06/12/2011 BBC Wales Today


06/12/2011

Similar Content

Browse content similar to 06/12/2011. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more!

Transcript


LineFromTo

Welcome to Wales Today. Here are tonight's headlines:

:00:01.:00:05.

A deal is done to get the Budget through the Assembly - the Liberal

:00:05.:00:15.
:00:15.:00:24.

Democrats come to Labour's rescue. Our other headlines tonight - Harry

:00:24.:00:28.

Patterson, killed on his own driveway. His family wants to raise

:00:28.:00:35.

awareness of the importance of leaving cars in gear.

:00:35.:00:41.

We have paid a very high cost for the fact we did not know to park a

:00:41.:00:45.

vehicle in first on an incline facing upwards or in reverse on an

:00:45.:00:50.

incline facing downwards. During the stuff Financial Times,

:00:50.:00:54.

can plans to cut back on operations over the new year.

:00:54.:00:57.

The family of murdered private detective Daniel Morgan say they're

:00:57.:00:59.

disappointed after a meeting with the Home Secretary.

:00:59.:01:02.

And, "I warned them years ago that mobiles could be hacked" - the

:01:03.:01:12.
:01:13.:01:17.

delivery driver from Cwmbran and Good evening. In the end it came

:01:18.:01:20.

down to a deal but the Welsh government got what it wanted. The

:01:20.:01:25.

budget has been voted through tonight. Labour struck a deal with

:01:25.:01:29.

the Liberal Democrats to spend an extra �20 million on the education

:01:29.:01:33.

of pupils who qualify for free school dinners. Not everyone is

:01:33.:01:38.

happy at how that budget, at just under �15 billion, has been divided

:01:38.:01:44.

up. Live now to our political editor in Cardiff Bay.

:01:44.:01:48.

A credible budget for growth and jobs, that is how the finance

:01:48.:01:51.

minister, Jane Hutt, described the government spending plans today.

:01:52.:01:58.

That is not what the Conservatives or plied can restore. -- or Plaid

:01:58.:02:02.

Cymru saw. They have accused the government of failing to boost the

:02:02.:02:10.

Welsh economy. Our political correspondent reports.

:02:10.:02:12.

Some of these children could be the real winners from next year's

:02:12.:02:18.

budget. The proportion of pupils at this school in Cardiff, like in

:02:18.:02:24.

every school in Wales, are eligible for free school meals. To secure

:02:24.:02:29.

Liberal-Democrat support, the Welsh government will spend an extra �20

:02:29.:02:33.

million on children from disadvantaged backgrounds, four

:02:33.:02:37.

under and �50 per people. Investment in our education system

:02:37.:02:43.

is the best way to break the cycle of poverty, poor health and a weak

:02:43.:02:47.

economy. One in five of our children on free school meals goes

:02:47.:02:52.

on to get five good GCSEs, including English and maths.

:02:52.:02:56.

There wasn't a spare table at this cafe in Swansea this lunchtime.

:02:56.:03:00.

Even a full house at this well established business hide the true

:03:00.:03:05.

reality. Plaid Cymru called for more money in the budget to secure

:03:05.:03:10.

economic growth and this cafe owner says help is needed.

:03:10.:03:16.

I think businesses need short-term help with cashflow problems. If you

:03:16.:03:19.

are a small business, cash flow is a vital focus for the business and

:03:20.:03:24.

may be some useful loans and grants which are easy for businesses to

:03:24.:03:27.

access would be beneficial. Where would you many have gone?

:03:27.:03:31.

It would have gone directly to small businesses and to create a

:03:31.:03:37.

proper fund for enterprise zones. It would help manufacturing and

:03:37.:03:43.

help young recruits. We would also have a much bigger capital

:03:43.:03:45.

investment programme to stimulate the economy.

:03:45.:03:49.

From the trolley of money which the government has to spend next year,

:03:49.:03:54.

how is the cake divided between the biggest spending departments?

:03:54.:03:58.

Health gets the biggest slice, just over 6 billion. A little over 5

:03:59.:04:03.

billion is spent on the local government and nearly 2 billion

:04:03.:04:09.

allocated to education. The rest is shared.

:04:09.:04:13.

What they put to you today is a Budget for growth and jobs which

:04:13.:04:18.

response to the alarming times we are all living in. I believe we can

:04:18.:04:21.

govern responsibly with our commitment to social justice and

:04:21.:04:25.

economic renewal. In real terms, the money allocated

:04:25.:04:28.

to the Health Department is less than it was. Conservatives argue

:04:29.:04:33.

the health budget should have been protected in line with inflation.

:04:33.:04:36.

The service is going to be under extreme pressure during the next

:04:36.:04:40.

few years if it is not protected. We know how difficult it is in

:04:40.:04:45.

England, where there is protection. It will be a really tough

:04:45.:04:48.

settlement in Wales and the health service will be squeezed year after

:04:48.:04:50.

year. This Budget will whipped hundreds

:04:50.:04:55.

of millions of pounds out of our health service at a time when

:04:55.:05:04.

waiting time targets are already being missed.

:05:04.:05:08.

With unemployment in Wales at its highest level since comparable

:05:08.:05:12.

records began in 1992, there are plenty banging the drum for a

:05:12.:05:17.

different approach to spending the Welsh budget. This man runs a

:05:17.:05:20.

specialist Drum business and wants the government to prioritise

:05:20.:05:24.

private sector growth. They need to contact landlords and

:05:24.:05:29.

work with the private sector so that rents are more affordable for

:05:29.:05:33.

a long period of time. After weeks of negotiations to

:05:33.:05:38.

secure support for the budget, the Government can now start spending

:05:38.:05:42.

the 14.7 �5 billion next year. What difference it makes to our lives

:05:42.:05:48.

will be scrutinised very closely. The budget vote one but a lively

:05:48.:05:52.

debate in the chamber? It was. That is partly because

:05:52.:05:56.

there was agreement as well as disagreement. Agreement that this

:05:56.:05:59.

is an austerity budget which will seek Wales through some very tough

:05:59.:06:06.

times. The disagreement is about whether this budget does the job.

:06:06.:06:13.

Yes, it does, so said Labour and the Liberal Democrats. From the

:06:13.:06:16.

Conservatives and Plaid Cymru, allegations that the money was not

:06:16.:06:21.

on the ground to help create jobs. Something we have heard a lot from

:06:21.:06:25.

the Conservatives in recent weeks, Labour is concentrating on blaming

:06:25.:06:29.

Westminster rather than, they argue, getting on and dealing with the

:06:29.:06:33.

problems Wales is facing. Is this the start of more deal-

:06:33.:06:36.

making to come between Labour and the Liberal Democrats?

:06:36.:06:40.

The Liberal Democrats were keen to say that the answer to that is in

:06:40.:06:45.

no. They remain an opposition party and they will retain that ability

:06:45.:06:51.

to scrutinise the Labour government. They will continue to talk and the

:06:51.:06:55.

communication lines are still open. How will the money be spent after

:06:55.:07:00.

the Chancellor's Autumn Statement? How is this people depravation

:07:00.:07:03.

grant going to work? There are local elections coming. The Lib

:07:04.:07:08.

Dems will make much of what they have been able to deliver today. It

:07:08.:07:13.

is hard to imagine a Labour is going to want to give them any more

:07:13.:07:17.

political quarter between now and May.

:07:17.:07:21.

The parents of a five-year-old boy crushed by the full count -- the

:07:21.:07:24.

family car say they will campaign to highlight the need to leave

:07:24.:07:28.

vehicles in gear when you park on a slope. Harry Patterson was killed

:07:29.:07:34.

in September after the car rolled down the family driveway near

:07:34.:07:38.

Pontardawe. It could have happened because the brake discs slipped

:07:38.:07:43.

when the car was cooling down. The bright, happy and well loved

:07:43.:07:47.

child. Harry Patterson had just arrived here with his mother and

:07:47.:07:51.

older brother and was playing near the car when it started to slip

:07:51.:07:55.

down the driveway. The five-year- old was in the path of the vehicle

:07:55.:07:58.

and got trapped between the garden wall and the car. He was flown to

:07:58.:08:03.

hospital but his head injuries were too severe. Today his family

:08:03.:08:07.

attended an inquest at Cardiff coroner's court and heard it was

:08:07.:08:10.

unlikely that Harry could have released the break himself because

:08:10.:08:14.

of his young age. The coroner described it as an appalling

:08:14.:08:20.

accident. People say to me to take it one day

:08:20.:08:25.

at a time. Actually it is much more like taking it an hour at a time

:08:25.:08:34.

and sometimes even a minute at a time. We are just lost without him.

:08:34.:08:36.

I think that will always be the case.

:08:36.:08:40.

The car was parked on this driveway. Today the inquest heard that if

:08:40.:08:45.

Rioja brakes are still hot, cooling can cause the discs to slip. That

:08:45.:08:50.

can result in a car rolling if it is part of a slope. The coroner

:08:50.:08:54.

said there were no defects with the car. This was a horrible

:08:54.:08:57.

combination of a steep driveway and the cooling of a brake system. She

:08:58.:09:04.

added, it was an appalling accident. She understands what many drivers

:09:04.:09:07.

are aware that a car should be left in gear when parking on a hill.

:09:08.:09:12.

This man runs a garage in Cardiff and is carrying out a series of

:09:12.:09:16.

rate Test on this car. When the brake pads actually press

:09:16.:09:22.

along the brake disc, it can cause heat build-up and the disc to

:09:22.:09:29.

expand. When the brake disc calls of, it can often cause the break to

:09:29.:09:35.

release and that can cause the car to roll on a hill.

:09:36.:09:38.

Harry's mother and father say they will be campaigning for greater

:09:38.:09:44.

awareness on this issue. Just making people aware that the

:09:45.:09:49.

parking of a vehicle requires it to be in first to hold the car in

:09:49.:09:55.

stable. Hopefully, it is a lesson people will learn without having to

:09:55.:09:59.

suffer what we have. It is 13 weeks since Harry died.

:09:59.:10:03.

His family say this accident will live with them for the rest of

:10:03.:10:07.

their lives. Powys County Council has been given

:10:07.:10:09.

a record fine by the Information Commissioners Office for a serious

:10:09.:10:12.

breach of the Data Protection Act. The fine of �130,000 was imposed

:10:12.:10:14.

after personal details in a child protection case were sent to the

:10:14.:10:16.

wrong person earlier this year. It's thought two pages from one

:10:16.:10:19.

report were collected from a printer and mixed up with other

:10:19.:10:29.
:10:29.:10:32.

papers from a different case. The council has apologised and says

:10:32.:10:37.

it is improving staff training. Detectives have used DNA to catch a

:10:37.:10:40.

couple who left a Bed and Breakfast in Aberystwyth without paying.

:10:40.:10:42.

Dyfed Powys Police tracked down the pair from Shrewsbury after they

:10:42.:10:44.

tested DNA traces left on luggage at the Helmsman guest house. The

:10:44.:10:54.
:10:54.:10:56.

couple have been ordered to pay �85 The funeral of Gary Speed will take

:10:56.:11:00.

place later this week. The Wales football manager was found dead at

:11:00.:11:04.

his home just over a week ago. The funeral will be for family and

:11:04.:11:07.

close friends only but a public memorial service is being planned

:11:07.:11:14.

for the new year to allow for funds to pay their respects. His widow

:11:14.:11:16.

has released a statement, thanking the public for their generous and

:11:16.:11:21.

heartfelt tributes. Last week, we reported that health

:11:21.:11:24.

boards across Wales are struggling to stay within their budgets and

:11:24.:11:27.

all but one are predicting they will end this financial year in the

:11:27.:11:33.

red. Tonight, BBC Wales has learned that Hywel Dda is considering

:11:33.:11:37.

cutting surgery over Christmas and into the new year to save money.

:11:37.:11:43.

Our reporter is there for us tonight.

:11:43.:11:47.

I have spoken to a number of sources today who have told me that

:11:47.:11:57.
:11:57.:11:58.

Hywel Dda health board, which covers four hospitals in west Wales,

:11:58.:12:02.

is considering cutting back on elective surgery during December

:12:02.:12:07.

and January. Elective surgery is essentially any non- urgent planned

:12:07.:12:11.

operation that a patient would come into hospital for. It is normal

:12:12.:12:16.

within the NHS to scale back on elective surgery during this

:12:16.:12:21.

festive period but Hywel Dda have confirmed they are considering

:12:21.:12:25.

extended this -- extending this period until mid- January. They say

:12:25.:12:28.

that will allow them to put more resources into their emergency

:12:29.:12:33.

services. I spoke to a few health boards today to see if this was

:12:33.:12:38.

routine and it seems there are differences. Betsi Cadwalder health

:12:38.:12:43.

board in North Wales said they are planning to scale back as usual but

:12:43.:12:48.

not planning to extend the festive period. Cardiff and frail health

:12:48.:12:54.

board told us they are planning to carry out more elective operations

:12:54.:12:59.

because it is quieter. Is this all about saving money?

:12:59.:13:05.

Well, yes and No. The need to look at this in wider context because

:13:05.:13:08.

Welsh health boards are facing a deficit of �50 million this

:13:08.:13:12.

financial year. Hywel Dda Health Board is predicting it will be �4

:13:12.:13:18.

million in the red and that is despite a cash injection of �33

:13:18.:13:21.

million from the Welsh government. They have made it clear they would

:13:21.:13:25.

be bailing out the health board's any more. There is clearly a great

:13:25.:13:28.

deal of pressure on them to save money rather than to cut waiting

:13:28.:13:33.

lists. Hywel Dda have told of this is about using their resources more

:13:33.:13:38.

efficiently. They say during January, and elective operations

:13:38.:13:42.

are often cancelled because of the weather and sickness. They say that

:13:42.:13:46.

wastes money and they are better off putting resources into

:13:46.:13:49.

emergency and out-patient care during this time. They stress no

:13:49.:13:53.

patience will be put at risk and all urgent operations will carry on

:13:53.:13:59.

The family of the murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan say

:13:59.:14:02.

they're "very disappointed" after meeting Home Secretary, Theresa May.

:14:02.:14:05.

The family want a judge-led inquiry into his death and the failure to

:14:05.:14:08.

convict anyone over it. Here's our parliamentary correspondent, David

:14:08.:14:12.

Cornock. They've been searching for justice

:14:12.:14:16.

for 24 years. Today, that search took Daniel Morgan's family to the

:14:16.:14:19.

Home Office in the hope Theresa May could help provide answers to

:14:19.:14:27.

unanswered questions over his death. I am a very realistic about this

:14:27.:14:32.

and I think the best we can achieve a for Theresa May to reconsider

:14:32.:14:39.

their refusal to order a judicial requiring -- inquiry. Daniel Morgan,

:14:39.:14:42.

from Llanfrechfa, Monmouthshire, was found in this pub car park in

:14:42.:14:45.

Sydenham in South London in 1987. An axe embedded in his head.

:14:45.:14:47.

Despite five police investigations, no-one has been convicted over his

:14:48.:14:51.

death. The Metropolitan Police now admit "police corruption was a

:14:51.:14:55.

debilitating factor" in the first investigation. Today's private

:14:55.:14:58.

meeting lasted more than an hour and became heated when the Home

:14:58.:15:01.

Secretary suggested the police rather than a judge look at why

:15:01.:15:10.

previous investigations have failed. Our position is that we won nothing

:15:11.:15:15.

to do, we want no more place. We have had police for 25 years and

:15:15.:15:20.

they have done nothing for us. It was profoundly unsatisfactory and

:15:20.:15:25.

we will be exploring all of the legal options do challenged the

:15:25.:15:30.

Home Secretary's position. Disappointment shared by Daniel

:15:30.:15:37.

Morgan's 83-year-old mother. will have to consult our lawyer's

:15:37.:15:43.

eye. It is 25 years and I am getting on. I want closure. Three

:15:43.:15:46.

years ago, four men were charged with Daniel Morgan's murder but,

:15:46.:15:49.

after 18 months of legal argument, the prosecution at the Old Bailey

:15:49.:15:52.

collapsed last March. Another reason campaigners feel a judge-led

:15:52.:16:01.

inquiry is needed. We have got to find reasons why she should have

:16:01.:16:05.

that judicial requiring because I think it is essential not only for

:16:05.:16:08.

the family but to make sure that corruption in the police force does

:16:08.:16:12.

not happen again and no other family has to put up with this

:16:12.:16:14.

nonsense. The family say that despite today's disappointment,

:16:14.:16:23.

their fight for justice will go on. Much more to come before seven

:16:23.:16:26.

o'clock: Does this cements works in

:16:26.:16:32.

Flintshire cause ill health? The 20 month inquiry comes to an end.

:16:32.:16:36.

And snow in the forecast later this week - northern counties most at

:16:36.:16:46.
:16:46.:16:46.

A delivery driver from Cwmbran has appeared before the Leveson Inquiry

:16:46.:16:48.

in London, which is hearing evidence into phone hacking by the

:16:48.:16:53.

press. Steven Nott told the inquiry how he tried to raise the alarm

:16:53.:16:59.

about insecure voicemail systems as far back as 1999. Our reporter, Ben

:16:59.:17:02.

Geoghan, has been following the evidence at the inquiry. Earlier, I

:17:02.:17:05.

asked him how it was that Mr Nott first became worried about phone

:17:05.:17:15.
:17:15.:17:17.

hacking. This was back in 1999 and Steven Nott was working as a

:17:17.:17:21.

salesman for a food company and he was travelling around South Wales,

:17:21.:17:25.

taking orders on his phone. Because he could not answer the phone while

:17:25.:17:30.

he was driving, he relied a lot on his a voicemail. In his evidence

:17:30.:17:34.

today, he explained that there was one occasion where the whole

:17:34.:17:38.

network in South Wales appeared to go down. He was worried because he

:17:38.:17:44.

would not be able to get hold of his messages. He ran the mobile

:17:44.:17:48.

phone company and he said to them about the problem, he asked what he

:17:48.:17:52.

could do about it. They gave him clear instructions and this is what

:17:52.:17:59.

they said to him. They said I would have to ring my own mobile-phone

:17:59.:18:04.

number up and when it went into the voicemail, it said it was a recall

:18:04.:18:08.

service for the No. I was a ringing, after hearing that message, and it

:18:09.:18:12.

said please leave a number after that tone, after that or you press

:18:12.:18:15.

number nine. This is what the customer service Lady was telling

:18:15.:18:21.

the. She then said you would have to enter your security number. I

:18:21.:18:25.

did not realise what she meant by that because I thought that was a

:18:25.:18:31.

security number for when I switch by phone on. It was new to me. She

:18:32.:18:40.

said that mine was still at default. I had that moment when I thought to

:18:40.:18:46.

myself, this is insecure straight away. What did he do when he

:18:46.:18:50.

realised the risk to people's privacy? He was clearly concerned

:18:50.:18:54.

and he thought this was a security risk and he started to ring around

:18:54.:18:59.

a lot of people. He started to ring government departments, the

:18:59.:19:04.

Department for Trade and Industry, he ran MI 5-to try and notify them

:19:04.:19:08.

to what he thought was a real problem in the mobile-phone network.

:19:08.:19:12.

He also conducted quite a lot of newspapers, some media

:19:12.:19:16.

organisations including the BBC. There was a little bit of publicity

:19:16.:19:20.

at the time but it was only one newspaper that took him seriously

:19:20.:19:25.

and that was the South Wales Argus who did a big article on the whole

:19:25.:19:29.

thing. At the end of his evidence he explained that these days he

:19:29.:19:33.

only uses newspapers to write his coal fire at home and the judge

:19:33.:19:38.

said, you did identify a problem back in the 1990s and now we're

:19:38.:19:48.
:19:48.:19:53.

here to think about the consequences.

:19:53.:19:56.

Emissions from a Flintshire cement works are not responsible for

:19:56.:19:58.

health problems among people living nearby. That's the conclusion of a

:19:59.:20:01.

20-month study into the Hanson Cement plant at Padeswood near Mold.

:20:01.:20:04.

Local people had blamed chemicals from the factory for causing cancer

:20:04.:20:07.

and other health problems. The cement factory has been seen as

:20:07.:20:10.

the chief culprit of many of the health problems experienced by

:20:10.:20:12.

those living in its shadow and residents have complained angrily

:20:13.:20:15.

about breathing problems and high cancer rates. But an exhaustive

:20:15.:20:18.

study into the emissions from the plant has concluded that they

:20:18.:20:21.

aren't the cause. The health of that community is as good if not

:20:21.:20:26.

better than Wales as a whole. The Health and Safety Executive has

:20:26.:20:32.

assured us that the health of other workers has been good. On balance,

:20:32.:20:37.

after a very rigorous process, we don't find anything that is

:20:37.:20:42.

specifically causing us concern. This is the latest report in a

:20:42.:20:46.

series which says that the higher than average instances of cancer in

:20:46.:20:51.

this area cannot be blamed on the factory. Whether that will be

:20:51.:20:55.

enough to convince local people remains to be seen. You need to be

:20:55.:21:04.

on the spot quickly when something gets emitted. There might not find

:21:04.:21:08.

any signs but I am not totally convinced. I think the emissions

:21:08.:21:12.

are still coming through, albeit at a reduced rate. Research indicates

:21:12.:21:15.

that similar clusters of cancer have been identified in areas which

:21:15.:21:18.

aren't close to cement factories. But some believe more readings need

:21:18.:21:24.

to be done. It is a long-term thing and we need to be sure that what

:21:24.:21:27.

information they give us is not just the last couple of years but

:21:27.:21:31.

going back a long while and that the particles we are getting on us,

:21:31.:21:39.

the particles and other things, heavy metals and dioxins, they are

:21:39.:21:45.

of a nature that will not cause us trouble. A team of health officials

:21:45.:21:49.

has been presenting its findings to local groups today. It will ask for

:21:49.:21:51.

the public's response before publishing its final verdict.

:21:51.:21:54.

are presenting a draft of our final report to make sure as much

:21:54.:21:58.

information as possible goes to as many people as possible but also to

:21:58.:22:02.

enable the Community to feed back to us and give us their views.

:22:02.:22:05.

Hanson Cement says it's pleased with the way the investigation is

:22:05.:22:15.
:22:15.:22:18.

progressing and is looking forward to the final report.

:22:18.:22:21.

BBC Radio Wales is available in thousands more homes from today.

:22:21.:22:24.

The station has switched to a more powerful transmitter. It means

:22:24.:22:27.

people in the Bridgend area, the Vale of Glamorgan and the Gwent

:22:27.:22:30.

Valleys will be able to hear the station on FM for the first time.

:22:30.:22:33.

You have until Saturday to vote for this year's BBC Wales Sports

:22:33.:22:36.

Personality of the Year. Every night this week, we're profiling

:22:36.:22:39.

one of the five World Champions who make up the 2011 shortlist. Details

:22:39.:22:43.

of how to vote are coming up. First, Claire Summers looks at the past

:22:43.:22:45.

year for motorcyclist Chaz Davies. Chaz Davies has been here before.

:22:45.:22:48.

It was not too long ago he was chosen as BBC Wales's young

:22:48.:22:53.

sportsman of the year. He is a fast mover. 2011 was the year he came of

:22:53.:23:00.

age on the motor sports circuit. At just 24, he became world SuperSport

:23:00.:23:04.

champion, putting daylight between him and his challengers, finishing

:23:04.:23:10.

50 points clear at the top of the table. His career progression

:23:10.:23:15.

continues in 2012 with a step up to World superbikes and a prized place

:23:15.:23:22.

in the Ducati team. Will it be full speed ahead? To vote for your

:23:22.:23:32.
:23:32.:23:32.

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:23:32.:24:18.

favourite sports personality, dial Well, one prize that has already

:24:18.:24:21.

been announced is the winner of this year's Unsung Hero Award.

:24:21.:24:24.

We'll be revealing who it is on Wales Today tomorrow but, in the

:24:24.:24:27.

meantime, here's what some of the children he coaches every week have

:24:27.:24:34.

to say about him. He has given me a lot of confidence

:24:34.:24:38.

since I first started appear. I was really shy and I did not like to

:24:39.:24:44.

talk to people. He has given me a lot of confidence and help.

:24:45.:24:49.

always teaches us a new things and if we don't do it, he carries on

:24:49.:24:56.

making us doing the same thing. doesn't just tell us and go away,

:24:57.:25:01.

he doesn't just sit and walk away, he comes by and sort it out with

:25:01.:25:07.

you. Let's have a look at the weather

:25:07.:25:14.

forecast now. Derek, how's it We've all kinds of weather heading

:25:15.:25:19.

our way over the next few days. Rain, strong to gale force winds

:25:19.:25:23.

and snow for some of us later in the week. Temperatures up and down

:25:23.:25:33.

as well. Tonight, some dry weather and scattered showers. The showers

:25:33.:25:37.

of rain with hail in places. Any snow will be confined to the

:25:38.:25:42.

mountain tops. The wind picking-up with gales in the north-west.

:25:42.:25:46.

Temperatures staying above freezing. The lowest around three degrees

:25:46.:25:50.

Celsius. Tomorrow, the wind will be a big feature. Strong to gale force

:25:50.:25:54.

on the north and west coasts and in Snowdonia. Gusts of 55mph to 65mph

:25:54.:25:57.

in exposed places. So, tomorrow windy but brighter than today with

:25:57.:25:59.

sunshine and scattered showers. Snow on the mountains in the north.

:25:59.:26:03.

During the afternoon, the showers will ease with more in the way of

:26:03.:26:06.

dry weather. Top temperatures between six and nine degrees

:26:06.:26:09.

Celsius. Feeling cold with a severe wind chill on the mountains.

:26:09.:26:13.

Tomorrow evening will be dry and calmer. A touch of frost inland but

:26:13.:26:19.

it won't last. Cloud and rain will arrive after midnight. Thursday

:26:19.:26:23.

will be milder but windy. Temperatures up to 12 degrees

:26:24.:26:27.

Celsius with strong to gale force winds. The reason for the wind and

:26:27.:26:30.

rain on Thursday is a deep area of low pressure over Scotland. That

:26:31.:26:33.

will push a cold front south-east across Britain on Thursday night,

:26:33.:26:36.

followed by Arctic winds. The end of the week will be much colder

:26:37.:26:40.

with wintry showers. In fact, the Met Office has issued a warning of

:26:40.:26:44.

snow for North Wales. The weekend will start fine and frosty but

:26:44.:26:47.

there's more wind and rain on the way, followed by sunshine and

:26:47.:26:50.

showers. By the way, PLANED are having an Open Day in Narberth

:26:50.:26:53.

tomorrow. It will be chilly and windy with some sunshine and the

:26:53.:26:56.

odd shower. Our picture tonight is from Stephen Pritchard. Thanks,

:26:56.:27:00.

Stephen. Snow is forecast for the north on Friday and not just on the

:27:00.:27:02.

mountains. Now it's time for the Children's

:27:02.:27:06.

pictures. The first, a Christmas tree by Harley and Shay Murphy from

:27:06.:27:09.

Pwllheli. Next, Elise Fitzgibbon from Brynna is wishing everyone a

:27:09.:27:12.

Merry Christmas. And, finally, a snowman by Jaime Fraser from

:27:12.:27:17.

Swansea. Thanks for all your pictures. Watch out for the strong

:27:17.:27:27.
:27:27.:27:28.

to gale-force winds tomorrow and on It is coming up to 7 o'clock, the

:27:28.:27:31.

headlines again. The Welsh Government's budget for next year

:27:31.:27:35.

has been passed after Labour struck a deal with the Liberal Democrats.

:27:35.:27:39.

Download Subtitles

SRT

ASS