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An influx of Black Friday shoppers to Cardiff prompted a shopping centre to ask visitors to wait outside as it managed social-distancing.

St David's Cardiff tweeted it was busy and shoppers may have to wait to be let in as

Meanwhile, Transport for Wales said it would use extra staff this weekend after a rise in anti-social behaviour.

It said passenger numbers had been increasing since the end of the firebreak lockdown on 9 November.

Last weekend almost 200 people were refused travel by its staff for not wearing a face covering, anti-social behaviour or for being unfit to travel, it said.

It said more than 2,000 people across the network had to be asked to put on a face covering - a legal requirement on all public transport in Wales.

It urged people to plan ahead, check travel advice and make use of its recently-launched to avoid busy periods.

It comes as police have been granted extra powers, including carrying out random vehicle checks, to ensure people are not breaking Covid-19 rules in Cardiff.

The powers will be in place from 09:00 GMT on Friday until 17:00 on Sunday and people breaching regulations could be fined and told to leave the city, the force said.