03/09/2016 BBC Wales Today


03/09/2016

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Good evening.

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A body found in the ruins of a collapsed building

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at Didcot Power Station has been identified as

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Christopher Huxtable, from Swansea.

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The 34-year-old had been missing since the collapse in February.

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The MP for Swansea East, Carolyn Harris - says his family

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have suffered mental torture for the last six months.

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Rhiannon Wilkins reports.

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The early hours of Wednesday morning

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and the team searching for the three workers still missing

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at the Didcot power station, form a guard of honour

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as a body was found.

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Thames Valley Police today confirmed it was formally identified

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as Christopher Huxtable and sent their thoughts

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to his family in Swansea, who are now being supported

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by specially trained officers.

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The family had previously criticised the rescue operation

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for being too slow.

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The MP for Swansea East Carolyn Harris today paid tribute

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to Mr Huxtable.

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Very sad.

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My heart and my prayers go to the family who have been waiting

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desperately for Christopher's body to be found.

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They can now have closure.

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They can say goodbye to Christopher and they can grieve his loss.

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The building was due for demolition when it partially collapsed

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in February killing Michael Collins from Teesside,

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Ken Creswell and John Shaw, both from Rotherham,

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are still missing.

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The main section was brought down using exposes in July and the search

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for the remaining men continues.

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Around 100 protestors gathered in Cardiff

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to voice their opposition to Wales' vote to leave

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the European Union in June.

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It was one of the demonstrations organised across several UK cities

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by the group "March for Europe" - calling for stronger ties

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with the EU.

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But campaigners from the Leave side say the referendum result six weeks

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ago must be accepted.

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Yes, the vote went one way but there was

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no alternative offered and, I think, in any democracy,

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any decision is open to challenge.

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We don't close down debate after general elections,

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opposition parties continue to argue their case and I think that

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it's absolutely right that people in this country continues to argue

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the case for Britain's partnership with Europe.

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What's important now is that we don't give tags to people.

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We don't say "Brexiteers", we don't say people were "Remainders".

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We actually all come together in the best interests of Britain

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and, indeed, Europe.

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By continuing to fight the referendum campaign

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that was decided by the vote on June 23, actually,

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is doing no one any favours.

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The owners of the former Friction Dynamic site in Caernarfon

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have been urged to develop the site before it falls

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into further delapidation.

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Plaid Cymru politicians, Hywel Francis and Sian Gwenllian

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say they plan to meet with the new owners later

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this month, and have called on them to bring skilled jobs to the site.

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The 27-acre site has laid empty since the factory closed in 2008.

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Arriva Trains Wales has been trialling a new system in Cardiff

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today, to try and avoid long passenger queues for trains

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after major events.

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Both Central and Queen Street stations are being used,

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for different destinations.

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30,000 people were expected at the Principality Stadium

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for the Monster Jam truck event today,

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and Arriva wants to iron out

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issues before 74,000 people attend the Champions League final next May.

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War veteran and author, Eileen Younghusband

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has died, at the age of 95.

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She worked in the Filter Room - the secret hub of Britain's air

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defence, during the second World War, tracking enemy aircraft.

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She moved to Wales in 1984 and campaigned on health

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and education issues -

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earning her the British Empire Medal in 2012.

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Her latest book for children was published

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only weeks before her death.

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Rugby, and Cardiff Blues take on Edinburgh in the Pro12

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a little later tonight - but a disappointing afternoon

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at home for the Scarlets.

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They took on Munster - who were the better side -

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beating them 13-23.

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And in the football, in League Two Newport's game

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was abandoned at half time because of a water-logged pitch

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- a frustrating one for Barnet after scoring within 23 seconds -

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the fastest goal scored in the English football

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league this season, but it won't count when the game is replayed.

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And in the National League it was a two-all draw for Wrexham

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away to Maidstone United.

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Let's take a look at the weather, and the wet and windy weather

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will clear through the evening,

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to leave occasionally clear spells,

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and scattered - perhaps heavy - showers.

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Further showers will develop in the north by dawn,

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with temperatures down to around 13 Celsius.

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Then tomorrow morning, we'll see scattered showers,

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becoming fewer and further between with longer sunny spells

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developing by the afternoon.

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Top temperature 20 celsius.

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That's Wales Today - I'll be back tomorrow

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evening at ten to six, hope you can join me then,

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but for now, thanks for watching, and enjoy your evening.

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