we discussed this on the bus as we came from cardiff to swansea and oppositions area cardiff to swanseare a couple for labour... it is still confused. do you feel the public understand that?|j still confused. do you feel the public understand that? i think so added wales were clear, if you want added wales were clear, if you want a second seat on europe the only way to get that is by voting for labour. when the chance comes in wales, we will campaign to remain. jeremy will be prime minister. he will have to implement whatever people decide. if he were to say in advance, i am going to campaign for one side or another, the other side would be bound to call file. he will hold himself in reserve to implement whatever people decide and that is because he is in a different position. mark drakeford, thank you very much. the first minister saying everything is fine with jeremy corbyn and if they made it into power they would be united on campaigning for another brexit vote referendum for the people of the uk and would find a way to campaign on that. tomos morgan, thank you for joining us. and w

masses of people waiting to watchjeremy corbyn speak here in swansea.asons for such a large turnout here today is may be because this is the first time the labour leader will actually have come to wales during this election campaign. some have questioned why it has taken so long for him to appear in wales. i think others will question as well who is actually leading the campaign in wales? is it uk labour or welsh labour? welsh labour took the reins last time, this time it seems more ofa last time, this time it seems more of a central plan but as i say the first time for a labour leader to be here. he has come here to back the welsh labour government but also to say that labour is the party that is pushing for small business success in wales. they have been meeting other small businesses across wales, also here in swansea. his supporters here today were also met with a group from the brexit party and there was some toing and froing here just earlier before we arrived between both sets of supporters. it got quite rowdy but has died down now. in the next h

west brom have returned to the top of the championship — thrashing swansea city 5—1.alf efforts from matt phillips and kyle edwards ended swansea's unbeaten record away from home this season. they drop to 11th. chelsea remain unbeaten in the women's super league, but had to come from behind against manchester city. bethany england was at the heart of both chelsea's goals in their 2—1 win at kingsmeadow. she reacted first toji so yun‘s effort to equalise and just two minutes later, her shot come cross was turned in by marin mjelde. it's six straight league wins for emma hayes‘ side. they‘ re two points behind champions and league leaders arsenal — who have played a game more. vivianne miedema scored her 50th and 51st goal of 2019 for club and country as they beat reading 3—0. bottom side liverpool drew with west ham and there were wins for manchester united, tottenham and birmingham city. "i'm not perfect but i'm trying." that's how anthonyjoshua has described reclaiming his world heavyweight titles in a much anticipated rematch in saudi arabia. six months on from his

this railway bridge, lines in and out of swansea have been severely impacted. on its normal route, there was speculation it was diverted because of a voluntary. the railway lines are still affected and there are delays. a number of roads around here remain closed and police are asking people to find other routes. the main accident and emergency department in swansea is already under pressure and very busy, it is asking people to stay away and go elsewhere while they deal with this incident. the investigation and work to make this continues tonight. —— to make this continues tonight. —— to make this bridge safe. harvey weinstein has reached a tentative 25 million dollar settlement with dozens of his alleged victims. his lawyers have not commented and some say the deal will punish those holding out. mr weinstein faces a separate criminal trial next month on rape and sexual assault allegations from two women, which he denies. however, this deal in the civil case still needs signing off by all parties. it would not require the movie mogul to admit wrongdoing. he wo

there were passengers on board when that happened on neath road in swansea at around 9:40am.lj around 9:40am. eight people were injured, two men it seriously. i was sitting at the back of the top tech. i was just sitting at the back of the top tech. i wasjust reading sitting at the back of the top tech. i was just reading my phone. there was a loud noise, i was thrown forward. i hit my head on the seafront, and next thing i know, and there is just a seafront, and next thing i know, and there isjust a bridge halfway through the bus. that must have been so scary. through the bus. that must have been so scary. a couple of people yelled, but we but most are concerned to see if everybody else was all right, because it was a properly crossed. we had to crawl out of the bus, and it was seeing the section but are usually said was completely crushed was just sort of... at the realisation of what could've happened was pretty bad. the bus was travelling from swansea university single campus to its other side, but went off its normal yet because of a road closure. the bus operator, first

a 36—year—old woman, who was injured in a bus crash in swansea earlier this month, has died.williams reports. sorry, we don‘t seem to have that report. we will bring it to you in a couple of minutes. the former labour leader, ed miliband, is to take part in a review examining the party‘s heavy defeat in the general election. the activist group, labour together, is setting up a commission tasked with mapping out a route back to power. the review will be led by the former shadow education secretary, lucy powell. i spoke to lucy powell a little earlier on, she explained what the review was trying to achieve. we are looking to have a comprehensive, objective and inclusive process taking us into the new year where we hear from members, activists, defeated candidates, pollsters and others and we are also going to talk to the public in many of the seats that we lost in this election, to really work out what are some of the underlying trends, some of the issues that we have faced and how we might seek to address them. so that we can produce ahead of hopefully the ballots going out fo

now, this bus service was taking students from one end of swansea to the other, part of the university take — because of roadworks in the area. train services are also being disrupted, and that disruption is expected to last for most of the afternoon. a number of roads in the area are closed as well, as the investigation and recovery work gets under way. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker has told bbc news he was prepared to die to protect others. john crilly used a fire extinguisher to tackle usman khan, even though he thought he was wearing a suicide vest. mr crilly has been speaking to our legal correspondent, clive coleman. nearly two weeks ago, ex—offender john crilly found himself at the centre of mayhem and butchery at a prison education event at fishmongers' hall, where his good friend jack merritt was murdered. yeah, just a very high pitched wail — like, a scream. john saw a woman sprawled on the stairs, bleeding, then usman khan, two knives out, wearing what looked like a suicide belt. john attacked him first with a wooden lectern, then a fire extingu

and swansea produced a map of all the places that might be viable.time with google earth and a lot of time looking at notjust the surface itself, the weather factors, but also all the other bits, how do you get there, what is the geopolitical situation like? by the time we had been through all that, we finished up with a list of a couple of dozen that i went to visit. this was the best place i saw anywhere in the world. but the best place in the world still needed a little tidying up. more than a little. the flat mud of the hakskeen pan still had some rocks in it. every single one of these has been dug out by hand by one of the local people. every single one of these was embedded and stuck in the surface, so it is notjust a case of walking along and picking them up, they have gone along with tools, dug each bit out, put it in a bucket, which goes into a wheelbarrow, which goes out into a pile, which gets picked up by a tipper truck, which then gets brought here to one of 25, 30 different piles, all the way around hakskeen pan, of debris like this. ha

and the early arrival from swansea and the early arrival from exeter didn't run.elled train will be accommodated on other trains. of course, you can claim compensation if you are delayed as a result. just going up to the north—west, similar problems on northern rail. no trains from manchester piccadilly to crewe, nothing from liverpool to blackpool north and a reduced service from manchester to buxton as well. those are some of the problem is, is everything else running smoothly in other places? i would like to say so but of course this is absolutely peak time for travel. many people have a great deal of emotional investment in getting where they need to be. on the other side of london, london waterloo, they are entering the fourth week of a strike by members of the rmt union in dispute with south western railway because of the role of guards. i half service and various other problems around the rail network. if you are travelling by train at this time of yearand you are travelling by train at this time of year and probably any time of year, always good to check b

now finished but the council will continue running the scheme and it has also been rolled out in swanseathat time and awareness will one day make recycling on the go as commonplace as the morning cuppa. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. with high pressure and tending to hold on for at least one more day it seems things will be fine and settled certainly for england and wales. we have a weather front encroaching across parts of northern ireland and western scotland through the night. not quite as cold here is what it will be across parts of england and wales under those clear skies. some frost and fog to greet us skies. some frost and fog to greet us for wednesday morning. otherwise a largely dry day with some sunshine. weatherfronts a largely dry day with some sunshine. weather fronts in a largely dry day with some sunshine. weatherfronts in the north—west continue to move south east bringing some showers. behind that brightening up with sunshine and some heavy and blustery showers. turning milderfor thursday and some heavy and blustery showers. turning milder for

reading sees them slip out of the playoff places, whilst at the bottom, barnsley‘s goalless draw at swanseae keeping them in the relegation zone. he was a target for manchester united in the january transfer window but one of the hottest strikers in european football is heading to germany. erling haaland is joining borussia dortmund after impressive for salzburg domestically and in the champions league. dortmund are rumoured to be ready to listen to offers injanuary for england wingerjadon sancho — and are likely to want more than a hundred million pounds for the former manchester city man. exeter will start 2020 on top of rugby union's premiership, prevailing by 1a points to 7 against saracens at sandy park.the two sides have met in three of the last four finals — with saracens winning the lot, although their points deduction for financial indiscretions meant they went into today's match bottom of the table. converted tries either side of half time put exeter comfortably in the lead but it all got a bit heated towards the end and the chiefs had finish the game with 1a men after harry willi

reading sees them slip out of the playoff places, whilst at the bottom, barnsley‘s goalless draw at swansea difference keeping them in the relegation zone. he was a target for manchester united in the january transfer window but one of the hottest strikers in european football is heading to germany. erling haaland is joining borussia dortmund for 17 million pounds after impressing for rb salzburg domestically and in the champions league. he's scored 16 goals in 1a games in the austrian top flight and another eight in the champions league group stages. to centurion first where england's illness hit side were comfortably beaten in the first test by south africa. a second straight batting collapse saw them slip to a 107 run defeat. with players and staff struggling with a flu like bug, captainjoe root described it as a tough week. jo currie reports. in a year full of special moments for england cricketers, could they squeeze in one more high before the end of 2019? 376 runs would be england's highest ever successful run chase, and joe denly set about putting a dent in it. but the man that sout

eight people have been injured after a double—decker bus crashed into a bridge in swansea this morningus, but after hitting a railway bridge, most of the upper section was left completely crushed. one witness describing it like a tin opener had ripped off the roof. eight people were injured, two men seriously. i was sitting at the back of the top deck. i was just reading my phone. there was a loud noise, i was thrown forward. i hit my head on the seat in front, and next thing i know, there isjust a bridge halfway through the bus. we had to crawl out of the bus, and it was seeing the section where i usually sat was completely crushed was just sort of... the realisation of what could've happened was pretty bad. the bus was travelling from swansea university singleton campus to another campus, but went off its normal route because of a road closure. people working nearby ran towards the scene when they heard the noise of the impact on the bridge. it was clear something terrible was happening, and some of my colleagues ran up this morning before any response vehicles turned up. i saw a cou

west brom have returned to the top of the championship — thrashing swansea city 5—1. 3—1 up by half timeth. chelsea remain unbeaten in the women's super league, but had to come from behind against manchester city. bethany england was at the heart of both chelsea's goals in their 2—1 win at kingsmeadow. she reacted first toji so yun's effort to equalise and just two minutes later, her shot come cross was turned in by marin mjelde. it's six straight league wins for emma hayes' side. they‘ re two points behind champions and league leaders arsenal — who have played a game more. vivianne miedema scored her 50th and 51st goal of 2019 for club and country as they beat reading 3—0. bottom side liverpool drew with west ham and there were wins for manchester united, tottenham and birmingham city. "i m not perfect but i m trying." another defining night for british boxing. that's how anthonyjoshua has described reclaiming his world heavyweight titles in a much anticipated rematch in saudi arabia. six months on from his shock defeat to andy ruinunior, a leaner, more assured joshua controlled the rem

we are in the brecon beacons about an hours drive north of cardiff or swansea.e it whiskey. as well as being a manufacturing location we are a tourism business as well. we have people visit us year round to understand the process and enjoy the story we were whiskey fun you got involved customer my father introduced me to scotch whisky and i love to explore the whole single malt world. it's all about sipping and not overindulging. whiskey with an e or without an e? without an ethos for the —— without cut an e for us, the scots and the canadian spot with an e for the american i thank you very much. ——thank you very much. in a moment, we'll run through some viewer responses to our twitter question. but first, let's turn to india, where many are flocking to stadiums to experience their favourite artists live in action. from u2 last weekend to katy perry earlier this year, global artists are increasingly adding india as a stop to their tour itineraries. so why‘s india now a hot destination for these live events? i messaged my friend, we've got to break the bank for t

injured after a double decker bus crashed into a bridge in wales this morning while on its way to swanseaseriously hurt and another has been airlifted to hospital with life—threatening injuries. police have arrested a 63—year—old man, and the bus company involved said a full investigation had begun. myanmar‘s controversial leader, aung san suu kyi, has asked the un's top court at the hague to drop the genocide case against her country's military regime. appearing in person, the nobel peace prize winner, who is now accused of turning a blind eye to the mass murder, rape and deportation of rohingya muslims, told the court that claims of genocide are misleading. 0ur myanmar correspondent nick beake reports from the hague. will you ever stand up for the rohingya? she certainly hasn't so farand rohingya? she certainly hasn't so far and this week she has been standing upfor far and this week she has been standing up for the very army accused of trying to wipe out the rohingya people. she insisted there was no genocide in her myanmar. mr president, members of the court, i pray the decision you m

that thatch is in swansea. could tactical voting make a difference?nd draw peoples attention is to the tactical situation in individual seats. the independent is doing that too. we want people to vote for parties who support a second referendum. the problem i have with that, is tactical voting is all about process. it isn't about the issues involved in the election. i wonder how much it cuts through to people. i don't think it has particularly cut—throat. there is polling that shows the tactical voting message has not really got through —— cut through. i was in walton this week, dominic raab's seat. he has an enormous majority of 23,000 there. he is very likely to hold onto that seat. it is difficult to imagine them without a conservative mp! famously brave european. i do think the constituency will vote to remain but ina constituency will vote to remain but in a place like that, there are other examples where the majority are smaller but that messages getting through. it is a liberal democrat challenge. walking around with monica harding that message

supporting industries, manufacturing wind generation, solar panels and big projects like swansea bayl generate a great deal of sustainable electricity. that is the excitement and the opportunity that is there in our manifesto that has been very carefully prepared and produced. and i was very proud last week in southampton to announce our plan for nature, which is about improving biodiversity. it is about supporting farmers, physically small farmers, in sustaining the natural world around them, which they always wa nt to world around them, which they always want to try and do. but also improving our biodiversity by the tree planting and all the preservation concept that we have in our manifesto. so this is the future, the future can be green, the future, the future can be green, the future can also be very prosperous for people. but we cannot afford these levels of inequality in britain. so when we talk about the investments we want to make, people say welcome it is very expensive isn't it? you're manifesto... they come up with all kinds of figures. borisjohnson added a few does not s

a woman has died nearly two weeks after a bus crashed in swansea. 36—year—old jessica jing ren was travellinged wife and mother and that she would be deeply missed. seven other people were injured in the accident, a 63—year—old man who was arrested in connection with the incident has been released under investigation. heavy fog and icy roads led to a 69—car pile—up in virginia in the east of the united states. the crash, about 50 miles east of richmond, closed both sides of the motorway. 51 people were taken to hospital for treatment but no one has been killed. in some spots, vehicles were so squeezed together that firefighters and emergency responders had to step from car to car to pull people out. dozens of former thomas cook employees say they‘re struggling to access benefits and pay their bills, three months after the travel chain collapsed. some of those affected say they‘ve received just £50 in 12 weeks. the government has apologised, saying its dedicated staff have helped thousands of people. now, it‘s time for a look at the weather. we have got dry weather today across many parts of t

got mostly trains to and from cardiff and bristol temple meads cancelled but also some to and from swanseadidn't run. anybody who's got a ticket for a cancelled train will be accommodated on other trains and of course you can claim compensation if you are delayed as a result. just going up to the north west, very similar problems on northern rail. so no trains on the line from manchester piccadilly to crewe via alderley edge, at least the stopping trains. nothing from liverpool to blackpool north and a reduced service from manchester to as well. from manchester to buxton as well. actor tony britton has died aged 95. he starred in many british films including the day of the jackal and appeared in the bbc sitcom don t wait up alongside nigel havers. his daughter, presenter fern britton, announced the news on twitter. a nativity scene by banksy has appeared at a hotel in bethlehem in the west bank. dubbed the scar of bethlehem, the work shows jesus‘s manger by israel's separation barrier, which appears to have been pierced by a blast. the work is a collaboration between the hotel's owners and

then we went to swansea where we had a huge rally. then can have it.d at this time of year. it seems ok. i show ground just outside carmarthen. we had a fantastic rally. it was a bit cold and a lot of people standing around and so on, but there were no cattle there, only people, and it was fantastic. their campaign is going great. then we went over and had the biggest rally that has been held in the centre ever a town over the past century. people coming together determined to defeat a stereo to the. this morning, i had the pleasure of meeting our wonderful candidate for a constituency in aberystwyth. again, fantastic determination. the labour party all across wales is winning this election on the ground, because we have people on the ground talking to people, doorknocking and listening. the beautiful country that wales is, fantastic place, the government of wales are doing its best in very difficult circumstances, but it has lost £1 billion in funding because of the austerity of the tories and liberal democrats in westminster in 2010. when you drive t

a woman has died nearly two weeks after a bus crashed in swansea. 36—year—old jessica jing ren was travellingnd that she would be deeply missed. eight people were injured in the accident. a 63—year—old man who was arrested in connection with the crash has been released under investigation. australia‘s prime minister, scott morrison, has again defended the coal industry, despite conceding yesterday that climate change has helped fuel the country‘s bushfires. he said there was no need to impose new carbon targets. meanwhile, the leader of new south wales says ‘catastrophic‘ fire conditions have almost completely destroyed the community of a small town that‘s home to around four—hundred people. balmoral, south west of sydney, has been engulfed by flames, as emergency crews struggle to contain the situation. from there shaimaa khalil reports: it feels like a deserted war zone, but this is the aftermath of the catastrophic bushfires that have ravaged new south wales. in the village of balmoral, the devastation is every where. russell has been a volunteer firefighter for six years. he was out with

a woman has died nearly two weeks after a bus crashed in swansea. 36—year—old jessica jing ren was travellingaid she was a devoted wife and mother and that she would be deeply missed. eight people were injured in the accident. a 63—year—old man who was arrested in connection with the crash has been released under investigation. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. the christmas week is looking mixed. we will continue with sunshine and showers in the run up to the big day. some of the showers could be heavyin day. some of the showers could be heavy in the south on christmas eve. the big day should be dry, chilly with sunshine, before wet and windy weather on boxing day. we have low pressure to the north, bringing sunshine and showers. this feature will bring rain through england and wales tonight. for the rest of afternoon, most of showers are in the north, some will be heavy in places. blustery too. but a lot of sunshine further south. increasingly for northern ireland and england and wales and we could see 11 degrees here. single figures in the north and chilly in the no

west bromwich albion are back to the top of the championship after beating swansea 5—1.ra, on loan from sporting lisbon, went on to score the second for west brom before setting up the other three, including one from kyle edwards who scored the final goal two minutes after coming on. slaven bilic‘s side are unbeaten at home this season, and they're now two points clear of second place leeds in the table. in the wsl, chelsea came from behind to beat man city 2—1. city were 1—0 up until the 79th minute, when beth england scored the first for chelsea. just two minutes later, a cross from england found maren mjelde who scored their second. chelsea remain unbeaten so far this season. elswhere in the wsl, manchester united beat everton 3—i. andy ruinunior says three months of partying and a lack of proper training left him "overweight" for his world title re—match with anthonyjoshua last night. ruiz was comprehensively beaten in saudi arabia, six months after shocking the boxing world by stopping joshua in new york. the fight went the full 12 rounds and the judges were unanimo

got mostly trains to and from cardiff and bristol temple meads cancelled, but also some to and from swanseaticket for a cancelled train will be accommodated on other trains, and of course, you can claim compensation if you are delayed as a result. just going up to the north—west, very similar problems on northern rail, so no trains on the line from manchester piccadilly to crewe via 0rkney edge, at least stopping trains, nothing to liverpool, blackpool and a reduced service to buxton as well. simon calder at paddington. let's take a look at some more of today's top stories. a 26—year—old woman has died ? following a crash involving a car and a national express coach in south—west london. both vehicles caught fire after colliding in battersea in the early hours of this morning. the driver of the car remains in a critical condition. the coach had been travelling from gatwick airport to victoria station. there's been dramatic scenes off the coast of sardinia, where a merchant ship became stranded on a rocky stretch of coast. the ship had unloaded a cargo of coffee and was heading for spain whe

west bromwich albion are back to the top of the championship after beating swansea 5—1. other three, including one from kyle edwards who scored the final goal two minutes after coming on. slaven bilic‘s side are unbeaten at home this season, and they're now two points clear of second place leeds in the table. chelsea remain unbeaten in the women's super league, but had to come from behind against manchester city. bethany england equalised for chelsea before turning provider for the winner as her shot turned cross was diverted in by marin mjelde. emma hayes‘ side have won their last six in the wsl. they‘re two points behind champions arsenal — who have played a game more. vivianne miedema scored her 50th and 51st goal of 2019 for club and country as they beat reading 3—0. bottom side liverpool drew with west ham and there were wins for manchester united, tottenham and birmingham city. a 41—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence following reports of manchester united players being abused during yesterday‘s manchester derby

got mostly trains to and from cardiff and bristol temple meads cancelled but also some to and from swanseawho's got a ticket for a cancelled train will be accommodated on other trains and of course you can claim compensation if you are delayed as a result. just going up to the north west, very similar problems on northern rail. so no trains on the line from manchester piccadilly to crewe via alderley edge, at least the stopping trains. nothing from liverpool to blackpool north and a reduced service from manchester to buxton as well. now you may think that a real christmas tree is one of the most important items to have at this time of year — but while they may look great for the big day, come twelfth night they tend to look a bit sorry for themselves. for the eco conscious, having to throw them away seems rather wasteful. now a business in the united kingdom has come up with an environmentally friendly way to have a real tree. joe campbell has more. for those who love a real christmas tree, it is the burning question — what to do with it once the festive season is over? remember to give yo

we can cross now to swansea and speak to felicity mckee who is originally from northern ireland but choseh your treatment? the situation in northern ireland led to me having multiple hospital admissions every week so for example i was studying public health at queen's university and the classes we re queen's university and the classes were held in the royal victoria hospital and i would go to class and in the evenings i would have to go into the hospital overnight because i wasn't able to get to the end of a waiting list or access community ca re waiting list or access community care so it is the equivalent of putting a plaster on to a wound that was not healing. it is a huge decision to decide to move away from where you are living because you cannot get the health care you need. it was very daunting but when i look at wales in comparison to northern ireland even though it is the next worst provider of health care competitor northern ireland uk wide difference between northern ireland and wales as night and day. the statistics in northern ireland of 300,000 in august who were waiting to

now finished but the council will continue running the scheme and it has also been rolled out in swanseang gown worn at the state dinner in washington in 1985 are up for auction. the iconic dress is expected to fetch between £250,000 and £350,000. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. we are continuing with the settled story for the next couple of days before we see a big change by the end of the week, telling wetter, windier and milderfor a end of the week, telling wetter, windier and milder for a time. end of the week, telling wetter, windierand milderfora time. high pressure is keeping things largely fine and settled. funny slack isobars to there won't be much around stare the atmosphere. through the day, a bit more cloud around for england and wales, some sunny spells, a bit of sunshine for the north east of scotland but the cloud, could see a bit of drizzle in the high slopes of scotland. mild but a fairly chilly day for most of us. see weather fronts arrive across the north west, strengthening winds to bed elsewhere when we have clear skies, is to scotland, much of and