the Church in Wales' electoral college was unable to decide on | :06:04. | :06:06. | |
a preferred candidate to become the next Bishop of Llandaff. | :06:07. | :06:09. | |
The five bishops in Wales will now make a final decision. | :06:10. | :06:14. | |
A man from Tredegar - accused of downloading | :06:15. | :06:16. | |
so-called Islamic State manuals - has been told he'll stand trial | :06:17. | :06:19. | |
in the Summer. 23-year-old Nathan Saunders appeared | :06:20. | :06:24. | |
at The Old Bailey in London, charged with five counts of possessing | :06:25. | :06:28. | |
a record likely to be useful to a person committing | :06:29. | :06:30. | |
A Welsh Labour MP is petitioning the European Parliament | :06:31. | :06:36. | |
Ann Clwyd wants MEPs to allow UK citizens to vote on any Brexit deal | :06:37. | :06:44. | |
She's also calling for protections to be put in place for British | :06:45. | :06:51. | |
citizens working in EU countries, and for EU citizens working here. | :06:52. | :06:57. | |
I don't think it was explained properly enough to people. | :06:58. | :07:01. | |
It's insulting people who voted the other way. | :07:02. | :07:06. | |
It's just sad that the implications were not spelt out clearly. | :07:07. | :07:12. | |
We, here, in the UK Parliament, are still finding out about it. | :07:13. | :07:17. | |
The UK Government says it wants to protect the status of EU nationals | :07:18. | :07:21. | |
here, and the only circumstances in which that wouldn't be possible is | :07:22. | :07:24. | |
if British citizens' rights in the EU are not protected in return. | :07:25. | :07:33. | |
It's the biggest single sporting event being staged | :07:34. | :07:35. | |
The final of the Champions League is 100 days away and organisers | :07:36. | :07:39. | |
say that, logistically, it will be unlike anything | :07:40. | :07:41. | |
Around 200,000 people are expected to be in Cardiff for the match. | :07:42. | :07:47. | |
Gareth Bale taking centre stage last year, celebrating | :07:48. | :07:56. | |
Real Madrid's Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid | :07:57. | :08:00. | |
when they returned to the Bernabeu to be welcomed by adoring fans. | :08:01. | :08:05. | |
The 2016 final had been staged in Milan's San Siro Stadium | :08:06. | :08:08. | |
and drew a TV audience of hundreds of millions across the world. | :08:09. | :08:12. | |
For the city itself, a colourful festival of football. | :08:13. | :08:15. | |
Cardiff will have a lot to live up to. | :08:16. | :08:21. | |
Now in 100 days the Uefa Champions League final will be in Cardiff, | :08:22. | :08:29. | |
the Principality Stadium temporarily rebranded for this game. | :08:30. | :08:36. | |
When Europe's finest meet here at the National Stadium | :08:37. | :08:39. | |
on Saturday the 3rd of June, it will be broadcast to more | :08:40. | :08:43. | |
than 200 countries and seen by an audience | :08:44. | :08:45. | |
It will be the largest sporting event in the world in 2017 | :08:46. | :08:50. | |
but Cardiff is the smallest city ever to host | :08:51. | :08:52. | |
It's expected to generate up to ?45 million for the local economy. | :08:53. | :09:00. | |
such high-profile sporting events stadium are used to | :09:01. | :09:04. | |
but First Minister Carwyn Jones says this is special. | :09:05. | :09:09. | |
In the days before devolution, if I said we would host | :09:10. | :09:12. | |
the Champions League final in Cardiff it would be laughable, | :09:13. | :09:15. | |
we've come a long way since then, and this is not just for Cardiff | :09:16. | :09:18. | |
but the whole of Wales and its profile. | :09:19. | :09:20. | |
Organisers acknowledge that such a high-profile event | :09:21. | :09:21. | |
When we were awarded the event in 2015 | :09:22. | :09:25. | |
The atrocities in Paris, Brussels, East Berlin, | :09:26. | :09:38. | |
-- Nice and Berlin, so we have to take measures so there will be | :09:39. | :09:41. | |
around the stadium but it's there for a good reason. | :09:42. | :09:45. | |
Moving and accommodating the sheer number of travelling fans | :09:46. | :09:48. | |
24 fast trains will run from Cardiff to London after the match | :09:49. | :09:52. | |
and a cruise ship holding 1,200 people will dock in Newport. | :09:53. | :09:57. | |
A second temporary terminal will be set up at Cardiff Airport. | :09:58. | :10:02. | |
Around 170,000 people will be staying in a hotel on match day | :10:03. | :10:05. | |
but Cardiff has just a fraction of that number of rooms. | :10:06. | :10:09. | |
This city is very busy for the Champions League final. | :10:10. | :10:12. | |
It has been booked up for over two years but as a city we have worked | :10:13. | :10:16. | |
together with neighbours as far as Bristol, Swansea and beyond, | :10:17. | :10:22. | |
so it will have a major effect not just in Cardiff but Wales. | :10:23. | :10:25. | |
As well as a capacity crowd in the stadium, | :10:26. | :10:27. | |
the rest of the city will be able to enjoy the atmosphere | :10:28. | :10:32. | |
at fan zones similar to those which proved popular last summer | :10:33. | :10:34. | |
One will be located in Cardiff Bay, just part of a festival of football | :10:35. | :10:45. | |
to entertain an estimated 200,000 fans | :10:46. | :10:46. | |
who will descend on the Welsh capital. | :10:47. | :10:49. | |
Rugby - and Wales have arrived in Scotland | :10:50. | :10:51. | |
ahead of their Six Nations clash on Saturday. | :10:52. | :10:54. | |
24 hours on from naming his side, Wales boss Rob Howley said | :10:55. | :10:59. | |
selecting some positions was a welcome headache, | :11:00. | :11:01. | |
especially with four world-class back row players at his disposal. | :11:02. | :11:04. | |
Wales haven't lost to Scotland for ten years. | :11:05. | :11:10. | |
Swansea Council has given permission for formal talks to take place | :11:11. | :11:13. | |
over the future of the Liberty Stadium. | :11:14. | :11:14. | |
The council built the ?27 million stadium | :11:15. | :11:16. | |
where Swansea City and the Ospreys have played since 2005. | :11:17. | :11:22. | |
more commercial opportunities, ground and explore | :11:23. | :11:26. | |
including stadium naming rights and possible expansion. | :11:27. | :11:31. | |
After Storm Doris, how's the weather looking overnight | :11:32. | :11:33. | |
The worst is now over. Much calmer today, thankfully. Most of us felt | :11:34. | :11:48. | |
the full force of Storm Doris. The highest wins in the whole of the UK, | :11:49. | :11:55. | |
94 mph in Snowdonia. Tonight, the wind will continue to die down. Some | :11:56. | :12:00. | |
showers around with a dusting of snow on some of the hills and | :12:01. | :12:06. | |
mountains. Inland, cold enough for a touch of frost. A chilly start | :12:07. | :12:10. | |
tomorrow morning. Apart from the odd shower here and there, most places | :12:11. | :12:13. | |
dry with some sunshine to look forward to, and the wind much | :12:14. | :12:17. | |
lighter than today. Across the rest of the UK, a similar story. Icy | :12:18. | :12:23. | |
patches in the north in the morning, most places dry with sunshine and | :12:24. | :12:28. | |
like the wings. Rain will spread across Northern Ireland tomorrow | :12:29. | :12:30. | |
afternoon, eventually into the West of Scotland with some snow on the | :12:31. | :12:35. | |
Scottish mountains. Highs of 10 Celsius in Plymouth. Close to home, | :12:36. | :12:39. | |
most places dry and bright for a while, then cloud will increase with | :12:40. | :12:41. | |
rain spreading to the north and west. Lighter winds with a high of | :12:42. | :12:51. | |
nine Celsius in Wrexham. Overnight, cloudy with some patchy rain and | :12:52. | :12:55. | |
drizzle. Temperatures rising. Saturday will be a windy day. Spots | :12:56. | :12:59. | |
of drizzle, some rain as well, some heavy bursts likely with highs of 12 | :13:00. | :13:04. | |
in Flintshire. For the rugby and Enron Saturn day, showers and a | :13:05. | :13:11. | |
little sunshine -- for the rugby in Edinburgh on Saturday. Some spots of | :13:12. | :13:17. | |
drizzle and more rain on Sunday afternoon, with stronger winds. | :13:18. | :13:20. | |
Tomorrow, much calmer than today. And that's all from the late team - | :13:21. | :13:26. | |
we'll be back in Breakfast But until then, from all | :13:27. | :13:30. | |
of us on the programme, | :13:31. | :13:31. |