06/08/2016 BBC Wales Today


06/08/2016

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Good evening.

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New figures show HIV diagnosis has reached a 15-year high in Wales.

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Health experts are warning that more needs to be done to halt

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the spread of the disease.

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189 people tested positive here in 2014,

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according to the latest figures.

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Kate Scott-Williams reports.

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It was a hard-hitting message 30 years ago.

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There is now a danger that has been a threat to us all.

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It is a deadly disease and there is no known cure.

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AIDS is no longer the threat it was, thanks to new drugs,

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HIV patients are much less likely to develop AIDS.

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But campaigners say reducing HIV infection rate is still a priority.

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Testing for HIV in Wales increased by 48% in men and 34% in

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women between 2012 and 2014.

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The rate of new HIV diagnoses increased

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by 65% in men and 37% in women.

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The highest rate was among the young men.

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There's also been an increase in sexually transmitted diseases.

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The rise that we have seen over the last few years in Wales is not

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in men who have sex with men, but is

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also in the heterosexual population.

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It's kind of suggests that maybe something

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is happening in the, I would say, over 35

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heterosexual group.

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There are calls for the drug known as PrEP, which can prevent HHV

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to be introduced in Wales to tackle the problem.

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It has been the centre of a High Court battle with

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campaigners winning the fight for the drug to be available

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on the NHS in England.

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The Welsh Government has said it will review all the

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evidence available.

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Scuba divers have used a giant balloon to raise a wagon

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that was formerly used to transport Welsh slate more than a century ago.

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Members of Rhosneigr sub-aqua club, on Anglesey, were diving

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at Llyn Padarn, in Snowdonia, when the wagon was found.

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It'll now go on display at the Llanberis Lake Railway's Museum.

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The first day of competition is underway in the Olympics,

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with plenty of Welsh interest.

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Cyclist Geraint Thomas has been battling the gruelling heat

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in the road race since lunchtime - with another two hours still to go.

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Rhodri Llywelyn reports from Rio.

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Beside Rio's golden beaches comes the first opportunity of Welsh

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success at these Olympic Games.

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Geraint Thomas is already a two-time Olympic champion.

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Both those gold medals came in track cycling.

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Today, he goes in the road race, which has just begun.

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They were right for around six hours, before the finish

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here at Copacabana.

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Alongside the Welshman in a team of five

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British cyclists is three times Tour de France winner Chris Froome.

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Who will be going for gold was a well-kept secret.

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Geraint Thomas is going to be awesome on the climbs.

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I've been watching him.

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The team work well together.

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You saw how they worked in the Tour de France recently, so

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they're all set up for this and I think it will be awesome.

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My granny lives just outside Abergavenny near Brecon.

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And you've come to the Olympic games, presumably, to

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support Geraint Thomas the Welshman?

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Exactly.

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The course has brutal climbs in scorching temperatures.

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Survive those and there could soon be another Olympic medal,

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Cardiff-bound.

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Meanwhile, Welsh rowers have been in action -

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Victoria Thornley is through to the double sculls semifinal

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with defending Olympic champion Katherine Grainger.

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And Chris Bartley helped Team GB's lightweight four boat qualify

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for the semifinal after finishing second in the heats.

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Elsewhere, a great start too for Jasmine Joyce,

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from St Davids.

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She was among those to score in the rugby

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sevens Olympic debut, beating hosts Brazil

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by 29 points to three.

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Football.

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And West Ham have agreed a fee of around ?20 million

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for Swansea striker Andre Ayew.

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The 26-year-old was the Swans' top scorer.

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On the pitch, Cardiff had a goalless draw away to Birmingham

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in the Championship.

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In League Two, Newport were beaten 3-2 at home to Mansfield.

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And in the national league, Wrexham also drew 0-0

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at home to Dover.

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Let's get the weather now - here's Sue.

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Good evening.

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After a fine and dry day for most of Wales, turning bright

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again, but blustery tomorrow.

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Tonight is dry for a time.

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The cloud will thicken from the west.

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Patchy mist and drizzle developing.

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Very murky and the temperatures overnight at 15 to 18 Celsius.

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And early drizzle clears tomorrow.

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Code breaking allows sunny spells to develop.

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And then brightening up through the day,

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but remaining quite blustery, too.

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Brisk westerly winds along the coast.

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Highs of 18 Celsius in Pembrokeshire.

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20 in Conwy.

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That's Wales Today.

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We'll be back tomorrow evening, at around 6.15pm.

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Until then, thanks for watching and enjoy your evening.

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