14/11/2015 BBC Wales Today

The First Minister says Wales stands in solidarity with the people

of France tonight, following the terror attacks in Paris which have

Carwyn Jones says its unclear yet if there are any casualties

from Wales but has warned - that could be a possibility.

The Senedd in Cardiff Bay was lit with the colours of the French flag

tonight to demonstrate Wales' solidarity with France.

During the day, flags flew at half mast on all

Earlier in day the First Minister had joined David Cameron's emergency

It's an attack on all decent people regardless of

their religion or whether they have no religion because these terrorists

don't act in the name of any religion, all they deliver is murder

He said it was unclear whether people from Wales had been hurt.

We must prepare ourselves that there may be casualties

It early to tell whether that is the case and perhaps we should be ready

for that. The Secretary of State for Wales treated... The Muslim Council

of Wales for wheels caused the attacks an affront for humanity. It

is nothing to do with Islam. It is a terrorist group who are using the

word Islam and using religion for their own political ends.

As the authorities in Paris, began the grim task

of trying to identify the dead, others told of their lucky escape.

Seiriol Hughes from Caernarfon was watching the football match

He did not realise the significance of a loud bang until much later.

We were oblivious to it in the stadium.

We could only exit through certain sides of the stadium.

The queues for the train, something must have triggered

Welsh government say security here is constantly under review.

Britain continues to be at a heightened state of security alert

and Carwyn Jones said that is unlikely to change for the time

being but he is asking the public for extra vigilance.

The day's other news now and there are warnings tonight

for people to be alert and prepared for possible flooding

especially over parts of North Wales tonight and into tomorrow.

Natural Resources Wales officials were in St Asaph earlier

The important thing is to be aware of weather forecasts

Our website is updated every quarter of an hour.

That will give you information about the risk to the area you are in.

We're working very closely with flood wardens in local areas so they

We'll have a full weather forecast in a few minutes.

The leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats has told

a party conference that voters should reject the Welsh Labour

government because they only listen to vested interests.

Speaking in Swansea, Kirsty Williams said the Lib Dem

group in the assembly has been punching above its weight.

A new research team - based at Swansea University -

is hoping to tackle the rise in diabetes in Wales.

For the first time, experts from across the country are

joining together with the aim of improving research of the condition,

which its estimated effects around 7 percent of the Welsh population.

Rob from Cardiff was first diagnosed with type two diabetes 12 years ago.

It was a discovery which meant big changes to

I have to be really careful about what I eat, I have to take

my medication every day, I test my blood sugars everyday.

Every time I drive, I have to check my blood sugars to

make sure they are high enough so that I do not hypo while driving.

It is not clear what led to his diabetes.

Unlike many of those diagnosed with the condition, he is not obese.

That highlights the complexities of the research unit which has

benefited from Welsh Government funding will aim to tackle.

About 7% of people in Wales have diabetes.

Various areas of expertise already exist in Wales.

What we're trying to do is pull together everybody who can take part

in these initiatives and get more bangs for the buck.

It is estimated that diabetes costs the health service close

So should the unit prove a success,

it might not be just public health that benefits but spending as well.

Rugby and in the European Challenge Cup -

the Cardiff Blues got their campaign off to a winning start in Italy.

They ran in 7 tries on their way to a 50 points to 9 -

In the Champions Cup - the Scarlets kick-off at Northampton

Football and in League Two - Newport County came away

from their trip to Accrington with a point - 2-2 the final score there.

A good day for Wrexham at the Racecourse who put four past

Gateshead on their way to a win in the National League.

The BBC's annual Children in Need appeal had raised more than ?1.6

million in Wales by the end of last night's televised programme.

The figure was more than ?300,000 up on the total last year.

The UK-wide total had reached more than ?37 million.

Back to the weather and there are 20 flood alerts

in place across Wales tonight - let's get a full forecast now -

It has been a wet and blustery day, heavy bouts of wind.

An amber warning for rain in parts of the North.

That is all because of former Hurricane Kate, bringing

More rain, heavy at times, following storm Abigail yesterday.

If you are out and about, there will be some flooding issues tonight.

More heavy rain in the north, especially Snowdonia, Denbighshire.

Further south and east, the rain will be more patchy.

But more rain to come tomorrow from the West.

Heavy bouts of rain, especially on the hills and there

Again very mild, between 14 and 15 Celsius with

On Monday, a bit of a respite, some showers at some sunshine.

Occasional rain for the rest of the week.

A reminder of our main story again this evening.

The First Minister Carwyn Jones says its unclear yet if there are any

casualties from Wales caught up in the Paris attacks but has warned

Tonight - the Senedd building has been lit up in the colours of the

tricolour as a mark of solidarity with the people of France.

I'll be back with our next update tomorrow evening

at 10 past 6 - that's Wales Today - enjoy your evening.

We will leave you with some images of the capital this