:00:03. > :00:05.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines. Parents of children with
:00:05. > :00:10.the devastating condition muscular dystrophy say a screening test for
:00:10. > :00:18.newborns must be re-instated. They say children would get vital help
:00:18. > :00:28.more quickly. For families like us, it has allowed us to plan for the
:00:28. > :00:37.
:00:37. > :00:40.future, we can move to a house to Also in the programme tonight.
:00:40. > :00:43.A trawler comes back to Anglesey tonight - the search for one its
:00:43. > :00:46.crewmen has been called off It's a company which supplies Prince
:00:46. > :00:56.Charles with socks - today they're found guilty of exposing staff to
:00:56. > :00:56.
:00:56. > :01:00.asbestos. The 3, 2, 1!
:01:00. > :01:02.Wales attracts film makers from around the world. Now plans for a
:01:03. > :01:05.mystery production in the Brecon Beacons, take a step forward.
:01:05. > :01:10.And it's fifty years since an outbreak of smallpox. Nearly a
:01:10. > :01:13.million people in south Wales were vaccinated - nineteen died.
:01:13. > :01:23.Also tonight - John Hartson says consider me to become the new Wales
:01:23. > :01:25.
:01:25. > :01:27.Good evening. Parents of children with the muscle wasting condition
:01:27. > :01:33.muscular dystrophy say its vital that a screening test for newborn
:01:33. > :01:36.babies is re-instated. They've told Wales Today the test can lead to
:01:36. > :01:40.earlier treatment for children which can prolong their lives.
:01:40. > :01:43.Wales was the only part of the UK where the test was carried out, but
:01:43. > :01:48.the Welsh government withdrew the screening programme at the end of
:01:48. > :01:50.last year saying it was no longer "safe or reliable". Later this
:01:50. > :01:55.month an inquiry at Westminster will look at whether screening
:01:55. > :01:58.should be introduced across the UK. Nick Palit reports.
:01:58. > :02:00.Alex George from Cardiff has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy a
:02:00. > :02:08.severe muscle-wasting condition that will leave him disabled and
:02:08. > :02:17.shorten his life. He's two now and so far there's no outward sign he
:02:17. > :02:20.has the disease. Pretty devastating. They have a normal early years and
:02:20. > :02:24.then the disease takes over and gradually takes their body away
:02:24. > :02:27.from them. A heel prick test done when he was born proved positive.
:02:27. > :02:32.That's meant his family have been able to prepare themselves for the
:02:32. > :02:36.inevitable. For families like us, it has allowed us to plan for our
:02:36. > :02:42.future, we can also move to a house to accommodate Alex and his
:02:42. > :02:46.wheelchair and plan and set money aside and plan our future and take
:02:46. > :02:49.holidays with our other children but we cannot take in the future.
:02:49. > :02:52.Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy affects around 100 boys a year in the UK
:02:53. > :02:56.around 4 of them in Wales. It's a genetic disease - caused by a
:02:56. > :02:59.mistake in a gene called dystrophin. This mistake in the gene means that
:02:59. > :03:03.the fibres in the muscles break down and they become weak. There is
:03:03. > :03:06.no cure at the moment, and boys affected by the disease end up in a
:03:06. > :03:10.wheelchair from the age of 8. They also have a much shorter life
:03:10. > :03:13.expectancy at best living into their thirties. One boy already
:03:13. > :03:21.using a wheelchair is Harry Vaughan from Connah's Quay He's five in
:03:21. > :03:26.March and he's already finding everyday tasks difficult. If it
:03:26. > :03:30.wasn't picked up at an early stage we would have had to wait not
:03:30. > :03:40.knowing what it is that is wrong with Harry. He is unable to stand,
:03:40. > :03:44.unable to walk. He can sit up and play within the area around him but
:03:44. > :03:47.if he leans back he will fall. Wales has been the only part of the
:03:47. > :03:50.UK screening newborn babies for the disease for the past twenty years.
:03:50. > :03:54.But at the end of last year that stopped - the Welsh Government
:03:54. > :03:56.saying the test was no longer safe and reliable - as they could no
:03:56. > :03:58.longer obtain quality control material for the blood test.
:03:58. > :04:01.Ironically as Wales pulls out, there's mounting pressure to
:04:01. > :04:04.introduce the test across the whole of the UK. Later this month experts
:04:04. > :04:11.from Wales will be giving evidence to a Parliamentary Group
:04:12. > :04:16.investigating the issue. There is no treatment at the moment. In a
:04:16. > :04:21.future, there will be treatment and there will come on line soon. I
:04:21. > :04:23.think it will be important we introduce screenings. Nic Bungay is
:04:23. > :04:25.from the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and joins us now from
:04:25. > :04:29.London. Mr Bungay, you're campaigning to try and re-introduce
:04:29. > :04:33.the test here in Wales and also you would like to see a screening test
:04:33. > :04:39.introduced into the rest of the UK - why is it so important?
:04:39. > :04:43.Newborn screening is crucial in light of the potential new
:04:43. > :04:47.treatments on the horizon. Exciting clinical trials are under way and
:04:47. > :04:51.if new drugs came on the market, we cannot afford to wait two years
:04:51. > :04:56.before a screening programme is either reinstated in Wales or
:04:56. > :05:01.implemented across the UK. It's important to note early diagnosis
:05:01. > :05:06.helps delay the progression of the condition. With steroid use, boys
:05:06. > :05:10.can remain on their feet for longer. Early diagnosis can mean families
:05:10. > :05:15.can decide whether to have other children, and give them time to
:05:15. > :05:20.adjust to the news and prepare for future. -- the future. What was the
:05:21. > :05:25.problem with the existing test, it was withdrawn. They said it was not
:05:25. > :05:30.safe or reliable because there are only a handful of laboratories back
:05:30. > :05:35.and career the test. There are not enough quality control assurances
:05:35. > :05:39.available. The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign believes that early
:05:39. > :05:43.evidence from pilot studies in the US and Australia she's that
:05:43. > :05:48.improved accuracy to tests can be made and that's what we want to see,
:05:48. > :05:52.a better test available so a screening programme across the UK
:05:52. > :05:54.can be implemented. Now at the end of the month, experts from across
:05:54. > :05:57.the UK including Wales will be attending an All Party
:05:57. > :06:03.Parliamentary Group Inquiry looking into getting newborn screening for
:06:03. > :06:08.the condition what are the arguments against the test?
:06:08. > :06:14.That's right, the all-party group will be talking to experts in Wales
:06:14. > :06:19.to discuss the pros and cons. Many families in Wales have told us that
:06:19. > :06:23.they did not have any follow-up support, that it's unfair giving
:06:23. > :06:28.families this bombshell at diagnosis and then not providing
:06:28. > :06:31.them with specialist care and psychological support and expertise.
:06:31. > :06:36.We believe the situation is improving in Wales and there are
:06:36. > :06:40.new experts in place and if there are experts in place across the UK
:06:40. > :06:44.to support families of the diagnosis, that should not be an
:06:44. > :06:50.obstacle. But those are unfortunately some of the messages
:06:50. > :06:57.family is have told us from Wales who have undergone screening.
:06:57. > :07:00.The 90 very much. -- thank you very much. A major search has been
:07:00. > :07:03.called off for a man who went missing from a fishing boat off
:07:03. > :07:06.Anglesey. The alert for the crewman was raised at around 2.30 this
:07:06. > :07:08.morning. The search was concentrated on a large area in
:07:08. > :07:11.Caernarfon Bay to the west of Anglesey. The operation was
:07:11. > :07:17.coordinated by the coastguard at Holyhead. Roger Pinney's there,
:07:17. > :07:22.Roger. Yes, the missing man has not been
:07:22. > :07:31.named but he is believed to be from south-west Scotland and the boat he
:07:31. > :07:34.was working on is registered in the port of Ballantrae. It was
:07:34. > :07:39.refuelling before setting off on a high tide at 11:30pm last night.
:07:39. > :07:43.The intention was to fish and the west coast of Wales as far as
:07:43. > :07:48.Fishguard. In fading light this evening, the
:07:48. > :07:53.fishing vessel arrived back in port. Escorted by the Holyhead lifeboat
:07:53. > :07:58.and with the light, hope of finding the missing man alive faded. The
:07:58. > :08:03.search for him was called off mid- afternoon. Now, the questions begin,
:08:03. > :08:07.how and why the man went overboard, the police will interview the crew
:08:07. > :08:13.and ask about his last few hours on board. The investigation into what
:08:13. > :08:20.has happened is under way. Early this morning a helicopter was at
:08:20. > :08:24.the scene but later returned to base refuelling. The SOS call went
:08:25. > :08:28.in at 230, two hours after he was last seen by colleagues. Throughout
:08:28. > :08:33.the day, seven vessels, three lifeboats and four fishing boats
:08:33. > :08:38.were involved in the search. this time of year, the sea
:08:38. > :08:43.temperature is in the eight degrees. That gives us a problem in terms of
:08:43. > :08:47.survival because we know the missing gentleman was only wearing
:08:47. > :08:51.jeans and T-shirt. He was not wearing a lifejacket. That's been
:08:52. > :09:01.confirmed by the skipper. And obviously in sea temperatures like
:09:01. > :09:04.that, the survival rate will be limited. At the lifeboats station
:09:04. > :09:12.they it followed developments closely, sea conditions were good
:09:12. > :09:17.but it was not an easy search. is a huge sea area from Holyhead,
:09:17. > :09:22.obviously with them not knowing when the chap went into the water,
:09:22. > :09:25.we have to make a bigger search pattern. It's assumed the seas of
:09:26. > :09:35.Anglesey have claimed another life. It's less than two months since the
:09:36. > :09:41.
:09:41. > :09:44.cargo vessel sank with the loss of I understand the missing man is in
:09:44. > :09:49.his twenties and I've been told this may have been his first voyage
:09:49. > :09:55.on board this vessel. The police in Scotland have spent the day trying
:09:55. > :10:01.to track down his family, certainly this loss will have impacted in his
:10:01. > :10:05.home area but it has hit hard here as well. Ice-pick to local
:10:06. > :10:07.fishermen this afternoon, they did not want to go on camera -- a I
:10:08. > :10:10.spoke tea. They said they were shocked.
:10:11. > :10:13.The First Minister Carwyn Jones has told the Guardian newspaper that a
:10:13. > :10:15.second chamber of Parliament with equal representation from Wales,
:10:16. > :10:21.England and Northern Ireland might be needed if Scotland voted for
:10:21. > :10:24.independence. He was speaking at the British Irish Council in Dublin,
:10:24. > :10:34.where he also said that England could not be allowed to dominate a
:10:34. > :10:35.
:10:35. > :10:38.United Kingdom without Scotland. There would need to be a
:10:38. > :10:43.fundamental rethink of the nature of the relationship between the
:10:43. > :10:48.three nations left in the UK in order to make sure what was then
:10:48. > :10:52.the UK was a stable bawdy where people felt they had full
:10:52. > :10:55.representation. -- body. And you can here more of the First
:10:55. > :10:58.Minister's views on the future of the United Kingdom in an exclusive
:10:58. > :11:00.interview with Aled ap Dafydd on the new Sunday Politics programme,
:11:00. > :11:03.that's here on BBC1 Wales at midday on Sunday.
:11:03. > :11:06.The Chief Executive of the North Wales Police Authority, Tal Michael,
:11:06. > :11:10.has resigned so he can put himself forward as the Labour candidate for
:11:10. > :11:14.the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner. The new role will be
:11:14. > :11:17.created after elections in November. Mr Michael is the son of the former
:11:17. > :11:21.policing minister and Labour MP, Alun Michael, who has put his name
:11:21. > :11:24.forward for the role in South Wales. Richard Hibbs, a businessman living
:11:24. > :11:29.in Llandudno, will also be standing as an independent candidate for
:11:29. > :11:32.north Wales. And a full list of the candidates is on the BBC Wales
:11:32. > :11:36.website. A company in Carmarthenshire which
:11:36. > :11:38.that makes socks for Prince Charles has been found guilty of failing to
:11:38. > :11:44.protect its employees from asbestos while their factory was being re-
:11:44. > :11:46.roofed. 30 people were working for the Corgi Hosiery in Ammanford
:11:46. > :11:52.three years ago when unqualified contractors were called in to
:11:53. > :11:55.replace the factory roof and exposed the deadly material.
:11:55. > :11:59.They've been producing luxury knitwear since here in Ammanford
:11:59. > :12:02.since 1893. The cashmere socks made by this family-owned company have
:12:02. > :12:09.impressed Prince Charles so much, that in 1989 they were awarded a
:12:09. > :12:12.royal warrant. But today the two managing directors brother and
:12:12. > :12:22.sister were found guilty of failing to protect their workers from
:12:22. > :12:23.
:12:23. > :12:28.asbestos. We are devastated. We took on Dragon cladding, a highly
:12:28. > :12:32.reputable company and thought they would do a good job. At every stage
:12:32. > :12:41.which acts and asked for their advice, we thought they were the
:12:41. > :12:47.experts. We were badly let down. we had any doubts of the severity
:12:47. > :12:50.of the product, the children would not have been out there. Neither
:12:50. > :12:53.would have our staff. In 2008 an anonymous caller rang the health
:12:53. > :12:56.and safety executive to say asbestos was being removed for the
:12:56. > :13:04.building with employees still working there. The HSE ordered
:13:04. > :13:07.immediate evacuation. The court heard how the company had hired
:13:07. > :13:11.contractors a company called dragon cladding to replace the factory
:13:11. > :13:15.roof. And dragon cladding had told the directors the material they
:13:15. > :13:18.were handling was safe. The man who ran Dragon cladding has already
:13:18. > :13:24.pleaded guilty to failing to protect his own workers from
:13:24. > :13:28.asbestos and the company no longer exists. He wasn't available today
:13:28. > :13:33.but his father told us the case had had a big impact on his life and
:13:33. > :13:36.since all this happened three years ago he has been unable to work. The
:13:36. > :13:39.court was told how one employee whose press couldn't be moved while
:13:39. > :13:43.the roof was being worked on described material raining down on
:13:43. > :13:48.him, and how he had swept away what he thought was fibre glass with his
:13:48. > :13:51.hands. But today the directors at the centre of this insisted that
:13:51. > :14:00.they still have the support of their staff and their business is
:14:00. > :14:06.going from strength to strength. The business is doing well, we have
:14:06. > :14:09.fabulous star. We would do our best and will carry on. We have had a
:14:09. > :14:13.good year this year. They, and Stuart Phillips who ran Dragon
:14:13. > :14:20.cladding, will be sentenced at a later date. Still to come in Wales
:14:20. > :14:28.Today. A must-win game, the Ospreys a need to keep their slim Heineken
:14:28. > :14:31.It was meant to improve the quality of people's homes, ensuring they
:14:31. > :14:36.were heated properly and have modern kitchen and bathrooms, but a
:14:36. > :14:39.target to improve social housing isn't going to be met. That's the
:14:39. > :14:47.warning tonight from the public spending watchdog, the Wales Audit
:14:47. > :14:52.Office. Carol waited years for improvements
:14:52. > :14:55.to her family's home near Merthyr. The work was finally done last year
:14:55. > :14:59.after the properties were transferred from the council to a
:14:59. > :15:06.housing association. According to a new report, she is one of the lucky
:15:06. > :15:12.ones. We took over the tenancy 13 years ago and he when I saw the
:15:12. > :15:16.kitchen, I thought it had to change. It was not going to be adequate. I
:15:16. > :15:20.made inquiries and it went on for 13 years. When the new landlords
:15:20. > :15:26.took over, we then had hoped they were coming to come unto the
:15:26. > :15:31.renovations. By October last year, in Day came and gave me a brand new
:15:31. > :15:36.kitchen and bathroom. The Welsh Government gave itself 10 years to
:15:36. > :15:42.meet its own housing targets, but the time is up. The Auditor-General
:15:42. > :15:47.says the required standard has not been met. Even by 2017, only 79 %
:15:47. > :15:52.of properties will be up to scratch. The aim that all social housing in
:15:52. > :15:55.Wales should achieve the standard in full within a ten-year period
:15:56. > :16:04.was far more ambitious than comparable targets in England and
:16:04. > :16:09.Scotland. I am not sure there was a proper assessment done at that time
:16:09. > :16:14.so I guessed 10 years was an arbitrary figure at the time.
:16:14. > :16:20.Welsh Government says it has spent �1.6 billion so far and will keep
:16:20. > :16:23.investing and improving the 221,000 social houses across Wales. Until
:16:23. > :16:26.then a thousands of tenants will have to keep waiting for their
:16:26. > :16:29.homes to be upgraded. Plans to use part of the Brecon
:16:29. > :16:33.Beacons National Park as a backdrop for an upcoming film have moved a
:16:33. > :16:36.step closer. Details about the film are being kept under wraps, but
:16:36. > :16:42.planning officers say they think the filming should go ahead on the
:16:43. > :16:45.Black Mountain in Carmarthenshire. Kate Morgan has more.
:16:45. > :16:49.It's not the first time our scenery has attracted film-makers from
:16:49. > :16:55.around the world. The beaches of Pembrokeshire have been transformed
:16:55. > :16:58.into a magical seaside getaway in Harry Potter. And a battle ground
:16:58. > :17:03.with Russell Crowe leading the charge as Robin Hood, even if the
:17:03. > :17:08.weather wasn't always on side. Now, speculation's mounting more could
:17:08. > :17:11.be on their way to the Brecon Beacons. On the Black Mountain in
:17:11. > :17:15.Carmarthenshire, a film company wants to build a chapel and a manor
:17:15. > :17:25.house for a new feature. The Park Authority has already recommended
:17:25. > :17:25.
:17:25. > :17:30.the production gets the green light. In the four years I have been here,
:17:30. > :17:35.this is only the second one where planning permission has been
:17:35. > :17:39.required. But they have a timescale to works to so they have asked us
:17:39. > :17:43.to deal with this as quickly as we can. The exact details of the
:17:43. > :17:46.project are a closely guarded secret. What we do know is it means
:17:46. > :17:49.200 people will be staying and working in the area, building the
:17:49. > :17:55.set for three months and filming for two weeks. For businesses
:17:55. > :17:59.nearby, there's a potential �1.4 million to make. It would be a
:17:59. > :18:05.massive boost to us in the pub, as far as business and the local
:18:05. > :18:08.community is concerned. It would be a good bit of a PR as well.
:18:08. > :18:12.while there's mystery about what the film might be, to people in the
:18:12. > :18:15.area, it's obvious why Mynydd y Llan's being considered. Just
:18:15. > :18:21.looking at the views that are surrounding us, there are more
:18:21. > :18:25.tourists coming to this area all the time. There is a good road
:18:25. > :18:31.infrastructure coming to the area. There is no wonder people are
:18:31. > :18:34.coming. Now time is of the essence. The directors want to be on
:18:34. > :18:37.location in the next few weeks. A final decision will be made next
:18:37. > :18:41.Friday. 50 years ago today, a man arrived
:18:41. > :18:43.in Cardiff from Pakistan carrying the deadly smallpox virus. In the
:18:43. > :18:46.months that followed, nearly a million people had to be vaccinated
:18:46. > :18:54.against the disease which killed 19 people in Bridgend and the Rhondda
:18:54. > :18:58.Valley. Cardiff 1962. A traveller arrives
:18:58. > :19:02.on a train from Birmingham. He'd flown into Britain the day before
:19:02. > :19:07.on a plane from Pakistan. His name was Shuka Mia and he was carrying
:19:07. > :19:10.smallpox. He fell ill the next day and the word spread that the virus
:19:10. > :19:12.was in the capital. University lecturer James Stewart has spent
:19:12. > :19:20.ten years researching the smallpox outbreak and the panic that
:19:20. > :19:24.followed. There were queues, massive queues of people wanting to
:19:24. > :19:29.be vaccinated. There are reports of people fighting when they were told
:19:29. > :19:31.the vaccine was running out, trying to get to the front of the queue.
:19:31. > :19:34.Everyone knew that smallpox was highly contagious and often fatal.
:19:34. > :19:37.Shuka Mia was sent here, to this isolation unit on a mountain
:19:37. > :19:40.overlooking the Rhondda Valley. But, by March, the virus had spread to
:19:40. > :19:43.the towns below. David Watkins remembers this building only too
:19:43. > :19:47.well. In 1962, he was a telephone engineer. But he was also a member
:19:47. > :19:55.of the reserve army so he'd been inoculated against smallpox. He was
:19:55. > :19:59.the only engineer who could set foot inside the hospital. I did
:19:59. > :20:02.have to go inside with the telephone was and that is when I
:20:02. > :20:07.really got worried because I did not know who had handled the
:20:07. > :20:11.telephone. The only precaution I had was to pick the phone up with
:20:11. > :20:14.the hem of my dust coat and dial with a screwdriver. Throughout the
:20:14. > :20:22.Rhondda, hundreds of thousands of people queued up to be vaccinated.
:20:22. > :20:24.Extra supplies of the vaccine had be flown in from Argentina. On
:20:24. > :20:26.April 6th, eight patients at Glanrhyd Mental Hospital near
:20:26. > :20:35.Bridgend were diagnosed with smallpox. Exactly how the virus
:20:35. > :20:37.spread here remains a mystery but, in the first week, 12 patients died.
:20:37. > :20:45.The World Health Organisation declared parts of South Wales as
:20:45. > :20:49.infected areas. Mass vaccinations followed and, eventually, the virus
:20:49. > :20:53.was brought under control. In all, 19 people had lost their lives and
:20:53. > :20:56.nearly one million people had been vaccinated. The old isolation unit
:20:56. > :20:59.in the Rhondda was set alight to destroy any remaining traces of the
:20:59. > :21:05.disease. These crumbling walls are a reminder of Wales' smallpox
:21:05. > :21:10.epidemic 50 years ago. Tonight's sport now, and a familiar
:21:10. > :21:14.face has put his hand up for the Wales manager's job. Here's Claire.
:21:14. > :21:17.Good evening. Former Wales striker John Hartson has confirmed his
:21:17. > :21:20.interest in taking over as Wales manager, but has ruled out the
:21:20. > :21:23.possibility of working with rival candidate Raymond Verheijen.
:21:23. > :21:27.Hartson has described some of the comments made by the assistant
:21:27. > :21:30.manager as a disgrace. Here's Matt Murray.
:21:30. > :21:33.John Hartson still remains one of Wales' all time top scorers. But
:21:33. > :21:37.the former striker doesn't just want to be part of Welsh football
:21:37. > :21:41.history. Hartson sees himself as part of the national side's future
:21:41. > :21:43.and wants to get his managerial career underway with Wales. The
:21:43. > :21:48.position became vacant after the shock death of Gary Speed in
:21:48. > :21:50.November. Hartson was a friend and team-mate of Speed's. But he's
:21:50. > :21:53.ruled out working with the current backroom staff of Raymond Verheijen
:21:53. > :22:02.and Osian Roberts after Verheijan described himself as perfect to
:22:02. > :22:10.continue Speed's legacy. If someone steps in and will start to change
:22:10. > :22:14.things, things will go down. That is not a good idea at all. It is
:22:14. > :22:17.also a matter of respect in Gary's legacy. Wales stars Gareth Bale and
:22:17. > :22:21.Aaron Ramsey have also come out in support of the two assistants. The
:22:21. > :22:25.current favourite to get the job would like to keep the current set
:22:25. > :22:34.up. I think I was always going to be linked with that because it was
:22:34. > :22:38.this time last year when there was a position and Gary got the job. I
:22:38. > :22:46.am always going to be linked with that. For the fans, it's about
:22:46. > :22:50.getting the right man for the job. The backroom staff knew what Gary's
:22:51. > :22:54.plans were and they are still there. It is just getting someone who is
:22:54. > :22:57.going to work with them. The FAW say no discussions have taken place
:22:57. > :22:59.with any potential candidates and it's not clear whether an
:22:59. > :23:03.appointment will be made before Wales' next friendly with Costa
:23:03. > :23:07.Rica in six weeks' time. A big game for Swansea City this
:23:07. > :23:10.weekend. They welcome Arsenal to the Liberty Stadium on Sunday. The
:23:10. > :23:14.Welsh side boast the best joint defensive record at home, having
:23:14. > :23:18.conceded just four goals. That record will be facing a severe test
:23:18. > :23:20.against Van Persie and the return of Thierry Henry. And after their
:23:20. > :23:23.mid-week defeat away to Crystal Palace, it's Championship action
:23:23. > :23:26.for third place Cardiff City. They travel to Doncaster tomorrow
:23:26. > :23:29.afternoon. Rugby, and it's back to European
:23:29. > :23:32.action this weekend. The Blues, Scarlets, and Dragons all play
:23:32. > :23:40.tomorrow, but the Ospreys welcome Treviso tonight in what is a must-
:23:40. > :23:45.win game to keep their slim hopes of a quarter final place alive.
:23:45. > :23:49.A bonus point win tonight is a must but even that may not be enough for
:23:49. > :23:54.the Ospreys, facing dropping out of the knockout stages of the Heineken
:23:54. > :24:00.Cup for the second successive season. They are currently third in
:24:01. > :24:04.pool five and Sean Holley admits European success is proving elusive.
:24:04. > :24:11.We want to try and finish as strongly as we can and see what
:24:11. > :24:15.happens. It is a lucid for us and disappointing but the Pro12 is your
:24:15. > :24:20.bread and butter and it becomes not so much a consolation but they
:24:20. > :24:24.refocus for the season. Of all the regions, the Blues are in the
:24:25. > :24:28.strongest position, level on points with Edinburgh to top the poll
:24:28. > :24:32.courtesy of a superior try count. Gavin Henson will start at centre
:24:32. > :24:35.for the first time when the Blues travelled to London Irish. And
:24:35. > :24:41.fresh from being told he is ineligible to play for Scotland,
:24:41. > :24:47.Steve Shingler will be on the bench for the home side. In Pool One, the
:24:47. > :24:52.Scarlets travel to Northampton. It is a must-win match who trail
:24:52. > :24:57.leaders Munster by five points. A win tomorrow and one over Castro
:24:57. > :25:01.could earn them one of the two best runner up spots. The Dragons are
:25:01. > :25:04.unlikely to qualify for the knockout stages of the Challenge
:25:04. > :25:09.Cup. They travel to France knowing they are the only side to have
:25:09. > :25:15.inflicted defeat on the French team in Europe this season. He and a
:25:15. > :25:19.spare a thought for the referee. Tomorrow will be his first game in
:25:19. > :25:28.Wales since sending Sam Warburton off in the semi-finals of the World
:25:28. > :25:37.Cup. Let's hope the only red he sees are exuberant Scarlets fans.
:25:37. > :25:41.Now Derrick is here with the It's nearly a fortnight since most
:25:41. > :25:44.of us celebrated the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012. But some
:25:44. > :25:46.New Year festivities are only getting started. Residents in the
:25:46. > :25:49.Gwaum Valley in Pembrokeshire follow an ancient calendar dating
:25:49. > :25:50.back to Roman times which the rest of Britain stopped using more than
:25:51. > :25:54.two centuries ago. Sian Lloyd reports.
:25:54. > :25:57.Wrap-up warmly in the Gwaun Valley tonight. That goes for the rest of
:25:57. > :26:00.us. Now it was nice to see the sunshine today, although there was
:26:00. > :26:03.some fog in the Tefi Valley. Carol Sanderson from Newcastle Emlyn took
:26:03. > :26:06.this picture looking towards the Preseli hills. Antony Wallis sent
:26:06. > :26:09.in this photo of starlings in Aberystwyth. While Rhys Livesy sent
:26:09. > :26:12.this photo to me on Twitter. A lovely day on Sully Island.
:26:12. > :26:15.Sunshine and cirrus clouds. Tonight will be dry. Clear skies for most.
:26:15. > :26:17.A few mist and fog patches with a widespread frost. Temperatures in
:26:17. > :26:20.Mid Wales falling as low as -4 degrees Celsius. Tomorrow's chart
:26:20. > :26:23.shows high pressure over us. The high pressure acting as a block,
:26:23. > :26:26.keeping Atlantic fronts at bay. So, tomorrow, a cold and frosty start
:26:26. > :26:29.for most of the country. Clear skies and sunshine, but not
:26:29. > :26:32.everywhere. Like today, a few mist and fog patches are likely. These
:26:32. > :26:35.could be dense and freezing in places. Temperatures close to
:26:35. > :26:38.freezing or below but less cold on the South Pembrokeshire coast with
:26:38. > :26:41.a breeze off the sea. During the day, fog patches will slowly lift
:26:41. > :26:44.although they may linger into the afternoon in one or two spots.
:26:44. > :26:46.Plenty of sunshine. Some cloud in Powys and the south. Top
:26:46. > :26:49.temperatures between 4 and 7 degrees Celsius. 8 degrees Celsius
:26:49. > :26:52.in Freystrop. The breeze light but fresh in the southwest. In Gwynedd
:26:52. > :26:55.tomorrow, a lovely day. Frost and sunshine. Ideal for a walk in the
:26:55. > :26:57.mountains. Tomorrow night will be dry. Clear skies. Another
:26:57. > :27:01.widespread frost. Mist and fog patches most likely in Mid Wales
:27:01. > :27:04.and the north. Less cold on the south coast with a breeze off the
:27:04. > :27:07.Bristol Channel. Sunday will be dry. Plenty of sunshine once any low
:27:07. > :27:09.cloud, mist and fog patches lift. Feeling cold with a moderate to
:27:09. > :27:12.fresh south-easterly wind. The wind strongest in the southwest. Next
:27:12. > :27:18.week will start dry but it looks like more unsettled weather by
:27:18. > :27:21.Wednesday. In the meantime, enjoy It's coming up to seven o'clock.
:27:21. > :27:23.Tonight's main news again: The Prime Minister has hinted that
:27:23. > :27:26.there may be a rethink of controversial plans to stop child
:27:26. > :27:27.benefit for higher rate taxpayers. David Cameron acknowledged there is
:27:27. > :27:31.potential 'unfairness' for some families.