we cross live now to our correspondent in cardiff. we are stillt in: correspondent in cardiff. we are still trying to — correspondent in cardiff. we are still trying to get _ correspondent in cardiff. we are still trying to get all— correspondent in cardiff. we are still trying to get all of- correspondent in cardiff. we are still trying to get all of the - still trying to get all of the details we can, as you mentioned, the emergency services were called to aberfan at about ten past nine this morning. the welsh ambulance service say the doctors provided critical care treatment on the scene at one individual, and that individual was taken by vehicle to the university hospital of wales and cardiff, wales's largest hospital, for serious injuries. armed police are still in the area as they continue their investigations. a local mp and ms has also urged the public to stay away and cooperate with the police as they carry on with the police as they carry on with their investigations. it is understood that as a precautionary measure, the local schools and childcare settings have also

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welcome back to cardiff. thank you. how was your day? beautiful.never sure. some wonderful parts of cardiff. didn't think it was nice. can't put that on the telly! no, i mean, that was great. it was, yeah. then through the smoke, kevin and the team emerged onto the pitch at cardiff arms park to be congratulated by another rugby great sir gareth edwards. fantastic. thank you very much for your support. it's a wonderful city you guys have got. we know that the rugby community care about people that need them in this mnd community really need you. and what we've seen today is some unbelievable support and it's been an absolute honour too. sunday, it must be birmingham. and with snow on the ground, the extra mile took place at the alexander stadium, home to the commonwealth games and well used to celebrating heroics. cheering lyn pritchett lost her husband mel to the disease six years ago. ever since, she's devoted herself to making a difference. it's a very different world now, six years on from when we were diagnosed. a lot more awareness, a lot more

cardiff are up to 10th in the table, dragons stay bottom.ey look to turn around their faltering season. scarlets third from bottom and have been struggling. this is the latest in the west wales derby. you don't see this often in rugby, but the game was actually 0—0 at the interval. there has been scoring in the second half though. munster then host leinster in a sold—out st stephen s day derby at thomond park. munster have lostjust once at home since the same day last year. leinster s only defeat this season was away to glasgow on the opening weekend. almost three hours of play was lost due to heavy rain on the opening day of the boxing day test bewteen australia test between australia and pakistan at the mcg. after winning the toss pakistan chose to field and the aussie openers put on 90 before david warner was dismissed. the tourists then got the key wicket of steve smith before marnus labuschange's unbeaten 44 steadied the innings as they closed on 187 for 3. australia can seal the series in melbourne the series in melbourne after winning

i'm cardiff born and bred, so i grew up smelling the hops and the malt as you walked through cardiffeered the company to nearly three years of turmoil, offloading most of its pubs to marston�*s and paying back over £76 million in loans. it's been a huge undertaking to pay off debt, but the boss thinks the crisis is behind them. it's been brewing in cardiff since 1882, but brains is pushing new types of beer. growing its business is now part of its recovery. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the gold coast in australia's eastern state of queensland has pulled out of bidding to host the commonwealth games in 2026. it had offered a $700 million bid to hold the games jointly with perth, but failed to win government support. the event could now be postponed or cancelled. let's go live now to melbourne where we can speak to georgie tunny — she's a journalist and co—host of the two good sports podcast. this has been quite the saga. explain what has happened now? this has been explain what has happened now? t�*u 3 has been the longe

it was cardiff's heaviest european defeat for 17 years.n moodie rounding off the victory for the home side. the final score 27—16. there was late drama between munster and bayonne with a kick helping to decide another match in the competition. this brilliant touchline conversion from thomas dolhagaray pulled the visitors level with just three minutes remaining, the final score 17—17. the european challenge cup is also under way this weekend. 0spreys beat benetton 43—34. gloucester won in georgia at black lion. scarletts lost at castres. later, dragons host french side 0yonnax in newport. in the women's premiership, merryn doidge scored a hat—trick as the exeter chiefs beat harlequins 54—25. the chiefs led by 22 points at the break before taking total control in the second period, to make it three wins from three and keep up the pressure on saracens at the top of the table. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. nick kyrgios says he will not take part in the australian open next month, because of on

but the national centre in cardiff is working to l centre in cardiff is working to improve the diversity for more — each of those voices is bilingual. for more stories from across the uk, head to _ for more stories from across the uk, head to the _ for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc_ for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news _ for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. - you're live with bbc news. it is time for the panel. mary anne, i'm going to start with you. i'm really glad we picked this story. the sexual violence that was perpetrated by hamas. talk to me about that and why you think it's so important. it is to me about that and why you think it's so important.— it's so important. it is stunning to me always _ it's so important. it is stunning to me always that — it's so important. it is stunning to me always that rape _ it's so important. it is stunning to me always that rape is _ it's so important. it is stunning to me always that rape is use - it's so important. it is stunning to me always that rape is use as i it's so imp

declared dead at the scene, two other men aged 19 and 17 were taken to the university of wales in cardifftening injuries. let's go live out our correspondent tomos morgan whojoins us live out our correspondent tomos morgan who joins us from coedely. tell us what happened.— tell us what happened. we're still waitin: to tell us what happened. we're still waiting to get _ tell us what happened. we're still waiting to get the _ tell us what happened. we're still waiting to get the full _ tell us what happened. we're still waiting to get the full details. - tell us what happened. we're still waiting to get the full details. asl waiting to get the full details. as you can see behind me, the investigation is continuing into exactly what happened here at around 7pm last night. what we do is there was a fatal collision between a bus and audi a1 around seven pn yesterday evening. as you just mentioned, two 18—year—old men were pronounced dead at the scene as was another 19—year—old man. another 18 and 19—year—old man have been taken with life—threatening injuries to the university hospital of wales

leeds are third with a 3—2 win over middlesborough, southampton just below them beat cardiff.nute winner for plymouth argyle as they beat fellow strugglers stoke city. hearts are up to third in the scottish premiership tonight as kilmarnock suffered a rare defeat at home. will dennis' own goal was the difference, giving the visitors a 1—0 win. there were six goals though at motherwell who scored a 97th minute equaliser to draw 3—3 with dundee. livingston ross county was postponed because of a frozen pitch. national league south high—flyers maidstone are into fa cup third round for the first time since they rose from the ashes of the old maidstone united in 1992. they had to come from behind to beat league two barrow 2—1 and did it in spectacular style, thanks to midfielder bivesh gurung, with only his second goal for the club. 0ne he and maidstone fans will cherish for years to come. if anyone was going to score a winner like that, then it is him. he tries it in training and we have said about being positive when you are in those areas but you have also got to look at the past

it was cardiff's heaviest european defeat for 17 years.o bulls in pretoria. munster are in action against bayonne too, with the score 14—10. to come, bristol take lyon at ashton gate this evening as they get their european campaign under way. the european challenge cup is also under way this weekend. 0spreys are taking on benetton in swansea right now. the welsh side leading 33—31. gloucester won in georgia at black lion. scarletts lost at castres. later, dragons host french side 0yonnax in newport. in the women's premiership, merryn doidge scored a hat—trick as the exeter chiefs beat harlequins 54—25. the chiefs led by 22 points at the break before taking total control in the second period, to make it three wins from three and keep up the pressure on saracens at the top of the table. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. nick kyrgios says he will not take part in the australian open next month, because of ongoing injury concerns. the aussie has missed all four majors this year, playing just one m

let's speak to our correspondence in cardiff, thomas morgan.me time and rebecca evans, the finance minister said this was the finance minister said this was the most stark and painful budget that has been delivered in well since demolition began. i will run through the headlines, again as you have gone through, the total budget in wales is about £23 billion in about top of that goes towards health and social services. —— since their pollution began. that would increase byjust 2.6% and councils will get a bit more of about 1.5 increase but as you mention is that doesn't go anywhere near far enough to help the services that are already struggling and under pressure in wales. ——'s. some councils have really said that unless they increase far more, they may be at risk of bankruptcy and we already know how struggling the welsh nhs services are at the moment. —— devolution. in the nhs in wales they have also restricted some of the money they have been allocated with around £50 million going into mental health, with an increase now and about £6 millio

macro doctors provide critical assistance on the scene to one person who was taken to hospital in cardiffngs around that area have been put under lockdown. this is ongoing incident, the details we are getting are not particularly clear. we have had a statement from a school nearby to where the incident happened, it said in a statement to parents, wejust incident happened, it said in a statement to parents, we just wanted to reassure you that as a precaution we are keeping the pupils safe inside the building, and all perimeter gates are locked. we are also hearing from a number of politicians, local politicians, seeing we have spoken to police this morning about the serious incident, but are awaiting more information. just to reiterate, there has been a serious assault in the south wales town of aberfan in merthyr tydfil. we are waiting for police to bring us more up to date with what is going on. emergency services are heavily involved in this ongoing incident in south wales. we will bring you more information on that breaking news story on bbc news as and when we get it. twenty two hiker

the emergency services were called here to treforest, just outside pontypridd, just north of cardiffve declared a serious major incident here. as you can see, the fire is still ablaze behind me. there's been a number of emergency service vehicles. i've counted around 12 ambulances here waiting as the fire services are tackling this blaze behind me. we've spoken to some eyewitnesses in the area that say that they heard a massive explosion around 7:15. and one individual that works in a nearby factory said that the factory was visibly shaking when that explosion happened earlier this evening. the fire has been going now for over three hours. the emergency services are still trying to dampen the blaze. and the local hospitals here have said that people should not attend a&e unless it is absolutely necessary, as so many emergency vehicles have been deployed to deal with this incident here just outside of cardiff. movie lovers have a chance to bid for some unique props and costumes from some of the biggest movies ever. there is an auction of items starting on thursday from films including

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coming up: a royal surprise for the mother walking from cardiff to london in memory of her daughter.ence in goalkeeper david raya, and that he has no problem keeping him and his other goalkeeper, aaron ramsdale, happy. saudi arabia's sports minister has told the bbc that accusations of sportswashing against the country are �*very shallow�*. critics say unprecedented spending on sport is being used to distract from concerns over the country's record on human rights. but the saudi government insisted the investment was boosting the economy and inspiring people to be more active. here's our sports editor, dan roan. from a revamped football league luring some of the biggest names in the game, and the hosting of boxing's biggest fights, to an attempted takeover of golf — jon rahm the latest player to sign up to a breakaway series — saudi arabia is spending billions of pounds transforming the sporting landscape. and, with the country also set to host the world cup in 2034, the man overseeing this sporting revolution told me what lay behind the investment. our ambition is to host the best e

and that means there'll be some sunshine, for example, in glasgow, liverpool and in cardiff.t coasts could stay quite cloudy, gloomy and feel chilly in that breeze off the north sea. here's a look at thursday and into the weekend, really. eventually, all weather fronts clear, high pressure starts to build from the southwest. but there is a lot of cloud stuck in this area of high pressure. so not necessarily all that sunny. and in fact, the northwest of the uk may continue to be brushed by weather fronts coming off the atlantic. so, yes, for the majority of us, the weather settles down come friday and should stay dry and bright with a bit of luck into the weekend. but the north could be wet at times. bye— bye. live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak tries to head off a rebellion by conservtive mps, ahead of a key vote on his rwanda asylum policy. anger at the un climate summit, after a draft final agreement fails to call for the phase out of fossil fuels. more flares and explosions in gaza overnight — the un general assembly will vote again today on a resolution callin

and that means there'll be some sunshine, for example, in glasgow, liverpool and in cardiff. east coasts could stay quite cloudy, gloomy and feel chilly in that breeze off the north sea. here's a look at thursday and into the weekend. really. eventually, all weather fronts clear, high pressure starts to build from the southwest. but there is a lot of cloud stuck in this area of high pressure. so not necessarily all that sunny. and in fact, the northwest of the uk may continue to be brushed by weather fronts coming off the atlantic. so yes, for the majority of us, the weather settles down come friday and should stay dry and bright with a bit of luck into the weekend. but the north could be wet at times. bye— bye. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... the eu and america condemn the draught deal at the un's climate summit in dubai — criticising the lack of any call for fossil fuels to be phased out. speech indistinct. a 12—year—old protester burst on to the stage at the climate summit, holding a sign "end fossil fuels" — we'll hear fr

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temperatures, well, just two degrees by the middle of the afternoon in lerwick, 12 there for cardiffh, so staying mild in the south. quite a messy weather picture for friday. it looks like we'll see a band of rain trying to push northwards and eastwards. that could run into some cold air to provide a bit of snow over high ground in scotland. temperatures are 4 degrees in aberdeen, 12 for london, 12 for plymouth. now, mild air will win out for most of us over the weekend and as we head towards christmas day. just a little bit colder in the north. and it is over higher ground in the north of the uk, particularly in scotland, where we do have the chance of a little bit of snow. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko 0i. the headlines. as pressure grows for a ceasefire in gaza, ruled ineligible to run and the primary of colorado in the 2021 capital attack by the state supreme court. and this is live in iceland a volcanic eruption throwing love into the skies in the southwest. aid agencies at the southwest. aid agencies at the worsening conditions in gaza security c

and that means there'll be some sunshine, for example, in glasgow, liverpool and in cardiff.gloomy and feel chilly in that breeze off the north sea. here's a look at thursday and into the weekend, really. eventually, all weather fronts clear, high pressure starts to build from the southwest. but there is a lot of cloud stuck in this area of high pressure. so not necessarily all that sunny. and in fact, the northwest of the uk may continue to be brushed by weather fronts coming off the atlantic. so yes, for the majority of us, the weather settles down come friday and should stay dry and bright with a bit of luck into the weekend. but the north could be wet at times. bye— bye. live from washington, this is bbc news. ukraine's president is in washington to make the case for more support for his country's war against russia. he'll meet with president biden on tuesday. anger and disappointment at the un climate conference in dubai amid concerns over the phasing out of fossil fuels. and the texas woman at the centre of a legal battle over abortion has now left the state to have the

and that means there'll be some sunshine, for example, in glasgow, liverpool and in cardiff.l chilly in that breeze off the north sea. here's a look at thursday and into the weekend, really. eventually, all weather fronts clear, high pressure starts to build from the southwest. but there is a lot of cloud stuck in this area of high pressure. so not necessarily all that sunny. and in fact, the northwest of the uk may continue to be brushed by weather fronts coming off the atlantic. so yes, for the majority of us, the weather settles down come friday and should stay dry and bright with a bit of luck into the weekend. but the north could be wet at times. bye— bye. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines: the eu and america condemn the draft deal at the un's climate summit in dubai, criticising the lack of any call for fossil fuels to be phased out. lets out and that's deliver. a 12—year—old protester burst on to the stage at the climate summit, holding a sign, "end fossilfuels." we'll hear from her. president zelensky arrives in washington

temperatures, well, just 2 degrees by the middle of the afternoon in lerwick, 12 there for cardiff andcture for friday. it looks like we'll see a band of rain trying to push northwards and eastwards. that could run into some cold air to provide a bit of snow over high ground in scotland. temperatures are 4 degrees in aberdeen, 12 for london, 12 for plymouth. now, mild air will win out for most of us over the weekend and as we head towards christmas day. just a little bit colder in the north. and it is over higher ground in the north of the uk, particularly in scotland, where we do have the chance of a little bit of snow. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm mariko oi. the headlines: colorado's supreme court disqualifies donald trump from the republican presidential primary in the state over the 2021 capital attack. a warning for reykjavik a very spectacular volcanic eruption in southwest iceland. aid agencies voice frustration at the worsening conditions for civilians in gaza, as the un security council delays voting on a draft ceasefire resolution. latimer zelenzky t

and that means there'll be some sunshine, for example, in glasgow, liverpool and in cardiff.l chilly in that breeze off the north sea. here's a look at thursday and into the weekend, really. eventually, all weather fronts clear, high pressure starts to build from the southwest. but there is a lot of cloud stuck in this area of high pressure. so not necessarily all that sunny. and in fact, the northwest of the uk may continue to be brushed by weather fronts coming off the atlantic. so, yes, for the majority of us, the weather settles down come friday and should stay dry and bright with a bit of luck into the weekend. but the north could be wet at times. bye— bye. live from washington, this is bbc news. ukraine's president is here in dc as a us aid package worth millions hangs in the balance. when the free world hesitates, thatis when the free world hesitates, that is when dictatorships celebrate. flares illuminate the night sky over gaza as fighting continues. and the supreme court is asked to consider whether donald trump has immunity from prosecution. hello. i'm sumi somaska

temperatures, well, just 2 degrees by the middle of the afternoon in lerwick, 12 there for cardiff andather picture for friday. it looks like we'll see a band of rain trying to push northwards and eastwards. that could run into some cold air to provide a bit of snow over high ground in scotland. temperatures are 4 degrees in aberdeen, 12 for london, 12 for plymouth. now, mild air will win out for most of us over the weekend and as we head towards christmas day. just a little bit colder in the north. and it is over higher ground in the north of the uk, particularly in scotland, where we do have the chance of a little bit of snow. live from washington, this is bbc news. colorado's supreme court has barred donald trump from the state's primary ballot in the 2024 election. the former president says he'll appeal to the us supreme court. high—stakes drama followed by another delay as the un postpones a vote on a ceasefire resolution for gaza. plus, dramatic pictures from iceland as officials warn that pollution from an erupting volcano could hit the capital, reykjavik. hello. i'm caitriona p

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we have seen parts of cardiff and i think we all agree it is nice.ture this was a morning to celebrate life. i do everything i can to raise awareness. the more people who know about motor neurone, the more awareness that people will have, the more money will be raised and the closer we will get to finding a cure. so that is my goal at the moment, to raise awareness which is why i wear bright things to get people talking and then i will tell them about mnd. i have motor neurone as well and my family are here to support me today. and how are things generally? difficult as they are with this disease and that is what we hope to do, to spread some awareness. at this stage, spirits were high. here are the cyclists now. martin, daryland phil, tell us what is yourjob? safety, morale? just keeping pacesetting, keeping things going? everything. keeping everyone going, keeping people smiling and on track. keeping the lads fed and watered. we have drinks on our bikes and we bring the good times and cheer along the way. there are some lonely parts when obi is out

and that means there'll be some sunshine, for example, in glasgow, liverpool and in cardiff.chilly in that breeze off the north sea. here's a look at thursday and into the weekend. and into the weekend, really. eventually, all weather fronts clear, high pressure starts to build from the southwest. but there is a lot of cloud stuck in this area of high pressure. so not necessarily all that sunny. and in fact, the northwest of the uk may continue to be brushed by weather fronts coming off the atlantic. so yes, for the majority of us, the weather settles down come friday and should stay dry and bright with a bit of luck into the weekend. but the north could be wet at times. bye— bye. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur and today i am in oslo for the annual award of the nobel peace prize. now, this year, the prize—giving ceremony will be notable for the absence of the recipient, narges mohammadi, the iranian human rights campaigner who is currently incarcerated in iran's notorious evin prison. to the fury of the rulers of the islamic republic, narges mohammadi's voice of resi

care support delivered to someone there who was then taken to the university hospital of wales in cardifftres and schools are in lockdown as police continue to respond to what has happened there today. waitangi is so much. . ., happened there today. waitangi is so much. . ,, ,., happened there today. waitangi is so much. . ,, . , happened there today. waitangi is so much. . . , ., much. thank you so much. this now time for the — much. thank you so much. this now time for the weather. _ hello again. some parts of scotland and northern ireland started the day with some frost, but as we go through the next few days, you will find the temperature is going to climb. it's going to get into double figures, but you can see how the yellows replace the colder blues and it's going to continue like this right the way into the weekend. so instead of low single figures, we will be looking at low double figures. but today, we have low pressure pulling away into the near continent. still a brisk breeze for a time along the east coast. but the wind will ease as we go through the day. and the cloud is cont

and it's time for the six nations and no better place to start than in cardiff. lowe, all the way! a cruel knife to the heart of wales! the number one side on the planet against the reigning grand slam champions. oh, my goodness! breathtaking! absolutely breathtaking! thunderous six nations spectacle! all eyes on ross byrne as he gets us under way in rome. _ the quest for the slam is still alive! _ and it's been many, many a long year since both scotland and ireland met at this stage of the championship with so much to play for. a slam on the line for ireland. pride on the line for england. aki for henshaw! the start of the celebrations in dublin! a fourth grand slam for ireland! england's men never really got going in that tournament. the women, though, were once again unbeatable — a grand slam in front of a world record crowd, the fifth six nations title in a row. their cricketing counterparts couldn't quite emulate their success. they reached the semifinals of the t20 world cup in south africa, beaten by the hosts who were, in turn, beaten to the trophy by aus

live now to david grundy, who is in cardiff for us.y's lovely garden. this all started on wednesday _ somebody's lovely garden. this all started on wednesday evening. i somebody's lovely garden. this all. started on wednesday evening. shana jeffrey edwards were at home in havenin jeffrey edwards were at home in haven in south—west wales. a police officer who was walking past happen to spot this thing in their garden and decided he didn't really like the look of it so he knocked on their door and told them he would have to allow the ministry of defence. 0ne have to allow the ministry of defence. one hour later they were told the bomb squad would be there in the morning to get rid of it. i spoke tojeffrey sian. he told me he didn't have time for me go and see him today because they are far too busy putting up their christmas decorations. we did have a bit of a chat and what he told me was that wednesday night was a pretty sleepless night because they were told the whole street might have to be evacuated. the bomb disposal unit from ash c

it is time for the six nations, and no better place to start than in cardiff.ames lowe, all the way! a cruel knife to the heart of wales. the number one side on the planet against the reigning grand slam champions. oh, my goodness! breathtaking! absolutely breathtaking! thunderous six nations spectacle. all eyes on ross byrne as he gets us under way in rome. _ the quest for the slam is still alive. _ and it has been many, many a long year since both scotland and ireland met at this stage of the championship with so much to play for. a slam on the line for ireland, pride on the line for england. aki for henshaw! the start of the celebrations in dublin. a fourth grand slam for ireland. england's men never really got going in that tournament. but the women were once again unbeatable, a grand slam in front of a world record crowd, the fifth six nations title in a row. their cricketing counterparts could not quite emulate their success. they reached the semifinals of the t20 world cup in south africa, beaten by the hosts, who were in turn beaten to the trophy by aus

temperatures, well, just two degrees by the middle of the afternoon in lerwick, 12 there for cardiff weather picture for friday. it looks like we'll see a band of rain trying to push northwards and eastwards. that could run into some cold air to provide a bit of snow over high ground in scotland. temperatures are four degrees in aberdeen, 12 for london, 12 for plymouth. now, mild air will win out for most of us over the weekend and as we head towards christmas day. just a little bit colder in the north. and it is over higher ground in the north of the uk, particularly in scotland, where we do have the chance of a little bit of snow. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. 50 years ago, london had a terrible reputation forfood. generally, it was bland, stodgy and overcooked. but all of that has changed and now this city is a gastronomic destination. my guest today, michel roux, has played a big part in that transformation. his restaurant, le gavroche, has won michelin star