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some of the people there last night wore balaclavas while others were seen breaking up paving slabs to hurl at officers. south wales police and crime commissioner alun michael says up to a dozen officers may have been injured — i'll speak to him shortly. lots of this was captured and shared on social media so we'll try and get to the bottom of what happened and why. what do you want to tell us, we will try to get the bottom of some of it. that is your first hour. this is the nation's phone and now he is the news. south wales police and crime commissioner says two teenagers are beli...

They did. years ago there was a lot of manual work and apprenticeships, the lads _ of manual work and apprenticeships, the lads coming out of school. hard physical— the lads coming out of school. hard physicaljobs that gave them an opportunity to burn off energy but also it _ opportunity to burn off energy but also it gave them a skill, trade, pride. _ also it gave them a skill, trade, pride. a — also it gave them a skill, trade, pride, a sense of self discipline and respect for others that they were _ and respect for others that they were working with. all of that manual — were working ...

No quality of life. but unfortunately, control has been lost over drugs and in ely, i know from that police officer i have spoken to, they have lost control, they don't have enough manpower to deal with it and so much stuff with legislation, their hands are tied. but drugs are passing hands, helium, those little silver bottles you find lying everywhere. people are taking everything, it frightens me. they don't know what the future is going to be like, they are ruining themselves. nobody will be told, there is so frustration, easy money to be made in drugs. not enoughjobs that would interest pe...

Emma, rightly. _ morning. the problem is, as you say, emma. rightly. a _ morning. the problem is, as you say, emma, rightly, a small— morning. the problem is, as you say, emma, rightly, a small element - morning. the problem is, as you say, emma, rightly, a small element give| emma, rightly, a small element give such a bad reputation to an area when the vast majority of people are law—abiding and decent and like we are hearing from you, so upset about what has happened?— are hearing from you, so upset about what has happened? well, yes. 99% of ely generally — what has happened? well, y...

Experienced a tragedy. however, it appears that things kicked off with appears that things kicked off with a number of people coming together, and violence which resulted in probably about a dozen police officers being injured. fortunately, none of them with life—threatening injuries. i hesitate to use the word cause for any of this. there do seem to have been rumours on social media because for instance there had been a police chase of the two youngsters and that it was not the case. but in any event, that would not be a cause or a reason for the sort of violence we saw, which was very frig...