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Computer Porn Charge Hell of Innocent Families

Innocent people in Wales have been wrongly accused of having indecent images of children on their home computers, a shocking TV investigation reveals today. Tonight's programme tells how easily unsolicited pornographic pictures can arrive on computer hard drives as a result of computer viruses and 'Trojans'.

S4c Go Live at Royal Welsh

S4c will broadcast daily from the Royal Welsh Centenary Show (July 19-22). There will be live programmes from the showground in Llanelwedd every day on S4C's digital service, S4C digidol. Coverage begins at 10am, with simultaneous webcasting on the S4C website www.s4c.co.uk/sioe. The presentation team includes Dai Jones, Llanilar, Alwyn Sin, Gaynor Davies, Gerallt Pennant and Daloni Metcalfe. Each evening on the analogue service, S4C viewers can see highlights of the day's events with Sulwyn ...

Funding Boost for Sixth Forms

School sixth forms could be safeguarded for up to three years under proposals made by the post-16 training body Elwa. In recent months fears have been expressed about the future of sixth forms by opposition parties and teaching unions because of the decision to let Elwa draft closure recommendations. But tomorrow the body will outline possible options to the National Assembly's education committee that could guarantee the continued funding of sixth-form courses even if they could be provided ...

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Holidaymakers were put on standby yesterday for an imminent baggage- handlers' strike. The action could bring chaos to thousands of summer travellers jetting off from airports including Cardiff International. page 14

'Pig Brother' Makers Try to Cultivate a Little Animal Magic

The makers of Big Brother are working on a new TV show with celebrities working on a farm in one of the most isolated areas in Wales. Ten stars will be stranded on the farm for two months, with no electricity, phones or creature comforts. And they will all have to milk cows, pluck chickens, shear sheep and help animals give birth in the show, dubbed Pig Brother.

Pounds 10m Smokies Bonus

The trade in smokies could be legalised in the near future with a pounds 10m-a-year lift to the British sheep industry. Pressure is growing for the legalisation of the distinctive product as a way of helping animal welfare and safety as well as boosting trade. National Sheep Association chief executive John Thorley is optimistic that a Food Standards Agency report due early next year will open the way to legalisation.

Scrap 'Obsolete' Tracking: Mps

The main system for tracking livestock movements has been branded obsolete and in need of an urgent upgrade. MPs on the Commons' public accounts committee say it is more expensive and less efficient than systems used in other EU states. Under the system individual cattle movements are tracked by the computerised Cattle Tracing System, and movements of batches of cattle, sheep and pigs are recorded on the Animal Movements Licensing System.

Albanian Interest in Welsh Meat

A new export market place for Welsh meat came a step nearer at the weekend following talks at the Royal Show. The Albanian government is considering a trade agreement to import Welsh lamb, beef and pork from a pounds 2.1m abattoir and processing plant at Cwmann, Lampeter. The plans have been put together on behalf of the UK's Department of Trade and Industry by Zenel Hoxha, a special envoy of the King of Albania, and Alf Carter, managing director of the Shrewsbury-based Meat Projects Consulta...

Elin Aims to Develop Managerial Skills of Farming Families

A woman who has spent her whole life in the farming community has been given a new mission - to develop the managerial and entrepreneurial skills of farming families in Anglesey and Denbighshire. Welsh economic development company, Menter a Busnes, has appointed Elin Jones, of Cynwyd, near Corwen, as Agrisgp leader for both counties and she is now busy recruiting members for her first groups.

Anti-Gm Protesters Arrested at Depot

Twenty anti-GM protesters were arrested following demonstrations outside distribution depots belonging to supermarket chain Sainsbury's on Friday. Essex police said eight people were arrested for a range of offences including aggravated trespass, obstruction of the highway and criminal damage outside a depot at Waltham Abbey.

Blacks Looking Good at Stoneleigh

Welsh black Cattle enthusiasts will be focused on the rings at the Royal Show tomorrow and the judging of the NatWest Burke Interbreed Cattle Championship trophies.: Royal of England Welsh Black results:Supreme Champion Seisiog Cymro 61st. Bred by Goronwy Jones a'i Gwmni, Ty Newydd, Nebo, Llanrwst; exhibited by Gwynfryn & Marion Phillips, Dancoed, Cwm Gwaun, Abergwaun. Reserve Supreme Champion Caerynwch Gladys 43rd. Bred by Mr TW Williams, Caerynwch, Dolgellau; exhibited by Ken Hughson & Part...

'Radical' Bbc's Pledge to Connect with Viewer

Cardiff's stranglehold on BBC Wales is to end, its new chairman and director general pledged yesterday. On the day the BBC celebrated 50 years of television news, chairman Michael Grade yesterday said he wanted to capture ITV's role as the broadcaster which best connected with people. Last week, the BBC launched its manifesto for the next 10 years. It included an additional pounds 1bn to be spent outside London.

Potter's Work in the Tv Spotlight

A welsh potter, whose work is on show at many of the world's top galleries, is to feature on a television documentary later this month. Phil Rogers, from Rhayader in Powys, is the subject of the BBC programme to be broadcast from midnight on July 29 as part of a new series for the BBC called Creative Roads. The series of programmes looks at the path various artists have travelled to reach the current point in their career.

Future of Milk Production Comes Under Scrutiny

The main focus of the Conference of European Dairy Farmers held at Carmarthen last weekend understandably was on the aftermath of the EU Mid-Term Review and the future of milk production. Since May, the EU has 10 new member countries with an additional 4.86 million dairy cows and an extra four million people working in the agricultural sector and, at the same time, a whole range of new

Saltmarsh Welsh Lamb Goes Down Well in France

Saltmarsh Welsh lamb has been featuring at the top of the menu at two major events in France recently, which has further boosted the image of our Welsh meat and helped to go some way in furthering relationships with our French neighbours. Firstly, Saltmarsh Welsh lamb was served at a high-profile French event held in honour of the Queen and secondly at Clairefontaine for a HCC-sponsored event.

Affordable Housing Appeal Wins Backing of Welsh Mps

Affordable housing and the need to create a fertile environment for rural business won cross-party support at a CLA briefing of Welsh MPs in Westminster. The Country Land and Business Association's Open House was sponsored by Clwyd West MP, Gareth Thomas, and CLA Wales chairman David Harden, who farms on the Lleyn Peninsula, stressed the need for young people to be able to settle in their locality, creating balanced communities.

Tourism Body's Training Bonanza

Tourism Partnership Mid Wales (TPMW) is celebrating after securing pounds 395,000 to provide local and accessible training support for tourism businesses across Mid Wales. The two-year project, 'Integrating Learning in Tourism' is a partnership between TPMW and Tourism Training Forum for Wales (TTFW). The project aims to facilitate the delivery of a people development programme specifically for tourism businesses.

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'I Remember Seeing the Ground Coming Up, but I Blacked Out

This is the dramatic moment after a Welsh pilot escaped with his life from a plane crash with just seconds to go. Andy Swain, from Pembrokeshire, had been taking part in an air show on Sunday when the plane hit the ground.

Dad Goes Online for Inquiry

The father of Robbie Powell, the 10-year-old who died from a treatable illness missed by doctors, has launched an internet campaign to get an independent public inquiry into his death. Will Powell of Ystradgynlais eventually took Robbie to Morriston Hospital in 1990 after successive doctors failed to spot signs of Addison's disease.