been at brecon. >> brecon county show e been at brecon. >> brecon county show . been at brecon. >> breconldest agricultural society in the uk. no less, enjoying, well , whatever that enjoying, well, whatever that is, i think it's a llama. enjoying, well, whatever that is, i think it's a llama . an is, i think it's a llama. an alpaca. quite. thank you for that. and maybe a champion alpaca , who knows? alpaca, who knows? >> yeah . a small selection of >> yeah. a small selection of animals as well. well, joining us now is gb news royal correspondent cameron walker. i'm not exactly sure where you are, cameron. i'm assuming you're there with with king charles just confirmed to us that it was an alpaca . please, that it was an alpaca. please, cameron for mark yes, it absolutely was an alpaca. >> i made that mistake as well, thinking it was a llama to start with. but we have had alpacas. we've had sheep, sheep shearing . we've had prize winning goats .we've had prize winning goats who decided to try and eat their own winning rosette. so that was an interesting time for the king and queen. but yo

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cameron walker gb news brecon .looks like the hottest june on record boosted retail sales because they rose by 0.7% last month, defeating forecasts for a mere nought point 2% rise. >> but government borrowing in june less than expected, marking the third highest june on record. still what does it mean? good, bad or indifferent? let's get the latest now. the economics and business editor liam halligan with on the money . a splurge in the sunshine. >> kind of a mixed picture with the latest economic data out this morning. the latest economic data out this morning . both official and this morning. both official and unofficial . so what we learned unofficial. so what we learned is that in june , retail sales, is that in june, retail sales, as you say, pip, they in volume terms, they were up 0.7. that's compared to may. so that's month on month . but if you look over on month. but if you look over the year , june 2023 compared to the year, june 2023 compared to june 2022, retail sales volumes were actually down by 1. we

we showed video of daytime car brecon at the popular tourist spot. alyssa gord excludes why these crimes are fueling worries about the safety of visitors and locals alike. >> reporter: architecture looks great. i love the colors from around the country and even around the world. >> we enjoyed the city. >> reporter: people flock to alamo square arc to catch a glimpse of the painted lady. >> i love it. when i was young i always look at the show full-time, full house and that was amazing. >> reporter: often leaving their cars parked nearby. yesterday we showed you this video of a brazen daytime break in of a rental car parked on the street next to alamo square. the family was visiting from las vegas and found shattered glass all over their child's car seat pick another family from el paso showed us where someone broke into their rental car parked along the same curb at nearly the same time. >> the people we spoke with out here, many of the tourists weren't aware of some of the recent crimes that have happened around this part. the locals were all pretty

it'll later be replanted in the brecon county showground.on. he was a phenomenal of wales and phenomenal prince of wales and he's going carry that on as he's to going carry that on as king, and hopefully we'll see that coming forward in the new prince and his son as well. >> yesterday's county show in brecon small taster brecon was only a small taster for king queen to enjoy for the king and queen to enjoy . the main event is scheduled for saturday, the 5th of august. we're up to 12,000 people are expected to attend. karen walker gb news brecon says it's really getting into it is cameron walker . walker. >> he's got he's got a swagger. he's becoming this happens to royal correspondents. you know, they become slightly royal themselves . themselves. >> he is he's got that regal air, hasn't he, in the walk. i love cameron walker. he's fantastic. he's great. and who would have thought we'd see an alpaca next to the king >> i like that walking alpacas . >> i like that walking alpacas. >> i like that walking alpacas. >> it's a thing. take the uppe

and as forjane dodds — winner of the brecon and radnorshire by—election — her westminster career ended should avoid over—interpretation. but that's not stopped commentators across the board taking uxbridge — a surprise narrow tory hold — and drawing differing conclusions. both parties agree sadiq khan s expansion of the ultra low emission zone was central to the race. so what lessons can rishi sunak learn? the conservative got a boom from ulez in uxbridge and they will try to find issues like it. but there are not that many of them. as we saw in the other two seats, when it is national issues in play, the economic context, the nhs, then the conservatives are facing some really strong head winds. we know voters care about the environment, but where is the line? how far can you push it? does paying for policies from your household budget, during a cost of living crisis, change the calculation? and if that s the case, should labour change its approach? action is important, but it shows why it _ action is important, but it shows why it is — action is important, but it shows why it is diffi

coming up, we see how antonia panna thinks brecon broaden its appeal to attract a bigger, younger andd very wet in many parts of the country. if we have a look at the computer models for the next ten days, they are and indicating further unsettled weather with a strong jet stream sweeping across the atlantic and pointing right at us. and further lower pressures are expected to swing our way. here is the more recent satellite picture with low pressure just to the north—west of the british isles. another one here, and there are further weather systems developing just off the coast of canada. here is thatjet stream over the next few days. it is sweeping right across the atlantic and broadly speaking, this is a schematic year, it is to separate that colder air from the northern climes from the warmer air across the south. it is this temperature gradient, the difference, that drives this jet stream. and of course the jet stream sweeps in weather systems, develops these lower pressures and this is in the rainfall pattern orjust across the uk but indeed europe. you can see how dry and sunny

far under the recall of mps act 2015 where a conservative mp has decided to fight on, that was in brecons to the liberal democrats. that is a gloomy portent for the conservatives in that respect. i suspect there will be a new conservative candidate if and when there is a by—election and it will be interesting to see how the electorate votes within tamworth in that by—election. lets electorate votes within tamworth in that by-election._ electorate votes within tamworth in that by-election. lets assume there will be a by-election _ that by-election. lets assume there will be a by-election for _ that by-election. lets assume there will be a by-election for argument's| will be a by—election for argument's site in tamworth. if you look across the by—elections that are upcoming that you mentioned, where do you think the opposition, labour, the lib dems, will try to focus their resources? will some races be tighter than others?— resources? will some races be tighter than others? yeah, most definitel . tighter than others? yeah, most definitely. the _ tighter than others? yeah, most definitely.

so this is the property that's situated on the outskirts of brecon beacons national park, and now belongsse. but to be rented out as but it's to be rented out as a houday but it's to be rented out as a holiday home. despite the king spending a couple weeks there spending a couple of weeks there every summer. phil, this every summer. so, phil, is this what king charles had mind what king charles had in mind when for a slimmed when he called for a slimmed down when he called for a slimmed dovwell, this story with a >> well, take this story with a little bit of of salt, little bit of pinch of salt, actually, i mean, i'm sure actually, dan, i mean, i'm sure that he will miss the cottage that he will miss the cottage that for many years, that he will miss the cottage that knows for many years, that he will miss the cottage that knows full many years, that he will miss the cottage that knows full well' years, that he will miss the cottage that knows full well that,s, that he will miss the cottage that knows full well that, you but he knows full well that, you know, william is now in charge of t

so this is the property that's situated on the outskirts of brecon beacons national park, now beacons now belongs to william, of course. but to be rented out as but it's to be rented out as a houday but it's to be rented out as a holiday home. despite the king spending a couple of weeks there every summer. phil, this every summer. so, phil, is this what king charles had mind what king charles had in mind when a slimmed when he called for a slimmed down monarchy? >> this story with a >> well, take this story with a little bit of of salt, little bit of pinch of salt, actually, i mean, i'm sure actually, dan, i mean, i'm sure that he will the cottage that he will miss the cottage that he will miss the cottage that used for many years, that he's used for many years, but well that, you but he knows full well that, you know, is now in charge know, william is now in charge of the duchy of cornwall and he's to give that up. and he he's had to give that up. and he makes the decisions now on the advice executives run advice of the executives who run the . and we used to have the duchy. and we u

i'm thinking of course of brecon and radnorshire.e same scale of majority was overturned in the middle of the parliament and then in the general election it went back to the conservative lives. different ? lives. is this different? >> well, time will tell, won't it? but i mean, if you look at someone like sarah olney, who's a liberal democrat mp in south west london, then she won her seat in a by—election. she's still an mp today with an increased majority. so it can be done. but we never take votes for as liberal democrats for granted as liberal democrats . and i think, as you say, it's a fantastic win in somerton and frome. absolutely frome. we're absolutely delighted sarah the new mp, delighted for sarah the new mp, andifs delighted for sarah the new mp, and it's a sure sign that the lib dems are back in the west country. >> daisy , a fantastic result for >> daisy, a fantastic result for you , of course, in that seat. you, of course, in that seat. but what about selby and ainsty and what about uxbridge ? pretty and what about uxbr

during a royal visit in brecon yesterday.d reg, we are not sure who is who. and he is the only one looking at the camera. is reg wearing a pass? it is the man behind. i am sure he hasa it is the man behind. i am sure he has a pass. everyone has to have a pass. what have you seen? ways to de—stress. if things get a bit much, a survey suggests we need to de—stress twice a day. they have looked at how people might de—stress. going for a walk, listening to music, making a cup of tea. 0ne listening to music, making a cup of tea. one is go for a drive on a quiet road. i think stressful, they are narrow. book a holiday. 0ne quiet road. i think stressful, they are narrow. book a holiday. one of the most stressful things you can do. trying to work out flights. my favourite. i am surprised it is not higher. at number 25, how to let off steam, scream into a pillow. it is so useful to do that. everyone has just had a real insight to your mind. it is what i do at 9.13. we can think of something else to do with a pillow if that is the case