0:00:00 > 0:00:00get gold for Great Britain again. The double,
0:00:00 > 0:00:01get gold for Great Britain again. The double, double.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Good Evening.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17The family of a young woman from Ceredigion,
0:00:17 > 0:00:22killed by a drunk-driver are calling for a change in the law to allow
0:00:22 > 0:00:24judges to pass harsher sentences.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27The motorist who killed Miriam Briddon will spend just over
0:00:27 > 0:00:32two years in jail and Miriam's family say that's just not
0:00:32 > 0:00:33a strong enough deterrent.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35They've now launched an online petition urging the Government
0:00:35 > 0:00:37to toughen penalties for drink-drive offences.
0:00:37 > 0:00:43Nick Palit reports.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Miriam Briddon was just 21 when she died in a crash
0:00:46 > 0:00:47back in March 2014.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Her car was hit by another, driven by Gareth Entwistle
0:00:49 > 0:00:51who admitted causing death by dangerous
0:00:51 > 0:00:53driving while under the
0:00:53 > 0:00:55influence of alcohol.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57He was sentenced to 5.5 years but that was
0:00:57 > 0:00:59cut by six months on appeal.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Two months on Miriam's mother has launched an
0:01:01 > 0:01:05online petition calling for tougher sentences.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09It has already reached 77,000 signatures.
0:01:09 > 0:01:15Causing death by drink-driving is a very serious
0:01:15 > 0:01:19crime and we feel at the moment that the sentences given does not
0:01:19 > 0:01:22reflect the seriousness of the crime.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27Lenient sentences fail to deter offenders and it fails to give
0:01:27 > 0:01:32victims justice.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36When an innocent person is killed the sentences given
0:01:36 > 0:01:39should reflect the crime.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Miriam's killer was sentenced to five years
0:01:43 > 0:01:46but he will only serve half of that in jail.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48A spokesman for The Ministry of Justice said it is
0:01:48 > 0:01:50currently reviewing
0:01:50 > 0:01:52penalties for drink-driving related offences in order to find
0:01:52 > 0:01:53the best way forward.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55He added sentencing is a matter for individual judges making
0:01:55 > 0:01:59decisions on the facts of individual cases.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02But Miriam's mother is just hopeful that stronger deterrents will mean
0:02:02 > 0:02:04fewer families will suffer the pain and loss
0:02:04 > 0:02:08that they've been through.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11The success of Team GB at the Rio Olympics must be used
0:02:11 > 0:02:13to change Wales into a nation of sports players
0:02:13 > 0:02:15instead of watchers.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17That's according to former Paralympic gold medallist
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Welsh athletes won 10 medals for Team GB, surpassing the seven
0:02:22 > 0:02:25collected at London 2012.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30But she said making people more active is challenging.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31It's not easy.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Because, you know, how many people watch Wimbledon,
0:02:33 > 0:02:34buy a tennis racket.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Play it for a couple of weeks and disappear.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37You know, that's kind of what happens
0:02:37 > 0:02:40and people do dip in and out of their physical
0:02:40 > 0:02:41activity and sport as well.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43So people say we're a sporty nation.
0:02:43 > 0:02:49I think we're a nation that really likes watching sport.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50An investigation is underway after two shop robberies
0:02:50 > 0:02:53in the Waun Wen area of Swansea this morning.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56It's believed the same man is responsible for both.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58He wore a balaclava and demanded money while carrying
0:02:58 > 0:03:00a kitchen knife.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Nothing was taken from the first shop after the shopkeeper
0:03:02 > 0:03:03challenged him.
0:03:03 > 0:03:10But cash and tobacco were taken from the Spar on Carmarthen Road.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Police are continuing to search for a man following the attempted
0:03:13 > 0:03:14robbery of a Cardiff bank.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Armed officers were sent to the Halifax branch
0:03:16 > 0:03:18on Albany Road in Roath yesterday.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20South Wales Police say no one was injured and nothing was stolen.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22A large kitchen knife, gloves and a motorbike
0:03:22 > 0:03:26helmet were found nearby.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29An American activist who was recruited by the Church
0:03:29 > 0:03:31in Wales to strengthen its work with communities here has reached
0:03:31 > 0:03:32the end of his mission.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Mark Yaconelli's
0:03:34 > 0:03:36due to return to Oregon today with his family
0:03:36 > 0:03:38after spending six months with the Diocese of St Asaph
0:03:38 > 0:03:42to engage with young people and encourage new ways
0:03:42 > 0:03:47of connecting with religion.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50I have found people here who are doing that in new ways.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51Creative ways.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53People doing it through writing, through theatre, through cafes,
0:03:53 > 0:03:54through homeless shelters.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Through reaching out to drug addicts.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57That's the way forward for the church.
0:03:57 > 0:04:05To find the way to meet the needs of people in new and creative ways.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Football and Swansea City head coach Francesco Guidolin is urging fans
0:04:07 > 0:04:10to have patience as his side's new attack takes time to settle.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13The Swans slipped to a 2-0 home defeat against Hull
0:04:13 > 0:04:14despite dominating possession.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Meanwhile, Cardiff manager Paul Trollope says he is still
0:04:16 > 0:04:20hunting for new players ahead of the close of the transfer window.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24The Bluebirds drew 2-2 against Fulham.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Let's take a quick look at the weather.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29There'll be more heavy rain showers across most of the country,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31so another wet night.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Tomorrow will stay cloudy with more rain coming in from the southwest,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38it'll be heavy on higher ground, especially Snowdonia.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42But it'll be drier and brighter in the south east later.
0:04:42 > 0:04:49Highs of 21C with the best of the weather in the north-east.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51That's Wales Today.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53We're back with updates from 6.25 tomorrow morning.
0:04:53 > 0:05:01From everyone on the weekend team, good night.