:00:03. > :00:07.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's top story:
:00:07. > :00:17.A train crash in Carmarthenshire - the driver of a hay lorry on a
:00:17. > :00:20.
:00:20. > :00:30.level crossing is arrested. We have the exclusive pictures on board.
:00:30. > :00:39.
:00:39. > :00:43.The first carriage was OK but the Our other headlines tonight: Dave
:00:43. > :00:45.Powell is recovering but one in three of us will get cancer.
:00:46. > :00:49.Tonight a plan to tackle the disease.
:00:49. > :00:59.Who stole the Christmas turkey? Thousands of pounds worth of meat
:00:59. > :01:05.
:01:05. > :01:08.taken from this butchers. The jaw to the gate.
:01:08. > :01:14.The fossils believed to be more than 450 million years old that
:01:14. > :01:24.could rewrite the history books. And a dismal weekend for welsh
:01:24. > :01:26.
:01:26. > :01:29.rugby - four defeats and the Good evening. A train crash in
:01:29. > :01:32.Carmarthenshire on a level crossing - tonight the driver of a lorry
:01:32. > :01:36.involved in the accident has been arrested. Seven people suffered
:01:36. > :01:39.minor injuries when the train hit the cab of the lorry near Whitland.
:01:39. > :01:49.Police say the 48-year-old man from Llanboidy has been detained on
:01:49. > :01:57.
:01:57. > :02:00.suspicion of endangering safety. We are at the scene tonight. Police
:02:00. > :02:06.have a light does a little bit closer and hopefully we will be
:02:06. > :02:14.able to see the extent of the damage. It is amazing that we are
:02:14. > :02:17.only talking about a few cuts and bruises. The trainer, which was
:02:17. > :02:23.travelling from Milford Haven it to Manchester Piccadilly, crashed into
:02:23. > :02:28.a lorry which was stuck on a level crossing. This might -- despite
:02:28. > :02:34.smashing up the front of it, it managed to stay on the track and
:02:34. > :02:39.ultimately saved lives. It is not what you expect to see
:02:39. > :02:43.when you train stops. Moments after the collision, a passenger up
:02:43. > :02:53.recorded this footage. Through the window you can make out a lorry cab
:02:53. > :02:53.
:02:53. > :02:58.On the Tracks. That is what the train hit. I heard a big bang. I
:02:58. > :03:03.thought that something had happened. The track is covered in he, thrown
:03:03. > :03:09.from the trail of the lorry was towing. One passenger told us that
:03:09. > :03:17.driver was not inside at the time. For the lorry was stuck in the
:03:17. > :03:24.middle and the driver left the lorry to get out of the way. The
:03:25. > :03:31.train hit the lorry and as it was raining I think that it was
:03:31. > :03:36.dramatic. Pass injures it looked shaken the yet relieved. --
:03:36. > :03:46.passengers. Five people were taken to hospital suffering from cuts and
:03:46. > :03:47.
:03:47. > :03:53.bruises and shock. A lady behind me had split the bridge of her nose.
:03:53. > :03:57.She was not concussed. She went through the carriage, everyone else
:03:57. > :04:04.was fine and the emergency services arrived. Police say it was
:04:04. > :04:09.incredibly lucky the train did not a real. It has pushed the front cap
:04:09. > :04:15.of the train up the line. We will look look at that and see what has
:04:15. > :04:24.happened. In all, 15 services have been affected today because of the
:04:24. > :04:28.crash. The stretch of line has been replaced by buses. The company says
:04:28. > :04:35.it an emergency it the 20 bill will operate tomorrow boss our
:04:35. > :04:39.investigation and repairs will be carried out. Back in 1994, several
:04:39. > :04:45.people were injured here when a train at Het IGC be at the same
:04:45. > :04:49.spot. You can probably see some people
:04:49. > :04:54.behind me, these are the engineers. We are told they will be working
:04:54. > :04:58.throughout the night to restore services. In the meantime,
:04:58. > :05:06.passengers are advised to check with Network Rail because there
:05:06. > :05:11.will be a revised timetable. The latest as it stands is that the
:05:11. > :05:15.driver of the lorry has been arrested and Network Rail say there
:05:15. > :05:19.will be a detailed investigation with the British Transport Police.
:05:19. > :05:24.Initial indications show that the level crossing was working properly
:05:24. > :05:27.at the time of the crash. A man is in a critical condition
:05:27. > :05:30.after an accident involving a bus on one of the main roads into
:05:30. > :05:33.Swansea. The pedestrian had to be rescued from underneath the bus by
:05:33. > :05:36.fire crews. Ten passengers were treated for shock. The accident
:05:36. > :05:40.happened this morning on Fabian Way - the road was closed for three
:05:40. > :05:43.hours. A new five year plan has been
:05:43. > :05:45.announced, aimed at improving treatment for patients with cancer.
:05:45. > :05:48.The Welsh government says it's putting responsibility on our seven
:05:48. > :05:53.local health boards to plan and deliver high quality, modern cancer
:05:53. > :06:02.services. Patients will also be asked to rate their treatment.
:06:02. > :06:07.Rebecca John reports. Two patients with very different
:06:07. > :06:10.experiences of our most common cancers, breast and prostate. Dave
:06:10. > :06:15.Powell From Barry has every reason to celebrate this Christmas after
:06:15. > :06:19.being given the all-clear. Five years ago, he was diagnosed with
:06:19. > :06:23.early-stage prostate cancer. He fought for nine months to have
:06:23. > :06:28.treatment paid for on the NHS. It involves implanting radioactive
:06:28. > :06:32.seeds in the prostate gland. He had to go to Leeds as the treatment was
:06:33. > :06:36.only available in England at the time. To have another battle going
:06:36. > :06:42.on just to get the tea -- the treatment for the cancer you have
:06:42. > :06:47.been told you have got, is a necessary. Especially when it is
:06:47. > :06:50.available to cancer sufferers the other side of the bridge. Sybil
:06:50. > :06:57.Fowler is a marketing consultant who was diagnosed with breast
:06:57. > :07:02.cancer in May. She had her last session of breast cancer --
:07:02. > :07:06.chemotherapy last week. She cannot fault her treatment. I think it was
:07:06. > :07:14.exceptional. I was allocated a dedicated nurse who was with me
:07:14. > :07:18.throughout. She stills runt - that she still rings me up. Today, the
:07:18. > :07:28.Welsh Government it published a five-year plan for the NHS in Wales
:07:28. > :07:41.
:07:41. > :07:45.called together against cancer. It There are no big headline
:07:45. > :07:50.initiatives here, no radical change. It is about continuing with those
:07:50. > :07:55.rather boring improvements that are actually quite necessary. It is
:07:55. > :07:59.about getting services that are currently in place to do better.
:07:59. > :08:03.Lifestyle choices have a huge impact on rates of cancer. This
:08:03. > :08:07.plan puts responsibility of local health boards to support people to
:08:07. > :08:12.reduce their risks of developing cancer in the first place. There
:08:12. > :08:17.was a recent study by Cancer Research UK which suggested that
:08:17. > :08:25.there are four key areas in cancer prevention. Smoking, obesity, lack
:08:25. > :08:32.of exercise, and alcohol. If they could be attended to, that would be
:08:32. > :08:35.good. The Welsh Government wants to retain at cancer rates comparable
:08:35. > :08:41.to that lowest in Europe. One of the biggest challenges will be
:08:41. > :08:45.encouraging people to change their own behaviour.
:08:45. > :08:53.Police are becoming increasingly concerned tonight over a missing
:08:53. > :08:57.teenager. Amid -- major search is underway.
:08:57. > :09:02.In the air, a police helicopter making low passes over the card and
:09:02. > :09:06.Park Hotel and Golf Club. The police underwater team has been
:09:06. > :09:10.involved as well. It is your between Wrexham and Chester that
:09:11. > :09:15.the search for Hayden Evans is centred. He had been with workmates
:09:15. > :09:19.enjoying a Christmas get together. He left the hotel at -- after
:09:19. > :09:24.midnight on Friday. Nothing has been seen or heard of him since.
:09:24. > :09:28.Police say they know what the hell of people living nearby. If you
:09:28. > :09:32.live in the surrounds of card and Park, even if you are a mile or two
:09:32. > :09:38.miles away, could you have a look in your garage or out house, just
:09:38. > :09:44.in case we have a lot -- a young man there who has been injured.
:09:44. > :09:49.Today, the focus is on the Hotel's extensive grounds. This has not
:09:49. > :09:53.been the easiest area to search. There are lakes and thick
:09:53. > :10:01.underground at -- undergrowth and the weather dropped below say it --
:10:01. > :10:10.below zero. Heat and Evan's disappearance is said to be out of
:10:10. > :10:14.Before 7 o'clock, at the factory floor that is turned into a health
:10:14. > :10:21.centre. And to the war of words over music.
:10:21. > :10:24.Our songs sung in Welsh worth less than in English?
:10:24. > :10:28.First, Thousands of pounds worth of meat
:10:28. > :10:30.has been stolen from a butchers in Porth. More than 60 orders now have
:10:30. > :10:37.to be replaced to make sure customers have their turkeys in
:10:37. > :10:41.time for Christmas day. Kate Morgan reports.
:10:41. > :10:44.These empty shelves should be sure it -- full of Christmas turkeys.
:10:44. > :10:54.But she did when the owners opened, they discovered it had been
:10:54. > :11:04.ransacked. I got up about 438 this morning. As I drove then, before I
:11:04. > :11:06.
:11:06. > :11:11.unlocked the gate, I notice that the door was opened. It feels as if
:11:11. > :11:18.all the time that we have spent here, it was just for nothing. We
:11:18. > :11:23.have only been in the business six months, it is really hard. It is
:11:23. > :11:29.really hard to see someone destroy your business. More than 60 orders
:11:29. > :11:33.of Turkey, beef and Ham have been stolen, worth more than 200 --
:11:33. > :11:40.�2,000. But for the family, the biggest loss is that children's
:11:40. > :11:45.presents they had stored up stairs. Horrified. Everything we had to
:11:45. > :11:53.give our little boy is to give a good Christmas, they have just
:11:53. > :11:57.taken. There is nothing left for them. Tonight police are warning
:11:57. > :12:02.people in the area not to buy any meat if they are uncertain where it
:12:02. > :12:07.came from. My concern is what has happened to this meat since it was
:12:07. > :12:11.stolen. We do not know how it has been handled and we urge people not
:12:11. > :12:16.to buy this meat from anybody. family say they will now work
:12:16. > :12:22.round-the-clock to replace their customer's orders in time for
:12:22. > :12:27.Christmas dinner. Scientists say a collection of
:12:27. > :12:31.fossils are more than 450 million years old. Scientists have spent
:12:31. > :12:38.more than seven years to it analysed the specimens, which were
:12:38. > :12:44.found in a disused quarry. Their research suggests that the fossils
:12:44. > :12:51.date at a time where the air was partially under water. -- be area
:12:51. > :12:58.was partially under water. What are we looking at here?
:12:58. > :13:04.The types of fossils which these researchers have recorded include
:13:04. > :13:09.squid it like animals, animals that resemble an enemy's, and also an
:13:09. > :13:13.number of fossils and just as well. The important thing about these
:13:13. > :13:18.organisms as the -- is that they are made of soft tissue, no hard
:13:18. > :13:28.parts. To actually find the remains of these soft body to organisms
:13:28. > :13:30.
:13:30. > :13:36.preserved in rocks his old as this As your article said, the area was
:13:36. > :13:41.under water and the period. These discoveries add to our
:13:41. > :13:47.understanding of how diverse the marine communities were that
:13:47. > :13:51.occupied the seabed at this time. That is an important discovery in
:13:51. > :13:56.its own right. What is additionally important his other new techniques
:13:56. > :14:03.researchers have used to discover these fossils. They have used X-
:14:03. > :14:07.rays and CT scans, these are techniques people will be familiar
:14:07. > :14:12.within hospitals, to actually look at internal or organisms. Here
:14:12. > :14:16.researchers have used them to look inside solid blocks of rock and to
:14:16. > :14:22.look and visualise the fossils present in the rocks. That is very
:14:22. > :14:26.important. The use of these new technologies is increasing in the
:14:26. > :14:34.world of Cailean otology and there is almost a Pandora's box of new
:14:34. > :14:38.discoveries being made. Using these days of Rees, -- using these
:14:38. > :14:45.techniques, there is potential to yield other discoveries in other
:14:45. > :14:47.areas of Wales. Fascinating stuff. Thank you.
:14:47. > :14:50.Hundreds of workers across Carmarthenshire are being offered
:14:50. > :14:54.screening to tackle growing levels of diabetes and heart disease. A
:14:54. > :14:57.collaboration between the local health board and Tata Steel.
:14:57. > :14:59.Throughout the year, we've brought you a series from our reporter Nick
:15:00. > :15:08.Palit, who's been diagnosed with diabetes and been trying to reverse
:15:08. > :15:11.his condition. Tonight he takes a look at this pioneering project.
:15:11. > :15:15.Since I started my series looking at the problem of diabetes in Wales,
:15:15. > :15:18.I've spoken to patients young and old, who have type 1 or type 2
:15:18. > :15:21.diabetes and everyone has had their own story to tell. I've heard from
:15:21. > :15:24.scientists across the country who are hoping one day to find a cure.
:15:24. > :15:26.But the old adage that prevention is better than cure has been
:15:26. > :15:30.adopted in Carmarthenhire. Here they believe that health-screening
:15:30. > :15:33.of at risk groups will be key to tackling this health crisis. At the
:15:33. > :15:36.Tata Tin plate works at Trostre, the 400 steel workers have been
:15:36. > :15:45.involved in a groundbreaking trial to try and detect diabetes and
:15:45. > :15:49.heart problems before the diseases take a hold.
:15:49. > :15:52.I am just checking your pulse, making sure it is nice and steady.
:15:52. > :15:55.Every worker in Carmarthenshire over the age of 40 that works for
:15:55. > :16:02.either Tata or the Hwyel Dda Health Board is being offered health
:16:02. > :16:08.screening in an initiative known as Prosiect Sir Gar.
:16:08. > :16:13.We measure their weight, height and waist circumference. We can do
:16:13. > :16:17.their cholesterol and diabetes blood check as well. We feed it
:16:17. > :16:24.into the computer and give them a percentage of their risk of
:16:24. > :16:30.developing cardiovascular diabetes over the coming 10 years. One man
:16:30. > :16:35.to benefit from the scheme so far has been 59-year-old Haydn Beynon.
:16:35. > :16:41.Since I've started modifying the way I eat, the amount of exercise I
:16:41. > :16:47.take, this has been going on since January and I have lost �28. I've
:16:47. > :16:54.had cheques up in the occupational health department and my risk of
:16:54. > :17:00.cardiovascular disease and diabetes has dropped by six or 7%. It has
:17:00. > :17:04.been a huge difference to my work life and my home life.
:17:04. > :17:08.The health board chose Tata Steel for the scheme because they have
:17:08. > :17:12.trained occupational health staff and a large workforce.
:17:12. > :17:18.We have a very active workforce, as you would expect in the heavy
:17:18. > :17:23.industry. We have about 400 and we screened about 250 so far. Out of
:17:23. > :17:26.those, six or 7% had the opportunity to have some positive
:17:26. > :17:30.intervention and the opportunity to change their lifestyles and bring
:17:30. > :17:32.the risk factors down. If workplace schemes like this
:17:32. > :17:35.pilot project in Carmarthenshire were more widespread, experts
:17:35. > :17:37.believe it would pay dividends both in improving health and protecting
:17:37. > :17:40.shrinking health budgets. Treating diabetes and its complications is
:17:40. > :17:43.already costing the Welsh NHS around �500 million a year and if
:17:43. > :17:53.the current trend continues it's expected that over 250,000 people
:17:53. > :17:57.
:17:57. > :18:02.Maria Ann O'Brien from Quakers Yard knows only too well what
:18:03. > :18:06.consequences diabetes can have. She's learning to walk again after
:18:06. > :18:15.suffering the trauma of an amputation. What started as an
:18:15. > :18:19.insignificant cut on her toe grew to an ulcerated infection.
:18:19. > :18:23.That said that I could go in and out of hospital for the rest of my
:18:23. > :18:27.life or have an amputation. I didn't have to think about it. I
:18:27. > :18:32.knew that if I didn't have it done, I would either carry on as I am,
:18:32. > :18:34.get worse and die. Did you ever believed it would come
:18:34. > :18:40.to something so severe as losing a leg?
:18:40. > :18:43.No. The father. You don't. You think, diabetes, you control it
:18:44. > :18:46.through diet and everything else. Over the last six months I've been
:18:46. > :18:50.trying to control my own diabetes through diet and exercise. Later
:18:50. > :18:55.this week is my final weigh-in and my doctor tells me whether my hard
:18:55. > :18:59.work has succeeded in reversing my diabetes.
:18:59. > :19:01.Nick will be back with his results this Friday, and we'll hear from
:19:01. > :19:06.the Health Minister on what government can do to tackle
:19:06. > :19:10.diabetes. Is music sung in Welsh worth less
:19:10. > :19:13.than music sung in English? That's the dispute at the heart of a three
:19:13. > :19:23.day strike by musicians. They've described their royalties from BBC
:19:23. > :19:26.A strike with a difference on Radio Cymru today. There was just as much
:19:26. > :19:31.music as usual, but most of it came from live performances recorded by
:19:31. > :19:34.the BBC rather than from CDs. The reason? Some Welsh language
:19:34. > :19:36.composers and producers had asked the station not to broadcast their
:19:36. > :19:43.songs because they're not happy with the amount of royalties
:19:43. > :19:46.they're paid. Every year the BBC pays a sum of money to the
:19:46. > :19:52.Performing Rights Society for the music played on its networks. That
:19:52. > :19:55.money is distributed by the PRS according to a formula. A song
:19:55. > :20:00.played on Radio Wales attracts 95 pence a minute for its composer and
:20:00. > :20:03.producer, but one on Radio Cymru would only get 59 pence a minute.
:20:03. > :20:08.What's more, once public performances such as in pubs are
:20:08. > :20:11.taken into account, the difference is even more marked. That artist
:20:11. > :20:20.will receive �150 from the PRS for a three minute song, but their
:20:20. > :20:24.Welsh language equivalent would only get �5.75.
:20:24. > :20:29.We have re-evaluated how we look at music in Wales and previously, we
:20:29. > :20:33.weren't as accurate as we should have been. That change has meant
:20:33. > :20:36.that certain music and certain people's repertoire is receiving
:20:37. > :20:40.less royalties. Musicians and producers like Hywel
:20:40. > :20:50.Wigley say the whole industry in Wales is under threat as they can't
:20:50. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:58.afford to continue producing and composing music at these rates.
:20:58. > :21:03.I think they will have to look at the amount of money if they put to
:21:03. > :21:06.Radio Cymru and bring it up to a level which would make this
:21:06. > :21:09.industry sustainable. At present, it is not sustainable.
:21:10. > :21:16.The BBC says it's doing all it can to ensure Welsh language musicians
:21:16. > :21:20.get the royalties they deserve. We do have sympathy with the
:21:20. > :21:23.musicians because we need to see that they can thrive and they can
:21:23. > :21:29.produce new music so we do have sympathy and that is where we have
:21:29. > :21:32.changed and amended our prayer list today. We have to put our listeners
:21:32. > :21:35.first as a station and that is why we will continue to play their
:21:35. > :21:39.music tomorrow and Wednesday. sides plan to meet in the new year
:21:39. > :21:41.to discuss this issue, but the PRS says it would be difficult to alter
:21:41. > :21:43.the formula and subsidise Welsh language music. That would mean
:21:43. > :21:46.taking money away from the rest of its members.
:21:46. > :21:49.Good evening. Time for tonight's sport. And I wonder what Wales'
:21:49. > :21:52.regional rugby coaches want for Christmas? Bumper crowds over the
:21:52. > :21:55.festive period would certainly help to try and lift the gloom that's
:21:55. > :21:58.descended in recent days. Some pundits say the regional game is on
:21:58. > :22:02.a knife-edge as more top players are attracted away from Wales by
:22:02. > :22:12.big money offers. And the mood of pessimism wasn't helped by a
:22:12. > :22:15.weekend of defeats in the Heineken So much for festive cheer. It has
:22:15. > :22:20.been a miserable week for the Welsh regions with players leaving and
:22:20. > :22:25.more expected to go. Also fears over the size of crowds. Four
:22:25. > :22:30.defeats in Europe over the weekend seemed to capture the mood. The
:22:30. > :22:34.Ospreys, of Dundee Welsh -- the best Welsh side in the Heineken Cup,
:22:34. > :22:38.are all but out after suffering a defeat.
:22:38. > :22:43.I think the reality is hitting home. We have lost a lot of players and
:22:43. > :22:48.people departing to France. They have lost some of the call for
:22:48. > :22:52.words in Alun Wyn Jones as well. They have been a little bit
:22:52. > :22:56.depleted. It shows the level of the competition.
:22:56. > :22:59.The Blues and the Scarlets can still make the last eight, with the
:22:59. > :23:05.Blues are best placed. They top Pool Two and are hopeful of winning
:23:05. > :23:09.their last matches in January to secured a quarter-final spot. It is
:23:09. > :23:15.a tougher asked for the Scarlets after losing two former champions
:23:15. > :23:19.Munster in Limerick. Llanelli did secured a losing bonus point which
:23:19. > :23:26.could prove to be crucial. They hope to gain -- to gain maximum
:23:26. > :23:32.points in their final two games. In Ireland, the crowd also provided a
:23:32. > :23:36.sharp contrast. Crowds there are booming while the Ospreys played
:23:36. > :23:41.their match in front of less than 7,000. It has been a similar story
:23:41. > :23:47.at the other three regions. It is about creating an atmosphere.
:23:47. > :23:51.The crowd and players rub off on each other. It is a catch 22
:23:52. > :23:55.situation. Ultimately, people will go a long if they feel they will be
:23:55. > :23:58.entertained for the day. The Dragons are also in grave
:23:58. > :24:02.danger of failing to make the quarter-finals in the Amlin
:24:02. > :24:05.Challenge Cup after losing to Exeter. They will need to win their
:24:05. > :24:08.remaining games and hope a rival slipped up if they are to progress.
:24:08. > :24:11.Football and Swansea City have a busy time with four games in the
:24:11. > :24:15.next 12 days. First to Goodison Park on Wednesday, still looking
:24:15. > :24:18.for their first win away from home. They earned a point at Newcastle at
:24:18. > :24:27.the weekend. While in the Championship, Cardiff City will
:24:27. > :24:32.welcome a break of nine days after they went down 3-2 to Middlesbrough.
:24:32. > :24:37.For Swansea manager, the search for the first away win goes on.
:24:37. > :24:42.I really believe that we can do very well at this level. I think we
:24:42. > :24:47.have shone throughout. Our home form is incredible but we need to
:24:47. > :24:53.be better away from home. We have demonstrated we can be but we just
:24:53. > :25:03.need to be consistent. I am still dreaming of a white
:25:03. > :25:05.
:25:05. > :25:08.I know some of you will be disappointed but I think we've seen
:25:08. > :25:12.the last of the snow and frost for a while. It's turned milder today
:25:12. > :25:15.and that's the story for the next few days. Milder with more rain on
:25:15. > :25:17.the way. Mind you, I can promise some dry weather as well. That
:25:17. > :25:21.should please Sue Jones from Pontyclun who is celebrating her
:25:21. > :25:25.50th birthday! So here comes the mild air as shown by the yellow and
:25:25. > :25:28.orange colours. Covering the whole of Britain and Ireland by Wednesday.
:25:28. > :25:31.In fact on Wednesday we could temperatures rising as high as 12
:25:31. > :25:34.Celsius. A few degrees above the seasonal average. This evening a
:25:34. > :25:37.dry start and the south should stay dry overnight. However a little
:25:37. > :25:40.rain is likely in mid Wales and the north. Not as cold as recent nights.
:25:40. > :25:43.Temperatures staying above freezing. So tomorrow morning I wouldn't rule
:25:43. > :25:47.out the odd shower in the north otherwise a dry start for most of
:25:47. > :25:49.us. Some patchy low cloud. Breezy on the west coast but not too cold.
:25:49. > :25:52.Temperatures in Cardigan eight Celsius. So, plenty of dry weather
:25:52. > :25:55.tomorrow. Bright for a time. A little sunshine but later in the
:25:55. > :26:01.morning and during the afternoon cloud will increase with some rain
:26:01. > :26:05.reaching the west by dusk. The wind easing with top temperatures around
:26:05. > :26:10.eight Celsius which is about average. Tomorrow evening rain will
:26:10. > :26:14.spread across the whole country. Mist and hill fog as well. The rain
:26:14. > :26:20.easing later in the night. Wednesday mostly cloudy. The odd
:26:20. > :26:24.spot of light rain or drizzle otherwise dry and very mild. 12
:26:24. > :26:26.Celsius in Wrexham. Thursday mild with moist south-westerly winds
:26:27. > :26:29.bringing plenty of cloud. Thereafter a cold front will bring
:26:29. > :26:32.some rain on Friday followed by brighter, slightly colder weather
:26:32. > :26:35.and a few showers. Last year of course snow and ice caused major
:26:35. > :26:39.travel problems during the Christmas holiday but that won't be
:26:39. > :26:42.the case this year. At the moment, a green rather than white Christmas
:26:42. > :26:45.looks much more likely. Christmas Day itself should be largely dry,
:26:45. > :26:47.breezy and not too cold. I'm sure some of you will be relieved to
:26:47. > :26:50.hear that. Time now for the children's
:26:50. > :26:53.pictures. The first an angel by Lily Smith from Clydach Vale. The
:26:53. > :26:57.next a snowman by Llewelyn John Parry from Pwllheli. And finally
:26:57. > :27:01.Santa and his reindeer by Lucy Hill from Maesteg. Thanks, Lucy. I hope
:27:01. > :27:06.you have a lovely Christmas. Less than a week to go until the big
:27:06. > :27:09.And the main news again from the BBC.
:27:09. > :27:12.The driver of a lorry, hit by a train on a level crossing, has been
:27:12. > :27:15.arrested on suspicion of endangering safety. Some passengers
:27:15. > :27:18.were injured in the crash near Whitland this morning. And on
:27:18. > :27:21.tomorrow night's programme: Welsh black beef is one of our most
:27:21. > :27:24.prestigious brands. We'll be reporting on concerns that other
:27:24. > :27:27.beef is being passed off as Welsh black on menus, with premium prices
:27:27. > :27:30.charged for something that just isn't the real thing.