05/01/2012

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:00:09. > :00:13.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines: A hero's welcome home

:00:13. > :00:17.but questions over the support given to soldiers suffering from

:00:17. > :00:20.post-traumatic stress. There are others that have actually

:00:20. > :00:30.died and don't go home to their families but sometimes you think,

:00:30. > :00:43.

:00:43. > :00:49.maybe I would have been better off. Also in the programme tonight:

:00:49. > :00:51.Severe winds tear the roof Blues from the National Library of Wales

:00:52. > :00:55.as the country is battered by gale- force winds.

:00:55. > :00:58.They'll get the chance to vote for commissioners to oversee our police

:00:58. > :01:03.forces and an MP throws his hat in the ring.

:01:03. > :01:05.Be prepared for a royal visit. The Duchess of Cambridge becomes a

:01:05. > :01:11.volunteer for the Scouts Association and promises to get

:01:11. > :01:13.stuck in. I will never be one of those women

:01:13. > :01:18.who stays silent and pretty on the arm of her husband.

:01:18. > :01:21.And the Welsh actors playing the young Margaret Thatcher in a movie

:01:21. > :01:25.charting the life of the Iron Lady. To be sharing a character with

:01:25. > :01:35.Meryl Streep, one of the most amazing actresses of our generation,

:01:35. > :01:38.Good evening. The issue of how veterans are treated after their

:01:38. > :01:42.time in battle is to be raised in the Assembly next week. It follows

:01:42. > :01:46.the death of Lance Sergeant Dan Collins from Pembrokeshire. The

:01:46. > :01:51.Welsh Guardsman, who led served in Afghanistan, took his own life on

:01:51. > :01:55.New year's Day. Darren Millar has told Wales Today he wants to know

:01:55. > :01:59.how much progress has been made after a report was published a year

:01:59. > :02:06.ago. That report called for more co-ordination between the military

:02:06. > :02:10.and the health service. In recent years, appreciation for

:02:10. > :02:14.the work of the armed forces has been clear to see across Wales.

:02:14. > :02:19.Questions continue to be raised about how veterans are cared for

:02:19. > :02:21.once they have left behind life on the front line. The family of Lance

:02:21. > :02:25.Sergeant Dan Collins career took his life on New year's Day say the

:02:25. > :02:31.Welsh Guardsman could not cope with the post-traumatic stress disorder,

:02:31. > :02:35.or PTSD, he suffered after serving in Afghanistan. It is a situation

:02:35. > :02:41.that's familiar for some of the Berlin. The former soldier almost

:02:41. > :02:45.died while serving in Iraq. Despite recovering physically, she hopes to

:02:45. > :02:49.compete in this year's Paralympic in volleyball, the mental scars

:02:49. > :02:54.have been harder to heal. For instance, with a door slamming

:02:54. > :02:58.or a car engine backfiring, it can make you think you are in Iraq and

:02:58. > :03:01.you can click and you can't kick out of it until reality comes back

:03:01. > :03:06.and you think, God, I'm not actually there.

:03:06. > :03:12.Charities like Healing the Wounds offer help to service personnel

:03:12. > :03:16.suffering from mental health issues such as PTSD. Their founder

:03:16. > :03:20.suffered from the conditions after serving in Northern Ireland. He

:03:20. > :03:27.says veterans often need help not available through the NHS.

:03:27. > :03:31.We have had cases, some of our sufferers, who have been to the NHS

:03:31. > :03:36.and other charities and it didn't work. They come to us gasping it

:03:36. > :03:39.can we help them and we do. The Assembly health committee

:03:39. > :03:43.called for better co-ordination between the military and health

:03:43. > :03:46.service a year rigours of treatment can be targeted more effectively.

:03:46. > :03:49.The Conservative health spokesman says he has written to the health

:03:49. > :03:55.minister to find out what progress has been made.

:03:55. > :03:59.We found services to rout Wales are inconsistent. That was a huge

:03:59. > :04:04.problem in terms of being able to access the services. I'm looking

:04:04. > :04:08.forward to a comprehensive response next week and I very much hope that

:04:08. > :04:11.the government have fulfilled all of the promises they made.

:04:11. > :04:15.The Welsh government has told us they are working with the MoD and

:04:15. > :04:20.the UK Department of Health to improve the transfer of military

:04:20. > :04:23.records to GPs. In April, they received a review into the health

:04:23. > :04:29.service provision for active personnel, Veterans and families.

:04:29. > :04:32.It's being completed by the Health Inspectorate Wales. The family of

:04:32. > :04:40.Lance Sergeant Dan Collins, dealing with the loss of their loved one,

:04:40. > :04:42.say they hope any more needless deaths can be prevented.

:04:43. > :04:47.Lieutenant Colonel John Skipper, who served in the Falklands and

:04:47. > :04:50.Iraq, is leading that review of the armed forces healthcare in Wales.

:04:51. > :04:57.What exactly is your review trying to find out?

:04:57. > :05:00.Good evening. It's an independent review, primarily looking at the

:05:00. > :05:06.adequacy, availability and accessibility of healthcare

:05:06. > :05:10.services, not just for veterans, of which I am one, but also for

:05:10. > :05:15.serving servicemen and reserves. They will be paying a much more

:05:15. > :05:20.active role so we will be focusing on them. What I will be doing is

:05:20. > :05:24.talking to individuals on the ground, gathering experiences, the

:05:24. > :05:28.ground truth, to see just how the package of care provided by the

:05:28. > :05:31.Welsh government actually meets the needs of those people out on the

:05:31. > :05:35.ground. From what you've seen already, is

:05:35. > :05:41.there enough support out there? Yes, there is. The early findings

:05:41. > :05:47.from my review of that signposting is key. There is provision out

:05:47. > :05:52.there and we are focusing on mental health but it is a much wider issue,

:05:52. > :05:57.physical health needs as well. As we are focusing on mental health,

:05:57. > :06:02.the All Wales Veterans Health and well-being service, a hub based in

:06:02. > :06:05.Cardiff, has therapists in each of the local health board. They work

:06:05. > :06:11.closely with combat stress and the local health boards and the British

:06:11. > :06:14.Legion. What am finding, and Simon Weston remarked on it in the

:06:14. > :06:17.programme last night, is that it's great to have those services

:06:17. > :06:22.available but not so good if the people who need them don't know

:06:22. > :06:24.about them. What is it about? A lack of co-

:06:24. > :06:33.ordination between the NHS and the military?

:06:33. > :06:37.It is part of the problem. We have a very good framework in Wales. The

:06:37. > :06:43.review will see where we need to test and do just that co-ordination.

:06:43. > :06:47.Perhaps we need to set up a coherent framework of veterans

:06:47. > :06:51.support groups, for instance, where veterans can go with they have a

:06:51. > :06:56.problem. Again, that does require better and tighter co-ordination

:06:56. > :06:59.with the military on discharge. Is there an added pressure to get

:06:59. > :07:06.this right when the armed forces are making redundancies?

:07:07. > :07:10.Yes, there's. I mentioned before that the added focus on

:07:10. > :07:19.participation of reserves and active service, they have

:07:19. > :07:23.particularly special needs. Also, there will be no armed forces in

:07:23. > :07:26.Germany from 2020. There are redundancies as part of the

:07:26. > :07:34.strategic defence review and that will increase the problem in Wales

:07:34. > :07:39.and the whole of the UK. A website, if you want to take part

:07:39. > :07:47.in the review of the services, is on screen. It is available for

:07:47. > :07:50.anyone in the armed forces. Gale-force winds have continued to

:07:50. > :07:55.cause damage across the country. Trees have come down and the

:07:55. > :08:00.National Library in Aberystwyth almost lost its roof. Gusts of 90

:08:00. > :08:06.mph were recorded in Capel Curig this morning. Several flood alerts

:08:06. > :08:12.are in force across Wales. The National Library of Wales in

:08:12. > :08:16.Aberystwyth is one casualty of the guests this morning.

:08:16. > :08:19.A roofing sheets the size of two tennis courts was in danger of

:08:19. > :08:24.being ripped off. Once that part was secured, we

:08:24. > :08:30.turned our attention to the collections below that part of the

:08:30. > :08:34.roof. We've put some extra cellophane around his collections.

:08:34. > :08:38.We are now looking at short term measures to seal the win.

:08:38. > :08:44.The library was closed for a short time and staff were advised to stay

:08:44. > :08:49.inside. Adjacent buildings were evacuated as a precaution.

:08:49. > :08:52.The area surrounded by university buildings and a sports centre. If

:08:52. > :08:58.infection had come off, it could have caused considerable damage.

:08:58. > :09:01.It's important we evacuate the buildings.

:09:01. > :09:05.Elsewhere in Wales, the Environmental Agency has issued a

:09:05. > :09:09.flood warning for the lower Dee Valley. There are five flood alerts

:09:09. > :09:15.on rivers across the country. Extensive areas of agricultural

:09:15. > :09:19.land have been affected. Incidents like this have kept the

:09:19. > :09:23.emergency services busy across the country. Luckily, he in Newport, no

:09:23. > :09:28.one was injured when this tree came crashing down on to this part car.

:09:28. > :09:31.Just down the road in Cardiff, Andrew Griffiths was also a

:09:31. > :09:36.casualty of the weather. His car was stuck by a falling tree seconds

:09:36. > :09:41.after he got out of it. Am grateful for getting out the car.

:09:41. > :09:47.It was a strange experience to watch, like it was in slow motion

:09:47. > :09:52.as the tree toppled over. Seconds after I got out, I had walked about

:09:52. > :09:55.10 feet and literally, I heard the crack and the tree came down.

:09:55. > :10:00.Another fallen tree at these services meant there was no petrol

:10:00. > :10:05.at Cardiff West on the M4 as the power line to the pumps was damaged.

:10:05. > :10:09.500 homes across the South Wales manage work -- valleys were without

:10:09. > :10:13.electricity for some of the day. The adverse weather is also meeting

:10:13. > :10:19.have a good sporting fixtures. Tomorrow's race meeting at Chepstow

:10:19. > :10:21.has been cancelled. The winds also meant the old Severn Bridge and

:10:21. > :10:26.Cleddau Bridge were closed to high- sided vehicles for several hours.

:10:26. > :10:31.The worst of the wind is behind us but the weather is sh throwing up a

:10:31. > :10:35.few surprises. Rare Mexican the turtles have been washed up in the

:10:35. > :10:37.Vale of Glamorgan. They are an endangered species.

:10:37. > :10:40.More hospitals across north Wales have closed wards to new patients

:10:40. > :10:42.after an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug, norovirus. Three have

:10:42. > :10:52.been affected at Wrexham Maelor and two at Llandudno Hospital. The

:10:52. > :10:54.outbreak has also hit single wards at Mold and Deeside Hospitals. The

:10:54. > :10:56.planemaker Airbus says that minor cracks discovered on the wings of

:10:57. > :10:59.some of its A380 aircraft do NOT affect passenger safety. The wings

:10:59. > :11:01.for the superjumbo are made at Broughton in Flintshire. The

:11:01. > :11:10.company says any repairs will be carried out during regular

:11:10. > :11:15.maintenance checks. The Labour MP and former policing

:11:15. > :11:18.minister, Alun Michael, has said he wants to become the first elected

:11:18. > :11:22.Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales. The new commissioners

:11:22. > :11:28.will replace the existing police authorities who currently oversee a

:11:28. > :11:31.world four police forces after elections in November.

:11:31. > :11:34.He was the first to lead the devolved government in Wales and

:11:34. > :11:36.now Alun Michael wants to become one of his first police

:11:37. > :11:43.commissioners. If it's going to make things better

:11:43. > :11:46.rather than being an obstacle to greater community safety and

:11:46. > :11:51.reduction in crime, then it needs the right people who understand

:11:51. > :11:54.policing, who will work with the police and understand the context

:11:54. > :11:59.of crime and disorder in our local communities.

:11:59. > :12:03.That decision causes another election, a by-election in Cardiff

:12:03. > :12:07.South and Penarth, a seat that could be under threat with changes

:12:07. > :12:12.to constituency boundaries. There will be, obviously, MPs of

:12:12. > :12:17.the same party who will be pitched against each other. You've got, in

:12:17. > :12:21.Cardiff, someone like Kevin Brennan, up and coming. Alun Michael has

:12:21. > :12:26.been very long time and he may be thinking about standing down anyway.

:12:26. > :12:30.This is a convenient job for him to go into if he gets elected.

:12:30. > :12:33.Creating elected commissioners is a UK government policy. What will

:12:33. > :12:36.they do? The commission will they do? The commission will

:12:36. > :12:40.appoint a chief Constable's and told them to account. They will set

:12:40. > :12:43.the annual falls budget and the police share of the local council

:12:43. > :12:50.police share of the local council tax. They were determined local

:12:50. > :12:53.policing priorities as well. They will be paid from �65,000 in Dyfed-

:12:53. > :12:58.Powys to �85,000 in South Wales. Assembly Members voted against the

:12:58. > :13:04.idea. Welsh chief Constable's a post it to. Those who fought the

:13:04. > :13:10.principles say that it must be made to work.

:13:10. > :13:14.We need to see resent -- retention of the current system or devolution

:13:14. > :13:18.into a Welsh context. What we will see in budgetary terms is severe

:13:18. > :13:22.cuts to the police force in the next few years and the police

:13:22. > :13:25.commissioners will have to manage Labour say they will field

:13:25. > :13:29.candidates in all police force areas. The Welsh Liberal Democrats

:13:29. > :13:37.say they oppose the idea and would offer a national funding for

:13:37. > :13:40.candidates. Plaid Cymru oppose the principle but will contest the

:13:40. > :13:44.elections or support non-party candidates who share their views on

:13:44. > :13:48.criminal justice. The Welsh Conservatives say it's too early to

:13:48. > :13:53.name potential candidates. Anyone living in a force area can stand

:13:53. > :13:59.but they will need a �5,000 deposit and a determination to persuade

:14:00. > :14:07.voters this election and these Still to come in the programme. The

:14:07. > :14:11.historic town giving hi-tech help to tourists. I do not use computers

:14:11. > :14:16.and things like that very much but it sounds wonderful. I guess it

:14:16. > :14:19.should be very successful. Duchess of Cambridge has decided to

:14:19. > :14:23.volunteer with the Scouting Association in North Wales. She

:14:23. > :14:27.will be getting involved in a range of activities with members of the

:14:27. > :14:30.Beavers and Cubs, aged between six and 10, near her home on Anglesey.

:14:30. > :14:35.The announcement coincides with the news that she is to become patron

:14:35. > :14:38.of four charities. It's a rite of passage for many

:14:38. > :14:42.youngsters, learning skills from baking, to camping and climbing or

:14:42. > :14:45.qualities such as teamwork, social responsibility and good manners.

:14:45. > :14:48.But whereas most Beavers, Cubs and Scouts rely on parents or friends

:14:48. > :14:54.to run activities, some in North Wales will get royal treatment from

:14:54. > :14:57.the former Miss Middleton. The Duchess of Cambridge has expressed

:14:57. > :15:07.a wish to volunteer privately with groups near the home she shares

:15:07. > :15:10.

:15:10. > :15:15.with her husband who is based at RAF Valley. There is no one in the

:15:15. > :15:20.world busier. But if I have learned anything, all volunteers are busy

:15:20. > :15:26.people and that is part of the magic. If she can volunteer, so can

:15:26. > :15:30.we. We have up 33,000 kids in this country on a waiting list for the

:15:30. > :15:38.Scouts and a mission is to encourage more adult volunteers to

:15:38. > :15:41.get involved will stop -- involved at. The Duke and Duchess of

:15:41. > :15:43.Cambridge have been highly visible since moving to Anglesey and

:15:43. > :15:46.today's announcement could be seen as another endorsement of island

:15:46. > :15:50.life. But the Scouts association says Kate won't simply be looking

:15:50. > :15:53.on at a distance, she'll be rolling up her sleeves to get involved.

:15:53. > :16:01.will be at the coalface. She will be getting her hands dirty and

:16:02. > :16:11.mixing pastry, face painting with youngsters, really hands-on. She

:16:12. > :16:13.

:16:13. > :16:16.can go camping or go up a mountain. We can do warmer. -- all that.

:16:16. > :16:19.Duchess is also entering a new phase of royal life as she becomes

:16:19. > :16:21.patron of four charities based across the UK. Like any good Scout

:16:21. > :16:24.she's pledging to do her best to help others.

:16:24. > :16:26.A fish farm on Anglesey has been sold, securing 32 jobs. The

:16:26. > :16:29.previous owners, Selonda, had suffered from cash-flow problems,

:16:29. > :16:31.despite previously receiving millions of pounds in grants from

:16:31. > :16:34.the Welsh Government and the European Union. The farm was

:16:34. > :16:37.established a decade ago and produced a thousand tonnes of sea

:16:37. > :16:40.bass annually. A group of pupils at a special

:16:40. > :16:43.needs school in Penarth are proving they're budding entrepreneurs by

:16:43. > :16:46.turning an empty stock room, into a thriving cafe. It's been so

:16:46. > :16:56.successful, they've already paid off 20% of the loan they took out

:16:56. > :17:02.

:17:02. > :17:07.to set it up. Lucy Rogers reports. The lunchtime rush at the school

:17:07. > :17:12.near Cardiff. Gill is one of a group of pupils running of the cafe

:17:12. > :17:16.on side. He has autism and just a few months ago, he could not deal

:17:16. > :17:26.with being in a busy room. Now he like many others is fully trained,

:17:26. > :17:30.

:17:30. > :17:34.serving coffee and fooled. -- food for Alsop. I work under pressure

:17:34. > :17:38.and I tend to shut down. I was not knowing what I was doing. Not a lot

:17:38. > :17:42.of people like me get the chance to work in an environment like this.

:17:42. > :17:52.It gives me a good head start in two when I leave college in a

:17:52. > :17:56.couple of years' time. The students were put through a rigorous

:17:56. > :18:02.application and interview process to work here. They do everything

:18:02. > :18:05.from stop checks to dealing with suppliers. The profits go back into

:18:05. > :18:09.school funds. Many of the pupils have dreamt of having a job but

:18:10. > :18:17.never had the confidence. Something that has changed according to one

:18:17. > :18:22.mother. She is a different child, confidence wise. She will get up

:18:22. > :18:29.and do things, which she would not have done before. She would have

:18:29. > :18:34.waited for someone to do it. But now she is off and away, it is

:18:34. > :18:39.lovely. It is the first school of its kind in Wales to offer the

:18:39. > :18:46.Welsh Baccalaureate. Working in a cafe helps the children achieve

:18:46. > :18:51.equivocation. They now believe they have a future. We actually believe

:18:51. > :18:57.they can fulfil a job, not just for Phillip but do it well. It means

:18:57. > :19:02.the transferable skills from the coffee shop became much easier.

:19:02. > :19:07.When they went on with experience, they found it was a breeze. With

:19:07. > :19:12.plans already under way to expand, it is hoped the cafe will be open

:19:12. > :19:15.for business for many years to come. It's a world first, a project

:19:15. > :19:20.helping visitors to Monmouth access information about the town, simply

:19:20. > :19:23.by scanning a barcode with their phone. If you wander around the

:19:23. > :19:25.town's landmarks in the next few months, you'll spot the barcodes

:19:25. > :19:29.which link directly to the online encyclopaedia, Wikipedia. It's

:19:29. > :19:34.hoped that Monmouthpedia will help boost tourism. Nicola Smith has

:19:34. > :19:38.been finding out more. Monmouth, a town rich with history.

:19:38. > :19:41.It appears in the Domesday Book in 1086. One millennium later

:19:41. > :19:46.information about its buildings, monuments and people, is being

:19:46. > :19:50.recorded in a very different way. Let's say I'd like more information

:19:50. > :19:59.about the Shire Hall, with this new project, all I'll need is a smart

:19:59. > :20:06.phone and a special barcode or QR code as it's known. I don't know

:20:07. > :20:15.what it is. Do you know? Well, someone who does is John Cummings.

:20:15. > :20:22.He runs the Monmouthpedia website, so I'll let him explain. We use

:20:22. > :20:31.this free piece of software to scan at the bar code. It has found the

:20:31. > :20:34.website and we can find out all the history. It's just one example of

:20:34. > :20:38.many hundreds of barcodes that'll soon be appearing across the town.

:20:38. > :20:45.The museums are getting involved. Here in the Shire Hall, information

:20:45. > :20:53.on the courtroom, the judge's room, will be just a click away. People

:20:53. > :20:56.can find out information, they can click on the cold and find out.

:20:56. > :21:02.Because we have put that information in place, people living

:21:02. > :21:09.in Mexico can also find it out. They can also contribute towards

:21:09. > :21:15.the project. And the codes work in many languages too. It takes you to

:21:15. > :21:18.the article in your own language. It is really for as many languages

:21:18. > :21:25.as we can do. This project relies on information from the community,

:21:26. > :21:35.so what do they think should be included? We have some interesting

:21:36. > :21:38.

:21:38. > :21:43.cemeteries. And a couple of other interesting people in the area.

:21:43. > :21:49.That might be of interest. Behind the Lloyds Bank, there was a

:21:49. > :21:52.historic garden. I do not think many people know about that. It's

:21:52. > :21:54.being jointly funded by the organisation behind Wikipedia and

:21:54. > :21:57.Monmouthshire Council. By April, they hope to have one thousand

:21:57. > :22:03.codes around Monmouth, all adding to the experience of people living

:22:03. > :22:06.in, or visiting this historic town. And if you want to scan some of

:22:06. > :22:12.those Monmouth barcodes for yourself, you can find them on our

:22:12. > :22:15.Facebook and Twitter pages. Just follow these links and keep your

:22:15. > :22:18.smart phone handy. The Welsh Rugby Union is

:22:18. > :22:22.questioning the inclusion of a Welsh-born player in Scotland's Six

:22:22. > :22:25.Nations Squad. London Irish centre Steve Shingler has played 14 times

:22:25. > :22:35.for Wales Under 20s but now says he wants to represent Scotland, where

:22:35. > :22:40.

:22:40. > :22:43.his mother was born. But the WRU say the former Llanelli star is

:22:43. > :22:46.only eligible to play for Wales under international rugby rules.

:22:46. > :22:50.She's divided political opinion in Wales for decades. Now a young

:22:50. > :22:53.actress from Ammanford is playing Margaret Thatcher on the big screen.

:22:53. > :22:59.Alexandra Roach was at the European premiere in London last night,

:22:59. > :23:07.where a blue, not red carpet was rolled out, as Rhodri Lewis reports.

:23:07. > :23:11.He knows very well we had no choice but to close the school. She's

:23:11. > :23:14.revered by some, hated by others. The new film about Margaret

:23:14. > :23:17.Thatcher looks back at her life as The Iron Lady. Though it's Meryl

:23:17. > :23:20.Streep who plays the Prime Minister at the height of her powers, a

:23:20. > :23:26.young actress from Ammanford has a leading role as the younger

:23:26. > :23:31.Margaret. I will never be one of those women who stays silent and

:23:31. > :23:34.pity on the arm of her husband. -- pretty. Alexandra Roach from

:23:34. > :23:39.Ammanford started out on Pobol y Cwm, but has now been catapulted

:23:39. > :23:44.into the big time starring alongside oscar winning colleagues.

:23:44. > :23:52.I knew this would be a big project. It was exciting turning up and

:23:52. > :23:57.sharing a table with these actors. It was really exciting. And sharing

:23:58. > :24:00.a character with Meryl Streep. mining industry in her home town,

:24:00. > :24:03.Ammanford, declined after the year long strike while Margaret Thatcher

:24:03. > :24:12.was in charge. Though Alexandra has strong links with the industry, she

:24:12. > :24:18.says her first priority was to play the role well. My grandfather was

:24:18. > :24:28.underground since he was 12. My father was a policeman during the

:24:28. > :24:32.strike. It was a big moment in the family. But I had to put all of

:24:32. > :24:37.those judgments to one side. It is not my job as an actor has to judge

:24:37. > :24:39.Margaret Thatcher. Critics have given the film mixed reviews so far,

:24:39. > :24:48.but one said Alexandra Roach's performance stood out, a taste of

:24:48. > :24:58.things to come from this young Here's Derek with the weather.

:24:58. > :24:58.

:24:58. > :25:02.Some good news. I think the worst is over. A lot of people are fed up

:25:02. > :25:06.with the wind and rain and the worst is over. The wind is easing

:25:06. > :25:10.and the next few days are looking calmer. Of course, it was anything

:25:10. > :25:14.but calm last night. At Capel Curig in Snowdonia a gust of 88 mph was

:25:14. > :25:19.recorded. 63 at Mumbles Head in Swansea. The wind strong enough to

:25:19. > :25:22.bring down a few trees. A tree blown down in Coed y Brenin. While

:25:22. > :25:25.Ron Kyte took this picture near Llanymynech in Powys, where the

:25:25. > :25:28.river bursts its banks. River levels are generally falling but

:25:28. > :25:32.there is still one flood warning in force at the moment in the Lower

:25:32. > :25:36.Dee Valley from Llangollen to Chester. Plus four flood alerts.

:25:36. > :25:39.The reason for the stormy weather a deep area of low pressure which is

:25:39. > :25:43.now over Sweden. So tonight a few showers, mainly in the north and

:25:43. > :25:46.Montgomeryshire. Otherwise dry. Some clear skies. The wind easing

:25:46. > :25:50.as well and a colder night than recently. Temperatures inland

:25:50. > :25:53.falling as low as 2 Celsius with some ground frost by end of the

:25:53. > :25:56.night. There is also a risk of icy patches on untreated roads in

:25:56. > :25:59.Denbighshire, Conwy, Flintshire and Wrexham. So a chilly start tomorrow

:25:59. > :26:04.but dry and much calmer than today. Bright for a time with some hazy

:26:04. > :26:08.sunshine but it won't last. Cloud will invade the sky. Temperatures

:26:08. > :26:11.in Aberystwyth 6 Celsius with just a light to moderate breeze. During

:26:11. > :26:15.the day cloud will thicken and lower bringing a little rain and

:26:15. > :26:22.drizzle. Most of it light and patchy. The wind lighter than today

:26:22. > :26:25.as well. Tomorrow night cloudy and damp for a time. Brisk winds with

:26:25. > :26:30.temperatures staying well above freezing. As for the weekend,

:26:30. > :26:38.Saturday the best day. Becoming dry, bright and breezy. A little

:26:38. > :26:42.sunshine. Sunday cloudy and turning damp. Breezy at times, but not as

:26:42. > :26:46.windy as it has been. I know some of you would like snow. There's no

:26:46. > :26:56.sign of any yet but there is hint that it may turn colder during the

:26:56. > :27:01.

:27:01. > :27:06.Hopefully you will get a better night's sleep tonight. The

:27:06. > :27:10.headlines. A 46-year-old male nurse has been arrested on suspicion of

:27:10. > :27:15.tampering with medical records at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport,

:27:15. > :27:21.at the same hospital where four elderly patience died in

:27:21. > :27:25.unexplained circumstances last year. -- patience. The Conservatives'

:27:25. > :27:30.health spokesperson says he will raise the issue of treating post-

:27:30. > :27:34.traumatic stress disorder in the Assembly. We'll have an update for