Oral Blog Entry --Domeastic News Headlines

I heard this story on Morning Report on Natioanl Radio on Monday April 30th.

"The main story in the press is that the goverment is looking at ways to tackle truancy numbers. The story says last year an average of 30,000 children a day skipped classes."

Here are three pronunciation features which I noticed.
Consonant to vowel linking--"main", "average of"
Extra liking sound --"at ways"
Weak forms--"at ways", "to classes"