cardiff is great.n i was here all i knew about it was that it was a small city, but now it is growing across. even for work, there are quite a lot of companies in cardiff now compared to ten years ago. it is these growth pressures and housing shortages that have meant cardiff councils had to give planning permission to thousands of new homes on green fields north, west and east of the city. there has been a slowing down of house—building and it is important that we inject some pace and to that, support the welsh government and delivering more housing. the latest figures suggest that 45,000 housing. the latest figures suggest that 115,000 homes to be built in the next ten years in cardiff. cardiff is not alone. big success. his everywhere by getting bigger. —— big successful cities are getting bigger everywhere. economists say that our future is urban. when you get enough people and ideas rubbing up against each other, more growth happens. andrew carter heads up one of the uk's most influential think ta

at the take cardiff seriously. at the take cardiff seriously.development will begin to do that. the cardiff needs to look good to attract the big names and businesses? well, to attract anything we need to look good to start! paul is a cardiff boy, like me, and is passionate about the place. but i've still got worries. if all the new work is in the centre and all the new homes are on the outskirts, how are people going to get between the two? how are 80,000 extra people going to get around this city? and without making pollution worse? with buses and trains packed already, the council admits all this extra growth will only pile more pressure on the roads. this route from the city centre heading north—west is already the most congested in wales. the council says traffic will increase by one third. that means on average journeys will be extended by around seven minutes and on routes like this already congested you can see how busy it is on cathedral road, the delays could be even worse. using traffic is getting worse? yes. no doubt. especially duri

fergus walsh, bbc news, cardiff. after being given the chance to study at one of the world's most prestigious ballet schools. amir shah, 16, is the son of a welder and grew up with his six siblings in a low—income neighbourhood of mumbai, but his extraordinary talent will soon take him to new york. we went to meet him in mumbai. i was invited to come to mumbai to teach ballet and one day i walked around the studios and i saw a little boy with what we call the right instrument. he moved very easy but no training. so i asked him if he will come to my ballet class. and after one class, i knew that i won the lottery. he immediately learned the language of ballet in a few weeks. there are a lot of obstacles and hurdles because there's no studio space, there's no correct floor. in order to train him, i had to drag him to warehouses, sometimes cement floors sometimes school gyms. how's about this for a hobby. the world's largest collection of hello kitty dolls and merchandise — it's official — so says the guinness book of w

fergus walsh, bbc news, cardiff.come a multi—billion dollar global phenomenon. her iconic face is a source of both adoration, and in some cases obsession — with many super—fans going to great lengths to collect as much memorabilia as possible. it may not surprise you that guinness world records hasjust found the world's biggest collection of hello kitty injapan...but you may be surprised by the collector. tom donkin explains. along with sushi and sumo, hello kitty is among japan's most famous exports. popping up everywhere from pencil cases to plates. she has become the global symbol for cute and kitsch. her big eyes and bow has delighted generations of mostly females and schoolchildren. but possibly kitty's biggest fan, who has just been written into the record books, does not quite fit the mould. according to guinness world records, 67—year—old masao gunji is now officially the owner of the world's biggest hello kitty collection. he created this purpose build pink palacejust collection. he created this purpose buil

fergus walsh, bbc news, cardiff.on the brain these days. first, there was president trump's tweet in which he takes on cnn. and then there's daniel harns—berger, or the progressive liberal as he's known. the real estate agent—by—day has made politics part of his act, taking his left—leaning beliefs into conservative territory. the bbc went to hear his story. that is what i want. i want to upset people. i enjoy every second of it. because we are in the bible belt, because we are in the middle of eastern kentucky, he is the perfect he'll. i tell people all the time, there are two things you cannot talk about without having a fight, politics and religion. it isa it is a release, for sure. to say what i think. i was working for a promoter at that particular event who said, hey, i wa nt particular event who said, hey, i want you to be the baddest guy you can be. so i spoke about the wall and how i wished he would not build the wall, that he would build around saving west virginia to those people cannot infiltrate the rest

fergus walsh, bbc news, cardiff.ink it's as big as yours? mine is collect them. —— my niece. there are collectors all over the world! the fictional japanese character hello kitty has become a multi—billion dollar global phenomenon. her iconic face is a source of both adoration, and in some cases obsession. it may not surprise you that the world's biggest collection has been found injapan, but you might be surprised by the collector. you have been watching newsday. hello. it looks like it is going to be turning much warmer over the next few days, even hot. but not for everybody straightaway. temperatures climbing as we head into the latter pa rt climbing as we head into the latter part of the week. right now, a different story across northern parts of the country. cloud streaming out of the atlantic across northern ireland, southern parts of scotla nd northern ireland, southern parts of scotland and into the lake district. a finger of scotland and into the lake district. afinger of rain scotland and into the lake dist

fergus walsh, bbc news, cardiff.tory — he's been given the chance to study at one of the world's most prestigious ballet schools. amir shah is the son of a welder and grew up with his six siblings in a low—income neighbourhood of mumbai. at the age ofjust16, his extraordinary talent is now taking him to new york. i was invited to come to mumbai to teach ballet and one day i walked around the studios and i saw a little boy with what we call the right instrument. he moved very easy but no training. so i asked him if he will come to my ballet class. and after one class, i knew that i won the lottery. he immediately learned the language of ballet in a few weeks. there are a lot of obstacles and hurdles because there's no studio space, there's no correct floor. in order to train him, i had to drag him to warehouses, sometimes cement floors sometimes school gyms. blair before we go just a swift look at these pictures which may remind older viewers of the classic days of rock star excess in the 1960s and ‘70s. cars driven i

focus whilst bbc news cardiff. what a breakthrough? now new jersey governor chris christie has been feeling the heat both literally and politically. this time it's for photos showing him enjoying the sunshine on the beach. on the very same sense he had closed because of a budget battle. those photos have been making the rounds on social media. and the government is on the defensive. najah taufiq has been covering the story and i spoke to her a short time ago from new yor. that chris christie told reporters that he didn't get any sound yet that he was on the beach that was his explanation. yeah well spokesperson originally said he was wearing a baseball cap so he didn't get any sonny wasn't lying. out but when the governor had a chance to respond to this he was very blunt hit a lot of bravado saying. well look this is the governor's beach house on the. that on island state park i have a right to stay there of celebrating my son's birthday and i had said last week i was going to do this. i said that's just the way it goes if you want to

sian lloyd, bbc news cardiff crown court.efits to its 15,000 delivery riders in the uk if the law is changed. the company says at present the law prevents it from offering enhanced rights because it classifies the riders as self—employed. deliveroo riders won three things, flexibility, high wages and security. —— want three. currently, we can offer two out of three. the law needs to change to reflect modern working practices. we want is to offer them sick pay and instruments, in case they get injured on thejob. we instruments, in case they get injured on the job. we want to end the payoffs between security and flexibility. how far would you go? you said to want to look at sickness benefit and injury insurance. what about other benefits like pensions, holiday pay, could you go further? this is the beginning of the debate. we sat down with, me personally, hundreds of writers. we asked what they could most about. it was sick pay and inch of it. but we are open to different things. a 14—year—old girl has died after a crash involv

fergus walsh, bbc news, cardiff.red in court charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. the case relates to the way in which barclays raised emergency funds from qatar during the 2008 financial crisis. all were bailed to appear again in two weeks' time. a teenager has been jailed for a minimum of 16.5 years for planning a terror attack on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on new york. the old bailey heard haroon syed was plotting to bomb an eltonjohn concert in london. two men have been charged after border force officers based in france seized 79 handguns. the weapons had been hidden in engine blocks on a trailer which was about to be taken through the channel tunnel into britain. two men from poland and the czech republic were arrested in connection with the raid. a price cap on energy bills could be extended to many more households on low incomes, under plans being considered by the regulator, 0fgem. labour said the plans represent a u—turn because the conservatives said in the election campaign they would bring i

sian rowlands is one of the research volunteers in cardiff.denly. it's devastating, it really is scary. you can go from being absolutely normal one day to not being able to walk or move, in a wheelchair and having to go through a recovery process that can take anywhere from three months to a year. one of the areas of damage we can see here... this is a conventional scan image showing a lesion, an area of damage in sian‘s brain. just to contrast with that... but the new scan reveals another level of detail, including the density of the brain's wiring, which scientists have colour—coded. deep in the brain, where the cabling is thickest, is shown in white, but the red and green bull's—eye is an area of less density and clearly indicates a brain lesion, which can trigger sian‘s movement problems and extreme fatigue. those symptoms are really only partially explained by what we see on conventional scans. what this technique allows us to do for the first time is look at axonal density in exquisite detail along each pathway of the brain. we hope it w

sian lloyd, bbc news cardiff crown court. let's have a look at the weather. and south—eastern parts of england, clearer skies. some southern and south—eastern parts of england, clearerskies. some rain underneath the cloud, particularly eastern scotland. a humid fuel in london and fresher frozen north west. through this evening and overnight, the area of low pressure syncs across the country. a cold front and introducing colder temperatures. in the south, still looking at 17—18. another monkey night ahead. tomorrow, cloudy conditions for southern england and wales. more sunshine in northern england, scotland and northern ireland. in sunnier spells in southern england, temperatures between 17 and 2a degrees. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: donald trump has greeted vladimir putin, as world leaders gather in hamburg for the g20 summit. it's the first time the pair have met face to face and they are due to hold talks later today. earlier water cannon were used by the german police to control rioters and anti—capitalist protesters who have clashed with poli

a long way to go government in cardiff. a long way to 9° 90, government in cardiff. you will agree. let us return to paris where donald trump has been talking to emmanuel macron. they will be dining in the eiffel tower not far behind you david. no, they should have started already, the second floor there for already, the second floor there for a slap up dinner of sorts with the first lady and president, with a chance to bondtor, create this personal atmosphere which has been message by and large of these two days to create a thriving relationship for two people, who let bus honest, they are both new on the block, in terms of world leader, they will have several years to work together. and recognise what each of them brings to the sort of global order of thing, but it has been a melange of subject matter they have been able to chew on, trying to find out what the story is is not that clear, there are so many. with me is james mcauley the paris correspondent for the washington post. thank you forjoining u huge amount of interest at home, on the russian allegation, whic

the south wales mainline between cardiff and swansea.fication is no longer needed. labour says passengers have been "taken for a ride" and passenger groups and businesses say they are being denied the faster, greener trains they'd been promised almost a decade ago. in response the welsh government called the news ‘a bitter blow.‘ our bbc wales business correspondent brian meechan has the latest. the future of travel along the railway lines of south wales. these trains use the electrified line and switched to diesel for the rest of the way and the plan is to beat south wales by the autumn cutting 15 minutes of the journey time. this bridge in a residential lady is being raised by just bridge in a residential lady is being raised byjust under one metre in order to let the new pass under. as pa rt of in order to let the new pass under. as part of a huge amount of work thatis as part of a huge amount of work that is already underway to make sure the lines between london and cardiff are electrified by the end of 2018. speaking to wales today

overnight temperatures don't drop too far, about 1a temperatures don't drop too far, about m for cardiffondon. monday looks like a decent day with lengthy skills going micro spells of sunshine, with highs of middle and upper 20s. hello, this is bbc news, the headlines... the chancellor philip hammond has refused to say public sector workers are overpaid compared to private sector workers — but believes their generous pensions means they receive a premium. mps are considering tougher sentences for people convicted of acid attacks — after there were more than 400 offences in england and wales in the six months to april. eight people have been killed, and at least 49 were seriously injured in a stampede that broke out after a football match in senegal — reports say a wall collapsed as supporters tried to leave the stadium. now on bbc news. with the women's us open golf taking place this weekend, as part of the bbc women's season of sport, sarah mulkerrins travels to the us to examine the history of women's involvement in golf in, ‘driving change — golf's battle for equality‘. i get a lot of

a fairly cool and fresh feel to the weather. 19 in cardiff.y cloud and sunny spells for the afternoon across the south—west of england. we come further east across hampshire, berkshire, into london, kent and east anglia there will be a fair amount of cloud through the afternoon. some outbreaks of rain, fairly light and patchy, extending through the coast of england. further west some bright weather developing. in the evening the cloud and patchy rain will be chased away to the east. a lot of dry weather through the night, however, some hefty showers developing across northern ireland and western scotland. there could be the odd rumble of thunder here. temperatures overnight about 11—15 degrees. into thursday and low pressure still the dominant feature. this isn't what we expect to see on the weather charts at this point in late july. some tightly squeezed isobars, meaning there will be strong winds and some heavy showers. most frequent up to the north—west, but even further south and east we could catch the odd heavy shower and maybe a rumble

a fairly cool and fresh feel to the weather. 19 in cardiff.chy cloud and sunny spells for the afternoon across the south—west of england. we come further east across hampshire, berkshire, into london, kent and east anglia there will be a fair amount of cloud through the afternoon. some outbreaks of rain, fairly light and patchy, extending through the coast of england. further west some bright weather developing. in the evening the cloud and patchy rain will be chased away to the east. a lot of dry weather through the night, however, some hefty showers developing across northern ireland and western scotland. there could be the odd rumble of thunder here. temperatures overnight about 11—15 degrees. into thursday and low pressure still the dominant feature. this isn't what we expect to see on the weather charts at this point in late july. some tightly squeezed isobars, meaning there will be strong winds and some heavy showers. most frequent up to the north—west, but even further south and east we could catch the odd heavy shower and maybe a rumbl

tomas morgan, bbc news, cardiff.gham are stepping up their industrial action in a dispute that has left rubbish piling up in the streets. members of the unite union have been refusing to do overtime, and have been carrying out daily two—hour stoppages — which rose to three hours today. the dispute is about planned changes to working practices, as our correspondent sima kotecha reports. it looks bad, it smells even worse. piles and piles of rubbish strewn across some of birmingham's streets. on this road it's been three weeks since the rubbish was collected. we have seen a rat over there yesterday, absolutely disgraceful. four weeks now it's been here, absolutely terrible. so we pay all our money, council tax and they won't come and get it, give the binmen what they want. just get these bins gone. it's not fair on the kids, the kids can't even play out any more because of the vermin. it's disgusting, we come out of our house and it stenches of rotten food, it's horrible. while the stench from this pile of rubbish here

tomas morgan is at cardiff crown court.hat's exactly how the judge described it today in cardiff crown court. we have had reaction from the police and the cps. the cps saying that these women that have spoken out have shown remarkable courage in coming forward , remarkable courage in coming forward, as mohammed sadiq what such a respected figure in the communes he and had considerable influence and power. the chief inspector rock roenick saying mohammed sadiq had abused his position of trust within the community. both referencing the influence he had in his area of cardiff, and it was harrowing, actually, the victim impact state m e nts actually, the victim impact statements that were read out in court, one victim saying she had attempted to take her own life because of the abuse she had suffered. another saying she and others felt they couldn't tell anyone about what had happened because of the culture they had grown up in. earlier, we heard from amanda morris from the muslim council that read out a statement on the half o

john lloyd, bbc news cardiff crown court.nternational attempts to intervene in his case have revived their hopes. their comments come after a us hospital offered to ship an experimental drug to the uk to help treat the 11— month—old. to help treat the 11—month—old. charlie's parents are at the centre of a lengthy legal battle with london's great ormond street hospital, who say the treatment would not help their son. sarah campbell reports. the fight by charlie's parents to keep him alive goes on. he was born last august with a very rare genetic disorder which led to a rapid deterioration in his condition. he is now severely brain damaged and cannot move it or without artificial help. his parents have fought his medical team to stop his ventilator being withdrawn, arguing that experimental treatment in america could help. i don't understand it, euthanasia is illegal, suicide is illegal, how is this legal. when there is a chance. i want is a chance. i wanted to— three months. we will know in that time whether this will work or

sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff crown court. our top story this evening.ts after experts come forward with evidence about possible treatment. and still to come: the little boy suffering from cancer who stole the heart of his football idol has died. from sort of, like, the first moment i met him, coming up in wimbledon sportsday on bbc news — all the action from the all—england club, plus will have the latest for you from day 2 of england's test against south africa at lord's. it's a growing trend here and around the world — working in what's known as the "gig economy" — where people earn money as and when they do a job — and don't have fixed hours or benefits like sick pay and holiday entitlements. it's estimated that a million people work in the gig economy in the uk — or 3 % of the total workforce. some say it offers flexibility for workers — but others call it exploitation with little protection. today, the boss of one of the most high profile firms, deliveroo, says he wants to start giving his delivery riders sick pay — but only if the law is changed.

that is in cardiff.rews are at the scene atan urban rescue crews are at the scene at an old church. a spokesman for south wales fire service is two other casualties herself rescued. limited train services are running between cardiff and newport after services were initially suspended because of scaffolding on the track. south wales fire service said one person is being looked for, is in the middle of a collapsed welding, near a railway line in cardiff. any more and we will bring it to you when we get it. theresa may has told conservative mps to end what she called the ‘backbiting' over disagreements within the party. at a reception in the commons last night, the prime minister warned that the alternative to her in number 10 was jeremy corbyn. and, at cabinet this morning, mrs may is believed to have reminded ministers to keep their discussions private. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminster. it seems theresa may week some people with the jazz, has been given clea ra nce people wi

fergus walsh, bbc news, cardiff.ncer surgery. after two months of suffering she returned to hospital where an x—ray revealed a 13—inch long metal object had been left in her body after surgery, stretching from her pelvis to her rib cage. it has now been removed. last night a movie about the early life of the smiths' front man morrissey had its world premiere at the edinburgh international film festival. and while morrissey does know about the film, he is yet to say what he thinks of it. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson has been to meet the team behind it. the local music scene is the sole preserve of troglodytes... their regard for subtlety and variation is comparable to a peak‘s passion for the slaughterhouse. in case i haven't made myself clear, it isn't good. england is mine was made in manchester, filmed in the very stretford streets, cemeteries and underpasses which shaped the man and his music. we'd have had to cross this bridge every day to get to school. its director and writer, mark gill, was b

sian lloyd, bbc news cardiff crown court. this is bbc news at 5pm. our meeting face—to—face at the g20 summit. german police have been out in force after dozens of police officers were injured in demonstrations yesterday. seven medical experts have written a letter to great 0rmand and advocating the hospital reconsiders its treatment of the baby charlie gard. in sport, it is turning into a very good yearfor gard. in sport, it is turning into a very good year forjohanna konta. british number one has reached the last 16 of the women's singles at wimbledon, thanks to a straight sets win over maria sakkari. bad news for heather watson, out, win over maria sakkari. bad news for heatherwatson, out, beaten by victoria azarenka. britain's aljaz bedene also out with andy murray next up on centre court. england on top in the first test match against south africa at lord's. stuart broad and moeen ali have taken two wickets each. first—inning score of 458. i will be back just each. first—inning score of 458. i will be backjust after 5:30pm. let's return to hambu

earlier i spoke to our reporter jordan davies from cardiff.building and several multistorey car parks dotted around the site, somejust for staff, but the staff say there is not enough room for a large hospital and they have to park elsewhere in designated areas. —— undesignated. since april last year staff parking in these areas have received parking fines, some staff say they have received quite a few parking fines. they have not been paying them, believing they didn‘t have to, and they have been ignoring reminders but now a judge at cardiff civiljustice centre says the staff have to pay these fines at £128 a ticket and some staff say they may now have to sell their homes or take out loans to cover the costs. what kind of staff are we talking about? nurses, doctors, office workers, technical staff, across—the—boa rd ? yes. this group of staff were taken to court by indigo parking services who run the car parks and they now have to pay £128 per ticket and they had to share the £26,000 in legal costs. many staff say they cannot believe it has h

tomas morgan, bbc news, cardiff.ital — but in 2003 the system was abandoned. well, now it's reopening, as a tourist attraction — members of the public will be able to take a unique ride through tunnels previously travelled by only parcels and letters. tim muffettjumped on board. throughout its 500—year history, the royal mail's mission has remained pretty much unchanged. newsreel: now down the chute into the vans... to harness technology of the day to deliver letters and parcels as quickly and accurately as possible. this new postal museum shows how deliveries have evolved. but by the early 20th century, the mail system in london faced two big problems — heavy fog caused by smoke billowing from chimneys, and heavy traffic. the answer lay below ground. in 1927, this underground rail network opened. newsreel: on the post office tube railway, 25,000 mail bags a day travel through 6.5 miles of tunnels below crowded city pavements... for 75 years, unmanned trains shuttled mail between six sorting offices and two railway s

a fairly cool and fresh feel to the weather. 19 in cardiff.rkshire, into london kent and east anglia there will be a fair amount of cloud through the afternoon. some rain, extending a beast coast of england. further west some bright weather. in the evening the cloud and patchy rain will be chased away to the east. a lot of dry weather through the night, however some hefty showers vetting going across northern ireland and western scotland. it could be the odd rumble of thunder. temperatures about 11— 15 degrees. into thursday and low pressure still the dominant feature. this isn't what we expect to see on the weather charts at this point in july. tightly squeezed isobars meaning there will be strong winds and some heavy showers. most frequent in the north—west, but even south and east we could catch the odd heavy shower. some sunny spells in between. the temperatures about 16 in aberdeen, 18 in cardiff, 20 in london. another day of showers on friday. some sunny spells between the showers. later in the day more persistent rain pushing on across

sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff crown court.the g20 summit in germany. the talks, which lasted for two hours, covered subjects including ukraine, syria, cybersecurity and the fight against terror. with me is erica miller who is on the board of directors for republicans abroad. welcome, thank you for coming in. how closely watched will this g20 summitand how closely watched will this g20 summit and president trump's performance that it really be monitored? thank you for having us here, representing republicans overseas uk. this is an important summitfor overseas uk. this is an important summit for president trump, his first major event on the world stage where he will be meeting with many of the world leaders for the first time, including vladimir putin today. a very important meeting, watched closely, notjust by americans at home but by everyone across the world. this is probably the most highly anticipated meeting, seriously that is an understatement, between president trump and putin. what will his supporters wanting to speak

a fairly cool and fresh feel to the weather. 19 in cardiff.th, with patchy cloud and sunny spells for the afternoon across the south—west of england. further east in hampshire, berkshire, into london, kent and east anglia there will be a fair amount of cloud through the afternoon. some rain, extending through the coast of england. further west some bright weather developing. in the evening the cloud and patchy rain will be chased away to the east. a lot of dry weather through the night, however, some hefty showers developing across northern ireland and western scotland. there could be the odd rumble of thunder here. temperatures about 11—15 degrees. into thursday and low pressure still the dominant feature. this isn't what we expect to see on the weather charts at this point injuly. some tightly squeezed isobars, meaning there will be strong winds and some heavy showers. most frequent up to the north—west, but even south and east we could catch the odd heavy shower. some sunny spells in between. but those temperatures about 16 in aberdeen, 18

our reporterjordan davies has this from cardiff.nough room there. there is one large hospital building and several multistorey car parks around the side, some just for staff, but starr say there is not enough room for a large major hospital and they are having to park elsewhere in aries that are not designated. since april last year, staff parking in these areas have received parking fines. some staff say they have received quite a few parking fines. they have not been paying them, believing they didn't have too, and they have been ignoring reminders and now a judge at cardiff civiljustice centre said the staff have to pay these parts —— davies finds, £128 a ticket, and some staff say they will have to sell the homes or take out loans to cover these costs. are we talking about nurses and technical staff or across the nurses, doctors, office workers, technical staff. this group of staff were ta ken to court by indigo parking services who run the parking services. we have to pay £120 per ticket and have to share the £26,000 in legal c

and there is real concern from edinburgh and cardiff about process “— from edinburgh and cardiff aboutwestminster. the mechanics of this mean that they cannot veto brexit, but they do have via what is known asa but they do have via what is known as a legislative consent motion, and yes, this is technical but that is inevitable, the ability to make the whole process quite sticky. those we re whole process quite sticky. those were the sentiments articulated by the first minister of wales this morning. your mac —— some of the mood music from whitehall suggest they are willing to work with us, but they cannot expect us to agree to something they themselves would not touch in a month of sundays. to something they themselves would not touch in a month of sundaysm is not one rule for london and different rules for everybody else. the uk is a partnership of four nations, or what is it? to hugely important we work together to deliver a brexit that works for everybody. what was striking is there is a keen awareness and government that there has to be a due acknowledgement of the nature of the de

nick palit reports. 75 members of staff at a cardiff hospital say they have been left, "broken" by awhere to park. by the time i get to work there are no parking spaces and i have to park 25 to 25 minutes walk away. i had permits that allowed them to park in designated areas for £1.05 per day. there is not enough of these spaces and any doctors, nurses and care workers say they have been forced to park in unauthorised areas which has resulted in fines. 0n park in unauthorised areas which has resulted in fines. on friday, is civil court ruling found in favour of the car park operators and upheld the fee of £128 per ticket. indigo claim three members of staff were persistent offenders and had more than 100 fines between them. sue ru ns than 100 fines between them. sue runs an action group helping employees fight these fines. they are raising money on line to pay for the legal services needed for an appeal. the actual realisation that these charges are now enforceable is for some going to break them. some are leaving, some have already decided that enough is enough and left. last year,

the uk government has accused ministers in cardiff of dragging theirfeet over plans for a new motorwayary announced that rail electrification plans from cardiff to swansea have been shelved. removing these barriers is designed to keep the welsh economy moving forwards. but there's concern that without further infrastructure changes there could be gridlock to come. sian lloyd, bbc news, on the severn crossing. it's day two of the open golf and northern ireland's rory mcilroy has found some form at last, moving up the leader board with a string of birdies. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss is at royal birkdale for us. a big change from yesterday. fiona. welcome to royal birkdale, where the golfers have been battling the elements. we have had wind and rain and some grim conditions out there. as you say, it has been a good day for rory mcilroy. after a terrible start yesterday, he is back in contention. it was ‘bring a brolly day‘ at birkdale, as fans arrived braced for the worst. grey skies and blustery winds — tough for watching, just imagine playing. the man at the top didn't seem to

temperatures around 13 or 14 for cardiff and london but 10 celsius in aberdeen.eady. some showers early on in the western side. that will spread to all areas into the afternoon. thursday looks like a day of sunny spells and scattered showers through the day. top temperatures similar today. around the upper teens or low 20s in the corner. then we have got the third test starting at the oval tomorrow. it will start reasonable but we will see showers moving through the breeze but it should be drier and brighter interludes as well. thursday night into friday we still have low pressure in charge and still lots of isobars which means it will be windy. this is set to bring some wetter weather in for the south and west. scattered showers and breezy across the north. rain into the south—west of england into wales will spread into the midlands and get towards east anglia and the south—east. unsettled over the next few days and in the weekend it is cool and breezy. some showers but they should be some sunshine in between. bye for now. this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the

and around the la ke swansea and cardiff and around the lake district and windermere as well because government has said we will buy these new trains, they will be part electric and part diesel, they can go everywhere and we will bring them in sooner so the passengers get the benefits earlier. that is a little bit of a sweetener but it has also created a lot of anger here and in south wales they are calling it a betrayal and said all of the money gets spent in london, not here. next year crossrail opens in london and that cost £15 billion. thank you. beth ingram was a teenager when she was locked in a mental health rehabilitation ward for several weeks. it made her feel desperate and she says it was totally the wrong place for her. and according to a review of england's mental health services, too many mental health patients are held in locked wards farfrom home for an average of a year. the care quality commission also says 40% of all mental health services need to improve patient safety. our health editor hugh pym went to meet beth and to hear her story. the regulator's words are s

a former teacher at a mosque in cardiff is sentenced to 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting four g re nfell tower the seniorjudge who will lead the grenfell tower public enquiry has faced angry questions from survivors of the fire and local residents. hello, and now the business news: the amount of goods and services we're buying from abroad has gone up — compared to the amount we exports. official figures show the trade deficit went up by £1 billion from april to may — tojust over three billion pounds. also , manufacturing output dropped, especially in car production. the meal delivery firm deliveroo says it will pay sickness and other benefits to its riders, if the law is changed. it says that current law defines riders as self employed — which means they can't be offered extra rights. the company is calling for a change in the law — to assure extra rights and flexibility. house prices fell by 1% injune according to the halifax. that's the largest monthly fall since january. this brings the average price of a home to just over £218,000. it's the third monthly fall in a row. we

the uk government has accused ministers in cardiff of dragging their feet over plans for a new motorwaycation from cardiff to swansea had been shelved. removing these barriers is designed to keep the welsh economy moving forwards, but there are concerns that without further infrastructure changes, there could be gridlock to come. sian lloyd, bbc news, on the severn crossing. more than 80,000 migrants have landed in italy so far this year — a 16% rise over the same period last year. over the last four years, the country has received 600,000 migrants. the government wants to disperse them in towns and villages across the country. but there's some resistance. james reynolds has travelled to castell‘ umberto, a small town in sicily. the italian government's aim is to scatter groups of migrants across the country, in order to avoid migrants building up in ports here in sicily and also in other big cities. and that policy means that these migrants have been sent right up here — to the hills of sicily — to live in this disused hotel. around 50 of them arrived in this village of castell‘umberto

cardiff and vale university health board said that led to a big drop in fines.ly to people. that means most of our staff, 98% of our staff park correctly and legally. this is a few relatively small group of people, persistent offenders. to the controls put in. the campaign said last week as myjudgment is not the end of the matter. the health board saved their priority is a safe free—flowing site allowing access for emergency vehicles and vital health services. a look at the latest headlines. an extra 1.3 billion pounds a year in funding for schools. the education secretary says it'll be paid with efficiency savings from within her department. angerfrom residents, as ministers confirm the routes for the second phase of the high speed rail project. new homes on a housing estate near sheffield, will now have to be demolished. and time to get down to business — the second round of formal brexit talks get under way. there they —— update on the market numbers. the government has announced the final route for the manchester and leeds arms of the high speed two railway

sian lloyd, bbc news cardiff crown court. this is bbc news. russia's vladimir putin. a new development in the charlie gard case. doctors and experts have written to great ormond street hospital advocating giving him a controversial treatment. a man has been arrested in connection with the manchester arena bombing. in sport, heather watson dug deep but she lost to victoria azarenka and the third round of the woman's singles. aljaz bedene failed to beat gilles muller in straight sets. england take three wickets. south africa are 103—3 in reply to england's's a58 all out. i'll be back just after half england's's a58 all out. i'll be backjust after half past england's's a58 all out. i'll be back just after half past with england's's a58 all out. i'll be backjust after half past with more. the seniorjudge who'll lead the grenfell tower public inquiry has faced angry questions from survivors of the fire and from local residents. sir martin moore—bick listened to their views at a public meeting last night. last week, he admitted it was doubtful that

cardiff's growing pains is on at 1:30pm on bbc news. good afternoon.ent has indicated it won't bring in external commissioners to run kensington and chelsea council following the grenfell tower fire disaster. the local government secretary, sajid javid, said it would monitor the process to elect a new leader of the authority following the resignation of nicholas paget—brown yesterday, and it would take further action, if it was needed. frankie mccamley reports. it was the breakdown of this, the first cabinet meeting at the council since the fire at grenfell tower, that led to the resignation of its leader nicholas paget—brown. that led to the resignation of its leader nicholas paget-brown. as council leader i have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings. pressure had been mounting on the council following intense criticism of the way the disaster had been handled from day one. i completely understand the anger, the frustration of the local community, but of course, we weren't immediately quick off the ground. it was an enormou