07/03/2017 BBC Wales Today


07/03/2017

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Arsenal in Europe. Natalie thank you very much again at the Emirates

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Stadium. The headlines tonight:

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Suspended as a councillor - and now from Plaid Cymru

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in the Assembly - the party investigates Neil McEvoy

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amid a row over bullying. And a 'surreal moment' -

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Sir Bryn Terfel on receiving his Plaid Cymru has suspended one

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of its Assembly members. Neil McEvoy is already serving

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a one-month suspension from his other role as a councillor

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in Cardiff, after a panel ruled that a comment he made to a council

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officer was "bullying behaviour". Mr McEvoy says he hopes to be back

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in the party's Assembly group soon. Our political correspondent,

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Daniel Davies, has more. Plaid Cymru Assembly members

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on their way to their weekly The main topic of conversation,

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what to do about Neil McEvoy. We are not allowed in to

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hear what's being said. These group meetings

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are always held in private. But we do know that he won't

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get unanimous support. Last week, a tribunal heard

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in the summer of 2015 he referred That comment came after the eviction

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of a tenant he'd been supporting, and was deemed to be

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bullying an official. First this morning, party leader

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Leanne Wood removed him from her front-bench team, then,

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after more than an hour and With Neil McEvoy's agreement,

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the Plaid Cymru group has decided that he should be temporarily

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suspended from the group whilst agreement is sought on a way forward

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following recent events. Mr McEvoy's supporters came

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out for him at Plaid's He is a prominent figure

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in Cardiff politics, and is poised to lead the campaign

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there at May's council elections. But today he was asked

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whether there was pressure I don't think there was pressure,

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it was more of a discussion, really. It was just the form

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of words we were working on. Some sticking points either way,

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but I understand their position, So we've agreed, we both agreed,

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actually, to temporarily suspend me and, ideally,

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readmit me in the future. This afternoon, he was back

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in the Assembly Chamber asking questions, but whether he'll

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continue doing that as a Plaid AM or as an independent

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AM remains unresolved. The MP for Wrexham, Ian Lucas,

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says he's been told experts at the new prison there can help

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in the battle against Last night on Wales Today,

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we showed these pictures, taken at Wrexham bus station

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and posted on social They appear to show

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people high on drugs. Mr Lucas says there needs

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to be better co-operation between the police, local council

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and other agencies. The pictures are shocking,

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but it's no surprise. This is an issue that's been

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going on for a considerable I've discussed this personally

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with the Lord Chancellor and asked her to ask

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the new prison just outside Wrexham to work

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with agencies in the town

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and the local police this horrible problem that is

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destroying people's lives and our A nurse from Carmarthenshire has

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been sacked and fined ?650 after accessing more than 3000

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confidential medical records, 63-year-old Elaine Lewis,

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from Llansteffan, worked Hywel Dda Health Board says it has

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introduced measures to improve A group of climbers had to be

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rescued this morning Members of Llanberis Mountain Rescue

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team were winched down by helicopter to help the three climbers,

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who'd got into difficulty on Crib Goch after one man fell

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and injured his shoulder. Final planning approval has been

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granted to build a ?10 million holiday village at Folly Farm

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near Narberth in Pembrokeshire. Visitors will be able to stay

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alongside the park's exotic attractions in lodges,

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caravans and tents. The council says it will bring wider

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economic benefits that will enhance the appeal of the attraction

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throughout the year. He's regarded as one of the world's

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greatest bass baritones - Sir Bryn Terfel has been

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at Buckingham Palace to collect his knighthood from the Queen

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for services to music. Our arts and media correspondent,

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Huw Thomas, was at the Palace. Sir Bryn Terfel on stage,

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an icon of opera and a voice This was his performance at a gala

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concert in Buckingham Palace last Sir Bryn Terfel Jones,

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for services to music. Today, he was back in the same

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glamorous surroundings of the palace ballroom,

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not to sing this time, but to meet the Queen

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and from bended knee, to

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arise Sir Bryn Terfel. Congratulations, can we see

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the award you got today? Already, I see a knighthood brings

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a certain significance to what you do in your daily

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routine as a musician. It helps, I guess,

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to promote Wales, even And that will propel me

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forwards to the future. On stage he is an imposing presence,

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but behind the scenes he's nurtured young talent, funding tuition fees

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through his foundation and supporting singers with the Sir Bryn

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Terfel scholarship on the Eisteddfod From the beginning,

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Sir Bryn Terfel showed exceptional talent,

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here winning the song prize

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at the BBC's Cardiff Singer That competition returns this year,

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and its patron has praised Sir Bryn He's been a great

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ambassador for Wales He's a wonderful character,

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glorious voice. He does an amazing

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job in what he does. From Pantglas to

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the Palace, Sir Bryn Terfel is one of the world's leading

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bass baritones and joins a distinguished band of singers

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knighted for their excellence. The Welsh Rugby Union

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is cancelling around 200 tickets for Friday's Six Nations match

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against Ireland because they've been sold on for profit

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by unofficial providers. The Union says anyone

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who has bought a ticket from a source other than itself,

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a Welsh rugby club, Seatwave, Events International

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or Gullivers Sports Travel should Football, and in the Championship,

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Cardiff City conceded a late equaliser to draw 1-1

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against Blackburn Kenneth Zohore put the Bluebirds

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ahead before half time. Blackburn put pressure

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on Cardiff in the second half and got their reward late on -

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Derrick Williams with the goal Let's get the weather

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forecast for Wales. This system brings rain overnight

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and has a trailing weather front tomorrow, waving back and forth,

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bringing more rain, especially further south, before it clear to

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the south-east. Dry weather tomorrow in the north, but that band of rain

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lingers across much of south and mid Wales. Across the UK, scattered

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showers across north and west Scotland. The best of the drier

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brighter for Northern Ireland and northern England. Further south,

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that rain moving to the south-east in the milder air here. 13 Celsius

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in south-east England, eight or nine Celsius in the north of Scotland.

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The rain clears to the south-east, and a few lingering showers. Some

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bright spells, especially in the north. South-westerly winds bringing

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swarm Briton slightly warmer air. Tomorrow night, the drizzle is

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likely to linger in the south, but drier in the north, with clear

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spells. We keep the mild south-westerly winds into Thursday.

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A window of drier weather before another front brings in rain by

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Thursday night, so not a bad day, Thursday. Mostly dry, often cloudy,

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but feeling pleasantly mild and warm weather sun breaks through. The

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changeable weather continues over the next few days. Some rain,

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brighter spells too, and feeling milder.

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