:00:07. > :00:12.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's top story. A report eight years ago
:00:12. > :00:22.warned the Welsh Government to shut off new funding to the underfire
:00:22. > :00:36.
:00:36. > :00:40.Empty seats and empty coffers. Our rugby regions face a major shake-up.
:00:40. > :00:47.They sever their country but after many ex-servicemen and women are
:00:47. > :00:50.not getting the medical treatment they are entitled to. Meal times in
:00:50. > :00:56.hospitals. Why are some relatives not being allowed to help feed
:00:56. > :01:00.their loved ones? And perhaps the last words writ bin Dicken, the
:01:00. > :01:07.national library finds a cheque made out days before his death. --
:01:07. > :01:12.written by. Good evening. The Welsh Government was warned eight years
:01:12. > :01:17.ago that new funding for an underfire race equality body should
:01:18. > :01:21.be stopped. It is investigating how the All Wales Ethnic Minority
:01:22. > :01:25.Association or AWEMA administered.8.4 million of tax
:01:25. > :01:30.payers' money. And a report into allegations of financial
:01:30. > :01:36.mismanagement is due on Thursday. Our political editor is at the
:01:36. > :01:41.National Assembly for us tonight. Thank you. Well, here it is. The
:01:41. > :01:45.report commissioned in 2003, handed to ministers in 2004. A report that
:01:45. > :01:50.concludes that there should be no further public funding for AWEMA
:01:50. > :01:55.until it sorted its out, until there was better scrutiny in place.
:01:55. > :01:59.Now what the opposition parties see here they say is a sign of the
:01:59. > :02:07.Welsh label Government inaction and foolishness. That Government is
:02:07. > :02:11.saying that it has nothing to hide. With more, here is Mark han by.
:02:11. > :02:15.Allegation about AWEMA and its Chief Executive are dominating
:02:15. > :02:19.Welsh politics. Claims of financial wrong doing and bullying are under
:02:19. > :02:23.investigation. AMs want to know what happened when. They had asked
:02:23. > :02:26.to see a report into AWEMA's projects which the Welsh Government
:02:26. > :02:30.commissioned in 2003. This afternoon the First Minister said
:02:30. > :02:35.he didn't know what had become of the report. It is not clear whether
:02:35. > :02:39.that report has been published or not. Nine years ago, when the
:02:39. > :02:43.report was first commissioned, it isn't clear whether that was made
:02:43. > :02:49.public at the time. But it will be. But as car win Joan was speaking
:02:49. > :02:54.the report emerged. The Liberal Democrats had discovered it, in the
:02:54. > :02:58.AM's library. It's a report into AWEMA's projects rather any
:02:58. > :03:03.allegations of wrong doing. Those have emerged more recently. The
:03:03. > :03:07.report did warn that no more money should be given to AWEMA until its
:03:07. > :03:11.performance improved. It also made clear that the assembly must apply
:03:11. > :03:14.more stringent scrutiny to the charity. Despite that
:03:14. > :03:19.recommendation from an independent person, the Government subsequently
:03:19. > :03:22.went on to give over �8 million to this organisation. The question is,
:03:22. > :03:28.why did the Government go to the trouble of commissioning a report,
:03:28. > :03:32.only then to ignore its findings? The Welsh Government said its
:03:32. > :03:35.currently reviewing AWEMA's historical funding. A new report
:03:36. > :03:41.intool ledged mas practise will be published on Thursday. The Welsh
:03:41. > :03:46.Government will be expect to be questioned on I findings. Some will
:03:46. > :03:53.want to know why a charity so strongly criticised in 2004 was
:03:53. > :03:56.still in receipt of public funds so many years later. So a lot of anger
:03:56. > :04:00.among the opposition over this report? Yes, certainly. They can
:04:00. > :04:04.see, as we can, that the report does say if things could be sorted
:04:04. > :04:08.out, better structures in place, there was no reason to carry on
:04:08. > :04:12.funding AWEMA, but how come, therefore, they say a few days ago
:04:12. > :04:17.Wales' top civil servant was saying, well, the permanent secretary
:04:17. > :04:21.saying we should have regarded it as high risk, we didn't grade it
:04:21. > :04:25.high risk enough. Why it is, they ask, if the Government had done
:04:25. > :04:27.enough about this report AWEMA is facing allegations of financial
:04:28. > :04:32.mismanagement, why do they ask, does there need to be another
:04:32. > :04:35.report now if the warnings in here had been heeded? They make a link
:04:35. > :04:38.between the nact the chief executive of AWEMA is a strong
:04:39. > :04:42.Labour supporter. Labour say that is grubby poll licking, there is no
:04:42. > :04:47.link whatsoever. I should say we have spoken to somebody who was
:04:47. > :04:52.involved with the original work, back in 2003 and 4. They have read
:04:52. > :04:57.the report that came out a few months ago and say it is just deja
:04:57. > :05:00.vu. Lots of questions there, what and when are we going to hear from
:05:00. > :05:04.the Government on this? Well, they have made a statement they have
:05:04. > :05:09.made clear they have nothing to hide here. That the priority for
:05:09. > :05:12.them is to handle the current issue, with funding AWEMA, however, the
:05:12. > :05:16.permanent secretary is currently reviewing the historical funding of
:05:16. > :05:19.the organisation, but they make it very clear that before the end of
:05:19. > :05:27.the week, we will know more, and they make it very clear, that in
:05:27. > :05:30.their view there is no link whatsoever, to those allegation of
:05:30. > :05:35.political nuances that the opposition parties are giving this
:05:35. > :05:39.story. They said we will know more before the end of this week.
:05:39. > :05:42.Regional rugby in Wales could be about to face another major shake-
:05:42. > :05:47.up, the chief executive of the Welsh Rugby Union says the way each
:05:47. > :05:53.of the teams is funded could change. Empty stands are to blame for
:05:53. > :05:57.record losss for all of the four regions. The Scarlets cover most of
:05:57. > :06:05.Wales, the Ospreys call Swansea their home, taking in Neath and
:06:05. > :06:09.Bridgend, the Dragons play in Newport and include the Gwent
:06:09. > :06:16.Valleys. The Blues the South Wales valley. Tonight our reporter is at
:06:17. > :06:20.their old ground, Cardiff Arms Park. Thank you. This season a lot of
:06:20. > :06:24.regional rugby games have been played in front of half empty
:06:24. > :06:28.stadiums. The Blues are trying to win back some fans by moving
:06:28. > :06:31.Friday's game against Connacht from their usual home here to the
:06:31. > :06:35.Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff City centre. They are trying to rebuild
:06:35. > :06:40.the sort of loyalty that the old club sides used to enjoy before the
:06:40. > :06:47.add vent of regional rugby. It is true that the four Welsh regions
:06:47. > :06:52.are struggling financially. They are bracing themselves for change.
:06:52. > :06:56.Steve Hughes is the typical rugby mad Welsh fan. He and his family
:06:56. > :07:01.support their local side and Wales but they represent Welsh rugby's
:07:01. > :07:05.paradox. The regions which have provided a conveyor belt of talent
:07:05. > :07:10.to win two Grand Slams, can't attract the crowds to watch the
:07:10. > :07:15.same players in different Jerseys. No interest, I feel what we have
:07:15. > :07:18.got at the moment, is maybe a lost generation of fan, who haven't
:07:18. > :07:22.bought into regional rugby who have other things to do instead of
:07:22. > :07:26.having a connection with the regions. That needs to be addressed.
:07:26. > :07:29.They are struggling financially too, with all four making losses.
:07:29. > :07:33.Together with a WRU they are subject to an independent financial
:07:33. > :07:37.review, which reports back next month. The outcomes could be
:07:37. > :07:43.radical, with the possibility of one or more sides receiving less
:07:43. > :07:46.money in the future. Perhaps four different relationships with the
:07:46. > :07:51.Welsh ruin, that is something I have discussed informally with the
:07:51. > :07:55.region, over the past year. Just to clarify you could have three
:07:55. > :07:58.regions that each get X amount and a fourth that gets a smaller amount
:07:58. > :08:03.of money than the other three? permutation could be greater than
:08:03. > :08:09.that, so it could be one three, two, two, three one, whatever. You know,
:08:09. > :08:13.it is, so we have to come up with a solution for all of Welsh rugby.
:08:13. > :08:18.all have to realise, put our hands up that the way we have run it in
:08:18. > :08:21.the past as individual region, clubs before that, is no longer
:08:21. > :08:27.sustainable. If one side is downgraded, it would send
:08:27. > :08:31.shockwaves through the game. And beg the question, which one? In the
:08:31. > :08:35.meantime they are opening to giving regional rugby a go but can they
:08:35. > :08:39.and others by tempted through the turnstile. I would give it another
:08:39. > :08:42.go, because I think the intensity of the rugby is much greater, it is
:08:42. > :08:47.more interesting to watch, I find than the local games but my
:08:47. > :08:51.husband's just not keen on going. He can't, he was so prove involved
:08:51. > :08:57.with Bridgend that he finds it difficult to sort of, I think he
:08:57. > :09:02.feels he's is betraying his local club by going to watch the regional
:09:02. > :09:07.rugby. The nation Hal side needs strong regions. Future success of
:09:07. > :09:11.Wales is at stake. Paul Rees is a rugby writer for guardian and the
:09:11. > :09:15.Observer. We saw from Roger, he says the status quo isn't an option,
:09:15. > :09:21.what do you think needs to change? Well it sound like they are going
:09:21. > :09:25.to cut, I would rather they look to expand, have a look at the area
:09:25. > :09:31.where there is no reputation in the valleys for professional rugby. A
:09:31. > :09:36.huge swathe of van, -- fans, try and get them, look at ways of
:09:36. > :09:40.expanding it because they cut from 12, to tn, to nine in the old club
:09:40. > :09:43.era, that was too many. They cut to five. Now they are saying four is
:09:43. > :09:48.too many. Where do you end up. are mooting the idea of downgrading
:09:48. > :09:52.one or possibly more to development status. If that was to happen,
:09:52. > :09:57.which region do you think would be downgraded. As the union owns 50%
:09:57. > :10:02.of the Dragons you would think the Dragons. And they are not in the
:10:02. > :10:07.the Heineken Cup. It is the devil's choice. I would look to keep four,
:10:07. > :10:10.and introduce a fifth. Look at the Irish province, all play to packed
:10:10. > :10:14.houses. Ten, 15 years ago that wasn't the case. Learn from them,
:10:14. > :10:19.how have they done it. Leisure from football clubs who have built new
:10:19. > :10:23.staid y and moved out. How have they done it? You saw in the World
:10:23. > :10:26.Cup, 60 odd thousand getting up crack of dawn to watch World Cup
:10:26. > :10:31.matches. The audience is there. We are standing at the Arms Park. I
:10:32. > :10:36.remember when I was a kid Cardiff played, it was all ticket. It was a
:10:36. > :10:39.16,000 seller. It is 40 years on, times have changed but the audience
:10:39. > :10:43.is out there. Go and get it. Wow won't get it by cutting. You like
:10:43. > :10:45.the idea of what the Blues are doing here, that is the sort of
:10:45. > :10:50.thing that might help bring audiences back. The first thing
:10:50. > :10:53.they should be doing is talking to supporters, who watch them,
:10:53. > :10:59.supporters who have watched them in the past, supporters who watch club
:10:59. > :11:03.rugby. What do they want? What will it take to get them back. Work at
:11:03. > :11:06.it. The more it contracts, the worse it will be for Wales, at a
:11:07. > :11:11.time when for the international team it is an exciting moment.
:11:11. > :11:16.Thank you for sharing your thoughts. There is an in-depth look at the
:11:16. > :11:20.state of Welsh regional rugby an its future in Week In Week Out, at
:11:20. > :11:27.10.35 on BBC One Wales tonight. I will be back in a few minutes with
:11:27. > :11:31.news of a disciplinary hearing for Wales lock Bradley Davies. The
:11:31. > :11:34.Rhondda MP Chris Bryant has welcomed as long overdue the
:11:34. > :11:38.admission from the Metropolitan Police that it acted unlawfully by
:11:38. > :11:41.not warning people five years ago that their phones may have been
:11:41. > :11:46.hacked by the News of the World. The force made the admission at the
:11:46. > :11:51.high court and the case brought by five people including Mr Bryant
:11:51. > :11:54.whose phone worst hacked. Anglesey down sill will continue to be run
:11:54. > :11:57.by commissioners until May next year at least. They were brought in
:11:57. > :12:01.after years political infighting. Ministers say there has been
:12:01. > :12:05.progress but the work is not finished. The council says it will
:12:05. > :12:11.continue to work towards regaining the trust of the electorate. Many
:12:11. > :12:16.ex-servicemen and women are not getting the health treatment they
:12:16. > :12:20.are entitled to doctors often don't know that veteran should get
:12:20. > :12:23.priority treatment for injuries from their time in the Armed Forces.
:12:23. > :12:29.81% of doctors said they knew littlor nothing about it and 85%
:12:29. > :12:32.said they hadn't passed that information on to hospitals. They
:12:32. > :12:37.call it the military covenant. A promise to servicemen and women
:12:37. > :12:40.that when they put Nair lives on the line, they know they and their
:12:40. > :12:46.families are guaranteed fair treatment back home. And it holes
:12:46. > :12:49.when they return to civilian life as well. One aspect of the covenant
:12:49. > :12:56.is supposed to give them priority access to the NHS, but many it
:12:56. > :12:59.seems may not be getting it. Gareth is preparing to leave the army, and
:12:59. > :13:02.say it big transition after ten years service, with the Queen's
:13:02. > :13:07.dragon goo Dragoon Guards including tours to Iraq and Afghanistan.
:13:07. > :13:11.Sorting out a new home for his family in Neath wasn't easy, he had
:13:11. > :13:15.high pressure from a forces charity with that. As for healthcare, that
:13:15. > :13:21.isn't something he has thought about yet. Even though it main a
:13:21. > :13:27.case of don't ask, don't get. never thought of it. I have never
:13:28. > :13:33.thought about it if I am honest. Certainly the guys that are in the
:13:33. > :13:37.army or any other forces should definitely certainly if it is
:13:37. > :13:42.serious enough should go straight to the top. Outside of the army,
:13:42. > :13:46.crikey, I don't know. I have friends that have had injuries from
:13:46. > :13:55.being on tour and stuff, and they should definitely be at the top of
:13:55. > :13:59.Taking evidence in Llandudno today, MPs from the Welsh Affairs
:13:59. > :14:03.Committee looking at services for veterans in Wales. Another separate
:14:03. > :14:08.review from the Welsh healthcare inspectorate is looking at armed
:14:08. > :14:12.forces healthcare here. The MPs were told that many GPs either
:14:12. > :14:18.don't know about the priority rule or don't act on it.
:14:18. > :14:23.It certainly would appear to be across the piece eight degree of
:14:23. > :14:28.resistance in some GPs to acknowledge that some ex-servicemen
:14:28. > :14:34.have got to be given priority. I sent that that has been tackled and
:14:34. > :14:40.I think the message is getting across the board. I think there was
:14:40. > :14:44.less awareness in 2009 that there was this fast Track service
:14:44. > :14:47.available to veterans. I wasn't aware of it being
:14:47. > :14:52.available to people who had served for one day, perhaps.
:14:52. > :14:57.The risk of injury is something members of the armed forces know
:14:57. > :15:00.all about. Today in Wrexham, these soldiers were raising money for a
:15:00. > :15:05.charity which supports blind and partially sighted ex servicemen and
:15:06. > :15:08.women. They are doing their bit, society needs to act as well. Much
:15:08. > :15:11.more to come before 7:00pm. After the tackle, the disciplinary
:15:11. > :15:15.hearing - Bradley Davies finds out tomorrow whether he can play
:15:15. > :15:25.Scotland. And getting the run of the green -
:15:25. > :15:25.
:15:25. > :15:28.the bowlers celebrating escaping Too many relatives are being turned
:15:28. > :15:31.away from hospital wards when they want to help their relatives at
:15:31. > :15:35.meal times. The Assembly's Public Accounts Committee says more needs
:15:35. > :15:43.to be done to improve food standards in the NHS and cut down
:15:43. > :15:46.on waste. Here's our Health Dinner time on the wards. It's when
:15:46. > :15:51.everything but urgent medical care is meant to stop, so patients can
:15:51. > :15:56.be guaranteed a nutritious meal. But some hospital have also been
:15:56. > :16:02.turning away visitors who want to help their loved ones eat. The
:16:02. > :16:07.Older People's Commissioner says that's going too far.
:16:07. > :16:12.Eating is often not a solitary activity and if you're not feeling
:16:12. > :16:16.well and the encouragement to eat a meal which is, of course, part of
:16:16. > :16:21.getting better, could, nutritional food, and the ability to have a
:16:21. > :16:23.good meal and a hot or cold drink is really important to aid people's
:16:23. > :16:25.recovery. Today's committee report weighs up attempts to improve
:16:25. > :16:33.hospital food. It finds there's too much inconsistency between
:16:33. > :16:37.different hospitals, particularly on costs.
:16:37. > :16:43.Feeding thousands of patients every day across several hospital sites
:16:43. > :16:47.is a massive logistical exercise. Freezing meals helps but every year,
:16:47. > :16:49.�1.5 million is wasted in the Welsh NHS at a time when everyone is
:16:49. > :16:53.trying to save money. These kitchens at the University Hospital
:16:53. > :16:55.of Wales feed 2,000 patients a day. To cut down on waste, they've
:16:55. > :17:02.changed their menus, putting on more favorites like cooked
:17:02. > :17:07.breakfasts. Although some waste is inevitable.
:17:07. > :17:11.We are dealing with patients who are unwell. We are not feeding a
:17:11. > :17:15.fit population of patience so by having a menu that is driven by
:17:15. > :17:18.patients choices, hopefully there is something on the menu that the
:17:18. > :17:20.patient can eat and that will have an effect on the amount of waste
:17:20. > :17:23.from the meal. The Welsh Government says it's
:17:23. > :17:26.already making improvements but at a time when the NHS is having to
:17:26. > :17:32.cut back, today's report says they're not happening quickly
:17:32. > :17:36.A new law making stalking a specific offence is needed to stop
:17:36. > :17:41.harassment ending in violence and murder. That's according to an
:17:41. > :17:44.inquiry chaired by the Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP Elfyn Llwyd. It says
:17:44. > :17:50.the current laws in Wales and England are inadequate. In Scotland,
:17:50. > :17:55.stalking was made a criminal offence in 2010.
:17:55. > :18:00.We need to persuade the government of the need for legislation. That
:18:00. > :18:05.what we need to do now. The prime minister, in answer to my questions,
:18:05. > :18:09.said that he believes the time is ripe for change. He has agreed that
:18:09. > :18:12.he will see us in two-course as well. I think the tide of opinion
:18:12. > :18:17.is with first. First head back to Ashley for the
:18:17. > :18:21.rest of the day's sport. The Cardiff Blues are experimenting
:18:21. > :18:25.by holding a match here at the Cardiff Arms Park on Friday night.
:18:25. > :18:29.The first time they've done that since 2009. They are bracing
:18:29. > :18:33.themselves for the possibility of using the services of one of their
:18:33. > :18:36.international players for a few weeks. Bradley Davies could be
:18:36. > :18:42.banned from playing for the Blues and Royals at a disciplinary
:18:42. > :18:46.hearing tomorrow. He will face charges and could be punished after
:18:46. > :18:50.tipping a player on his head after Sunday's victory over Ireland. It
:18:50. > :18:55.was an incident that even Warren Gatland didn't try to defend.
:18:55. > :18:57.Bradley Davies now faces charges of dangerous play at an independent
:18:57. > :19:01.Six Nations disciplinary committee in London.
:19:01. > :19:05.We don't want to say too much on that because he has to go up
:19:05. > :19:09.tomorrow. Just hope everything will be all right.
:19:09. > :19:13.Second row is a position where Wales are already short with their
:19:13. > :19:15.first choice men already injured. If Davies is banned, Wales will
:19:15. > :19:22.have to find a new partner for Ian Evans.
:19:22. > :19:27.We got Lou Reed who is in the squad. He has played at second row before,
:19:27. > :19:31.so has Ryan Jones. Alun Wyn Jones is back, that is a long shot. I
:19:31. > :19:34.don't think it's an area we have to worry about. The coaches will make
:19:34. > :19:39.that judgement. There is some good news. Flanker
:19:40. > :19:43.Dan Lydiate and Gethin Jenkins are expected to return to full training
:19:43. > :19:47.this week to make themselves available for selection against
:19:47. > :19:51.Scotland. Wales are also hopeful that Sam Warburton will recover
:19:51. > :19:56.from the dead leg that forced him off against Ireland. Warren Gatland
:19:56. > :19:59.is now expected to announce his team on Thursday.
:19:59. > :20:04.Some other rugby news that might be of interest to fancier at the Arms
:20:04. > :20:08.Park. Scottish international Dan Parks is a fly half here at the
:20:09. > :20:12.Cardiff Blues. He has announced his retirement from international rugby
:20:12. > :20:16.with immediate effect and he might even be involved here on Friday
:20:16. > :20:21.night. It has also been interesting this afternoon gauging the reaction
:20:21. > :20:27.of players at the decision to play at the Arms Park. Jamie Roberts
:20:27. > :20:33.treated that he was still buzzing over the news. Gareth Thomas, a
:20:33. > :20:36.blast from the past, said it was great news. The Arms Park is a
:20:36. > :20:40.place of true history, he said. It will be interesting to see what the
:20:40. > :20:46.crowd is like. Let's switch sports and there is good news for bowlers
:20:46. > :20:51.in Torfaen. They feared their local council was going to cut spending
:20:51. > :20:54.on their bowling greens. Members of the Eastern Valley Bowls
:20:54. > :21:00.Association feared it would jeopardise the sport in their area
:21:00. > :21:04.but today they had a reprieve. Come rain, hail or snow, members at
:21:04. > :21:11.the bowls club can be found out on the greens, practising the perfect
:21:11. > :21:18.shot. They do it for the social life as much as the competition.
:21:18. > :21:21.Torfaen Castle proposed cutting the �228,000 it spends on maintaining
:21:21. > :21:26.seven bowling greens across the country.
:21:26. > :21:30.It is around about 300-400 players, but there are other people involved
:21:30. > :21:33.in the game that are just members of clubs that sit on the bank and
:21:33. > :21:37.enjoy a bit of banter and a pint afterwards.
:21:37. > :21:42.The players say they haven't got the expertise to keep the grass in
:21:42. > :21:46.this condition and crucially, aren't physically up to moving the
:21:46. > :21:50.four terms of topsoil needed for each green. Looking after it year
:21:50. > :21:55.round is also an issue. Eastern Valley Bowls Association
:21:55. > :21:59.was founded by miners in 1923 and boasts recent Welsh internationals
:21:59. > :22:06.and British champions. Some of the stars of the game on display at the
:22:06. > :22:10.Wales grand-prix in Llanelli. Some of the members are young but
:22:10. > :22:13.they are busy in school or college so they can't be up and they can't
:22:14. > :22:17.keep the green up and running. That's why are we need other people
:22:17. > :22:22.to do it. Eastern Valley Bowls Association
:22:22. > :22:27.has 500 members but his secretary, Bob Price, who has been playing for
:22:27. > :22:32.37 years, fears for the future of the sport in Wales.
:22:32. > :22:36.They are at an age when they can't take shots like this, knowing that
:22:36. > :22:41.their bowling Korea could end. They stay at home and they vegetate and
:22:41. > :22:45.if this -- if this goes through with Torfaen, other councils will
:22:45. > :22:49.jump on the bandwagon. It will have repercussions.
:22:49. > :22:53.Torfaen council has told BBC Wales that the cuts to the bowling green
:22:53. > :22:58.budget have been shelved but it does need to save �5 million
:22:58. > :23:02.elsewhere. It appears that the Eastern Valley Bowls Association
:23:02. > :23:06.has won a reprieve but for how long, they are not sure.
:23:06. > :23:11.I we wish them well. That is all the sport for tonight. From the
:23:11. > :23:15.Arms Park, back to you. As the world celebrates 200 years
:23:15. > :23:19.since the birth of Charles Dickens, Wales has made a claim for some of
:23:19. > :23:23.the last words he wrote. The National Library of Wales has found
:23:23. > :23:26.a cheque written by the great All for three days before his death. It
:23:26. > :23:33.was bequeathed to them by a Pembridge a historian but it is a
:23:33. > :23:37.mystery how it got here. A cheque for �21. Made payable to
:23:37. > :23:43.house and sundries. A Victorian form of cash back that gives us a
:23:43. > :23:46.glimpse into the last week of Dickens's life. He cashed it in
:23:46. > :23:51.Kent while researching his unfinished work, the mystery of
:23:51. > :23:55.Edwin Drood. He was seen on that Monday
:23:55. > :24:01.afternoon standing on a street in Rochester, studying buildings.
:24:01. > :24:05.These building that he studied was incorporated in one of the Path's
:24:05. > :24:10.public sh -- published after his death. He was doing his research
:24:10. > :24:15.and he was going to the bank. The novelist had few connections to
:24:15. > :24:20.Wales. There is an important one lurking on the seabed. A tragedy
:24:20. > :24:25.which led Dickens the journalist to Anglesey in 1859.
:24:25. > :24:30.In order to visit the wreck of the Royal Charter, a ship that had gone
:24:30. > :24:36.down on its return journey from Australia to Liverpool. It became a
:24:36. > :24:41.media event, like the ship that went down in Italy.
:24:41. > :24:44.For the moment, nothing was so calmly and monotonously reel under
:24:44. > :24:49.the sunlight as the gentle fall of water...
:24:49. > :24:54.The experience became one of the stories in his book published a
:24:54. > :24:57.year later. Some say his time spent visiting the churchyard where the
:24:57. > :25:02.victims of the Royal Charter of were buried inspired the first
:25:02. > :25:08.scene of great expectations. Was she right -- you might remember
:25:08. > :25:15.is the famous scene worthy criminal appears from behind the grey zone.
:25:15. > :25:18.There are some similarities. -- the gravestone. It actually turned up
:25:18. > :25:23.in one of the most famous scenes of English literature.
:25:23. > :25:27.Around the world, there are grand celebrations today but Wales can
:25:27. > :25:30.remember him in smaller details. Something the brighter, with such a
:25:30. > :25:35.forensic eye, would have appreciated.
:25:35. > :25:45.Chapter and verse on the weather front. Here is Derek with feet for
:25:45. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:49.front. Here is Derek with feet for It has turned colder today with
:25:49. > :25:55.temperatures in Denbighshire at reaching six Celsius but only two
:25:55. > :26:02.Celsius in Powys. Brian took this photograph on Snowdon. Walker's
:26:02. > :26:06.braving the blowing snow. Football fans will need a few layers tonight
:26:06. > :26:12.if they are watching Newport. Despite the cold, it will be dry.
:26:12. > :26:15.Elsewhere tonight, largely dry with most of the cloud clearing after
:26:15. > :26:23.midnight with temperatures dropping below freezing for much of the
:26:23. > :26:28.country.-seven Celsius below. Parts of Paris could fall as low as minus
:26:28. > :26:34.nine. That means a widespread frost. A dry start tomorrow but bitterly
:26:34. > :26:39.cold. Some cloud for the south-east along the border to Wrexham.
:26:39. > :26:44.Elsewhere, 80 these guys should be clear with frost and sunshine --
:26:44. > :26:49.the skies should be clear. Very cold but try tomorrow with lots of
:26:49. > :26:53.winter sunshine. Some cloud is likely in parts of the self-, mid-
:26:53. > :26:59.Wales and the Bristol Channel. Colder than today with temperatures
:26:59. > :27:04.struggling to reach two Celsius. Up to four Celsius on Cardigan Bay
:27:04. > :27:09.with a south-easterly breeze. Tomorrow night, cloud will increase,
:27:09. > :27:13.spreading across the country. On Thursday, more try and cold weather
:27:13. > :27:19.but a little rain is possible in the north. Into Friday, some rain
:27:19. > :27:23.may spread across Wales, bringing a risk of ice and snow. A charity
:27:23. > :27:33.concert in us being held in Bridgend tomorrow evening. It will
:27:33. > :27:34.