Welcome to North Wales Live's breaking news blog for August 19, 2019.
We will be bringing you regular updates throughout the day of all the breaking news and sport from across North Wales.
We will have pictures, video, tweets and comments covering the latest North Wales traffic, weather forecasts and anything else.
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Jurgen Klopp happy Liverpool FC avoided 'banana skin' at Southampton
Jurgen Klopp believes winning at Southampton was the best way to celebrate lifting another trophy.
The Reds made light of their midweek exertions, where they travelled to Istanbul and won the Super Cup against Chelsea , to triumph 2-1 on the south coast and record a club-record 11th successive Premier League win.
Traffic - Rhyl
A525 Vale Road Bridge inbound busy but moving at Kinmel Street / High Street (Apollo Traffic Lights).
Traffic - Wrexham
Brook Street inbound busy but moving at A5152 Bridge Street / St Giles Way (Brook Street Lights).
Thick smoke coming from huge industrial estate blaze - latest updates
A huge blaze has taken hold on the Wrexham Industrial Estate.
Firefighters are currently on the scene of the massive fire near the Village Bakery premises.
Drug arrest - Holyhead
Traffic - Wrexham
A483 Wrexham Bypass Southbound busy but moving between A539 J1 (Ruabon) and A5 (Halton Roundabout).
Cofiwch Dryweryn merchandise sparks debate over how to treat the famous slogan
It has been more than 50 years since the iconic words “ Cofiwch Dryweryn “ were painted on the last remaining wall of a ruined cottage in Llanrhystud near Aberystwyth.
But what started as a reference to the flooding of the Welsh-speaking village of Capel Celyn in 1965 has become a phenomenon half a century later.
Rough sleepers living in the homeless capital of North Wales reveal what it's really like
The homeless people living on the streets of the North Wales town with the largest number of rough sleepers have spoken of the violence, the stigma and the hardships they face.
North Wales Live joined a group of volunteers helping rough sleepers in Wrexham to hear firsthand accounts of what life is like for homeless people.
Man in court over knifepoint robberies at shops in Conwy
A man has appeared in court accused of two knifepoint robberies in two days at shops in Conwy county.
Leon Carl Jones, 42, of Beresford Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, did not apply for bail when he appeared at court in Llandudno, and was sent to Caernarfon crown court in custody. He will appear there on September 16.
Former Liverpool FC star Philippe Coutinho set for Barcelona exit
Former Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho is set to finalise his loan move from Barcelona to Bayern Munich imminently.
The player was linked with a move away from Barca for most of the summer, while he was also associated with a late deadline day move to Tottenham .
August bank holiday 2019 benefits payments dates
The end of August marks the last bank holiday of the year.
While many will be welcoming the long weekend, others will be dreading the disruption as the UK slows down for a couple of days.
Safety fears over lollipop patrol cuts - but one county's got rid of them all
A decade of dwindling budgets has seen councils halve the number of lollipop men and women employed across North Wales, new figures have revealed.
While there were at least 147 school patrol staff employed across the region in 2008/09, this figure has been slashed to just 72 in 2019/20.
Pervert was free to roam online dating sites while under investigation over grooming
A sex offender who groomed and abused a teenage girl was free to chat up women on dating sites during the 18 months it took police to bring him to court.
Michael David Jones, 32, was finally sentenced to three years and four months behind bars last week for grooming and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in November 2017.
Incident in Caernarfon
There was an incident overnight in Caernarfon involving the police, ambulance service and firefighters.
Emergency services were called at around 2am to Ffordd Bethel.
A fire service spokesman said they assisted other services with an incident there, but said no further details were available from them at this time.
We will aim to find out more details about this incident as soon as we can.
Weather forecast
Here is what the Met Office has to say about the weather in Wales tomorrow.
A spokesman said:
Cloud and some outbreaks of rain spread eastwards through the morning.
“The rain becomes showery in the afternoon, but the showers may be heavy and possibly thundery in places. Maximum temperature 19 °C.”
Signing in
Good morning. I am Owen Evans and I will be with you until 3pm. If you want to get in touch you can Tweet me @owenevansdp or get me on Facebook (Owen Evans Daily Post). Alternatively you can email me (owen.evans@reachplc.com).
