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Welcome to Wales Today, tonight's headlines. | :00:00. | :00:00. | |
Is Wales' voice being heard after the Brexit vote? | :00:00. | :00:07. | |
The First Minister tells a summit of British and Irish leaders any | :00:08. | :00:09. | |
future deal should be ratified by all four UK Parliaments. | :00:10. | :00:19. | |
One of the issues we are working to emphasise is that deal with the | :00:20. | :00:27. | |
situation following the referendum and work together to develop | :00:28. | :00:30. | |
stability and prosperity for the future. | :00:31. | :00:33. | |
Also tonight: A Swansea teenager has died on a 500 mile cycle | :00:34. | :00:36. | |
We definitely have the scenery, and sometimes the weather , | :00:37. | :00:41. | |
but should we be doing more to sell Wales to the world's tourists | :00:42. | :00:45. | |
And there'll be more Welsh women than men representing Great Britain | :00:46. | :00:50. | |
at next month's Olympics, we'll be catching-up with one | :00:51. | :00:52. | |
athlete who hopes her route to a medal at Rio will | :00:53. | :00:55. | |
All four of the UK's parliaments should approve any deal | :00:56. | :01:16. | |
on the UK leaving the EU, that's the message | :01:17. | :01:19. | |
from the First Minister, Carwyn Jones, tonight. | :01:20. | :01:22. | |
He was speaking after leaders including Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon | :01:23. | :01:25. | |
travelled to Cardiff for what was dubbed | :01:26. | :01:27. | |
an extraordinarily summit of the British and Irish Council. | :01:28. | :01:30. | |
That Westminster and Brussels listen to what the UK's devolved | :01:31. | :01:35. | |
But is Wales's voice truly being heard? | :01:36. | :01:40. | |
Our political correspondence, Arwyn Jones, has this report. | :01:41. | :01:45. | |
The British people have spoken, and the answer is we are out. | :01:46. | :01:50. | |
It's been four weeks since that momentous decision was taken. | :01:51. | :01:53. | |
Since then a Prime Minister has resigned and another in stores. | :01:54. | :01:57. | |
In Scotland there is talk of a second referendum | :01:58. | :01:59. | |
on independence, and Irish reunification is being mooted. | :02:00. | :02:03. | |
Today the Welsh government welcomed the leaders of different parts | :02:04. | :02:07. | |
of the British Isles, who together, said that | :02:08. | :02:10. | |
in Brexit they were facing their greatest challenge yet. | :02:11. | :02:14. | |
Despite assurances from the Prime Minister, Theresa May, | :02:15. | :02:17. | |
this afternoon they were all agreed that their voices needed | :02:18. | :02:19. | |
Today's discussions were hugely helpful in identifying | :02:20. | :02:23. | |
the challenges that exist for all of us as administrations. | :02:24. | :02:28. | |
Those challenges are slightly different for us all. | :02:29. | :02:31. | |
But, one of the issues we were keen to emphasise is that we deal | :02:32. | :02:35. | |
with the situation that has occurred following the referendum, | :02:36. | :02:40. | |
and look to work together in order to develop stability | :02:41. | :02:42. | |
Immediately after last month's vote Scotland's First Minister toured | :02:43. | :02:50. | |
the corridors of power in Brussels shaking hands, and | :02:51. | :02:53. | |
For Wales concerns have been raised that EU officials refused to meet | :02:54. | :03:00. | |
So does Scotland have the same problem? | :03:01. | :03:03. | |
Is that your experience and the experience of your | :03:04. | :03:05. | |
And where does that leave your attempts to have separate | :03:06. | :03:10. | |
It's absolutely essential that we have discussions | :03:11. | :03:16. | |
and negotiations with EU officials, both in terms of the institutions | :03:17. | :03:21. | |
and, in due course, with other members states as well. | :03:22. | :03:24. | |
We will be seeking to make sure we take forward both of those tracts | :03:25. | :03:27. | |
as we do everything we can to protect our position. | :03:28. | :03:32. | |
Whatever the various deals being done by individual leaders, | :03:33. | :03:34. | |
the message from Westminster is clear, they will | :03:35. | :03:37. | |
These negotiations are extremely complicated, it will be the UK | :03:38. | :03:43. | |
Cabinet that ultimately negotiates on behalf of the United Kingdom. | :03:44. | :03:49. | |
Today, though, it is important to gather information and concerns | :03:50. | :03:51. | |
Each of the leaders today came here with a different | :03:52. | :03:57. | |
Scotland wants to remain part of the European Union | :03:58. | :04:00. | |
For politicians in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, | :04:01. | :04:05. | |
how to deal with the border between the two countries which now | :04:06. | :04:08. | |
divide the UK from the EU, and for Wales, and Carwyn Jones | :04:09. | :04:13. | |
the First Minister, the issue was very much about money. | :04:14. | :04:16. | |
When each of the leaders were asked if they trusted the UK Government | :04:17. | :04:19. | |
to maintain the level of funding which came in EU grants the answer | :04:20. | :04:22. | |
The UK Government insists these are early days with plenty of time | :04:23. | :04:29. | |
But just under a month since the vote, what Brexit means | :04:30. | :04:35. | |
A 16-year-old pupil from Bishop born Catholic school in Swansea has died | :04:36. | :04:42. | |
Michael Cura was taking part in a 560 mile cycle | :04:43. | :04:49. | |
ride through the country with his classmates. | :04:50. | :04:51. | |
Our reporter, Abigail Neal, is that the school for us tonight. | :04:52. | :04:54. | |
Thank you. This is the Catholic school where 16-year-old Michael | :04:55. | :05:11. | |
Cura was a pupil. He and 28 classmates that after ten days ago | :05:12. | :05:16. | |
to undertake a bike rides to the Spanish holy city of Santiago de | :05:17. | :05:20. | |
Compostela. It is understood that was a 560 mile cycle route which the | :05:21. | :05:28. | |
school had told parents they would be cycling around 60 miles a day. It | :05:29. | :05:32. | |
is thought that the group were nearing the end of the trip. We | :05:33. | :05:36. | |
don't know the details of how Michael died, the school has said it | :05:37. | :05:40. | |
was not the result of an accident or an involvement of any other pupil. | :05:41. | :05:45. | |
They have cited medical reasons and that staff tried to help, by the | :05:46. | :05:49. | |
time the emergency helicopter arrived he had already died. | :05:50. | :05:54. | |
From what we have learned Michael was a part of the Roman Catholic | :05:55. | :05:59. | |
community here in Swansea. He was an altar boy at the Sacred Heart | :06:00. | :06:03. | |
Church. The parish priest there has said that he is saddened and shocked | :06:04. | :06:08. | |
to hear of this loss. He called Michael a fun loving, caring and | :06:09. | :06:14. | |
committed by. It is understood they held a special Mass for the family | :06:15. | :06:17. | |
this morning before they flew out to Spain. Thank you. | :06:18. | :06:18. | |
A 25 old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder | :06:19. | :06:22. | |
David Nicholas Davies, from Clynnog Fawr, appeared before | :06:23. | :06:25. | |
Emma Baum was found dead with severe head injuries at her home | :06:26. | :06:29. | |
David Nicholas Davies arrived at court from Caernarfon Police Station | :06:30. | :06:36. | |
a number of uniformed officers were positioned around the building | :06:37. | :06:40. | |
22 year old Emma Baum's body was found with severe head | :06:41. | :06:45. | |
Witnesses reported hearing a woman shouting close to the terraced | :06:46. | :06:50. | |
property at Penygroes in the early hours. | :06:51. | :06:53. | |
Police officers were sent to the area but found nothing | :06:54. | :06:55. | |
suspicious, however her body was discovered at 10:45. | :06:56. | :06:59. | |
The matter has been referred to the Independent Police | :07:00. | :07:01. | |
Officers remain in the village to reassure residents. | :07:02. | :07:05. | |
A woman who'd been questioned on suspicion of perverting | :07:06. | :07:07. | |
the course of justice and assisting an offender has been | :07:08. | :07:10. | |
He appeared in the dock wearing a grey sweater showing little emotion. | :07:11. | :07:25. | |
He spoke to confirm his name and address, there was no application | :07:26. | :07:29. | |
for bail and was told he will be remanded in custody to appear next | :07:30. | :07:30. | |
remanded in custody to appear next Tuesday. | :07:31. | :07:35. | |
A postmortem examination has been carried out as part | :07:36. | :07:38. | |
of an investigation into the death of a soldier following an army | :07:39. | :07:41. | |
26-year-old Corporal Joshua Hoole, from Lockerbie in Scotland, | :07:42. | :07:44. | |
had just completed the eight mile route when he collapsed | :07:45. | :07:46. | |
The MoD has confirmed that another soldier in Brecon was admitted | :07:47. | :07:52. | |
to hospital on the same day, but has since been discharged. | :07:53. | :07:54. | |
He wasn't on the same march as Corporal Hoole. | :07:55. | :08:00. | |
The Welsh government has approved plans for a wind | :08:01. | :08:02. | |
turbine farm near Felindre in the Swansea valleys. | :08:03. | :08:06. | |
The ?52 million development on Mynydd y Gwair has faced strong | :08:07. | :08:09. | |
opposition from local people who described it as a vital | :08:10. | :08:11. | |
The scheme goes ahead after three public enquiries. | :08:12. | :08:16. | |
There is a potential for over 100 jobs associated | :08:17. | :08:25. | |
with the construction, but as you can see from the event | :08:26. | :08:28. | |
today there are over 140 businesses that are interested in contracting | :08:29. | :08:32. | |
The Welsh government should do more to attract | :08:33. | :08:40. | |
American tourists to Wales, given the strength of the dollar | :08:41. | :08:42. | |
against the pound since the UK's vote to leave the EU. | :08:43. | :08:47. | |
That's according to Conservative AM, Russell George. | :08:48. | :08:49. | |
Tourism operators say they hope the weak pound will also convince | :08:50. | :08:51. | |
more of us to stay in Wales for a holidays this year, | :08:52. | :08:55. | |
With the school is now broken up holiday-makers in Ceredigion | :08:56. | :09:04. | |
were making the most of the fine weather this morning. | :09:05. | :09:07. | |
After the pound plunged following the UK brought in to leave | :09:08. | :09:10. | |
the EU tourism operators are now reporting record-breaking numbers | :09:11. | :09:14. | |
of bookings and enquiries over the past few weeks. | :09:15. | :09:18. | |
He believes it is down to a number of factors. | :09:19. | :09:24. | |
With the weaker pound it makes people think twice | :09:25. | :09:26. | |
about going abroad, also, they raise so much uprising | :09:27. | :09:29. | |
and trouble in countries that are traditional holiday | :09:30. | :09:33. | |
The short-term, is good for us, in terms of a weak pound, | :09:34. | :09:38. | |
getting people to stay and attracting people from abroad. | :09:39. | :09:43. | |
Straight after Brexit sterling sank to its lowest | :09:44. | :09:45. | |
And a weak pound still means that if you are holidaying abroad | :09:46. | :09:50. | |
this summer you will be paying more for everything from a cup | :09:51. | :09:53. | |
So for those people who haven't booked their holidays yet, | :09:54. | :09:58. | |
will they be tempted to stay in this country? | :09:59. | :10:00. | |
But there are concerns about the future impact Brexit | :10:01. | :10:04. | |
Brexit poses many challenges and considerable uncertainty | :10:05. | :10:07. | |
because we don't know what sort of regulations will be | :10:08. | :10:10. | |
retained or removed insofar as free movement of people, | :10:11. | :10:14. | |
Karsten is from Germany, he is a keen photographer and has | :10:15. | :10:25. | |
decided to spend his two-week vacation in Wales, even though | :10:26. | :10:28. | |
he booked before Brexit he thinks German holiday-makers will be | :10:29. | :10:31. | |
attracted by the weak pound and what Wales has to offer | :10:32. | :10:34. | |
from its scenery to hotels and restaurants. | :10:35. | :10:38. | |
If you look through the window, you see blue skies and Green green. | :10:39. | :10:43. | |
Tourism is a multi-billion pound industry for Wales, there are no | :10:44. | :10:49. | |
cause for the Welsh government to capitalise on the exchange rate, | :10:50. | :10:52. | |
I think, typically, the Welsh government needs to focus | :10:53. | :10:58. | |
on the North American market, we know from past experience that | :10:59. | :11:01. | |
that particular market stay longer and spend more money. | :11:02. | :11:03. | |
Due to the exchange rate against the dollar I think | :11:04. | :11:07. | |
Wales's football success at the euros has also boosted | :11:08. | :11:13. | |
the country's profile right across the world. | :11:14. | :11:16. | |
More tourists are expected this summer, and will make the most | :11:17. | :11:19. | |
Still to come before 7pm, two weeks before she heads | :11:20. | :11:27. | |
for the Rio Olympics we'll be hearing from sailor Hannah Mills, | :11:28. | :11:30. | |
one of 15 Welsh women hoping to make a splash for Team GB. | :11:31. | :11:36. | |
And Gareth Hughes was Wales's first Hollywood star, | :11:37. | :11:38. | |
now the hunt is on to track down his silent masterpiece | :11:39. | :11:41. | |
The UK Government's counter extremism policy is driving a wedge | :11:42. | :11:53. | |
between communities rather than tackling terrorism. | :11:54. | :11:56. | |
That's according to an influential Parliamentary committee which called | :11:57. | :11:58. | |
for an urgent review of the present strategy. | :11:59. | :12:02. | |
It's a view supported by some of Cardiff's Muslim community, | :12:03. | :12:06. | |
with one group has introduced its own approach to | :12:07. | :12:09. | |
The Grangetown district of Cardiff is home to a significant number | :12:10. | :12:20. | |
of the 20,000 Muslims in the Welsh capital. | :12:21. | :12:22. | |
It is here that a handful of high-profile home-grown | :12:23. | :12:24. | |
The Government's Prevent strategy was launched to tackle extremism, | :12:25. | :12:29. | |
and has promised tougher measures to come. | :12:30. | :12:32. | |
But today the influential joint committee on human rights said | :12:33. | :12:35. | |
With the danger is that they undermine the relationship | :12:36. | :12:39. | |
between Muslim communities and the authorities. | :12:40. | :12:42. | |
I think they should review the Prevent strategy. | :12:43. | :12:44. | |
I think they should publish their definitions of extremism, | :12:45. | :12:48. | |
and certainly not try and expect the police | :12:49. | :12:50. | |
to force banning orders, exclusion orders, can't extremism | :12:51. | :12:53. | |
orders when the police don't know what they are supposed to be doing. | :12:54. | :13:01. | |
Something the muslin community here agree. | :13:02. | :13:08. | |
Youth worker Sally has been involved in managing a group of teenagers | :13:09. | :13:15. | |
Some group members were affected by some of the young people who left | :13:16. | :13:19. | |
They work with Prevent, they work with the police, | :13:20. | :13:22. | |
But they feel that there are gaps in education that, | :13:23. | :13:26. | |
a lot of the time, policies don't filter down into the community. | :13:27. | :13:29. | |
They wanted to approach it from a community | :13:30. | :13:32. | |
up so that the voice of the community is heard. | :13:33. | :13:34. | |
But the local MP says in Cardiff Prevent has been working well. | :13:35. | :13:39. | |
In my experience has been a positive one, in terms of working | :13:40. | :13:42. | |
with the police, local authority and other partners. | :13:43. | :13:44. | |
Clearly, like any national scheme we need to keep it under review. | :13:45. | :13:50. | |
The report does ask very important questions, not least around | :13:51. | :13:53. | |
The Government has promised a new counter-extremism Bill, | :13:54. | :14:01. | |
when it comes it is hoped the measured it proposes | :14:02. | :14:04. | |
don't alienate those vital for its success. | :14:05. | :14:08. | |
50 years ago today 15 people including four children drowned | :14:09. | :14:11. | |
when a ferry sank in the Mynydd y Gwair estuary. | :14:12. | :14:15. | |
The Prince Of Wales was nearing the end of a trip from Barmouth | :14:16. | :14:18. | |
Half a century on a plaque has been unveiled in their memory. | :14:19. | :14:23. | |
In an estuary in July 66 a ferry votes drag a bridge and sank. There | :14:24. | :14:42. | |
were 42 people on board the Prince of Wales last day. They should hold | :14:43. | :14:46. | |
me have been 36. They had been enjoying a trip along the coast. As | :14:47. | :14:52. | |
the boat cruised towards the jetty at Penmaenpool toll bridge had got | :14:53. | :14:56. | |
into difficulties. Ron Davies who is 82 was there. It was moving fast. | :14:57. | :15:03. | |
The tide swept the boat against the timber work on the bridge, well, it | :15:04. | :15:13. | |
was damaged. It sank in no time. There were people in the water | :15:14. | :15:17. | |
everywhere I could see. I could see a tiled just floating in the water. | :15:18. | :15:26. | |
-- a child. I waded in and got hold of him. Then I saw another one. | :15:27. | :15:35. | |
I got him out as well. Ron and the other people who helped that today | :15:36. | :15:41. | |
saves 27 people. Andrew Green was one of them. Today he returned to | :15:42. | :15:45. | |
see a plaque unveiled in memory of those who didn't make it out of the | :15:46. | :15:51. | |
water. A special moment for him, and the man who may have rescued him. | :15:52. | :15:56. | |
It's emotional. It's nice to have the chance to do this after all this | :15:57. | :16:01. | |
time. It is nice to say thank you to somebody. I thought that he went in | :16:02. | :16:10. | |
the water and would see him again. The disaster led to an enquiry which | :16:11. | :16:14. | |
found that safety standards had not been met. The law was changed as a | :16:15. | :16:20. | |
result. It said everybody who was on these votes had to be insured. They | :16:21. | :16:26. | |
had to be adequate life jackets and belts for them. And more importantly | :16:27. | :16:31. | |
they had to be two people aboard, one for the telling and one for the | :16:32. | :16:34. | |
engine. Half a century on, chance to | :16:35. | :16:38. | |
reflect, say thank you, and ensure what happens in this beautiful | :16:39. | :16:42. | |
To football now, and after some last minute wrangling | :16:43. | :16:45. | |
over the small print, Swansea City has officially been | :16:46. | :16:47. | |
taken over by Americans Stephen Kaplan and Jason Levein. | :16:48. | :16:50. | |
At a press conference this morning - rearranged from yesterday | :16:51. | :16:53. | |
they confirmed they'd bought a 68% share in the club. | :16:54. | :16:56. | |
Better late than never. Today Jason Levy in one of the two majority | :16:57. | :17:10. | |
owners went public. We've bought into a club with an exciting history | :17:11. | :17:18. | |
and a tremendous fan base. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to | :17:19. | :17:22. | |
be part of it. His business partner had to fly back to California for | :17:23. | :17:26. | |
meetings there, but he spoke of their ambitions for the Swans. | :17:27. | :17:31. | |
We'd like to see the club in a better place in five years in terms | :17:32. | :17:35. | |
of improving things on the commercial side. We think we can add | :17:36. | :17:40. | |
some value. In the pitch we'd like to see the club continue to flourish | :17:41. | :17:46. | |
and challenge every season for Comunale, success. | :17:47. | :17:48. | |
So who are the new phrases at the Liberty? Jason is a former attorneys | :17:49. | :17:54. | |
transport agent who has handled big-name clients. He has stakes in | :17:55. | :18:02. | |
major basketball teams. He is currently the manager Jan alone of | :18:03. | :18:06. | |
Washington -based top-flight football team DC United. -- of | :18:07. | :18:13. | |
Washington -based top-flight football team. Stephen is based in | :18:14. | :18:17. | |
Los Angeles and the current vice-chairman of the Memphis | :18:18. | :18:20. | |
grizzlies. So what does this deal actually look like? The American | :18:21. | :18:26. | |
consortium takes over 68% of the club making their majority owners. | :18:27. | :18:31. | |
The next biggest shareholder is the supporters trust which maintains | :18:32. | :18:36. | |
21%. Then there are a number of minority shareholders including the | :18:37. | :18:40. | |
chairman, who Jenkins. Just a stones flow away from the Liberty Stadium | :18:41. | :18:44. | |
you find a number of local teams training throughout the week. So | :18:45. | :18:47. | |
what do local finds make of the change? It could be good for the | :18:48. | :18:54. | |
long-term. I'd like to see the Swans supporters trust being involved as | :18:55. | :18:58. | |
well. Staying involved. It could be extra money for the club. | :18:59. | :19:02. | |
Everything is risky at the moment but I think it's a good thing. Money | :19:03. | :19:08. | |
coming in for the club. I think it could be good. | :19:09. | :19:11. | |
Millions of pounds coming in. This club has a history of making the | :19:12. | :19:16. | |
seemingly impossible possible. It is now hoped the American businessmen | :19:17. | :19:19. | |
can deliver their greatest success yet. | :19:20. | :19:22. | |
Caerphilly's former World Champion Nathan Cleverly has | :19:23. | :19:24. | |
announced he'll challenge Juergen Braehmer for the WBA regular | :19:25. | :19:26. | |
light-heavyweight title in Germany this October. | :19:27. | :19:30. | |
Braehmer has successfully defended his title seven times. | :19:31. | :19:34. | |
Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards has been blocked | :19:35. | :19:37. | |
by the Welsh Rugby Union from taking a coaching role at | :19:38. | :19:39. | |
The WRU had initially agreed to Edwards "gaining experience" | :19:40. | :19:45. | |
in France on an unofficial and occasional basis but said | :19:46. | :19:47. | |
"the scope of the opportunity" had changed. | :19:48. | :19:54. | |
Two weeks today, the Olympic cauldron will be lit inside Rio de | :19:55. | :19:57. | |
Janeiro's Maracana stadium to mark the start of the 2016 Games. | :19:58. | :20:00. | |
For the first time ever Wales is sending more women athletes | :20:01. | :20:03. | |
than men to the Olympics, as Rhiannon Wilkins reports. | :20:04. | :20:14. | |
The sunshine of real beckons for 24 Welsh athletes this summer. 15 of | :20:15. | :20:22. | |
them are women. Among them is Jasmine Joyce. How is it going? | :20:23. | :20:30. | |
Good. Back home in Saint Davids after it was announced a few days | :20:31. | :20:34. | |
ago that she had made it as the only Welsh woman in the 12 strong Team | :20:35. | :20:38. | |
GB. It will be a due before the entire squad. Rugby sevens has | :20:39. | :20:43. | |
recently gained a spot for the first time. I just had to pinch my skin | :20:44. | :20:49. | |
and think, wow, I am the first Olympic athlete from where I live. | :20:50. | :20:55. | |
Everyone is so proud. Mum and dad had put Olympic flags outside the | :20:56. | :20:59. | |
house, the Welsh flag, it is amazing to come home before I go. Unlike | :21:00. | :21:05. | |
sevens failing has been completed since the very beginning. Hannah | :21:06. | :21:11. | |
Mills from Penarth won silver in 2012 and hope she can do one better. | :21:12. | :21:16. | |
There has been a lots more thorough preparation by London in terms of | :21:17. | :21:20. | |
having more time. In that respect I feel very confident. It is failing | :21:21. | :21:26. | |
at the end of the day and the winds do what the winds want to do, all we | :21:27. | :21:32. | |
can do is be the best team we can be an support each other. Hopefully we | :21:33. | :21:37. | |
can upgrade to a gold medal. Two weeks from now the Olympics will be | :21:38. | :21:43. | |
setting sail in Rio DJ Nero. We have a new generation of athletes flying | :21:44. | :21:46. | |
the Welsh flag and hoping for medals that will make history. | :21:47. | :21:48. | |
And later this evening Seren Bundy Davies will | :21:49. | :21:50. | |
run in the 400 metre at the London Anniversary Games, | :21:51. | :21:53. | |
as she steps up her preparations for Rio. | :21:54. | :21:55. | |
The 21 year old is Wales' only track and field athlete who'll | :21:56. | :21:57. | |
A dry and sunny day for most, what does the weekend | :21:58. | :22:02. | |
We have had some isolated showers today especially across parts of | :22:03. | :22:17. | |
Pembrokeshire. But Sue tonight those showers will continue to clear and | :22:18. | :22:21. | |
we've got some sunny spells to look forward to through the night. When | :22:22. | :22:28. | |
the sun sets, clear skies and mist and fog forming. The weekend feels | :22:29. | :22:33. | |
warm as we head to Saturday and Sunday, the potential for sunny | :22:34. | :22:38. | |
spells but persistent rain by Sunday. This is the satellite | :22:39. | :22:42. | |
picture showing settled cloud across Wales. There were lovely breaks in | :22:43. | :22:47. | |
the cloud as well with sunny spells and sneaky showers which are | :22:48. | :22:51. | |
clearing now. Clear skies overnight with mist and fog patches. It is a | :22:52. | :22:59. | |
mild night, no blue van around 13,000. A brief break from any | :23:00. | :23:03. | |
weather systems tomorrow, but there is another waiting out in the wings. | :23:04. | :23:09. | |
A beautiful start to Saturday morning with sunny spells. The | :23:10. | :23:13. | |
clouds started to increase from the west as we go through the day. A | :23:14. | :23:19. | |
little bit of rain for parts of Pembrokeshire and Anglesey. Further | :23:20. | :23:22. | |
inland the best of the brightness with temperatures up to about 22 | :23:23. | :23:28. | |
Celsius. As the rain moves in it will fizzle away. Further inland we | :23:29. | :23:34. | |
stage I. We see mist and fog forming again with possible. Temperatures | :23:35. | :23:41. | |
ranging from 14 to 16 Celsius. Light winds. That will change a little bit | :23:42. | :23:49. | |
as we head into Sunday, but it is not a total wash-out. Some sunshine, | :23:50. | :23:53. | |
especially in the East with rain spreading to path of the Northwest | :23:54. | :23:57. | |
and slowly but surely pushing south-eastwards. That far south east | :23:58. | :24:02. | |
corner gets the best of the temperatures. The start of next week | :24:03. | :24:08. | |
is looking dry, still feeling warm. Have a lovely weekend. | :24:09. | :24:09. | |
Born in Llanelli in 1894, Gareth Hughes moved to America | :24:10. | :24:14. | |
and found fame in silent movies, rubbing shoulders with | :24:15. | :24:17. | |
the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Rudolph Valentino. | :24:18. | :24:20. | |
Now, the hunt is on to track down his most famous film, released | :24:21. | :24:23. | |
His star shone bright in the golden age of silent movies. | :24:24. | :24:38. | |
The son of a tin plate worker, Gareth Hughes left Wales to find | :24:39. | :24:41. | |
fame as an actor and Hollywood embraced him with open arms. | :24:42. | :24:46. | |
He had the looks, he had the talent, he was an A list celebrity. | :24:47. | :24:53. | |
Gareth Hughes made no fewer than 46 films between 1918 and 1931 | :24:54. | :24:57. | |
and at the height of his fame he was earning $2,000 | :24:58. | :25:01. | |
a week, that's about ?20,000 in today's money. | :25:02. | :25:05. | |
Quite simply, he was the toast of Hollywood. | :25:06. | :25:09. | |
In 1921 he was handpicked by the author of Peter Pan, | :25:10. | :25:12. | |
JM Barrie, to appear in this film adaptation of his novel Sentimental | :25:13. | :25:18. | |
Gareth played the title role and the film proved a huge success. | :25:19. | :25:23. | |
But today, all that remains of that movie are a handfull | :25:24. | :25:26. | |
of tantalsing stills, the film itself has been | :25:27. | :25:30. | |
Now Gareth's biographer, Stephen Lyons, says he believes | :25:31. | :25:34. | |
that those missing reels of film may well be out there, waiting | :25:35. | :25:40. | |
There is a great chance that there is a copy of Sentimental Tommy | :25:41. | :25:56. | |
somewhere in some foreign archive, some foreign library because films | :25:57. | :26:00. | |
were shown all around the world. They sometimes turn up in other | :26:01. | :26:05. | |
countries. Films were sent out to Armed Forces. It is perfectly | :26:06. | :26:08. | |
feasible that there is one out there. | :26:09. | :26:08. | |
Sentimental Tommy is just one of thousands of silent films made | :26:09. | :26:12. | |
Back then Hollywood was churning out movies to make a quick buck. | :26:13. | :26:22. | |
For most film-makers it was a day's work. You turned up, shot the film | :26:23. | :26:29. | |
and the following day you moved onto the next one. There was an endless | :26:30. | :26:36. | |
process. Most film-makers in the industry didn't regard preservation | :26:37. | :26:38. | |
As silent movies made way for talkies, Gareth's | :26:39. | :26:40. | |
After losing much of his wealth in the Wall Street Crash he stepped | :26:41. | :26:45. | |
back from filmmaking and in later life swapped Hollywood | :26:46. | :26:47. | |
for the Nevada desert where he became a priest. | :26:48. | :26:49. | |
He died in 1965, and these days is all but forgotten. | :26:50. | :26:52. | |
But that could change if Sentimental Tommy, | :26:53. | :26:56. | |
his silent masterpiece reappears , the film he was most proud of, | :26:57. | :27:00. | |
and which turned this budding actor from Llanelli into a Hollywood star. | :27:01. | :27:11. | |
At almost 7pm today's headlines. Police in Germany say there have | :27:12. | :27:20. | |
been multiple casualties at a shooting in Munich. A major security | :27:21. | :27:24. | |
operation is underway. Reports suggest they could be more than one | :27:25. | :27:30. | |
attacker. And all four of UK's Parliament should approve any deal | :27:31. | :27:34. | |
on the UK leaving the EU, according to the First Minister Carwyn Jones. | :27:35. | :27:38. | |
He was speaking after hosting leaders of the British and Irish | :27:39. | :27:42. | |
Council. Have a good evening. Goodbye. | :27:43. | :27:47. |