:00:00. > :00:07.After a thrilling, nailbiting encounter, Wales beat Ireland
:00:08. > :00:12.And you can smell the smoke from miles away.
:00:13. > :00:17.the fourth fire in four years at this recycling plant.
:00:18. > :00:38.George North silenced his critics tonight with a brace of tries that
:00:39. > :00:41.saw Wales run out 22-9 winners over Ireland in Cardiff tonight to end
:00:42. > :00:44.Irish hopes of a tilt at the 6 Nations title.
:00:45. > :00:47.It was a gruelling, nailbiting and thrilling game
:00:48. > :00:57.On a frenetic Friday night, Ireland arrived still with a chance
:00:58. > :01:04.Wales's hopes had already evaporated.
:01:05. > :01:09.We are going to pull it out of the bag and beat the Greens.
:01:10. > :01:12.After two defeats in the competition, coach Rob Howley
:01:13. > :01:16.said tonight is an opportunity for his players to redeem themselves.
:01:17. > :01:20.And the man criticised in midweek responded in style.
:01:21. > :01:22.George North challenged by his own coaches to do more,
:01:23. > :01:45.In a breathless first half, Wales nearly got a second try. Jonathan
:01:46. > :01:51.Davies was denied at the line, illegally so. Sexton was sin-binned
:01:52. > :01:57.for killing the ball. Ireland creaking under heavy pressure. The
:01:58. > :02:03.easiest of penalties for Leigh Halfpenny meant Wales edged in
:02:04. > :02:06.front. Wales had struggled to score tries in previous games, not
:02:07. > :02:15.tonight. That man again, George North much oh -- maligned after the
:02:16. > :02:18.defeat to Scotland. Wales were then subjected to wave after wave of
:02:19. > :02:25.Irish attack. Ireland were relentless. After 26 phases, they
:02:26. > :02:34.could not find a way to Wales's defence. The penalty from Jonny
:02:35. > :02:37.Sexton cuts the lead from six points. It was a nervous night.
:02:38. > :02:48.Ireland thought they got a right, only to be denied, ruled out by the
:02:49. > :02:51.referee. To come Wales's fans stepped out Jamie Roberts.
:02:52. > :02:57.Jubilation among the coaches, relief all round. Victory ensured Wales
:02:58. > :03:02.remain in the top eight of the world rugby rankings and avoid a potential
:03:03. > :03:05.horror draw for the next World Cup. They also go to Paris next week for
:03:06. > :03:07.the final game with renewed confidence.
:03:08. > :03:09.Over a week after it started, fire fighters are still tackling
:03:10. > :03:13.a 2,000 tonne rubbish fire at a recycling plant
:03:14. > :03:18.Crews have been at the Siteserv Recycling plant in Llandow
:03:19. > :03:22.continually since the blaze began on Thursday last week.
:03:23. > :03:25.Some residents have had to leave home and businesses say it's
:03:26. > :03:34.Billowing across the Vale of Glamorgan countryside,
:03:35. > :03:36.this fire still well alight one week on.
:03:37. > :03:40.Nearby Llandow circuit today surrounded by smoke.
:03:41. > :03:43.Sharon Evans organises motoring events here as well as running
:03:44. > :03:50.She says they've lost around ?12,000 after having to turn customers away.
:03:51. > :03:54.And it's not the first time this has happened.
:03:55. > :03:58.This is the fourth blaze at the site in the past four years.
:03:59. > :04:02.We have 300 people coming every day, with their family that are spending
:04:03. > :04:08.All this is lost, just because of this.
:04:09. > :04:11.This cannot be allowed to happen for a fifth time.
:04:12. > :04:14.Fire fighters have been continuously tackling the blaze since it
:04:15. > :04:22.So far they've had 500 crew fighting it using 125 appliances.
:04:23. > :04:25.What crews were faced with is an extremely difficult fire,
:04:26. > :04:28.both in terms of its intensity and in termos of the difficulty
:04:29. > :04:35.There was a significant amount of structural steelwork
:04:36. > :04:41.We are doing everything we possibly can, working with partners to bring
:04:42. > :04:45.The cause of the blaze is not yet know..
:04:46. > :04:51.But all the previous fires were classed as accidental.
:04:52. > :04:54.This latest fire has led to Natural Resources Wales
:04:55. > :04:57.suspending the licence of operators, Siteserv Recycling, preventing more
:04:58. > :05:03.Siteserv say they are devastated and are working around the clock
:05:04. > :05:07.to help fire fighters bring it under control.
:05:08. > :05:09.The advice to nearby residents and businesses is to stay
:05:10. > :05:13.inside as much as possible, keeping windows and doors closed
:05:14. > :05:16.to reduce exposure to the smoke, although the risk to health
:05:17. > :05:20.Dawn and her family had to temporarily move out
:05:21. > :05:29.We moved out for two nights because the smoke has been so bad
:05:30. > :05:34.We had to bring all the outdoor animals indoors because the cages
:05:35. > :05:40.As I say, we lost baby bunnies, they died,
:05:41. > :05:46.At least 2,000 tonnes of rubbish is burning here,
:05:47. > :05:50.sending fumes as far as Bridgend, Barry and Penarth at times.
:05:51. > :05:53.But it's local residents and business owners who have been
:05:54. > :05:56.affected most by this and with the fire continuing to burn
:05:57. > :05:58.they're likely to have to deal with its effects
:05:59. > :06:04.Carys Notley, BBC Wales Today, Llandow.
:06:05. > :06:07.Crimes involving dogs, including attacks on members of the public,
:06:08. > :06:11.have risen by almost a quarter in Wales.
:06:12. > :06:13.Figures from the four police forces here show the number went up,
:06:14. > :06:21.Despite that increase the number of dogs seized under
:06:22. > :06:28.What we are concerned about is people bringing dogs
:06:29. > :06:32.into the home without assessing the history of the dog,
:06:33. > :06:35.the temperament of the dog and the suitability.
:06:36. > :06:38.And I think there are some unscrupulous breeders,
:06:39. > :06:40.and therefore, when there are welfare concerns that sometimes
:06:41. > :06:46.Bridgend Council has made a "goodwill payment" of more
:06:47. > :06:52.than ?3,000 to a foster care leaver whose savings weren't monitored.
:06:53. > :06:54.The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales had asked
:06:55. > :06:58.the authority to pay Rob Johnson after an investigation
:06:59. > :07:03.found their monitoring of his savings was "inadequate".
:07:04. > :07:06.A lot of people who have gone through social services,
:07:07. > :07:10.through foster care who haven't received their payment and hopefully
:07:11. > :07:13.seeing what's happened with me makes them feel more encouraged to go
:07:14. > :07:18.through and try and earn back their savings.
:07:19. > :07:24.At the end of the day, everyone is entitled to what's theirs.
:07:25. > :07:27.The pilot of a microlight escaped without serious
:07:28. > :07:29.injury after crashing into the River Cleddau
:07:30. > :07:33.The aircraft entered the water at Burton near Neyland yesterday.
:07:34. > :07:39.The pilot managed to swim to shore and was taken to hospital.
:07:40. > :07:42.Cells at Dolgellau police station are being closed after it emerged
:07:43. > :07:47.that keeping people in custody there costs ?623 a night,
:07:48. > :07:50.more than twice that of the other cells in North Wales.
:07:51. > :07:53.North Wales police say they were under used,
:07:54. > :07:56.averaging one detainee a day, with half of those being held
:07:57. > :08:04.The closure will save the force ?300,000 a year.
:08:05. > :08:09.The weekend weather now, here's Benaz with tonight's forecast.
:08:10. > :08:11.Plenty of usable weather as we head into the weekend.
:08:12. > :08:14.For tonight it's a fairly quiet night, we do have a bit of cloud
:08:15. > :08:18.around, some mist and murk forming as we go into the overnight period.
:08:19. > :08:22.Temperatures not dropping too much its lowest around six Celsius,
:08:23. > :08:26.Tomorrow, we do have this cold weather front which will bring a lot
:08:27. > :08:30.of cloud with it and a little bit of rain across parts of the North
:08:31. > :08:33.and West but I think much of the country will be dry tomorrow.
:08:34. > :08:36.A misty, murky old start, feeling rather muggy.
:08:37. > :08:39.Through the afternoon some limited amounts of brightness,
:08:40. > :08:40.the best of the brightness in the east.
:08:41. > :08:43.The risk of a little bit of rain coming into parts
:08:44. > :08:48.For the rest of the British Isles, yes, a little bit of rain
:08:49. > :08:51.across northern parts of England, some rain just coming into Anglesey,
:08:52. > :08:53.Gwyneth, Pembrokeshire as we head into the afternoon but the bulk
:08:54. > :08:56.of the British Isles will be dry with highs of nine
:08:57. > :09:02.Here in Wales tomorrow afternoon, yes, some brightness in the East
:09:03. > :09:06.but generally it is a cloudy story with patchy light rain further west
:09:07. > :09:09.and temperatures well above the average for the time
:09:10. > :09:12.of year, getting up to about 13 Celsius.
:09:13. > :09:14.Tomorrow night we will see a band of more persistent rain
:09:15. > :09:17.making its way in from the West, a lot of low-level
:09:18. > :09:20.It's another mild night with temperatures no
:09:21. > :09:26.As we head into Sunday, we will see another band of rain
:09:27. > :09:30.making its way in from the West, so it is a wet start to Sunday.
:09:31. > :09:33.By the afternoon, drier and brighter but we are in a westerly flow.
:09:34. > :09:36.So feeling cooler with highs of nine to 11 Celsius.
:09:37. > :09:39.It is looking like a dry and bright start to the working week next week,
:09:40. > :09:42.some sunshine to look forward to, thanks to high pressure.
:09:43. > :09:45.Highs of ten to about 13 Celsius and turning more changeable
:09:46. > :09:50.as we head towards the middle of next week.
:09:51. > :09:52.That's Wales Today, have a great weekend.
:09:53. > :09:57.From all of us on the programme goodnight.