21/08/2016 BBC Wales Today

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Good Evening.

The family of a young woman from Ceredigion,

killed by a drunk-driver are calling for a change in the law to allow

judges to pass harsher sentences.

The motorist who killed Miriam Briddon will spend just over

two years in jail and Miriam's family say that's just not

a strong enough deterrent.

They've now launched an online petition urging the Government

to toughen penalties for drink-drive offences.

Nick Palit reports.

Miriam Briddon was just 21 when she died in a crash

back in March 2014.

Her car was hit by another, driven by Gareth Entwistle

who admitted causing death by dangerous

driving while under the

influence of alcohol.

He was sentenced to 5.5 years but that was

cut by six months on appeal.

Two months on Miriam's mother has launched an

online petition calling for tougher sentences.

It has already reached 77,000 signatures.

Causing death by drink-driving is a very serious

crime and we feel at the moment that the sentences given does not

reflect the seriousness of the crime.

Lenient sentences fail to deter offenders and it fails to give

victims justice.

When an innocent person is killed the sentences given

should reflect the crime.

Miriam's killer was sentenced to five years

but he will only serve half of that in jail.

A spokesman for The Ministry of Justice said it is

currently reviewing

penalties for drink-driving related offences in order to find

the best way forward.

He added sentencing is a matter for individual judges making

decisions on the facts of individual cases.

But Miriam's mother is just hopeful that stronger deterrents will mean

fewer families will suffer the pain and loss

that they've been through.

The success of Team GB at the Rio Olympics must be used

to change Wales into a nation of sports players

instead of watchers.

That's according to former Paralympic gold medallist

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.

Welsh athletes won 10 medals for Team GB, surpassing the seven

collected at London 2012.

But she said making people more active is challenging.

It's not easy.

Because, you know, how many people watch Wimbledon,

buy a tennis racket.

Play it for a couple of weeks and disappear.

You know, that's kind of what happens

and people do dip in and out of their physical

activity and sport as well.

So people say we're a sporty nation.

I think we're a nation that really likes watching sport.

An investigation is underway after two shop robberies

in the Waun Wen area of Swansea this morning.

It's believed the same man is responsible for both.

He wore a balaclava and demanded money while carrying

a kitchen knife.

Nothing was taken from the first shop after the shopkeeper

challenged him.

But cash and tobacco were taken from the Spar on Carmarthen Road.

Police are continuing to search for a man following the attempted

robbery of a Cardiff bank.

Armed officers were sent to the Halifax branch

on Albany Road in Roath yesterday.

South Wales Police say no one was injured and nothing was stolen.

A large kitchen knife, gloves and a motorbike

helmet were found nearby.

An American activist who was recruited by the Church

in Wales to strengthen its work with communities here has reached

the end of his mission.

Mark Yaconelli's

due to return to Oregon today with his family

after spending six months with the Diocese of St Asaph

to engage with young people and encourage new ways

of connecting with religion.

I have found people here who are doing that in new ways.

Creative ways.

People doing it through writing, through theatre, through cafes,

through homeless shelters.

Through reaching out to drug addicts.

That's the way forward for the church.

To find the way to meet the needs of people in new and creative ways.

Football and Swansea City head coach Francesco Guidolin is urging fans

to have patience as his side's new attack takes time to settle.

The Swans slipped to a 2-0 home defeat against Hull

despite dominating possession.

Meanwhile, Cardiff manager Paul Trollope says he is still

hunting for new players ahead of the close of the transfer window.

The Bluebirds drew 2-2 against Fulham.

Let's take a quick look at the weather.

There'll be more heavy rain showers across most of the country,

so another wet night.

Tomorrow will stay cloudy with more rain coming in from the southwest,

it'll be heavy on higher ground, especially Snowdonia.

But it'll be drier and brighter in the south east later.

Highs of 21C with the best of the weather in the north-east.

That's Wales Today.

We're back with updates from 6.25 tomorrow morning.

From everyone on the weekend team, good night.