:00:08. > :00:11.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's top story: Facing jail indefinitely
:00:11. > :00:21.- sexual predator Eifion Royle tried to kidnap a teenager just
:00:21. > :00:31.
:00:31. > :00:34.weeks after leaving prison for Also tonight: Empty factories like
:00:34. > :00:39.these are keeping unemployment high. But latest figures show an
:00:39. > :00:41.encouraging end to last year. Carl Whant takes the stand on the
:00:41. > :00:44.first day of his defence to deny murdering his heavily pregnant
:00:44. > :00:47.girlfriend, Nikitta Grender. And, what will your council tax bill
:00:47. > :00:50.look like next year? We are promised the lowest rise in years.
:00:50. > :00:53.And in tonight's Sport: An injury update from Warren Gatland ahead of
:00:53. > :00:57.the England game. And, it's all change - meet the new man in charge
:00:57. > :01:07.of the Ospreys. And he was a natural in the ring at four years
:01:07. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:11.old, now he's going for the Olympic Good evening. A man described as a
:01:11. > :01:14.sexual predator has been jailed indefinitely after trying to kidnap
:01:14. > :01:20.a teenager just weeks after he was released from prison for a similar
:01:20. > :01:24.offence. Eifion Royle was living at a probation hostel when he tried to
:01:24. > :01:30.abduct the 19-year-old in Bangor last September. Today, a judge
:01:30. > :01:35.warned he may never be set free. Matt Murray reports.
:01:35. > :01:38.Two per described as a sexual predator and a danger to women,
:01:38. > :01:42.this is a Eifion Royle being jailed eight years ago after trying to
:01:42. > :01:46.kidnap a 19-year-old cyclist, just weeks after being released for this
:01:46. > :01:51.crime, and still living in a bail hostel, he carried out a similar
:01:51. > :01:56.attack. He had been an -- in and out of jail for decades. His
:01:56. > :02:02.offences date back to the 1980s. 30 years ago he was convicted of an
:02:02. > :02:06.indecent assault on a 9-year-old girl. In 2004 he was jailed after
:02:06. > :02:10.he abducted in 19-year-old cyclist on a country lane in Snowdonia. She
:02:10. > :02:16.only managed to escape when she jumped from his moving car. In 2008
:02:16. > :02:19.he was released from prison, but recalled a for trying to meet young
:02:19. > :02:22.women in it used to -- Eastern Europe. In 2010 he was recalled
:02:23. > :02:27.once again because he was believed to be a risk to the public. A year
:02:27. > :02:31.later he was out of prison after serving his sentence. Three weeks
:02:31. > :02:35.after being released, he once again attempted to abduct a 19-year-old
:02:35. > :02:43.girl who was walking along this street in Bangor in September last
:02:43. > :02:48.year. Eifion Royle's victim was walking home alone after a barbecue
:02:48. > :02:52.at a friend's house. She spotted him staring at her. At that point,
:02:52. > :02:57.he tried to grab her and forced her into a car. She screamed and
:02:57. > :03:01.managed to escape. She then alerted police. Knowing his history, the
:03:01. > :03:06.police immediately went to the hostel in Bangor and arrested him.
:03:06. > :03:09.He had been reading books about kidnapping and sexual abuse. Today,
:03:10. > :03:12.the Parole Board said it would not comment on individual cases. On
:03:12. > :03:16.sentencing Eifion Royle, the judge said he had shown little remorse
:03:17. > :03:23.for his latest events, and TV continues to remain a risk, he may
:03:23. > :03:27.never be released from prison. We will soon get a letter telling
:03:27. > :03:32.us how much our council tax is for the next year. It is expected to
:03:32. > :03:37.rise by a record low demand. Figures from the Local Government
:03:37. > :03:44.Association shows that in Wales, the increase for 2012 - 13 will be
:03:44. > :03:49.2.1%. Lest it has some places in detail. In Conwy, a 4% rise is
:03:49. > :03:54.expected. On Anglesey, the figure is 5%, the highest in Wales. In the
:03:54. > :03:58.south, generally lower rises with Cardiff's for the standing at one
:03:58. > :04:05.point 4%, while three councils - Swansea, Caerphilly and
:04:05. > :04:07.Monmouthshire, expect a council tax freeze.
:04:07. > :04:12.From waste collection to leisure centres to street lighting, the
:04:12. > :04:15.council tax payers for many of our local services. Despite squeezed
:04:16. > :04:22.budgets, the body which represents local authorities predicts an
:04:22. > :04:28.average rise of 2.1% in Wales in 2012 - 13. This record low figure
:04:28. > :04:34.is on the basis of data from 18 of our 22 councils. It is good news.
:04:34. > :04:38.Clearly, councils are responding to the very difficult economic
:04:38. > :04:44.conditions out there, particularly pressures on household budgets.
:04:44. > :04:49.People are very sensitive to the impact of pay cuts, inflation and a
:04:49. > :04:55.range of other factors. There is a distinct North-South difference to
:04:55. > :05:01.the increases. Three councils face rises of between 3% and 4%, whilst
:05:01. > :05:06.the largest rise it is in Anglesey at 5%. Over the years we have kept
:05:06. > :05:10.the late -- rate low, but on the other hand, we need to look after
:05:10. > :05:16.services and we must maintain our services at the present level. To
:05:16. > :05:20.do this, we have got to raise the rate, unfortunately. By contrast,
:05:20. > :05:26.in the south, Swansea, Caerphilly and Monmouthshire anticipate no
:05:26. > :05:31.rise at all. News that went down in Chepstow today. It is good to hear.
:05:31. > :05:38.Yes. We pay quite a lot as it is. Everyone is just skint and they
:05:38. > :05:47.can't afford it. I live out in the sticks, so I am always a bit more...
:05:47. > :05:50.I don't get as much as the town's folk. We pay enough already.
:05:50. > :05:54.Council tax has been frozen in England. The Welsh government opted
:05:54. > :05:57.to use almost �39 million from the Treasury to improve school
:05:57. > :06:01.buildings and create apprenticeships instead of freezing
:06:01. > :06:06.it here. The Conservatives disagree with that. The question is, who is
:06:06. > :06:10.best to spend this money? You the individual, or some bureaucrat in
:06:10. > :06:15.civic offers all Welsh government? I believe we should have frozen
:06:15. > :06:19.council tax. The money was made available by at Westminster. A both
:06:19. > :06:25.the Welsh government and the W LGA argue that, even without a freeze,
:06:25. > :06:28.council tax bills are lower here than in England. �275 less for an
:06:28. > :06:31.average household. That is an argument for voters to ponder in
:06:31. > :06:35.the run-up to council elections in May.
:06:35. > :06:45.If you want to see a full list of the potential council tax rises
:06:45. > :06:46.
:06:46. > :06:50.across Wales, you can look at the BBC Wales news website.
:06:50. > :06:54.A health board has paid a five- figure out of court settlement to a
:06:54. > :07:04.patient to suffered a cardiac arrest after adrenalin was wrongly
:07:04. > :07:04.
:07:04. > :07:11.injected into his veins. Aubrey Harris went into hospital in 2010
:07:11. > :07:16.after the injection was wrongly given to him.
:07:16. > :07:19.The existing unit will be replaced what is more than 50 years old. It
:07:19. > :07:23.is part of a multi-million pound redevelopment.
:07:23. > :07:28.14 migrant workers from Poland have been awarded more than two Hutcheon
:07:28. > :07:32.�50,000 in compensation from a sub- contractor carrying out
:07:32. > :07:37.construction work in a new port. An employment tribunal heard the men
:07:37. > :07:40.did not receive the correct overtime payments, were deducted
:07:40. > :07:44.one day's lodging allowance and did not receive leave payments for
:07:44. > :07:47.seven months. The GMB union is still working to ensure that Polish
:07:47. > :07:51.workers get their payout. Latest figures show that unemployment
:07:51. > :07:54.levels in Wales stabilised at the end of last year. The number of
:07:54. > :07:58.people out of work for the three months to December stood at 134,000
:07:58. > :08:00.- that is down 3000 on the quarter. The reduction in Wales has been
:08:00. > :08:02.welcomed, but business groups and politicians believe it still
:08:02. > :08:12.remains unacceptably high. Here's our Business Correspondent Nick
:08:12. > :08:13.
:08:13. > :08:17.Servini. These machines and a major
:08:17. > :08:21.recycling plant have been left silent for now after hitting
:08:21. > :08:25.financial difficulties. The administrators have been called
:08:26. > :08:31.into plastics sorting near Blackwood. They are hopeful of
:08:31. > :08:34.finding a buyer. Companies going into administration is the big fear.
:08:34. > :08:38.It has happened at one of the biggest companies in Wales,
:08:38. > :08:42.Peacocks, but it is happening in other places as well. They are not
:08:42. > :08:46.necessarily hitting the headlines. The effect is the same. Here at
:08:46. > :08:54.this recycling centre, nearly 30 jobs have been lost. It is not
:08:54. > :08:59.clear whether a buyer can be found. Relatively small losses like this
:08:59. > :09:03.have been replicated elsewhere. Today's figures give an indication
:09:03. > :09:08.of what happened in the Welsh jobs market in 2011. It began quite
:09:08. > :09:12.strongly, but figures rose sharply in the summer and autumn, before
:09:12. > :09:17.coming under control again towards the end of the year. The figures
:09:17. > :09:21.are still high by any reckoning. This mixed picture is being
:09:22. > :09:26.reflected on the ground. In recent weeks, Virgin Media has announced
:09:26. > :09:32.it is taking on 250 people in Swansea, while Lloyds Banking Group
:09:32. > :09:35.is making 200 losses in Cardiff and Newport. And more than 1000 jobs at
:09:35. > :09:39.Peacocks are still under threat in Wales as a buyer is sought for the
:09:40. > :09:44.company. Efforts are being made to try to create employment. This
:09:44. > :09:48.awards ceremony was held in Cardiff today, to celebrate young
:09:48. > :09:53.entrepreneurs. The winners who ran a translation company said success
:09:53. > :09:58.can be achieved, despite difficult times. It was difficult. People
:09:58. > :10:02.told us not to do it. They said it was too risky, the economic climate
:10:03. > :10:07.was not conducive to starting a brand new company. But we ignored
:10:07. > :10:12.them, we took what we think is a calculated risk, and it paid off.
:10:12. > :10:14.There is a lot of doom and gloom around. I think there needs to be
:10:14. > :10:18.more encouragement that people can achieve things if they put their
:10:18. > :10:24.minds to it. We have had sheer determination to get where we have
:10:24. > :10:29.got to. The champagne corks are not pot -- popping in today's Market,
:10:29. > :10:32.but many believe it could be worse. It is going to feel very different,
:10:32. > :10:36.isn't it, for people who were out there looking for a job and
:10:36. > :10:39.struggling to find work? Yes, on the day that the unemployment
:10:39. > :10:42.figures have come out, a lot of people have something to say and
:10:42. > :10:46.many have referred to the competitive nature of the jobs
:10:46. > :10:49.market. We have spoken about the issue of youth unemployment and
:10:49. > :10:53.this catch 22 situation - young people needed spirit to get a job
:10:53. > :10:58.but can't get that experience. I have spoken to a recruitment
:10:58. > :11:03.consultant who said that in Wales a lot of people who do have jobs
:11:03. > :11:06.could be in things like agency work, they could be doing part-time work,
:11:07. > :11:11.and they could be on temporary contracts because the employers
:11:11. > :11:14.don't have that much confidence in their order book, looking past six
:11:14. > :11:18.months or so, and as a result are not prepared to offer permanent
:11:18. > :11:21.contracts at the moment. What I employers saying at the moment?
:11:21. > :11:25.They are saying that some people are reasonably confident. It is
:11:26. > :11:32.worth saying that the unemployment rate in Wales at 9% is better than
:11:32. > :11:34.many other parts of the UK. The North of England, for example, is
:11:34. > :11:39.substantially higher in unemployment and Wales. And even
:11:39. > :11:42.London. Within that there are encouraging signs, and 20,000 more
:11:42. > :11:46.people are in employment on the quarter with our latest figures,
:11:46. > :11:52.which shows that at least there is some private sector job creation
:11:52. > :11:55.going on, but whether it is enough is another matter. The man accused
:11:55. > :11:58.of murdering a teenager from Newport to was two weeks away from
:11:58. > :12:01.giving birth has denied he was obsessed with her. 27-year-old Carl
:12:01. > :12:08.Whant has been giving evidence at his trial at Newport Crown Court.
:12:08. > :12:16.Kate Scott-Williams reports. Nikitta Grender was just two weeks
:12:16. > :12:23.away from giving birth to her first child when she died. Her baby girl.
:12:23. > :12:28.The man accused of murdering her is Carl Whant, the cousin of Nikita's
:12:28. > :12:32.boyfriend. He told the jury he had known Ryan all his life and they
:12:32. > :12:36.did everything together. He said he thought Nikita was all right, but
:12:36. > :12:39.denied having an obsession with her. Hours before Nikitta Grender was
:12:39. > :12:45.murdered, Carl Whant took Ryan Mayes back to the flat he shared
:12:45. > :12:50.with Nikita after finishing work. Carl Whant told the jury that Rhine
:12:50. > :12:53.invited him to have sex with Nikita. It was just one of those things.
:12:53. > :12:58.Carl Whant failed to mention this and his initial police interviews,
:12:58. > :13:02.saying he did not want to cause embarrassment. Later that night,
:13:02. > :13:07.Carl Whant and Ryan Mayes went out with friends. The jury was shown
:13:07. > :13:10.CCTV footage of them in a pub. It was here that Carl Whant said he
:13:10. > :13:14.was upset by a man who spilt his pint, and that a woman had to
:13:15. > :13:18.restrain him from chasing after him. This is how he explained scratch
:13:18. > :13:22.like marks on his wrist to his govern the next day. The group
:13:22. > :13:26.ended up at a house party and will be and -- early hours of the
:13:26. > :13:30.morning. Carl Whant said he left the party at around 5:00am to go to
:13:31. > :13:35.his grand mother to get some cigarettes. When he failed to wake
:13:35. > :13:39.up, he returned to the House Party empty handed. He told the court,
:13:39. > :13:42."instead of taking the shortish route he took a longer tried
:13:42. > :13:45.because he did not want to be stopped by the police because he
:13:45. > :13:50.had been drinking and taking drugs". When Carl Whant drove ran back to
:13:50. > :13:53.his flat, he said they saw the fire engines and police before they
:13:53. > :14:00.realised what had happened. Carl Whant denies all the charges
:14:00. > :14:03.against him and he will continue Still to come in the programme:
:14:03. > :14:09.A rare insight into the RAF search and rescue operation at Valley -
:14:09. > :14:15.the busiest team in the UK. And we are in Sheffield to meet two
:14:15. > :14:18.young athletes who have already put a place at the London Olympics.
:14:18. > :14:21.There's been a safety warning from firefighters after an incident in
:14:21. > :14:25.which they believe an eight-year- old boy was burnt after using
:14:25. > :14:29.candles to make a games console work. Kieran Davies from Ammanford
:14:29. > :14:32.is recovering in a specialist burns unit. His family says it's not
:14:32. > :14:36.clear yet what happened. They've been speaking to our reporter
:14:36. > :14:39.Rhodri Lewis. Kieran Davies was upstairs in his
:14:39. > :14:47.bedroom on Monday evening when the fire began. His stepfather said he
:14:47. > :14:57.heard screaming and raced to help. I ran in, so he was covered in
:14:57. > :15:01.flames, so I put him out, whips that he should off, took him
:15:01. > :15:05.straight... My girlfriend phoned for an ambulance, I took him into
:15:05. > :15:09.the bathroom to put called water over him because that is what they
:15:09. > :15:12.tell you to do. And then we had to wait for the services to come out.
:15:12. > :15:16.Fire Officers believe the eight- year-old had been playing with his
:15:16. > :15:19.Wii games console. They understand tea lights had been used in place
:15:19. > :15:22.of a sensor on the machine which was broken. The games consoles have
:15:22. > :15:25.become massively popular. Infrared technology - picking up your
:15:25. > :15:28.movements when you play - but if the sensor's broken, using tea
:15:28. > :15:36.lights has become known as a potential fix - a dangerous one
:15:36. > :15:43.according to firefighters. I am completely shocked, in all honesty,
:15:43. > :15:48.that the public are prepared to do this sort of thing in order to get
:15:48. > :15:51.the games system to work. I would rather see them pay for the report
:15:52. > :15:55.-- repairs. Kieran was airlifted to the specialist unit at Morriston
:15:55. > :15:58.Hospital in Swansea with burns to his chest and arms. His family say
:15:58. > :16:01.he's too upset to talk about what happened, but they denied the fire
:16:01. > :16:10.service's claim he'd been allowed to play with matches. They say it's
:16:10. > :16:14.impossible to say how the fire started. I don't understand why my
:16:14. > :16:18.nephew would do that because he's not one to play with fire or play
:16:18. > :16:22.with candles. Kieran's already had a skin graft from his leg to help
:16:22. > :16:32.treat the burns. He's expected to stay in hospital for at least two
:16:32. > :16:37.weeks. A community group has been moved
:16:38. > :16:42.from a hotel in Swansea. A judge ordered them to leave the Dolphin
:16:42. > :16:46.Hotel. The group said it was serving the community by organising
:16:46. > :16:49.a cafe. They risk their own safety in
:16:49. > :16:52.rescue operations around the clock, every day of the year. Now, the
:16:52. > :16:56.work of the RAF search and rescue teams have been captured on camera
:16:56. > :17:06.in a new documentary. Wales is the busiest area for crews in the UK.
:17:06. > :17:16.
:17:16. > :17:23.500 people were rescued here last This is how search-and-rescue used
:17:23. > :17:27.to be done. Over the years, it has changed a bit. BBC Wales has been
:17:28. > :17:32.allowed access to the two bases that cover the country. RAF Valley
:17:32. > :17:42.in Anglesey and achieve an hour in Devon. Never before have they been
:17:42. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :17:51.under such scrutiny with a royal In tonight's programme, the crew
:17:51. > :18:01.come to the aid of a man who injured himself in a kayak in the
:18:01. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:12.Brecon Beacons. Steady. Height to good. One man who knows the value
:18:12. > :18:17.of the service is Michael Peck. He was trapped by the tide of on a
:18:17. > :18:21.Beach in the Vale of Glamorgan. They were circling for a bit and
:18:21. > :18:26.then a guy came down on a wire. They put a band around my arms and
:18:26. > :18:33.then started to lift me up. If it was not for them, it would have
:18:33. > :18:35.been a lot worse for me. They probably saved my life. The future
:18:35. > :18:42.of search-and-rescue is currently being debated but two helicopters
:18:42. > :18:47.are on standby waiting for the next rescue in Wales.
:18:47. > :18:50.And you can see the first programme in the series at 7:30pm on BBC One
:18:50. > :18:53.Wales. Time for all the latest sport now,
:18:53. > :18:56.and Claire's here with an injury update on the Wales team.
:18:56. > :18:59.Good evening. Four of Wales' first choice players are hoping to be
:18:59. > :19:02.back in training on Monday ahead of the Triple Crown match against
:19:02. > :19:05.England. Warren Gatland gave a medical update today as thousands
:19:05. > :19:09.of rugby fans turned out to watch Wales train. And it's been a busy
:19:09. > :19:12.day at the Ospreys. It's all change. Two coaches cut their ties with the
:19:12. > :19:16.club as former player, Steve Tandy, was confirmed as the new man in
:19:16. > :19:23.charge at the region. The Ospreys don't mess around. Out
:19:23. > :19:27.with the old and in with the new on the same day. Unveiled today, 32-
:19:27. > :19:32.year-old Steve Tandy. A form Ospreys player now appointed head
:19:32. > :19:36.coach. It is a difficult situation but I have got a great relationship
:19:36. > :19:43.with the two coaches. I am sure if I ever need advice they will be
:19:43. > :19:47.there. It is an honour to be given such a position. I will work with a
:19:47. > :19:52.young and experienced group. will be aware of the expectation
:19:52. > :19:58.that surrounds the club. He played 102 times for the region and has
:19:58. > :20:02.been part of the set-up since the beginning. He leaves his role as
:20:02. > :20:08.coach of Bridgend's having already taken control of the Ospreys cup
:20:08. > :20:13.games this season. His outgoing head coach, Sean Holley, Leeds end
:20:13. > :20:16.in a nine-year spell and his exit is followed by Scott Johnson. It
:20:16. > :20:23.was thought he would stay until the end of the season before joining
:20:23. > :20:28.Scotland but he too has cut all ties. It was concluded at the end
:20:28. > :20:35.that this was the best way forward for both parties. In Steve we see
:20:36. > :20:41.somebody who has a really strong leadership qualities. He was the
:20:41. > :20:45.right choice for us. Play is in the Wales squad no doubt keeping an eye
:20:45. > :20:51.on developments at home. Present but not training today, George
:20:51. > :20:56.North. His ankle is still being monitored. But he and several key
:20:56. > :21:00.players are hoping to train from early next week. The weekend has
:21:00. > :21:05.definitely taken its toll. It was a pretty physical game, especially at
:21:05. > :21:11.the contact area, so there are few saw bodies, but fortunately we have
:21:11. > :21:16.got a week off. Hopefully we will have a full squad to choose from.
:21:16. > :21:22.And that training today, making plenty of noise, half-term
:21:22. > :21:26.spectators. Almost 13,500 snapped up a chance to watch the session at
:21:26. > :21:29.the Millennium Stadium. Football, and Wales are up to 42nd
:21:29. > :21:33.in the latest FIFA world rankings - that's their highest position since
:21:33. > :21:36.1995. Meanwhile, there was a first win in four for Cardiff City last
:21:36. > :21:40.night as the Bluebirds moved back up to third in the Championship
:21:40. > :21:42.table with a win over Peterborough. Peter Whittingham, Rudy Gestede and
:21:42. > :21:52.Haris Vukic scored all three goals within six minutes, just before
:21:52. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :21:58.half time, to beat the visitors 3-1. We were playing against a good team
:21:58. > :22:05.tonight and a team who can really damage opposition and create lots
:22:05. > :22:09.of chances. We restricted them massively tonight and we ended up
:22:09. > :22:14.with 21 shots. The goalkeeper made four or five incredible saves as
:22:14. > :22:17.well. We are delighted with the response from the players.
:22:17. > :22:20.For many athletes, it's an anxious time as they try to qualify for the
:22:20. > :22:23.Olympic Games. No such worries for two boxers who've already booked
:22:23. > :22:27.their place and are confident of getting gold this summer. Fred
:22:27. > :22:30.Evans and Andrew Selby are hoping to be the first Welshmen to pick up
:22:30. > :22:40.an Olympic medal in the ring since 1972. Tomos Dafydd went to their
:22:40. > :22:43.
:22:43. > :22:52.Asking them to look mean in front of the cameras, that is a bit of a
:22:52. > :22:57.challenge. But it is second nature in the ring. I get butterflies are
:22:57. > :23:03.now when I think about it. I think 10,000 people, a sell-out, for each
:23:03. > :23:06.venue. It is going to be unbelievable. Fred Evans from
:23:06. > :23:12.Cardiff was just out of nappies when he put on his first pair of
:23:12. > :23:22.boxing gloves. He stood out at just four years old. His coach has
:23:22. > :23:28.stayed with him ever since. Nigel Davies says he spotted his
:23:28. > :23:32.potential at an early age. I told everyone this kid was special as a
:23:32. > :23:38.four-year-old boy. He went through season after season undefeated. He
:23:38. > :23:44.was a terrific prospect. I wish I had put a �100 on him winning an
:23:44. > :23:48.Olympic medal in 2012 a. He another short bet for the Games is Andrew
:23:48. > :23:53.Selby. He is from a family of boxes in Barry but his mother still
:23:53. > :23:57.doesn't like him getting het up. She has only been to watch me once
:23:57. > :24:01.but I have got a ticket for her to the Olympics and she is over the
:24:01. > :24:07.moon. My dad was a boxer and then my brother and I followed my
:24:07. > :24:12.brother. I won the Welsh title and then I thought I could be better
:24:12. > :24:16.and I am here now. A over the next few months, both boxes will be
:24:16. > :24:20.assessing potential Olympic competitors, going head-to-head
:24:20. > :24:24.with other hopefuls in training camps. Today they are up against
:24:25. > :24:30.the French. Wales has a proud boxing tradition but Olympic
:24:30. > :24:35.success has been elusive. No medals for a Welshman since 1972 when
:24:35. > :24:37.Ralph Evans picked up a bronze. Gold is the aim for these two put
:24:38. > :24:43.the next few months will be punishing if they are to achieve
:24:43. > :24:52.their boyhood dreams. Another boyhood dream achieved here.
:24:52. > :24:56.Derek always wanted to be a I am a lucky boy. It is quite mild
:24:56. > :25:01.at the moment. It felt more like spring than winter today. The
:25:01. > :25:05.temperature in Newport reached 11 degrees Celsius. That is four
:25:05. > :25:09.degrees above average. There is more mild weather to come this week
:25:09. > :25:14.but it looks like turning colder over the weekend. Not as cold as it
:25:14. > :25:19.was last week but still some frost on the way. In the meantime, most
:25:19. > :25:23.places drive. A few spots of drizzle in the north and Ceredigion.
:25:23. > :25:28.Lowest temperatures around three degrees Celsius. I would not rule
:25:28. > :25:32.out a ground frost in parts of the south-east. Tomorrow's chart shows
:25:32. > :25:37.high pressure to the south-west of Britain with a cold front moving
:25:37. > :25:40.across Scotland. Tomorrow morning, a cloudy start for the south-east
:25:40. > :25:45.and that goes for most of the country. Thick cloud could be thick
:25:45. > :25:50.enough for the odd spot of drizzle, otherwise a try morning. High
:25:50. > :25:55.temperatures in North Wales around six degrees Celsius. Plenty of
:25:55. > :25:59.cloud again tomorrow but there will be a few gaps and sunny spells.
:25:59. > :26:09.Mostly dried butter, in parts of the north and west, it may turn
:26:09. > :26:13.
:26:13. > :26:17.down during the afternoon. -- mostly dry, but in the West.
:26:17. > :26:24.Temperatures rising to 10 degrees Celsius tomorrow. Tomorrow night
:26:24. > :26:29.and into Friday, it some rain and drizzle. Some dry weather as well.
:26:29. > :26:34.Temperatures on the mild side but feeling cooler. As for the weekend,
:26:34. > :26:41.there is a change on the wave. A spell of rain on Saturday which
:26:41. > :26:46.will clear up to a brighter weather on Sunday. Temperatures a little
:26:46. > :26:52.below average, falling close to freezing or just below overnight.
:26:52. > :26:56.Our picture tonight is from Tabitha Jones, an upside-down rainbow. It
:26:56. > :27:06.is caused by sunlight shining through ice crystals in cirrus
:27:06. > :27:07.
:27:07. > :27:12.The main use again tonight, the official figures show that most of
:27:12. > :27:16.the newly unemployed and are women. The figures fell by 3,000 to
:27:16. > :27:19.December. And a man described as a sexual
:27:20. > :27:24.predator has been jailed indefinitely after trying to kidnap
:27:24. > :27:31.a teenager in Banda. He attempted to update the 19-year-old just
:27:31. > :27:34.weeks after he was released from prison for a similar offence. --
:27:34. > :27:38.Bangor or. And that's Wales Today. We'll have
:27:38. > :27:40.a quick update at 8pm. More after the BBC 10pm News. Don't forget you