:00:10. > :00:14.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top stories.
:00:14. > :00:24.The number of fluent Welsh speakers is in steady decline. Is the
:00:24. > :00:32.
:00:32. > :00:37.language in danger of disappearing? Our other headlines tonight. The
:00:37. > :00:40.Zac Smith weighed in at 50 stolen before radical surgery in India. A
:00:40. > :00:45.call for more funding to tackle obesity.
:00:45. > :00:50.Protesters in court. They took over a disused hotel saying it would
:00:50. > :00:57.help the community. Tonight, they are told to check out.
:00:57. > :01:01.After 136 years you can finally get on your bike on Llandudno promenade.
:01:01. > :01:08.How about this for a romantic dinner destination? Cardiff prison
:01:08. > :01:12.considers going into the restaurant trade.
:01:12. > :01:16.Good evening. The number of fluent Welsh speakers is in steady decline
:01:16. > :01:19.according to the organisation set up to promote the language. The
:01:19. > :01:23.Welsh Language Board is preparing to hand over its duties to the
:01:23. > :01:28.Welsh government. Its final report says there are 3,000 fewer Welsh
:01:28. > :01:34.speakers every year. As well as people dying, migration is seen as
:01:34. > :01:37.a key factor. Around 55,000 people moving to Wales each year, while
:01:37. > :01:42.more than 5,000 Welsh because believe Wales each year, with a
:01:42. > :01:47.third of those never returning. In a moment we will speak to the
:01:47. > :01:54.report's of there, but first a reporter has been to Llandysul in
:01:54. > :01:58.Ceredigion to test the strength of the language there. Nestling on the
:01:58. > :02:04.banks of this river, this busy town is named after son David's first
:02:04. > :02:09.cousin. It is also a Welsh-language stronghold. According to the 2001
:02:09. > :02:14.census, 70% of the town's population can speak Welsh. Even
:02:14. > :02:18.here, the language isn't safe. The Welsh Language Board expects last
:02:18. > :02:22.year's census results to show a fall in the number of Welsh because
:02:22. > :02:27.living in its northern and western hardens. One of the main reasons
:02:27. > :02:30.for that is migration. Many Welsh speakers are choosing to leave the
:02:30. > :02:35.country and at the same time, only a small percentage of those moving
:02:35. > :02:40.in that can speak the language or choose to learn it. Historically,
:02:40. > :02:44.over the past 70 are 80 years, Welsh people have continually left
:02:44. > :02:49.in order to find a better standard of pay and better quality of
:02:49. > :02:55.employment. There is a larger amount of English people who have
:02:55. > :03:00.found Wales over the last 20 or 25 years and regarded as a desirable
:03:00. > :03:06.place to live. As opposed to many areas of England, it is cheaper as
:03:06. > :03:12.well. Wells is still the main language for many around this town,
:03:12. > :03:18.but what does the future hold? keep it going, it is a concern. It
:03:18. > :03:23.is very difficult, children tend to play in English out on the streets
:03:23. > :03:28.any way, you notice them walking along, speaking in English. I think
:03:28. > :03:33.it is quite strong, because we have the skilled and the secondary
:03:33. > :03:42.school here and it is Welsh- speaking, so I think we have a
:03:42. > :03:45.strong community, but strong Welsh community. And this may be another
:03:45. > :03:51.reason for being optimistic. This man has been learning Welsh since
:03:51. > :03:55.he moved to the area two years ago. A know someone said it is like
:03:55. > :04:00.having a house with one window in it, when you learn a language she
:04:00. > :04:05.had two windows. I am sure it is. Every now and again, when I am
:04:05. > :04:13.learning Welsh, I get these little glimpses of something on the other
:04:13. > :04:16.side if you like. I just want to get there. The Welsh Language Board
:04:16. > :04:20.report suggests that there just are not enough people like this man
:04:20. > :04:25.making the effort to learn Welsh and that could have serious
:04:25. > :04:32.implications for the next generation of Welsh speakers. Back
:04:32. > :04:36.in 1,400, the men here were the first to fight... Today as the
:04:36. > :04:42.future of the Welsh language is placed in further doubt, it may be
:04:42. > :04:49.for Llandysul to get ready for another battle. Let us lot -- talk
:04:49. > :04:53.to the report's also. People may be surprised, Welsh is in our schools
:04:53. > :04:59.and public life, on our TV screens and radios, it seems entrenched in
:04:59. > :05:04.life in Wales, but not so you are suggesting? It is certainly well
:05:04. > :05:08.entrenched, it is our or historical language. It is in danger. The
:05:08. > :05:14.demographic factors are what determines the future of the
:05:14. > :05:19.language and demographic factors are still not in our favour. We are
:05:19. > :05:23.making ground in education, Welsh medium education, is insuring that
:05:23. > :05:29.two-thirds of the children who can speak Welsh now, actually speak
:05:29. > :05:33.Welsh, not as the language of a home. We are winning on that front.
:05:33. > :05:38.As the report mentioned, migration is still a problem. Vast amounts of
:05:38. > :05:41.public money has been spent over decades and decades promoting and
:05:41. > :05:45.safeguarding the language, or trying to, but this is a problem
:05:46. > :05:53.about more than funding isn't it? It is about more than money and
:05:53. > :05:58.Investment? Certainly. Attitudes are in favour, but money... All it
:05:58. > :06:06.has been spent on the language has been on education, educating
:06:06. > :06:11.children. What we need to do is get these children who can speak Welsh
:06:11. > :06:20.Under able to speak Welsh, to persuade them to use Welsh as their
:06:20. > :06:26.own language. I do very much. us talk to Guto Bebb who joins us
:06:26. > :06:31.from our studio in Bangor. On this question of money, the evidence is
:06:31. > :06:35.that decades of Investment has done very little to help Welsh as a
:06:35. > :06:38.living language, used in the community? And that is an
:06:38. > :06:43.interesting question. The expenditure on the line which has
:06:43. > :06:46.been successful in many ways. We have seen an emphasis on language
:06:46. > :06:52.rights an emphasis on legal rights for the Welsh language and what has
:06:53. > :06:55.been missing is an appreciation that to survive, it has to be a
:06:55. > :06:59.community language and has to be spoken across all groups in that
:06:59. > :07:03.community and to do that you need to have a thriving economy. In many
:07:03. > :07:08.parts of Wales, and there are plans, we have not got that thriving
:07:08. > :07:12.economy and we have a very poor economy. We are losing young people
:07:12. > :07:18.from Welsh-speaking areas at an alarming rate. Her in that case, do
:07:18. > :07:22.we need a complete rethink on the way we look at this? I think we
:07:22. > :07:25.have had huge changes in the wake will language is seen within the
:07:25. > :07:29.public sector. I think Welsh because themselves need to ask
:07:29. > :07:34.themselves what is the way forward and I think in constituencies like
:07:34. > :07:38.mine, I feel that we need to see people who do believe strongly in
:07:38. > :07:41.the future of Welsh-speaking communities and see them say that
:07:41. > :07:45.they are willing to make a future for themselves. To do that, the
:07:46. > :07:51.need to see a future economically outside the public sector, and in
:07:51. > :07:55.order to create it implement, we need thriving businesses. That is a
:07:55. > :08:03.key way in which the language can be strengthened within the
:08:03. > :08:06.traditional communities. Thank you. This time last year at Zac Smith
:08:06. > :08:10.from the Vale of Glamorgan was one of the biggest men in Britain,
:08:10. > :08:13.weighing 50-stone. Turned down by the NHS in Wales, he was forced to
:08:14. > :08:18.pay for a private weight loss operation and decided to go to
:08:18. > :08:22.India for it. After one year, he is on target to lose more than half
:08:22. > :08:28.his body weight. Tonight, the Chief Medical Officer has called for more
:08:28. > :08:32.funding to tackle obesity. There was hardly a man a bigger than Zac
:08:32. > :08:37.Smith in the UK just over one year ago. After a lifetime of over 18,
:08:37. > :08:42.he hit 50-stone and was desperate. Because of strict rationing of
:08:42. > :08:46.weight-loss surgery in Wales, he had to go private. He borrowed his
:08:46. > :08:51.mother's life savings of �9,000 and made the journey on his own to
:08:51. > :08:55.India to get a gastric sleeve operation. It reduces stomach size
:08:56. > :09:00.and the amount the patient can eat. Zac vowed to lose 30 stone and we
:09:00. > :09:02.have been following him since the operation. Tonight, we will reveal
:09:02. > :09:07.the full extent of his extraordinary weight loss and how
:09:07. > :09:17.he did it. It has been a tough journey, with highs and lows, and
:09:17. > :09:25.he kept a diary. On what are two occasions, the feeling, I was
:09:25. > :09:31.overwhelmed by my emotions. I would reach for fluid, which I have not
:09:31. > :09:37.done and the first time I have experienced it. I was scared.
:09:37. > :09:42.Surgery like a Zac had is rationed in Wales. 5,000 qualify for it, but
:09:42. > :09:46.only about 100 get it. The vast majority done here at Swansea's
:09:46. > :09:50.Morriston Hospital. There is evidence showing these procedures
:09:50. > :09:55.save the NHS money by preventing other diseases like diabetes. The
:09:55. > :09:59.Welsh government is undertaking a review of the rationing criteria.
:10:00. > :10:07.If we need to find the resources to support that, we need to identify
:10:07. > :10:12.where they welcome from. We are in a very tight financial situation,
:10:12. > :10:16.so the question is where will we stop? Wells's top of the city
:10:16. > :10:20.Surgeons as more effort needs to stop people from getting seriously
:10:20. > :10:25.overweight in the first place. Nutrition is badly taught at
:10:25. > :10:31.medical schools, it isn't taught in a lot of postgraduate areas and I
:10:31. > :10:36.think the average doctor in the NHS knows very little about nutrition.
:10:36. > :10:41.In order to slow down the inexhaustible rise of patients
:10:41. > :10:47.coming our way, a much greater emphasis should be put it on good
:10:47. > :10:53.nutritional advice. We do need almost like an Nutrition Sark this.
:10:53. > :10:59.We need someone to tell us what we should be putting in our miles.
:10:59. > :11:08.Sack is concentrating on the future. My life is turning around. It can
:11:08. > :11:11.only get better, God willing. Speak to you soon. You can see more on
:11:11. > :11:17.sack's weight loss journey on tonight's Week In Week Out after
:11:17. > :11:21.the 10pm news. Education services in tour Viner
:11:21. > :11:26.falling below expected standards, according it to the school's
:11:26. > :11:30.watchdog. The 30 is one of him in Wales to be inspected so far and it
:11:31. > :11:33.has been assessed as unsatisfactory, the lowest possible rating. But
:11:33. > :11:37.said that performance in primary schools has improved in recent
:11:37. > :11:43.years, but performance at GCSE level is among the lowest in Wales.
:11:43. > :11:47.The council has 50 days to come up with an action plan. The most
:11:47. > :11:52.critically, we know where our problems lie and we are working
:11:52. > :11:56.with all our partners and with a watchdog to make those changes, so
:11:56. > :12:00.that parents can be reassured that in here and the whole of Wales,
:12:00. > :12:05.their children will receive the best possible education and our
:12:05. > :12:09.teachers know that we will be supporting them and trying with the
:12:09. > :12:14.delivery of those services. police are investigating after a
:12:14. > :12:18.man died in a caravan fire. Fire crews were called to a caravan park
:12:18. > :12:21.just before midnight. The man is thought to be in his 40s and he was
:12:21. > :12:26.found inside. The fire service has stressed the importance of fitting
:12:26. > :12:30.smoke alarms in caravans. Environmental campaigners have lost
:12:30. > :12:35.their fight against ships carrying lick of fight and natural gas into
:12:36. > :12:39.Milford Haven. The European Court of Human Rights rejected claims
:12:39. > :12:43.that the two terminals at Milford posed a risk to the life of local
:12:43. > :12:47.people. A group which set up a community
:12:47. > :12:54.centre in an empty Swansea hotel have been told they must leave. A
:12:54. > :12:58.judge said the Cwtch Community Centre grip must be a key at the
:12:58. > :13:08.hotel within 24 hours of an order been served a risk of breaking the
:13:08. > :13:17.
:13:17. > :13:22.It is wrong to have empty buildings in a city centre. It is bringing
:13:22. > :13:30.down the energy and is making the place look like elected. It is
:13:30. > :13:34.affecting people's spirits. It was a 60 bedroom hotel but the group
:13:34. > :13:41.argue it has been empty for two years and they have given a day per
:13:41. > :13:45.despite turning it into a cafe where everyone is welcome. I been
:13:45. > :13:55.on the streets for seven years. It is a new experience for people like
:13:55. > :13:56.
:13:56. > :13:59.us. Today, the group marched the court to see if they could stay at
:13:59. > :14:04.the hotel to the owners said he was urgently trying to let it but could
:14:04. > :14:06.not while they were in there. The judge agreed with the owner and
:14:06. > :14:10.said they had to leave and if they did and within 24 hours, there
:14:10. > :14:16.would be breaking the law. He did recognise that the work was
:14:16. > :14:20.benefiting the community. It was very disappointing. We feel it has
:14:20. > :14:29.been unfairly done but we are peaceful and we will go about our
:14:29. > :14:33.business. I a modest a disappointed. -- I am obviously disappointed. It
:14:33. > :14:37.would have been better far as to stem provide the service until the
:14:37. > :14:42.actual hearing. They have not received notice to leave but once
:14:42. > :14:47.they have, they are prepared to go immediately. If the fight to stay
:14:47. > :14:52.here is over, it is not the end for the community group. They say they
:14:52. > :14:58.are fully formed for -- in Swansea and will continue their work in the
:14:58. > :15:03.future. Later in the programme. Cardiff
:15:03. > :15:09.City newest eatery, the prison, is considering going into the
:15:09. > :15:13.restaurant business. And just the head coach of the
:15:13. > :15:16.Ospreys Sean Holly look -- looks set to leave the region.
:15:16. > :15:19.There's been further speculation today about the fate of the
:15:19. > :15:22.clothing chain Peacocks. The future of the retailer, which went into
:15:22. > :15:25.administration last month, is likely to become known by the end
:15:25. > :15:27.of the week. It's been reported that only one company, an Indian
:15:27. > :15:36.clothing firm calls SKNL, remains in the race, although the
:15:36. > :15:45.administrators have refused to comment. Richard Perks is a
:15:45. > :15:50.director at the market research company, Mintel. We are not sure
:15:50. > :15:56.about the accuracy of this report but a limited number of large
:15:56. > :16:03.foreign companies have been linked to Peacocks so far. If this goes
:16:04. > :16:07.ahead, would it be good for Peacocks? Absolutely. It is the
:16:07. > :16:10.duty of the administrators to get the best possible price for the
:16:11. > :16:15.business and I can only assume this Indian company has come up with the
:16:15. > :16:19.highest bid. What Peacocks needs his stable ownership and it needs
:16:19. > :16:22.to get rid of its debt and it needs money put into it. One of the
:16:22. > :16:30.problems for the business is that because it took on all of the debt,
:16:30. > :16:35.it could not invest in the stores in the way that it should. There
:16:35. > :16:41.are hundreds of staff in Wales and customers wondering about the long-
:16:41. > :16:46.term future of Peacocks. How do you see its long-term future? It should
:16:46. > :16:50.have perfectly reasonable long-term future. Any clothing retailer, the
:16:50. > :16:59.success is down to the manager doing the right things but Peacocks
:16:59. > :17:03.has been a successful business. have got the headquarters in Wales
:17:03. > :17:11.and the distribution network. What about the prospects of retaining
:17:11. > :17:14.those in Wales? If the business carries on as it is at the moment
:17:14. > :17:20.then all of those jobs and all of that distribution network should be
:17:20. > :17:25.safe. Time to get the lycra out and
:17:25. > :17:28.saddle up. For the first time in over 130 years, cyclists will be
:17:28. > :17:31.able to use the Promenade in Llandudno. Since it was built in
:17:31. > :17:37.1876, there's always been a ban on bikes. But today, Conwy Council
:17:37. > :17:40.voted to lift it. Here's Matt Murray.
:17:40. > :17:46.From its Victorian boom to it's hay days of the 1950's, when holiday
:17:46. > :17:49.makers flocked to Llandudno. The town has seen many changes since
:17:49. > :17:55.then but there's been one constant. For over 130 years, the promenade
:17:55. > :17:58.has been a no go area for cyclists. Today, that all changed.
:17:58. > :18:08.Councillors voted in favour to lift the ban. Cyclist, Stewart Harvey,
:18:08. > :18:08.
:18:08. > :18:13.believes it's long overdue. If you cycle on the road, it is horrendous.
:18:13. > :18:17.The hotel trade is excellent and that needs supporting but in the
:18:17. > :18:22.summertime, the amount of coaches you have and the bonnet of traffic
:18:22. > :18:28.you have here and if you cycle on the road it is dangerous. For the
:18:28. > :18:31.adults, it's not so bad but there's no way the kids can cycle on it.
:18:31. > :18:36.While the cyclists will feel safer on the promenade, some fear the
:18:36. > :18:42.safety of people walking is being put in jeopardy. It is a promenade
:18:42. > :18:51.and a wide expanse for people to promenade and for people to walk on.
:18:51. > :18:58.I don't think cyclists and people go together very well. They try to
:18:58. > :19:02.get around in a short space of time and it could take people unawares.
:19:02. > :19:08.There will be a warning sign alerting people that cyclists will
:19:08. > :19:13.be allowed onto this promenade and there will also be CCTV to monitor
:19:13. > :19:16.the whole situation because this will be a 12 month trial. For
:19:16. > :19:25.families using the Promenade today, there was still concern about the
:19:25. > :19:29.green light for cyclists. When it's a summer break or there may
:19:29. > :19:34.extravaganza, I don't think it will work having cyclists on the
:19:34. > :19:38.promenade. It will be a hazard to children. It is not a good
:19:38. > :19:41.situation to have cyclists and lots of people together. I would like
:19:41. > :19:45.for there to be cycling on the prom but I don't want lots and lots of
:19:45. > :19:48.people cycling on it. So striking a happy balance maybe difficult, but
:19:48. > :19:50.it's hoped both walkers and cyclists can now make the most of
:19:50. > :19:53.this Welsh tourist attraction. Retrospective planning permission
:19:53. > :19:55.has been granted for farm buildings to be used as dog breeding kennels
:19:55. > :19:57.in Carmarthenshire. This morning, campaigners opposed to puppy
:19:57. > :20:06.farming protested outside Penparc Farm in Llangynin, where
:20:06. > :20:09.councillors were holding a site visit before making their decision.
:20:09. > :20:13.Rugby, and Ospreys head coach Sean Holley looks set to leave the
:20:13. > :20:16.region after almost nine years at the Liberty Stadium. The Ospreys
:20:16. > :20:22.are already having to plan for a future without director of coaching
:20:22. > :20:25.Scott Johnson, who leaves at the end of the season.
:20:25. > :20:30.Sean Holley has been at the Ospreys since the region's inception back
:20:30. > :20:39.in 2003. He's been a fixture of the coaching team with his highlight as
:20:39. > :20:43.head coach coming with the Celtic League title two years ago. However,
:20:43. > :20:47.despite having two and a half years left on his contract, BBC Wales
:20:47. > :20:50.understands Holley is to leave with immediate effect. There has been no
:20:50. > :20:53.official confirmation from the region who will also see director
:20:53. > :20:59.of rugby Scott Johnson depart at the end of the season for a role
:20:59. > :21:02.with Scotland. Down the road from the Ospreys, Scarlets head coach
:21:02. > :21:05.Nigel Davies has issued a hands-off warning for clubs hoping to sign
:21:05. > :21:08.Ben Morgan. The England number eight made his international debut
:21:08. > :21:17.in this year's Six Nations and has been linked with a move to
:21:17. > :21:20.Gloucester. He has a contract with us for another season. We are in
:21:20. > :21:28.the middle of renegotiating contracts and putting together a
:21:28. > :21:32.squad for next year. We are looking at all the possibility of what's
:21:32. > :21:35.available to us and over the next few months, we will put that squad
:21:35. > :21:37.together. Meanwhile, Wales' preparations for their Triple Crown
:21:37. > :21:39.clash against England are continuing. Tomorrow, the squad
:21:39. > :21:42.will hold an open free training session at the Millennium Stadium.
:21:42. > :21:52.Around 8,000 people, taking advantage of the half term break,
:21:52. > :21:54.
:21:54. > :21:58.have already booked their place. Cardiff City and Newport County are
:21:58. > :22:01.in action tonight. Wales has a proud boxing tradition,
:22:01. > :22:09.but Olympic success has been elusive. No medals for a Welshman
:22:09. > :22:12.since 1972. Tomorrow night, we'll be sparring with two boxers who
:22:12. > :22:14.have already qualified for the London Games. We've been to meet
:22:15. > :22:17.Fred Evans and Andrew Selby at their training base in Sheffield.
:22:18. > :22:25.They're hoping to be the first Welshmen to pick up an Olympic
:22:25. > :22:29.medal for 40 years. It's not clear whether porridge
:22:29. > :22:32.would be on the menu, but on Valentine's day, what could be more
:22:32. > :22:35.romantic than a table for two behind the walls of Cardiff Prison?
:22:35. > :22:42.Plans have been submitted to open a restaurant on the prison grounds.
:22:42. > :22:46.Jordan Davies has more. It could be the latest Michelin
:22:46. > :22:51.Star restaurant, gracing any swanky highstreet. In fact, it's in Her
:22:51. > :22:54.Majesty's Prison Highdown in Surrey. "The Clink" is a proper restaurant,
:22:54. > :23:04.open to the public, where you can dine on starters of Cornish crab,
:23:04. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:11.mains of fresh fish and home made ice cream. The difference being
:23:11. > :23:16.inmates are being paid �14 a week to do the cooking. And now the
:23:16. > :23:20.charity behind it want to bring it here. It is a very high standard
:23:20. > :23:25.and we serve a full Alla carte menu. All the ingredients are fresh and
:23:25. > :23:30.farmed locally. We hope that couple of the Welsh prisons will produce
:23:30. > :23:32.some of the livestock and crops. may not be the most relaxed
:23:33. > :23:40.gastronomic experience behind these walls - CCTV, plastic cutlery and
:23:40. > :23:46.no alcohol. So how many customers could it expect? I would not go for
:23:47. > :23:54.Valentine's night. I would try it out of curiosity. Not particularly.
:23:54. > :24:01.I have been inside there on a visit. It is a bit scary when they close
:24:02. > :24:04.the doors. If it's cheaper and it tastes good, why not? Prisoners
:24:05. > :24:09.involved in the Surrey restaurant have gone on to work in catering
:24:09. > :24:12.all over the country. The charity says it's reduced offending by 20%.
:24:12. > :24:21.But before the cooking begins, the inmates have to satisfy certain
:24:21. > :24:24.requirements. Once the prison has taken them through security
:24:24. > :24:28.clearance and then meet our criteria as well which means they
:24:28. > :24:31.have to have six to 18 months left to serve. We then get them straight
:24:31. > :24:34.into work. The prison service says it backs inmates learning new
:24:34. > :24:37.skills but plans for a restaurant are in the early stages. However,
:24:37. > :24:41.by this time next year, who knows? A table could be yours, behind
:24:41. > :24:48.these walls. Let's get the weather forecast now.
:24:48. > :24:51.It's Valentine's night and if you're heading out for a romantic
:24:51. > :24:54.meal, it's going to be cloudy and breezy. That's the story for the
:24:54. > :25:00.next 24 hours. North-westerly winds bringing plenty of cloud. So
:25:00. > :25:03.tonight will be cloudy. The cloud thick enough for a few spots of
:25:03. > :25:06.light rain or drizzle. Mainly in the north and west, Conwy,
:25:06. > :25:09.Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. But otherwise, it'll be dry. Now last
:25:09. > :25:12.night was cold enough in parts of Mid Wales and the southeast for a
:25:12. > :25:14.ground frost. Trawsgoed in Ceredigion was one of the coldest
:25:14. > :25:19.spots. But tonight, temperatures will be higher. The lowest, around
:25:19. > :25:21.4C or 5C. Nearer 7C on the coast. Tomorrow's chart shows high
:25:22. > :25:24.pressure over the Atlantic and that means north-westerly winds for the
:25:25. > :25:28.UK and Ireland. This cold front over Europe will bring fresh snow
:25:28. > :25:31.to the Alps. So tomorrow morning will be cloudy in the north and
:25:31. > :25:34.west. Spots of light and drizzle in the wind. Some low cloud and hill
:25:34. > :25:38.fog in Snowdonia. Spots of drizzle in Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire
:25:38. > :25:43.as well. Further south and east will be drier with temperatures
:25:43. > :25:49.around 5C in Merthyr and Brecon. So a good deal of cloud tomorrow. Damp
:25:49. > :25:54.in places too. Spots of light rain and drizzle but not amounting to
:25:54. > :25:57.much. Sheltered parts of the south and east will be largely dry.
:25:57. > :26:01.Generally cloudy, but if you're lucky, you may see a glimpse of the
:26:01. > :26:04.sun. Top temperatures around 7C to 10C with a north-westerly wind. In
:26:04. > :26:06.Gwynedd tomorrow, cloudy snd damp at times, especially on the
:26:06. > :26:09.mountains. Temperatures in Maentwrog rising to 9C with a
:26:09. > :26:14.north-westerly breeze. Tomorrow night into Thursday, very little
:26:14. > :26:17.change. The odd spot of rain or drizzle but otherwise dry. Often
:26:17. > :26:21.cloudy, but the sun should break through in places. Temperatures
:26:21. > :26:24.average or above with a west to north-westerly breeze. Beyond that,
:26:24. > :26:27.signs of a change. Cloudy on Friday with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
:26:27. > :26:34.Some rain Saturday as well but this will clear, followed by much
:26:34. > :26:36.brighter, colder weather. Some sunshine and frost. Our picture
:26:36. > :26:46.tonight is from is from Gerry Pierce. Sunset at Criccieth Beach.
:26:46. > :26:55.
:26:55. > :27:00.Thanks Gerry. Don't forget to check Tonight's main headlines. Inflation
:27:00. > :27:05.is down to its lowest level for more than a year. It now stands at
:27:05. > :27:08.3.6 %. The falling cost of clothing, footwear and some household goods
:27:08. > :27:13.helped to bring inflation down although it still remains above the
:27:13. > :27:15.Bank of England target. The number of a fluent Welsh
:27:15. > :27:20.speakers is in steady decline according to the organisation set
:27:20. > :27:24.up to promote the language. Nearly 80 % of the population could speak
:27:24. > :27:28.it during the 1800s. The Welsh Language Board is preparing to hand
:27:28. > :27:33.over -- handover its duties to the last government.