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12 workers given support after trafficking arrests

British Red Cross volunteers have provided support to 12 workers, after an operation this morning in Flintshire in which four people were arrested in an investigation into human trafficking and the exploitation of workers.

The Red Cross gave practical help, including food and drinks, and emotional support, and volunteers stayed at a rest centre that was set up until alternative arrangements had been made for the people affected.

Reception centres for allegedly-exploited workers

North Wales Police Detective Inspector Dave Speed said: "Four people have been arrested, while the British Red Cross and the Salvation Army have set up reception centres for the workers.”

North Wales Police is working the Serious Organised Crime Agency, The Gangmasters Licensing Authority, the Red Cross and the Salvation Army to look into whether foreign workers in the Deeside area have been trafficked or exploited.

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Flintshire: attempt to refloat Airbus wing ship postponed

The ship earlier this week Credit: ITV News

Efforts to refloat a ship that carries Airbus wings from North Wales to France have been put back for another week.

The Ciudad de Cadiz became stranded on a sandbank on Wednesday, just outside the Port of Mostyn.

"Recent high tides have been lower than predicted so a decision has been taken to postpone refloating the vessel until next Saturday 9th February" said an Airbus spokesperson.

"The vessel remains in a secure and safe position on the sand bank and there is no marine pollution"

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