Summary

  • Two men have been detained by police after videos shared online showed a mass brawl at Ogmore-by-Sea

  • First Minister Mark Drakeford warns that lockdown easing may be stopped if such scenes are repeated

  • Households in Wales could soon be able to form "bubbles" and stay overnight with each other

  • Customers could lose more than £2.5m spent on holidays and events cancelled due to coronavirus, trading standards officers warn

  • Schools in Wales are getting ready to reopen on Monday with measures to ensure social distancing

  • Two more people with coronavirus have died in Wales, Public Health Wales said on Friday

  1. Goodbyepublished at 15:00 BST 26 June 2020

    That's it for today's live page coverage of coronavirus in Wales - here are some of the key points from Friday:

    Thanks for joining us - we'll be back with more live page coverage on Monday.

  2. Bodnant Garden announces July reopeningpublished at 14:57 BST 26 June 2020

    Bodnant Garden in the Conwy Valley is preparing to reopen on 6 July, after more than three months closed due to lockdown.

    Visitors to the 80-acre National Trust site, external will have to apply for a ticket in advance and numbers will be limited to 400 a day. Normally in summer 3,000 people a day would be expected.

    Signs explaining social distancing rules are being put in place and it is hoped that once visitors return, furloughed staff will also be able to come back to work.

    Bodnant general manager William Greenwood said: "We've concentrated on the more formal areas of the garden. We have looked after things that are rare and precious - our important plant collections.

    "I think it's a bit like having a haircut. We're all a bit shaggy at the moment but it will take a few months to get all the gardeners back in place."

    Gardener at work at BodnantImage source, National Trust
  3. Primark's reopening prompts queuespublished at 14:55 BST 26 June 2020

    There were queues outside branches of Primark today as the clothing shop reopened in Wales.

    The company has stores in Cardiff, Newport, Cwmbran, Llanelli, Swansea, Llandudno and Wrexham.

    Shoppers queue outside Primark's Newport branch
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    Shoppers queue outside Primark's Newport branch

  4. MP meets Ogmore-by-Sea residentspublished at 14:54 BST 26 June 2020

    Alun Cairns speaks to residents in Ogmore-by-Sea
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    Alun Cairns speaks to residents in Ogmore-by-Sea

    Vale of Glamorgan MP Alun Cairns has been speaking to residents today following the disorder in Ogmore-by-Sea.

    Videos on social media showed large crowds gathering in the seaside village followed by violent clashes on Thursday evening.

    Some residents told him they believed the gathering had been planned and claimed the authorities had been slow to react.

  5. Daily deaths of people with coronavirus in Walespublished at 14:37 BST 26 June 2020

    The seven-day rolling average of deaths of people with coronavirus in Wales is continuing to fall from its peak in April.

    This graph shows the number of deaths according to the day they occurred, rather than the day they were announced.

    A graph showing the number of coronavirus deaths in Wales
  6. Where in Wales deaths with Covid-19 have occurredpublished at 14:35 BST 26 June 2020

    Public Health Wales has reported two more deaths of people with coronavirus in Wales, although it has kept the cumulative total at 1,497 to correct a double-counting error.

    Suspected Covid-19 deaths in lab confirmed cases graph
  7. Two more people have died with coronaviruspublished at 14:33 BST 26 June 2020

    Two more people with coronavirus have died in Wales, Public Health Wales (PHW) has confirmed.

    However, it kept the cumulative total unchanged at 1,497 saying two deaths had previously been double-counted in error.

    PHW figures also showed there were 65 new cases reported, meaning 15,531 people have tested positive for Covid-19.

    To date, 131,468 individuals have been tested for coronavirus in Wales, with 115,937 testing negative.

    A total of 168,833 tests have been carried out, with some people having been tested more than once.

    PHW publishes daily statistics of deaths, mostly occurring in hospitals, but only when the virus has been confirmed by laboratories.

    The figures for deaths are revised and numbers are added to the correct date retrospectively.

    They do not include deaths of Powys residents in hospitals over the border in England.

    The Office for National Statistics also publishes figures but on a weekly basis. These include all registered deaths, including those in care homes and at home, where Covid-19 is suspected, as well as laboratory-confirmed cases.

  8. Swansea shoppers reminded to social-distancepublished at 14:27 BST 26 June 2020

    South Wales Police says Swansea city centre is busy with shoppers and reminded people to social-distance.

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  9. Ambulance service sees more domestic abuse since lockdownpublished at 14:12 BST 26 June 2020

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    Ambulance crews in Wales have reported an increase in domestic abuse incidents during the coronavirus lockdown.

    It follows a report by Women's Aid that it had seen a 25% increase in calls to its helplines.

    The Welsh Ambulance Service Health Trust chief executive, Jason Killens, said: "We're actively engaged with emergency services and other colleagues across Wales in raising awareness... of the likelihood of increased reporting of safeguarding concerns and how we should respond and signpost people to the support that's available."

    At the outset of the pandemic, the service introduced mental health professionals into its 999 call centres to provide extra support, but those additional staff have now returned to their own organisations.

    Woman at window reconstruction
  10. Shopping centre owner on brink of administrationpublished at 13:49 BST 26 June 2020

    The owner of some of the UK's biggest shopping centres has warned that it is likely to call in administrators.

    Intu, which part-owns the St David's Centre in Cardiff, said it had not reached an agreement in financial restructuring talks with its lenders.

    Its centres - which include the Trafford Centre in Manchester and Lakeside in Surrey - are expected to stay open if it falls into administration, at least in the short term.

    Intu has already warned that longer term some of its centres may close, as it had been struggling even before the coronavirus lockdown forced non-essential retailers to close their doors..

    Braehead Shopping Centre, GlasgowImage source, Jeff J Mitchell
  11. Cardiff Airport prepares for July flightspublished at 13:33 BST 26 June 2020

    Cardiff Airport says it has introduced a number of measures to ensure the safety of staff and customers ahead of the resumption of flying in July.

    They include enhanced cleaning of the airport throughout the day and night, a deep sanitisation before the terminal reopens, more hand sanitiser stations, new protective screens, increased signage and floor markings, and encouraging contactless payment.

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  12. Swansea City urge fans to stay away from stadiumpublished at 13:21 BST 26 June 2020

    A view from the players' tunnel at the Liberty StadiumImage source, PA Media

    Swansea City have urged their fans to stay away from the Liberty Stadium tomorrow when they play their first home game since the football season resumed after lockdown.

    The Swans host Luton Town on Saturday lunchtime but, like all games in the Premier League and Championship, it will be played behind closed doors because of coronavirus.

    A message on the club's website said: "The Liberty Stadium will be in lockdown with no access to supporters in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus and support the new campaign message: ‘When we play, please stay away’."

    Police would be on duty to help club stewards in "controlling the Liberty Stadium footprint", the club added.

    Cardiff City, who played their first behind-closed-doors home fixture against Leeds last Sunday, go to Preston North End on Saturday.

  13. Children can 'safely return to school' in Walespublished at 13:16 BST 26 June 2020

    Health and safety arrangements have been put in place to ensure parents can send children "safely back to school", according to Wales' first minister.

    Mark Drakeford said he had detected a change in the correspondence he has received over the last few weeks with parents increasingly "wanting to be sure that their children will get the best possible opportunity".

    All schools in Wales will reopen on 29 June, but parents who choose not to send their children to school will not be fined.

    But the first minister said it would only be known how many parents are happy to send their children to school when they reopen on Monday.

    Mr Drakeford said: "Enormous efforts have been made over the last three-and-a-half weeks to make sure that everything is put in its place to make sure that schools are safe.

    "We now have all the arrangements in place necessary to give people that confidence.

    "I know the parents have been using this three weeks to contact schools to discuss directly with head teachers the arrangements that schools are making.

    "We'll have to wait to see [how many pupils return to school] because these are parental decisions in the end, but the conditions are there for every parent to be able to send their child safely back to school."

  14. What is a support bubble?published at 13:14 BST 26 June 2020

    A bubble is defined as a group of people with whom you have close physical contact. The idea was first introduced in New Zealand.

    In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, single adults living alone - or single parents whose children are under 18 - can now form a support bubble with one other household.

    The second household can be of any size.

    Currently, nobody who is shielding should join a bubble, but this restriction will be lifted from 6 July in England.

    The independent advisory group Sage has been asked to examine if, when and how people might safely be allowed to expand their bubbles.

    First Minister Mark Drakeford said a decision on introducing bubbles in Wales could be taken next week.

  15. Advice on offer as Cardiff city centre reopens for businesspublished at 13:11 BST 26 June 2020

    Cardiff council has set up welcome points to offer "help and advice" for people coming into the city centre as lockdown restrictions are eased.

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  16. 'Bubbles' decision in Wales due next weekpublished at 13:09 BST 26 June 2020

    Families in Wales may soon be able to "bubble" with another household as part of another easing of the coronavirus lockdown, First Minister Mark Drakeford says.

    He said discussions had taken place within Welsh Government this week, with a decision due early next week.

    In England single people are able to form so-called "bubbles" with another household, allowing them to visit relatives, but this has not been allowed in Wales.

    Mr Drakeford said: “We have had extensive discussions this week inside the Welsh Government on the issue of extended households, whether we would be able to allow two households to come together to form a single household for practical purposes.

    “I hope to be in a position very early next week to reach some conclusions and make some announcements on that.”

    Discussions on allowing outdoor hospitality businesses were ongoing, he added, saying he wanted to see the sector reopen “carefully and safely”.

    “If we are able to come to a conclusion next week, we will let you know,” he told journalists.

  17. Coronavirus cases at Wrexham food factory risepublished at 13:04 BST 26 June 2020

    There are now 166 confirmed cases of coronavirus linked to a food factory in Wrexham, the first minister has said.

    Mark Drakeford told the Welsh Government's daily news briefing 1,000 people linked to Rowan Foods have now been tested.

    It comes as the Welsh Government issued new guidance to the sector following a series of outbreaks.

    Meanwhile there are 204 confirmed cases at the 2 Sisters food processing plant in Llangefni, from 500 tests.

    Cases at Kepak in Merthyr Tydfil appeared to be different, he said, with 33 cases spread over several months.

    Rowan Foods
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    Rowan Foods in Wrexham says it has introduced screens and visors to keep staff safe

  18. Beach brawl 'ugly actions' of 'relatively small group'published at 12:58 BST 26 June 2020

    The "ugly actions" of a few people in a seaside brawl should not "cast a shadow" over the efforts made by the wider population to observe the coronavirus lockdown, Wales' first minister has said.

    Mark Drakeford warned if the scenes which broke out at Ogmore-by-Sea, Vale of Glamorgan last night were repeated, there could be an impact on the Welsh Government's approach to easing restrictions.

    He told journalists: "We must not allow the ugly actions of a relatively small group of people to cast a shadow over the much greater effort that everyone else has made here in Wales.

    "If we were to see some scenes like that last night continuing to happen and, if they were a more general breakdown of the efforts that we all have made, that would inevitably have an impact on our ability to go on, lifting restrictions".

    He added: "I wanted to respond to the actions of the majority of people in Wales, who have shown such a determination to do the right thing.

    "But last night's pictures are a reminder of what happens when things go wrong. And we all have to go on working hard to make sure that that doesn't recur again".

    Mark Drakeford
  19. New grants available for start-up businessespublished at 12:50 BST 26 June 2020

    A new grant scheme worth £5m is being launched in Wales to help start-up companies.

    There has been criticism that schemes to help businesses through the coronavirus crisis have not benefited new enterprises.

    First Minister Mark Drakeford said grants of up to £2,500 will be available for companies that have begun trading in the last year.

    He said the Welsh Government was providing “the most comprehensive package of support for businesses throughout Wales".

  20. Increase in virus cases at food processing plantspublished at 12:46 BST 26 June 2020

    More than 200 cases of coronavirus have now been confirmed at the 2 Sisters food processing plant, First Minister Mark Drakeford says.

    He revealed the latest data as the Welsh Government issued new guidance to the sector after a series of outbreaks.

    Speaking at the daily briefing, he said as well as 204 confirmed cases at the Llangefni plant, there were 166 cases at the Rowan Foods site in Wrexham.

    More than 500 people have been tested at Llangefni and 1,000 at Wrexham, Mr Drakeford said, with public health officials "monitoring carefully" for any signs of community transmission.

    Cases at Kepak in Merthyr Tydfil appeared to be different, the first minister added, with 33 cases spread over several months.

    “The outbreaks are a sobering reminder that coronavirus has not gone away,” he said.

    “It is still here with us in Wales.”

    Mark Drakeford