:00:03. > :00:06.Welcome to Wales Today our top story: Criticism of our biggest
:00:06. > :00:14.ethnic minority charity is racially motivated - the claim tonight from
:00:14. > :00:24.its chairman. A report into claims of financial mismanagement is due
:00:24. > :00:31.
:00:31. > :00:40.Our other headlines tonight: Stop poisoning your children - the new
:00:40. > :00:47.campaign to stub out smoking in cars.
:00:47. > :00:50.It seems a good idea, let's have a regulation that how we UN force it?
:00:50. > :00:53.It hasn't been thought through. Also tonight - think of tomorrow's
:00:53. > :00:58.generation - the plea to employers as the number of apprenticeships
:00:58. > :01:03.declines. A university degree and working at the same time, you
:01:03. > :01:06.cannot ask for more. And the latest twist and turn in where you can put
:01:06. > :01:08.one of these. Good evening. In tonight's sport - Wales arrive back
:01:08. > :01:18.home after dazzling in Dublin. Warren Gatland weighs up his
:01:18. > :01:28.options, he's expecting Bradley Davies, to face suspension. There
:01:28. > :01:29.
:01:29. > :01:31.is intent. There is definite intent. Good evening. It's supposed to
:01:31. > :01:33.develop skills in our ethnic communities and raise awareness of
:01:33. > :01:39.discrimination but tonight the chairman of AWEMA accused its
:01:39. > :01:42.critics of being racially motivated. The charity, the All Wales Ethnic
:01:42. > :01:48.Minority Association, has come under fire after allegations of
:01:48. > :01:53.financial mismanagement. It's the largest organisation of its kind in
:01:54. > :01:57.Wales, with a budget of nearly �8.5 million of public money. A report
:01:57. > :02:05.into its activities is expected within days. Let's talk to our
:02:05. > :02:09.Political Editor, Betsan Powys. Betsan.
:02:09. > :02:13.AWENA has been in the spotlight, allegations of financial
:02:14. > :02:23.mismanagement. The chief executive of borrowing public money to pay
:02:23. > :02:25.off a credit card bill. Also allegations of bullying. But in a
:02:25. > :02:28.message she's published on the AWEMA website today, Rita Austin,
:02:28. > :02:30.its chair, claims today that attacks on it are racially
:02:30. > :02:33.motivated. I'll quote what she says she's witnessed: "A concerted
:02:33. > :02:36.attempt by powerful institutions to characterise AWEMA as a corrupt
:02:36. > :02:39.organisation: a time honoured way of debasing and devaluing the
:02:39. > :02:45.contributions of black and minority ethnic people, often on the basis
:02:45. > :02:48.of scant evidence, which is well known to many of us." What she is
:02:48. > :02:52.saying is that AWEMA is being criticised not for what it has done
:02:52. > :02:55.but for what it is. I'm bound to point out that the allegations made
:02:55. > :03:01.over the past few weeks have been made by those from ethnic minority
:03:01. > :03:04.backgrounds. The former vice chair of AWEMA has told us tonight that
:03:04. > :03:08.she thinks such a claim of a racial motivation is nonsense. The BBC has
:03:08. > :03:11.simply said that it was in the public interest to report on these
:03:11. > :03:21.allegations and that it'll continue to report on them as the story
:03:21. > :03:23.
:03:23. > :03:27.When can we expect the report? guess, Thursday. Hopefully before
:03:27. > :03:31.the end of the week. The key question for the government as it
:03:32. > :03:37.looks at the financial allegations is whether it continues to allow
:03:37. > :03:42.AWENA to get public money. Does it stop it from receiving grants in
:03:42. > :03:50.future, or not? We will talk further later in the week. Any
:03:50. > :03:53.further developments in the Plaid Cymru leadership race? There has.
:03:53. > :03:58.Yes and then there were three. Simon Thomas has dropped out of the
:03:58. > :04:01.race to join forces with Elin Jones as her deputy on a joint ticket. He
:04:01. > :04:04.lacked the support of the others, he felt he'd struggle to increase
:04:05. > :04:07.the appeal of the party in all parts of Wales but in his view, the
:04:08. > :04:17.serious politician with a serious policy agenda in the race? That was
:04:18. > :04:20.
:04:20. > :04:24.Elin Jones. She is the candidate to beat. She represents the politics I
:04:24. > :04:28.am interested in, a serious politics taking independence
:04:28. > :04:32.seriously but the economy and environment seriously as well. I
:04:32. > :04:39.was competing for the same ground as her and it is better to pull out
:04:39. > :04:42.and make sure a credible candidate is elected. Where does this leave
:04:42. > :04:44.the leadership race? Neither Dafydd Elis Thomas nor Leanne Wood - the
:04:44. > :04:52.bookies favourite and certainly the candidate with most nominations
:04:52. > :04:54.from local branches- have responded officially. Was there implied
:04:54. > :04:57.criticism of her in Simon Thomas' comment that "Plaid will not
:04:57. > :05:01.achieve electoral success by playing fisher Price politics with
:05:01. > :05:04.people's hopes and dreams?" He said not, he said he was talking about
:05:04. > :05:13.certain people within the party who must realise that you don't win
:05:13. > :05:21.elections based on excitement. I asked if we are seeing a stop her
:05:21. > :05:24.team, no, came the response. It's legal and still a fairly common
:05:24. > :05:27.sight on the roads but motorists who smoke with children in the car
:05:27. > :05:30.are being accused by the Welsh government of poisoning them. Today
:05:30. > :05:34.saw the launch of a three year publicity campaign to persuade
:05:34. > :05:44.people to stop. If that doesn't work, a ban on smoking in cars
:05:44. > :05:45.
:05:45. > :05:49.could follow. More from our health Correspondent, Hywel Griffith.
:05:49. > :05:52.James and Anna say have a pressing reason to stop smoking in the car -
:05:52. > :05:56.Anna is due to give birth in a few weeks and quit smoking when she
:05:56. > :05:59.found she was pregnant. James is trying to quit for the baby's sake
:05:59. > :06:07.and their son Dylan. I did not like him smoking in the car because when
:06:07. > :06:14.I found out I was pregnant I quit smoking. And with morning sickness
:06:14. > :06:21.and things, the smell as well and didn't inhaling the smoke. You are
:06:21. > :06:24.bringing a second chance make in a bomb -- in. It is dangers for the
:06:25. > :06:27.children. I am quitting for Dylan and the baby. The To persuade
:06:27. > :06:29.others to follow suit the welsh government has published this
:06:29. > :06:38.warning, claiming parents are poisoning their children with
:06:38. > :06:41.toxins by smoking in the car. causes lung and heart problems, cot
:06:42. > :06:45.death and cancer. There are all manner of evidence showing just how
:06:45. > :06:47.harmful it is. If smoke exposure doesn't decline after three years
:06:47. > :06:52.the Welsh Government would follow the example of Northern Ireland and
:06:52. > :07:00.look at a ban. One is already enforced in much of Canada and
:07:00. > :07:06.Australia. Although not everyone agrees how, almost think protecting
:07:06. > :07:10.children from smoke is a good idea. After the cars, where next?
:07:10. > :07:15.Children's playgrounds could be next to see legislation. The lobby
:07:15. > :07:18.group Forest argue bans demonise the legitimate use of tobacco.
:07:18. > :07:24.is illegal products, it is quite wrong the way smokers are treated.
:07:24. > :07:30.The trouble is smokers are fed up being harassed, nobody speaks to
:07:30. > :07:35.people who actually smoke. decided to that and asked these
:07:35. > :07:42.smokers if they would support a ban? In the car I understand with
:07:42. > :07:47.children in the car. But if you on your own, it's not a problem.
:07:47. > :07:49.not right for the kids, they are so young and taking in the smoke.
:07:49. > :07:52.Today's campaign signals the direction the Welsh Government
:07:52. > :07:57.wants to take - persuading parents to change their habits is a more
:07:57. > :08:01.difficult path to follow. Of course the alternative to persuading
:08:01. > :08:05.parents to stop smoking in the car with their children is a ban. But
:08:05. > :08:14.how exactly would it work? We've been speaking to one Welsh motoring
:08:14. > :08:19.expert, with a number of questions. It is typical, it seems a good idea,
:08:20. > :08:23.let's have regulation but the question that isn't bathed his
:08:23. > :08:28.enforcement, how will a policeman on the beat determine the age of
:08:28. > :08:33.children, they will be age limits in the back of a car, how will they
:08:33. > :08:37.spot someone is making, will be the police or traffic wardens, will
:08:37. > :08:41.passengers be in the car smoking and the driver, there is no point
:08:41. > :08:46.in giving endorsements. With the a driving offence? These things have
:08:46. > :08:51.not been thought through. Using a mobile phone is a case in point. We
:08:51. > :08:55.know it is illegal for good reasons but how many of us every day still
:08:55. > :09:00.see somebody on their phone because frankly it is virtually
:09:00. > :09:05.unenforceable. We have not got the police on the streets to do it. Is
:09:05. > :09:09.it a traffic offence, it is not to do with driving, it is hell. It is
:09:09. > :09:15.more akin to being prosecuted for smoking inside a shopping-centre or
:09:15. > :09:19.at work. The Westminster government is trying to get rid of red tape
:09:19. > :09:24.and the government in Cardiff seems hell-bent on increasing regulation
:09:24. > :09:29.in every aspect of our lives. For many people, it is simple common
:09:29. > :09:37.sense. I would say if the education it doesn't work, get better on
:09:37. > :09:41.education. Dr Tony Jewell is the chief medical officer. Welcome. A
:09:41. > :09:47.three-year publicity campaign starting today, how likely is it we
:09:47. > :09:51.will see a ban on smoking in cars with children after three years?
:09:51. > :09:56.don't know. The government is committed to looking at the impact
:09:56. > :10:00.of the campaign, we are aware of Canada where many of the provinces
:10:00. > :10:05.have introduced legislation and education and they have had a
:10:05. > :10:10.better result. Let's talk about results. Recently we had a ban on
:10:10. > :10:15.using the mobile phone in the car, we could go out tonight and see
:10:15. > :10:22.people driving along using mobile phones. People are still doing it.
:10:22. > :10:27.Very dangerous, yes. Enforcement is an issue but the ban in workplaces
:10:27. > :10:31.and restaurants, one might have anticipated more enforcement but in
:10:31. > :10:36.fact the campaign was successful and people accepted the case and
:10:36. > :10:41.enforcement has been minimal. We are hoping for a campaign to make
:10:41. > :10:44.the case and enforcement will be a diminishing need. You heard the
:10:44. > :10:49.accusations about the nanny state interfering, is it the Welsh
:10:49. > :10:53.Government's job to start interfering with what people do in
:10:53. > :10:58.the crib scene of their own cars? This is about the rights of the
:10:58. > :11:02.child and the government is committed to the UN's rights of the
:11:02. > :11:08.child. A vulnerable child in a back seat be exposed to toxic. As you
:11:08. > :11:14.say, it is about poisoning children, there is still a residue in the air
:11:14. > :11:18.in the car. The cigarette smoke has 4,000 chemicals in it, it is
:11:18. > :11:23.dangerous stuff. We are trying to protect the children.
:11:23. > :11:26.Much more to come before seven. The latest twist and turn in where you
:11:26. > :11:36.can put one of these and Wales wait is the Six Nations over for Bradley
:11:36. > :11:40.
:11:40. > :11:43.There's a call tonight for more employers to take on young workers
:11:43. > :11:48.after figures revealed an alarming drop in the number of apprentices
:11:48. > :11:51.in Wales. Four years ago there were more than forty two thousand
:11:51. > :12:00.apprentices taken on but by 2010 that number had fallen to just over
:12:00. > :12:07.thirty six thousand - a drop of around 15%. Our Business
:12:07. > :12:14.Correspondent Nick Servini, is in Llantrisant for us tonight.
:12:14. > :12:18.I am a to company where they make the tools that end up in other
:12:18. > :12:23.factories. It's the kind of place you would expect a fight some
:12:23. > :12:28.highly skilled apprentices. I will be speaking to one in a minute.
:12:28. > :12:32.This week, beginning today, they are trying to raise awareness on
:12:32. > :12:37.the issue of apprenticeships. If you think about it, they could not
:12:37. > :12:43.have been a more important time to do that with the rates of youth
:12:43. > :12:45.unemployment describes as being at crisis levels, over a 5th of 16 to
:12:46. > :12:52.24 year-olds are out of work. Of those apprenticeship schemes
:12:52. > :12:58.running strongly demand for those places is highly sought after.
:12:58. > :13:03.These are the lucky ones, a printer she is at a college on the biggest
:13:03. > :13:10.scheme of its kind. They are being trained for jobs at Airbus. There
:13:10. > :13:16.is a degree at the end of it. Competition is fierce. Airbus takes
:13:16. > :13:22.on a 70 apprentices every year. There are over 1000 applications.
:13:22. > :13:28.It's the best option for me, rather than university. I wasn't too keen
:13:28. > :13:32.on university. Ultimately, I see myself working with the company in
:13:32. > :13:42.engineering for many years to come. It's not just here where there is
:13:42. > :13:43.
:13:43. > :13:47.high demand, there was 900 applications for 25 places. BT had
:13:47. > :13:52.5,000 applications for 24 spots last year. And British Airways had
:13:52. > :13:56.a great deal of interest for 30 places it had at his Welsh
:13:56. > :14:02.operations. The general perception of apprentices only been about
:14:02. > :14:07.manufacturing and engineering owes more to history than the reality.
:14:07. > :14:12.The truth is only one in 10 apprentices are involved in
:14:12. > :14:17.manufacturing, the vast bulk is in the service sector. Like this hotel
:14:17. > :14:24.kitchen in the centre of Cardiff. The formats and time frames vary
:14:24. > :14:30.hugely now, as you would expect to reflect the range of occupations.
:14:30. > :14:33.The principle is the same, employers pay the wages and the
:14:33. > :14:38.worst government spends �90 million a year on the training. In the
:14:38. > :14:44.current climate it seems that has not been enough to boost numbers.
:14:44. > :14:47.Undoubtedly the recession has had an impact. Employers are losing
:14:47. > :14:51.staff so it is not surprising the numbers of young people they are
:14:52. > :14:56.recruiting as apprentices has dropped. But, we will not let that
:14:56. > :15:00.life. Many employers like him for which -- apprenticeships as they
:15:00. > :15:04.can shake young workers. Governments can help combat youth
:15:04. > :15:13.unemployment, the question is whether they are a necessity or a
:15:13. > :15:18.luxury when the economy is hovering I said we would have a word with an
:15:18. > :15:22.apprentice. Reece, you are halfway through your apprenticeship. He was
:15:22. > :15:27.17. Why did you decide to become an apprentice?
:15:27. > :15:30.I thought about going to university after A-levels. I thought,
:15:30. > :15:35.finishing a four-year degree with no job guaranteed at the end of it
:15:35. > :15:42.and a lot of debt, with an apprenticeship, you have a degree
:15:42. > :15:45.and a job. He will be finished at 21 years old and you will be a good
:15:45. > :15:49.position? I will have a degree and away will
:15:49. > :15:55.have a guaranteed job. One of the lucky ones in terms of
:15:55. > :16:00.manufacture ring apprenticeships. Let's speak to the man who runs
:16:00. > :16:04.this factory. In our piece, we looked up the number of apprentices
:16:04. > :16:09.coming down in Wales. Is that because it is a difficult economic
:16:09. > :16:13.time? Is not as simple as that but these are tough times and it's a
:16:13. > :16:18.difficult thing to get into, training apprentices, if you are
:16:18. > :16:20.not already in it. I've always been a passionate advocate of
:16:20. > :16:27.apprenticeships and for the last couple of years the government has
:16:27. > :16:31.been very supportive of trying to get production moving. In terms of
:16:31. > :16:34.manufacturing, what is happening to the numbers? The numbers are a
:16:34. > :16:38.steady. We are about 1,000 young people better off than we would
:16:38. > :16:44.have been without government intervention. This is a six-year
:16:44. > :16:47.programme before you see and return on your investment. And briefly, it
:16:47. > :16:54.is very competitive to get on to a scheme?
:16:54. > :17:00.Highly competitive. You have got to sympathise with young people.
:17:00. > :17:02.So, Jamie, a great deal of focus and spotlight on the role of
:17:02. > :17:04.apprenticeships and the role they play in the modern workforce in
:17:04. > :17:07.Wales. Six serious bidders remain in
:17:07. > :17:10.contention to take over the clothing retailer Peacocks. Today
:17:10. > :17:12.was the deadline for bids for the Cardiff-based company, which went
:17:13. > :17:16.into administration last month, putting around 9,000 jobs at risk
:17:16. > :17:26.throughout Britain. A Pakistani textile billionaire is reported to
:17:26. > :17:27.
:17:27. > :17:31.And a 21 gun salute has been held at Cardiff Castle to mark 60 years
:17:31. > :17:34.of the Queen as monarch. She acceeded to the throne on this day
:17:34. > :17:36.in 1952 after the death of her father George VI. The main
:17:36. > :17:44.celebrations to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee will be held in
:17:44. > :17:46.It's not one huge windfarm as such, but it's claimed a collection of
:17:46. > :17:52.planning applications for single turbines in Pembrokeshire will have
:17:52. > :17:56.much the same visual impact. Wind energy is one option for companies
:17:56. > :17:59.trying to cut energy costs. But some people living close to Princes
:17:59. > :18:05.Gate Spring Water near Narberth say, the company's application for two
:18:05. > :18:15.turbines has now sparked a host of other proposals. Abigail Neal
:18:15. > :18:16.
:18:16. > :18:19.I will drive us down so we can see where Princes Gate water is.
:18:19. > :18:26.Campaigner Sue Bound is giving me a tour of Ludchurch, pointing out
:18:26. > :18:31.where the Princes Gate turbines may The first turbine is going on the
:18:31. > :18:34.right and you can see that isn't actually at Princes Gate water.
:18:34. > :18:38.Our first stop is Belle Vue Farm where they breed and break-in
:18:38. > :18:43.competition horses. The mast in the background is roughly where one
:18:43. > :18:47.turbine will be at nearly 87 metres tall. Dave Scourfield says it will
:18:47. > :18:53.devalue his home by 30%, and the noise will scare the horses and
:18:53. > :18:58.ruin his business. It will be the end, it will be the
:18:59. > :19:05.end, no doubt about it. We are set out as in equine establishment and
:19:05. > :19:08.we wouldn't be able to sell, either. We are stuck.
:19:08. > :19:11.Sue Bound takes me back to her house nearby, where she's recently
:19:11. > :19:18.discovered a completely separate turbine is being proposed.
:19:18. > :19:22.Campaigners say in all at least 15 are now planned in this area.
:19:22. > :19:26.When they apply for a couple in the first instance, that will not stop
:19:26. > :19:29.them and playing for even more as time goes on so where they are
:19:29. > :19:32.putting a two now, that could be 10 in a year's time.
:19:32. > :19:35.Bottling is the reason Princes Gate want their turbines. They're
:19:35. > :19:38.investing in a new machine that would blow the smaller tubes you
:19:38. > :19:42.can see on the outside into the standard sized bottles in the
:19:42. > :19:50.centre. It will cut down on plastic but the new technology uses double
:19:50. > :19:54.the amount of electricity, and renewable energy is the cheapest.
:19:54. > :19:58.The government have made incentives for people to go out and invest in
:19:58. > :20:01.renewable energy. It's their initiative and I think it will be
:20:01. > :20:05.unlikely if we don't see a lot more to a Bines, right across the
:20:05. > :20:08.country. -- turbine is. Campaigners say if
:20:08. > :20:10.that happens they want on an open debate on where they should go.
:20:11. > :20:12.Pembrokeshire council have now agreed they'll look at all
:20:13. > :20:15.applications for turbines and consider the cumulative effect.
:20:15. > :20:20.After the drama in Dublin, things have settled down. Here's Claire
:20:21. > :20:23.with tonight's sport. Good evening. The Wales rugby team
:20:23. > :20:26.flew home this afternoon after starting their Six Nations campaign
:20:26. > :20:29.in style. The last-kick victory over Ireland has set them up nicely
:20:29. > :20:32.for next weekend's match against Scotland. But they're bracing
:20:32. > :20:35.themselves for the loss of lock Bradley Davies, who's likely to be
:20:35. > :20:40.banned after dropping an opponent onto his head. Here's Ashleigh
:20:40. > :20:44.Crowter. It was a quiet, rather understated,
:20:44. > :20:46.arrival back in Wales, given the heroics of the previous day. A week
:20:46. > :20:50.of recovery and refocusing lies ahead for most players, but as
:20:50. > :20:56.Bradley Davies got off the coach, he might have had cause to reflect
:20:56. > :21:00.on whether his Six Nations was now over. It's generous to describe
:21:00. > :21:04.this incident as a tip-tackle as the ball was nowhere near. The
:21:04. > :21:07.match officials thought it worthy of a yellow-card at the time. But
:21:07. > :21:11.when compared with Sam Warburton's tackle in the World Cup, which
:21:11. > :21:15.earned him a red card and a three week ban, it's hard to see how
:21:15. > :21:23.Davies will escape further sanction. Wales are planning for that
:21:23. > :21:27.eventuality. There is definite intent, there. I
:21:27. > :21:31.wouldn't argue with a decision of being given a red card. I thought
:21:31. > :21:33.the one in the World Cup, there wasn't intent. That was the
:21:33. > :21:35.difference in the interpretation of the law.
:21:35. > :21:38.The Italian match commissioner Achille Reale now has until 5:00pm
:21:38. > :21:41.tomorrow afternoon to decide whether Davies should face a
:21:42. > :21:45.disciplinary hearing. It was a dark-spot on an otherwise
:21:45. > :21:48.extraordinary match. Wales played some sublime rugby with centre
:21:48. > :21:51.Jonathan Davies scoring two tries. For the second he benefited from
:21:51. > :21:56.the raw power and subtle skills of 19-year-old winger George North -
:21:56. > :21:59.many people's man of the match. Much will now be expected of North
:21:59. > :22:05.in the rest of the tournament, his late-try setting up the tensest of
:22:05. > :22:07.finishes. The hero at the death was Leigh Halfpenny - handed the
:22:07. > :22:11.kicking duties mid-match - who coolly slotted the last-minute
:22:11. > :22:19.penalty to win the match and soothe the pain of a missed kick in the
:22:19. > :22:23.World Cup semi-final. I see him after training, spending
:22:23. > :22:26.time on the pitch. He bangs them over all day long. It's different
:22:26. > :22:30.when you've got 15,000 Irishmen against you but he deserves that
:22:30. > :22:35.because he was gutted and he did fantastic, there.
:22:35. > :22:39.Wales can take some real momentum into next Sunday's match against
:22:39. > :22:43.Scotland but they may have to make some unwanted changes. It's hard to
:22:43. > :22:47.see how it Bradley Davies will escape further punishment while Sam
:22:47. > :22:50.Warburton would have to make a speedy recovery from a dead leg if
:22:50. > :22:56.he is to take his place in the side. Former Wales International John
:22:56. > :23:01.Devereux is here. What a start, absolutely fantastic,
:23:01. > :23:05.and leading of where they left it from the World Cup. Usually
:23:05. > :23:09.physical and coming out on top. All those injuries as well and they
:23:09. > :23:13.played very well first half. I got a bit worried through the game
:23:13. > :23:17.because they weren't putting too many points on the board with all
:23:17. > :23:23.the possession and territory but yes, fabulous tries and to end it
:23:23. > :23:27.the way they did, cool as a cucumber, Leigh Halfpenny.
:23:27. > :23:31.To go and win in Ireland, fans know we have three home games now. The
:23:31. > :23:35.aim is to keep a lid on things, but the expectation?
:23:35. > :23:39.I think Warren Gatland and the rest of the coaches have instilled in
:23:39. > :23:43.the team this one game at a time mentality.
:23:43. > :23:48.It seems to work, that. The youngsters have bought into it
:23:48. > :23:53.as well and they have really reacted and to pave the way they
:23:53. > :23:57.did in the at last couple of minutes, to drive from the 22 and
:23:57. > :24:00.to keep the ball and possession for the penalty for the wind, was
:24:00. > :24:04.fantastic. Scotland next. You were pretty wary
:24:04. > :24:08.of them and you think we have to watch out for them.
:24:08. > :24:12.Two years ago, you remember that. We haven't got Shane Williams to
:24:12. > :24:17.get us out of jail. They are hurt and I think they should have beaten
:24:17. > :24:22.England, the opportunities there. They are a good side and Warren
:24:22. > :24:24.Gatland will prepare the side well, take it one game at a time and
:24:24. > :24:28.Scotland as their next challenge at home and let's get another win on
:24:28. > :24:31.the board. Thank you for coming in.
:24:31. > :24:34.Football and three points and a second away win in the bag for
:24:34. > :24:36.Swansea City this weekend. The Swans leveled after less than a
:24:36. > :24:39.minute of going behind. Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson
:24:39. > :24:42.leveling things up in the freezing conditions. He also provided the
:24:42. > :24:50.cross for Danny Graham's winner. Swansea's seventh victory of the
:24:51. > :24:55.season. I think our biggest problem was our
:24:55. > :24:59.mental application. Our resolve in the game was super. Having gone
:24:59. > :25:03.behind, we could have felt sorry for ourselves but it is not the
:25:03. > :25:05.make-up of the group. We continued to play and eventually got the
:25:05. > :25:10.reward. For Cardiff City, a bad day at the
:25:10. > :25:13.office. They lost at home to Blackpool. It was the man they bid
:25:13. > :25:15.for last month who helped the Tangerines win 3-1. Two late goals
:25:15. > :25:25.from Matt Phillips moves Blackpool into fourth in the table, while
:25:25. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:33.Wales escaped the worst of the snow over the weekend. And most of the
:25:33. > :25:36.snow that did fall has now melted. Temperatures today reached six
:25:36. > :25:39.Celsius in Tredegar and eight on Anglesey. Mind you, over the next
:25:39. > :25:42.few days it's going to turn colder with south-easterly winds from
:25:42. > :25:45.Europe bringing a mixture of cloud, sunshine and frost. Tonight
:25:45. > :25:48.generally dry. Fairly cloudy but with a few breaks. Some mist, fog
:25:48. > :25:51.and poor visibility as well, especially in the north.
:25:51. > :25:57.Temperatures falling close to freezing or just below with a frost
:25:57. > :26:00.in places. Maybe some ice. Tomorrow's chart
:26:00. > :26:03.shows a block of high pressure over Scandinavia with fronts and milder
:26:03. > :26:06.air over Ireland. So tomorrow morning feeling colder than today
:26:06. > :26:09.but dry. Plenty of cloud. Misty and foggy in places as well, for
:26:09. > :26:12.example in the Wrexham area. However the north-west should be
:26:12. > :26:18.clear with sunshine and frost. During the day, mist and fog will
:26:18. > :26:21.lift. The best of the sunshine in the north and west. Generally dry
:26:21. > :26:26.but thicker cloud may give the odd snow flurry towards the border
:26:26. > :26:30.later in the afternoon. Colder than today. Top temperatures four or
:26:30. > :26:35.five Celsius. Six on the coast with a light to moderate south to south-
:26:35. > :26:38.easterly breeze. Tomorrow night dry. The sky becoming clear and that
:26:38. > :26:45.means a colder night. Temperatures falling below freezing in many
:26:45. > :26:49.areas with a widespread moderate to hard frost. We could see minus six
:26:49. > :26:51.Celsius. Wednesday very cold but fine and dry. Plenty of sunshine
:26:52. > :26:54.although cloud may spread into the south and east and Pembrokeshire
:26:54. > :26:56.during the afternoon. Temperatures rising above freezing but feeling
:26:57. > :27:02.colder with a breeze. As for the outlook, Thursday and Friday
:27:02. > :27:04.cloudier and turning less cold. It's nearly 7:00pm. Tonight's
:27:04. > :27:08.headlines again. The Syrian army launches its fiercest attack yet on
:27:08. > :27:12.the city of Homs which has been at the centre of the resistance. The
:27:12. > :27:14.number killed in the city today is at least 15.
:27:14. > :27:16.Tonight's other headlines: The chairman of the All Wales
:27:16. > :27:20.Ethnic Minority Association has suggested that criticisms of the
:27:20. > :27:23.charity are racially motivated. Dr Rita Austin also accepts that a
:27:23. > :27:25.Welsh Government report due to be published in the coming days will
:27:26. > :27:34.raise issues about financial management. X-Ray is on in half an
:27:34. > :27:38.hour - here's Lucy and Rhodri with We are out on the streets of Paris
:27:38. > :27:41.finding out what you can do about those nuisance text messages. We
:27:41. > :27:45.all keep getting them on our mobiles.
:27:45. > :27:48.And we are on the trail of the missing caravans. They disappeared
:27:48. > :27:52.right here in the Vale of Glamorgan. See you in half-an-hour. You can