Saturday, 26 July 2014

Blog Alert for BBC News - Wales, Jul 25, 2014

New Posts to BBC News - Wales on Jul 25, 2014:

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1) Four peregrine falcons found dead
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-28490474#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Four peregrine falcons are found dead in their remote nest with police suspecting foul play.

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2) Banned Williams 'always anti-drugs'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28488908

Sprinter Christian Malcolm defends banned 400m hurdler Rhys Williams and says Welsh athletics does not have a drugs problem.

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3) Cardiff tops satisfaction survey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-28479687#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Cardiff beats London, Manchester and Glasgow as the place where residents feel the most satisfied to live, a Europe-wide survey finds.

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4) Nine rescued from sandbank by RNLI
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-28496829#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Nine people, including four children, are rescued after getting cut off on a sandbank by an incoming tide at Rhyl.

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5) Sir Tom helps resort stay on song
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-28482823#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Sir Tom Jones is performing at a Colwyn Bay music festival which is expected to boost the local economy by £400,000.

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6) Woolly outfits surprise for statues
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-28487199#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

A trio of statues in Cardiff Bay have found themselves clothed in an unexpected layer of woolly clothes by "guerrilla knitters".

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7) Chicken factory health probe ordered
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28332958#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

An investigation into allegations of hygiene failings at poultry processing factories is ordered by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

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8) Anglesey nuclear reactor approval
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-28483798#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Horizon Nuclear Power welcomes the provisional approval of its chosen nuclear reactor technology at Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey.

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9) 400 attend funeral for poet 'great'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-28487394#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

About 400 people attend the funeral service of Gerallt Lloyd Owen, one of the Welsh language's most prominent poets

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10) Garage lost £25k to fake tanks fraud
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-28480277#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

A Denbighshire garage lost more than £25,000 worth of diesel in just over a week after fraudsters using a van with adapted large fuel tanks targeted it.

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11) Attendance falls at Royal Welsh Show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-28484683#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The number of people attending the Royal Welsh Show falls following two record-breaking years, organisers confirm.

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12) 'Genuine cases' refused blue badges
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-28467451#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

People with genuine disabilities are being refused blue badges for parking following a crackdown to prevent abuse of the system, an AM claims.

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13) Action taken over school performance
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-28486033#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

A Pembrokeshire school is put in special measures after failing to improve enough in the past year.

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14) New hospital emergency unit opens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-28490471#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

A new-look £4.4m emergency unit at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales will lead to improved care, says Health Minister Mark Drakeford.

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15) Cyclist dies after falling from bike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-28483799#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Police are appealing for information following the death of a Cardiff cyclist who fell from his bike in Penarth.

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16) Gavin and Stacey house goes on sale
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/28458120#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

A house in Barry, south Wales, used in BBC show Gavin & Stacey is being sold for £125,000.

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17) Fears over special needs pupils
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-28475583#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Children with special needs in Wales will be worse off than those in England if a new law is passed, a leading education solicitor claims.

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18) VIDEO: No drugs excuses says Dame Tanni
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-28493891#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Athletes who fail drug tests can make no excuses that they did not know what they were taking, says Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.

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19) VIDEO: Cheap drink 'exploits vulnerable'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-28490478#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The drinks industry sometimes exploits vulnerable people by selling alcohol too cheaply, according to the Health Minister Mark Drakeford.

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20) VIDEO: App helps track birds of prey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-28490479#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Technology pioneered in Pembrokeshire is being used to track endangered birds of prey in Africa.

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21) VIDEO: Worry over special needs protection
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-28482822#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Children with special needs in Wales will be worse off than those in England if a new law is passed, a leading education solicitor claims.

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22) Penarth Pier voted best in year
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-28480279#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Penarth's Pier of the Year after £4.2m refurbishment.

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23) Drugs tests adds to Wales Games' woe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-28484685#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

New twist in Wales' stuttering Commonwealth Games campaign

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24) Drink price plan 'would reduce harm'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-28474790#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Plans for a minimum price on alcohol in Wales are backed

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25) Pocket money sees 11% fall, survey finds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-28479321#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Welsh children cry foul over pocket money

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