wales. let wales be a beacon of the change we need at a global level. we've got to make our own contribution as a nation. but there could be opportunities for us as well stop let's get to zero carbon quicker. we've set a target of 2030 in this election. because we need to do that. there could be some huge opportunities for us getting to zero carbon and a zero waste as quickly as we can. holly, you make the point about the un report, the concentration of climate change gases has hit a high, and it is alarming, do you want to come back? yes. ijust have one question... doesn't look like we've got a lot of luck with holly. 0ne doesn't look like we've got a lot of luck with holly. one more time, let's try one more time? go for it. sorry! no, we've lost you, let's move on. a straight question, should we eat less meat? we should eat more locally sourced meat. that is the key opportunity we have. notjust in food miles terms but generally, moving to more organic food, locally produced, in a way that

whether it's a brexit wales or a labour wales or a tory wales or a lib dem wales, we don't hear their views at all. and i wondered how you propose to actually get your view that you've expressed tonight over to this great number of brexit individuals who voted for brexit and wales. how are you going to get it over if really... we're live on bbc one the moment, so... wales isn't even a blip on the political radar u nfortu nately for even a blip on the political radar unfortunately for the westminster parties and indeed for the media stopping is another debate on and other tonight, and nobody will be watching that either, they will be watching that either, they will be watching the football. will wales even be mentioned in that debate? i don't know. the only way that we can actually become a priority as if we find our own voice. look at the difference since scotland started voting numbers for the snp, then it became a key issue... ok, let's take a few questions from the audience. a gentleman here. i will loudly and proudly say i've voted leave, i will say this with passion right now. pe

and, after reaching the semifinals at euro 2016, the wales fa ns semifinals at euro 2016, the wales fans will be hoping that once again they can do something special.m fans will be hoping that once again they can do something special. it is up they can do something special. it is up there. it is, you know, one of the greatest notes of my life, simple as that. the lads have showed great determination, quality, never give up attitude, and they deserve all the plaudits they are going to get. because, even though we had games to make up, there was no real room for error. so the concentration, and like i say, the quality that the lads have shown, you know, deserve it. elsewhere, serge gnabry scored a hat—trick as germany topped their group with a 6—1win over nothern ireland. netherlands had to settle for second place, despite gini wijnaldum's hat—trick in a 5—0 win over estonia. big wins for belgium and russia, too. so wales, as i said, take the final automatic qualification spot, meaning these are the 20 teams who have guaranteed their place at euro 2020. they all either won their gr

how will wales be feeling going into the habit? we knew that they were either going to be picked in group a oi’ either going to be picked in group a or group either going to be picked in group a orgroup b either going to be picked in group a or group b because of the nature and set up and structure of the tournament. a lot of the teams are predetermined in the group said they we re predetermined in the group said they were to go into. they have been drawn in group a. again to reasonable position. the only drawback of ely, for wales as the logistical issues they going to face having to play to their opening matches away in a bergeron in baku. the been drawn against switzerland, on the 13th ofjune and then they face turkey on the 17th and their final group game will be against italy on them on the 21st ofjune. italy on them on the 21st ofjune. italy are favourites to top that group, group a. if wales can finish runners—up in group a they would play the runners—up of group b in the last 16 which should be anyone from russia, den

healthier wales, a greener wales, confident wales, an independent wales, it is us. applause and yes, in a sense, it is us or them, the future or the past, a powerful sense of, a new sense of self belief or more of the same. the failed policies and failed politics of westminster. the people of wales and the party of wales united would be an unstoppable positive force which will change our country for good. a fuse that will light up even the dark nights of this election. for those who know and love there history, the 12th of december for our nation is the day after we first lost our independence all those centuries ago. but now is the time to focus on the future. not the past. i believe, like never before, that the best days four to our ahead of us. and the 12th of december can become comedy in which we declare a new welsh spirit of independence —— become a new day. by refusing to put our faith become a new day. by refusing to put ourfaith in the become a new day. by refusing to put our faith in the westminster parties and instead voting for a future that we, ours

the two big names for wales, the first time they both started to qualify for wales for two years. and joe allen the midfielder is also back from suspension cell wales pretty much at full strength. they seem to have found their form at just full strength. they seem to have found their form atjust the right time, they are on a five match unbeaten streak and they look very impressive at the weekend when they beat azerbaijan. ryan giggs said it was their best performance in a qualifier that he is seen during his reign. many of the welsh fans of course will remember the disappointment of missing out on qualification for the world cup in 2018 when they lost a similar crunch match tour tonight in many ways, another winner takes all match against the republic of ireland two yea rs against the republic of ireland two years ago which they last. but i've been speaking to the former wales international ewan roberts and he believes that wales can get the job done tonight. i am quite confident, ididn't want done tonight. i am quite confident, i didn't want to be overconfident because that is ne

bit of a hypothetical, but if scotland and wales got independence in the nearfuture if scotland and wales got independence in the near future and rejoined the european union, could scotla nd rejoined the european union, could scotland and wales form a union again, or would they have to remain independent countries within the eu? interesting question. a celtic union, i suppose. interesting question. a celtic union, isuppose. one interesting question. a celtic union, i suppose. one of the things thatis union, i suppose. one of the things that is vitally important to emphasise, as we talk about welsh independence, scottish independence and the possibility of irish unity. one of the things we need to do, i think, as we move away... the united kingdom as it currently exists since 1921, as we move away from that to a different relationship, a partnership of equals across these nations, we need to create institutions of cooperation. we will still share an island, oddly in britain. we will still need to work together in many ways, but wouldn't it be better to work together as equal, independent n

a healthier wales, a greener wales, a prosperous wales, a greener wales, a prosperous wales, a greener wales, a prosperous wales, a confident wales, an independent wales, it is us. and... applause and yes, in a sense, it is us or them, the future of the past, a powerful sense, a new sense of self belief, or more of the same, the failed policies and failed politics of westminster. the people of wales and the party of wales united will be an unstoppably positive force that will change our country for good. a fuse that will light up even the dark nights of this election. that was the leader of plaid cymru, adam price. the headlines on bbc news: health bosses warn politicians not to use the nhs as a political weapon in the general election, but say a bidding war has already begun. motherca re announces plans to put its uk retail business into administration, putting around two and a half thousand jobs at risk. mps will elect a new speaker of the house of commons today, following the retirement ofjohn bercow. mcdonald's has fired its chief executive steve easterbrook — after he had a rela

applause the first minister in wales... mark dra keford has the first minister in wales... mark drakeford has said that a welsh labour government would campaign unapologetically to remain. christina rees, your spokesperson on wales, said earlier this year, brexit will happen. jeremy corbyn is neutral. which labour leader are you following? the point is, we will put the vote back to people so that they will have the opportunity to make that decision. jeremy corbyn, as our leader, taking that forward as prime minister, needs to keep himself in a position where he could lead either way. how will you campaign if elected? i will campaign for remain, because i genuinely believe, having talked to industry, to business, to farmers, that we absolutely need a good, strong relationship with the market. some people call it the common market, and some people remember it as such, but with that single market, so we can make sure out single market, so we can make sure our economy single market, so we can make sure our economy is right here in wales. jane dodds. thanks for the question. it

wales? a bit niche, but probably important. i had to do my homework on that. keeping me on my toes! as he suggests, housing is devolved so it‘s in the control of the welsh government, and they announced a scheme earlier this year which they called self build wales, and it will be administered by the development bank of wales which will give people loans to help them self—build if they meet certain criteria, and apparently that scheme will be taking applications within the next few weeks. this is an interesting one — why are nhs waiting times in wales double those in england? a labour—led devolved government is responsible for health. yes, and this is a real can of worms. this is a can of worms that she is opening here. for many years now, there has been a stand—up row that has been bubbling away between the conservative government at westminster and the welsh labour government in cardiff, whereby the conservative government criticises labour‘s supervision of the nhs because it sa

ten to 12 degrees in wales, south—west wales and northern ireland, but cloudy skies and indices around penzance, the wind is whipping them up. quite a breeze blowing, touching gale force around the coast, and we will see cloud and outbreaks of rain stop the far north will brighten up later. into tonight, while many staff and i dry, we will see some further rain pushing on to other western areas, particularly western scotland, other parts of wales in the south—west. nothing too substantial. with the cloud in place and the breeze picking up, not as cold tonight. there will be thrust and ice across parts of scotland, northern and eastern england, but for three across the far north—west, where we start again tomorrow with cloud. the rain will retreat through the day, fairly showery in nature. the chance of one or two showers through north sea coast but, for many, as you are today. largely dry, spells of hazy sunshine, temperatures creeping up compared to what we have seen. the breeze will be noticeable through wednesday night into thursday, keeping the frost at bay. weather fronts stil

wales, the semifinalists. that fantastic run they had in the last euros, one of the last nations out the top looks fairly tough, tougher than england's group, but it could been a lot worse. what did they think about their grip? yes, again. they will be fairly pleased. we knew that they were only going to go into group a or b and you spoke earlier about how a lot of it was predetermined with the host cities, obviously being linked to groups already put up a nearby some of the nations to play and we knew that wales were either going to go into groupa that wales were either going to go into group a or b. the only drawback of being drawn into group a which is where they have been is the logistical and tribal issue that they will face because we know that wales are going to have to play two group matches away from home in azerbaijan so they will open against switzerland on the 13th ofjune and then they will face turkey on the 17th. also in baku. theirfinal group game will be against italy in rome. italy, you have t

how stretched are the resources now in new south wales and queensland? are they able to hold back these fires? well, many of these fires are burning uncontrolled. so what the authorities are doing, it's almost like a military style operation. they are having to strategically plan to protect life and property as best they can. now, hundreds of firefighters are on the ground. they are being supported by a squadron of water bombing aircraft. weary firefighters, once again, having to fight fires today before the onslaught expected tomorrow. new zealand has sent in reinforcements for australia and there is a discussion between fire authorities here and their counterparts in the united states and canada, too, about perhaps getting reinforcements from there as well. and once again that gives you an indication just how serious it is, just how thinly this emergency line is being stretched with so many fires and the forecast being so grim for the next 24—48 hours. phil mercer therefore a sin city. iamjoined by i am joined by the headquarters of the new south wal

if borisjohnson did england, scotland and wales, if boris johnson did not england, scotland and wales, if borisjohnson did not ditch the exit deal and the former leave alliance. —— and form a leave alliance. —— nigel farage. the chances seem slim. we are not interested in any pact, we are in this to win it and we know that only a vote for the conservative party will deliver brexit, only a vote for the conservatives will protect the union so we conservatives will protect the union so we do not have two referendums next year, causing the end of brexit and potentially the end of the union, and ultimately it is only a vote for parish banned borisjohnson that. jeremy corbyn walking into downing street on friday, 13th december. top targets would be labour held constituencies that voted to leave, but labour is focusing on its own offer, with something it claims for everyone. what we are saying is, whether you are remain or leave, there is a route through for you by voting labour, for the other parties, one side or the other, very divisive, and one thing we ought to do is try to reuni

in other treatment times, the picture isn't so gloomy for wales because cancer treatments for wales because cancer treatments for example, arguably there is a very good story for wales to tell their because there's not much of a difference. the problem with a bold comparison of the two figures is that the demographics of wales and england are very different. wales tends to have a population that is older, sicker, poorer. therefore that puts a lot more demand on the nhs in wales than in england. arguably, a more fair comparison would be to take a region of england that has a similar demographic to wales and compare those, so if you took the north—east of england for example, the performance gap shrinks considerably. that is not to say of course that the political decisions that are made around funding and policy and all of that do not also feed into performance, i'm not trying to say they don't. i'm just trying to say they don't. i'm just trying to say that actually it's a much more complex picture. and the oecd had much more complex picture. and the 0ecd had a look at this about three yea

and when people is brexit going to help wales was going to hurt wales. i will have to say is going to hurt wales. because the nature of our economy. you think about key sectors, agriculture, aerospace, the automotive sector, the bedrock of our economy and i've seen what the deindustrialisation can do to wales, my father went underground at 14, he was thrown on the slayer keeps economically in the 19805 the slayer keeps economically in the 1980s and i don't want to see any otherfamily go 1980s and i don't want to see any other family go through what we had to experience in the 1980s. there is any way of avoiding that economic disaster so i want us to grasp every opportunity that we can to avert what i think will be tremendously difficult for wales. it will decimate our agricultural sector and rock the foundations of our manufacturing sector and we are even teetering. look at ford and tata. i wa nt to teetering. look at ford and tata. i want to see the wealth of —— walsh economy rising. we are at the bottom of the economic league table at the moment bu

it would break my heart if, you know, wales went back into the doldrums. well, after reaching the semifinals here injapan, wales can head home with their heads held high. but for them and their coach, this was a night when there was no fairy—tale finish. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. that‘s it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i‘m jane dougall. they‘ve got the royal seal of approval, but can owen farrell lead england to victory at the rugby world cup final tomorrow? we hearfrom 2003 hero jonny wilkinson on the task ahead. but no fairy tale ending for warren gatland as wales lose his final game in charge — the bronze medal goes to new zealand in the third place play off. and it‘s looking good for lewis — the mercedes driver is fastest in practice ahead of the american grand prix. can he keep it up for qualifying? the queen has send her best wishes to england head coach eddiejones and his squad ahead of the rugby world cup final tomorrow morning. they take on south africa injapan in a matter of ho

wales have lost their bronze medal match at the rugby world cup. the match in tokyo this morning was for the two losing semi—finalists and new zealand were always on top, running in six tries for victory by a0 points to 17 the all blacks, three time champions, who were beaten by england last weeeknd, showed their intent from the off, with two early tries, beauden barrett with one of them. hallum amos went over for wales first score but 28—10 down at the break they were always playing catch up. new zealand never eased up, more tries followed and it was their head coach steve hansen who will be the happier as he leaves the post. warren gatland is also stepping down after 12 years in charge of wales . i really hope that what we have achieved in the last ten or 12 years that we have earned respect and put respect back into wales as an international team that they continue the new coaches come in and continue the new coaches come in and continue to build on that because i think what we've done and what we've achieved, it would break my heart if wale

i'm on the south side of sydney in new south wales. yesterday we had catastrophic fire warnings, even down here as well and is the first time we've ever had those. we are regularly keeping an update on the absent example here, this one showing where the fires up and down the coast. further north, they are having a horrendous time, particularly in queensland, as you've heard. stilli particularly in queensland, as you've heard. still i think i'm a 70- you've heard. still i think i'm a 70— plus fires burning uncontained. some of these fires are notjust related to climate change, it is arson. it is one of the things where you see this strange event happening and people are saying not to talk about climate change, the fire seasons are getting longer, they are starting earlier and just last month, we had 20 of the most senior retired firefighters across all the states in australia actually warning that it was going to be a bad fire season, we need to be better prepared and i was meant to be a coast in the northern part of new south wales,

we haven't forgotten wales. jose mourinho has been announced the manager after the sacking of mauricio pochettino at 7:30pm last night. the bushfires raging across australia's east coast have left hundreds of koalas feared dead. some people are doing their best to help the survivors. a rescue operation has been taking place to save injured koalas with volunteers and even a dog helping out. andy moore reports. we should warn you that you might find some of the pictures you are about to cease a little distressing. —— about to see a little distressing. it's been one of the worst seasons for bushfires in australia in many years. millions of hectares have burned, hundreds of homes have been destroyed and there's been a devastating toll on wildlife. other animals can run from the flames. the koala can't, and this slow—moving marsupial is trapped. he'll need rescuing, won't he? the woman behind that voice takes the shirt off her back and rescues the animal, taking care to avoid getting hurt herself. just careful

wales head home with their heads held high. for them and their coach, a night where there was to be no fairy tale ending. so carrie, disppointment today for wales, but at the same time, a real sense of achievement. three grand slams and two world cup semi—finals over the last 12 years with warren gatland as coach. and as for england, they‘ve been benefitting from the experience of a man who knows how to win a world cup? yes they certainly are, with someone who knows what it‘s like to lift the webb ellis trophy — jonny wilksinson — who scored that dramatic drop goal, to win the world cup back in 2003. here he is, giving some kicking tips to skipper 0wen farrell at england training session this morning. as england will be hoping they can write their own piece of history tomorrow, against south africa in the final. a match which is actually a repeat of the 2007 final that the springboks went on to win. jonny wilkinson played in that match. but england will be out in force force to try and secure rugby union‘s biggest p

the wales international received a mixed reception when he came on as a substitute, during saturday's 3—1win against real sociedad. he'd missed madrid's previous six games in all competitions, and last week, on international duty, he was with the welsh players, who paraded a flag with the words, "wales, golf, madrid — in that order". it didn't go down well in spain, but zidane wants the booing to stop. sedan already asked the fans to support gareth and if they did not listen to the coach. he has insisted 110w listen to the coach. he has insisted now but i think the picture with the flag was really not a smart move and this was a relationship between the fa ns this was a relationship between the fans and gareth bale that has plenty of initials. particularly in the last year and that this was probably the tipping point and it would be a miracle if gareth bale wins the hearts of the fans of real madrid again. the managerial merry—go—round in the english premier league could soon be in full swing. with mauricio pochettino sacked at spurs, there's now pressure on everton‘s marco

it would break my heart if, you know, wales went back into the doldrums. well, after reaching the semifinals here injapan, wales can head home with their heads held high. but for them and their coach, this was a night when there was no fairy—tale finish. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. now for a look at all the weather news with stavros deniers. we start the weekend with severe gales on saturday across southern areas, gas 60—70 mph. in the short term, though, things looking pretty benign through tonight, a lot of cloud around, outbreaks of rain spreading north, went picking up across the south—west, just as that area of low pressure begins to push in with strong winds, also heavy rain, temperatures not falling much below 9—11d. this is the system i am talking about, low—pressure, strong winds the southern flank, strong winds the southern flank, strong winds on the northern flank, so the top and towel of the country looking wet and windy, some of the best weather through central areas. we start with gales across the south—west, spreading across sou

south africa ground wales 0 and it was hard for the wales team to take. there was a lot of heartache. the wales captain alun wynjones, heartache. the wales captain alun wyn jones, probably his heartache. the wales captain alun wynjones, probably his last world cup, it is the last game for the wales coach warren gatland. he has w011 wales coach warren gatland. he has won two grand slams with wales and six nations championship. this is the end of an era for welsh rugby. i think a lot of players will bow out if not straight after this world cup, then in the next few months and perhaps weeks. it is a very difficult period for welsh rugby to not make that first world cup final. i think it will be very hard for the players to get themselves up to try and beat new zealand tonight. great to talk to you. let me also tell you we will be hearing from john watson, who is at sale rugby club with sale sharks. he will be there a little later this hour. do stay with us for that, as we hour. do stay with us for that, as we build up to the rest of today‘s match with wale

rain extending northwards across england and wales. the further north you are, more dry weather, clearer skies allowing it to get quite chilly. most of us, a mild night with the crowd in the rain and a brisk breeze as well. into tomorrow, further pulses of rain and through the afternoon, the heaviest of the rain across parts of north—east england, the east midlands and covering into scotland. northern scotland holding onto dry weather, brightening up in the east, highs of 12 celsius. through saturday night, very wet for north—east scotland, sunday drier summers could have some fog and low cloud. this is bbc news — our latest headlines... a 27 year old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is found guilty of murdering grace millane, the british backpacker strangled to death in new zealand. ms millane‘s parents paid tribute to her, outside the city‘s high court after the verdict. nigel farage unveils the brexit party‘s policies for the election — not a manifesto, he says, but a contract with the people. a man who shot

about 15 to go in baku and it's 2—0 wales. kieffer moore headed in wales‘ first. harry wilson grabbed the second. northern ireland realistically need to beat the netherlands tonight to keep alive their hopes of qualifying automatically — although they and scotland will still be able to reach euro 2020 via the nations league playoffs. jordan henderson and joe gomez will both miss england's final euro 2020 qualifier in kosovo tomorrow. gomez has a knee injury, while henderson is suffering with a viral infection. the rest of the squad trained today at st george's park before heading out to prishtina knowing qualification is already secure. england beat kosovo 5—3 in southampton in september and kosovo‘s charismatic manager has been impressed by england's attacking qualities. nobody is because some much. the incredible potential offensive potential of this team. 6—0, 5—0, 5-0, potential of this team. 6—0, 5—0, 5—0, incredible! nobody, no team! and that means for us, it's a challenge. an incredible challenge. always enjoy his press conferences. it might

view news live from berlin get out while you can also living in rural areas in the state of new south wales are being told to flee to the cities with catastrophic bushfires showing no signs of abating also on the show bolivia's former president a former all us takes a plane to mexico which has granted him political asylum but going into exile has not calm the situation in the capital of pas which is expecting more violence. and tear gas has been fired this morning in hong kong where pro-democracy demonstrators far back on the streets after some of the worst clashes in 5 months. and if you are anxious about flying well this pig is here to help meet lulu with the pig making air travel a bit less stressful or nervous for us. brian thomas great to have you with us australian firefighters are on high alert for a catastrophic threat from bushfires dozens of fires are burning at this hour in new south wales which includes the city of sydney residents of some 100000 homes near sydney are being urged to leave their homes. well one local fire chief said conditions are so bad that when a fire takes ho

menke wale at two o'clock. —— minke whale. o'clock. menke wale at two o'clock. -- minke whale. how do you even try to find a wale? in such a vast area? what are the tell—tale signs? to find a wale? in such a vast area? what are the tell-tale signs? the easiest one is the body. when their black body comes up and you see the triangle shape dorsal fin. but also the blows. when you see their breath you know what species you have. really? you can tell the species from the breath? yes. it is incredible. how often do you see wales on these tours? we basically see them almost every trip that we go out stop in the end it is the crew. we have nutrient rich waters because it is cold. the colder the water, the more oxygen and with that the more life that you have. elsewhere in the world, travellers contact with wales is often in captivity where they are kept for public entertainment. globally, hundreds of whales are thought to live this way. but public appetite for holding these intelligent and social animals appears to be shifting. just last year, greenpeace due attention to dozens of b

expected to cause conditions not seen before in sydney and new south wales. so, really, today is about batten down the hatches, clearing the grounds around these houses, clearing gutters of dry tender, and trying to salvage whatever personal items people can before they flee to the evacuation centre ‘s tomorrow. they are already potentially calling it black tuesday. it is not looking good. there were warnings a couple of days ago, the emergency services there simply may not be able to reach everyone if people don't take personal responsibility and flee. do you think that message is getting through now? look, it is. and as a couple of things playing into this. we are told to prepare an act, that is have your bush by emergency plans in place. the bushfire extends right into the suburbs here in australia most of the capital city. people do have a bushfire plan. but many people overconfident about what they can achieve and want to stay and defend homes, understandably. you cannot do that in this type of fire. that is the message. the other thing is during the y

, may be the southern parts of scotla nd wales, may be the southern parts of scotland as well. enough about the cloud for there to be the odd bit and piece of rain. the best of the sunshine across much of northern and western scotland, through northern ireland, the western side of wales, may be done into the west country as well. but again, it is a cold, and underneath those weather fronts are miserable, dang sort of day. here we are at the start of the weekend. what's changed ? are at the start of the weekend. what's changed? really, not very much at all. the low pressure ever closer towards the south—eastern quarter stop still be unsure feed into the eastern side of the british isles, still the suggestion of enough cloud for there to be bits and pieces of rain falling from that. no great intensity, but of course, any ran into some areas is really not welcome at all. here we are as farahead really not welcome at all. here we are as far ahead as sunday. no signs of mild air creeping its way towards british isles, so sunday is another dank, chilly sort of day. the best of the

so while new south wales can breathe a bit of a sigh of relief today, further north in queensland, it's all hands on deck. it's very much dependent, phil, on what the weather brings in the coming days. well, the forecast is, right across eastern australia in the coming days, it will be warm and windy again. today here in sydney, the toxic haze that blanketed much of the city yesterday has gone. it's pretty breezy today so relatively cool as well so a bit of respite for the people of sydney who endured that catastrophic fire warning yesterday but spare a thought for other communities elsewhere in new south wales and queensland. they continue to be terrorised by often giant walls of flame and it's worth pointing out that with fires burning in queensland and new south wales, many are out of control and there is a feeling that the next few days could bring yet more perilous conditions. also making news today: the first public hearings in the trump impeachment inquiry begin on wednesday. until now, the testimony has been heard behind closed doors. democrats in the house of representatives ar

and england and wales find out who they'll face in the euro 2020 football championships. good evening. one of the victims of yesterday's terror attack has been named as jack merritt, a cambridge graduate who was helping coordinate a conference on prisoner rehabilitation near london bridge. he was one of two people killed by 28—year—old usman khan, a former prisoner who'd been convicted of terrorism offences, and released from prison on licence last year. khan, who'd been invited to the conference, was shot dead by police after members of the public tackled him. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. 25 years old and with the sense of adventure, jack merritt had a masters from cambridge university. his father said today he was a beautiful spiritual always took the side of the underdog. yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisoner at a conference that he'd helped organise. his killer was taken on by people from the same conference, including otherformer from the same conference, including other former prisoners and by a pa

he also talked about his ambition for an independent wales. here's hywel griffith. once, these valleys powered britain's industrial revolution. now, the rhondda's coal mines have become museums. post—industrial wales is a place struggling with its political identity, where some sense an opportunity. plaid cymru sees this brexit election as a chance to sell its vision. although most people here voted to leave the eu, it wants wales to remain, as an independent nation. we want to be at the heart of europe, on our own terms, in our own right, standing proud. the party's manifesto calls for another referendum on eu membership. it also pledges thousands ofjobs from green energy projects like tidal lagoons and wind farms. and it offers an extra £35 a week for every child in a low—income family. as it sets out ideas for the future, plaid has been drawing on the past and talking about wales as a country, once rich in natural resources like coal, which has been stripped of its assets and left in poverty. it has demanded reparation payments to be made after decades of wh

our wales correspondent hywel griffith is in in nantgarw in south wales. tell us more about what plaid are offering? well, the question always thrown at the plaid is, how would wales pay its own way if it was independent? it doesn't have oil, like scotland, and the coal mines which build this area decades ago have all closed down. however, this ma nifesto have all closed down. however, this manifesto sets out a pretty new idea, what plaid calls a green industrial revolution, powered with green energy, from tidal lagoons and wind farms and electrifying the main ra i lwa ys wind farms and electrifying the main railways through the country. now, it would need £20 billion for that, most of it coming from the westminster government. there has been talk during the campaign of wales being owed money, having been asset stripped of natural resources like coal in the past, and that at least £15 billion should come from the westminster government, but also on wales' borrowing powers to be increased. what else are they offering voters? welcome they would give childr

wales did vote to leave, that was the vote in wales. you want a second referendum. you are at odds with a lot of people. i'm trying to work out why anyone who voted for brexit in wales would wa nt to who voted for brexit in wales would want to vote for you? charlie, wales has voted labour for 200 years, i am trying to change people's minds, thatis trying to change people's minds, that is what you do. we are honest about our position, in contrast with the labour party which has sat on the labour party which has sat on the fence with brexit. we are saying honestly and clearly to the people of wales, brexit will not help us, it will hurt us. let's work together asa it will hurt us. let's work together a5 a nation now to avert that di5aster a5 a nation now to avert that disaster and grabbed the opportunity thatis disaster and grabbed the opportunity that is there for us. the positive opportunity, building up the future, making wales a world leader, tapping into our ma55ive potential in terms of green technology in the future. the future could be bright if we could get r

but wales did hit back with a try from amos. ben ben smith went over twice, just before the break, the match was surely good as over. that is exactly how it turned out and after the break, new zealand just consolidated their lead. in the dying seconds, things rounded off. the all blacks recorded a convincing victory. not much will be consolation for them after losing in that semifinal to england. it is also a farewell to the two coaches of the two teams, steve hansen and warren gatland — both stepping down after successful stints but then it has ultimately belonged to new zealand. the departing coach was asked about his time in charge and warren gatland said how proud he was of what wales had achieved and that he hoped they kept their standards up. i really hope for what we have achieved in the last 10—12 years and we felt that we have earned respect and put respect into wales as an international team. that they continue, the new coaches continue to build on that because i think what we've done and what we've achieved, it wo

the far west of wales and cornwall, here they could be occasional rain. temperatures 10 degrees, single figures elsewhere. frost quickly forms as we go through tuesday night and into wednesday, lifting later as the breeze picks up. a breezy day for all on wednesday. may be isolated showers to the still some sunny spells for many. northern ireland is most likely to see some rain. there could be some showers in western scotland, western parts of wales on the south—west of england. notice temperatures rising a little bit. they rise further as we go through the rest of the weekend into the weekend. at the moment, it looks like many eastern areas will stay predominantly dry. that is some great news. in the west, showing up in one of the forecasts, there could be some further rain at times. but for the time being, let's enjoy a little bit of dry weather. tonight it will be a cold one. a reminder of our top story... dozens of pro—democracy testers have managed to break out from the university campus in hong kong, which has been surrounded by police. it is un

england to south wales through the afternoon. around the course we could be gusting a0 mph, may be more in the evening. the rain will push north through england and wales into sunday evening. something briefly drier midweek but it will not last very long. many of us notice a change in the feel of the weather. there will be a frost for many of us but a lull in the weather does not last long. wet along during the second half of the week. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines. celebration for south africa as they beat england to lift the rugby world cup injapan, bringing jubilation to fans. amazing, amazing, amazing! bitter disappointment for england fans — but for some a chance to remember the exciting performances that made them believe they could win the world cup. the best english team we've ever seen, the best mentality, the best

wales haved a azerbaijan. and northern ireland have the netherlands and germany, but they can hopefully, they can still qualify automatically, but scotla nd still qualify automatically, but scotland can‘t qualify automatically. they could make the play—offs and they play cyprus and kazakhstan. and the mood around england has been dominated by sterling and gomez and that altercation and we will talk about that. they play kosovo and it is women‘s football weekend and there isa women‘s football weekend and there is a north london derby and a merseyside derby and the final thing is we have the longest serving manager in the football leek. he is gavin ainsworth. he has been there since 2000... he is known as wild man. he has long curly hair and he is quite wild. but not in a terrible way. which club is he at? wycombe wanderers. all the clubs he has played at, he has been a local legend and he is top of league one and we have a feek on him. —— feature on him. we have an england manager on the sofa, from

that is right, yes, it has been a roller coaster ride for wales fans. they had a rocky start to their campaign but they came good when it really mattered. big names tonight, a qualifier togetherfor really mattered. big names tonight, a qualifier together for the first time in two years and the combined to stunning effects and a header put wales ahead just the start that the fence and hope to see. perfect header, wales were in the lead in the fans in the stadium sensed something special and aaron ramsey once again. really once that second goal had gone then, the celebrations could begin in the final whistle as you can imagine sparked a huge jubilation from the fans and the players and this was the second successive time that they reached the european championship finals. what an achievement from ryan, he never reached a major tournament as a player but he has guided wales to a player but he has guided wales to a major tournament in his first campaign asa a major tournament in his first campaign as a manager. and of course, the last european championship

overnight rain pushes across england and wales, accompanied with heavy showers. you might even hear the odd crack of overnight temperatures between three and six celsius, and with any lengthy spells we could have a touch of frost but most will be frost free. on friday, rain pushing north but the main focus of the rain will come later in the day and particularly across wales and south—west england with the rain turning heavy here. the wind will be stronger but feeling less chilly, and then through friday night the rain continues to pour down, particularly across cornwall. we could see some issues building in as we head into the first part of saturday morning. it is a weekend of two halves. saturday we have rain at times, it will be turning milder. on sunday there will still be some showers around, more general rain later in the day arrives across the south—west. the forecast on saturday sees rain gradually pushing northwards, probably only really northern scotland will miss out on the wet weather and stay mainly dry. with the ground is actuated, the rain could

there are still more than 70 uncontained fires burning in new south wales. fire chiefs are warning the dangers facing the state — and neighbouring queensland — are farfrom over. phil mercer has the latest. well, we know that a helicopter, water bombing aircraft has crashed in the state of queensland. the report of the pilot is ok, we understand he suffered only minor injuries. it does underscore the dangers of fighting fires during the catastrophic fire warnings on tuesday here in new south wales. more than a dozen firefighters were injured. we know at the moment there are around 70 fires burning in the state of new south wales, to the north across the border in queensland. there are more than 60. those catastrophic warnings for new south wales were lifted a fair few hours ago so conditions compared to tuesday are far more favourable here in new south wales but the situation to the north in queensland, the conditions, the fire conditions there are deteriorating so the crisis, the bushfire crisis that s pa ns two crisis, the bushfire crisis that spans two

still remains high, as more than 70 uncontained fires continue to burn in queensland and new south wales. countdown to the next crucial phase of the impeachment inquiry. washington braces for public hearings into the president's dealings with ukraine. the bolivian opposition senator jeanine anez declares herself interim president, as the former leader evo morales begins life in exile. in hong kong, a senior police officer has said that unrest has brought the territory to the brink of total collapse. in the latest clashes with democracy campaigners, the violence spread to a university campus, where police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon. some of the protesters built barricades and threw petrol bombs. our correspondent robin brant was there. yelling. "run", she is shouting in cantonese, and they are running, but not for fun. hong kong students at their university racetrack were escaping the tear gas and rubber bullets as police raided their campus. moving onto the grounds of the chinese university is a marked escalation by the police. they said they needed to stop people th

particularly across england and wales. here we could have some heavy bursts of rain and some strong gale force whence. it is all coming from this area of cloud here. this characteristic shape of what is a deepening area of low pressure. that low pressure contains remnant of subtropical air, and extra tropical storm. beginning to arrive at banks and brain into the south—west of england and wales by the end of night. ahead of it is still out of cloud and some light rain or drizzle. it remains very mild, no frost at all overnight tonight. heading into tomorrow, then, that area of low pressure and once it arrives close to the uk it will stick around into wednesday, as well, and keep unsettled weather going. the wendy's where they will be developing and arriving into mourning across the south—west of england and south wales. gus a0 to 50 miles an hour, together with some rain which could be heavy and sometimes. strong men's will push the rainwater is across england and wales and into northern ireland. the rain band pushing

the bad weather has battered large parts of southern england and wales. the headlines on bbc news: south africa have won the rugby world cup final after convincingly beating england 32—12 at yokohama injapan. the government halts fracking for gas in england until there is evidence the controversial process is safe. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. good evening. we start with the rugby world cup and eddiejones says he can't explain why england lost in the final to south africa. the springboks put in a dominant performance in yokohama. remember, england went into the game as favourites, but they just couldn't get their game going on the day. south africa really stepped things up in the second half and scored a couple of brilliant tries to secure a record equalling third world cup title. south africa, we just want to thank you, the people, the support, we have given everything today, and we know all the messages, thank you so much south africa. this is what we can do as a team when we decide on a one goal, and

he also talked about his ambition for an independent wales. here's hywel griffith. once, these valleys powered britain's industrial revolution. now the rhondda's coal mines have become museums. post—industrial wales is a place struggling with its political identity, where some sense an opportunity. plaid cymru sees this brexit election as a chance to sell its vision. although most people here voted to leave the eu, it wants wales to remain as an independent nation. we want to be at the heart of europe, on our own terms, in our own right, standing proud. the party's manifesto calls for another referendum on eu membership. it also pledges thousands ofjobs from green energy projects like tidal lagoons and wind farms. and it offers an extra £35 a week for every child in a low—income family. as it sets out ideas for the future, plaid has been drawing on the past and talking about wales as a country once rich in natural resources like coal, which has been stripped of its assets and left in poverty. it's demanded reparation payments to be made after decades of what th

harry wilson and wales benefited 2—0. that sucked the nerves out of them, there were chances for a third but the job was done or at least part one. hungary on tuesday will be decisive. northern ireland know their manager michael 0'neill will be leaving them, but first, he has something he wa nts to them, but first, he has something he wants to finish all the luck wales, northern ireland are guaranteed a spotin northern ireland are guaranteed a spot in the play—offs. so why not have a go against the netherlands? you never know your luck. the referee had a penalty. the captain and owner of 116 caps... anyone can miss them. incredible! it felt as crucial as it did crawl as the netherlands pushed on in the second half. 0nly rarely but controlling you completely. they only needed a draw to reach the finals. northern ireland needed more. but they wouldn't get another chance. despite denying the dutch, they must make do with the play—offs. for those games at least, 0'neill will still be there by their side. scotland will als

in the past few hours tare new south wales mid north coast that's north of sydney meanwhile a huge army of emergency personnel remain on standby with some 20000 firefighters police and soldiers as world ready to move in if necessary and this area has $6000000.00 people at the affected area sydney of course a huge city it's under threat can you tell us more you started talking about the precautions being taken what's being done for the rural areas and could this affect sydney. well that's the big question at the moment so far it appears sydney minded dogs don't bullets so to speak but no one could be certain there was a bushfire on the outskirts of sydney a report of an hour or 2 ago but that was quickly extinguished as you say city is a big city it's got 5000000 people living there and a lot of people are very very concerned about the possibility of fires moving in from the blue mountains where there's a lot of lot of forest and also from the north and the self where there are vast areas of national park and if those fires all of those parts of the city or the outs outlying areas were i

when it felt -- grip on wales until this year. when it felt —— fell to third place in the elections. just a wobble or a turning tide, it is constituencies like this that should be the test. what will swing it? martin says the environment would normally be his number one issue, but not this time. that is better. his wife is german so that is better. his wife is german so there is something else on his line —— mind. so there is something else on his line -- mind. this election is about brexit by what dealer politicians say. bridgend voted to leave the eu in 2016. what has followed has frustrated people on both sides. joe says she is a floating vote and wa nts says she is a floating vote and wants politics to move on. nothing has been done really about our economy and looking at the nhs, looking at the homeless, all the other issues we have got in this country. everything seems to have gone on stand still. for more than three decades, this constituency like most of wales has been solid labour territory. but the opinion polls