:00:03. > :00:06.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines.
:00:06. > :00:10.Fewer students get the highest A- level grades - the gap with England
:00:10. > :00:20.is widening - but the Education Minister refuses to accept Wales is
:00:20. > :00:25.
:00:25. > :00:29.falling behind. The reality is we have got an additional 7000 young
:00:29. > :00:32.people who've got the equivalent of an A grade at A-level because they
:00:33. > :00:42.have got the Advanced Diploma in the Welsh Baccalaureate and that is
:00:43. > :00:49.
:00:49. > :00:52.Also tonight. Parlaympian cyclist Simon Richardson is still in
:00:52. > :00:54.critical care after being knocked off his bike in a suspected hit-
:00:54. > :00:59.and-run. The murder of private investigator
:00:59. > :01:08.Daniel Morgan 24 years ago. Calls to re-examine the case as part of
:01:08. > :01:15.the phone-hacking inquiry. And we'll be out on the open sea.
:01:15. > :01:21.Join me later to find out why the RNLI are recruiting surfers to help
:01:21. > :01:24.keep the sea say. Don't worry, I'm not one of them!
:01:24. > :01:27.The number of students passing their A-levels in Wales is up
:01:27. > :01:32.slightly, but fewer are getting the top grades and, for the second year
:01:32. > :01:36.in a row, results here are worse than in England. The pass rate, in
:01:36. > :01:42.Wales, was 97.2% - up by 0.1%. The average for all A-levels across
:01:42. > :01:46.England, Wales and Northern Ireland was higher, at 97.8%. The numbers
:01:46. > :01:53.getting both the top grades fell here. 6.3% of Welsh students got an
:01:53. > :01:59.A star - well below the UK average of 8.2%. Almost 24% of students in
:01:59. > :02:04.Wales got an A grade, compared to 27% across the UK. Let's get more
:02:04. > :02:10.now from our education correspondent, Ciaran Jenkins.
:02:10. > :02:20.Good evening. I'm at University of Wales Institute Cardiff where
:02:20. > :02:21.
:02:21. > :02:24.they've been handling calls from students all day. As usual, lots of
:02:24. > :02:34.celebrating, a bit of commiserating, but what do these results tell us
:02:34. > :02:35.
:02:35. > :02:41.about the general state of Welsh education?
:02:41. > :02:48.But you cannot do better than that one freight grade at A-level. No
:02:48. > :02:54.wonder at these pupils were celebrating. People's joining
:02:54. > :03:02.thousands across the country are on track for university. I have had
:03:02. > :03:10.four A stars in chemistry, physics, maths, I'm going on to do medicine
:03:10. > :03:14.at Bristol. I'm going to Queen Mary to do English. I just scraped it.
:03:14. > :03:18.want to do medicine but I applied last year and did not get any
:03:18. > :03:24.offers because there are hardly any places available. I'm hoping to
:03:24. > :03:32.take a gap year and getting next year. Chemistry, Abbey and biology
:03:32. > :03:36.and A. No, really? At this college, another student his parents and
:03:36. > :03:42.grandparents good reason to be proud. But despite the overall pass
:03:42. > :03:46.rate in Wales creeping up slightly, numbers getting the top A star
:03:46. > :03:52.great here are down on last year and are now 2% lower than in
:03:52. > :03:57.England. The increase has come Froome more entries in voice. The
:03:57. > :04:04.boys' results are not as strong as those of curls. The thing to
:04:04. > :04:09.celebrate his more A-level entries than ever. A greater now at their
:04:09. > :04:13.lowest for five years. In a key speech in February, the Education
:04:13. > :04:17.Minister suggested the situation needed to improve. We have to
:04:17. > :04:20.accept that we are not living in performance terms in public
:04:20. > :04:26.examinations overall compared to other parts of the UK. Not enough
:04:26. > :04:29.top grades at GCSE or A-level. despite these top grades at A-level
:04:30. > :04:34.falling further today, the Minister insists it is a very different
:04:34. > :04:39.story once the Welsh Baccalaureate is taken into account. It rewards
:04:39. > :04:43.lie skills such as independent learning and work experience.
:04:43. > :04:49.Fisher, almost 7000 students and the qualification which is claimed
:04:49. > :04:55.to be equivalent to an A grade at A-level. Elsewhere around Wales, up
:04:55. > :05:01.signs of just how much pressure is on power teenagers. This teenager
:05:01. > :05:04.has had a tough morning. I came in as for the one of my modules was a
:05:04. > :05:09.Jew. I didn't think there was right because I was away for an operation
:05:09. > :05:14.and got predicted a seat or a B. That was the make and break
:05:14. > :05:19.differed between me getting into university. They are phoning up now
:05:20. > :05:24.to see what the problem this. Have you there will be up to sort it out.
:05:24. > :05:28.Exam rare results always could be under the spotlight the share after
:05:28. > :05:31.the World government admitted standards were not up to scratch,
:05:31. > :05:36.and as individual celebrate across the country, there are still
:05:36. > :05:39.questions being asked about the performance in Wales overall.
:05:39. > :05:42.Earlier, I spoke to the Education Minister Leighton Andrews, and I
:05:42. > :05:49.began by asking him how, with the top grades falling for the second
:05:49. > :05:53.consecutive year, he could claim that the results were excellent.
:05:54. > :05:59.You clearly do not understand what has happened today. We have a
:05:59. > :06:03.record number of young people who are the chief the Advanced Diploma
:06:03. > :06:08.in the Baccalaureate which is the equivalent of an ape grade at A-
:06:08. > :06:12.level. We have to look at a whole picture here in Wales. We have an
:06:12. > :06:16.increase in overall performance, an increase in the top grades and the
:06:16. > :06:23.record number of young people who now have the equivalent of and a
:06:23. > :06:29.crate. Let us look at the A star grade. We are up 2% behind England
:06:29. > :06:34.and we are down on last year. That is not excellent. He was such a
:06:34. > :06:38.cynic. The reality is we have an additional 7000 young people who at
:06:38. > :06:41.the equivalent of and eight grade at A-level because they have the
:06:41. > :06:46.Advanced Diploma in the back to Laurette and that is not included
:06:46. > :06:52.in the A-level figures. Not only have we got increase performance at
:06:52. > :06:56.A-level, we also have their 7000 JUN people with the equivalent of
:06:56. > :07:01.an A grade. It but that is not in the figures in the bottom line and
:07:01. > :07:06.even if it were, the A star great is still down. Can you tell me why
:07:06. > :07:11.well students should be doing worse than in the rest of the UK? You are
:07:11. > :07:15.failing to understand the education system in Wales. What we have is
:07:15. > :07:20.the Welsh Baccalaureate which gives the Advanced Diploma level,
:07:20. > :07:26.students with the university equivalent of an eight great. That
:07:26. > :07:32.is not recognised in these figures because it is not an A-level. But
:07:32. > :07:38.for university entry qualifications, it is the same. It is something
:07:38. > :07:41.that the BBC News to understand. if you are saying that actually
:07:41. > :07:45.Welsh students have outperformed those in England? No, I'm saying
:07:45. > :07:50.that students in Wales have done well and we should be celebrating
:07:50. > :07:56.the success of Jan people and the hard work of teachers. But if you
:07:56. > :08:01.want -- ret results W1 us to, you would see that they have
:08:01. > :08:05.outperformed those in England. is not what I am saying. I'm saying
:08:05. > :08:10.we have a qualification in Wales that are not part of the figures.
:08:10. > :08:15.7000 young people in England -- in Wales have got the equivalent
:08:15. > :08:19.result that is not included in the A-level results. We have an overall
:08:19. > :08:23.increase in performance, fewer people leaving school without
:08:23. > :08:26.qualifications, and more young people doing better at the top
:08:26. > :08:30.grades and the additional 7000 people achieving this new
:08:30. > :08:37.qualification. If we have more people achieving top grades than we
:08:37. > :08:40.may as well talk about the number getting A star and A. They are down.
:08:40. > :08:44.You have talked about educational standards and yet we are doing
:08:44. > :08:48.worse than the rest of the UK. have thousands more young people
:08:48. > :08:56.who have got the Advanced Diploma that in the Buckle Loretta which
:08:56. > :09:05.for university entry qualifications is worth the equivalent of an A. --
:09:05. > :09:11.and the buck Laureate. I am joined by Dr Philip Dixon, a director of
:09:11. > :09:15.the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in Wales. Of these
:09:15. > :09:19.results worse than in England? Overall, I think results are
:09:19. > :09:22.excellent and we should celebrate the success. There is a slight
:09:22. > :09:27.concern are the very slight dip in the top grades but nothing we
:09:27. > :09:31.should be unduly worried about. Overall, the results for the A
:09:31. > :09:35.levels are excellent. Are we kidding ourselves if we do not look
:09:35. > :09:39.at the reality and say they are worse than England? They are worse
:09:39. > :09:44.than England and Northern Ireland, we can turn that around. That is
:09:44. > :09:48.the most important thing, how we move forward. Is there anything
:09:48. > :09:53.inevitable about that fat? Can Wales a performer things pick up?
:09:53. > :09:57.Yes, I did see any problem in that. Our youngsters are very able and
:09:57. > :10:03.the teaching staff are very able. Is a question of focusing on
:10:03. > :10:06.improving those results. Thanks very much. Here at UWIC, it's been
:10:06. > :10:11.a busy afternoon in the process known as clearing - when pupils try
:10:11. > :10:14.to get a place at Uni. It's been a similar story across the country -
:10:14. > :10:17.Bangor University have told us tonight all places there have gone.
:10:17. > :10:21.Nick Palit reports now on what happens next for our A-level
:10:21. > :10:24.students. The phones keeping ringing here at
:10:24. > :10:32.Glyndwr University - with A-level candidates chasing an ever
:10:32. > :10:35.decreasing number of places. Here in Wrexham there are 7% fewer
:10:35. > :10:39.places available this year but applications are up by 17%, as
:10:39. > :10:47.students from the rest of the UK try to beat next year's fee
:10:47. > :10:51.increase. By where they would have perhaps had a gap year, there
:10:51. > :10:55.wanting to enrolled this year it rather than wait for the high of
:10:55. > :11:01.piste next year. 18-year-old Becky Milward from Garth Olwg School near
:11:01. > :11:05.Llantrisant has been one of the lucky ones. Her dreams of going to
:11:05. > :11:11.University became reality today - she was so excited she came to
:11:11. > :11:16.visit UWIC in Cardiff, where she'll be studying from September. I am
:11:16. > :11:21.going to be studying educational studies and Wells. I'm hoping to be
:11:21. > :11:24.a primary teacher in a well school. But not everyone was so lucky.
:11:24. > :11:31.Garry Yau from Tonyrefail didn't get the grades he needed to study
:11:31. > :11:36.biology in Swansea, or his insurance choice of Aberystwyth.
:11:36. > :11:40.Leaving it for years later may not be a good choice. So I am seeing
:11:40. > :11:43.whether I get a reply back from Glamorgan. Garry may yet be lucky,
:11:43. > :11:46.as nine out of the ten Welsh universities do have courses
:11:46. > :11:48.available through clearing. At Cardiff, a late increase in funded
:11:49. > :11:51.places from the Higher Education Funding Council means this
:11:51. > :11:54.prestigious Russell Group University will have around 300
:11:54. > :11:58.places up for grabs. For the first time, the number of university
:11:58. > :12:01.places in Wales has been capped - institutions fined if they take on
:12:01. > :12:04.more students than they've been allocated. Many school leavers may
:12:04. > :12:07.now need to consider a different route to a career. At this
:12:07. > :12:10.accountancy firm in Aberystwyth, nearly three quarters of the staff
:12:10. > :12:19.do not have a degree. Taken on after A-levels, they study on the
:12:19. > :12:22.job. It is a good opportunity their rifles going to university. There's
:12:22. > :12:27.also the financial improvement of having worked for three years,
:12:27. > :12:31.earned money, avoided student debt and, with that qualification they
:12:31. > :12:34.can take them further. With tuition fees rising, and university places
:12:34. > :12:39.becoming more scarce, many celebrating success today face an
:12:39. > :12:42.increasingly uncertain future tomorrow.
:12:43. > :12:48.Unfortunately, there will be some young people sitting at home this
:12:48. > :12:53.evening badly in need of some good at five. We have it right here. If
:12:53. > :12:58.you have missed out on a university place or Clearing, what you do
:12:58. > :13:03.next? There are a range of options. The important thing is to take your
:13:03. > :13:07.time and look around for the advice that is available. The key options
:13:07. > :13:11.are bent be going into work, either full-time or part-time. How do I
:13:11. > :13:14.get a job if I have not got a university place? You have to look
:13:14. > :13:19.at the different career areas you are interested in and there may be
:13:19. > :13:25.different entry points. But are their jobs out there. Young people?
:13:25. > :13:28.There are some jobs, certainly. So, perhaps a part-time course, getting
:13:28. > :13:33.some work experience through the voluntary sector. Another option
:13:33. > :13:38.could be taking a gap year. We encourage of people to seek advice
:13:38. > :13:48.and the pink when reapplying. have advisers on hand. Yes, we are
:13:48. > :13:59.
:13:59. > :14:01.ready to help everyone with regard There is a full list on our website.
:14:01. > :14:05.He overcame terrible injuries to become a double Paralympic cycling
:14:05. > :14:08.champion. But tonight Welsh gold medallist Simon Richardson is in
:14:08. > :14:11.critical care in hospital once again after being knocked off his
:14:11. > :14:15.bike in a suspected hit and run accident. He was permanently
:14:15. > :14:18.disabled after being hit by a car ten years ago, but went on to
:14:18. > :14:21.achieve huge success. Tonight, his dreams of competing at the London
:14:21. > :14:25.Paralympics lie in tatters after fracturing his spine for a second
:14:25. > :14:32.time. Simon Richardson was one of the
:14:32. > :14:36.stars of the Beijing Paralympics. Two golds and a silver medal were
:14:36. > :14:39.the reward for seven years of hard work. Simon had been seriously
:14:39. > :14:44.injured after being knocked off his bike by a car in 2001, injuries to
:14:44. > :14:47.his back and leg left him without power in his left side. He competed
:14:47. > :14:53.on a specially adapted bike, first suggested to him by doctors who
:14:53. > :14:55.thought it would aid his recovery. Now Simon will have to begin the
:14:55. > :14:58.recovery process all over again after yesterday's crash left him
:14:58. > :15:08.with a fractured spine, broken pelvis and breastbone, and only one
:15:08. > :15:10.
:15:10. > :15:15.working lung. He had a comfortable night. He has been assessed by the
:15:15. > :15:19.consultant. I am sure that they will have a plan in how he will
:15:19. > :15:24.recuperate from this. The heartening thing is that he is in a
:15:24. > :15:29.stable condition. The signs are very good in terms of his recovery
:15:29. > :15:32.from these injuries. Police say a white van collided with Simon while
:15:32. > :15:35.he was cycling along the A48 near Bridgend yesterday morning. They're
:15:35. > :15:43.appealing for witnesses, and a 59- year-old man from Cowbridge has now
:15:43. > :15:45.The crash. He's been released on bail while enquiries continue.
:15:45. > :15:55.Simon Richardson is being treated here at the University of Wales
:15:55. > :15:59.Hospital in Cardiff. He's currently in the critical care unit with his
:15:59. > :16:01.wife at his bedside. He's told her that he can't remember the incident,
:16:01. > :16:08.but feels frustrated at what happened, especially so close to
:16:08. > :16:15.the London Paralympics. If you think about what this man came back
:16:15. > :16:20.from in 2001, he was on the podium at Beijing winning gold medals and
:16:20. > :16:23.having an M P shortly after that. This guy can bounce back. The
:16:23. > :16:26.Tonight, the head of British Cycling is calling for a government
:16:26. > :16:29.campaign to highlight the issue of safety for cyclists on the roads -
:16:29. > :16:31.as Simon Richardson battles to overcome serious injuries for a
:16:31. > :16:34.second time. John Morgan is the chief executive
:16:34. > :16:37.of Disability Sport Wales, and a trustee of Great Britain
:16:37. > :16:47.Paralympics. Mr Morgan, you've spoken to Simon Richardson's wife
:16:47. > :16:51.Amanda today. How is he? Simon is critical but he is stable. There is
:16:51. > :16:55.a team of consultants working with him now, assessing what needs to be
:16:55. > :17:00.done to help him go forward and to look at the corrective surgery that
:17:00. > :17:05.he will need resulting from the multiple injuries he suffered in
:17:06. > :17:12.the accident. His spirits are good. I was with Amanda this morning. She
:17:12. > :17:17.is as good as you can imagine. So many well-wishers and messages of
:17:17. > :17:22.support for Simon. He knows that the entire sector and beyond is
:17:22. > :17:27.rooting for his recovery. It would seem his dreams of London 2012 are
:17:27. > :17:33.over. It is a difficult time for Simon. He was working very hard and
:17:33. > :17:41.training every day. He had come off the back of the Beijing Paralympics
:17:41. > :17:45.and had gone into a new class. He was trying to get into the
:17:45. > :17:49.selection zone for London 2012. It is very early days at the moment
:17:49. > :17:56.but the injuries are serious and it could well be at the moment that
:17:56. > :18:00.London may be beyond him. But he is an incredible, determined person.
:18:00. > :18:06.He was knocked off his bike 10 years ago and came back to be this
:18:06. > :18:11.champion. Do you think he will come back again? Will he compete again?
:18:11. > :18:16.It is a remarkable story. He is in the same position 10 years on. But
:18:16. > :18:23.Simon is so determined. That determination and self-belief will
:18:23. > :18:30.hopefully bring him through. Can I ask you about the safety concerns?
:18:30. > :18:37.There are calls for better cycling safety provisions on the roads.
:18:37. > :18:41.organisations are looking to campaign for better road conditions.
:18:41. > :18:47.Everybody has a right to use the roads and everybody has to have
:18:47. > :18:49.mutual respect for those on the highway. There are calls for the
:18:49. > :18:52.unsolved murder of a private investigator from Monmouthshire to
:18:52. > :18:54.be included in the phone-hacking inquiry. Daniel Morgan was killed
:18:54. > :18:59.in London 24 years ago. Five separate investigations have failed
:18:59. > :19:06.to identify his killers. Daniel Morgan was found with an axe
:19:06. > :19:08.in his head in this pub car park in south-east London in 1987. 24 years
:19:08. > :19:18.on, the private investigator's family are still looking for
:19:18. > :19:19.
:19:19. > :19:22.answers. We have been through five investigations, failed, the
:19:22. > :19:30.prosecution collapsed in March of this year. We need a judicial
:19:30. > :19:32.inquiry into this case. A BBC investigation has seen evidence
:19:32. > :19:36.suggesting Daniel was selling a story exposing police corruption to
:19:36. > :19:39.the News of the World newspaper the week before he died. The paper's
:19:39. > :19:49.crime editor at the time, Alex Marunchek, denies ever meeting Mr
:19:49. > :19:52.
:19:52. > :19:58.Morgan. Campaigners find it very curious that in all these years, 24
:19:58. > :20:04.years, that the police have never once interviewed him on the basis
:20:04. > :20:10.of the statement that was made by the witness to at least find out
:20:10. > :20:14.what he might be able to -- what blighty may be able to shed on the
:20:14. > :20:18.investigation. MP Tom Watson, seen here meeting Daniel's brother
:20:18. > :20:21.Alistair, says he wants the case to become part of the judicial inquiry
:20:21. > :20:24.looking at wrongdoing in the media. There is more to this murder case
:20:24. > :20:30.than meets the eye. There were five previous investigations leading to
:20:30. > :20:33.a failed case in March of this year. It would be very helpful if we
:20:33. > :20:36.could find out why that happened. Shortly after this Crimewatch
:20:36. > :20:42.appeal in 2002, Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Cook and the
:20:42. > :20:45.programme's presenter were followed by News of the World journalists.
:20:45. > :20:48.It was claimed at the time the paper believed the couple were
:20:48. > :20:51.having an affair, even though they were already married and had two
:20:51. > :20:53.children. Mr Watson says he's now writing to the Prime Minister to
:20:53. > :21:00.get Daniel Morgan's murder, and this new information, scrutinised
:21:00. > :21:03.as part of the Leveson Inquiry. A report by the public services
:21:03. > :21:06.ombudsman for Wales says an elderly man who died in the Royal Glamorgan
:21:06. > :21:10.hospital three years ago may have survived if he'd been observed more
:21:10. > :21:16.regularly by doctors. Cwm Taf health board has apologised to the
:21:16. > :21:19.man's family and assured patients that improvements are being made.
:21:19. > :21:24.House prices in some parts of Wales may be among the lowest in the UK,
:21:24. > :21:26.but when it come farmland, the price tags are among the highest. A
:21:26. > :21:33.survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors shows the
:21:33. > :21:38.demand for agricultural land and prices here have never been greater.
:21:38. > :21:41.350 acres of commercial farmland on the outskirts of Bridgend. It's
:21:41. > :21:50.recently changed hands and the agent who negotiated the deal says
:21:50. > :21:56.business is brisk. Farming is having a renewed optimism at the
:21:56. > :22:01.moment. The commodity prices are resulting in the agricultural land
:22:01. > :22:06.values being harnessed. Agricultural land is seen as a cold
:22:06. > :22:12.type commodity. The fact that you can feel and touch it, in uncertain
:22:12. > :22:16.times, it is sought after. average price per acre here now
:22:16. > :22:19.stands at �6,500. Only in the north west of England is the price tag
:22:19. > :22:22.higher at almost �7,000. In the South East, where prices are
:22:22. > :22:26.traditionally among the highest, the average cost is below the
:22:27. > :22:30.�6,000 mark. They were taking a break from the
:22:30. > :22:38.hard work of farming at the Denbigh and Flint Show but there was some
:22:38. > :22:45.insight into why the cost of farmland in Wales is on the rise.
:22:45. > :22:49.In Wales, the farms are smaller. That could be pushing the price up.
:22:49. > :22:53.It is only Cumbria that has land values that are more now. They have
:22:53. > :22:56.similar types of farming there. Surveyors say the trend is set to
:22:56. > :22:58.continue with expected growth forecast in the sector over the
:22:58. > :23:01.next 12 months. Rugby and Wales' World cup
:23:01. > :23:04.preparations have suffered another injury blow Ryan Jones has pulled
:23:04. > :23:08.out of the clash against Argentina this Saturday because of a calf
:23:08. > :23:11.injury. The number eight was due to captain the side for the final
:23:12. > :23:21.World Cup warm-up game. Martyn Williams takes over the captaincy
:23:22. > :23:23.
:23:23. > :23:27.with Andy Powell coming into the team.
:23:27. > :23:30.Cardiff City's winning start to the season is over. They were beaten 3-
:23:30. > :23:34.1 at home by Brighton last night who do hold onto their 100% record.
:23:34. > :23:40.Manager Malky Mackay says he hopes to make a number of signings before
:23:40. > :23:43.the end of August's transfer window to strengthen the squad. Glamorgan
:23:43. > :23:48.have the upper hand in their county championship match against
:23:48. > :23:52.Leicestershire. Surfers are being recruited by the
:23:53. > :24:02.RNLI in Wales to help keep our seas safer. It's part of a voluntary
:24:03. > :24:04.
:24:04. > :24:07.programme in which they're taught resuscitation and rescue techniques.
:24:07. > :24:10.The RNLI says this time of year is always busy for them and that
:24:10. > :24:20.surfers, who spend much of their time in the water, can help save
:24:20. > :24:21.
:24:21. > :24:26.lives. We are just teaching them basic skills so that if they do
:24:26. > :24:30.come out of hours, surfing at the beach, it is how they can rescue
:24:30. > :24:35.and help each other get out of difficulty before calling on the
:24:35. > :24:40.lifeboat or other emergency services. The conditions today are
:24:40. > :24:46.fairly calm. But every beach is different. You never know what
:24:46. > :24:49.dangers are lurking beneath the surface. The idea behind this
:24:49. > :24:55.initiative is that if I were to get into trouble, there would hopefully
:24:55. > :24:59.be surfers nearby to rescue me. This man's first surfing experience
:24:59. > :25:07.was memorable for the wrong reasons. He was caught in a riptide and
:25:07. > :25:12.swept out to sea. I realised that we were in serious trouble. You
:25:12. > :25:16.lose so much energy flapping about. We did not know what to do. You can
:25:16. > :25:22.get out of your depth really quickly and if you're not a strong
:25:22. > :25:27.swimmer, you can get into serious trouble. Someone who knows what it
:25:27. > :25:32.is like to be seconds from getting into serious trouble is this
:25:32. > :25:37.professional surfer. He says the Carmel waters in Britain should be
:25:37. > :25:43.treated with respect. You can never tell with the conditions, they
:25:43. > :25:49.changed so much on the UK coast. Different people have different
:25:49. > :25:54.knowledge, I think it is great. Among the things I learned today
:25:54. > :26:00.was how to Paul an injured person back to shore. It his skills like
:26:00. > :26:09.this that the RNLI say that will help save lives and help make EC a
:26:09. > :26:12.The weather is turning much more promising tomorrow. It is the
:26:12. > :26:18.exception. The weather is very changeable over the next few days.
:26:18. > :26:22.We can see this on the pressure chart. There is a gap between the
:26:22. > :26:29.two systems. It is a window of opportunity for a clear whether
:26:29. > :26:38.tomorrow before this moves in on Saturday. Today's rain clears
:26:38. > :26:47.It will be a chilly night in places. Temperatures falling to six degrees
:26:47. > :26:54.Celsius. Tomorrow, a sunny start. The sunshine turning increasingly
:26:54. > :27:00.hazy with thicker cloud spreading in from the West. Staying dry for
:27:00. > :27:06.most of us. A bit warmer than today. Top temperature 20 degrees Celsius
:27:07. > :27:16.in Cardiff. On Saturday, it is all change. Cloudy with rain. Blustery
:27:17. > :27:18.
:27:18. > :27:22.winds. Changeable for the weekend. Looking brighter on Sunday.
:27:22. > :27:27.A reminder of our top storey, the number of students passing their A-
:27:27. > :27:30.levels in Wales is up slightly but fewer are getting the top grade.