:00:06. > :00:09.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's top story: Thought to be one of the
:00:09. > :00:19.biggest illegal landfills in the country - the man who dumped 27,000
:00:19. > :00:39.
:00:39. > :00:43.Our other headlines tonight. We're begging you to come home. All the
:00:43. > :00:50.family are in bits. A mother's desperate plea to find her missing
:00:50. > :00:53.teenage son. Also tonight: A pedigree stretching
:00:54. > :00:57.back a thousand years but you might not be getting the Welsh black beef
:00:57. > :01:01.you're paying for. Brecon Jazz needs a new backer, if
:01:01. > :01:11.the music is to play on. And Welsh regions announce a cap on
:01:11. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:25.salaries. Will we lose more players Good evening. It's believed to be
:01:25. > :01:26.
:01:26. > :01:29.the biggest illegal landfill site in North Wales. Now the cowboy
:01:29. > :01:32.operator who ran it has been given a one year suspended jail sentence
:01:32. > :01:35.and ordered to do 300 hours unpaid work. William O'Grady appeared to
:01:35. > :01:38.have been running a well known legitimate waste business based in
:01:38. > :01:41.Caernarfon. In fact he was dumping waste illegally.
:01:41. > :01:44.Leaving Chester Crown Court, William O'Grady didn't want to talk
:01:44. > :01:54.about the case. His friends were unhappy about the presence of
:01:54. > :01:56.
:01:56. > :02:00.television cameras there. Do you have anything today? -- to say? The
:02:00. > :02:04.Environment Agency for and what they discovered on land he owns
:02:04. > :02:10.near Caernarfon. From the air, you can see the scale of the illegal
:02:10. > :02:14.operation. 27,000 tonnes of waste, including bricks, plastic, glass
:02:14. > :02:19.and insulation fibre. This is believed to have been the biggest
:02:19. > :02:25.illegal dump ever found in North Wales. The agency took still images
:02:25. > :02:29.as well of land next to a nature reserve, a Site of Special
:02:29. > :02:35.Scientific Interest. 1500 tonnes of waste O'Grady put here was said to
:02:35. > :02:39.have posed a risk to one's life. There were other sites. O'Grady
:02:39. > :02:44.persuaded the farmer to spread wood and paper to improve his clan. What
:02:45. > :02:49.turned up was rubber and plastic. In another incident, he stored more
:02:49. > :02:54.asbestos than he would allow it to. William O'Grady and the company's
:02:54. > :02:58.he ran had the outward appearance of legitimate waste operators. They
:02:58. > :03:02.were far from it. Really pleased to see that the court has acknowledged
:03:02. > :03:09.that this is a crime in the same way as any other crime. It is
:03:09. > :03:13.important to us also to... For waste operators to be able to
:03:13. > :03:18.operate on a level playing field and Baftas were the main reasons we
:03:18. > :03:22.pursue these cases. It is not fair for operators to do things like
:03:22. > :03:27.this for financial gain. It is important that the court takes
:03:27. > :03:30.these cases seriously. A such as the scale of this side, the
:03:30. > :03:34.Environment Agency are still to decide how best to deal with it.
:03:34. > :03:38.Elsewhere, illegally dumped waste has been ploughed into the ground.
:03:38. > :03:42.The agency says it could take years for the land to recover. Sentencing
:03:42. > :03:48.O'Grady, the judge said he had betrayed his community and the
:03:48. > :03:56.environment. His attitude to the environment was dismissive. O'Grady
:03:56. > :03:59.was also barred from being a company director for five years.
:03:59. > :04:02.The mother of a missing teenager from Mold has made an emotional
:04:02. > :04:06.appeal for help to find him. 18- year-old Haydn Evans failed to
:04:06. > :04:12.return home after a Christmas party. He was last seen at the Carden Park
:04:12. > :04:16.Hotel near Chester, in the early hours of Saturday.
:04:16. > :04:21.His disappearance is said to be completely out of character and so,
:04:21. > :04:25.as the hours go past, concern is growing for 18 year-old Hayden
:04:25. > :04:33.Evans. Today, has devastated mother joined police to appeal for
:04:34. > :04:43.information. If anyone knows where my son is, we are just frantic. We
:04:44. > :04:46.
:04:46. > :04:50.just want him back. I am just so worried about him. We feel totally
:04:50. > :04:56.helpless. A he had been out with friends at a Christmas party. He
:04:56. > :05:00.was last seen at this hotel, south of Chester. He was wearing a long-
:05:00. > :05:04.sleeved shirts and trousers. No jacket or coat. In temperatures
:05:04. > :05:08.which dipped below zero, police believe he may have become
:05:08. > :05:15.disorientated. They particularly want to hear again from one
:05:16. > :05:20.anonymous caller. They saw a man matching his description walking on
:05:20. > :05:28.the A 41 towards Chester which is actually less than a mile from his
:05:28. > :05:33.hotel. It was around 1am and we urge whoever saw a person to
:05:33. > :05:39.contact us again, please. Vanishing without trace, it is every parent's
:05:39. > :05:43.worst nightmare. We are begging you to come home. All the family are in
:05:43. > :05:48.bits. We are having nightmares, we are not sleeping, we just want to
:05:48. > :05:53.back. A police say they are leaving no stone unturned, using
:05:53. > :05:59.helicopters and search dogs. They are also appealing for people to
:05:59. > :06:01.check their sheds and outbuildings. Engineers have been clearing the
:06:01. > :06:04.line between Whitland and Milford Haven, after yesterday's crash
:06:04. > :06:08.between a passenger train and a hay lorry. Workmen had to dismantle
:06:08. > :06:10.parts of the lorry before using a crane to lift it from the track.
:06:10. > :06:13.Investigations are under way into the crash which left seven people
:06:13. > :06:19.injured. The 48-year-old driver of the lorry has been released on
:06:19. > :06:22.police bail. Network Rail hope to have normal
:06:22. > :06:25.services restored by tomorrow morning.
:06:25. > :06:28.The Welsh Government is planning to open its first full time office in
:06:28. > :06:30.London, to deal directly with foreign embassies. Ministers from
:06:30. > :06:35.Cardiff Bay already share facilities at Gwydyr House, home of
:06:35. > :06:40.the UK Government's Wales Office. But say they're now looking for
:06:40. > :06:42.more flexible space. A source in Whitehall has told BBC Wales the
:06:42. > :06:51.move suggests a deliberate separation between Wales and
:06:52. > :06:54.Westminster. New assessment tests for children
:06:54. > :07:00.starting primary school will be reviewed after the Education
:07:00. > :07:02.Minister Leighton Andrews admitted they needed more work. The Child
:07:02. > :07:04.Development Assessment Plans introduced this year are intended
:07:04. > :07:13.to help measure children's progress during the first stage of school.
:07:13. > :07:17.But teaching unions criticised them for increasing teachers' workloads.
:07:17. > :07:19.It's one of our best known brands but farmers of Welsh Black beef say
:07:19. > :07:22.they're concerned it's being exploited by mis-selling. They
:07:22. > :07:24.believe cheaper meat is being passed off as Welsh black on some
:07:24. > :07:27.menus. Wales Today has learnt that trading standards in
:07:27. > :07:33.Carmarthenshire are investigating the source of beef sold as Welsh
:07:33. > :07:38.black. The history of Welsh Black cattle
:07:38. > :07:42.can be traced back 1000 years. The Thomas family have been farming
:07:42. > :07:48.here on Anglesey for almost a century and for the past 80, has
:07:48. > :07:52.specialised in Welsh Black. Today, three generations of the family
:07:52. > :07:58.worked for 900 acre farm. We have been concerned about people
:07:58. > :08:05.claiming to sell black beef for a long time and they are not. If
:08:05. > :08:10.people get a lousy state, they are going to associated with Welsh
:08:10. > :08:13.Black and it needs to be stamped out. By hold the -- I hope the
:08:13. > :08:17.people responsible are caught and severely punished. What would you
:08:17. > :08:24.like to see happening now across Wales? How would like to see
:08:24. > :08:27.trading standards officers being much more proactive, now they have
:08:28. > :08:32.a good reason for getting the evidence that things can be sent
:08:32. > :08:36.away and analysed to see if it is what black. A and that a new weapon
:08:37. > :08:40.is a DNA test, that Wales today and stands has already been used in
:08:40. > :08:47.Camarthenshire, as part of an investigation by trading standards.
:08:47. > :08:52.-- and that's new weapon. This so they cannot comment further at this
:08:52. > :08:59.stage. There has also been a recent case in Swansea. Trading standards
:08:59. > :09:02.used this as very serious. Interestingly, you are stealing
:09:02. > :09:06.some and intellectual property and when we are talking about Welsh
:09:06. > :09:15.Black beef, it is specifically controlled and protected in
:09:15. > :09:20.European law. It is protected geographical. In Swansea, this year,
:09:20. > :09:26.we've had one of the only UK successful prosecutions so far.
:09:26. > :09:31.Royal Welsh Show, there was black stand is a staple at the event and
:09:31. > :09:35.a sign of the prestige that comes with the bland. -- brand. The Welsh
:09:35. > :09:39.cattle Society are charged with protecting that image. Robert Jones
:09:39. > :09:45.from the society runs a farm near a town in North Wales. He welcomes
:09:45. > :09:53.the new testing. The members are very grateful. It is a fine thing
:09:53. > :09:57.that we can verify that this beef is genuine. I suppose we've got the
:09:57. > :10:01.word Welsh in the name Welsh Black cattle and that is halfway there is
:10:01. > :10:06.selling anything locally. Back on Anglesey, the Thomas family is no
:10:06. > :10:10.court -- latest venture. This was black beef has come from their farm,
:10:10. > :10:14.just a few miles away. The connection couldn't be closer but
:10:15. > :10:18.that is not always the case. And while most was black beef on our
:10:18. > :10:21.menus will be genuine, the challenge for trading standards is
:10:21. > :10:27.to ensure it all is. Let's talk to Keith Rothwell, owner
:10:27. > :10:31.and former head chef of the Bull's Head in Beaumaris. Mr Rothwell,
:10:31. > :10:41.you've had Welsh black beef on the menu in the past. How important a
:10:41. > :10:46.brand is it in terms of the Welsh food industry? It's very important.
:10:46. > :10:50.It is a rare breed. Only 2% of the cattle brought up in Wales are
:10:50. > :10:54.Welsh Black so it is a premium product. Any doubt over whether
:10:54. > :11:00.meat has come from could be very damaging to the brand, presumably.
:11:00. > :11:06.Of course it could. It is not fair to the customers. The only way you
:11:06. > :11:11.can help the customers is that they trust you. In turn, the restaurant
:11:11. > :11:15.he has to trust his butcher. are in the business. How difficult
:11:15. > :11:20.is it for people like you to keep a trace on where your stuff comes
:11:20. > :11:24.from and be absolutely sure that it is what you are buying and the
:11:24. > :11:30.customers are then buying? We check on a regular basis with our butcher.
:11:30. > :11:34.He is reputable and we trust him. He has got all the paperwork and we
:11:34. > :11:38.can find out where it was bred, what it was fed on, who its mother
:11:38. > :11:44.was, who its father was, where it was killed. It is all available to
:11:44. > :11:48.us. What more can be done to ensure that the meat being passed off as
:11:49. > :11:55.well as black beef is what it says on the tin? Unfortunately, at the
:11:55. > :11:59.moment, all we can do is trust our budgets. DNA testing sounds fine
:11:59. > :12:09.but it is not something that you can give an immediate answer to a
:12:09. > :12:16.
:12:16. > :12:19.doubting customers. Much more to come before seven
:12:19. > :12:22.o'clock. One of the country's biggest music festivals, Brecon
:12:22. > :12:26.Jazz, is in need of a new backer if the show is to go on.
:12:26. > :12:36.And a cap on player's wages here. Will more top talent leave for
:12:36. > :12:38.
:12:38. > :12:41.It is one of our best known music festivals but there are concerns
:12:41. > :12:45.tonight over Brecon Jazz. The festival is in need of a new backer.
:12:45. > :12:55.It had been run on a temporary basis by the organisers of the Hay
:12:55. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :13:00.Festival but that agreement has It has become a firm fixture in the
:13:00. > :13:04.summer calendar. The Brecon Jazz Festival has been running for
:13:04. > :13:10.nearly 30 years. Despite success in attracting the best acts from
:13:10. > :13:14.around the world, they have been difficult times as well. The
:13:14. > :13:19.company running it went bust in 2080 and the bosses of the
:13:19. > :13:23.neighbouring Hay Festival stepped in to help. -- 2008. The mind
:13:24. > :13:31.charge has now confirmed the three- year agreement he signed has come
:13:31. > :13:36.to an end. He says the festival's future is now in Bracken's hands.
:13:36. > :13:40.This man runs the Fringe Festival. He is worried no one will be found
:13:40. > :13:47.in time to stage next year's event. I'm concerned because it would be a
:13:47. > :13:49.great loss for Brecon and for Wales as home. -- as a whole. I hope is
:13:49. > :13:56.there will be sufficient time although it is quite short notice
:13:56. > :14:02.to get some sort of consortium together, who are motivated to take
:14:02. > :14:07.it on board. The Arts Council of Wales contributes about �125,000 a
:14:07. > :14:12.year to the festival and says there would be funding for the right grid.
:14:12. > :14:16.We have funding in place for a jazz festival in Brecon in 2012,
:14:16. > :14:20.provided we and our other partners are content with the organisation,
:14:20. > :14:30.who will apply into the new year. In Brecon today, there were mixed
:14:30. > :14:31.
:14:31. > :14:35.It has outlived itself. It is not what it used to be. Too many rules
:14:35. > :14:39.and regulations. 10 years ago, we had music in the street and it was
:14:40. > :14:43.so much better. Maybe somebody will bring it back as it was.
:14:43. > :14:48.I think it should carry on and go ahead. Definitely.
:14:48. > :14:53.Why is that? It keeps the area drive -- vibrant.
:14:53. > :14:58.I think it should carry on. Do you want to run it?
:14:58. > :15:03.No, but I would help. If any groups are interested in
:15:03. > :15:07.running Brecon Jazz, they will have to move fast. Fans have to be
:15:07. > :15:17.booked in the first months of the new year for the festival here in
:15:17. > :15:20.
:15:20. > :15:23.August. Welsh language musicians have ended
:15:23. > :15:25.a strike in protest at the amount they're paid in royalties. Members
:15:25. > :15:28.of the Welsh Music Publishers and Composers Alliance withdrew their
:15:28. > :15:31.music from BBC Radio Cymru yesterday but after talks with the
:15:31. > :15:34.radio station, has decided to end its action. The BBC says it
:15:34. > :15:36.welcomes the move and further discussions will take place in the
:15:36. > :15:38.New Year. The accident and emergency unit at
:15:38. > :15:41.Withybush hospital could be in jeopardy unless two minor injury
:15:41. > :15:51.units are closed, that's according to the health board, who met with
:15:51. > :15:52.
:15:52. > :15:55.around 100 angry residents in Pembrokeshire this afternoon. A
:15:55. > :15:58.trip at school, a slip on the ice - all things that would normally be
:15:58. > :16:01.dealt with by the minor injury units in Tenby and Pembroke Dock.
:16:01. > :16:04.But that all changes from January 3rd, when both will temporarily
:16:04. > :16:07.close and the nurses will be moved to Withybush Hospital in
:16:07. > :16:10.Haverfordwest. At today's public meeting in New Hedges, the fear for
:16:10. > :16:18.these residents was that the closure would mean relying on
:16:18. > :16:24.ambulances and long waits at A&E when they finally got there.
:16:24. > :16:29.This area is a retirement area. There are lots of retired people
:16:29. > :16:31.and retirement home, there are lots of care homes that make use of that
:16:32. > :16:36.facility. You have a lot of holidaymakers on
:16:36. > :16:41.the beach and children on the rocks and all this sort of thing. You
:16:41. > :16:44.need a minor injury service. Absolutely vital. You do slightly
:16:44. > :16:48.worry what effect that might have on the tourist trade.
:16:48. > :16:51.The warning from the health board - - But the warning from the health
:16:51. > :16:54.board was that simply put, the Accident and Emergency Unit at
:16:54. > :16:56.Withybush Hospital must come first. The hospital has faced long term
:16:56. > :17:04.problems in recruiting consultants and middle grade doctors for the
:17:04. > :17:10.accident and emergency unit. The risk, if we don't take measures
:17:10. > :17:13.to reorganise our staff and consolidate the service, the
:17:13. > :17:15.viability of the accident and emergency services in Withybush is
:17:15. > :17:18.in jeopardy. Residents in Pembrokeshire are still concerned
:17:18. > :17:21.that the temporary loss of the minor injuries unit may turn into a
:17:21. > :17:31.long term problem, but until more staff are recruited, the problem
:17:31. > :17:32.
:17:32. > :17:35.won't go away. One of the defining events of 2011
:17:35. > :17:38.was the earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan in March. Many
:17:38. > :17:41.people from Wales live and work in Japan and there are strong business
:17:41. > :17:44.links between the two countries. In the first of three special reports,
:17:44. > :17:54.Maxine Hughes meets up with some of those expats to see how the
:17:54. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:09.It was one of the highest ever recorded earthquakes. And the
:18:09. > :18:16.Tsunami that followed devastated north-east Japan. For the Welsh
:18:16. > :18:25.expats living here, it was terrifying.
:18:25. > :18:30.I was here, in this house. I've never been so shaken in my life.
:18:30. > :18:35.It came up that there was a big sea Lambie coming and then, you know,
:18:35. > :18:41.rather than panicking, your mind just goes blank and you kind of
:18:41. > :18:48.think, it's not going to happen to I saw a lot of the damage that had
:18:48. > :18:53.been done to the buildings. Mainly roadster had been ripped apart. --
:18:53. > :18:56.roads had been ripped apart. After much 11th, a large number of
:18:57. > :19:01.foreign nationals left Japan after being advised by their governments.
:19:01. > :19:04.There are still a lot of Welsh people living and working here and
:19:04. > :19:10.some that consider Japan home. Regardless of the last year's
:19:10. > :19:17.events, for them, leaving isn't an option. They are still living with
:19:17. > :19:20.the consequences of the disaster. It caused an explosion at the
:19:20. > :19:23.Fukushima nuclear plant which released radioactive materials,
:19:23. > :19:30.contaminating some areas of the country.
:19:30. > :19:35.This is showing where we are. One of the areas affected was where
:19:36. > :19:40.Freddie Morton, an English teacher from Conway, lives.
:19:40. > :19:46.This is a region which is well known for its produce. Many farmers
:19:46. > :19:52.work here. This is local spinach. I know that shortly following the
:19:52. > :19:57.earthquake, many farmers had a difficult time selling their bodies
:19:57. > :20:07.because of fear associated with radiation. Oh I think now it is OK.
:20:07. > :20:11.
:20:12. > :20:17.There is always a kettle boiling. Katherine lives in Japan. She grew
:20:17. > :20:21.up in Anglesey and moved to Japan after getting married. She isn't as
:20:21. > :20:27.reassured by the reports she hears about radiation.
:20:27. > :20:34.The Government don't want the people to panic. Think, how could
:20:34. > :20:40.they possibly evacuate the 30 million people in it the greater
:20:40. > :20:45.Tokyo and metropolitan area. This woman is also from Anglesey.
:20:45. > :20:49.She came to Japan over 20 years ago, get married here and has two
:20:49. > :20:52.children. I know there are a lot of people in
:20:52. > :20:57.Britain interested in Japan and would love to come out here. As
:20:57. > :21:00.long as you don't go into the restricted areas around the nuclear
:21:00. > :21:04.power plant, I reckon that you are safe.
:21:04. > :21:08.For all three, Wales is always in their thoughts but their future
:21:08. > :21:16.remains in Japan. I have never regarded myself as an
:21:16. > :21:19.expat. When I made a commitment to living in Japan, I didn't see the
:21:19. > :21:24.earthquake as a region -- a reason for changing that.
:21:24. > :21:28.I think it is safe, a safe place to visit and to live. I will be living
:21:28. > :21:33.here for a long time to come. It has changed me as a person but I
:21:33. > :21:37.think that is true for anybody, the then Welsh or Japanese or any
:21:38. > :21:40.nationality, it makes you realise just how fragile your life is,
:21:40. > :21:44.wherever you are. And we'll be back in Japan with the
:21:44. > :21:48.Welsh ex pats tomorrow. The four Welsh rugby regions have
:21:48. > :21:53.announced plans to introduce a salary cap. They've agreed to spend
:21:53. > :21:57.no more than �3.5 million in wages on their playing squads next season.
:21:57. > :22:00.The plan has been welcomed by the Welsh Rugby Union, even though it
:22:00. > :22:09.makes an exodus of top players to foreign clubs more likely. Here's
:22:09. > :22:13.our sports reporter Ashleigh Players' wages is a hot topic in
:22:13. > :22:18.Welsh rugby. There are maps bigger pay packets available abroad,
:22:18. > :22:22.especially in France. James Hook and Mike Phillips just two of the
:22:22. > :22:25.stars who have moved there. Wales's regions have been unable to offer
:22:25. > :22:31.the same salaries and that won't change now that a salary cap has
:22:31. > :22:36.been imposed. The Welsh regions have agreed to spend no more than
:22:36. > :22:41.�3.5 million each on their wages of their squad from next season. That
:22:41. > :22:46.compares to more than �7 million for top French clubs and just over
:22:46. > :22:51.4 million in England. Unlike Wales, that includes the cost of
:22:51. > :22:54.development and academy players. The regions say the plan isn't a
:22:54. > :23:00.growing reaction to the exodus of players.
:23:00. > :23:06.The regions are losing money. We have been reliant on benefactors to
:23:06. > :23:13.plug that gap and that isn't sustainable, to be honest. Looking
:23:13. > :23:16.at our own organisations, we've got to be sustainable or cash neutral.
:23:16. > :23:21.The regions came to an agreement before informing the Welsh Rugby
:23:21. > :23:24.Union of the plans. The governing body, who pay �1.5 million to each
:23:25. > :23:29.region every year have welcomed the plan.
:23:29. > :23:34.We've each got to cut back accordingly. We operate to some
:23:34. > :23:38.pretty tough conditions. Wales is pretty challenging and one cannot
:23:38. > :23:43.compete with the vast sums of money that are being pumped into the game
:23:43. > :23:48.in France at present. Some, as I say, are totally unsustainable.
:23:48. > :23:51.With the cabin place, the regions seemed resigned to losing more of
:23:51. > :23:56.their players. Gethin Jenkins and Adam Jones have already been
:23:56. > :24:01.targeted. If they want to keep them here, it may fall to the bosses of
:24:01. > :24:08.the WRU to come up with the solution.
:24:08. > :24:12.OK, lets get the weather forecast. It's still felt a bit chilly today
:24:12. > :24:14.but if you don't like the cold weather, the weather is on the
:24:14. > :24:18.change and tomorrow will feel noticeably milder. A warm front is
:24:18. > :24:21.heading our way bringing warmer air from the Azores. The mild air is
:24:21. > :24:24.shown by the yellow and orange colours. Flowing across the whole
:24:24. > :24:27.of Britain and pushing the cold air out of the way. Temperatures in
:24:27. > :24:30.Flintshire today reached eight Celsius but tomorrow 13 Celsius is
:24:30. > :24:34.on the cards. 55 Fahrenheit and 5 degrees above the average. This
:24:34. > :24:38.evening, cloudy. Rain spreading across the country. Some heavy rain,
:24:38. > :24:42.mist and hill fog as well. The rain easing off later in the night with
:24:42. > :24:46.temperatures rising instead of falling. So tomorrow morning a
:24:46. > :24:56.different feel to the weather compared to today. Much milder with
:24:56. > :24:56.
:24:56. > :25:00.temperatures in double figures. 11 Celsius in Welshpool. Mind you it
:25:00. > :25:03.will be cloudy with low cloud and hill fog. Some drizzle in the air
:25:03. > :25:06.as well. So plenty of cloud tomorrow. A few spots of light rain
:25:06. > :25:11.or drizzle otherwise dry and if you're lucky you may see a glimpse
:25:11. > :25:20.or two of sunshine. Top temperatures 11 to 13 Celsius, the
:25:20. > :25:30.highest since December the 8th with a moderate to fresh westerly breeze.
:25:30. > :25:31.
:25:31. > :25:35.Thursday will continue mild. Plenty of cloud. A little rain or drizzle.
:25:35. > :25:38.Maybe a little sunshine in for marches. On Friday a cold front
:25:38. > :25:45.will bring a spell of rain followed by brighter, colder weather and
:25:45. > :25:49.showers. Christmas Eve not a bad day for any last minute shopping.
:25:49. > :25:53.Much drier with a chilly breeze picking-up. Now last December was
:25:53. > :25:56.the coldest in Wales for 100 years. On Christmas Day last year the
:25:56. > :26:03.temperature at Llysdinam in Powys didn't rise above minus eight
:26:03. > :26:07.Celsius but it's going to be a different story this year.
:26:07. > :26:11.Temperatures well above freezing on Christmas Day. Fairly cloudy and
:26:11. > :26:14.breezy but apart from the odd spot of rain it should be dry. So a
:26:14. > :26:22.white Christmas is very unlikely but at least people will be able to
:26:22. > :26:28.get out and about without fear of slipping on ice. Time for another
:26:28. > :26:32.three festive pictures. The first a three festive pictures. The first a
:26:32. > :26:38.snowman and reindeer by Jayden Benn from Deiniolen. The next by Rhys
:26:38. > :26:43.Davies from Swansea. And last but not least Manon Haf Evans Jones
:26:43. > :26:47.from Ton Pentre. Just look at the three wise people in the corner!
:26:47. > :26:57.Benny, Sue and me. That's the first time anyone has called us wise
:26:57. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:05.The main news again from the BBC: A review of the summer riots in
:27:05. > :27:09.England suggest police could in the future use live bullets in certain
:27:10. > :27:14.circumstances. A skip hire operator who run what
:27:14. > :27:19.is believed to be the biggest illegal landfill site in north
:27:19. > :27:23.Wales has been given a one-year suspended jail sentence. William
:27:23. > :27:26.Macready was also disqualified from being a company director for five
:27:26. > :27:31.years. If you've got a story you think we
:27:31. > :27:39.should cover, get in touch. We would love to hear from you. E-mail