All the traffic, weather, M4, showbiz and sport from across the country on Tuesday, November 24.
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Look ahead at tomorrow's weather
This is the weather forecast from the Met Office:
Rain arriving overnight. Drier but colder to end the week.
The evening starts with some patchy rain in parts but changes to persistent rainfall, heavy at times, as a band of rain moves eastwards. However, this will begin to break up and ease towards the morning. Winds easing. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Rainfall lingers into the morning, moving eastwards, but should clear by midday to allow for some afternoon sunny spells to develop. Chilly despite light winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.
Bake Off winner announced
Peter Sawkins has been named the winner of Great British Bake Off 2020.
Read what he had to say about his win here.
Mum who thinks coronavirus is a hoax sent child to school when they should have been self-isolating
A mum who claims coronavirus is a hoax insisted on sending her child to school when they should have been self-isolating.
The parent, who has not been identified, kept flouting the rules believing the pandemic was a kind of conspiracy - said Neath Port Talbot Council leader Rob Jones.
The local authority chief cited the example a number of instances in the borough where coronavirus deniers are putting people's lives at risk.
He said the government guidelines are not "a Machiavellian plot of some sort" designed to restrict the freedom of individuals.
Desperate taxi drivers earning just £15 for an eight hour shift protest in Cardiff
Taxi drivers have poured into Cardiff pleading for help from the Welsh Government as they say they can no longer support their families.
Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold of the country in March, the taxi trade has plummeted, and now drivers have said travel restrictions and curfews are killing the industry.
While the country has now re-opened after a second fire-break lockdown in late October/early November, and with the festive period well underway, taxi drivers said trade in the capital was still nowhere near where it should be for this time of the year.
Rules that have been agreed by the four nations
These are the rules for Christmas agreed by the four nations:
- Travel restrictions across the four administrations and between tiers will be lifted to provide a window for households to come together between the 23rd and 27th of December.
Up to three households can form an exclusive ‘bubble’ to meet at home during this period. When a bubble is formed it is fixed, and must not be changed or extended further at any point.
Each Christmas bubble can meet at home, at a place of worship or an outdoor public place, but existing, more restrictive rules on hospitality and meeting in other venues will be maintained throughout this period.
Read the joint statement and what Mark Drakeford had to say about the rules here.
BBC boss say Gavin & Stacey will return 'one day'
The BBC's Chief Content Officer, Charlotte Moore, has let it slip that we could see more Gavin & Stacey episodes in the future.
While announcing the network's Christmas programmes on the BBC site, Moore teased fans of Gavin & Stacey - which returned last year to a rapturous welcome and huge viewing figures - and said it was never due to come back in 2020, but, that there's a chance it could be back "one day".
"That wasn't something that was going to happen this year," she said when addressing the BBC's Christmas TV line-up and added: "One day."
Arrest following armed police incident in Cardiff
A spokesperson from SouthWales Police said a 32-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class-A drugs following an armed police incident on Wyeverne Road at around 10am this morning,
Enquiries are continuing.
21 more deaths from Covid in Wales
Twenty-one more people have died in Wales after testing positive for coronavirus and close to 600 new cases of the virus have been confirmed.
According to the latest statistics released by Public Health Wales on Tuesday there have been 595 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Wales – a significant drop on the 892 recorded the previous day.
Including Tuesday's data 73,828 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Wales since the outbreak began while 2,406 people have died.
The infection rate across Wales as a whole now stands at 185.3 per 100,000 population based on the seven days up to November 21, up from 180.9 in the data released on Monday (up to November 20).
The ludicrous time-wasting calls to 999 in Wales
The Welsh Ambulance Service has revealed a list of some of the most ludicrous time-wasting 999 calls it has received in the past 12 months.
Among the ridiculous calls includes someone with onion juice in their eye, a person who thought they had poo in a cut and someone who had trapped their finger in a door.
Wales rugby press conference live
Ross Moriarty has been released from the Wales squad after failing to recover from an ankle injury.
It had been hoped he would recover in time for Wales’ final two matches of the autumn but it’s become clear that won’t happen. Live rugby updates here.
Travellers have set up camp in Cardiff city fields
A number of Travellers have set up camp in Cardiff with caravans taking over Pontcanna Fields car park.
The vehicles have taken up a large portion of the car park, which is run and owned by Cardiff Council. It is thought they arrived over the weekend.
Cardiff Council said they are aware of the encampment and are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Welsh ministers at Cobra meeting to discuss Christmas plan
Welsh ministers will attend a Cobra meeting with the other devolved nations on Tuesday to discuss the plan for Christmas.
Minister for the Cabinet Office Michael Gove will meet with politicians from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to work out a way forward. It is understood that the meeting will take place at 4pm .
GCSE exams in Wales due to take place in January are scrapped
GCSE exams for English literature, Welsh literature, and ICT due to take place in January have been cancelled, Qualifications Wales has announced.
It has already been announced by education minister Kirsty Williams that GCSE, AS- and A-level exams will not take place next summer. But now it has also been confirmed the winter exams will not go ahead either.
Sheep on the M4 warning
There are reports of sheep on the M4.
Traffic Wales say they are on the eastbound carriageway between junction 46 to junction 45.
Traffic officers are on their way.
Three-vehicle accident on Maesteg road
Traffic is at a standstill on the A4063 in Maesteg after a three-vehicle accident.
The crash has happened near the Nicholls Arms and the road is partially blocked between Bridgend and Maesteg.
Affecting bus services 70 and 71.
P&O cruises suspend sailings until April 2021
P&O Cruises has extended the suspension of sailings until April 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The UK’s largest cruise line said the decision was taken because of “current uncertainty around European ports of call”.
The firm had previously cancelled sailings until early next year.
Accident partially blocks Barry road
An accident has partially blocked the A4055 Cardiff Road in Barry.
One car has reportedly hit a wall near the car dealership.
Congestion is back to McDonads.
Seven boys from Cardiff arrested following violent disorder
Two groups of teenagers from different areas of Cardiff were involved in the violent disorder in the city centre at the weekend, police have said.
South Wales Police say seven boys have now been arrested in connection with the incident that left six people in hospital with various injuries including stab wounds and head injuries.
Detectives say two groups of teenagers, from the Grangetown and Rumney areas of the city, some who had come into the city centre armed with knives, were involved. The disorder began in Queen Street at around 9.50pm on Saturday.
Overturned car blocks Newport road
This is the scene of the crash in Newport this morning.
Emergency services are at the scene on Chepstow Road,
The road is currently closed in both directions on the B4237 between the Coldra and Ringwood Avenue due to an overturned car, police have said this morning. Live updates here.
Baby killer dies in prison
The murderer of a one-year-old boy who was serving life in prison for his evil acts has died behind bars.
Andrew Lloyd murdered his girlfriend Rebecca Lewis’s 13-month-old baby son Aaron Gilbert, after subjecting him to a four-week catalogue of brutality back in 2005 in Swansea.
The Prison Service has now confirmed he has died whilst serving his term in prison aged 37.
Accident closes Newport road
Emergency services are dealing with an accident on Chepstow Road in Newport (B4237)
The road is closed in both directions - between The Coldra and Ringwood Avenue.
Gwent Police say diversions are in place which may cause congestion, and are urging people to find alternative routes.
New restrictions could be brought in
It is reported that a new set of restrictions could be brought into Wales to control the rising rate of coronavirus before Christmas.
They would be brought in from December 2 and would be similar to the Tier 3 rules in England, ITV Wales is reporting, though this has not been confirmed by the Welsh Government and discussions on how to proceed are still ongoing. Morning headlines are here.
Overturned vehicle on Pembrokeshire road
An overturned vehicle has blocked the A477 in Pembrokeshire.
It is closed from the roundabout south of Cleddau Bridge at Pembroke Dock and and Sentry Cross, at Scoveston.
The road, including the Cleddau Bridge, has been closed after a vehicle overturned on the Honeyborough Roundabout, affecting traffic between Pembroke and Haverfordwest.
Met Office forecast for Tuesday
it is going to be wet and windy, especially in the north and west. Here is the full forecast for Wales:
A rainy morning for the north and far west but turning largely dry by the afternoon. Often dry but cloudy elsewhere, with the best of any sunny spells in the east. Windy but mild with strong winds in the northwest. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Tonight, through the evening and overnight, a band of rain moves across the country, heavy at times. Rain will largely clear during the early hours, and winds ease. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
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